Quote from: emma17 on December 13, 2015, 09:18:46 PM
Game Question.  Did anybody have a good view of the deep ball thrown to Marcus Hudson to open the 3rd quarter?
From our seats (about 5 rows up), it looked like he had a chance to make the catch.  I'm curious if someone with a better view has another perspective.

It landed about 2 yards in front of him from my view (30 yard line).  I thought he might of had a chance for the ball but he did not even try to reach or dive for it.

Quote from: ohiofan1954 on March 09, 2015, 08:06:38 PM
Would be nice if the OAC posted their 2015 schedules soon. Many of the other Ohio schools have including all d2 schools. Trying to work the one  OAC school I haven't been too (Wilmington)into the schedule. 41 schools in ohio play varsity football. 30 down ,11 to go.

I can help with a few Wilmington games in 2015:

Wilmington at Baldwin Wallace 10/17/2015 http://www.bwyellowjackets.com/sports/fball/future_varsity_schedule
UMU at Wilmington 10/24/2015 http://athletics.mountunion.edu/sports/fball/future_schedules
ONU at Wilmington 11/7/2015 http://onusports.com/sports/fball/2015-16/schedule

Obviously the other teams have their schedules set but with a quick glance I could not find them.

Quote from: Knight Raider on February 13, 2015, 06:46:26 PM
Besides Helmets, Mount Union is getting new uniforms!

https://www.facebook.com/purpleraiders/photos/pcb.10153005712525306/10153005711325306/?type=1&theater

Not that crazy about the gray pants. Would of have liked more white with gray accents like the jersey.

Quote from: emma17 on October 21, 2014, 11:15:18 AM

Quote from: bceagle80 on October 21, 2014, 08:07:49 AM
JCU had a better defense than Mount in '13 and I would expect '14 to be the same.   This version of Mount's D appears to be a little better than last year, but not significantly so.   Week 10 should be a shootout.

It is interesting to see the comments each week and the debate on how good Mount Union really is. Keep in mind each team is comprised of some new faces each year and every team every year needs to learn how to win. The gifted athletes on Mount Union's football team are, most likely, learning just like every team does. The real question is how do they take it to the top level this year. I agree with Dr. Acula that a few young men need to emerge as game changing difference makers. Who will they be and when will we see it happen? I expect it will happen over the next few weeks before the JC game.

FYI: JV won against Baldwin Wallace 40-0 this past Sunday.

Bceagle- I know you have a son on JV so congrats on their continued victories.
On the other side of that coin- isn't it a bit depressing to see the never ending blow outs?  Wouldn't it be better to see some really tight scores or even losses so that the conference has hope for greater balance in the future? 

Nothing Mt can do I know. But I'm not even an OAC guy and I get frustrated with the failure of the other programs to improve.
We get some of that in the WIAC- just not to the degree of disparity.
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I went to the JV game on Sunday.  It is hard to know what the difference in talent on paper between these teams but what I noticed was the difference in the intensity between the 2 teams.  You could tell that the Mount union players were ready to play.  The very first play of the game the Mount Union defensive end bullrushed the tackle to get into the backfield and get to the QB.  They tackled harder and caught the passes that were difficult (BW dropped too many).  MU was not perfect and BW moved the ball, but MU worked well together and you could tell they wanted to perserve the shut-out. Once these teams get behind it is hard for them to mentally get up to compete. But they should all be ready to start with intensity and seemed to be lacking this past weekend.

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Quote from: desertraider on September 07, 2014, 03:05:08 PM
Out of curiosity: anyone think that VK would step and try a DII team in the area? I know LK didn't see the sense in it - but as we know VK is different. I was thinking of maybe Notre Dame College or someone like that. NDC's offensive coordinator is Bill Rychel (Mount) and they have Regis Scafe as the LB coach. So there is a connection.

I think the AD does the scheduling.  A game with Walsh would, I think, be a great natural rivalry, but I'm guessing Walsh might think they have too much to lose in such a match-up.

My son was recruited by Walsh as well as Mount Union. He would enjoy working hard to beat them. I agree also that D2 schools have to much to lose playing D3. That being said the Junior Varsity played Ashland University (D2 school) this past Sunday and lost.

I think you meant to say that our JV team beat Ashland.  (43-20).  The Ashland team was bigger but the first team JV held them scoreless and scored on them without much difficulty.

bceagle80 did the freshman get tested on their max weights yet?

Quote from: Raider 68 on August 12, 2014, 09:52:19 AM

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Quote from: Dr. Acula on August 11, 2014, 08:44:45 AM
Well guys, this is the week.  Guys have been coming back over the weekend.  Freshmen are moving in today.  Players report Wednesday.  Practice starts Thursday.  It's officially football again!

What a day of driving yesterday. I drove my son to Alliance yesterday. He is settled into his dorm. He is doing the last Preview today and is super-psyched about football. He is going to meet his roommate today as well.

The only downside to the day was the sheer volume of water coming out of the sky. My son was okay with it since it meant he can get down in the mud and push some teammates around on the practice field.

We found out he going to play on the o-line to start. It will be interesting to see where they put him. While he has played left guard predominately, he has played most of the other positions.

bceagle80,

It will be a great experience for him and you will enjoy it as well. Hope he has great success at Mount!

Hopefully he will get a chance to meet many of the freshman players today.
I know he will like the campus with the exception of his non-air-conditioned dorm room after practice.
Let us know how it goes.

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Quote from: Knight Raider on July 26, 2014, 01:00:56 PM
From my previous note, I was skeptical since these stats are more consistent with an elite D1 player that was at the NFL combine this year.  I should not judge too quickly. Give me more information on him.  Do you know how many years he was varsity starter, what accolades he got (all region, all state, etc) and how many tackles/sacks?

For whatever reason, I'm guessing he knows all those stats and more. 

I agree with you about bceagle80 knowing those stats and knowing more.  I looked at the profiles of all the D-line players on the previous lists and can't find anyone with those statistics.  The list maybe longer than we know.  I know coach will make the choices necessary to field the best team.  Needless to say I am excited about another year of football and beating UWW again.