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Akem’s Analysis – Week 0, ranked Big Sky matchups, Efton Chism

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In this week’s Akem’s Analysis, we talked about the upcoming games in the Big Sky as well as the rest of the FCS. UC Davis vs Mercer is the biggest game of the weekend, and it will tell us a lot about what to expect from UC Davis this season.

The FCS Stats Perform Preseason poll gives us an idea of how many ranked opponents each Big Sky team will be playing. What does that look like this season? Ace Sauerwein talked about his top 9 Montana football players of the last 9 years on The Daily Drive. Are there any players missing?

0:00 – Intro

4:09 – Week 0 Preview: UC Davis/Mercer, ISU/UNLV, TSU/PSU, UIW/Nicholls

22:29 – Coach Hauck Comments On The State of CFB

28:05 – The Top 9 Players of the Last 9 Seasons?

34:22 – Ranked Big Sky Matchups For 2025

42:49 – Causeway Classic Going Away?

46:10 – 7 Teams Most Likely To Win 1st FCS Title

50:06 – SP+ Rankings Compared to The FCS Stats Perform

1:01:15 – Efton Chism III BALLING For The Patriots

1:02:49 – Final Thoughts

1:05:55 – End

About Colter Nuanez

Colter Nuanez is the co-founder and senior writer for Skyline Sports. After spending six years in the newspaper industry with stops at the Missoulian, the Ellensburg Daily Record and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the former Washington Newspaper Association Sportswriter of the Year and University of Montana Journalism School graduate ('09) has cultivated a deep passion for sports journalism during his 13-year career covering the Big Sky Conference. In August of 2014, Colter and brother Brooks merged their passions of writing and art to found Skyline Sports.

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