FB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[TruCountry95]

Halftime :  Greenville-21    Blackburn-3

[Gomer Pyle]

Off the D-3 Scoreboard:
 
    Coe 37        Aurora 7
  Chicago 41     CU-C  10   Fartcus, I hope you read my "reason."

[catch22]

Another score just in

Rockford -41 MacMurray - 8

[TruCountry95]

Final score   Greenville 34        BC- 10

[mac_grad]

I gotta back up rucker here. 

First, he is right, in the past, players have just complained and quit really early.  Many freshman didn't stay past the first semester because they assumed they were gonna be playing and then they realized they weren't all that.  So it's good to have a coach who has put an emphasis on academics with extra study tables and whatnot and is trying to turn these athletes into well-rounded young men.

Second, I have always heard complaints about the football field, but there we other parts of campus that were a lot worse (have you ever driven in that parking lot?!?!) that they have wanted to improve upon.  Yes, some of it is routine, but obviously some money was mishandled at the top so that's why Mac is in the state it's in.

[NCC_alum62]

Chicago 41 CUC 10.

CUC looks like it still has a long way to go.

Anyone at the NPU vs BU game: any stats analysis or scores would be awesome.

[bufan]

BU 14, North Park 0

Schwartz 204 yards rushing for BU.  3 picks thrown by NP

[Pat Coleman]

If the Illini-Badger website is slow to post scores, you may want to check out the SLIAC website, www.sliac.org. It has posted the 2007 schedules and will post the 2007 scores of all eight schools that will be playing Football in the conference next year.

No scores tonight.

Just would've liked to have some confirmation of the Rockford/MacMurray score since neither school nor the IBFC site has posted it.

[NCAA Football]

MacMurray lost 41-8

[Gomer Pyle]

 Scores form D3 :
   
   Con,W- 7   North central- 28

   LC- 16       Carthage- 35

[Gomer Pyle]

Week 2 of the season is upon us and the prognosticators thus far have done a nice job. Sensible picks with sound comment, at least in the posters view. The "believers " are excited and rightly so.  Some teams with high expectations have fallen- Con,Wis for one. Others have been trampled.
  This year, unlike years past, may see a totally different pecking order.
   Is it parity or will the cream rise to the top as suggested in the Coaches Poll (IBFC) 2007 with CU_W taking the title? 
    I`m thinking:
     (1)  Eureka: They have a bye this week but are looking forward to Sept 29th when they get Con,ILL at their house.
     (2) Lakeland at Carthage:  Lakeland was over their head last week but
      at least they scheduled a top notch team. It may help build team
      character but it goes as a "L" in the ledger. Home team, home crowd.
       Carthage should come out on top.
     (3) Chicago at Con, Ill : All the "believers" say it`s so ( a victory that is)
      Why not?  Don`t want to rile up anybody.
       Nope can`t do it.....................Chicago takes it.
      (4)  Rockford at MacMurray: What can you say? After the worst loss in school history (points) which some have attributed that to a freshmen
     ladden team this week won`t be any different.
       Rockford isn`t in the "AUGGIE" class but they will surely beat up on the
       MacMurray Freshmen  squad.
      (5) Coe at Aurora : The Kohawks (Coe) of the IIAC usually field a sound team finishing 3rd in their conferenc last year.  Add to that they blew up Aurora last year to the tune of 45-0.  Steady as she goes......COE.
      (6)Bendictine at North Park: First game of the season for NP. You know their ready.  Bu has already been in battle and got creamed by Elmhurst.
       Walking wounded ( BU) take the Vikings.
       (7)  Blackburn at Greenville: Greenville will make a statement with a
         big win over Blackburn. This could be their year (GC) so they need to show all who`s the boss!
       (8)   NorthCentral at Con,Wis.: The Falcons get the Cardinalsat home for what turns out as the rubber game.  They played twice year with each team winning one. CU-W took the first game in double OT but lost when it counted to NC in the NCAA play-off game.  So, it`s a home game for the Falcons, should have a big crowd, lots of noise plus they get to see a good game................................North Central smiling after the fat lady sings.
     
       
     

         
 
 
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    Call it lucky. Call it what-ever but I`ll take it.  Called them all correctly.
     Fartcus............you want to say something? 

[Gomer Pyle]

 The current IBFC standings:  This is the OVER-ALL record. Posted on D3.
   Greenville is #1 because they  have one win, as do others but  (GC) has no losses. Everybody from #2 down has at least one loss. 
   
    (1)  Greenville:   1-0
    (2)   Benedictine: 1-1
    (3)  Con U- C: 1-1 
    (4)  Eureka: 0-1
     (5) Aurora: 0-2
     (6) Con,Wis.: 0-2
     (7)  Lakeland: 0-2
     (V-III) MacMurray: 0-2
   I know it`s early and no conference games have been played yet but seeing  the standings thus far  makes one wonder.
     This could be the best year in the history of the IBC  in so far as a completely differently line-up .........top to bottom or will conference play
    reveal the same old top 3? 
   What say you? 

[Pat Coleman]

MacMurray lost 41-8

I understand -- that's what the other poster said too -- but anonymous sources are not what we would consider reliable.

[madfrog]

The current IBFC standings:  This is the OVER-ALL record. Posted on D3.
   Greenville is #1 because they  have one win, as do others but  (GC) has no losses. Everybody from #2 down has at least one loss. 
   
    (1)  Greenville:   1-0
    (2)   Benedictine: 1-1
    (3)  Con U- C: 1-1 
    (4)  Eureka: 0-1
     (5) Aurora: 0-2
     (6) Con,Wis.: 0-2
     (7)  Lakeland: 0-2
     (V-III) MacMurray: 0-2
   I know it`s early and no conference games have been played yet but seeing  the standings thus far  makes one wonder.
     This could be the best year in the history of the IBC  in so far as a completely differently line-up .........top to bottom or will conference play
    reveal the same old top 3? 
   What say you? 

Well let me see, Greenville's win was vs blackburn. Blackburn lost the previous week to CuC by basically the same score then CuC goes and gets smashed by whatever team. So far IBC has proven it can beat Blackburn in which case Lakeland, CuW and Aurora all would beat by 50-0 if not more imo.  Leaving the only other conference win to Bendactine who beat a team that has not had a winning season within the last 10 years or more. Lakeland has faced Carthage and UW-Whitewater much tougher schedule than anyone else to date. Lakeland may be the best team in this conference by far and we will not get to see that till week 4. CuW will also compete, I dont know WTF AURORA IS doing.

[baseman201]

Wow, with regards to the CUC Vs. Chicago game.  I am not going to play the "Woulda, coulda, shoulda (copyright Gomer, 2007  ) game.  

Chicago just flat out manhandled CUC the whole game.  Copeland had absolutely no where to run, Weeks couldn't throw the ball and the WRs had a case of the dropsies on MANY occasions.

But U. of Chicago was a fast physical team who just dominated for 2 1/2 quarters.  CUC was in it the first quarter 1/2, but after that forget about it.  I am not going to pull a Maddog and say, "well, if the sun just would have been a little higher in the sky, they would have seen better and won the game."  Ok, a little overkill, but you get the idea,  

Anyhow, next week doesn't get any easier with Rose Hulman coming to town.  

Also the Greenville game was a little closer then what I expected.  The score was about the same as last week when CUC beat Blackburn 33-14.

Anyhow, not a good week for the IBC, hopefully we win some games next week.