If these polls came out two months ago during recruiting season they would be a big deal but they didn't so I wouldn't put a lot of stock into them coocoo. It will only make the chip on the Kohawks' shoulders a little bit bigger and last time I checked there isn't anything wrong with that.

This may be a bit random but with a recent change in the coaching staff at BV it led me to think back to my high school days when Hadechek was head coach there. Does anyone know what he is doing these days?

Rumor has it that Coe wins despite Coach Juckem not being able to attend tonight's game due to his son having surgery. My thoughts and prayers are definitely with him and his family (see Charlie's post from awhile back...)

Kohawks WIN! I bet Eby is rockin. Simpson played some good ball here late in the season. Too bad Soppe wasn't around to help. Will Wartburg still get an invite to the dance now that they didn't even make the finals of their conf. tourney?

Wish I were at both games, but instead I'm sitting at home....can't even make the finals Sat. night because of a stupid wedding. Who gets married the weekend of state wrestling and the IIAC bball finals anyway???

If anyone can explain why Forness got a wildcard over Christenson from Simpson I would be open to an explanation. Sending a 5th place wrestler over  a 4th place kid doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Forness struggled in the IIAC Duals and the conference tourney so why send him over a kid who placed higher. Not real logical if you ask me.

hey Charlie, school is cancelled for the day as well....I'm definitely booking my flight to Vegas ASAP! Let me know if you change your mind

Hawks win thriller last night, Kohawks in the driver's seat, and Wartburg getting beat-all within 26 hours. Who wants to go to Vegas??

Show you lied bout JSPC in football. Saw on the iahsaa website that they are one of only a couple schools dropping from 3A to 2A. That's gotta give you something to be excited about!

I do remember a time not long ago the WBurg faithful was on here asking "where have all the fans from other schools besides wartburg gone?". maybe it was dave devine and his incredible insight, can't really remember. But I think its safe to say that when your team is one of the leaders in the conference more people talk about them, as opposed to a bottom dweller. With Coe's recent athletic success that would be a helluva theory to disprove

I think you are confusing Schmidt and Steege. Steege is obviously not a post because he is the smallest player in the conference. By the way, how old is little Kuenstling? I hear he has a pretty good frame for a high school kid.

Rome wasn't built in a day and everyone knows that. Wartburg and Central and other schools didn't build programs overnight. Even when Coe won a share of the IIAC in football in 02', that just set the goals even higher. But 3 out of the last 4 is something to be excited about. Coach Juckem did look like Brase on speed-but I don't think your comments about his players getting jumpy is on line. His passion is evident and you can see it in his players and by talking to them that they would run through a brick wall for him. He was sweating like an "UIU football player trying to read" though during that game. But I recall Peth was the one who got t-ed up, not Juckem....

Was very impressed with Coe's new coach and how hard his kids played vs. WB last night. It was a great game to watch. Just some thoughts-Coe plays much tougher defense than when in the Brase era; Kilburg is tough as nail, very smooth player; the officiating was up and down for both sides all night but overall I thought it wasn't too bad; Wartburg has some good looking young kids.  Have some more thoughts but out of time...

The kid that played in front of Freddy, if memory serves me correct, went to TCU and was L.T's backup.  Not sure if he was ever the feature back down there or not.  Either way, Freddy was a backup in high school and his twin barely played. Patrick was still a two-time all-conference first teamer......says a lot bout big school football in Texas!

I realize that this is a men's topic board, but what is going on with the Wartburg women's basketball program? WB is strong as an ox across the board in all other major sports but why not women's basketball? Monica having a hard time recruiting kids or is retention the problem? I have to give props to Coach Brunner and her Coe Women's squad. Losing four of their top players is tough to overcome. Granted they are only .500 in conference play, which is still much better than I or most people expected.