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I figured this article deserved its own thread as there has been playoff talk in many other threads. We can centralize it here starting off with Terry's article.
NOTE: We need to do a much better job of linking Terry's articles on the fan board so they get maximum traffic. We've (myself included) been really slacking in that area the past couple of months. To help right the ship I've posted 3 of his articles the past 10 minutes .
NOTE: We need to do a much better job of linking Terry's articles on the fan board so they get maximum traffic. We've (myself included) been really slacking in that area the past couple of months. To help right the ship I've posted 3 of his articles the past 10 minutes .
Nearing end, Jacks keep up playoff hopes
Tough road tests ahead
Terry Vandrovec • November 10, 2008
BROOKINGS - There's snow on the ground and the South Dakota State football team is still in the postseason picture.
Since opening October with consecutive - and rare - home losses, the Jackrabbits have rattled off three straight wins by 30 points or more, something that hadn't happened since 1954. They are in a three-way tie atop the Missouri Valley Football Conference with two rigorous road games remaining in the longest regular season in school history.
"This is exactly what we needed to do," said senior quarterback Ryan Berry, who threw a school and league record seven touchdown passes in a 52-21 victory against Illinois State on Saturday and was named Missouri Valley Football Conference offensive player of the week on Sunday, "to go into these last two weeks with confidence and momentum and keeping our playoff chances alive."
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"Winners respond," coach John Stiegelmeier said. "Winners find a way to get something positive out of every situation and our guys have done that. We've got some momentum here, but we've got a lot of work to do yet."
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Tough road tests ahead
Terry Vandrovec • November 10, 2008
BROOKINGS - There's snow on the ground and the South Dakota State football team is still in the postseason picture.
Since opening October with consecutive - and rare - home losses, the Jackrabbits have rattled off three straight wins by 30 points or more, something that hadn't happened since 1954. They are in a three-way tie atop the Missouri Valley Football Conference with two rigorous road games remaining in the longest regular season in school history.
"This is exactly what we needed to do," said senior quarterback Ryan Berry, who threw a school and league record seven touchdown passes in a 52-21 victory against Illinois State on Saturday and was named Missouri Valley Football Conference offensive player of the week on Sunday, "to go into these last two weeks with confidence and momentum and keeping our playoff chances alive."
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"Winners respond," coach John Stiegelmeier said. "Winners find a way to get something positive out of every situation and our guys have done that. We've got some momentum here, but we've got a lot of work to do yet."
(read more)
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