FB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[lem4094]

Now, with NCC's loss to Wheaton, CUC might keep their regional #2 rank and possibly crack into one of the other two rankings.  I think they would break through the AFCA poll before D3football mainly since d3football's poll is much more in touch with D-III in general.

Here's to hoping.  Good luck next week, Cougs and in the first round of the Playoffs.  It would be something if the Cougars get the first playoff win for the conference (easier said then done).

[Cougswillwin]

CUC has been ranked in the AFCA pool the past two weeks, most recently at #22.

[WisIllMich]

CUC beats Benny 26-13.

Crazy game to be at...

Please do tell.  Box scores only tell so much.

yes...am interested to hear as well..

sorry for the late response, however:

I was mainly referring to the atmosphere of the game, and some events in the stands.
I guess some Benedictine fans were not too happy that Concordia traveled well.

There were two incidents in particular that stood out:
1st: Early in the firstf a fight broke out in the stands with a supposed ex-cougar and a rumored to be relative of a star Benedictine player. However, I cannot confirm anything.

2nd: At the end of the 4th quarter, when the game was already won, a certain star play on Benedictine was seen yelling back and forth with a section of the Concordia fan section. He needed teammates and coaches to calm him down.


Also, what do people think the odds are that Concordia Chicago gets a home game for their first playoff game? I have seen rumors of opponents of Adrian or Lake Forest.

[Pat Coleman]

Sounds like those people read our bracketology on Friday.

[lem4094]

Sounds like those people read our bracketology on Friday.

Yes, I plagiarized a bit.  You know imitation is the highest form of flattery.  Keep up the good work, Pat!

[Captain_Joe08]

CUC beats Benny 26-13.

Crazy game to be at...

Please do tell.  Box scores only tell so much.

yes...am interested to hear as well..

sorry for the late response, however:

I was mainly referring to the atmosphere of the game, and some events in the stands.
I guess some Benedictine fans were not too happy that Concordia traveled well.

There were two incidents in particular that stood out:
1st: Early in the firstf a fight broke out in the stands with a supposed ex-cougar and a rumored to be relative of a star Benedictine player. However, I cannot confirm anything.

2nd: At the end of the 4th quarter, when the game was already won, a certain star play on Benedictine was seen yelling back and forth with a section of the Concordia fan section. He needed teammates and coaches to calm him down.


Also, what do people think the odds are that Concordia Chicago gets a home game for their first playoff game? I have seen rumors of opponents of Adrian or Lake Forest.

I think CUC has a good shot of getting at least one home game in the playoffs. I think Adrian and/or Lake Forest will be good matchups for them. Adrian wrapped up the MIAA crown this weekend with a overtime win against Albion. CUC has to contain their running back who gave WLC fits to stop him for a minimal gain when they played in the NAC/MIAA challenge in week 3. CUC beat Lake Forest already in the opener, but it's harder to beat the same team twice in a season. Plus, the MWC could become a logjam if Lake Forest loses their next game.

[Captain_Joe08]

Week of 11/10 Matchups

Concordia Chicago at Maranatha
Aurora at Rockford
Benedictine at Lakeland
Wisconsin Lutheran at Concordia Wisconsin

Concordia Chicago at Maranatha: Congrats to the Cougars for clinching the Northern Athletics Conference title last week!! Priess has done wonders for that program in River Forest. Maranatha's long and tenure in the Nath-Con finally comes to a merciful end. CUC shows Maranatha the door in a blowout win.

Aurora at Rockford: Rockford has a defense that can punch offenses in the mouth. WLC saw that first hand in the first half last week. However Aurora's offense overpowers the Regents in this one. I think Rockford is steadily improving year by year.

Benedictine at Lakeland: Two teams with disappointing seasons face off here. I was thinking Lakeland would factor in the conference a little more this year, but it didn't turn out that way. Benedictine has been the bigger disappointment as a whole this year. I thought they would be very much in the heart of the conference chase but they were a major letdown this year. Borselino has a big day in his final game as an Eagle and BU finishes 5-5.

Wisconsin Lutheran at Concordia Wisconsin: The 5th edition of the Lutheran Bowl will determine who will finish 2nd in the conference. Both teams have good defenses and offenses that score in bunches. WLC emerged from the Rockford game a little nicked up at the QB position after Shaw left the game with a shoulder injury. The big question for Coach Miller is who will start the game for WLC? CUW has a solid QB that can throw the ball going up against a WLC D that has shut down the passing attack all season. Even though I'm Missouri Synod I am going with the WELS school that I attend  .

[GRIZ_BACKER]

CUC beats Benny 26-13.

Crazy game to be at...

Please do tell.  Box scores only tell so much.

yes...am interested to hear as well..

sorry for the late response, however:

I was mainly referring to the atmosphere of the game, and some events in the stands.
I guess some Benedictine fans were not too happy that Concordia traveled well.

There were two incidents in particular that stood out:
1st: Early in the firstf a fight broke out in the stands with a supposed ex-cougar and a rumored to be relative of a star Benedictine player. However, I cannot confirm anything.

2nd: At the end of the 4th quarter, when the game was already won, a certain star play on Benedictine was seen yelling back and forth with a section of the Concordia fan section. He needed teammates and coaches to calm him down.


Also, what do people think the odds are that Concordia Chicago gets a home game for their first playoff game? I have seen rumors of opponents of Adrian or Lake Forest.

I think CUC has a good shot of getting at least one home game in the playoffs. I think Adrian and/or Lake Forest will be good matchups for them. Adrian wrapped up the MIAA crown this weekend with a overtime win against Albion. CUC has to contain their running back who gave WLC fits to stop him for a minimal gain when they played in the NAC/MIAA challenge in week 3. CUC beat Lake Forest already in the opener, but it's harder to beat the same team twice in a season. Plus, the MWC could become a logjam if Lake Forest loses their next game.

Franklin will be glad to come up there. 

[d3fan1515]

Well, this season definitely did not work out the way I had thought it would for BU, with all that talent and returning players coming back I thought for sure they would have been playing for the conference championship this year! 

I have been in a bit of a depression this season after seeing such a talented team not live up to their potential.  I attribute our lack of offensive success this season to the fact that this is our 3rd offensive coordinator in the last 3 seasons! Now, i'm not going to make excuses, but that is tough on the men on the offensive side of the ball, learning three different systems over the last three years! it is hard to build continuity when we can't keep an OC at BU!  It will be tough to watch these Seniors play their last game on Saturday as they have been so vital to turning BU into a program that players and alumni can be proud of!  I will especially miss watching Borsellino do his thing week in and week out, he was really something special to watch on the football field and was a program changer for BU.   

On the other side, defensively BU has been very good ALL YEAR, on the defensive side of the ball I would say they have played 3 bad games... Wheaton, the 1st half of Albion, the entire AU game, and the 2nd half of CUC, other then that, they have been stellar all year long and I see that unit being very good for the next few years as they have very talented underclassmen.  Lockton will also be missed from this unit next year and I will miss watching him tear up opposing offenses!

Thank you to ALL OUR BU seniors who will be playing their last game as an EAGLE, you have all been so instrumental to BU's success over the last four years.  Congratulations to all of you!  Also congratulations to the other NAC seniors who will be playing their final games.  Congrats to CUC and good luck in the playoffs.

[WLCALUM83]

My 11/10 guesses:

CUC/Maranatha:   Cougars 
Aurora/Rockford:  Spartans in a tight one.
Benedictine/Lakeland:  Eagles (Borsellino & Co. end on a high note)
WLC/CUW:   Falcons (moreso if Shaw is out--still, Warriors have had a better year all the same).

[Captain_Joe08]

My 11/10 guesses:

CUC/Maranatha:   Cougars 
Aurora/Rockford:  Spartans in a tight one.
Benedictine/Lakeland:  Eagles (Borsellino & Co. end on a high note)
WLC/CUW:   Falcons (moreso if Shaw is out--still, Warriors have had a better year all the same).

I've seen Shaw around campus and he seems to be fine. Still unsure if he'll play, if he does not start I think Dyerson will get the nod over Youngbeck. Wideout Caleb Wolf looks to be out, he has been on crutches with his left leg in a boot so far this week.

[lem4094]

Latest projections has CUC against Bethel...UGGGGGG!!!  Bethel is in that brutally tough Minnisota conference.  I would rather see Adrian....We played them tough last year.  Well, I guess we will have to wait until Sunday.  Good luck to all teams this weekend.

[Captain_Joe08]

Latest projections has CUC against Bethel...UGGGGGG!!!  Bethel is in that brutally tough Minnisota conference.  I would rather see Adrian....We played them tough last year.  Well, I guess we will have to wait until Sunday.  Good luck to all teams this weekend.

To earn respect you have to beat the teams that are tough. I think Concordia can do it and give the Nath-Con some respect in football.

[RFMichigan]

Latest projections has CUC against Bethel...UGGGGGG!!!  Bethel is in that brutally tough Minnisota conference.  I would rather see Adrian....We played them tough last year.  Well, I guess we will have to wait until Sunday.  Good luck to all teams this weekend.

Yeah, CUC is frankly going to have their hands full with whoever they draw, but I guess I'd rather see Adrian than some of those other outfits there, primarily because, while I thought Adrian was just physically better on the lines last year (It was the first game CUC was breaking in two totally raw O linemen after losing Pinnella and ?? in the Chicago game.) I think they match up a little better with them, and I don't think it has a great a possibility of getting out of hand as it might against the likes of NCC or Bethel or some of those folks. (Every team in that bracket should not want to see the Cardinals very soon.)

While I'm at it . . .
CUC over Maranatha

Aurora over Rockford (who I believe is improving)

Benedictine over Lakeland

CUW over WLC although this may depend upon Shaw's availability. CUW should be looking at their CUC game and shaking their heads. They just HAD that game in hand and managed to derp it up about three times. (Fun fact: Maddox's 355 yards in that game is the NCAA all-division high in rushing yards so far this year.)

You often need a bit of luck (some may call it "heroic plays" however) to win a championship, and CUC has finally gotten some this year.

[baseman201]

My heart definitely wants CUC to win their first playoff game ever, I did go there, I think anyone wants their Alma Mater to win, but my head tells me differently.

I just don't think they will be able to hang with whoever the draw is, especially if it turns out to be Bethel.  NAC teams just don't have enough firepower yet.  I am hoping if CUC keeps doing what they are doing, in a few years they will be able to win some playoff games.

Now, with that being said, I hope they prove me wrong.  I do plan on attending the game and no matter the outcome, it's great to see how football has evolved at CUC since Pries took over.