Warhawks are in trouble next week...student announcers on the video stream just said they've got Baylor next week.  I think a BCS bowl is at stake.

Quote from: The Cat in the Hat on December 07, 2013, 01:27:19 PM
I'm listening to the UWW audio (their audio link, not the video guys) and they're pretty good.  Much more professional than D and D.

Make the switch...the UWW guys are good.

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Quote from: criswyly on November 25, 2012, 04:28:56 AM
"I hope they did better on their finals then they did on their Wildcat Exam."
Classic SpeedyBigBoy.

Linfield won the game for a lot of reasons....but I got to go to work now.

<Sigh> The "finals" issue comes up every year, although usually it gets raised before the 2nd round game is played. North Central's academic calendar is based on trimesters, rather than semesters (like most schools). Finals occurs the three days preceding Thanksgiving. The players are students first and it does cut into preparation time. Add in Thanksgiving, which for most of us is a time to be with our families. Then, a long travel day before Saturday.

It is what it is. Is it the reason NCC lost? No. But it is a deviation from the normal football routine and you don't know how each player is going to deal with it. The flip side is that if NCC can figure out how to get through the second round, then they become full time football players after that.

Most schools are eliminated before their Finals Week. And when UWW reached Salem, their Finals Week was after the Stagg Bowl. It's all part of being a D3 student-athlete. It's never an excuse, but it doesn't need to be mocked at the same time.

For what it's worth, Speedy is a PLU fan and we all know that his guys failed the Wildcat midterm and final

Heck, Cal Lutheran has yet to pass Wildcat 101.

Begs the question...does that mean Redlands has been held back in the 6th grade?

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(I love the 'Cats as much as anyone, but I am disappointed by my fellow Linfield posters.  The last few pages were painful to read.  Awful posts by Linfielders met by polite replies from Wesleyans.)

Back to the Cal Lu game, the Cats made two blunders which kept Cal Lu close.  Terrible D on the Hail Mary, then the 'Cat receiver tipping the pass which wound up being intercepted and returned for a Cal Lu TD.  Those two plays kept Cal Lu in the game.  Otherwise, the 'Cat D looked very good against a terrific Cal Lu O.  Bend, but no break.

Josh Hill and the running game looked great, keeping the chains moving.  Anticipating seeing the 'Cats try to establish the run against Wesley.  I like our chances, even with the cross country trip.

I've seen countless games at CatDome, and I'd put this victory over Cal Lu as one of the most exciting games of them all.

Go Linfield!

I agree with everything you said in this post--especially the first part.

Monrovia, couldnt agree more.  Wow, I haven't posted on here in a long time so I'll probably get torched for this but it's been embarrassing to read this board the last several pages. Nobody needs to be reminded or educated on Linfield's history or tradition. It speaks for itself...If they follow D3 football they know about it, if not they'll learn about it. Not from the drivel on here but when our team comes to town and goes toe to toe with them for a full 60 as I'd expect from any of the 16 teams that are still playing. People already want to beat our ass because we've got a 75% plus winning percentage over the last half century. No need to give everybody another reason to hate Linfield other than that. There is a big difference between good natured smack talk going back and forth and the pompous BS that been on here for the last few hours. I'm as big of a Linfield honk as the next guy but I try not to make people HATE the place when I talk about it.

That being said, Linfield playing on the road this week is an absolute joke. Nothing we can do about it now though and it's high time the cats pick up their first road playoff win in a LONG time!

I expect it as well...where's the link...I can't find it.

Quote from: bbaddict on November 19, 2008, 12:52:26 PM
That was the Brett Elliot QB days!  Part of the Linfield Glory Days.  Don't tell them it's over, OxyBob--we just let them think the game this weekend is about them.

Interesting comment considering Linfield was the four time defending conference champion when Brett Elliot stepped on campus...I think you need to worry less about Linfield's bruised egos and more about your squad not embarrasing themselves at home this weekend.  That said, I still hope you win because I like Speckman, but you're making it more and more attractive to stick with my general rule of not rooting for rivals regardless of the situation...

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Quote from: downtown48 on November 16, 2008, 06:22:58 PM
They better not look past Oxy, because they won't live it down on here if they lose to the SCIAC as the #1 seed in bracket!

Oh, I don't know -- WU has beat Linfield two years in a row & they still seem to be among the living.

DT48 is referring to the ration of ^&%$ you will get on here if your boys go one and done at home.  Most of us on here are supporting Willamette in the playoffs but we have ulterior motives, that being conference pride and the second best conference playoff record (since the '99 expansion).  One and done probably drops us below both the MIAC and the WIAC. 

So don't screw it up!!

Thank you for clearing that up speedy!   

Not that I'm surprised in the least, but it really is a farce that the west coast and Texas schools are penalized for their geographic location.  I get the sense that the NCAA would rather not have them in their organization...why don't they just kick them out and only allow schools that are clustered together in the Northeast.    What a joke.  

They better not look past Oxy, because they won't live it down on here if they lose to the SCIAC as the #1 seed in bracket!

Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on November 13, 2008, 08:03:02 PM
While West Coast and Texas teams have often seen 'bending' of seeds, so far as I have seen they've never gone quite so far as #2 @ #1 in the first round.  If that happens this year, we will know for sure that money beats EVERYTHING.

I like to reference the NCAA DIVISION I soccer playoffs from 3 or 4 years ago when we even start to question the seeding motives.  The University of Portland was the #1 ranked team in the nation and they got sent to somewhere like Oklahoma or Colorado and didn't get to host a four team regional because the other three teams were closer to the host city.  So if they are willing to send the #1 team in the nation on the road in Division I...#1 vs #2 WOULD happen if it saved some money in Division III.   

Fair enough Cris, you're dead on with the mistake free ball and the conditioning.  If they keep that up they can just wait for people to shoot themselves in the foot.  As far as Mount goes, I think until they go a few years in row not making it to the national semi-finals, they get a pass. 

Quote from: BearcatPress on November 12, 2008, 07:48:37 PM
Menlo may have the worst facilities (see wildcat11's footage of the visitor's coaching box) but I don't think anyone here will dispute that UPS has the worst field in the conference.

BCPress, I can't speak to the playing surface at UPS now but you should have seen it around 1997.  I can't remember which year but I remember driving up on the bus and they had a tractor with a roller attatched trying to level the field.  We walked out there and it was so soft your foot literally sunk six inches in spots...classic!

Quote from: BearcatPress on November 12, 2008, 01:46:35 PM
I'm not willing to predict a deep playoff run yet, but the fact that opposing teams will only have one week to prepare for the Fly is encouraging.

Until they meet the defense that's big, fast and nasty that they'll probably face in Round 3 and beyond (unless it's Rowan 8)).  

All kidding aside, this is a huge advantage in my mind and the fact that you guys can throw the rock this year makes it all the more difficult.  Should be a fun playoff...

Quote from: BearcatFan on November 12, 2008, 01:39:46 PM
Comparing the 2008 Bearcats to previous teams and their records vs. Linfield teams from 200-2005 is hypothetical and bears no weight when discussing how far they can go in the playoffs. They're all different teams. Only time will tell how much of a Juggernaut they are.

Sure it does.  Those were good Linfield teams.  If they had beaten Linfield those years, I would have said they were going to go deep into the playoffs that year.  

You are correct in saying your boys are above average but every team in the playoffs is that.  You have to be special to go deep and I'm not convinced they are special.  And if beating the second or third best team in the SCIAC helps you sleep better at night, so be it, but they aren't a playoff caliber team.  Remember, I didn't say the Bearcats weren't good...they are...I like their team, I just don't think they are as good as everybody drinking the NWC Kool-Aid thinks they are.  Trust me, I'd love for Willamette to do some damage in the playoffs.  

Quote from: criswyly on November 12, 2008, 09:36:27 AM
Here's hoping that Willamette represents the NWC deep into the playoffs and makes some heads turn with "respect" towards our conference...The only conference to win two national championships during Mounts reign of terror....Poetic justice says that Willamette beats the Mount in the Stagg Bowl....with a "repete" type "monkey stomp" that the Johnnies handed to them in 2003....that would make my football season.

Just a quick question, er, comment then question.  I've been reading all the Willamette love on here all year and watched them play Linfield and no doubt they play good, fundamentally sound football that you need to play to win in the playoffs.  I like their coach and their team, but, and here's the question...Has Willamette beaten any team that could be considered even above average let alone a playoff caliber team this year?  I can't count CaLu, Linfield or Concordia as playoff caliber teams and it would take some convincing to make me think those three were even above average.  The rest of their games, they should have won and did.  What makes everybody think they are equipped to make a run deep into the playoffs let alone challenge the Mount.

If they had beaten any of the Linfield teams from 2000 to 2005, I'd be on board with the deep run talk but I just don't think they are the juggernaut that everybody thinks they are.  They beat up on an average at best NWC this season.