FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[miaafbfan]

Not a banner day for the MIAA as Hope drops to 0-4 with a 27-12 loss at home to Lakeland, and Albion falls to 1-3 with a 59-14 pasting by UW Stevens Point.

Alma seems to be holding up surprisingly well down at Kentucky Wesleyan.  Last score I heard had things all tied up at 28 very early in the 4th quarter.  Let's hope they can pull off a win and even things up at 2-2.

[Uncle Rico]

I am not saying Albion will win, but I don't think it will be a blowout - closer than some are expecting.  They gave Wheaton a fairly close game and Wheaton is ranked higher than UWSP.

I won't make a living predicting football scores, that's obvious....

[sflzman]

I am not saying Albion will win, but I don't think it will be a blowout - closer than some are expecting.  They gave Wheaton a fairly close game and Wheaton is ranked higher than UWSP.

I won't make a living predicting football scores, that's obvious....

lol, we all have our off days...

[formerd3db]

I don't believe Kentucky Wesleyan gives scholarships in football.

Pat, they did not in the past.  As far as I know, that hasn't changed - at least I haven't heard or seen any announcements.

[formerd3db]

Gentlemen:

I'm not sure what to say; I'm almost speechless (I'm sure that might surprise some of you since you know how long some of my "dissertations" are here at times ).  Hope is now 0-4.  Self destruction again.  Extra points blocked, INT for a TD that stops cold what might have been the "go-ahead" drive, as well as other same mistakes as in the last 3 games.  Congrats to Lakeland for a tough fought contest - they deserved to win.  BTW, one of their players sustained a fractured ankle, so my thoughts and prayers go to him for a speedy recovery.  I'm sure his team's win somewhat made his injury/pain slightly more bearable (at least that is what he was heard to say).

The weatherpeople were sure wrong about yesterday and this entire weekend for that matter.  It was overcast all day, colder and windy with only spurts of sunlight for 5 minutes or so (during which it was comfortable), followed by light drizzle periods. Overall, not too bad of weather for football with the exception of the rain.

With the MIAA race itself now set to begin, we'll be seeing who will be beating up on who among the "chasers" of Trine.

[sflzman]

Not a banner day for the MIAA as Hope drops to 0-4 with a 27-12 loss at home to Lakeland, and Albion falls to 1-3 with a 59-14 pasting by UW Stevens Point.

Alma seems to be holding up surprisingly well down at Kentucky Wesleyan.  Last score I heard had things all tied up at 28 very early in the 4th quarter.  Let's hope they can pull off a win and even things up at 2-2.

Alma gave up 3 TDs in the 4th, and lost 49-28....It was really a lot closer than the score. It probably should have been a lot close. Alma threw 2 INTs, they had a FG blocked and returned for a TD with 35 seconds left in the 1st half and had a punt go through the snappers legs which set up a Kentucky TD.

[sac]

This might offer a little insight into the current state of Hope football

Attendance vs Lakeland:  1450

Hope men's soccer attendance vs Calvin: 2700+

..now granted Calvin was ranked #1, and it was...ya know, Calvin.  But there just hasn't been this much of a difference at Hope, maybe ever.   Hope has always drawn pretty decent crowds for football regardless of opponent.  Also I wasn't there earlier in the day when the weather may have been a little more iffy, the weather for the soccer game was pretty decent.

I may be completely off on this.

[section7]

Random Thoughts (something must change):

Have the Flying Dutchmen taken on the look of the Detroit Lions?

18 game losing streak in non-MIAA games dating back to 2004 season.

Dean Kreps, career non-MIAA record, 10-38, .208 winning percentage, 3-23 (.115) since 2002 season.

Unacceptable?

I have updated my post from this time last year, 10-40, .200 winning percentage, 3-25 (.107) since 2002 season.
I know that I will get ripped repeatedly for this post, but them the facts!
Formerd3db, I love your posts and respect your insight, but I must disagree with your assessment of players vs coaches, many players have changed since 2002, many losses have not and coaches have not.

Thank goodness, this doesn't have to be updated again until 2011?!?

DK, non-MIAA record, 10-42, .192 winning %
Hope, non-MIAA record since 2002, 3-28, .097 winning %
23 straight non-MIAA loses

[section7]

Random Thoughts (something must change):

Have the Flying Dutchmen taken on the look of the Detroit Lions?

18 game losing streak in non-MIAA games dating back to 2004 season.

Dean Kreps, career non-MIAA record, 10-38, .208 winning percentage, 3-23 (.115) since 2002 season.

Unacceptable?

I have updated my post from this time last year, 10-40, .200 winning percentage, 3-25 (.107) since 2002 season.
I know that I will get ripped repeatedly for this post, but them the facts!
Formerd3db, I love your posts and respect your insight, but I must disagree with your assessment of players vs coaches, many players have changed since 2002, many losses have not and coaches have not.

You will also notice that the head coach repeatedly calls our players in the media for mistakes....not a good way to motivate

Dumez,

Here is an example from the Holland Sentinel, after Saturday's game.................does this make your point?


"Chris has to play better," Kreps said. Feys struggled in a 27-12 loss to Lakeland (Wis.) College Saturday in front of a Holland Municipal Stadium crowd of 1,450.

Feys completed 14 of 41 passes for 140 yards and was intercepted twice. One of those was returned 65 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter that pushed Lakeland's lead to 13 points.

The defeat left Hope 0-4 overall and extended its losing streak outside the MIAA to 23 games.

"(Lakeland) loaded the box and said they were not going to let us run it," Kreps said. "Go ahead and throw it, they said, (and) we were not good enough to throw it. We roll like (Feys) rolls. If he's not doing well, we're not going to do well. He's our best quarterback, and he's got to play better."

[sac]

14-41 is atrocious

[Raider 68]

14-41 is atrocious

Agree, maybe it is time to talk more about a good team in Trine!

[formerd3db]

sac:

Hope's opening season home game attendance was 3325.  Very good for any DIII team.  Granted it was Community Day. however, I also think everyone will agree that when a team is winning, the attendance obviously goes up.  I suspect that, with the exception of Homecoming, Hope's remaining home game attedndance will be similar to the Lakeland game.  Yet, the same can be said for all the other MIAA teams with the exception of Trine this year.

As to the comments about Feys, Coach Kreps is completely right.  Unfortunately, Feys is making the same kind of upperclassman mistakes as Manning did in his later years.  You can't have your veteran QB telegraphing passes, throwing into crowds of coverage, and throwing INTs when the ball should be thrown away - you are not going to win with that kind of play.  Feys is a better QB than that, however, as Kreps mentions, he needs to play better.  Hope also is in trouble with the kicking game and the blocking on that for special teams as well as secondary play is still plagued with being beat on easy pass plays.  Improve on all those aspects and Hope wins the kind of games it has lost this season.  We'll see what goes this week.  Alma will be "gunning" for Hope as usual and if Hope's players can't get psyched up for this game, they're in bigger trouble than many of us have perceived.

[Uncle Rico]

14-41 is atrocious

Agree, maybe it is time to talk more about a good team in Trine!

Let's talk instead about the upcoming conference race!     People think Trine is the front runner, but just one Trine loss in-conference and the race could be wide open if someone else makes a run.  All this non-conference talk is nice, but the conference run is a whole other season since that will determine the playoff rep from the MIAA.  The Trine / Adrian game will be a big one...at Adrian and it is Adrian's homecoming.  I think that will be a very tough contest, and it has been a close one the past few seasons.  There are a good 2-3 teams that could be capable of winning out with the right breaks, and other teams could very well play the spoiler.  The conference teams are close enough that anything could happen.  Let's focus now on the in-league battles.

[section7]

14-41 is atrocious

Ranks right up there with 10-42 and 3-28!

[sac]

PASS EFFICIENCY         Team   Eff.
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1. Eric Watt........... TRIN SR   246.7
2. Sam Landry.......... KZOO FR   135.4
3. Mike McGee.......... ADRI SR   120.5
4. Nick Jones.......... KZOO JR   110.8
5. Ross Richard........ ALMA FR   109.4
6. Spencer Krauss...... ALBI SO    99.1
7. Chris Feys.......... HOPE SR    83.4
8. C J. Gregory........ OLIV JR    62.8