FB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[Mr. Ypsi]

Note also U of Michigan.  On course for a near record between outstanding offense and pathetic defense.  (Last I saw, I think there were only 5 teams with a wider spread in national rankings in the two categories.)

[wab64]

     Ol' Cave2bens has a lovely post-he ain't contentious, he's pedantic. I am too,that's why I have -8 K. as I have said-it don't mean nothing, until 4 weeks time.
I took the opportunity, marooned as I am in the North woods, 2 weeks ago to go to Duluth to see Greenville College vs. St. Scholastica. Why, you may ask? Greg Carlson,the second winningest coach in Wabash history was there with StS, where he started the program from scratch 3 years ago. He was not a happy man, since his Saints were whipped 35-7 by Greenville College of Illinois, who showed up after an 11 hour bus ride, bringing with them a new running back and slot receiver coach-Andrew Rode, '09. He did good-371 yards and 5 rushing touchdowns. I could only get in a brief chat since they were about to board the busses for 11 hours home. Ah well- they're young and they won. andrew'64

[WABCOL86]

Well, then, if you saw Greenville play, how did one of my local kids play?  Seth Marshall, the biggest kid on their roster at 6'4" and 300 pounds...  OL and a freshman who is playing a lot I understand...

[wab64]

Well, then, if you saw Greenville play, how did one of my local kids play?  Seth Marshall, the biggest kid on their roster at 6'4" and 300 pounds...  OL and a freshman who is playing a lot I understand...

'86---Greenville has a nice team. The best feature is a senior RB, Anthony Ambers, who is 7th in the country in rushing. I haven't seen his like since Tony Sutton. Your Seth Marshall started at tackle. I can't say I recall any particulars, since OLs rarely get their names in the papers unless they get thrown out of the game or something, but the blocking and pass protection was good. Nice for Andrew to come into a program with a #7 back to coach. 

[smedindy]

Note also U of Michigan.  On course for a near record between outstanding offense and pathetic defense.  (Last I saw, I think there were only 5 teams with a wider spread in national rankings in the two categories.)

Then, of course, there are the San Diego Chargers.

Right now, they are ranked first in offense and defense in the NFL, and are currently 2-4.

[ADL70]

Any Scotties out there?

The fish are very happy in Cleveland by the lake and plan on staying there.

Seriously, Holter's draws were the Scots most effective weapon against the Spartans the last three years.  Barnes looks to be even more elusive and the OL seems to have figured out what he will do and have improved protection since week one.

His threat may mean the Spartans will gamble less on D, but if Doolin is back the Spartans should certainly be able to contain him. 

[DadofBashWarrior..]

    Ol' Cave2bens has a lovely post-he ain't contentious, he's pedantic. I am too,that's why I have -8 K. as I have said-it don't mean nothing, until 4 weeks time.
I took the opportunity, marooned as I am in the North woods, 2 weeks ago to go to Duluth to see Greenville College vs. St. Scholastica. Why, you may ask? Greg Carlson,the second winningest coach in Wabash history was there with StS, where he started the program from scratch 3 years ago. He was not a happy man, since his Saints were whipped 35-7 by Greenville College of Illinois, who showed up after an 11 hour bus ride, bringing with them a new running back and slot receiver coach-Andrew Rode, '09. He did good-371 yards and 5 rushing touchdowns. I could only get in a brief chat since they were about to board the busses for 11 hours home. Ah well- they're young and they won. andrew'64

Wab 64
I am so glad you got to that game and caught Andrew and spoke with him...Hope you got a chance to greet Greg Carlson as well...He truly is running a first class program up in Duluth there..Makes sense to me he is in the Wabash HOF...

Anthony Ambers is something else for sure...He is currently the leading rusher in total yards 1114 and total touchdowns 13 in D3...he is 5th in yards per game...see stats below..

The kewl thing for Andrew is the spirit of the team and where they are heading with the Greenville program...Just adding JV this season... and with the changes in the confrence they will have the Automatic Qualifier for the the National Playoffs in 2011...
They also have some great freshman coming along...Justin Honeycut from (guess where?)..Wabash Indiana...

Has been a lot to learn for Andrew in that they run the triple option...(big article on the D3 site here last week about the triple option and schools running it)...

Notice who is 30th in the stats...

Division III National Player Report
Rushing

Year: 2010 Thru: 10/16/10 Minimum Pct. of Games Played 75
Rank Player Pos Cl Gm Carries Net TDs Avg Ydspgm
1 Shea Dwyer, Wesleyan (CT) RB SR 4 107 756 9 7.07 189.00
2 Jim Bower, Maine Maritime RB SR 6 131 1067 11 8.15 177.83
3 Dion Wilson, Millikin RB SR 6 152 1019 11 6.70 169.83
4 Josh Kleinfelter, Lycoming RB SR 6 171 995 8 5.82 165.83
5 Anthony Ambers, Greenville RB SR 7 167 1114 13 6.67 159.14
6 Scottie Williams, Elmhurst RB SO 6 131 837 10 6.39 139.50
7 Jason Gwaltney, Kean RB SR 6 158 834 6 5.28 139.00
8 Johrone Bunch, Mount Ida RB JR 6 135 823 13 6.10 137.17
9 Dan Griffin, Salisbury QB SO 6 111 820 10 7.39 136.67
10 Luke Heinsohn, Wash. & Lee RB SO 6 104 807 6 7.76 134.50
11 Caleb Jennings, Emory & Henry RB SR 6 126 792 8 6.29 132.00
12 Matthew Rende, Maine Maritime QB JR 6 85 768 11 9.04 128.00
13 Khyree Copeland, Concordia Chicago RB SR 6 137 767 10 5.60 127.83
14 Kimble Tillman, Whittier RB SO 4 68 509 5 7.49 127.25
15 Brent Donley, Ohio Northern RB SR 6 150 759 9 5.06 126.50
16 Logan Flannery, Bethel (MN) RB SR 6 104 755 9 7.26 125.83
17 Clinton Orr, Albion RB SO 7 159 870 9 5.47 124.29
18 Melikke Van Alstyne, Framingham St. RB FR 7 161 864 5 5.37 123.43
19 Keith Welch, Lewis & Clark QB FR 5 69 610 10 8.84 122.00
20 Chris Coney, Union (NY) RB SR 5 130 609 5 4.68 121.80
21 Randal Smedley, Salisbury RB JR 6 85 721 8 8.48 120.17
21 Taylor Edwards, Wis.-River Falls RB JR 6 149 721 5 4.84 120.17
23 Lee Lauters, Wis.-La Crosse RB JR 5 111 599 4 5.40 119.80
24 Matt Cook, Delaware Valley RB SR 6 135 710 9 5.26 118.33
25 Leon Clark, St. Olaf RB JR 6 128 697 5 5.45 116.17
26 Marcus Spann, Anderson (IN) RB FR 6 96 694 5 7.23 115.67
27 Jeremy Murray, Mount Union RB JR 5 99 574 7 5.80 114.80
28 Ben Guiles, Lebanon Valley RB JR 6 134 688 10 5.13 114.67
29 Adam Anderson, Whitworth RB SR 6 145 686 9 4.73 114.33
30 Levell Coppage, Wis.-Whitewater RB JR 6 93 678 10 7.29 113.00

[DadofBashWarrior..]

Well, then, if you saw Greenville play, how did one of my local kids play?  Seth Marshall, the biggest kid on their roster at 6'4" and 300 pounds...  OL and a freshman who is playing a lot I understand...

I have been to 3 of the Greenville games including last weeks win of 50-7...

The offensive line is very fast...and they make quick blocks and move on...they have had great success this year even when not winning...I will be watching for Seth...

The UMAC confrence is ranked last of the 27 as I remember...so the first game of the year Greenville played Augustana and lost by 28-7...the game was closer than the score showed and it felt like a victory as Augustana has a long history and is being revitalized with the changes in the offense...I think they just had 640 yards in offense if I recall correctly...against Carthage...

[WABCOL86]

Seth played on the line at Turkey Run High School his whole career until his senior year, when, get this, he alternated between line and quarterback.  He was the center on our basketball team as well...  He is a good athlete, to put it mildly.

[FightinScot]

Any Scotties out there?

The fish are very happy in Cleveland by the lake and plan on staying there.

Seriously, Holter's draws were the Scots most effective weapon against the Spartans the last three years.  Barnes looks to be even more elusive and the OL seems to have figured out what he will do and have improved protection since week one.

His threat may mean the Spartans will gamble less on D, but if Doolin is back the Spartans should certainly be able to contain him. 

Well, Whalen's improv leading to long passes were Case's most effective weapon against the Scots the last few years... who have they replaced him with as the focal point of the offense? It's hard to keep up with the D3 action on the east coast.

It will be interesting to see how the Scots rebound from a very disappointing loss against Wash U last Saturday. Hopefully they can reel in a big one this week   

[usee]

D3 Top 25 Fan poll has been released. Comprised of 20 regular poster's from all regions and features at least 2 NCAC regulars.

You can view and comment here:

http://www.d3boards.com/index.php?topic=7065.msg1243458#new

[sflzman]

D3 Top 25 Fan Poll Released

Team       
1. UW-Whitewater (16)   400
2. Mount Union                381
3. Wesley                        361
4. St. Thomas                  346
5. North Central               332
6. Mary Hardin-Baylor      328
7. Delaware Valley           262
8. Wittenberg                  261
9. Hardin-Simmons           252
10. Ohio Northern            240
11. Linfield                       218
12. Thomas More             216
13. Wartburg                   213
14. Wheaton                   187
15. Montclair St.              183
16. Trine                          171
17. St. John Fisher           164
18. Bethel                        136
19. Coe                            123
20. Central                       99
21. Pacific Lutheran          88
22. Hampden-Sydney       85
23. Cal Lutheran              46
24. Ursinas                       36
25. Case Western            17


Also Receiving Votes:
Wabash (15), Franklin (12), Rowan (12), Willamette (12), Illinois Wesleyan (6), Cortland State (6), Augustana (5), Depauw (4)

www.uwwfootball.blogspot.com

[aueagle]

Thought I could make the trip to Western Pa for the Bishop game....
Can't....Any OWU faithful going?....I heard the practices have been good.
The key to the rest of the season is 1) Improvement...2) Attitude/Spirit...
I've counted-out wins/loss...at this point, I'm just waiting for the Hiram game.
That's where the real pressure is...That will be the measue of this Wesleyan program...sad to even think it has come to this point. GO BISHOPS

[wally_wabash]

From the "what else can happen this year" file....the local cyber fishwrap is reporting the following:

QB Belton - out (degree 1 brain strain)
DL Jake Kolisek - out (suspended)
DL Nick Ramsey - out (turf toe)
DL Zack Brock - out (some kind of leg issue)
TE Devin Kelly - out (undisclosed)
OL Jack Ruddy - out (undisclosed)

Oy.  Better this week than next, I suppose, but geez.

[ADL70]

Any Scotties out there?

The fish are very happy in Cleveland by the lake and plan on staying there.

Seriously, Holter's draws were the Scots most effective weapon against the Spartans the last three years.  Barnes looks to be even more elusive and the OL seems to have figured out what he will do and have improved protection since week one.

His threat may mean the Spartans will gamble less on D, but if Doolin is back the Spartans should certainly be able to contain him. 

Well, Whalen's improv leading to long passes were Case's most effective weapon against the Scots the last few years... who have they replaced him with as the focal point of the offense? It's hard to keep up with the D3 action on the east coast.

It will be interesting to see how the Scots rebound from a very disappointing loss against Wash U last Saturday. Hopefully they can reel in a big one this week   

+k for the piscatorial pun.

Sr Joey Baum is QB and he still has Zach Homyk as leading receiver.  Baum is a more disciplined pocket pass, but nearly as efficient.  #12 in passing efficiency in DIII and over 70% completion.