RFC Throwback Thursday: Gary McBride from Bowling Green State University-1974

(Video courtesy of ABC Sports)

"RFC Throwback Thursday" returns for another moment in "alternative" and "non-power conference" college football history.

This week, we turn the clock back to 1974. That was when ABC Sports aired an interview with then-Bowling Green State University football player Gary McBride. 

McBride's story is unique because he was among the few hearing-impaired college football players in the 1970s. Watch and listen as you hear his story.

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RFC Weekly Predictions Week Of November 2, 2024-Part 3

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured Games are marked in BOLD type.

Editor's Note: All games listed will be played on Saturday, November 2, 2024.

NCAA Division II

Wingate (6-1) at Lenoir-Rhyne (7-1)

(The Bears battle the Bulldogs in a South Atlantic Conference game with playoff implications!!!!!)

Tuskegee (5-3) at Clark Atlanta (5-2-1)

(The Golden Tigers hit the road to take on the Panthers in a key SIAC showdown!!!!!)

Davenport (6-2) at Saginaw Valley State (6-2)

(The Cardinals clash with another pack of Panthers in a critical GLIAC contest!!!!!)

Colorado State-Pueblo (7-1) at Western Colorado (8-0)

(The undefeated Mountaineers take on the one-loss Timberwolves in a tilt that could decide the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship!!!!!)

Frostburg State (6-2) at West Virginia State (5-3)

Fort Hays State (6-3) at Emporia State (7-1)

Central Missouri (5-3) at Pittsburg State (Kan.)-(7-1)

Albany State (Ga.)-(5-3) at Savannah State (4-4)

Walsh (4-4) at Findlay (7-1)

Emory and Henry (7-1) at Mars Hill (3-3)

North Greenville (4-3) at West Alabama (6-1)

Livingstone (5-3) at Shaw (5-4)

Central Washington (6-2) at Angelo State (6-2)

NCAA Division III

Delaware Valley (6-1) at Kings (6-1)

(The Aggies hit the road to face the Monarchs in a matchup that will decide the Middle Atlantic Conference title!!!!!)

Washington & Jefferson (7-1) at Case Western Reserve (6-1)

Westminster (Pa.)-(6-1) at Carnegie Mellon (6-1)

(In a pair of games with conference championship and playoff implications, the Presidents square off against the Spartans in Cleveland, Ohio, while the Tartans take on the Titans in Pittsburgh!!!!)

Western Connecticut State (6-1) at UMass-Dartmouth (7-0)

(The undefeated Corsairs clash with the one-loss Wolves in a contest to decide the MASCAC champion, with both teams coming in at 6-0 in conference play!!!!!)

Randolph-Macon (6-1) at Washington and Lee (5-2)

(Finally,  the Yellow Jackets face the Generals in a showdown for the ODAC crown!!!!! Both teams enter this contest at 4-0 in ODAC action!!!!!)

Western New England (4-3) at Husson (5-2)

Moravian (5-2) at Susquehanna (7-1)

Kalamazoo (4-3) at Adrian (5-2)

Albion (5-2) at Hope (7-0)

Trine (4-3) at Alma (5-2)

Denison (4-3) at Wabash (6-1)

Wisconsin-River Falls (5-2) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (4-3)

Wisconsin-La Crosse (4-3) at Wisconsin-Stout (5-2)

Williams (4-3) at Wesleyan (6-1)

Centre (6-1) at Berry (5-2)

Salve Regina (4-3) at Maritime (N.Y.)-(5-2)

Carroll (Wis.)-(4-3) at North Central (7-0)

Martin Luther (5-2) at Northwestern (Minn.)-(4-3)

George Fox (4-3) at Pacific Lutheran (5-2)

Claremont Mudd Scripps (6-1) at Chapman (5-2)

NAIA

Northwestern (Iowa)-(6-1) at Morningside (7-1)

(The Mustangs matchup against the Red Raiders with the winner gaining the inside track toward the Great Plains Athletic Conference crown!!!!!)

Benedictine (Kan.)-(7-1) at MidAmerica Nazarene (7-0)

(The unbeaten Pioneers play host to the one-loss Ravens with first place in the Heart of America Athletic Conference South Division at stake!!!!!)

St. Thomas (Fla.)-(5-1) at Southeastern (5-1)

(The Bobcats battle the Fire with second place in the Sun Conference on the line!!!!!)

Southern Oregon (7-1) at Carroll (Mont.)-(6-1)

(Finally, first place in the Frontier Conference will be at stake when the Raiders go east into Montana to square off against the Saints!!!!!)

St. Francis (Ill.)-(6-1) at St. Francis (Ind.)-(6-2)

Marian (5-2) at St. Xavier (4-4)

Cumberlands (Ky.)-(5-3) at Georgetown (Ky.)-(5-2)

Campbellsville (7-1) at Bethel (Tenn.)-(5-2)

McPherson (7-1) at Evangel (7-0)

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RFC Weekly Predictions Week Of November 2, 2024-Part 2

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured Games are marked in BOLD type.

Editor's Note: All games listed will be played on Saturday, November 2, 2024.

FBS Group Of Five

Toledo (5-3) at Eastern Michigan (5-3)

(The Rockets head north to Ypsilanti, Michigan to face the Eagles in a key Mid-American Conference contest, with the winner earning bowl eligibility!!!!!)

Louisiana-Monroe (5-2) at Marshall (4-3)

(The Thundering Herd hosts the Warhawks in a critical Sun Belt conference clash, with the home team entering the game at 2-1 in conference play, while the visiting team is 3-1 in league action!!!!!)

Georgia Southern (5-3) at South Alabama (4-4)

(In another crucial Sun Belt Conference game, the West Division Jaguars host the East Division Eagles!!!!!) 

Buffalo (4-4) at Akron (2-6)

Memphis (7-1) at UTSA (3-5)

Old Dominion (4-4) at Appalachian State (3-4)

Wyoming (1-7) at Toledo (3-5)

Navy (6-1) at Rice (2-6)

Hawaii (3-5) at Fresno State (5-3)

Colorado State (5-3) at Nevada (3-6)

FCS

Villanova (6-2) at Hampton (5-3)

(The Wildcats travel south into Virginia to take on the Pirates in a critical CAA contest!!!!!)

St. Thomas (Minn.)-(5-3) at Morehead State (5-3)

(The Eagles from Kentucky take on the Tommies in a battle for first place in the Pioneer Football League!!!!!)

Harvard (5-1) at Dartmouth (6-0)

(In another first-place showdown, the unbeaten Big Green will look to stay that way against the one-loss Crimson in the Ivy League!!!!!)

Chattanooga (5-3) at Western Carolina (4-4)

East Tennessee State (5-3) at Mercer (7-1)

(In a pair of games between four teams with only one loss in Southern Conference play, the 4-1 Mocs go east to clash with the 3-1 Catamounts, while the 4-1 Bears battle the 3-1 Buccaneers in Middle Georgia!!!!!)

Southern Utah (4-4) at Abilene Christian (5-3)

Southeastern Louisiana (4-5) at Lamar (5-3)

Stephen F. Austin (5-3) at Nicholls State (4-4)

(The Wildcats will take on the Thunderbirds in a crucial United Athletic Conference contest, while the Cardinals clash with the Lions, and the Lumberjacks do the same with the Colonels in two critical Southland Conference contests!!!!!)

Alabama State (4-3) at Alcorn State (4-4)

UT Martin (5-3) at Tennessee State (6-2)

(Finally, in two games involving teams that are 3-1 in their respective conferences, the Braves battle the Hornets in the SWAC, while the Skyhawks take on the Tigers in the Big South-Ohio Valley Conference!!!!!)

Merrimack (4-4) at Robert Morris (5-3)

Lehigh (4-3) at Georgetown (D.C.)-(5-3)

Norfolk State (3-6) at Morgan State (3-5)

Lindenwood (4-5) at Tennessee Tech (3-5)

Davidson (5-3) at San Diego (4-3)

Texas Southern (3-4) at Florida A&M (4-3)

Eastern Kentucky (4-4) at Tarleton State (7-1)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of November 2, 2024-Part 1

 Last Week: 69-35 (.663)

This Year: 597-273 (.686)

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

FBS Group Of Five 

Tuesday, October 29

Louisiana (6-1) at Texas State (4-3)

(The Ragin' Cajuns begin the Sun Belt Conference's slate of mid-week games on the road against the Bobcats, with the winner likely gaining the inside track to winning the West Division title!!!!!)

New Mexico State (2-5) at Florida International (2-6)

Lousiana Tech (3-4) at Sam Houston State (6-2)

Wednesday, October 30

Jacksonville State (4-3) at Liberty (5-1)

(The Flames will try to bounce back from their first-ever Conference USA loss when they host the Gamecocks in a critical league contest!!!!!)

Kennesaw State (1-6) at Western Kentucky (5-2)

Thursday, October 31

Tulane (6-2) at Charlotte (3-5)

Friday, November 1

Georgia State (2-5) at UConn (5-3)

South Florida (3-4) at Florida Atlantic (2-5)

San Diego State (3-4) at Boise State (6-1)

FCS

Thursday, October 31

North Carolina Central (6-2) at South Carolina State (5-2)

(The Eagles travel to Orangeburg, South Carolina to take on the Bulldogs in a game that could decide the MEAC championship, and its representative to the Celebration Bowl!!!!!)

Friday, November 1

Yale (4-2) at Columbia (4-2)

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RFC Throwback Thursday: The Battle of I-75-Bowling Green vs. Toledo

(Video #1 courtesy of ESPN.)

(Video #2 courtesy of ESPN.)

This week's installment of "RFC Throwback Thursday" features the "Battle of I-75" between the Bowling Green State University Falcons and the University of Toledo Rockets. The series between these two long-time Mid-American Conference members has been competitive since their first meeting in 1919, with Toledo holding a slim lead of 43-41-4.

The first video featured has highlights of the 2022 game, where Bowling Green pulled off the upset over a then-heavily favored Toledo squad in a thrilling 42-35 win over for the Falcons, while the second video features highlights of the Rockets avenging that loss to BGSU in a 32-31 victory in 2023.

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 26, 2024-Part 3

 KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

NAIA

Saturday, October 26

St. Francis (Ind.)-(5-2) at Marian (5-1)

(The Knights play host to the Cougars in an early-season clash for first place in the Mid-States Football Association Midwest League!!!!! Both teams enter this contest at 1-0 in conference play!!!!!)

Bethel (Tenn.)-(6-1) at Georgetown (Ky.)-(4-2)

(The Wildcats hit the road to take on the Tigers in a critical Mid-South Conference contest!!!! Georgetown comes into this week's game at 2-0 in M-SC action, while Bethel is 1-1 after losing their first game of the season to Cumberland [Tenn.] on the road on October 12!!!!!)

Evangel (6-0) at Friends (7-0)

(The Falcons from Wichita, Kansas will face the Valor from Springfield, Missouri in a battle of unbeaten teams, with first place in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Dr. Ted Kessinger Division on the line!!!!!)

Morningside (6-1) at Dordt (6-0)

(The Mustangs are also on the road to battle a Defenders squad looking to defend its undefeated record so far this season!!!!! Both teams are unbeaten in Great Plains Athletic Conference play at 6-0 going into this first-place showdown!!!!!)

Carroll (Mont.)-(5-1) at College of Idaho (6-2)

(Finally, in a battle for first place in the Frontier Conference, the 4-1 'Yotes will play host to the 4-0 Fighting Saints!!!!!)

Ave Maria (2-4) at Florida Memorial (3-2-1)

Bluefield (Va.)-(3-4) at Pikeville (3-4)

Graceland (5-2) at Culver-Stockton (1-6)

Valley City State (2-4) at Dakota State (4-3)

Cumberland (Tenn.)-(5-2) at Cumberlands (Ky.)-(5-2)

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RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 26, 2024-Part 2

KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.

Featured games in BOLD type.

NCAA Division II

Friday, October 25

Fairmont State (4-3) at Charleston (W. Va.)-(7-0)

Saturday, October 26

Indiana (Pa.)-(5-2) at California (Pa.)-(6-1)

(The 4-0 Vulcans hope to remain undefeated in PSAC West Division action when they play host to the 2-2 Crimson Hawks in their annual "Coal Bowl" rivalry contest!!!!!!)

New Haven (5-1) at Assumption (4-2)

(The 4-0 Chargers from Connecticut will hit the road to clash with the 3-1 Greyhounds in a game that could eventually decide the Northeast 10 Conference championship!!!!!)

Carson-Newman (7-0) at Emory and Henry (6-1)

(The Eagles from Tennessee travel to Virginia hoping to stay unbeaten against a one-loss Wasps squad in a key South Atlantic Conference showdown!!!!!)

Indianapolis (6-1) at Upper Iowa (5-3)

(The Greyhounds go on the road to face the Peacocks in the Great Lakes Valley Conference's top game this weekend!!!!!)

Johnson C. Smith (7-0) at Winston-Salem State (6-2)

(The Rams are at home squaring off against an unbeaten Golden Bulls squad in a critical CIAA contest!!!!!)

Sioux Falls (6-2) at Wayne State (Neb.)-(6-1)

(In one of multiple key NSIC contests, the Cougars from South Dakota will head to Nebraska to take on the Wildcats!!!!!)

Limestone (5-2) at Lenoir-Rhyne (6-1)

(In another crucial South Atlantic Conference game, it's the Bears battling the Saints in a showdown where both teams enter this contest at 4-1 in SAC action!!!!!)

Western Colorado (7-0) at Colorado School of Mines (6-1)

(The one-loss Orediggers hope to hand the undefeated Mountaineers their first defeat of the season in this huge Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference showdown!!!!!)

Augustana (S.D.)-(5-2) at Minnesota State (6-1)

(In another big NSIC match-up, the Mavericks play host to the Vikings from Sioux Falls, South Dakota!!!!!)

Pittsburg State (Kan.)-(6-1) at Central Oklahoma (7-0)

(The unbeaten Bronchos will look to stay that way against the one-loss Gorillas in a battle for supremacy in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association!!!!!)

Ferris State (6-1) at Grand Valley State (7-0)

(Another undefeated team in the Lakers also hopes to keep their unbeaten record intact when they battle the Bulldogs in their annual "Anchor-Bone Classic" clash!!!!!)

Southern Arkansas (6-1) at Harding (6-1)

(Finally, the defending national champion Bisons hope to bounce back from their upset loss to Ouachita Baptist when they host the Muleriders in Great American Conference action!!!!!)

Delta State (5-2) at North Greenville (3-3)

McKendree (3-4) at Truman State (4-3)

Miles (5-2) at Benedict (3-4)

Shaw (4-4) at Fayetteville State (3-3)

Shepherd (5-2) at Kutztown (7-0)

Shorter (2-3) at West Florida (4-2)

Texas A&M-Kingsville (4-3) at Western Oregon (5-2)

Ouachita Baptist (7-0) at Arkansas Tech (4-3)

Emporia State (6-1) at Nebraska-Kearney (4-3)

UT Permian Basin (4-4) at West Texas A&M (3-4)

Midwestern State (3-4) at Central Washington (5-2)

NCAA Division III 

Saturday, October 26

Kings (Pa.)-(5-1) at FDU-Florham (5-1)

Susquehanna (6-1) at Wilkes (5-2)

Springfield (6-0) at Salve Regina (4-2)

(The day in D-III starts at noon EDT, with three critical contests in the Middle Atlantic, Landmark, and Conference (s) of New England, respectively!!!!!)

Johns Hopkins (5-1) at Ursinus (6-0)

(The one-loss Blue Jays travel from Baltimore to Pennsylvania to battle the unbeaten Bears in a contest where both teams come in at 2-0 in Centennial Conference action!!!!!)

Bridgewater (Va.)-(5-1) at Randolph-Macon (5-1)

(It'll be a battle of one-loss teams when the Yellow Jackets play host to the Eagles in a showdown of 3-0 teams for first place in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference!!!!!)

East Texas Baptist (4-1) at Hardin-Simmons (6-0)

(The unbeaten Cowboys take on the one-loss in a crucial American Southwest Conference contest!!!!!)

Adrian (5-1) at Hope (6-0)

(The undefeated Dutch battle the Bulldogs for first place in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association [MIAA]!!!!!)

Wartburg (5-1) at Coe (7-0)

(Another undefeated team puts its streak at stake when the Kohawks host the one-loss Knights in an American Rivers Conference clash where the visiting team is 4-0, and the home team is 5-0 in league play!!!!!)

Wisconsin-Whitewater (4-2) at Wisconsin-Platteville (5-1)

(The Warhawks will play against a previously undefeated Pioneers team that's coming off a stunning upset loss to Wisconsin-Oshkosh on the road last weekend!!!!!)

Case Western Reserve (6-0) at Westminster (Pa.)-(5-1)

(Finally, the undefeated Spartans from Cleveland, Ohio will cross the state line into Pennsylvania to take on the Titans in a battle for first place in the Presidents Athletic Conference!!!!!)

Centre (5-1) at Southwestern (Texas)-(3-3)

Dickinson (4-2) at Muhlenberg (4-2)

Rose-Hulman (2-4) at Franklin (2-4)

Guilford (3-3) at Shenandoah (4-2)

Gustavus Adolphus (4-2) at St. John's (Minn.)-(6-0)

St. John Fisher (3-3) at Cortland (6-0)

Wittenberg (3-2) at DePauw (6-0)

Central (5-2) at Dubuque (3-3)

Endicott (5-1) at Western New England (4-2)

Kalamazoo (4-2) at Albion (4-2)

Kenyon (4-3) at Wabash (5-1)

Rowan (3-3) at Salisbury (6-0)

Wheaton (4-2) at Washington-St. Louis (Mo.)-(5-1)

Wisconsin-River Falls (5-1) at Wisconsin-La Crosse (3-3)

Mount St. Joseph (5-2) at Franklin (2-4)

Tufts (4-2) at Williams (4-2)

Mount Union (6-0) at Ohio Northern (4-2)

Brevard (3-2) at Huntingdon (3-3)

Berry (5-1) at Trinity (Texas)-(4-2)

Baldwin Wallace (4-2) at Marietta (6-0)

Whitworth (6-0) at Pacific (Ore.)-(3-3)

Aurora (6-1) at Lakeland (3-2)

Washington and Lee (4-2) at Ferrum (3-3)

Merchant Marine (5-1) at Worcester Tech (3-3)

McMurry (4-2) at Texas Lutheran (5-1)

Hendrix (3-4) at Millsaps (3-2)

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