Thanks for responding. I just want to clarify that I feel that home field advantage is not a matter of playing on your own field in front of your fans as much as it is the taxing travel time and interuption of your regular schedule. Also this is during Finals which makes things more stressful for the traveling team. This makes this issue a huge deal. Thanks again for your thoughts.

Have not read posts on here in quite a while. I just read what people were saying towards the end of the play-off season. What I do not see being mentioned is the seeding which I think is the most important element. In our bracket I do think that Linfield was probably the best team. Maybe the best in the Nation. However to seed St T above UWO is in MHO a joke. It probably cost UWO the win. The Titans played tired! It is my opinion that a Mt. Union UWO match-up would have been far more competitive. I think the same could be said about Mary Hardin-Baylor. I think the idea of Neutral Sites in the Quarters and Semis should be visited. I know it would be more costly but it would decide things by how good the teams are vs. someones opinion on seeding. What do you all think? I think that any team that goes undefeated in the WIAC is a number 1 seed period!

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on September 25, 2012, 08:35:20 AM

Quote from: Cousin Eddie on September 24, 2012, 03:26:19 PM
It is safe to say that a backup QB getting thrown into a game off an injury can be rattling and is not necessarily an indication of lack of reps or a "huge coaching error".

I have to agree that this must defintely be a factor.  No doubt that preparation is also a factor, but a Freshman entering his first collegiate game under that kind of situation can be, as you say, rattling.

Quote from: wisd3fan2 on September 24, 2012, 06:46:41 PM
Cous Ed, With all do respect, I think your missing out. After the starter was hurt Mr. Bona finally got the Reps and coaching he needed. probably spent the whole week looking at film, got all the reps in practice. he came in confident and won that game, Good for him!!! The Albion people should hope that the coaches correct their error and work just a little harder to make sure their number 2 is coached and ready to go. They need to go that extra mile. ALL teams need 2 qb's ready!!!!!! Its 2012! Just the way it is. Mr Bona, GREAT JOB! Now help your # 2 get ready, You may need him!

wisd3 - So do you KNOW these things to be true (you attending practices at Albion) or do you ASSUME them to be true?  Either way, you have to admit that Cousin Ed's point about the stress of being thrown unexpectedly into your first collegiate game can be "rattling".  Heck, look at how it has affected NFL back-ups - or do they also suffer from lack of reps and poor coaching?

I played in the NFL for seven years and was rattled before every game. And yes I do agree that coming in under those circumstances would be unnerveing, however your performance in a game is generally determined by your preperation. In practice I generally took about 20% of the reps as the starter and the # 2 took most of the rest. A lot of the D1's, the starter takes about half. In D3 I find that the starters are getting almost all the reps but that trend is changing as D3 is getting much better. I think that D3 is the fastest growing Div in football today. I truely believe that D3 is passing D2 by very quickly as more and more money is being pumped into it. As it grows the coaching is getting much better. In 2010 UWW lost their QB during the last game of the season. Their #2 came in because of an injury and led the team to 5 straight wins and the National Championship. Coach Liepold had prepped him all year long. GREAT COACHING!

Quote from: Cousin Eddie on September 24, 2012, 03:26:19 PM
Ypsi,
To respond to your question on Albion's QB Krause, as RuleBrit mentioned he is likely done for the season.  What was heard is that he suffered a separated shoulder....grade 3 was term tossed around.  Tough way for a guy coming back for a 5th year to end his season.  With the freshman QB's taking over for Albion I am sure Kraus' experience and wisdom will be helpful in their play as the league games start up. 


From Saturday's game against Central Iowa it seems that Bona had a better showing than what took place at Benedictine.  It is safe to say that a backup QB getting thrown into a game off an injury can be rattling and is not necessarily an indication of lack of reps or a "huge coaching error".

First of all,Ypsi you know your football. Your earlier post was right on about the Albion game. We felt they were a good match-up w/ Central and had that game a toss up. Congrats!
Cous Ed, With all do respect, I think your missing out. After the starter was hurt Mr. Bona finally got the Reps and coaching he needed. probably spent the whole week looking at film, got all the reps in practice. he came in confident and won that game, Good for him!!! The Albion people should hope that the coaches correct their error and work just a little harder to make sure their number 2 is coached and ready to go. They need to go that extra mile. ALL teams need 2 qb's ready!!!!!! Its 2012! Just the way it is. Mr Bona, GREAT JOB! Now help your # 2 get ready, You may need him!

The people that want to talk about the reality of the MIAA will only speak in private. I now see why. Please use my e-mail that I provided and I will try to respond. I answer your questions and get smart remarks on the public board. The programs should be held responsible, that is the purpose of having such a forum. People ask hmmmm I wonder why we are not doing well. Know one tells it like it is or they will get bad karma. Its football not a bridge club. Someone asked i wonder if we will do better this week? The answer is no Everyone is playing teams five times better than last week. I suggest that all the people that won't talk in public, do anyway. Don't be rude to people but say what you mean like you do in private. Preasure the programs to get better and than you will draw better players. Be nice but spell it out and stop worrying about your karma grade. You have great schools and great kids, expect Greatness. The people that critisize are the ones that live in fantasy, ignore them! They are the vast minority. Good Luck MIAA

Quote from: ThunderStorm_3peat on September 17, 2012, 10:29:56 AM
Trine has got to find a way to get the ball into Hence's (#2) hands more than 5 times a game he needs around 15 to 20 touches a game

Trine has Hence playing WR. He is only 5'8". At least thats what they report, seems shorter. Great athlete but playing the wrong position. I would suggest Trine go to a pro style offense. Play him out of the back field where he belongs. Simplify the blocking assignments. Stop running the QB and pass from the pocket or play action. Stop blaming Hargraves. Also use that Mike Inge more. They are not good enough to play the offense their playing. Protect your Qb inside the D ends!!!!!!! They would start winning in a week! IMO

Hiya Flying Dutch, Sorry if I'm slow but i don't understand what you mean.

Sorry MIAA fans, Thought you just wanted D3.

FBS
1. Alabama
2. LSU
3. Stanford
4. Florida
5. Oregon
6. Notre Dame
7. Georgia
8. Southern Cal
9. West Virginia
10. Ohio State

In case you were wondering, we have Michigan#13 and Mich State#16. I work D3 and have not seen the Coaches Poll. On a personal sad note Wisconsin was knocked out of the top 25.

Shocking weekend all over the place not just MIAA. We have been entering data for 2 long days.
I'm sure most have seen the new coaches poll, this is how our new ratings came out.
D3
1.Mount Union
2.Mary Hardin-Baylor
3.St. John Fisher
4.Wesley
5.Linfield
6.St Thomas
7.UW Whitewater
8.UW Oshkosh
9.UW Platteville
10.North Central
MIAA
1. Albion
2. Arian
3. Kalamazoo
4. Trine
5. Hope
6. Alma
7. Olivet
Looking at my Karma I see that many don't like me. However I have had 28 massages from MIAA  fans asking about this weeks rankings. Thanks to all 28 of you. We just got them out. Crazy weekend all over the country!!! GO MIAA!! I might not be liked but I love your teams and your board!

Well we got 4 out of 7 predictions right. Albion lost their Qb so that explains that wrong prediction.
Your second Qb should be getting more reps in practice than your starter unless your starter is young. Not giving your second Qb enough reps is old school. Huge coaching error. Its 2012, All teams need 2 QB's ready to start. If your a second Qb and are not getting at least half the reps get out of that school FAST!! Killed Albion! Rockford is dead last in our D3 rankings so enough said about the Olivet game! The Trine game is where we were just dead wrong. Concordia Wi is ranked 203rd in our rankings. I'm shocked about how far Trine has fallen. Their Offense has lost all their fire. They have a lot of work to do there!!                    UWW loses, WHAT?? The polls have them at #1 and we knew that was wrong but not that wrong!! Anyone see Mich State, WHAT?? And then theres the Wisconsin Badgers, Totally SHOCKING!!!!

http://tweetmeme.com/story/639765548/wonderlic-wonders-are-offensive-linemen-indeed-the-smartest-players-at-the-combine-espn

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1029311/index.htm

I do not want to prolong this conversation, I don't think anyone cares. However my statement last year was about a high school team in wisconsin that is D2 but has been the #1 team in the state for many many years. I beleive they have been 5 years without a loss. Waunakee
They destroy every high school team they play. Many games like 70 to 0. My statement was that Waunakee vs. Whitewater would be a bloodbath. I was talking about their 2010 team. They averaged 292 across their o-line, had great speed, and are coached by the best coach i know personally. I never said they would win, I just stated that it would be a war!!!!   and I stand by what i said. I know Coach Liepold of UWW pretty well and he would agree that 2010 Waunakee was the best High School Team he has ever seen.

Let me agree to agree. I speak opinion based on facts. By your name I see that your a Trine fan and I feel your a bit frustrated. Let me say that with coaches like Coach Land and Coach Simrel, Trine will come back to be a great team again. Because they are not just good coaches but great coaches. A lot of folks felt that Trine got so good because of Watt. However when you look deeper you can see that the success was that Watt was so well coached. He was not that good of a passer or a runner but he was very very smart. Great scrambler! Coached to limit mistakes and turnovers. And let me also say that the smartest players on the field have to be your lineman, not your skill positions and Trine has lost many or all of the lineman from those successful years. It takes time to rebuild. We started watching Trine because of our boy Rauch went there, but than we became so impressed with the team. Trine is such a small school but yet became such a powerhouse team. I bet dollars to dounuts that they will become great again!
As far as statements about Rauch, he is a pro style QB, a pocket QB. Trine saw a lot of success by getting Watt outside of the D end. That would be like telling Aaron Rodgers to throw from the flat. Rauch probably felt like he was on Mars. RG3 would have no problem with it. QB and Offense was a bad match. This is I'm sure their starting QB's challenge as well. (Don't remember his name)
When you do decide to go outside you risk holding calls, blocks in the back,QB fumbles, ETC. I think that is what Trine is working their way thru now. They just need some time!

Hey Thunderstorm, They are starting my boy. Nate Warra is a 4 year starting senior. Preseason all American. I assume your talking about Rauch. I don't follow UW Oshkosh very closely but I do know that they play a form of the triple option which is an offense that I'm sure they have taylored around Nates abilities. I would also have to add that if Rauch felt like he would go into Oshkosh 15,000 students and get the start he would be dreaming. (which I'm sure he didn't) Oshkosh cuts over 50 tryouts a year. I follow all the QB's in the WIAC and would not put Rauch at the top of the list. He did become a big interest to many in Wisconsin because he chose to attend Trine University instead of all the D1,D2,and WIAC teams that recruited him. (We think he liked and could learn a lot from Coach Simrel)
Wara is a very popular QB here much like Blanchard who is really my boy. ( Who the Bears cut the other day... sad) All I have heard about Rauch this year is that he threw a bunch of bombs against Dubuque a few weeks ago. He must be a big asset for Oshkosh but I'm sure you won't be seeing him start this year. I don't bash teams, I speak facts which many don't like to hear.