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10.08.2021College Men
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The Red River kicks off after the teams in that conference have warmed up against teams in the Lonestar Conference.

Everyone needs a bit of a warmup, especially these days.

Here's a look at the Men's DIA, DIAA, and NCR DI games on the slate this week. As always ...

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DIA

Notre Dame at Ohio State is an intriguing game that's hard to pick, as is Davenport against Iowa Central.

The Rocky Mountain clash between Colorado and Colorado State is basically a contest to see who can chase after BYU.

10/8Utah State0-46BYURMC
10/8Texas29-5OklahomaRed River
10/9Army10-21DartmouthNon-Conference
10/9Michigan7-32IllinoisBig Ten
10/9Michigan State0-10IndianaBig Ten
10/9Wisconsin7-33PurdueBig Ten
10/9Notre Dame7-24Ohio StateNon-Conference
10/9New MexicoatWyomingRMC
10/9BYU85-0Utah ValleyRMC
10/9Kutztown42-26Notre Dame CollegeRugby East
10/9Lindenwood7sWashington Univ.Non-Conference
10/9Davenport55-31Iowa Central CCNon-Conference
10/10Colorado University14-30Colorado StateRMC

DIAA

We're very interested in the Louisville at Bowling Green game in the MAC, This is an upset possibility.

Texas State and UTSA are looking good in the Lonestar, while SHSU might be a team to watch.

10/9Sam Houston StateRschdUTEPLonestar
10/9UT San AntonioW-LHoustonLonestar
10/9Texas StateatUT DallasLonestar
10/9Kennesaw StateFft L-WClemsonSCRC
10/9Kentucky38-3GeorgiaSCRC
10/9Louisville12-22Bowling GreenMAC
10/9Pittsburgh15-57Western MichiganMAC
10/9MinnesotaatTruman StateHeart of America
10/9Kansas State30-14Oklahoma StateHeart of America
10/9Kent StateFft L-WWheelingNon-Conference
10/9Western Washington32-26Seattle Orcas ClubCrossover

NCR DI

This list already has Iona's win over AIC (more here).

"I'm unsure how strong we are compared to anyone else because it's impossible to know how the other clubs managed their shutdowns," said St. Joe's Head Coach Nick Hunter. Interestingly, many other coaches say the Hawks are the team to beat. "I think we're as strong as we could possibly be considering they've spent more than a year without coaching or recruiting."

And being without most of the 2019 team as those players graduated. Last week against Temple SJU debuted four players. (They started the game without a fullback as an honor to Mark Dombroski, the St. Joe's player who died while at a 7s tournament in Bermuda.)

In the game, "we encountered a lot of adversity early on, which was our plan for the new guys," said Hunter. "We know if we have any shot at getting out of the conference and performing well, we're going to need every single player we have. So we try to spread the minutes and positions around as much as possible. Our team is fit. We get better as the game goes on. We like to do that kind of stuff and the boys laugh during conditioning when they have any breath at all."

They're building these hidden guerilla gyms everywhere. Everything we do is because we know were the smallest team anywhere we play. We're hoping to set a new floor of expectations and performance as we re-organize, and grow from this season as "year 1."

10/7Iona48-17AICLiberty MetNY
10/8Stony Brook8-63FordhamLiberty MetNY
10/9NC StateFft W-LMarylandChesapeake
10/9Southern Virginia19-14Virginia TechChesapeake
10/9James Madison28-31West ChesterMARC
10/9Rutgers19-12DelawareMARC
10/9St. Joseph's17-21RowanMARC
10/9Salisbury55-5TempleMARC
10/9Brown76-3YaleIvy League
10/9Boston College20-50NortheasternLIberty NE
10/9TuftsatRhode IslandLIberty NE
10/10Fairfield37-22UConnLIberty NE
10/9Washington State15-10Oregon StateNCRC / NCR
10/9Binghamton43-24BrockportLiberty Empire
10/9U. at Buffalo17-24SyracuseLiberty Empire
10/9Oswego7-32CortlandLiberty Empire
10/11Mount St. Mary's39-15Southern Virginia UniversityChesapeake

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