FB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[FMR IBFC Champ]

Another score just in

Greenville 42  MacMurray 12

Just something else Cudub will bash Mac for.

CuDub,
Why don't you just relax a little bit.  Just a little friendly trash talking.  Don't be an internet thug!!!

Dude really?  Way to be mature about it.  Plus, I have stated several times, and even went back and read all of my posts, I have NEVER talked sh** about there talent on the football field.  You seriously need to read things before you make dumb comments.

[NCAA Football]

About the mac game...I know the scoreboard tells who won the game but if a scoreboard showed the progress a team was making, mac would be ok. These guys are starting to pick it up. Just some little mistakes here and there. They can be explosive when they get going. Watch out for #28 Tristan Jones! Mac will win out and go 3-7. I have faith in this "freshman" team.

Well said.  I believe this team can win out. They just have to stay consistent throughout the rest of the game, and play well all four quarters.  They have the ablity to get it done, and i hope they do.

[FMR IBFC Champ]

About the mac game...I know the scoreboard tells who won the game but if a scoreboard showed the progress a team was making, mac would be ok. These guys are starting to pick it up. Just some little mistakes here and there. They can be explosive when they get going. Watch out for #28 Tristan Jones! Mac will win out and go 3-7. I have faith in this "freshman" team.

I appreciate the insight on the Mac progress. Have not made it to a game yet because of geography.  Although winning out would be great, I think it is more wishfull thinking at this point.  Big thing for Mac(and I have said this before)is to retain these young Freshmen for next year. That has been, in my opinion, one of the biggest reasons why Mac has declined recently. Lets get these kids eligible, in the new weight room and restore the pride that Mac players once had. I have a lot of respect for Sweeney, as a person,taking this job knowing that the Mac admin has a lot of things to resolve.  It would be easy to pack it up and head somewhere else after the season. Hope that does not happen. Keep choppin Mac!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mac_grad]

Well, it was homecoming weekend for Mac, so I actually got to see a game.  Most people have said it, but the scoreboard doesn't do justice.  It was 14-12 with just about 6-7 minutes left in the 2nd before it got away, but their first half offense looked really good.  They have a really tall quarterback, and the O-Line is blocking better then I've seen in a few years.  I think the defense just gets tired, but they laid some good hits out.  Coverage seemed weak, but GC dropped a lot of passes so the score could have been higher (not a dig on GC, just something I noticed...lots of times had a guy wide open and was either dropped or a hair overthrown).  Nonetheless, good first half, dissapointing second half.

Just a note...I talked to a friend of mine at Mac and was informed that as soon as that incident with the coach happened, he was suspended indefinitely.  I guess the CUW coach didn't really care that it happened, but the Mac coach wasn't going to accept it on his sidelines. 

I hope Mac can win out like everyone claims could happen, I don't think it's realistic but I can definitely see them punch one victory in.

[Gomer Pyle]

Somebody said Mac was going to win out and go 3-7.  Could that happen?
   Sure. Will that happen?  No.
   Mac plays Benedictine this saturday.  Some facts are as follows.
    Mac is 0-7, that`s fact.  BU is 4-4 over-all and has beaten Greenville 10-7
    who just beat Mac 42-12!  They (BU) also beat Aurora who beat the snot
    out of Mac to the tune of 47-0!
    This will be a home game for BU as well and they are on the move up-
     ward (tied for 3rd in the IBC) while Mac Is dead last. 
   Mac scores on average 6 + points per game and gives up almost 48. You can`t win many games with those stats.
    Enthusiasm and school pride aside, conventional wisdom says The
    Highlanders end up 0-8 after their visit to Lisle, Ill. 
   
   
   

[mac_5_seven]

About the mac game...I know the scoreboard tells who won the game but if a scoreboard showed the progress a team was making, mac would be ok. These guys are starting to pick it up. Just some little mistakes here and there. They can be explosive when they get going. Watch out for #28 Tristan Jones! Mac will win out and go 3-7. I have faith in this "freshman" team.

I appreciate the insight on the Mac progress. Have not made it to a game yet because of geography.  Although winning out would be great, I think it is more wishfull thinking at this point.  Big thing for Mac(and I have said this before)is to retain these young Freshmen for next year. That has been, in my opinion, one of the biggest reasons why Mac has declined recently. Lets get these kids eligible, in the new weight room and restore the pride that Mac players once had. I have a lot of respect for Sweeney, as a person,taking this job knowing that the Mac admin has a lot of things to resolve.  It would be easy to pack it up and head somewhere else after the season. Hope that does not happen. Keep choppin Mac!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keeping those kids will definitely be key, especially the ones that are getting to see PT now.  Hopefully Sweeney's staff can do a good job of developing them as they gain more experience.  Didn't know there was a new weight room, about time they did something about it..  I can see them paying with Eureka (no disrespect intended to Eureka) & hopefully Blackburn (I was on the team with mac_7_seven that still is in fact the only team to get beat by the Beavers), but I agree with Gomer in that BU has some things going for them right now..

[baseman201]

Gomer, you were talking about the stats for BU and how they have beaten AU and Greenville. 

This is why I thought CUC had a chance against AU, since CUC beat BU and BU beat AU.  But who knows what is going on with them (CUC). 

Someone was talking about retaining freshman at MAC.  CUC has had a problem with retaining players (and coaches) for the past 6 years, maybe even longer then that.  Freshman need to stick around for a team to be successfull in the coming years.  Hopefully they stick around at MAC and at CUC.

[Gomer Pyle]

baseman201:
     To me the biggest factor in that win over Benedictine was CU-C
      had them at their house plus, BU had Aurora at their house. 
      This past saturday Aurora was at home againt the Cougars. 
      See a pattern here ?   All things being equal, home field advantage
      (crowd,band(?) noise) hard to beat. 
    Just a comment on the 2nd paragraph of your post.                     
   
     

[GC_MC0509]

Maybe it is wishful thinking...but this seems to be a board where people like to predict so...my prediction is that MAC wins out. If they don't then they don't, I'll be wrong. The freshman need to stay at MAC in order to be successful in the next couple years. They're talented, but young. Even if they finish 0-10 this year, I'll be proud of the men who stuck it out and came out to play every saturday even if it was a blowout. Sweeney can only do things to an extent. It's the players who have to execute. But when the numbers are small, a coach cant do much but bite his/her lip and take the bumps.

[old 40]

GC_MC0509;

IMO, Mac must keep their group together and at the same time bring another class in that is as good or better, for the next few years. Strive for 90% retention and keep the talent coming. Then the job begins to get the kids to mature, become good citizens and students. If they can keep this up then they should be a contender in the SLIAC. The only fly in the oinment could come from the administration. These people have to support the program in a much better way in the future or the job will not be a good one and the coaches and athletes will leave.

Good Luck to Mac and its followers.

[lineman79]

Does anyone know what happened on the Benedictine sideline following the game against Eureka this past weekend? As I was leaving I noticed a EC fan being restrained by the coaches and a police officer with shouting going on between the EC fan and a few Ben fans. Any info?

[cudub]

I had not heard anything about that.  Was it in Eureka?  I will say that the Red Devil's little end zone crew is entertaining to say the least.  I would not be suprised if one of them got some liquid courage and something happened.

My personal favorite quote from the eureka fans was "hey Kicker, XX is a stupid number for a kicker" followed by tons of laughter from his comrades.

[mac_5_seven]

I had not heard anything about that.  Was it in Eureka?  I will say that the Red Devil's little end zone crew is entertaining to say the least.  I would not be suprised if one of them got some liquid courage and something happened.

My personal favorite quote from the eureka fans was "hey Kicker, XX is a stupid number for a kicker" followed by tons of laughter from his comrades.

I remember my senior year there being a guy dressed in a full out Superman get up sitting amongst their end zone crew.  Hard not to chuckle every time I saw him..

[lineman79]

Yes it was in Eureka. Looked like an EC parent and a bunch of BU fans. Not sure of anything else since I was on the other side of the field talking with some friends. There used to be a lot of fans in the endzone but those days have come and gone...for now hopefully!

[GC_MC0509]

Old 40,

          Yeah I agree. MAC needs to keep this group together. I think with a little more maturity they could be a good team...now I mean good team as in winning games. I know there was someone posting that MAC was a dirty team. That may have been years past but I know I have seen a change since Sweeney has been HC. You're also right when you say the administration are the only ones who can flub this up. I think with the new President, the program is covered. But then again, who knows! MAC will be on top with Sweeney running things. It will just take time.