FB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[old 40]

Mr. Ypsi

WLC got the voyes IMHO because they beat CUC and barely lost to LC, Their coaches say a bad call called back the winning TD. I understand they return 2 great running backs and their QB was only a Freshman last year. I saw them just demolish AU last year and they have to be a factor this year. IMHO based on what I saw last year CUC, CUW and WLC will be the teams battling it out. I think AU will turn aroud from last season withe transfers they have and surprise everyone.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Mr. Ypsi

WLC got the voyes IMHO because they beat CUC and barely lost to LC, Their coaches say a bad call called back the winning TD. I understand they return 2 great running backs and their QB was only a Freshman last year. I saw them just demolish AU last year and they have to be a factor this year. IMHO based on what I saw last year CUC, CUW and WLC will be the teams battling it out. I think AU will turn aroud from last season withe transfers they have and surprise everyone.

I wasn't necessarily contesting their first-place votes; just startled that they could have two such votes and still finish a distant fourth.  The coaches obviously have wildly divergent opinions on them!

Three months from now we will know which coaches are crazy!  (Well, unless they post who voted for whom, I guess WE won't know, but some coaches will know they were WAY off!)

[baseman201]

Wow how times have changed, 2 years ago and beyond CUC was picked last or 2nd to last every single year.  I hope they can handle the pressure of being the "team to beat" this year.

They have an awesome chance of going undefeated especially returning 19 of the 22 starters.  They still have Marotta at QB and Copeland at RB, their returning WRs are studs too.  I can see them putting up 30-40 pts per game again this year.

Can't wait to see how everyone does

Let's get some CUC people on here!!!!

[MRedbirds77]

I am very curious to see how AU responds to the season they had last year. I am a CUC fan, but  I am not going to sit here and say anything I can regret at the end of the season, because AU seemed to be in this same spot last year and look how their last season played out for them. I hope the cougars do live up to the hype, but yet once again, any team as a chance to come and fight for the conference championship, The question that I am curious to see is who will be the CUC  that came out of no where last season, this season?

[old 40]

Mredbirds77

I think AU will bounce back. They have several tranfers and some of their young guys must step up. Fellers is back at RB and he should have a big year. IMHO they took the nose dive because the lost their QB who was a real stud. AU should be one of the top 3 by November.

CUC should blow through everyone with almost their whole Offense coming back. The CUW game will be a challenge since it's on the road. They should be 10 or 9-1 at the worst.

[CUCKid]

Hey Everyone,
CUCKid here, I am going to try to not play favorites, but I am a CUC student lol. I would have joined two years ago but I had no idea it was free. I did play for two years (kinda, I was a kicker) at Concordia and now I want to watch it from the stands. But I will be in DC this fall and will have to get all my NATHC news from here!

[Pat Coleman]

Free! Free indeed!

Welcome aboard, good to have you.

[old 40]

Congrats to the D3football gang for another great kickoff. Great Job!

The predictions are close to what I would guess. CUC to dominate, thier only tough game will be CUW at their place and if they clear that hurdle it's 10-0. No BU upset this year. CUW has the QB to challenge for the top spot and their game with CUC will be for all the marbles. WLC with the top RB's will be there for third place. Then the big drop off and the fight for fourth between AU, BU and LC. AU will be the big surprise this year. They have the transfers and play some key games at home.

I heard the AU intra squad scrimmage was very impressive. I will catch their scrimmage with North Central this week. I hope they have filled their holes. Predictions coming this week.

[baseman201]

CUC roster is out, about 100 on the team this year, with of course just about every starter returning.

Its awesome to see what Pries has done over there in a short amount of time.

Looking forward to checking out a few games this year.  Looking forward to predictions too.

[old 40]

Finally the season is almost here. Here  are my guesses for the preseason predictions on the NAC.

1. CUC- Should be the class of the league. Great QB with the best receivers and RB's in the NAC. Big question will be can they beat CUW on the road. 6-1

2.CUW- Very tight race. If they beat CUC they win the title. Strong D returns with some O veterans plus the big QB transfer. 6-1

3. AU- They rebound after the bad 2009 season. The new QB is just like Peterson from the championship team. 5-2

4. WLC- They have 2 good RB's and a good QB. Their D could be their downfall against the big 3 (above). 4-3

5. LC- They will have a hard time against the top 4 (above). Their D was drilled by CUC last year. Could upset a top team at home. 3-4

6. BU- Lost alot of Seniors from their D. Their O is not much of a threat against the top 4. The CUC game will be interesting this year. 2-5

7. MBBC- This is the year. They beat  Rockford and win their first conference game. 1-6

8. RC- The late coaching change will hurt and a small roster does not help. 0-7

Trying to pick the finishing order is tough because I have only seen AU practice/scrimmage. I don't see the other teams and have to rely on Info from the Kickoff along with a few articles from local papers and school web sites. Good Luck to all the teams this year.

[hickory_cornhusker]

Finally the season is almost here. Here  are my guesses for the preseason predictions on the NAC.

1. CUC- Should be the class of the league. Great QB with the best receivers and RB's in the NAC. Big question will be can they beat CUW on the road. 6-1

2.CUW- Very tight race. If they beat CUC they win the title. Strong D returns with some O veterans plus the big QB transfer. 6-1

3. AU- They rebound after the bad 2009 season. The new QB is just like Peterson from the championship team. 5-2

4. WLC- They have 2 good RB's and a good QB. Their D could be their downfall against the big 3 (above). 4-3

5. LC- They will have a hard time against the top 4 (above). Their D was drilled by CUC last year. Could upset a top team at home. 3-4

6. BU- Lost alot of Seniors from their D. Their O is not much of a threat against the top 4. The CUC game will be interesting this year. 2-5

7. MBBC- This is the year. They beat  Rockford and win their first conference game. 1-6

8. RC- The late coaching change will hurt and a small roster does not help. 0-7

Trying to pick the finishing order is tough because I have only seen AU practice/scrimmage. I don't see the other teams and have to rely on Info from the Kickoff along with a few articles from local papers and school web sites. Good Luck to all the teams this year.

I just have to point this out because it irritates me to no end when people try to project records of teams. You have 27 wins and 29 losses.

[Mugsy]

Finally the season is almost here. Here  are my guesses for the preseason predictions on the NAC.

1. CUC- Should be the class of the league. Great QB with the best receivers and RB's in the NAC. Big question will be can they beat CUW on the road. 6-1

2.CUW- Very tight race. If they beat CUC they win the title. Strong D returns with some O veterans plus the big QB transfer. 6-1

3. AU- They rebound after the bad 2009 season. The new QB is just like Peterson from the championship team. 5-2

4. WLC- They have 2 good RB's and a good QB. Their D could be their downfall against the big 3 (above). 4-3

5. LC- They will have a hard time against the top 4 (above). Their D was drilled by CUC last year. Could upset a top team at home. 3-4

6. BU- Lost alot of Seniors from their D. Their O is not much of a threat against the top 4. The CUC game will be interesting this year. 2-5

7. MBBC- This is the year. They beat  Rockford and win their first conference game. 1-6

8. RC- The late coaching change will hurt and a small roster does not help. 0-7

Trying to pick the finishing order is tough because I have only seen AU practice/scrimmage. I don't see the other teams and have to rely on Info from the Kickoff along with a few articles from local papers and school web sites. Good Luck to all the teams this year.

I just have to point this out because it irritates me to no end when people try to project records of teams. You have 27 wins and 29 losses.

Some losses will be so bad they'll count for two?   

[baseman201]

I think he meant CUC to go 7-0......right?

[old 40]

Anyone see any scrimmages this week end?

[d3fan1515]

Hey everyone, new to the board just wanted to say hey! I have been a follower of BU for the past 6 yrs, and will be at all of their games this upcoming season! I know BU lost a lot to graduation this year, but they got some very good talent returning as well as some very good transfers! To answer you old40, I caught the BU/Illinois Weslyan Scrimmage on Saturday!  I was very impressed with the way BU played against a very good IWU team! The defense shut them down very well and created a handful of TO's, a very athletic group of players... Offensively they had their top two WO's out (minor injuries) and also 2-3 starting linemen out (minor injuries) but were still able to move the ball quite well against a very very solid IWU defense! Both teams put together impressive drives but struggled in the red zone.  Benedictine has a serious player in #1 he will be one of the best players in the conference for the next few years! Defensively I thought # 2 had a solid scrimmage along with the linebacking core!!  Look for BU to suprise a few teams this year, in my opinion of course!  Talk to you all soon.