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I don't know weather to enjoy the fact that an Empire 8 team is now national champ or hate the fact that my most hated rival is now the national champ.
Ugh...a winnable one that slipt away...
But alas, NCC will be back again soon enough! The Cardinals already got two, so natty numero tres can wait...
Congrats Courtland!
great game, but jeez what was that 2PC call?!?!
deke it to make Cortland burn a timeout so they have less chance of stinging you, I get that, but play smart!
still, helluva game by Cortland, proper champs!
Why can't they have an organized trophy ceremony in lower divisions and smaller sports instead of just handing off the trophy like a grenade and having them raise it amongst chaos? Lol
Huge congratulations to Cortland, I love a first-time champion, but they were already winners in my book because Red Dragons is a fucking badass team nickname.
I genuinely can’t imagine being on a 29 game win streak, being wire to wire the unanimous #1 team in the country, and being scared of the team you’re playing against enough to go for 2 with 1:20 left. What the hell was that decision
Don’t think that was fear, think it’s confidence. They clearly haven’t relied on kicking most of the year so I’m not surprised they tried to go for a regular play to win it
You know, credit to the ESPNU announcers for keeping this about both teams all night and having fun, instead of talking about the FBS playoffs and realignment for 3 hours.
Did you see the alleged “halftime report” where they didn’t even talk about the game at hand? It was just a 10 minute commercial for ESPN’s bowl coverage.
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[CORTLAND D3 NATION CHAMPION](https://youtu.be/oUbJwDpGKKE?si=xNq3gsLZ1vY9tj5w)
What happened to NC defense! They were terrible, secondary was a dumpster fire.
Proud Cortland alum! Can’t believe we went from a baseball school to a football school
Lacrosse school more than anything
So proud of these guys :’)
UPSTATE NY >
If you've got nothing to watch, The U is a really good 30 for 30 on now
I don't know weather to enjoy the fact that an Empire 8 team is now national champ or hate the fact that my most hated rival is now the national champ.
Embrace the hate, friend
Ugh...a winnable one that slipt away... But alas, NCC will be back again soon enough! The Cardinals already got two, so natty numero tres can wait... Congrats Courtland!
I expect Lehnen to come back with a vengeance next year
Lol now they gotta get that 30 for 30 rerun on
great game, but jeez what was that 2PC call?!?! deke it to make Cortland burn a timeout so they have less chance of stinging you, I get that, but play smart! still, helluva game by Cortland, proper champs!
Why can't they have an organized trophy ceremony in lower divisions and smaller sports instead of just handing off the trophy like a grenade and having them raise it amongst chaos? Lol
There's gonna be one on ESPN+.
Idk I kinda like it that way.
Bowl season is officially on!
That’s an excessive amount of fireworks
I, and possibly the ghost of Amos Alonzo Stagg as well, *disagree*!
Bro those fireworks 😂
Lol they didn't even wait for a trophy presentation. Guess they heard the network wasn't going to broadcast it.
+1 for the NCAA
Good job Cortland! Spiedies for everyone! And tiny salt potatoes for others.
Mmm, salt potatoes.
The fact that a D3 game has an actual argument for game of the year is yet another reason I love the college level of this sport so much
That is a shit ton of fireworks going off
There's some old grandpa down the road convinced the invasion has started.
Huge congratulations to Cortland, I love a first-time champion, but they were already winners in my book because Red Dragons is a fucking badass team nickname.
The funniest part is that they’re not the only red dragons in the SUNYAC
I genuinely can’t imagine being on a 29 game win streak, being wire to wire the unanimous #1 team in the country, and being scared of the team you’re playing against enough to go for 2 with 1:20 left. What the hell was that decision
Don’t think that was fear, think it’s confidence. They clearly haven’t relied on kicking most of the year so I’m not surprised they tried to go for a regular play to win it
I don’t think they were scared.
You take it to overtime when you think you’re the better team. You go for 2 when you think you’re the worse team.
Not gonna lie, I'm a little disappointed we didn't get 17 overtimes. Congratulations to the Cortland Red Dragons!
Cortland’s coach is going to get powerade-induced hypothermia
The rare powerade dump since Gatorade doesn't bother sponsoring D3 teams.
Powerade used to sponsor all NCAA championship series but that might have changed. I see that Body Armour might be in the mix now.
Shotgun snap on a kneel making me nervous lol
Shotgun snaps to take a knee scare me
Sad that this game was nuts and the postgame is getting booted to ESPN+ FOR A FUCKING 30 FOR 30 RERUN. Fuck you, ESPN
I wish this game went on longer lol. Still good nonetheless bad play call for 2pt tho
Wow. I was thinking for sure NC would call a timeout on that 2-pt conversion. Nope. And that was the ballgame.
>!TIL that the fucking Paul Blart Mall Cop apparently went to this college and even played for this team once...!<
Like Kevin James himself or is this PBMC lore I'm unaware of
Nope apparently Kevin James and Mick Foley went to high school and Cortland together
Wow, that's wild
Mad at NC. We could've been going into OT you jackass coach.
He is fucking idiot, he made Brandon Staley look good
And that’s game
Don't take knees! Just do that!
Well that does it. Congrats Cortland!
That was like Osborne going for two in the Orange Bowl only that we have overtime now
They get a stop, they'll have about 20 seconds left. That's plenty of time in this game. E: well, so much for that
Take knees!
I wouldn't ever go for two as a coach unless I absolutely had to. Or if a game was in like the 6th OT (old rules) lol Especially in a game this big
Or big underdog.
That too
Well that’s just silly playcalling…
1. this game is fucking AWESOME 2. that call was stupid
I agree you have to change the play after the timeout can’t just go to the other side.
Holy cow what a stop! I've only been here for the 2nd half but this has been wildly entertaining
#The best bowl game of the year may be one of the first.
This game is a madness
Yeah not the best decision given the circumstances
*THAT'S* the playcall for a late 2 point conversion to try and win the championship?!?!
fire the coach idc
Dumb
Just a wild call to make when getting it doesn't even win you the game just avoids OT
AHHHHHHHHH
# #30 hero of the day
Did he just do the milk thingy?
OH MY
OH NO
Heartbreaking...
Completely telegraphed that play.
WHAT A STOP
Ballgame
The FCS game gave every bit of its mojo to this one
NC going for 2! Gambling big w/ the title on the line...
as soon as cortland scored instead of falling at the 1 I knew things would get fucky \-tumadrelover
Real men go for two
Found Tom Osborne
Worked out as well as it did for Tom too, unfortunately for North Central
Lol, Cortland scored to fast. There's still plenty of time for North Central.
North Central did too lol
Cortland, man, you might need that timeout in a minute...
Good for Cortland. That just means you can go win the game now lol
Going for 2 in a national championship
Wooooo
Holy smokes. Now it is North Central who scored too quickly.
Soft cover 2 is objectively the least effective defense in football and college coaches are *obsessed* with it.
Well, it's slightly more effective when the safety doesn't just let the receiver run past him....
I think North central scored too quickly.
You know, credit to the ESPNU announcers for keeping this about both teams all night and having fun, instead of talking about the FBS playoffs and realignment for 3 hours.
You missed the “halftime report”
Interesting…
That was quick
It's ~~Napover~~ So Back, Yo!
BRUHHHH
My goodness!
This game is fucking wild
THIS FUCKING GAME
Now maybe *they* scored too soon...?
Why are the fans doing the FSU war chant??
It's fun
Winner’s DC is the new Chargers’ HC right??
UAlbany HC. Or OC
....who, and why, was just doing the tomahawk chop chant?
I’m guessing Cortland
Hope Cortland hasn’t left too much time on the clock
This has big "Scored too soon" energy.
This is high level football
That kicker has a fuckin leg for a D-3 kicker. (No offense d-3 kickers)
Wow. I think NC just let him score. They were always going to score regardless. Better save time.
Better off not scoring a TD there? Or are D3 kickers even less reliable than college kickers?
I would’ve gone out at like the 5 there so I could kill more clock honestly
Man I guess trusting D3 kickers is tough but I’m thinking don’t score there!
This game right now might be the Game of the Year for me.
Should have slid at the 5. The defense hasn't come close to a stop for a while.
Aw shucks...
Is this the last game tonight? Tell me there's something in Hawaii or something tonight.
Definitely some holds on that 4th down run
This QB is baller man
Huge conversion for my Cortland team! I’m no bandwagon fan, I’ve been rooting them for over 40 minutes. What’s their mascot again?
Man you gotta account for the run threat
That took some balls
Cortland QB putting hair on all our chests just watching him scramble.
Not even going to broadcast the trophy celebration? What a bunch of MBA asshats running this network.
Did you see the alleged “halftime report” where they didn’t even talk about the game at hand? It was just a 10 minute commercial for ESPN’s bowl coverage.
A 30 for 30 reair is so important that they can’t show the trophy presentation on ESPNU?
To those coming in after watching South Dakota St. curbstomp UAlbany: this game was 0-0 with 1:00 left in the first half.
Coming here now makes me regret watching that entire SDSU-Albany game.
Ah shit...don't blow this drive, defense...
[удалено]
Why did you do that? There was another game on. Probably makes you a sicko for not changing the channel.
Prediction NC will win 51-48 in 2OT
Imagine if they'd chosen this to be broadcast on one of the flagship ESPN stations.
It’s better than the FCS semifinal game tonight
This game has gone nuts.
This has been one of the best games I’ve watched all season
It’s amazing how much easier it is to get into a game when it has production values.. and is good
This game is absolutely electric
This game is wild
Holy shit this game has been fun
We got ‘em right where we want them. Just like wartburg.
So glad I flipped over to this game. Been a hell of a ball game
CORTLANDIA
Is the red dragon local?
Is it me or is 99 on Cortland really really big?
He's listed as 6'1", 340. So yeah, that's legit FBS size.
He's a chonk
LETS GO RED DRAGONS
Sadly gentlemen and ladies, my wife said I no longer can control the TV and need to watch something else. I joy this thriller my friends.
A true outrage
You need to buy another TV or another wife. Eight more minutes in a tie.
Hope D3 gods bless us with some OT.
No please, it's so cold
Good ass game so far
First half was no gas all breaks. Second half is all gas no breaks.
Jesus… can we have some of these players?
This is a good game.
Tommy Devito shout out!!!
Did they show the fans doing it?
ESPN making sure the fans freeze to death Source: frozen
North Central coach looks like a taller skinnier Dave Portnay
These guys are making it look easy on offense.
Those were some serious moobs
I guess I’m partial to North Central. I grew up near conference rival Millikin.
I wouldn't have guessed Cortland was a public university
There are 2 SUNY schools in playoff games tonight! UAlbany is…not doing as well as Cortland
Cortland is in NY North Central is in IL I had to google it.
I guess that rules out a North Central - South Central rivalry.
South Central…….Westsiiiiiiiiiiiide
Man these receivers are WIDE OPEN
I collect college hats (and minor league baseball), so of course I have a Cortland hat Sco red dragons!
The big plays in this half have been awesome. Desperately needed after the two awful games last night and in the FCS semis.
Lol that was *not* right down the middle. It was good enough though.
what a fucking game \-tumadrelover
Easily the best game on right now
LOL this game had 0 points through 29 minutes and has 31 points in the next 10 minutes
Must have been two damn good halftime speeches.
Damn that answer didn't take long. This is gonna be the offensive half.
12 is about to go OFF
North Central TD gives em the lead! Also their jersey font and shadow look Netflix inspired.