FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[bulldogalum]

I'll give coach of the year to Rundle, even though that seems the obvious pick, being league champs and all.  But Albion started out 1-3, and Rundle did a great job getting those guys to keep their heads up, and making them refuse to quit.  Sure enough, 6 wins later, they're getting rings.

[wlcalum]

I'll go with Kreps from Hope. Only one game away from winning it all. Good job to all the top teams.

[formerd3db]

rookie, wlcalum and bulldogalum:

Good discussion.  My apologies for not replying sooner.  Rookie, I have to agree with bulldogalum on the QB league selection.  Hope's QB Schwander is a very good QB.  However, while he had some good games, overall, he did not have a banner year - too many INTs, rushed decisions.  The other QB's selected overall played better and Wasil deserved the top spot.  I also agree with wlcalum that a third team is not necessary.  Honorable metion is still a well deserved selection for players.

Traditionally, that is how it has been i.e. the team who finishes with the best record getting the most slots chosen.  I don't necessarily agree with that, particularly with it now being set up that way.  On the other hand, that does not mean it is not appropriate for a team that wins the title to get the most slots in any given year, provided the stats and observed play of those players warrants it.  All I'm saying is that it should not be automatic on a routine basis.  Unfortunately, it somehow occurs that way.  Nor am I suggesting that selecting all league teams is not an easy task by any means - I'm sure all the head coaches realize that and, certainly, they want to promote their own players as best as possible, even though they cannot vote for them.  But, if they did not really "do their homework" in reviewing this before the actuall meeting for selections, that would not be the best situation.  Not saying that happened as I obviously do not know.  I would have to agree though, that this year's meeting took place a little sooner than it usually does.  No doubt there was a legit reason for this.

As for coach of the year - yeah, a tough choice also.  Agree that Rundle is the logical choice but, indeed Kreps and perhaps Lividotti deserve consideration. 

Anyway, good to see that our board is starting to get some participation in discussion, even if it is now post-season.  We have a long way to go to catch up with the other boards as far as pages! 

[earlhamalum]

What does the Karma thing Stand for?

[formerd3db]

earlhamalum:

Since you are new to the board (welcome BTW!), we'll cut you some slack on this!   Pat (webmaster) has mentioned this before, but nonetheless, you can go to Frequently asked questions on the main page of this website for more detailed explanation.  Basically, though, it is a way for posters to rate others posters comments either good or bad i.e. applaud or smite (for example, if someone made a really inappropriate comment that was out-of-line, that would qualify for a "smite" i.e. a minus 1 Karma).  The only qualification is, though, to my understanding, is that Pat has made the privilege of this rating system only available to "verteran" posters on this website.  Once a person reaches a certain amount of postings or as determined by the webmaster, they apparently are then allowed the privilege of giving  (or taking away ) karma.  Hope that helps.  We'll look forward to your postings in the future either here, on your own board and/or all of them!

[ROOKIE]

FORMERD3DB
I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON WHAT YOU SAID A LIITLE WHILE AGO ON MAKING ALL-CONFERENCE (ALL-MIAA) YES, IT'S TRUE THAT IF A FOOTBALL PLAYER HAS THE STATS AND GETS OVERLOOKED BY OTHER COACHES HE SHOULD KNOW DEEP IN HIS HEART THAT HE IS TRULY DESERVING OF BEING ONE OF THE BEST AT HIS POSITION. FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE FINISHING MY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER I DID NOT HAVE THE STATS AS A BLOCKING  FULLBACK... BUT AS LINEBACKER LED OUR TEAM IN TACKLES (125) THEREFORE, I MISSED OUT ON THE SO CALLED ALL AREA TEAM AND WATCHED DEJECTEDLY AS A SOPHMORE FROM OUR TEAM WALKED AWAY WITH THE HONORS. OUR COACH RESPONDED BY GIVING ME THE MVP HONORS. NO IT'S NOT THE END OF LIFE, BUT IT STICKS WITH YOU FOR A LONG TIME. HOW ABOUT  A NORTH BOWL ALL STAR GAME IN MICHIGAN? I THINK IT'S LONG OVERDUE... AND IT WOULD BE A GREAT WAY OF RECOGNIZING GREAT ATHLETES IN OUR AREA. OH, BY THE WAY... MY COACH OF THE YEAR GOES TO TERRANCE BROOKS UP DOWN AT "K" COLLEGE. WHY? BECAUSE LIKE USUAL THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE NUMBERS AGAIN... AND IT LOOKED LIKE HE GOT THE BEST OUT OF JUST THREE OR FOUR STARTING SENIORS ON THE TEAM. SECOND CHOICE WOULD BE KREPPS FOR ALMOST SURPRISING EVERONE!

[bulldogalum]

Rookie: 

Not to steal FormerD3DB's question, but I'll throw a response at you.  It seems like it's the very nature of all conference teams, and unfortunately so, that every year, some deserving players are left out.  I don't think anyone is thrilled with it, but it's the nature of the beast. 

However, I don' t know how the rest of the forum feels, but it seems to me that these individual awards aren't what it's all about.  At the end of the day, the question should be "did you do everything you could to make your team the best it could be?"  If the answer to that is "yes," then the rest is just icing.

[formerd3db]

Rookie and bulldoglaum:
Well said.
An Sr. All-star game for the state's DII-DIII schools would be great.  Unfortunately, I doubt it would get much support among the various schools administrators (the fans, yes; administrators, no )

BTW, guys, were finally starting to build pages regarding the posts!  But we still have a loooooooooog way to go to catch up with the other boards.

Anyone see that Akron/NIU MAC Championship game last night?  A great game and a great story on Akron's head coach.  I hope the Stagg Bowl is as exciting this year.

[formerd3db]

Please excuse my poor grammar and punctuation on my last post.  I could use the "modify post" option that Pat mentioned, but...I was too lazy at this time!

[ROOKIE]

BULLDOGALUM,
HEY, LET'S PUT THIS SUBJECT TO REST FOR ME AND THE REST OF THE "UNSUNG HEROES" ESPECIALLY THOSE FOOTBALL PLAYERS THAT GAVE IT THEIR BEST. WELL SAID, AND PROBABLY WELL THOUGHT OUT BULLDOGALUM. HAVE YOU SEEN A LOT OF ADRIAN GAMES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS? HOW ABOUT YOU FORMERD3DB? HAVE YOU SEEN HOPE PLAY THIS YEAR? I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED... THERE WAS A RUMOR GOING AROUND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE JUST OK... WITH A LOT OF YOUNG PLAYERS ON THE TEAM. A LOT OF SURPRISES THIS YEAR... I'LL BE WAITING FOR THE ALL-AMERICAN TEAM TO COME OUT SOON. ANY COMMENTS ON ANY NOMINATED PLAYERS? THANKS FOR LISTENING.

[wlcalum]

Is it just me or is it really hard to read Rookies posts written all in caps?

I too wouild like to see an all senior bowl in the MIAA. Would be some really great talent out there on the field. Give the guys another chance to shine. Most players I talk to would give most anything to keep their careers going.

[formerd3db]

Rookie:
Yes, I saw most of Hope's games this season.  Kind of "rollarcoaster" ride, however, as you and others pointed out, they did not give up and played hard at the end.
BTW, if I may, just let me say that per protocol, you are not supposed to post in CAPS on the website - Pat's rule.  It is called "shouting".  Since you are new to the board, you wouldn't have known.  Just a reminder.  Anyway, thanks for your input here - your posts are appreciated.  Keep contributing.

wlcalum:
I know what you mean.  That applies to some of us "old guys" as well!  

[wlcalum]

fd3db
Hey I.m an old guy too...the bifocals were driving me crazy.

[bulldogalum]

Rookie:

I try to make it to several Adrian games every year.  Unfortunately, I've only been able to make it to 2 or 3 the past few years.  I actually went to more Albion games this year than Adrian games (I've got a brother on the team). 

[ROOKIE]

bulldogalum,
My apologies for the shoutng... thanks for the tip. What position does your brother play for Albion. Can you tell me if Albion has a JV team and how many players they carry? Will he start next year? How does he like coach Rundell? Just curious. He must have gotten his Championship ring too...
I saw the last play of the Akron game.. what a finish!!!