FB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[lovethegame]

ya lakeland did real good against the 3RD STRING!!!!!!!!!!!! of augustana.

[79jaybird]

That's not a knock on Lakeland,  half of the teams Augie plays are competing against their 2nd/3rd strings.  That is more of a compliment to the strength of their program, not a knock on their opponents.

[lovethegame]

how is that a compliment, lakeland last year was all cocky when ever they played those week teams, when they played whitewater they had alot of personel fouls because there attitude was terrible, its great to be the IBC champs because thats all there is to be, win this conference and you will go on and get beat by a way better team in the first round of the playoffs. That is what is going to happen for as long as this conference is still together.

[FatalImpact]

lovethegame........cut the drama....You make it sound impossible and instead of having confidence your ripping teams down......dude quit ripping the conference

[lovethegame]

im not ripping this conference, i have been reading the posts and it seems that this conference talks a big game and then when it comes to the big teams and games it trips, woulda coulda shoulda talk, and truth is only when someone wins that first game then this conference will hold some weight with the better conferences.

By the way reeno10 (sorry spelling) it was a pleasure to see a athlete such as yourself play, what a difference maker you were for the mac teams. sorry to hear that you college has had its name dragged threw the mudd again. Hope to hear your name in the arena or some sort of next level, your talent is one of a kind. Good luck to all teams in this conference, win that first playoff game and prove the nation wrong about the IBC.

[79jaybird]

lovethegame,  I was calling an Elmhurst Team just a few years ago that lost 62-0 and 58-0, did EC cry a river?  No,  they worked a little harder, practiced a little harder, built a better ATTITUDE,  and the last 2-3 years EC has been a score or two away from knocking off Augie.  All an IBC, CURF, etc. needs is a shot of adrenaline, character, and a mindset that we can right the ship.  I think the new coaches at IBC and CURF are a great start.  I don't think comparing the IBC to the CCIW is fair.  Have some pride for your conf., alma maters, etc.  I don't think slamming is going to help.

[footballisfun]

The truth of the matter is the conf. isnt bad but when we get to the playoffs we have to play teams that are in the top half of the bracket and for us to win it would have to be a large upset.

[lovethegame]

well see hear is the thing, no matter what the conference champ of the IBC does they will always have a low seed, and why is that? Let me answer that for you. Its because this conference has never won a playoff game, this conference has come close with aroura almost beating wooster and mac losing to thomas moore i think, other than that the conference champ has never come close to winning, and when it comes time to picking the slots for the playoffs, the officials that do make the games happen take a look and see that "wow the IBC hasnt won so lets stick them with a tough team so they can lose and then the better team will play the other better team" thats the way its going to be and thats the way this conference will finish when it gets disdand.

Then when the teams from the IBC go to thier new conferences they will be overwhelmed for a couple of years due to the fact of not getting easy teams to play and having to actually play in a tough conference. Now im not saying that the IBC isnt tough, im just saying that the other conferences in the nation have had their conference champs win a playoff game to give that conference some respect and help them get higher in the playoff seedings.

Elmhurst is a very good college by all means but until they find a way to beat augustana then they will never be champs, it doesnt matter how close a team comes to beating the other won. ALL THAT MATTERS IS THE "W"

[Pat Coleman]

I'm not sure the IBFC teams will be headed to tougher conferences.

[lovethegame]

Ok, but the conferences they are heading to are better than the IBC right?

[fishguy]

well see hear is the thing, no matter what the conference champ of the IBC does they will always have a low seed, and why is that? Let me answer that for you. Its because this conference has never won a playoff game, this conference has come close with aroura almost beating wooster and mac losing to thomas moore i think, other than that the conference champ has never come close to winning, and when it comes time to picking the slots for the playoffs, the officials that do make the games happen take a look and see that "wow the IBC hasnt won so lets stick them with a tough team so they can lose and then the better team will play the other better team" thats the way its going to be and thats the way this conference will finish when it gets disdand.

Then when the teams from the IBC go to thier new conferences they will be overwhelmed for a couple of years due to the fact of not getting easy teams to play and having to actually play in a tough conference. Now im not saying that the IBC isnt tough, im just saying that the other conferences in the nation have had their conference champs win a playoff game to give that conference some respect and help them get higher in the playoff seedings.

Elmhurst is a very good college by all means but until they find a way to beat augustana then they will never be champs, it doesnt matter how close a team comes to beating the other won. ALL THAT MATTERS IS THE "W"

Anyone who reads all that and has any idea what you are trying to say is a lot smarter than I am.

The IBC is what it is, and it won't be that for too much longer.

[Pat Coleman]

Ok, but the conferences they are heading to are better than the IBC right?

Not really. The SLIAC/UMAC is on par with or lower than the IBC and the NAthCon is probably the same.

These are mostly the same schools just reshuffling -- taking the IBC and the UMAC plus Wisconsin Lutheran, throwing them in a hat and pulling names back out.

[FatalImpact]

In the playoffs it has been shown that it is possible to win......Though it has not happened as of yet....Now never say never....Some teams get a higher seed because they may have a higher record...Such as Wooster when they played AU, and AU was the lower seed...But AU stacks their non conference play as does lakeland and Probably CUW.....SO these teams go into a battle and sometimes they don't win.....but in the long run it makes the teams tougher and stronger...(ex. AU vs Alma and Lakeland vs UW Whitewater)......So in some instances a team may get a higher seed for their record but they may not be better....In the AU vs Wooster game.....the better team did not win.....Say what you will about who got the "W" but its all about Heart

[79jaybird]

"Elmhurst will never be champs until they find a way to beat Augustana"
1978  Elmhurst was co-champs with Millikin and lost to Augie
1980  Elmhurst was co-champs with IWU  and (I am pretty sure)  lost to Augie.
If you look at the non-Augie CCIW champs years, their 1 loss (if there is one)  is to Augie.
Every conference has a team that has the lion's share of the titles over the years. I don't see your point with that comment.
As far as conferences and strengths. 
I would put the WIAC/CCIW/OAC/and MUC's conference as the stronger confs. in this area.  Not knocking the IBC or UAA, both the schools in these conferences don't compare to the schools in the aforementioned confs.
Looking at the IBC/EC series,  there was a stretch where Benedictine had a huge advantage.  Today,  I think Ben  gets a better benefit playing EC, than EC gets playing Ben.  I like the matchup because Lisle/EC makes for a good neighborhood rivalry.

[matblake]

Plus, Benedictine has a better stadium!  8)