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[cave2bens]

I know this is a college football board, but I would like to post something about the Olivet High School football team.

The Eagles have advanced to play in the MHSAA Division V state championship game next Saturday at Ford Field. Olivet has played its four playoff games on the road.

I'm throwing my support behind the Ishpeming Hematites in Division VII, the lone U.P. representative in Detroit this weekend.  They'll be playing Hudson, who at one time or other held the record for most consecutive wins in the State of Michigan.


Mid-Michigan teams don't seem to make it to Detroit very often, what Olivet HS has done is pretty cool.

Interesting match-up in the VII for sure, Sac.  Ishpeming was the team that broke Hudson's 74 game win streak in the Class C final in 1975.  The Tigers' last previous loss was their season opener in 1968 to Blissfield.  I'd bought a cottage just north between Hudson and Addison, in 1974, and drove by their field on US 127 most every weekend.

[Pat Coleman]

Pat,

I guess my thinking is that if this DePauw team was a team that Trine was SUPPOSE to beat...then why did we get a road game

Because the NCAA doesn't care what we rank them. If you've been following Trine for more than a year or so you probably remember that the NCAA's seeding doesn't match our ranking and isn't a good indicator of how a team will perform.

why did you pick us to lose!?!

Pretty sure I stated this in the predictions column already but I'll boil it down: DePauw better tested, got to see its flaws up close and personal the week before, playing at home. And since I predicted a score of 21-17, I think you know that that means I thought it would be a close game, but if you didn't, I also said it out loud.

"So, hypothetically, let's say I had picked Wartburg to win by the 13-10 score I picked them to lose by. That would make it a unanimous Wartburg pick, but all close, low-scoring games. You could look at that and say, wow, they don't give us (Bethel) any chance to win. But frankly, that's bull — all of us would think Bethel is in the game and has a chance to win. Just make sure to look at the margin of victory."

Sorry to drop some facts in there and disrupt your attempt to play the "no respect" card, Boya.

[formerd3db]

BOYA:

I don't think Pat meant any disrespect to Trine.  While I was obviously rooting for Trine as well, Pat did have a point that DePauw had more experience/more tested than Trine as far as big games like that (despite Trine winning their first playoff game last year) by virture of past years, the teams they play and, of course, the Monon Bell game, again, despite their losing that the week before to Wabash.  Trine did well and proved they didn't give in, although as you well know, for a while it could have gone the other way with the comeback that DePauw had.  Anyway, it doesn't matter because in the end, Pat picked the wrong team!

This week, I don't think that UWW will have any disrespect for Trine and will take them seriously.  Obviously, they wore down Franklin, but for quite a while, Franklin gave UWW all they could handle.  Still, Trine will have to have their "A" game on at all times if they want to pull the upset.  Of course, no disrespect to UWW, but...I'm rooting for Trine as our representative of the MIAA.

[Diezel1]

http://www.masseyratings.com/game.php?gid=179731227

Well I'm guessing a 3% chance is about as good as your gonna get from a computer. As long as Trine can keep it close for 3 1/2 quarters anything can happen

[Uncle Rico]

http://www.masseyratings.com/game.php?gid=179731227

Well I'm guessing a 3% chance is about as good as your gonna get from a computer. As long as Trine can keep it close for 3 1/2 quarters anything can happen

Computers are only as good as the people that program them, and those programmers all graduated from Whitewater, no doubt!       Spot the ball baby!  Let's eat! 

[sac]

I know this is a college football board, but I would like to post something about the Olivet High School football team.

The Eagles have advanced to play in the MHSAA Division V state championship game next Saturday at Ford Field. Olivet has played its four playoff games on the road.

I'm throwing my support behind the Ishpeming Hematites in Division VII, the lone U.P. representative in Detroit this weekend.  They'll be playing Hudson, who at one time or other held the record for most consecutive wins in the State of Michigan.


Mid-Michigan teams don't seem to make it to Detroit very often, what Olivet HS has done is pretty cool.

Interesting match-up in the VII for sure, Sac.  Ishpeming was the team that broke Hudson's 74 game win streak in the Class C final in 1975.  The Tigers' last previous loss was their season opener in 1968 to Blissfield.  I'd bought a cottage just north between Hudson and Addison, in 1974, and drove by their field on US 127 most every weekend.

That is fascinating and strange at the same time.

[Uncle Rico]

...since I predicted a score of 21-17, I think you know that that means I thought it would be a close game, but if you didn't, I also said it out loud.

I guess by predicting DePauw would win, but the game would be close, you were only a little wrong.   

[Pat Coleman]

I'm really just saying nobody can say I gave Trine no chance, though that seems to be the perennial prevailing opinion here. That's all.

[BOYA87]

http://www.masseyratings.com/game.php?gid=179731227

Well I'm guessing a 3% chance is about as good as your gonna get from a computer. As long as Trine can keep it close for 3 1/2 quarters anything can happen

I love that on this link they have "Trine" written for the school name but the TSU logo!  better not let Dr Brooks catch a glimpse of that or there will be hell to pay! haha

and Pat, all I am saying is that leading up to the Depauw/Trine game all you had to say were reasons of why Trine didnt deserve a home game and why they wouldnt win...not a lot of positivity has come out of you about this team.  But luckily nothing that anyone says matters during the week because Saturdays always tell the truth!

[Pat Coleman]

I did -- I didn't choose to share them with the message board on my hands-down busiest week of the year, but I did share them with many more people in the predictions column.

http://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2010/surprises-disappointments-predictions

[cave2bens]

Aside from the annual opening of the Pokagon toboggan run and ice-out at Bledsoe's Beach, it's obviously Angola's busiest time as well... 

Thanks for the site, Pat, and permitting me a smidgen of sanity among all the silk-shorted, soccer smurfs here on the Dark Continent.    

[Flying Dutch Fan]

I know this is a college football board, but I would like to post something about the Olivet High School football team.

The Eagles have advanced to play in the MHSAA Division V state championship game next Saturday at Ford Field. Olivet has played its four playoff games on the road.

I'm throwing my support behind the Ishpeming Hematites in Division VII, the lone U.P. representative in Detroit this weekend.  They'll be playing Hudson, who at one time or other held the record for most consecutive wins in the State of Michigan.


Mid-Michigan teams don't seem to make it to Detroit very often, what Olivet HS has done is pretty cool.

Interesting match-up in the VII for sure, Sac.  Ishpeming was the team that broke Hudson's 74 game win streak in the Class C final in 1975.  The Tigers' last previous loss was their season opener in 1968 to Blissfield.  I'd bought a cottage just north between Hudson and Addison, in 1974, and drove by their field on US 127 most every weekend.

That is fascinating and strange at the same time.

Saugatuck is another great story.  They nearly dropped their football team a few years back, but now will face Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart for the title in Division 8.  In the last 3 years, coach Bill Dunn has lead the Indians to more wins (26) than they had in the previous 10 years (22).  Quite the turnaround!!

[Raider 68]

I know this is a college football board, but I would like to post something about the Olivet High School football team.

The Eagles have advanced to play in the MHSAA Division V state championship game next Saturday at Ford Field. Olivet has played its four playoff games on the road.

I'm throwing my support behind the Ishpeming Hematites in Division VII, the lone U.P. representative in Detroit this weekend.  They'll be playing Hudson, who at one time or other held the record for most consecutive wins in the State of Michigan.


Mid-Michigan teams don't seem to make it to Detroit very often, what Olivet HS has done is pretty cool.

Interesting match-up in the VII for sure, Sac.  Ishpeming was the team that broke Hudson's 74 game win streak in the Class C final in 1975.  The Tigers' last previous loss was their season opener in 1968 to Blissfield.  I'd bought a cottage just north between Hudson and Addison, in 1974, and drove by their field on US 127 most every weekend.

That is fascinating and strange at the same time.

Saugatuck is another great story.  They nearly dropped their football team a few years back, but now will face Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart for the title in Division 8.  In the last 3 years, coach Bill Dunn has lead the Indians to more wins (26) than they had in the previous 10 years (22).  Quite the turnaround!!

Flying Dutch Fan,

Welcome back! +k 

[sac]

Saugatuck is another great story.  They nearly dropped their football team a few years back, but now will face Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart for the title in Division 8.  In the last 3 years, coach Bill Dunn has lead the Indians to more wins (26) than they had in the previous 10 years (22).  Quite the turnaround!!

I remember that.  Didn't they combine with Holland Christian while the Maroons got their program up and running?

Both have now played in a state championship game.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Saugatuck is another great story.  They nearly dropped their football team a few years back, but now will face Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart for the title in Division 8.  In the last 3 years, coach Bill Dunn has lead the Indians to more wins (26) than they had in the previous 10 years (22).  Quite the turnaround!!

I remember that.  Didn't they combine with Holland Christian while the Maroons got their program up and running?

Both have now played in a state championship game.

Good memory there sac!  They did indeed have a combined team for 2 years (I think).