OT: Slippery Rock Advances to DII Semifinals
No. 1 Slippery Rock (13-0) advanced to the semifinals of the Division II playoffs yesterday with a 65-59 win over Notre Dame (NTND). 17 total touchdowns were scored in the game. The Rock's quarterback, Harlon Hill Trophy finalist Roland Rivers III, threw for 436 yards and scored 8 touchdowns.
They will host No. 1 Minnesota State next week (12/4 at 12:30pm).
No. 1 Ferris State beat Northwest Missouri State easily and will play West Florida, who upset the top 2 seeds in their region, at home after Slippery Rock's game.
If Slippery Rock wins, they'll play the following week for the Division II title in McKinney, Texas. Go The Rock!
December 9th, 2019 at 12:26 AM ^
Is Minnesota State still coached by Craig T. Nelson?
December 9th, 2019 at 6:03 AM ^
No, Dauber Dybinski took over. Who woulda thunk?
December 9th, 2019 at 12:49 AM ^
Are these going to be televised?
December 9th, 2019 at 1:19 AM ^
ESPN 3. The championship game will be aired on ESPNU.
December 9th, 2019 at 9:46 AM ^
The Ocho!
December 9th, 2019 at 1:22 AM ^
GO ROCKS!!
December 9th, 2019 at 5:00 AM ^
Bring it on. They’ll be lucky to score more than 10 against the D Ferris has.
December 9th, 2019 at 9:51 AM ^
Might be fun to watch - defense vs offense. In most of CFB today, the offenses have far more scoring power than the defenses have score stopping power. It used to be that scoring 24-28 would be enough to assure a very close game, if not a win. Those days are behind us... If you can't score in the mid-30's against anyone, you're not going to win. Scoring that much doesn't promise you a win, but it keeps you in the game.
Can Ferris score in the mid-30's against Slippery Rock? If they can't, I don't care how good their defense is.
December 9th, 2019 at 5:10 AM ^
*12/14, obviously the game wasn’t next week five days ago.
December 9th, 2019 at 7:08 AM ^
As an alum of West Florida, and a Pensacola native: Go Argos!
December 9th, 2019 at 7:32 AM ^
Our true playoff team.
December 9th, 2019 at 9:09 AM ^
Oh wow a real playoff and not that FBS mockery that idiots defend
December 9th, 2019 at 9:16 AM ^
Use to cheer when they simply announced the Slippery Rock scores. Now in recent years they show the score and also announce it. The problem with the video scoreboard posting the score is they use the logo which is a Green S. Since then I stop cheering for their score. They need to remove the green s logo and just put Slippery Rock name. As a graduate of Ferris State my heart is definitely with them in their playoffs. Go Bulldogs.
December 9th, 2019 at 9:17 AM ^
#speedinrocks
December 9th, 2019 at 10:41 AM ^
#rocksinspace
December 9th, 2019 at 9:26 AM ^
Seriously, I don't think this is OT. Slippery Rock is part of our tradition. Here is the scene from Band Day/Slippery Rock vs. Shippensburg State in the Big House in 1979. I'm in that picture some place.
https://rockathletics.com/sports/2010/11/16/FB_1116101137.aspx
December 9th, 2019 at 9:56 AM ^
I had not read that article. Thanks.
December 9th, 2019 at 10:17 AM ^
Don't worry everyone, I checked for you: the closest airport is Dallas. BOOK YOUR FLIGHTS!
December 9th, 2019 at 11:52 AM ^
See, these teams' coaches are the ones Michigan needs to pursue when Harbaugh bolts.
December 9th, 2019 at 12:05 PM ^
Minnesota State appears to be ready to get over the hump, and my guess is that they'll beat Slippery Rock with some ease. D-2 is always tough to predict, though.
Ferris gets a real break with West Florida wiping out the high seeds in its region, but of course that might mean that West Florida is a problem. Still, I would guess we'll see a Ferris-Mankato final. Good job by Slippery Rock winning its region, though.
December 9th, 2019 at 1:11 PM ^
They are paying their players. Their players take on line classes. How can Michigan compete with cheaters ?