http://www.sheboyganpress.com/article/201010120402/SHE0201/10120397?odyssey=mod_related_topix Good news!

A 3.8 and a 30!!?
I would think you would have to be in the top ten (students not percent)of your class to have that!?
How does Kalamazoo have any students much less football players? One would think with those grades and scores an academic scholarship to DI would be in the cards.
Isn't a 3.0 and a 26 good enough to get you into college anymore?

It is sad to hear the the MIAA has yet to address the officiating during games. Not calling holding was always a pet peeve of mine. If they are now not addressing safety issues it has gotten much worse. It is my hope that the coaches throughout the MIAA (or is it a D3 thing) will start making some phone calls and get this corrected.

That being said, I would hate to be any type of official as there are people, like me, who disagree with every call they do or don't make. .

WLC must have sent the JV to Adrian.  Wait... WLC does not have a JV team. WLC scored with .47 seconds left in the game. Seems kinda      league to me to take the goose egg off the board. What a whooooping.

WLC @ Adrian - My head says go with the home team. My heart says WLC. Both O's can score and WLC gives up a lot o points. I will go with the winning streak of WLC.

Albion @ Kalamazoo - Albion gets the road victory.

TSU @ Hope - Can TSU do it? Nope, it's Hope.

Olivet @ Alma - Olivets D is better going with Olivet.

All road victories except @ Hope. The limb I am standing on is pretty thin!!

Will toss my picks in here even though I have been off the board for a couple weeks.

Hope @ Adrian - Hope is scoring lots o points. Hope wins. This will be a very good game and if I could afford the gas would travel to see this one.
Alma @ Albion - Tough pick for evenly matched teams. Home crowd gets the win.
Kazoo @ WLC - Gotta win one for the home crowd.
TSU @ Olivet - Is the stat correct? Olivet only 21 points against? Sorry TSU, looks like you are up against a shut down D. If TSU pulls out the W, I would not concider it an upset.

By the way - the scoreboard at WLC is awesome. Third largest in WI to the Packers and the Badgers. Cannot wait until they get the whole stadium area finished.

Adrian at Bluffton - no bluff here, Adrian big
Thiel at Albion - Sorry Albion, cold showers for you.
Alma at UWEC - Going with the WI team.
Valpo at Kazoo - have played Valpo before and they get the V.
Witt at Olivet - Witt with the win.
Defiance at TSU - Thunder claps again.
WLC at Concordia - going with the WI team again  ... WLC rides back across town with the loss. Sorry boys.

56 - 3 end of 3rd. WLC is getting .......

WLC gets a win 23-13. Thats what I get for picking against them.

Are we picking here?

Lets go with TSU over Manchester - now is the time for TSU to step up.
Adrian at Defiance - go with the home team.
Albion at Butler - stay with the home team.
UWRF at Hope - gotta stay with the home team and go against a WI team.
Aurora at WLC - Being a homer gotta go with the home team - is'nt this game in IL?

Stay healthy this weekend guys - enjoy the long weekend.

Have been a big fan of Rugenstein. One tough kid who stood out from the minute he hit the field. Best of luck as he moves forward...and yes, stay off the skateboard!!

Uncle Rico - I don't think it was cheesy at all. Sure did make me laugh. Good way for me to start the day!!!

Wow, welcome, a bit late, to all the Thunder fans. Good to see you all so fired up about the new season. Best of luck to your team.

Picks for this weekends game?

I think we all would like to see Hope win a couple games and they sure have the talent to do so. Will have to wait to see what the pairings are before we can make a good guess.
Lets hope they do not rank based on past post season performance.

bulldog alum
WLC will be in the MIAA for next year - if I understood correctly

Water Street in Milwaukee is not watered down by any means

Hope will win this weekend because they understand the importance of this game. Not that Olivet doesn't, as they will be playing their hearts out for a share of the championship. Just do not see Hope letting it slip. That being said, all it takes is one tiny mistake to change the face of this ball game. The turnover ratio will be key as will the mix of pass and run plays that Hope will use. Would really like to watch this game.

Just a couple numbers to throw out there to explain why we at WLC are so high on Kehl.
He needs 38 yards to surpass 3000. He needs 93 yards to be the MIAA all time rushing leader. He was the MIAA 2004 and 2005 rushing leader. and lead the MIAA in 2004 in all purpose runing with 204.7 yards per game. He is still averaging 124 all purpose yards per game this year compared to Booko's 140.8. Booko is doing it all running, for the most part. Kehl can run and catch.
Now we could brag on Matt all day long but I guess the real stat is what have you done for me lately and WLC has won how many games in the last three years?
No disrespect meant to Booko as he is a great runner and no disrespect taken for Kehl - we just like who we like and that is that. Best of luck to both these young men as Kehl will graduate and we get the honor of watching Booko tear it up next year.

Cool, possible rain, and lots of wind in Milwaukee for Saturday. Forecasts of gusts up to 30mph expected. Don't expect a lot of passing yards. Gut it out on the ground boys.

Brehm is my pick for QB - very good arm and brain to match.
Booko is a great RB but I still like the kid from WLC.
Rugenstein is my DMVP with a name like that you gotta be tough!