CARBONDALE, Ill. — The #22 ranked Delta Devil’s dominated the middle two quarters on their way to a 47-21 victory over the #15 Salukis this week. The Gameday crew was on hand to watch the balanced MVSU offense take control early and never look back. The Delta Devils scored in every quarter while holding the Salukis to only a touchdown in each of the final three playing periods.

MVSU head coach Tryone Bing-Bong was all business as he answered questions about whether or not his coaching staff puts special emphasis on nationally televised contests.

“There might be more focus, even if we don’t emphasize it, subconsciously I’m sure the players are locked in a little more. Always nice to go out and win on a big stage.”

This was SIU’s first appearance on Gameday and head coach Jon Silver acknowledged the added excitement of the occasion in his post-game remarks.

“It was great to have Gameday on campus. The campus was buzzing all week in anticipation of it’s arrival. Just disappointed we couldn’t bring home the win while the spotlight was on us.”

As previously mentioned, MVSU scored 19 in the second quarter and 14 in the third, enough to put the game out of reach and make the SIU fans head for the exits during the final quarter of play. Bing-Bong was happy with the way his team executed their assignments down the stretch.

“[We] just made the correct adjustments. Obviously there is luck involved but we haven’t really been able to run away from teams much this season and to do it to a solid opponent is nice to see.”

SIU won the turnover battle on the day and their coach was able to find a few silver linings from their performance as he reviewed the stat sheet.

“After a loss like that it’s tough to say what went right because we are focused on fixing what went wrong. We threw the ball pretty well other than the interception. Our defense did a great job of stripping the ball from the ball carriers. Those would be the 2 positives I take from this game.”

He had a positive direction for his team as the next two weeks of the season loom on the horizon. The Salukis are 7-3 and face University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Missouri State. Silver made sure to keep his head up as he finished his post-game remarks.

“Well, we know this loss dashed our playoff hopes, which is disappointing. We still have a chance to win the conference so that is the new goal now. We are going to work on the run defense and see if we can win these last couple of games and win the conference.”

Coach Bing-Bong had a similar attitude. The Delta Devils improve to 7-3 and have division foes Southeast Missouri and Central Arkansas left on their plate.

“Just win baby. Can’t control my own destiny. But I can win out and make the playoffs. We have unfinished business.”