FB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[FatalImpact]

Marcus,
This all started because CUC gents, such as your self were kicking the AU team around.  We are mad that the CUC fans, such as yourself were doing the kicking.  All we are saying is that if you want to say anything about how bad a team is, first examine who you are a fan of. You were telling us how bad AU is, but CUC is worse, given in a COUPLE of years they MIGHT be better.  All we're saying is that AU has a winning tradition, and is consistently in the top half of the conference year after year.
                                                                                       Sincerely,
                                                                                    Fatal Impact

[Fartcus Smellwood]

FATAL,
I have not downed AU since they beat CUC, I have respect for the team and I also have friends on the team as well. If I happened to have come off wrong, then I will apologize but all I have been doing is defending CUC and I know that the team has not been great. I have not once slammed on any of the players from AU nor will I ever about any player because a D3 athlete should be respected whether they are great, good, average or even below average. Maybe it wasn't you who slammed players, I believe it was Twisted but he obviously is involved with AU and doesn't make anything look good doing that. Slam the program for being bad, slam the coaches, slam the administration...whatever....but not the players. CUC WILL be better in years to come and as I have already said even next year.
They only had 7 seniors leave the team, everyone else is returning as far as I know. CUC will be a team to recon with next season and I will stick to my word. Continue the slamming though, like I said, it only helps.

Sincerely,
Marcus J. Ellwood

[FatalImpact]

I wasn't slamming the players, I slammed the program.  The person responsible for slamming was baseman201, he was slamming without any prior knowledge that of which he speaks

[aufb05]

Marcus Me friend

This season AU & CUC players were almost equal in the number of FR., Soph, JR & SR, and both were equal w/new coaching staff. The difference is that AU didn't see themselves as a team in transition - - They came, they saw, they complied a 5-2 conference record.  They played football Marcus, CUC didn't. Something broke done for CUC. Maybe it was their expectancy to lose opposed to AU's tradition of winning. You'll have a long winter ahead to think about it but in the end you'll know I'm right.

[baseman201]

Uhm, I didn't slam any players either.

I was just saying how tired I was of AU alum talking about the past and how good they were 5-6 years ago.  Never did I once slam an AU player or their abilities. 

[FatalImpact]

You slammed the program....Thats what I meant....You spurned the debate...When u back CUC

[79jaybird]

Frankly I have kind of last track on what you both (Fatal and Marcus) are arguing about.  I know Pries and his Staff are slowing helping CUC turn the corner.  Building a program is not easy and there are many pitfalls before success.  Look at Elmhurst,  I played through some really bad stretches where we won 1-3 games a year.  Now they are about to finish 2006 6-4 which will be there 3rd winning season in 4 years.  The point here is that I think Pries and the Cougars are laying down the foundation and using the right "blueprints". 
Players?  Well obviously success is a product of the players, but you also have to win with the players you have.  Cohesiveness is needed whether you have star players or average players.  Senior Leadership also helps with success on the field and building up perennially strong teams.

[FatalImpact]

We're arguing about people bashing the AU program, for no apparent reason.....It ain't right to bash a program, I had to in order to defend a program being bashed

[79jaybird]

Nobody should bash anybody's program because every program (well, Mt. Union might be an exception) but every program has had their moments when they were at the top and moments when they are at or near the bottom of their conference.
I had a HS Coach that said you are only as good as your last W.

[sotha sil]

  8) ....love dont hate ppl...we are all going our seperate ways this next season...the rivalries are gonna disappear

[lem4094]

Alright, enough people.  Let's talk of the possible CUW opponent.  It will most likely be a rather strong UW-LaCrosse team.  With a week off, do you think they are anticipating this or taking on the CCIW #1 team (either Weaton or North Central)?

[79jaybird]

Lem4094   UW-LaCrosse as a first round opponent for Concordia-WI?  Are you serious? 
Most likely Concordia-WI is going to face North Central, Wheaton, Mt. Saint Joseph, or somebody in the Midwest Region.  Have you checked some of the playoff predictions on the various boards?
There is no way, no how that UW LaCrosse is playing Concordia WI  first round.

[sotha sil]

I was playing when CUW play lacrosse...then it was a no way no how they play UW-L...but wait NCAA wants to cut on travel cost moves CUW from mid seed to a bottom seed...NCAA will do what they want...any predictions we make can be on but could be waaaaaay off

[lem4094]

79jaybird,

It is a good possibility due to the seeds as well as the way the pairings trys to have the Western teams not have to travel as much.  I placed a question like this in a General forum and received the answer of UW-LaX from a number of people on this site.  It is a solid possibility.

[lem4094]

sotha,

Sorry to sound redundent, I am a slow typer.