I don't think d3dan1515 meant that BU would be nationally relevant this year, but in the years to come under Coach Sears!

Anyone happen to catch the North Central and Benedictine Scrimmage yesterday?

Any Thoughts?

Is it to Early to start Predictions for the Opening Week of NAC play? NO WAY!!!

This Weeks Games:

Benedictine VS Concordia Wisconsin......  I dont pick BenU games, but interested to see what CUW is like this year... This will probably be the closest game of the week!

Aurora VS Maranatha........................... AU wins by 2-3 Scores

Wisconsin Luthern VS Lakeland............. Wisconsin Luthern wins this one, payback from last year!

Concordia Chicago VS Rockford.............. CUC rolls rockford, offense puts up some points!

As always these are only my opinions.... Good luck to all teams and stay healthy!
Let the race for the NAC title begin!!!

Here are my predictions, simply based off last years results and what teams have coming back.

Concordia Chicago Vs. Lake Forest..............CUC wins by 2 scores
Aurora Vs. Illinois Wesleyan......................Wesleyan Wins, but in a very tight game, AU gives them a run for their money!
Carroll (Wis) Vs. Lakeland........................ Not to sure here, So I say Lakeland in a tight one
Westminster (Mo) Vs. Rockford.................Westminster
Wisconsin Luthren Vs. Ripon.....................Ripon wins this one, but closer game than last years results
Concordia Wisconsin Vs. Augsburg.............Concordia bounces back from last years loss and wins in a tight game
Martin Luther Vs. Maranatha.....................The crusaders start the year off 1-0 for the 2nd straight season
*Benedictine Vs. Wheaton* (Game of the Week) BenU heads to play Wheaton on thursday night to kick off the season. This will be a very tough game for the Eagles. In a lot of ways this game is similar to the AU game, I expect BenU to play tough and hopefully Coach Copper has the team well prepared for the Thunder, cause they will be ready!

Again this is simply my opinion and truly means nothing. I wish every NAC team luck this week and hope we put up a better non-conference record than a year ago. Most importantly I hope each team stays healty and represent the NAC well!

Congrats to two Benedictine seniors on being named to the  "D3 Senior Classic" preseason All-American team. Senior defensive end Ben Lockton was named to the "D3 Senior Classic" preseason All-American team as an honorable mention , while senior running back John Borsellino was named to the first team. Here is the full story from the Benedictine Athletics page: http://benueagles.com/news/2012/8/23/FB_0823123618.aspx

Exactly one week until BenU kickoff!!!

Heard from some alumni of Benedictine that at todays Red/White Scrimmage (Benu's inter squad scrimmage) the Athletic department will be hosting a reunion for former BenU football players... The gathering is said to include talks with Coach Cooper, Athletic Director, and visiting with this years team. Sounds like everything BenU is doing these days is top notch and headed in the right direction.

O and in case you haven't heard BenU's brand new $1.7 million locker room is nearing completion, and tours of the new facility will also be held today at the scrimmage. From what I have heard, this locker room will rival any locker room in the country!

So with opening night for eagles less than two weeks away, its seems they will be ready for this season. I hope all teams stay healthy this year and wish everyone the best of luck!

Guesses for the week

MBBC@LC- LC wins this one

BU@RC- Playoff bound BU beats up Rockford

AU@WLC- Ill take WLC, they are at home and playing which AU quarterback? Who Knows?

CUW@CUC- Should be a good game, but not as close as everyone thinks, LUC pulls away

Good Luck to everyones team and safe travels.

My guesses for this week:

MBBC@CUC- CUC wins this game in a blow out

LC@BU- BU has the conference championship in sight, coaches have them ready to play and Borsellino (2nd in the NATION in all purpose yards) and CO. go off to move one game closer to clinching!

RC@AU- AU wins this game, but with who at QB? Maybe closer game because of it.

CUW@WLC- I like WLC in this game, home team gets the edge in a close one.

Good Luck to everyones team this week, and no injuries!

My guesses:

BU@MBBC- BU one step closer to the playoffs

CUC@LC- CUC wins by more than everyone thinks, too many athletes!

WLC@RC- WLC wins big...

AU@CUW- ~GAME OF THE WEEK~
After seeing both of these teams play against BU, I feel like AU is the better team.... One positive for CUW is they are at home... I say AU wins in a tight one

Games this week;

MBBC@AU- AU wins big coming off 2 conf. losses....

WLC@LC- I like LC in this game, could be a close one!

RC@CUC- CUC rolls the regents!!!

GAME of the week;
BU@CUW- BU came out very flat last week and it nearly hurt their conference hunt! If they do that this week @ CUW they could be in trouble. That being said if they come out and play their game from start to finish.... look out falcons... they have way to many weapons on offense to get stopped, the way Borsellino, Brown and Austin  (of course with help from the offense line) took the game over last week was awesome to watch.... Im going to say BU stays hungry and comes ready to play....BU wins this one and continues the quest for a repeat!!!!

Good luck to all teams this week and most important stay healthy!

CUW vs MBBC.... wins big
LU vs Rockford...... Rockford meets a team coming off a huge win
CUC vs WLC.... Too many offensive weapons for WLC to handle, CUC in a good game

~Game of the Week~
BU vs AU.... This has the making of being an excellent game, AU meets a team coming off a dominating performance and doesn't have enough to stop Borsellino and CO. Ill take BU in a close one! Also BU's homecoming, should be fun...

Was at the BU vs CUC game today.... VERY impressed with BU today and their performance.... Defense came to play today, cuc's qb was pressured the whole game and bu forced 7 turnovers. Both corners Taylor and McWilliams had a pick and completely shut down cuc athlethes ...offense was running on all cylinders, led by borsellino's 3 touchdowns and 150+ rushing yds, both recievers Austin and Schultz scored and played well, and the qb Brown was very impressive, his best game all year.... Not disrespect to cuc but they were completely over matched today in all aspects of the game and this game could have easily been worse for cuc if they didn't score on defense and bu scored twice more when they were inside the 10


Can't wait to see the BU vs AU match up next week for BU homecoming

Just wanted to say congrats to these two NAC football players for being named as midwest region players to watch this year!!!

John Borsellino, running back, junior, Benedictine: After losing its quarterback and top receiver to graduation, the Eagles will look to Borsellino to carry the load, who averaged nearly 90 yards a game in 2010. The first-team All-Northern Athletic Conference performer will have help running behind other first-team all-conference lineman Bryan Wieseman and tight end Kevin Novacich.

Derek DiNino, defensive line, senior, Aurora: DiNino, another first-team All-Northern Athletic Conference performer, will anchor the Spartans defensive line as Aurora tries to unseat Benedictine for the conference title. DiNino had 48 tackles and returned one interception 85 yards for a touchdown last season.

Hey everyone, just saying what's up. Im new to the board and trying to learn how to use it. Have been a follower of Benedictine for a while now and also the NAC since it started. Just trying to make some conversation since the board has been quiet for a while. How is everyones teams shaping up and predictions for the upcoming season? Im very excited for the season to start, wish it were sooner!