Hey Pat Coleman.........I have a dilemma!

Believe it or not I spend over $100/mo for my wonderful (not!) Comcast cable service and just my luck ESPN U is not included in 'da package.'  Any chance you'll be broadcasting the tourney parings over the web?  Pls let me know....And Congrats on another fantastic year of  'D3' football coverage.     

Go Cards!
                     

Quote from: 79jaybird on October 16, 2007, 01:18:00 PM
There has been some discussion about Carthage injuries and  roster alterations.  The fact that the numbers not active are up and players not dressing is NOT primarily due to injuries.  
I have firsthand information that there is a severe case of Staph Infection going around the Carthage environment, and many players are ill battling this illness.  
I heard that the Staph Infection resurfaced in the same dorm as last year.  Terrible!  I hope all the Red Men feel better asap and get back to the fields soon.   There are some injuries yes, however many players are out due to the Staph.

Thanks for the feedback 79jaybird.......Had no idea that was the case......Agree with you 100%.... Get Well Soon Redmen!

Quote from: Tailgater on October 13, 2007, 11:39:13 PM

Quote from: Gregory Sager on October 13, 2007, 06:21:30 PM
For the better part of two quarters NPU did an epic face-plant that was memorable even by the dismal standards of North Park football. Before the game was a minute old Shelby Wood had thrown an interception and Carthage was in the end zone. NPU fumbled away the ball deep in its own territory, leading to another Carthage TD; the Vikings failed to recover a Carthage fumble on a Red Men first and goal, in spite of the fact that a Viking fell on the football first; Carthage scored a safety when Wood was called for intentional grounding in the end zone; and the Red Men scored yet another TD when a blocked North Park punt rolled into the end zone and was recovered by a host of Red Men.

It was 33-0 with plenty of time left in the first half, and it was looking as though Scott Pethtel was going to have to suffer through yet another one of those crushing humiliations that pop up all too regularly throughout NPU football history.

However, the Vikings snapped out of their zombie-like state at that point. Wood drove them down the field and completed a nifty pass to sophomore WR Chris Durr for a TD. The Vikings then drove the ball down the field again at the end of the half, only to have a Viking bobble away an end-zone pass that found its way into the hands of a Red Men defender for a touchback INT.

The ballgame was basically over at the half, so it was more or less just a test of character for NPU from that point forward. And the Vikings actually did show plenty of character. It's not as though they dominated the second half by any means, but they did outplay the Red Men and outscored them, 12-7, to make the final score a little more palatable. Carthage is by far the superior team -- the Red Men's O-line blew NPU off the line of scrimmage so badly that for most of the afternoon Carthage ballcarriers weren't even touched by a blueshirt until they were five or six yards downfield -- but the Red Men played the second half as though they were all deep in thought about what was going to be served for dinner in the Carthage dining hall this evening. They continually short-circuited their performance with penalties, and the Carthage pass defense turned into Swiss cheese. NPU, meanwhile, didn't show an ounce of quit and the Vikings could at least hold their heads up at the end of what turned into a 40-18 final score.

Durr, who caught a whole pile of passes (two for TDs) turned in a terrific game, and Wood was for the most part pretty good. Kelvyn West never got untracked; the game got out of hand so quickly that NPU had to abandon the run, and on most of his rushes before the game did get out of hand in the first half West was hit behind the line of scrimmage by defenders who swept through the NPU O-line like it was made out of paper.

The NPU defense had some good stops in the second half, but both the defense and the special teams need a lot of improvement when it comes to tackling skills. The first man to touch a Carthage ballcarrier very rarely brought him down, and the Red Men ran through a lot of listless arm tackles. Carthage also proved to be adept at cutting back against the grain and taking advantage of NPU overpursuit, particularly after catches.

Not a pretty game by any stretch of the imagination for NPU, and since Carthage was probably North Park's best shot at a CCIW win this season my guess is that the final scores will not get any better than this one turned out to be. But for a team that's used to packing it in in the second half, the Vikings did show people something with a decent effort after they came out of the locker room.

Agreed, nice summary of the game. I'm sorry to say I to feel NP will indeed record a donut in the CCIW win column again this year. I was expecting a little better showing from NP, but instead saw a team (sorry to say) that showed little to no improvement from last season. There are a few very good looking players on NP's team. but not enough supporting cast around them to elevate their potential. Carthage was playing this game with serious personnel issues. 5 defensive starters were out, including the entire linebacker core, CB Franco Shenault limped through the game trying to cover NP's best receiver, QB Brennan O'Boyle was knocked out late in the first half and spent the remainder of the game on crutches on the side-line. The O-line resembles a mash unit. I wish I had picked up a game program so I could identify my own players. None-the-less Carthage pulled it together and got the job done in workman like fashion. The Red Men scored with Off., Def and special teams. The Carthage Coaching staff is once again challenged, like last season, to bandaid together different personnel packages week after week. So far they are doing a pretty good job of it. I have seen some real promise for the future with some of the depth Carthage has shown as they are tested to stay tough on the field.

Whoa.........5 defensive starters were out for the redmen and that was only on one side of the ball......Sounds like Da Bears.  What's with all the injuries?

Being a Wheaton resident, my family has had the privilege of playing with, yet mostly against, the Ullrich boy's since my son was in 5th grade. Aside from being a tremendous football talent Zack throughout all his years has been nothing short of a class act.  Our prayers and faith in a speedy recovery are with Zack and his family.  Get Well soon Zack! 

Daneen, Ray and Timm Bellazzini

The North Central radio feed is down right embarassing!   Go Cards!

Just wanted to go on the record while I certainly had inside information and 'lit the fire' Re.....BIG.........BIG........BIG......News coming soon! Shark56 is the one who broke the story...........Not the Brass Bell!

Big....Big....Big....Big....Big....News coming soon!

The news some have been awaiting.....via the Kalamazoo Gazette

http://www.mlive.com/sports/kzgazette/index.ssf?/base/sports-3/1171088590277770.xml&coll=7

The Cards over the Weenies.....Again!.....79-68.  Gotta love it Baby!

The Cards over the Weenies..........52-47.  Gotta love it Baby!

Ball Game Raiders win  17-14.  Congrats to both teams on a great game. 

Raiders 17-14 1:20 left Q4....Raider have ball, 2nd down....Cap has no T/Os left

Raiders 17-14.......Raiders ball 1st & 10 on their own 34, 4 mins left 4th qtr.....LETS GO CAP

Mt Union Scores.....10-7 Raiders. Cap has ball on their own 22....1st and 10.... 11 Mins left 4th Qtr....Come on Rocky.....Lets Go Cap

CAP holds 4th & Goal on the one......1st and 10 Cap at their own one...99 yards to go ..Come on Rocky, lets go CAP