FB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[WLCALUM83]

Augsburg 23, Concordia-WI 21  Half

[WLCALUM83]

Augsburg 55, Concordia-WI 45  20 seconds left 4th Qrtr.

[Captain_Joe08]

Former NACC member Maranatha Baptist University (Sabercats not Crusaders) forfeited their game against Concordia Chicago (or cancelled) due to injuries. With a roster which is only small to mid-size high school size, I can't imagine why........*Facepalm*

[d3fan1515]

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https://www.ben.edu/campus_resources/CampusPlanning/business.cfm

[CUW2014]

I'm listening to the CUW vs Trine game online. This could be a nice test to see just how the good CUW offense is this season.  It sounds like this may be similar to the game last year where CUW ran the ball sparingly. So far, CUW is up 21-14. CUW has 207 yds with 10:14 left in the 2nd... only 4 rushes so far for 31 yds and 2tds.

[Captain_Joe08]

I'm listening to the CUW vs Trine game online. This could be a nice test to see just how the good CUW offense is this season.  It sounds like this may be similar to the game last year where CUW ran the ball sparingly. So far, CUW is up 21-14. CUW has 207 yds with 10:14 left in the 2nd... only 4 rushes so far for 31 yds and 2tds.

CUW hangs on to win 49-46.

[Rhythm21]

With the playoffs approaching, thought I would throw my two-cents at the NACC (In what appeared at first to be a regressive year for the conference).

Aurora: New coaching staff at my alma mater which has had, and is still having, its share of growing pains. No quarterback seems to want to step up and take the job, and Apple is doing all he can to carry the offense on his back. The defense has been just plain awful. The positive is that there is a lot of young talent on this roster, and there is a high ceiling to reach if the coaching staff can continue to develop these kids.

Benedictine: Letdown year for the Eagles. With Monaco getting hurt early on, the offense has had a difficult time getting rolling. The defense has played well, and Lecas is one of the best safeties this young conference has seen during its existence (Possibly a chance to be NACC Defensive Player of the Year in only his Sophomore season). I had BU pegged as the team to challenge CUW (And they will get their chance tomorrow afternoon to pull the upset).

Concordia-Chicago: They have fallen a long way since their 2012 conference championship team and their last second loss to a formidable Bethel squad. Like Aurora, the team has young talent, but there seems to have been slim-to-no progression on the field since the 2013 season. I will be watching the CUC v. Aurora game tomorrow which-and it pains me to say this- might determine who is the second worse team in the NACC.

Concordia-Wisconsin: The offense, believe it or not, has improved from last year. Damashke and Wenzelberger have been on fire and the running game has exploded on the scene with stellar offensive line play. The defense, however, will once again be the weak point for the Falcons. Giving up almost 35 points a game (34.9 to be exact) and over 500 yards a game (worst in the NACC) the defense has yet to acclimate to its high-powered offense. CUW is the favorite to win conference and clinch the NACC AQ bid and, if the defense can make some key plays, hopefully give the conference our first playoff win.

Lakeland: Wide Receiver University. The only other team besides CUW to remain unbeaten in conference play has a lot of weapons outside for the freshman quarterbacks to go to. Wynn, Esiobu, Smith, Micheaux- all hard to cover in their own way. Not to mention a stout defense, lead by Harvey (Another elite NACC safety). This team might have the most promising future (With Veloz being a talented freshman at quarterback and the four WRs mentioned being just juniors and sophomores) and might be the most 'complete' team in the NACC, but I do not think they have the maturity and cohesiveness just yet to dethrone the Falcons (But hey, I have been wrong before).

Rockford: They are still the bottom of the league, and with Coach Vic Wallace stepping down at the end of the year might be there a while longer. The good news for the Regents is that they have been able to compete with league teams this year (excluding CUW) and although they are still win-less in NACC competition, might have a chance to notch a W against a stagnant CUC squad the final week.

Wisconsin Lutheran: Started a few freshman early on at QB and had minimal success. They surprised me last week with a win against a then 5-1 Adrian team from Michigan, and Seybold (reigning NACC DPOY) and that Warrior defense seem to be coming into form at the right time. With one conference loss coming at the hands of Lakeland (47-7) they still have an outside chance at the AQ and their first NACC championship. If Lakeland falls to CUW like I believe they will, and WLC can beat Rockford and AU, week eleven will bring them a chance to go head to head with the defending champs.

The NACC started off slow in non-con play, but since starting 3-17, the NACC has seen BU beat Kalamazoo, CUW beat Trine, and WLC take down Adrian. The NACC teams keep gaining momentum, and hopefully they prove me wrong about this being a regression year. Hopefully the teams put the slow starts behind them, and hopefully whichever team ends up getting the AQ can get this conference their first playoff win.

[d3fan1515]

BU smacks CUW 33-6... BU didnt give up a single touchdown to the high powered CUW offense, CUW kicked 2 field goals in the loss! Great game BU, keep it going!

[Look It Up]

Concordia-Chicago gets its first win of the season edging Aurora 14-13. Jakari Cammon with 211 rushing yards and both Cougar touchdowns.

[Captain_Joe08]

Well Benedictine threw a wrench in the conference race this weekend.

Standings with two games left.

1. Lakeland 5-3 (4-0)
2. Concordia Wisconsin 5-3 (3-1)
3. Wisconsin Lutheran 5-3 (3-1)
4. Benedictine 4-4 (3-1)
5. Concordia Chicago 1-6 (1-4)
6. Aurora 1-7 (1-4)
7. Rockford 1-7 (0-4)

Here is the remaining schedules for the four remaining teams in the hunt for the title:

Lakeland: vs Concordia Wisconsin, at Benedictine
CUW: at Lakeland, at Wisconsin Lutheran
WLC: vs Aurora, vs Concordia Wisconsin
BU: vs Rockford, vs Lakeland

Lakeland controls their destiny needing to win both games and they wrap up the title.
CUW needs to win out and hope for a Benedictine loss.
WLC needs to win out and hope for two Lakeland losses. (Lakeland holds head to head tiebreaker)
BU needs to win out and and a WLC loss.

Lakeland looks like they are the best team but they are not playing their best football at the right time. CUW got burned against a team that played defense. I may be partial here but I think WLC is playing the best out of the three and the Lutheran bowl game could have an NACC title on the line. BU is playing better but can they knock off Lakeland?

[Captain_Joe08]

NACC Score updates:

Aurora 21 Wisconsin Lutheran 17 Halftime
Benedictine 27 Rockford 6 Halftime
Lakeland 27 Concordia Wisconsin 10 3rd
Olivet 33 Concordia Chicago 7 Final

[Rhythm21]

Aurora chokes away another win. Inept quarterback play. Coaches are going to have to hit the QB recruiting trail hard this off-season... and maybe burn their playbooks while they're at it.

Benedictine wins big against Rockford. No surprise here.

Turns out CUW offense went through Wenzelberger, Damashke struggles without his 6'6 WR as he proved against BU after Wenzelberger got hurt and during today's game where he was absent.

CUC continues struggles against a mediocre MIAC squad. Like Aurora, inept QB play plagues the offense.

Lakeland is on pace to meet a purple powers in the first round of the playoff if they can hold off a surging BU next weekend.

WiscLutheran barely survived against the- and I cannot stress this enough- WORST football team Aurora has fielded in the past two decades. Don't see WLC as a NACC championship team this year.

Rockford was no match for BU. Next weekend brings them a 'decent' chance to get a win against CUC.

NACC is going to send an at best 7-3 team into the playoffs, and IMHO Lakeland gives us our best chance to 'compete'. Benedictine and WiscLutheran have decent defenses, but their offenses are not efficient enough to score against a playoff team from another conference. Lakeland might be able to put a couple TDs, and if their defense is as good as advertised, maybe make it a game for a few quarters.

One week left to iron things out. One week left for Aurora to gain some momentum going into year 2 of the Ponx era.

[Captain_Joe08]

Aurora chokes away another win. Inept quarterback play. Coaches are going to have to hit the QB recruiting trail hard this off-season... and maybe burn their playbooks while they're at it.

Benedictine wins big against Rockford. No surprise here.

Turns out CUW offense went through Wenzelberger, Damashke struggles without his 6'6 WR as he proved against BU after Wenzelberger got hurt and during today's game where he was absent.

CUC continues struggles against a mediocre MIAA squad. Like Aurora, inept QB play plagues the offense.

Lakeland is on pace to meet a purple powers in the first round of the playoff if they can hold off a surging BU next weekend.

WiscLutheran barely survived against the- and I cannot stress this enough- WORST football team Aurora has fielded in the past two decades. Don't see WLC as a NACC championship team this year.

Rockford was no match for BU. Next weekend brings them a 'decent' chance to get a win against CUC.

NACC is going to send an at best 7-3 team into the playoffs, and IMHO Lakeland gives us our best chance to 'compete'. Benedictine and WiscLutheran have decent defenses, but their offenses are not efficient enough to score against a playoff team from another conference. Lakeland might be able to put a couple TDs, and if their defense is as good as advertised, maybe make it a game for a few quarters.

One week left to iron things out. One week left for Aurora to gain some momentum going into year 2 of the Ponx era.

Olivet is not the team that won 1 game in three years ago. Yes they aren't Hope or Albion but they are miles better than where they were.

Lakeland has basically wrapped up the NACC bid. If they lose and WLC wins they have the head to head tiebreaker over WLC.

As much as WLC got themselves in a 21-3 hole, they did not throw the towel in and dug themselves out of that hole and won it. Reminds me of when Aurora did the same thing to WLC back a few years. They'll be a major factor going forward.

CUW's lack of defense is hurting them. Their offense is sputtering with injuries and they didn't need that heading into their toughest part of the conference slate here.

Liked how Benedictine turned it on as the season got further. I think Lakeland won't get an easy game out of this one next week.

[Rhythm21]

Aurora chokes away another win. Inept quarterback play. Coaches are going to have to hit the QB recruiting trail hard this off-season... and maybe burn their playbooks while they're at it.

Benedictine wins big against Rockford. No surprise here.

Turns out CUW offense went through Wenzelberger, Damashke struggles without his 6'6 WR as he proved against BU after Wenzelberger got hurt and during today's game where he was absent.

CUC continues struggles against a mediocre MIAA squad. Like Aurora, inept QB play plagues the offense.

Lakeland is on pace to meet a purple powers in the first round of the playoff if they can hold off a surging BU next weekend.

WiscLutheran barely survived against the- and I cannot stress this enough- WORST football team Aurora has fielded in the past two decades. Don't see WLC as a NACC championship team this year.

Rockford was no match for BU. Next weekend brings them a 'decent' chance to get a win against CUC.

NACC is going to send an at best 7-3 team into the playoffs, and IMHO Lakeland gives us our best chance to 'compete'. Benedictine and WiscLutheran have decent defenses, but their offenses are not efficient enough to score against a playoff team from another conference. Lakeland might be able to put a couple TDs, and if their defense is as good as advertised, maybe make it a game for a few quarters.

One week left to iron things out. One week left for Aurora to gain some momentum going into year 2 of the Ponx era.

Olivet is not the team that won 1 game in three years ago. Yes they aren't Hope or Albion but they are miles better than where they were.

Lakeland has basically wrapped up the NACC bid. If they lose and WLC wins they have the head to head tiebreaker over WLC.

As much as WLC got themselves in a 21-3 hole, they did not throw the towel in and dug themselves out of that hole and won it. Reminds me of when Aurora did the same thing to WLC back a few years. They'll be a major factor going forward.

CUW's lack of defense is hurting them. Their offense is sputtering with injuries and they didn't need that heading into their toughest part of the conference slate here.

Liked how Benedictine turned it on as the season got further. I think Lakeland won't get an easy game out of this one next week.

You're right about Olivet. I didn't mean mediocre as a football team, I meant a middle-of-the-pack MIAA team. That's my fault, used the wrong phrasing.

I am really interested in how the Lakeland-Benedictine game will pan out. Should be a good one, especially if BU's QB Keener can play like he did against Rockford.

WLC is always a solid team and they definitely showed resolve in coming back against AU. I just do not think they have taken that final leap to the top, but the WLC program is definitely trending upward. Mostly, I was just venting my disappointment in Aurora's poor (being generous) season.

[Gregory Sager]

Aurora chokes away another win. Inept quarterback play. Coaches are going to have to hit the QB recruiting trail hard this off-season... and maybe burn their playbooks while they're at it.

Benedictine wins big against Rockford. No surprise here.

Turns out CUW offense went through Wenzelberger, Damashke struggles without his 6'6 WR as he proved against BU after Wenzelberger got hurt and during today's game where he was absent.

CUC continues struggles against a mediocre MIAA squad. Like Aurora, inept QB play plagues the offense.

Lakeland is on pace to meet a purple powers in the first round of the playoff if they can hold off a surging BU next weekend.

WiscLutheran barely survived against the- and I cannot stress this enough- WORST football team Aurora has fielded in the past two decades. Don't see WLC as a NACC championship team this year.

Rockford was no match for BU. Next weekend brings them a 'decent' chance to get a win against CUC.

NACC is going to send an at best 7-3 team into the playoffs, and IMHO Lakeland gives us our best chance to 'compete'. Benedictine and WiscLutheran have decent defenses, but their offenses are not efficient enough to score against a playoff team from another conference. Lakeland might be able to put a couple TDs, and if their defense is as good as advertised, maybe make it a game for a few quarters.

One week left to iron things out. One week left for Aurora to gain some momentum going into year 2 of the Ponx era.

Olivet is not the team that won 1 game in three years ago. Yes they aren't Hope or Albion but they are miles better than where they were.

Lakeland has basically wrapped up the NACC bid. If they lose and WLC wins they have the head to head tiebreaker over WLC.

As much as WLC got themselves in a 21-3 hole, they did not throw the towel in and dug themselves out of that hole and won it. Reminds me of when Aurora did the same thing to WLC back a few years. They'll be a major factor going forward.

CUW's lack of defense is hurting them. Their offense is sputtering with injuries and they didn't need that heading into their toughest part of the conference slate here.

Liked how Benedictine turned it on as the season got further. I think Lakeland won't get an easy game out of this one next week.

You're right about Olivet. I didn't mean mediocre as a football team, I meant a middle-of-the-pack MIAA team. That's my fault, used the wrong phrasing.

You used the right phrasing, because "middle-of-the-pack" is exactly what the word mediocre means.