LU-19  MC-6  halftime.

Ripon @ Grinnell - Ripon 32-21  Pulls ahead in 4th qtr
SNC @ Knox - SNC 56-7   Very ugly quick as always
Lake Forest @ IC - IC 35-14  Good 1st qtr
Beloit @ Carroll - Beloit 28-7  Over at halftime

Game of the Week:
Monmouth @ Lawrence - Monmouth 17-7  Three Fr. take over this game (QB,RB and WR) and lets not forget the Defense.

Well boys this will get it started.

More bad news for MC ----- Tanney, Blodget and Shepard are all out for the season.  Or good news for the coaching staff, when they all come back and an play next year. 

JMO...  So don't get to UPSET sportfan, cuz I got more to come.

P.S.  Changing MC from 8-2/7-3 season to 4-6. (KC, LU,CU and LF)

Well football fans the 411 from MC is Alex Tanney dislocated his ac joint or something like that... preliminary thoughts are 4 weeks - season ending... he went home last nite. 

Also heard something about a Redshirt year and return next year, not real sure about that one, I quess anything is possible.

And on another note btnt after seeing the MC roster. (They have 10 qb's on the roster this year).  Btnt I really thought your son made a great choice to go IC,  but after yesterdays injury to Tanney I'm not to sure now...    JMO...  Would of liked of seen him come off the bench yestersday and maybe save the day.  Not that the Fr. ( Wedekind )( I think that was his name not 100% that was his name) that came in and did a bad job yestersday (overall),  but it seem like it took to long for the team to believe in him (Or maybe just the shock of not having Tanney in at QB)  Idk.

Oh Monco   Must be all the above.  But oh well...  WE can't all be like U... ( Thank God)

Obtw.  Grinnell -14  Monm -00   Halftime.

P.S  Tanney hurt 1st quarter.  Sure HOPE he is ok.

Picks for Week 2:

Grinnell @ Monmouth -  MC-24-17.  Hopefully they can find a running game.
Lake Forest @ Ripon - RC.  49-14.  Ugly quick.
Knox @ Lawrence - KC.  17-7.  Knox gets first win.
St. Norbert @ Beloit - SNC.  56-13.  Ouch...
Illinois C. @ Carroll - CU.  20-17.  Sorry btnt.

If I had to guess...  IMO...  He flunked out again.

MWC after week one.  :

                       Conf.           All
                        W-L Pct.    W-L    Pct. PF PA
Carroll              0-0 0.000  1-0 1.000 35 21
Grinnell             0-0 0.000  1-0 1.000 45 35
Ripon                0-0 0.000  1-0 1.000 20 10
Beloit                0-0 0.000  0-1 0.000 25 28
Illinois College  0-0 0.000  0-1 0.000 31 42
Knox                 0-0 0.000  0-1 0.000 3 34
Lake Forest      0-0 0.000  0-1 0.000 23 52
Lawrence         0-0 0.000  0-1 0.000 24 31
Monmouth        0-0 0.000  0-1 0.000 7 27
St. Norbert       0-0 0.000  0-1 0.000 7 40

Now the fun begins.

WOW... MWC goes 3-7 in week one.  Never would of thought  that.

Monmouth loses & Tanney looks like just another QB.  Ouch!!!

Final 27-7 the Knights take the W...  They must of changed their mascots name in  the off-season to the Krypto-Knights and their DL's nickname must-be the BRICKWALL.   Net yards rushing +2.  OMG. 

Oh yea go back a couple pages I think I said something about that too. 
(No running game or OL)  Sure hope they can fix that before next week...

Well let the tail-gating begin.  Oh & lets watch some football too. 

Picks for Week 1:

Carroll @ Lakeland - Lakeland

Macalester @ Grinnell - Macalester

Concordia (IL) @ Lake Forest - Lake Forest

Wisconsin Lutheran @ Ripon - Ripon -Ugly quick-

Millikin @ Illinois C. - Millikin -Heart breaker for IC-

Lawrence @ St. Scholastica - Lawrence -Big-

St. Thomas @ St. Norbert - St. Thomas -Big-

Chicago @ Beloit - Beloit -Big-

Knox @ Washington - Washington -Big-

Monmouth @ Wartburg - Wartburg.  Just hope we dont get out coached in the last 1:49.  I'm still angry about that one....

MWC - 4-5.

Anyone go to "Walk the turf" with the Fighting Scots.
And what did u think? ( would love to hear the 411.)

Wartburg, SNC and  IC,  If they dont have a running game.

None of those are seniors.  Thats just kids that didnt return for whatever reason..
(grades, money, lost the love or just didnt get any)

Need starting RB for starters (VERY BIG HOLE) and the offense line is slim picking.

 I am also curious as to  who these key loses are for Monmouth in regards to the 15 or so who dropped out of the program. (Positions will do -no need for names here) I know MC have a few positions to fill from the graduating seniors.



Running Backs (5), Tight end (1), Wide Receivers (3) and Offensive linemen (3)