FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[sflzman]

I was told alma looked good and won their timed quarter part of the scrimmage 21-7 against an apparently very solid looking north park team

Great to hear!  I hope to see a much-improved Alma this season.

We all sure hope so. I want the MIAA as a whole to be improved. Gives us much better football games to watch, right? 

[miaafbfan]

So true.  I am looking forward to seeing Leister at QB and the Scot-Gun back on track. 

It also sounds like Albion will be in a better position this year.  Should make for a more interesting MIAA race down the stretch.

[Always.A.Titan]

Anyone coming to Bloomington this coming weekend?

First game on the new turf at Wilder Field.

[BoredatWork56]

All the poor reviews from Trine's scrimmage is exactly what I was afraid might happen.

But instead of focusing on how bad it was, I want to look at how the poor performance might end up being a positive for the 2011 Trine team.  This year's team is not the 2010 team, 2009 team, or the 2008 team.  Those teams had veteran leadership and a deep sense of humility. Especially the first two conference championship teams, they were part of some bad teams and went through the process of building a poor program into a championship program.  Those players went through the fire and came out leaders.  The seniors on this team have only lost one regular season game in their careers.  They haven't gone through much adversity.  This is truly their first bump in the road, and I am very curious how they will respond.  I don't want to be too harsh on the apparent lack of leadership, fire and desire because it sounds like some of the emotional leaders were on the sideline - namely Blackport and Mario Brown. 

Even though the players weren't around for the rebuilding process, the coaching staff was.  I know firsthand that Trine's coaching staff is full of excellent motivators.  This poor showing at the scrimmage should give them all the ammunition they need to get this team where they need to be mentally and physically in order to be ready to compete for the title in the, what sounds like, a much more competitive MIAA.

For this Trine team, who is filled with a lot of young, inexperienced, but very talented players, maybe a little humility is just what they need.

[BoredatWork56]

All of us here are fans of the great sport that is football, for everything it stands for and how it brings the best out of people, in competition, teamwork and respect.  Many of us here are fans and followers of college and professional football alike, and the Detroit Lions community lost a wonderful writer and contributor today as Lions beat writer Tom "Killer" Kowalski passed away this morning.

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2011/08/tom_kowalski_detroit_lions_die.html

[adidas28]

I agree completely with you BoredatWork,

Every team needs something, anything to rally around or motivate them otherwise complacency sets in and you relish the past while neglecting the future. Maybe the head shot to the QB and the call out by Boya can be that thing.

I wasn't concerned with practice gear/game jersey selection, score, field position, time of possession or any of that. If there is anything I have learned over the last four years is that this Trine coaching staff will have an excellent game plan, the players will be ready to execute it, and they will do so during a game (not scrimmage) with a high level of intensity and fire.  I'm sure the Thunder players were told not to retaliate or act as the clown from St. Francis did. That being said I would have been the first off the bench protecting my QB, and probably tossed out out of the scrimmage, and had a a couple of weeks of 6am's.

I also, agree with you on Killer Kowalski, may he rest in peace. Hwo are we going to get our Lion's news from now?

All the poor reviews from Trine's scrimmage is exactly what I was afraid might happen.

But instead of focusing on how bad it was, I want to look at how the poor performance might end up being a positive for the 2011 Trine team.  This year's team is not the 2010 team, 2009 team, or the 2008 team.  Those teams had veteran leadership and a deep sense of humility. Especially the first two conference championship teams, they were part of some bad teams and went through the process of building a poor program into a championship program.  Those players went through the fire and came out leaders.  The seniors on this team have only lost one regular season game in their careers.  They haven't gone through much adversity.  This is truly their first bump in the road, and I am very curious how they will respond.  I don't want to be too harsh on the apparent lack of leadership, fire and desire because it sounds like some of the emotional leaders were on the sideline - namely Blackport and Mario Brown. 

Even though the players weren't around for the rebuilding process, the coaching staff was.  I know firsthand that Trine's coaching staff is full of excellent motivators.  This poor showing at the scrimmage should give them all the ammunition they need to get this team where they need to be mentally and physically in order to be ready to compete for the title in the, what sounds like, a much more competitive MIAA.

For this Trine team, who is filled with a lot of young, inexperienced, but very talented players, maybe a little humility is just what they need.

[BOYA87]

On the note of the Lions...I am not a fan but am excited to see what they can do this season!  They could get over the hump into a winning season with this team.  Should make for some annoying trash talk from my brother-n-law!!

[Raider 68]

Mr Ypsi,

Hope the numbers pick up for the MIAA pickem's this fall!

[Uncle Rico]

All of us here are fans of the great sport that is football, for everything it stands for and how it brings the best out of people, in competition, teamwork and respect.  Many of us here are fans and followers of college and professional football alike, and the Detroit Lions community lost a wonderful writer and contributor today as Lions beat writer Tom "Killer" Kowalski passed away this morning.

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2011/08/tom_kowalski_detroit_lions_die.html

Amen...I listened to him on the radio on my way home from work every day.  They are doing a tribute for him on WDFN right now.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Mr Ypsi,

Hope the numbers pick up for the MIAA pickem's this fall!

With three days still to go for pickers to join us, we already have 14 entries!

Last year only 13 ever participated, and only 10 were regulars.

Go ahead, folks - make me work on those tallies!  Let's hit 20 or more!

[hopewatcher]

Does anybody know how the Alma/North Park scrimmage went? My son pretty seriously considered NP before deciding on Hope...just wondered how they were. Hope has them on their schedule to start next year.

[Pat Coleman]

sflzman had a briefest-of-brief report on the previous page. Not much to go on.

[ThunderHead]

I hope everyone is well, and it's great to see all the posters and pickem's.

It's great to get back into the "gruel" of the season. 

How about a roll call for this, the first weekend of football. Where you gonna be?

me

Thursday: Trine vs Manchester OR Central Michigan vs South Carolina State - both prime time
Friday: Michigan State VS Youngstown State - prime time
Saturday: Michigan VS Western Michigan - 3:30pm
Sunday: SLEEP

[sflzman]

sflzman had a briefest-of-brief report on the previous page. Not much to go on.

Yes unfortuantely I was unable to attend due to a rec 3 on 3 tourney basketball that I was in but I was told we (alma) won the timed part of the scrimmage 21-7

[RuleBritannia]

They updated Albion's roster today. A couple of notes. Neither of Albion's supposedly returning all conference tackles were listed, they being Shane Jessiel and Josh Phillips. Starting two green thumbs at T might seriously impact Albion's ability to run the ball. Could put a serious cap on Albion's ceiling.