FB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

TruCountry95 · October 10, 2006, 09:54:40 AM

Good games this past weeked throughout the IBC. CUC wish you guys would of beat MAC. I thought you would have it. Here is my picks for the week......

Lakeland vs MAC Lakeland Wins 34-12
CUW vs CUC CUW Wins 40-14
Greenville vs EC GC Wins 35-6

****Game of the Week****
Aurora vs BU BU Wins 20-14

bufan · October 10, 2006, 10:14:48 AM

Yes trucountry, i agree with all your predictions and your scores will be pretty accurate as well. There is no doubt the AU-BU game will be the closest this week.

Fatal, AU doesnt get respect because what have they done in the last 15 games to earn it? Yes the team in 2004 was very, very good. But unfortunately, we have 4 of your coaches and after 2004, that is when things seemed to go downhill, coincidence? No.
Im not sitting here saying BU should get respect for a 10-30 record 2002-2005. But now, you cant deny that they do deserve some.

Im beginning to be a believe that teams go in cycles. Some longer than others, but basically what that means is while BU was once a very good team, they declined, and now are on their way up. AU had their time, now are entering a decline. I believe it was 7400 West who brought up that Mount Union wasnt just good all of a sudden, and i researched it and he was definitely right. They were average in the 80's and then the 90's and aughts they are very good. Moral of the story, BU 20- AU 7

TruCountry95 · October 10, 2006, 10:21:39 AM

Benedictine is just the better team. Hands down.

FatalImpact · October 10, 2006, 01:30:20 PM

So pretty much what your telling me is that with out the coaches, of which AU is well aware of program wise, congrats on running an offense this conference has known since it started, are gonna beat a team that they haven't beaten since lat least '99 and every one of those years beats BU convincingly (except for one, 12-6) and based on that fact that every year BU is the punching bag for every team that all of a sudden they're some bada** force to be reckoned with.......You two need to comeback to reality

As for AU respect.....well in the last 15 games, without including this year due to facts already made relavent, let me see......They held their own against Valpo (and should have won that game), Beat MacMurray, Lost to LC (but who didnt last year), beat EC, beat CURF (now CUC).... AND THE GAME BEFORE THAT THEY BEAT BENEDICTINE 25-0, THAT'S RIGHT BU DIDNT GET ONE POINT, lost by only five to CUW a great team last year and this year, beat an Ump and coming greenville team last year, held their own and scored twice on ALMA, and lost by a TD to cornell,

Why don't you tell me what has BU done in it's last 15 games to earn any respect from IBFC enthusiasts such as myself,

FatalImpact · October 10, 2006, 01:36:53 PM

Quote from: Twisted2 on October 10, 2006, 09:48:51 AM
AU will start getting respect when they stop getting rolled by CUW and losing to Greenville. The AU team I saw this saturday couldn't bust a grape in a fruit fight. Physical is not a how I would describe this team.

trust me the CUW team will roll pretty much everyone this year....though Gillespie I would say is a little bit overrated......stienmetz appears to be the better back

TruCountry95 · October 10, 2006, 01:56:01 PM

I'm going with BU over AU because based on this year BU is the better team. We're not talking about last year and some great winning streak Aurora has over BU. We're talkin about this year and that's what counts. Benedictine is 2-4 Aurora is 1-4 the only team that has already played both is Greenville. GC took Benedictine to OT and won. It was a great game and BU played very well. Aurora vs Greenville Aurora could not get the offense going at all. Aurora has had trouble moving the ball on offense and I think that is going to be the difference maker Saturday.
Benedictine WILL win (audience gasp) this Saturday. Aurora will end the conference 3-4 assuming they get past CUC.

7400West · October 10, 2006, 03:49:20 PM

BuFan talked about teams and cycles. I will say that with the way Lakeland is playing and how good Greenville, BU, and CUC have emerged that this is the transition year. Two bad the conf. is changing and it is a little late for this to be happening but I is. I have nothing against AU but hope BU wins just to add to my point. CUC will score more then 21 points this week, the O is on Fire, But CUW is just too powerful!! I will quote the UC head coach and say this game will be "horse's verses ponies!"

LC v. MAC= LC 31 Mac 34 if this was the over under I would take the over; I think this games will be closer then that!
CUW v. CUC= CUW 41 CUC 34 "Horses v. Ponies"
GC v. EC= GC 48 EC 17 Greenville will score on them!
AU v. BU= AU 7 BU 10 This could go into overtime and do a lot for BU if they pull it off

FatalImpact · October 10, 2006, 04:43:04 PM

Quote from: TruCountry95 on October 10, 2006, 01:56:01 PM
I'm going with BU over AU because based on this year BU is the better team. We're not talking about last year and some great winning streak Aurora has over BU. We're talkin about this year and that's what counts. Benedictine is 2-4 Aurora is 1-4 the only team that has already played both is Greenville. GC took Benedictine to OT and won. It was a great game and BU played very well. Aurora vs Greenville Aurora could not get the offense going at all. Aurora has had trouble moving the ball on offense and I think that is going to be the difference maker Saturday.
Benedictine WILL win (audience gasp) this Saturday. Aurora will end the conference 3-4 assuming they get past CUC.

Your logic astounds me.......The one win AU has is Mac......the two that BU have CUC and north park.....Sounds real tough

Plus AU plays more quality teams Pre-Conference, WHile Bu played one tough one on which they get rolled, and one easy one, gaining nothing but a W anyone be able to get....

So why base a descion on a which team should win solely based on the win column, AU takes the week with no game and BU is the better team because they beat North Park, AU beats BU, Beats CUC and there is really no logic that says otherwise.....really no stat, no prior history AU is the better team

baseman201 · October 10, 2006, 06:04:44 PM

7400-

Though, I would love to think CUC can score 34 against CUW, I just don't think it will happen. Yes, they are getting better but against an already amazing CUW team that is getting better themselves.

Picks:

CUW vs. CUC - CUW is the future IBC champion and hopefully the first one to win a playoff game, just to much for CUC this year, they roll 41-14
LC vs. Mac - Lakeland rolls by 3-4 TDs
GC vs. EC - my "butt kicking 1/2" game of the week. GC shuts out EC 52-0
BU vs. AU - BU OR AU (toss up game) takes this one on a winning field goal at the last second to win 17-14

Chili dog · October 10, 2006, 09:37:49 PM

Fatal-

Will u be at the game Sat?

bufan · October 10, 2006, 09:44:52 PM

I dont think we need a reality check Fatal. You have a ex-player from CUC, GC, BU saying they think BU will win. It isnt like they are against you ar AU, they just think that BU is better this season. Its not like we are playing Mount Union here. We are playing a below average AU team. And I did specifically say "Im not sitting here saying BU should have respect for the last 4 seasons" I said that almost verbatim. So I dont have to tell you anything. Cause ure right, we dont have anything to brag about at all. But we are going up and AU is going down. THAT IS REALITY

Genius · October 10, 2006, 10:06:50 PM

7400

lakeland score 3 tds on GC's defense. Au scored 0. Bene scored 1 td. i would be surprise if Eureka can score on their defense. anything can happen but 17 points is a stretch.

TruCountry95 · October 10, 2006, 10:41:42 PM

Fatal. The win column was just a fact. The other fact you forgot to mention was that Greenville is the only team that has played Aurora and BU and from what I saw I am going with BU. Benedictine is just the better team in my opinion. Aurora's offense isn't as good as BU basically. I know i know what your gonna say........Four Score and Seven years ago Aurora dominated everybody in this conference and blah blah blah blah. It's the 2006 season not the 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001. etc. I think Aurora will be fired up and that will need lead to a good game trying to keep the whole life long winning streak alive but hey thats why i picked ya to lose only by 6. but good luck

FatalImpact · October 11, 2006, 01:55:28 AM

Quote from: Chili dog on October 10, 2006, 09:37:49 PM
Fatal-

Will u be at the game Sat?

Yes

Quote from: Genius on October 10, 2006, 10:06:50 PM
7400

lakeland score 3 tds on GC's defense. Au scored 0. Bene scored 1 td. i would be surprise if Eureka can score on their defense. anything can happen but 17 points is a stretch.

AU scored one on GC's defense.....GC scores only 2 on the AU defense

Quote from: TruCountry95 on October 10, 2006, 10:41:42 PM
Fatal. The win column was just a fact. The other fact you forgot to mention was that Greenville is the only team that has played Aurora and BU and from what I saw I am going with BU. Benedictine is just the better team in my opinion. Aurora's offense isn't as good as BU basically. I know i know what your gonna say........Four Score and Seven years ago Aurora dominated everybody in this conference and blah blah blah blah. It's the 2006 season not the 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001. etc. I think Aurora will be fired up and that will need lead to a good game trying to keep the whole life long winning streak alive but hey thats why i picked ya to lose only by 6. but good luck

Tru, I didnt bring up the past, Bufan did, I was just showing him what respect U should get

AU's offense could be better, but BU cant handle AU's defense

Quote from: bufan on October 10, 2006, 09:44:52 PM
I dont think we need a reality check Fatal. You have a ex-player from CUC, GC, BU saying they think BU will win. It isnt like they are against you ar AU, they just think that BU is better this season. Its not like we are playing Mount Union here. We are playing a below average AU team. And I did specifically say "Im not sitting here saying BU should have respect for the last 4 seasons" I said that almost verbatim. So I dont have to tell you anything. Cause ure right, we dont have anything to brag about at all. But we are going up and AU is going down. THAT IS REALITY

AU will win and that bufan is reality

superstar · October 11, 2006, 01:56:46 AM

aurora dominated everyone in 98, 99 too and dont forget 2000. as far as BU... if my story is correct when AU first brought back football in 1986 the former IBC ( illinois benedictine college) beat AU like 60 to 0 which pissed the spartans off and every since then pretty much domination. so BU has beat AU at least once. hopefully never again but i know coop and im sure hes got them boys at BU ready. does anyone know what happen to Hornung? is he coming back next year? peace and good luck to AU and coach coop.