FB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[Reeno10]

Once again....one of the representives from than the power house teams need to let there air out there heads from being to big over the years....MY BOY #9 from LAKE MARY FLA, and mac and the kid from GC WILL BE THE BE IN COMPETITIONG FOR LINEBACKER OF THE YEAR NEXT YEAR PERIOD!!!! Good stats footballisfun, maybe we do need to give credit where credit is due!! OOOO AH LAKE MARRRRRRRRRRY!!!! FLA TALENT BOY WHATCHA KNOW BOUT THAT DUDE!!! HAHA !!!!! WAGNER NOW GERHKE why cant people except that the bast players arent on lakeland or CUW or aurora.....maybe they are on other teams!! STATS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES!! LOOK AT THE NATIONAL STATS FROM LAST YEAR and the year before you will see LAKE MARY boys in the upper half!!

[ibfcisdead]

I believe CURF has the two best RBs in the conf.  personally...sorry

[FalconsFootball]

I'm from Ocala Fl  what highgschool did you go to Reeno

[sotha sil]

I understand you were a good player reeno...your stats were up there but your wins were way down...you won two chamionships before you were the major impact...and your boy won no championships...so put the stats with the wins then it will be worth it....gerke plays his position properly and rarely makes a mistake....he plays to a system and the coaches in the conference realize how great he is at it...and my OPINION from what I have seen...#9 is good but not the top...But, he does have passion and that allows him to play a lot better than he is athletically...the same with the guy from greenville

[footballisfun]

But when they pick the all conf. teams they dont look at that stuff.  They look at stats.

[formerd3db]

But when they pick the all conf. teams they dont look at that stuff. They look at stats.

My apologies for jumping into the middle of your discussion here; however, that is not always true.  Selection of the all-conference teams unfortunately does take those things into account, when at times, it should not.  I could cite you many examples from various conferences where the stat leaders in the conference who are starters and big contributors were overlooked and not selected for the all-conference teams.  In some instances, they were passed over by players selected who did not have any relevant "league" stats in their respective position categories.  That is sad, yet politics finds its way into these situations at times as we all know- just a fact of life. 

Many of us have discussed this type situation on several occasions on other boards in the past.  Anyway, just wanted to contribute comment to your discussion.  Thanks.

[FalconsFootball]

I completely understand what you mean.  I felt I was overlooked when I was the up there in a lot of stats I (and Mike Litrenta My Boy who did get the recognition he deserved) ran the best defense in the conference.  I don't know why this happened but it does.  Oh well right.

[footballisfun]

I think there are a lot of people that give over looked when it comes to picking the conf. list but that is they way it goes I guess.

[79jaybird]

What is the word on Benedictine this year?  Have they improved themselves from last year?  We (Elmhurst) open up the season against them at home, and just want to get some info. about them. 

[footballisfun]

It all depends on who you ask around here and if their start WR/RB (Sergo) is coming back for a 7th year (joking).  I have heard that he is and isnt coming back.  They are better then they have been.

[79jaybird]

With Benedictine there is only 1 direction that they can go... forward.  I look for a better squad this year than previous years.  I love their Stadium.

[footballisfun]

They do have a very nice staduim.  With a place like that how can you not attrached kids to play.

[Falcon77]

I'm new to this board. What is the outlook for CUW for 2006? Are they a top 3 IBC team?

[79jaybird]

"With a place like that how can you not attract kids to play?"
A lot of it has to do with North Central, Wheaton, Elmhurst, and North Park, in close vicinity.  A lot of it also has to do with Benedictine having troubles (record wise) lately, while North Central/Carthage/Elmhurst have been steadily improving.
The Stadium is a start.  Now I think they need a proven Coach to help build up the program.  Krohn and Journell are doing a good job at Elmhurst.  Thorne is picking up at North Central right where he left off at the high school level, and Rucks has a CCIW ring to show for his efforts.

[footballisfun]

Just wanted to say congrats. to the guy from BU on the Arean Team.