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Missouri Valley Conference Beat is a blog dedicated to the Missouri Valley Conference, Missouri Valley Football Conference, mid-major basketball and FCS football.  I am a Northern Iowa alum who loves small school DI sports.  Enjoy my ramblings about all things mid-major, with a focus on the Missouri Valley, below.

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MVFC Week 4 Primer

Preview for week 4 in the MVFC, fall 2021.

MVFC Week 3 Primer

Get prepped for week 3 of the 2021 fall MVFC season. We have all you need to know right here!

MVFC Week 2 Primer

All eleven MVFC teams are in action this week. Below you’ll find a preview of each matchup and my prediction for the game. I am 10/10...

MVFC Week One Primer

We have reached week one, so I suppose it is time for me to get back on the horse! I can’t believe football is back, and for FCS fans it...

FCS Championship Recap

What a game! Congrats to Sam Houston State on winning this instant classic of a national title game. It was a heartbreaker for Jackrabbit...

FCS Playoffs: Semifinals Recap, Championship Preview

For the better part of the last several years, the FCS championship game has been decided by a contest between North Dakota State and...

FCS Playoffs: Round 2 Recap, Semifinals Preview

I did real bad. After holding back on the MVFC in my picks for the last two weeks and getting burned, I finally went all in on the Valley...

FCS Playoffs: Round 1 Recap, Round 2 Preview

I correctly predicted seven of the eight first round games and much like my original playoff field predictions, my one miss was the...

2021 Arch Madness Preview

Arch Madness is this weekend, and I won’t be there for just the second time in eighteen years. That makes this weekend bittersweet for me...

2020-21 MVC PREVIEW PART III: THE MAGNIFICENT

We finish up the 2020-21 MVC preview with the two teams I believe will have the best shot to compete for a league title this season. If...

2020-21 MVC BASKETBALL PREVIEW PART II: THE MIDDLE

The preview continues with the teams that I believe will avoid Thursday and claim spots three through six at Arch Madness. Author’s note:...

2020-21 MVC BASKETBALL PREVIEW PART I: THE MEDIOCRE

When I set out to make my 2020-21 predictions to kick off this site, I had the idea in my head that I was going to debunk the theory that...

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