FB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[Fluffypuppy]

baseman1 this is still D-III not D-I, so let's not get too carried away about how much better UW-Whitewater's team overall would be compared to an IBC all star team.  These guys are very good ball players and many of them would compete if not start for anyone of those big time programs you mentioned.  Your making it sound like the 'bigtime' D-III programs are loaded full of potential NFL ball players which they are not.

[bufan]

Baseman- clarify by waht you mean when you say.. "They wouldnt beat us easily, but the score wouldn't be close by any means?" 

Sotha sil - Also, I did say that I may have left out some players, and Collier was one of them I guess.  But seeing collier play the last couple years Im still taking Joe because im bias, and have seen him do some unbelievable things in practice and games.  And i dont count any player from Macmurray except Ereg and maybe the QB because i dont like the rest of the team.  So they are all disqualified. that was a joke.

[sotha sil]

I agree about the MAC thing....it is hard to have respect for a team that acts the way they do...but i thought i heard their coach got fired and some of the things they did obvisouly came from top to bottom

[fsufan]

TO:  SeoulGuy,
The old College AllStar Game went away for a couple of reasons. First, the top college players were getting big money contracts from the NFL now and the team owners had no intention of their future stars getting creamed (maybe permantely) in a meaningless game.  Second, players were just as aware of possible career ending injuries as were the team owners.  Mutual admiration for the dollar ended the game.  As far as Lombardi was concerned (remember he hated rookies) he had no intention of having on of his starters injured by some young bonehead college boy trying to show off on national tv.  The end of that game was no suprise and was just another change in the game (i.e. NFL-AFL merger) soon followed.

[baseman201]

When did I say anything about these bigtime D-III players going to the NFL??  And a couple D-III players do sign FA contracts (Blake Elliot - St. John's an example). 

I think maybe a couple out of the group would start, possibly a couple of DBs, but other than that, our conference team would have a tough time at the top teir schools (linfield, Mt. Union, etc...)  Alot of our Conference team is made up of Lakeland players right?  Whitewater kicked the crap out of them 73-12, you think Mauiri could start over Brett Elliot at Linfield, or Mike Jorris from Mt. Union?  Linfield has a Pro Prospect at WR in Casey Allen, you think Joe Folliard could compete with him? Think about the competition they face every week, they make teams that would beat the crap out of Lakeland or CUW look foolish. 

And what I mean by "They wouldnt beat us easily, but the score wouldn't be close by any means?" is that the score would be around 21-7, 21-10, somewhere in that range.

[Fluffypuppy]

Okay you did not say they were going to the NFL, but you were making it sound like every player on their roster is light years ahead of the IBC's all-star team talent. 

And yes there are D-III players that do sign contracts, but very few stay very long or have much of an impact at all.

I agree with your later score though, it does sound more reasonable.   After all if IBC AS were to suit up against a UW-Whitewater or Mt. Union I feel that UW or MU would win, one because thier group of guys have been playing together longer and no how to work together better as a cohesive unit rather than an all-star team that has just been recently assembled.

Whatever happened to "Thunder" Dave Sunseri?

[maddog8]

Baseman101, First Ryan did produce over 300+yrds total offense against Whitewater, which is clearly the best team in DIII, more than 99 % of the teams that played them this year, Second over Elliot he would definately compete, Jorris he would start over. Remember Ryan did get a scholarship to Saginaw Valley the 11 ranked division II team in the country, choose to leave for a better education and more playing time as a Freshman. He would have easily started at Saginaw this year had he not left. He loved Lakeland and still does! And the name is spelled MAIURI. He is also going to the combine but were shotting for CFL or ARENA. That is where he will have his best opportunities being only 6.0 most NFL QB's are 6.3-6.5 in hgt. I say Whitewater by 17 Sat. As for Lakeland at least they have balls to compete against high power teams like Whitewater and Carthage. Again Whitewaters enrollment is what 15,000 students not like Lakeland at 1,000 students.

[augiedogie]

Maddog:
If your son is interested in trying out to play either area or CFL I have a friend who is a small time sports agent. He works primarily in the CFL and arena.  One of his main clients is Chad Johnson's younger brother who is on the Chicago Rush.  Let me know and I'll give you his contact info.

[maddog8]

augiedogie, call me on my cell 586-201-1341 thanks

[FatalImpact]

ENOUGH, STOP......I can't take it anymore of hearing his stats, it's old

[Gomer Pyle]

Maddod8:  You said in part,".............300 + yards."
   I know your a modest guy so let me set the record straight. 
   Your son had .........304 total yds. A good day
   by any standard.  Good luck to him in his future
    endeavors.
   When you look back on that game you can say
   proudly that he had a really good game against
   (probably) the National Champs which, by the
   way, beat the crap out of Lakeland.  73 to
   something. Something meaning, not enough.

    Happy Holidays( Merry Christmas to those not
    offended) to you and your family as well as
    all the folks that post. 
 
   
   

[nebraskavolleyball]

why does eveyone hate this mac shcool? just wondering, because i have been to some of thier games and saw a team that just had some issues to work out thats all, plus with having new coaches and a new defense of course they are going to be frustrated.

[Gomer Pyle]

why does eveyone hate this mac shcool? just wondering, because i have been to some of thier games and saw a team that just had some issues to work out thats all, plus with having new coaches and a new defense of course they are going to be frustrated.

  I don`t know about the "hate" part but their head-coach(now) has been there for about 7 or 8 years.
  3 years as head coach.
   I believe there are only a couple of "new" coaches
   As to your question,"Why does everyone hate
   this Mac school ?" i`m sure others will offer their opinions. 

[bufan]

I will reply to that nebraska volleyball

There are a lot of issues on the field that is hard for fans and coaches to see.  For example, even when they are losing, they were still talking mass amounts of trash.  I dont know if it was a defense mechanism or what, but when if I were to talk trash before a game, then get blasted and continue to talk when you're down by 35, I mean come on. And there was an issue in the Lakeland-Mac game that I am unsure about but Im sure someone knows on here

[nebraskavolleyball]

ya i heard about that game and from what i heard is that some lakeland "SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER" was going through when they were shaking hands calling everybody a b@tch or that they suck and just really saying some awful things.