FB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[Wags40-LC]

I got a chance to see Lakeland's scrimmage this past Saturday. I was pretty impressed with the speed of the WRs. They made some really great catches to move the chains and to get into the endzone. Dworak, QB, will have the most passing yards in the conference this year.

The running game seems like it will back with a vengeance. Jermey Williams is a tank and still moves well his bigger frame, he'll make people pay for coming to tackle him. They better have their mouth guard in.

Defensively, it seems things need to be ironed out but nothing that isn't fixable. Just guys getting more comfortable with schemes and coverages. The D flies around yet and they have been getting after it. With the D doin extra conditioning everyday after team conditioning, it will be hard to wear the Darkside down.

The Dline look like the fire off and get off blocks well. LB's are forming into strong run stoppers and are getting better at covering. DB's and Safety's lock down and make the QB have to make passes in some tight windows.

[Rev. Kelly James Leary]

thanks for the update -- when I played LC and CU (then CC) were always good battles

nice to see they are getting stronger again - it can only help the conference.

who is LC playing non conf?  strong teams I would assume?

[old 40]

Rev;

Per D3 the Lakeland team plays Central Iowa, Mt. St. Joe and Carthage as non conference. Looks like they will have their hands full.

Who does CUW scrimmage, they use to go against Carthage? Cuw has their hands full also in the non-conference as they play Bethal, Valpo and Wheaton. Good Luck to your team this year.

[Rev. Kelly James Leary]

at Carthage this saturday --

[old 40]

If you have not purchased your Kickoff 2009 then I would recommend you do so. It is very, very good. Purchasing this will give you insight on all the D3 teams and all the conference teams, plus it supports the D3 website. Great Job Pat and Keith. The best work you have done. Great Job.

Very good synopsis on each team in the conference. Sounds like WLU and BU can be very dangerous this year.

[old 40]

Did anyone see any scrimmages over the weekend? I am curious on the BU/IWU scrimmage. AU looked good against NPU. AU's Defense will be tough this year.

Rev;
Were you able to see CUW againt Carthage? How did CUW look? I talked to a dad of a Carthage Fresman and said CUW look fairly young with alot of mistakes. This dad also said Carthage looked really good.

Did anyonesee Lakeland/Elmhurst scrimmage? Who did Rockford, WLC and CUC scrimmage? Any responses to get the board going.

Next week they play for keeps.

[Rev. Kelly James Leary]

Nope - I had to preach saturday night and so couldnt make the trip -- I am emailing on of the fathers of a player -- and get a report -- 

I wold expect alot of mistakes - whole new offense this year

and if they are young -- and Carthage is usually always very solid --

Etter came from Carthage(if I recall correctly) and their may have been some more emotional motivation (not bad intention - just show our old coach type stuff)

though the next couple games are gonne be tough - it will help CU in the long run

check out the CUW fan site cuwfff.net sunday for photos -

[old 40]

Conference predictions for 2009 season;

1- AU- Defense should carry them to the title but the will not run the table as they did last year.

2-CUW- Lots of Athletes on Defense and will be tough to beat at home. Their schedule is in their favor. Would not suprise me to see them tie AU for the title.

3-BU- This may be their year with all the Seniors they have. They have AU at home in the opener.

3- Tie WLC- Yes the WLC team has their break out year and ties BU for third place.

5 Lakeland- Lost the two Conference POY. The Big Question is can they reload this year or are they a 2nd tier team for awhile?

6-CUC- They made some strides last year especially on Offense. They knocked off Lakeland and will give all the teams headsches this year. Defense keeps them from anything higher.

7-Rockford- Will be tough at times if they can get a QB to preform.

8-MBC- Good to see over 40 players on the camp roster. Will play a few teams tough this year.

Well, these are my guesses for the year. I hope everyone enjoys the season and NO serious injuries to any teams. Good Luck to everyone.

[Mugsy]

Posted CCIW Pick-em's Contest rules and week #1 games.  All are welcome to participate.

[Rev. Kelly James Leary]

posted where my friend???

[old 40]

1st. week guesses on outcomes

AU wins big over Lake Forest at home 31-0
Bethel over CUW in a close game 28-24
Central,IA over Lakeland 52-13
Martin Luther over MBC  28-7
Dubuque over Rockford 42-6
Northwestn,MN over WLC 28-21 "close game"
Elmhurst over BU 21-7
St. Scholastica over CUC 28-21 The long road trip will hurt CUC.

[Mugsy]

posted where my friend???

Apologies... I failed to remember that not all posters know where the Pick-Em's contests are located:

http://www.d3boards.com/index.php?board=1497.0

Indirectly you can get to the link above by going to "Post Patterns", "General Football", and then the "Pick-Em's" board. 

[WLCALUM83]

1st. week guesses on outcomes

AU wins big over Lake Forest at home 31-0
Bethel over CUW in a close game 28-24
Central,IA over Lakeland 52-13
Martin Luther over MBC  28-7
Dubuque over Rockford 42-6
Northwestn,MN over WLC 28-21 "close game"
Elmhurst over BU 21-7
St. Scholastica over CUC 28-21 The long road trip will hurt CUC.

WLCALUM83's guesses:

Aurora
Bethel
Central
Martin Luther
Dubuque
Northwestern-MN
Elmhurst
Concordia-Chicago

[theoptimist]

What are the expert opinions on the better game to attend this weekend:  CUW v Bethel or WLC v Northwestern?

[AO]

What are the expert opinions on the better game to attend this weekend:  CUW v Bethel or WLC v Northwestern?

Neither game was within 4 touchdowns last year, so I'd say it's a toss up.