Hansen is probably basing his prediction on Colorado College putting up some big numbers so far and the fact that few in the world of D-III give much credibility to the "brain" schools of the UAA being able to play good football. CC's only loss is to highly ranked Occidental. Regardless, I believe that CMU is going to have their hands full and this is going to be a big test for the defense. The score is going to be much closer than last year. If it isn't, then the Tartans are for real.

I'm going to go out on a limb and predict victory for CMU over Colorado College and Chicago over DePauw. I'll be disappointed if they don't win. I think Rhodes is going to be too much for Washington U. My heart hopes for a sweep, though.

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Due to family ties, I follow CMU but even more, I enjoy Division III football and like to keep up on as many teams as possible.

Though I would agree that Colorado College is not in the category of those teams you listed, they are an up and coming program that is greatly improved over last year. Their offense has been putting up alot of points but, unfortunately, their defense surrenders alot, too. Hopefully, this bodes well for CMU if their offense and defense keep playing as they have been.

This is a big week for the UAA. Case has a bye week but the other three schools all play 2-1 teams. Wouldn't a sweep be great as far as the credibility of the league? And, CMU going to 5-0 helps the league, too, in my opinion.

BD,

The Tartans have a lot to worry about before Thiel. If they beat Colorado College to go 5-0, they will have three very tough games to play in the UAA. Those are their biggest roadblocks at this point and they would do well to not look past Colorado College. When was the last time they beat Wash U? And they got defeated soundly by Chicago last year. Though they have had four impressive wins so far, how many combined victories do the teams they have defeated have? Two. Colorado College is the first team they will play with a winning record.

I don't want to take anything away from what CMU has accomplished so far because they have played very well in their victories. I just think the UAA is very balanced this year and is going to be a dogfight.