Fs77... Foresters lost All conf WR early
(knee?) starting LB as well. (ankle) and were using two defensive players to man the tailback spot. Not sure if it was injuries or not. QB had a poor day in the wind. LFC bench had at least 20players on the sideline not in pads, only 40ish dressed out. Fbdad--injuries or suspensions?


Defense played well forcing FGs but were overwhelmed as game went on. CUC was very good, and played very emotionally.though for a team that starts the game with a PA lead prayer, they don't exactly behave like it on the field. Game appeared on the verge of turning into a brawl on multiple occassions. (by no means saying LFC was innocent)


Cu qb is a special player.
lFC only has 10 seniors, so the future should be bright.

Lfc might not have been great W/L, but in particular they were strong on offense. Their weakness clearly lies on defense. They are also stat restricted on cumulative stats snce they are playing heir nonconference game on the 19th.
But their qb was ranked 2nd in all stats includingefficiency, and ranked nationally in the top 0 in most categories. So he is not a stretch as a 2nd tm pick.
WR Davis is 3rd in th NATION in rec yards.. clearly one of the more explosive players in conference and did it against everyone.
Mitchell might be a stretch at first team,but is an over 1,000 total offense back, and will likely break 1,000 irush in last game. His rec. stats gave him a bump imo.

Defensivey
Holzmeyer has sack/tfl #s that put him on the bubble he is probably a stretch.
As for Butts, is a multitime a/c choice, top tackler among dbs, and you have to respect how heplays..no lbs, no cbs

Best record doesn't mean best player, it means best collection of players.

I will take a stab at all.confirm


Qb 1 tanney, 2scaffidi, 3bates
Rb 1 pierce, Yocum, Mitchell
     2 Beckstrand, brimmage,fagan

Wr blodgett, Davis, Seer
     2 carrier, green, Thompson

Te.. Snc's te
      Grinnells te peters?

Oline you are on your own

DL Troyer, Zank, Meyer, Holzmeyer
Lb. Dzwiet, hoste, Hendricks, niche
Db Butts, reschke, Nantell, fisher
Lb

Congrats to LFC's QB for being named MWC POTW.. Pretty impressive. It seems that every presser from their program is announcing offensive records that are being broken in only 7 games (nonconf was ppd)...

Fbkdad... Heard there were a lot of inj. On the Foresters defense..

Any scoop on the Knox (former LFC Head coach) game plan? With Monmouth on the horizon, the Prairie Fire have to be putting all their eggs in this basket to avoid the o-fur.

Since Knox can't compete in the Turkey Bowl, does this become a bigger rivalry because of the coach connection?

Outside of the "big game" I would venture to say that Grinnell v. Beloit is another important game to see who can be above 500.. Grinnell with their non conference win, likely can get there with a loss, but Beloit needs this game, and another non predicted win to reach .500. Any other competitive games? Lf and Cu have been low scoring 1score games the last two years..

Was intown to see my kid, so I was at the LFC game..I agree with fbakdad.. Thought the Foresters looked flat..

IC gambled a lot... Going for two, surprise onside kick, etc.. They weren't successful, but showed creativity.

Fbakdad.. Where were the LFC students? Felt the IC faithful showed up...not sure about Forester fans.

The "defense-less" conference.. Every team but two (LFC, Beloit) had over 400yards total offense... This might be a first.

Anything to look towards this week? Are there any big player vs. Player match ups?

Also, who is the best Wr in the league?
Nominees:
Thompson @ IC
Seer @ Grinnell
Carrier @ Beloit
Davis@ LFC
Blodgett@ Monmouth
Mazur @ Lawrence
Cuthbert @Knox

Please base on ability, not just stats.. Different schemes create inflated numbers.

Red hawk sighting... Not an upset that Ripon, but the margin was surprising, I would think.

Good luck to all, and stay healthy

Last year, week 1, was "upset" weekend in the MWC.. Beloit beat St. Norbert without Coach Purtill, Grinnell destroyed Monmouths season hopes, Lawrence over Knox, Carroll over IC, and Ripon mauled the Foresters... Will the MWC be topsy-turvy again in '11?

Any "predictions" or "guarantees?"

Is this the only chance for a Knox or Lawrence victory?

Will anyone match Ripon's 60+points from a year ago?

With two games suspended, does anyone know if those games count? stats?

Looks like all MWC teams had good showings..

Fbakdad: looks like your optimism was well placed.. Big plays on offense for LFC..

Scottie: thoughts on Monmouth vs. Wart burg?

With IC getting a win without their HC, is there a coaching controversy?

Thanks for the welcomes.. I am a big fan of D3.. having watched son #1 play out east, and son #2 attends a MWC school, but is not a football player. I had a chance to meet the coach during move-in day and was very impressed with him as a person, and the players that were helping move people in. If there personality and attitudes are any indicator of their football ability, then there will be a good team in the Chicago-land area. They have kids from all over the country.. I think the coach said 19 different states. Is that common in the MWC?

Outside of the two big games, any predictions?

The kickoff predicts LFC with 4-5 wins..

Does Grinnell step back without Mike Bogard back at QB? 1,400 yards passing, 13TD... the 2QB rotation seemed to be helpful for them in '10.

FBDAD-- whats the optimism at LFC focused on QB? He looked good at the end of '10.. they were young on Defense a year ago, did everyone come back?

SNC fans-- who is the new QB?? Is this a year where SNC is all about Defensive football?

Roop-- any news out of B-town that doesn't involve the genetic freak that is Carrier?

Last year Grinnell, created some momentum early, and had their first plus .500 season in years... Are any of the lower end teams poised to do that this year? Also, are Beloit and Grinnell set up to drop back down after losing talented senior classes? (baratti, Christensen, Ross at bc, and Bradley and bogard at Grinnell)