Congrates to Rockford for their win over Westminster.   Would be nice to meet Northwestern for a rematch in the UMAC championship game.

For Rockford, football had 100 players its first year it deemed to drop a little since but still around 80+.  I graduated the year before football started, also while the Basketball teams sucked and the soccer teams were good.  Hardly anyone went to basketball games or the soccer games, but football draws 700+ per game. Not a huge number but many of them are alumni or parents paying to get into the game, while the other sports have nearly dropped any admission cost.
I would expect simlar for Clarke, Rockford even started for 2 years playing at High Schools 2-5 miles from campus.

Check this out:
http://northernathleticsconf.com

63-0 Rockford, beaten up Rockford switched out defensive freshmen for running backs.
see link
http://www.rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051015/SPORTS14/510150312/1001/SPORTS

Rockford 49, Maranatha Baptist 18
Next week trinity in Rockford, Rockford's offense is getting beat up so I figure the score 70 to 6.

In the preseason polls, Westminister was picked to win the south, So I would not consider the Rockford game out of place with that,  I wish the result could have been different.
Rockford has 2 more years of Umac Football, and They will win the south in at least one of them.  They are starting to get stronger teams scheduled, no more Trinity Bible as a non-conference game.  They are preparing for that new conference witch will be tougher than 3 true contests a year(Westminister,Dome Day, and Washington Univ.).

The new Rockford coach search is underway, an assistance has been named the interm coach for the 2005-06 season.  Expecting a new coach named next spring.

Westminster 14, Rockford 7, Defense was key.  I listened to some of the first quarter and each team had at least 1 turnover.  Looks like Westminster goes to the big game at the dome again, and Rockford plays runner-up.

I started listening to the Rockford game in the 3rd quarter, it was 46-6 then.  The radio station had switch to the badgers in the 4th when it went to 69-6.  The starters praticed in the 3rd quarter for a little bit and to give the second string a break a little bit.

I am looking forward to this weekend's game.  Trying to see if I can be at the Rockford, Westy game, it is homecoming weekend. 1st of three challenges for Rockford.  2nd Challenge Dome Day, Third Challenge Washington Univ. after Dome Day.

Rockford 82-12 Sets team offensive record 745 yards.   The rockford coach was just planning to play and get through the steps.  In the third quarter they were "praticing" a hurry-up offense for later this season.  Principia had many guys playing both sides with only 23-24 players on the team.  In the fourth quarter Rockford is still bringing in fresh players (freshmen and third string) and the Principia players were exhausted.

Looks like Clarke is still in according to the NIIC website, http://www.niiconline.com/

From the Rockford Football media guidehttp://www.rockford.edu/athletics/mens/football/fbguide.pdf
page 4
It states all sports except Football will start in 2006-2007 with football starting in 2008.
Currently 12 schools in the as-the-yet-to-be-named league.