Here are my preseason rankings revamped

1. Maryville
2. Webster
3. Fontbonne
4. Blackburn
5. Westminster
6.Greenville
7. Eureka
8. Principia/Mac
9. Principia/Mac

Looks like no one is interested in your revamped rankings.  Coaches usually have more insight than any of us.  If they voted their peers in this order, I will side with them until the standings prove me wrong at the end of April.  I agree with the coaches on the top 4 in that order, while the others could vary a bit.  If we see an upset, look for Westminster to be involved.

ok, thanks for the smartass reply. I am however allowed to express my opinions just like you are. so next time if you have something stupid to say to me, please say it to yourself  because im not interested. ALSO sounds like you may be from eureka. or maybe westminster.. most likely a player.

Season is getting ready to start.  Anybody know much about McKendree this year.  They historically have been very good, at least to my knowledge.  I am anxious to see how the boys in Black and Orange will do.

I just hope it's not too cold or wet.

Hey this is where we come to give our point of views. I agree that the coaches always have more insite than the fans but it is fun to guess, discuss and argue. 

I have seen too many games in the snow in the sliac. It should be a great measuring stick for Greenville. Not that one game tells much but it is the first for greenville. 

No kidding about the cold games.  I have almost frozen to death at Wash U on several occasions.  Finally got a system - sleeping bag pulled up over the ears and hot coffee.  Seems to work pretty well.

Just looked at McKendree's website - they will have played 7 games by the time the Greenville game comes up.     There may be some merit to starting early, I guess.

Here is their roster - please comment if you know about any of these players.

1 Brandyn  Snider  OF 5-8 Fr. Fielden, Ill./Jersey
2 Adam  Davinroy  IF 5-11 Jr. Shiloh, Ill./Althoff Catholic
3 Warren  Millitello  IF 6-2 Jr. Flora, Ill./Flora
4 Kyle  Derry  IF 5-11 Fr. Carterville, Ill./Herrin
5 Brynnen  Smith  IF 6-2 Fr. Herrin, Ill./Herrin
6 Tyler  Muren  OF 5-9 So. Belleville, Ill./Belleville West
7 Cole  Schrage  RHP 6-0 Sr. Aviston, Ill./Breese Central
8 Ross  Willman  OF 6-3 Sr. Greenville, Ill./Greenville
9 Brandon  Holtmann  RHP/IF 6-1 Sr. New Baden, Ill./Breese Central
10 Bryce  Frieden  C 5-9 Fr. Pittsfield, Ill./Pittsfield
13 Craig  Session  C/IF 6-0 Sr. Centralia, Ill./Centralia
14 Ryan  Uhe  RHP 6-2 So. DuQuoin, Ill./DuQuoin
15 Shane  McBride  OF 5-7 Jr. Troy, Ill./Triad
16 Mark  Daniels  OF 6-0 Jr. O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon
17 Dusty  Schallenberg  IF 5-10 Sr. New Douglas, Ill./Highland
19 Derek  Goetzl  OF/1B 6-0 Sr. Milan, Ill./Rock Island
21 Kyle  Moll  C 6-0 So. Mascoutah, Ill./Mascoutah
22 Calvin  O'Rear  OF/1B 6-4 Sr. DuBois, Ill./Nashville
23 Joe  Dickman  C 6-3 Jr. Alhambra, Ill./Highland
24 Nolan  Martz  RHP 6-6 Jr. East Alton, Ill./Roxana
25 Kory  Peppenhorst  C/IF 6-0 Jr. Carlyle, Ill./Carlyle
27 Cale  Johnson  RHP 6-3 Sr. Greenville, Ill./Greenville
28 Joey  Ullery  RHP 6-4 Sr. Mt. Vernon, Ill./Webber Township
29 Tyson  Moore  IF 5-9 Jr. Salem, Ill./Salem
30 Luke  Poston  RHP 6-2 Sr. New Athens, Ill./New Athens
31 Brad  Dunnigan  C/1B 6-1 So. Smithton, Ill./Freeburg
32 Thomas  Rose  IF 5-10 Sr. Highland, Ill./Highland
33 Eric  Gentz  RHP/1B 6-3 So. New Baden, Ill./Wesclin
34 Dakota  Schutt  RHP 6-4 So. Waterloo, Ill./Gibault
36 Cody  Odum  RHP 6-0 Jr. Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville
38 Ryan  Meyer  OF 5-10 Jr. Breese, Ill./Breese Central
40 Josh  Lusch  1B 6-3 So. Salem, Ill./Salem
42 Ryan  Ohnesorge  IF 5-8 So. Effingham, Ill./Effingham
43 Ryan  Weber  C 6-1 Fr. Marissa, Ill./Marissa
44 Ricky  Weber  RHP 6-1 Fr. Marissa, Ill./Marissa
48 Tommy  Young  C/IF 6-1 So. Odin, Ill./Odin
49 Alex  Young  LHP 6-2 So. Odin, Ill./Odin
50 Eric  Romani  RHP 6-6 Fr. Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West
51 Andrew  Sparks  C/IF 5-11 Fr. Delavan, Ill./Delavan
52 James  Schulte  RHP 6-3 Fr. St. Rose, Ill./Mater Dei
53 Chad  Ohnesorge  OF 5-11 Sr. Effingham, Ill./Effingham
54 Sam  Hodges  IF 5-6 Fr. Marissa, Ill./Marissa
55 Mark  Chapman  RHP 6-5 Jr. Highland, Ill./Highland
56 Josh  Rathmann  RHP 6-1 Fr. Germantown, Ill./Breese Central
57 Mark  Cokel  OF 6-0 So. Carthage, Ill./Carthage
58 Bryan  Tebbe  LHP 5-10 Jr. Breese, Ill./Mater Dei
59 Zach  Miller  OF 5-11 So. Sparta, Ill./Sparta

Gee....that seems like a lot of players.

Quote from: VideoDawg on February 18, 2009, 06:15:00 PM
Hey this is where we come to give our point of views. I agree that the coaches always have more insite than the fans but it is fun to guess, discuss and argue. 

well put, if i could give karma, that would be +1

was this really worth a new topic? why didnt you just post this in the sliac. However those early seasons games are usually pretty good. I know its tough for all the sliac players to get into the playing mode since most likely they have been stuck in a gym but it does get them out of the gym. In the past i know that blackburn had traveled to tennessee or arkansas to start the season, this year i believe they are doing the same. However its odd that the panthers will start at mckendree and not somewhere down south. It will either be a very cold game or very warm because of this freak weather we have been having. Either way i hope the panthers get the sliac seasons started out right with a big W! good luck to those guys!

What is this Karma thing anyway?  How do you get it and how do you lose it and why does it matter?

Quote from: SLIAC Observer on February 18, 2009, 09:41:08 PM
Just looked at McKendree's website - they will have played 7 games by the time the Greenville game comes up.

Gee....that seems like a lot of players.

I count 47 on the roster. That's a lot of players to keep happy even if you had a JV squad. They dropped their first three games to Union over the weekend.

Wow, theoneandonly has me pinpointed.  I do indeed play for Eureka, Webster, and Westminster (all of which he has accused me of playing for now).  Why not throw in the other 6 SLIAC teams, maybe Wash U. as well?  Cover all your bases.  I'm all for sharing of opinions, but yours seem to be contradictory and lack insight.

On that note, Maryville is my pick to win the conference, or maybe Fontbonne, possibly Greenville.  Actually, if everything falls the right way Blackburn could win it, but Principia will definitely be in the mix until the very end.  Come to think of it, I tabbed MacMurry as my darkhorse a couple weeks ago.  I also can't forget the 3 teams that I play for......we all have good squads this year too.  

Quote from: BigToughGuy on February 19, 2009, 10:49:35 AM
Wow, theoneandonly has me pinpointed.  I do indeed play for Eureka, Webster, and Westminster (all of which he has accused me of playing for now).  Why not throw in the other 6 SLIAC teams, maybe Wash U. as well?  Cover all your bases.  I'm all for sharing of opinions, but yours seem to be contradictory and lack insight.

On that note, Maryville is my pick to win the conference, or maybe Fontbonne, possibly Greenville.  Actually, if everything falls the right way Blackburn could win it, but Principia will definitely be in the mix until the very end.  Come to think of it, I tabbed MacMurry as my darkhorse a couple weeks ago.  I also can't forget the 3 teams that I play for......we all have good squads this year too.  

wow you truely are an idiot. I do think maryville will take the regular season. end of story. that says nothing for the tourney. as for the preseason rankings, like i stated before i dont agree with. AND you are probably some idiot fan who has never even touched a baseball. So i guess we will just wait a couple of weeks and you will stop posting, and we will never have to read your dumb comments again. thanks though.. now that weve come to that conclusion... Greenvilles matchup against Mckendree has its own little posting area. According to that board, mckendree lost three this weekend. they will have played 7 games by the time greenville plays them. how does everyone think they are going to play against Mckendree?