FB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[d3ftball1]

I look forward to seeing Maddogs team! I guess someone will have to step up next year since his son is a senior and will be graduating. Unless he plans on following the stats and doing a team next year. Is that possible Maddog? I know you said you would be spending more time with your daughters.

[aufb05]

While we are on who is good and who isn't. I like to bring out a point on O positions.

We can measure a whole slue of things for QB, RB or WR but when it comes to O lineman, TE or true FB, these players are regretfully overlooked and often underrated.

Show me a QB or RB with decent stats and I show you a O lineman, TE or FB who has made the blocks to produce those stats. Yet the game doesn't record O blocks as the D records tackles and assists.

There has got to be some O lineman, TE or FB out there who can talk about the QB or RB they turned into Conference standouts, while their play was overlooked. Or some conversation about recording blocks. 

[d3ftball1]

AU

Good point. There have been comments on here about QB's not doing good because the O line was weak but when they talk about all the completed passes and the yards gained no one ever says wow they have a great O line or they really had alot of good blocks. I wonder why they don't keep stats on that like they do on tackles and assisted tackles. I'm sure the QB's give alot of credit to their O lines!

[Big_Uns]

Who said Lakeland had everything in place for a run like this? Remember back in 2002 when Lakeland went 5-5 in Coach Hynes' last year? How about the next year with pretty much the same people except with Zebrowski? 8-2. How about the next year after losing Luebke and Taff? 7-3. How about the next year (This year) With THREE freshman starting at the linebacker position before Nick Hunter was adjusted enough from the shift from O to D to take over as ILB next to Van De Loo. The freshman outside backers Hornes and Wagner have been studs. Not to mention a BACKUP freshman linebacker has two defensive TDs this year in Brent Miller. On offense, Denham out for the year. Barrie didn't pan out. Where do you go from there? Oh yeah, a guy who got close to NO playing time in 2004 in Shawn Lee and two more freshman in Erdman and Fitzgerald. And a bunch of first time starting wide receivers.

The offensive and defensive lines are like the only thing you can say that was in place for him to work with, and even then what are you gonna say? Talent doesn't blossom without good coaching.

I don't know how you CANNOT give Coach of the Year to Zebrowski.

[fishguy]

  Let me ask a question. It`s pretty easy for a coach who has the "horses" and some 5th year seniors
  to look good as he has, so where is the masterful
  job of coaching? 
  There are other coaches in the IBC who have done a good job with far less. Not so much in winning but in major progress in their programs. BU and Greenville come to mind.
   Put another way, if the coach at LC was the coach at lets say BU then for sure he`d win, as you said, " in a landside."  Just another point of view.

   

Well, for starters, they lost an all-american linebacker and are starting two freshmen at linebacker and slapped Aurora - a playoff team from a year ago - with a 58-0 whipping. And those seniors were struggling mightily under the previous coach - just check Lakeland's records - but they are thriving under Zebrowski, and not just because they are in their fourth or fifth season of college ball. I understand your devil's advocate viewpoint, but frankly Lakeland was not at the top of the league when Zebrowski took over, and they are now. They have better players (a sign of good recruiting), and the players he inherited have more impact, which also is, in part, a sign of good coaching. If you want to look at this award in terms of major progress, Zebrowski still wins, in my view. He is a young coaching star with much bigger days ahead of him.

[TruCountry95]

A couple people come to mind from Greenville to be on this All-Maddog Team. Special Team punter Reggie Anthony whose is currently 4th in the nation in punting. Defense Mark Schopp for 5 interceptions this year. (Hopefully saturday after Greenville stop's Lakeland's ground attack he will have a couple more) Also Jon DeJulio, he has a been a great WR this season.  I just wanted to remind the people here that there is another great college and football program down here, south of Chicago believe it or not. Lastly Coach Hehman for building a stronger foundation for that GC team. He and his staff are doing amazing things with that program. If Lakeland thinks coming to GC Saturday will be a "in and out deal lets think playoffs" they got alot coming. But good luck to all the teams Saturday. God Bless-

[maddog8]

d3football1, Yes I will continue to do the "ALL MADDOG TEAM" next year. I enjoy this stuff. The 1st, 2nd and Hornorable mention teams will be out next week. As for MADDOGS (2) COACHES OF THE YEAR AND WHY?

#1 COACH OF THE YEAR " Coach Jim Zebrowski-Lakeland, Jim has taken a program that was 5-5 and in three years has made a pwoer house program. Going 8-2 his first year then a Co-Championship team to a Outright Championship team. Brought this team to the schools FIRST playoff game in there 71 year history. Jim in my eye's is a D-I coach and will be so in the near future. He has had his teams in the nations best catagories, rushing, total offense, sacks etc.  His recruiting for a school in a "no mans land" has been excellent. (ex. he gets recriuts out of Detroit, where BU can't get out of Chicago next door).

#2 COACH OF THE YEAR "Coach Hehman-Greenville. This NEW coach has taken a program from NOTHING to one of the Conferences TOP TEAMS. I the four years of following this program I have seen a team blossom into a contender. This team has been putting a licking on team the used to blow them out. Look for Greenville in the top (2) next year!!!!!!!!

TEAM OF THE YEAR- LAKELAND

MOST IMPROVED TEAM OF THE YEAR- GREENVILLE

MOST DISAPPOINTING TEAM OF THE YEAR-Mac MURRY

TEAMS ON THE RISE-GREENVILLE, BU

Again some may or may not agree, THESE ARE MY PICKS BASEDON MY OPINION FROM WHAT I SAW THIS YEAR!

Good luck to all IBFC teams this weekend.

[maddog8]

Trucountry95, I do agree that Greenville is on the rise but rest asure LAKELAND comes in and walks out without an issue. Greenville is not at their level just yet. Lakeland by 5 TD's. Can't make the game so let me know how close I was. Had to work today unfortunately, otherwise I would have drove from Detroit down there.

[maddog8]

"MADDOG'S" TOP PLAYERS to CHOOSE from for PLAYER of the YEAR!!!!!

OFFENSE;
RYAN MAIURI---------------QB-------------LAKELAND
BYRON VANDELAN---------OL-------------LAKELAND
IMMANUUEAL MILLS-------RB-------------CUW


DEFENSE;
BOBBY LANGSTON---------DL--------------CUW
DAVID BENTON-------------DL--------------LAKELAND
RYAN VAN DE LOO---------LB--------------LAKELAND
ROBBIE PERRY-------------DB--------------AU


PLEASE VOTE!!!!

[d3ftball1]

Maddog

If your near a computer at work you can listen to the game online at the Greenville web page. All the games are broadcast by two students when they are home or away. I'll be heading to the game in alittle bit if you need help finding the site let me know.

[maddog8]

d3football1, problem all the computers don't have speakers here. guess I will have to hope GCFan keeps posting the quarter scores. I'd like to see how they are doing on offense and defense. thanks for the update.

[gc_fan]

At the end of the 1st Quarter - Lakeland 7 Greenville 0

[TruCountry95]

At Halftime Lakeland 7 Greenville -0

Apparently Greenville can play at LC's level. The only level Lakeland is different on is when it comes to the playoffs and Lakeland is going home with a 5 TD loss!

[Gomer Pyle]

 Just to echo..............LC-7   Greenville-0 at the half.
      Another half to go.........you never know.
    Anybody gets a 3rd and 4th quarter score .......................post it.

[TruCountry95]

End of 3rd quarter    Lakeland 7     Greenville-0