FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[dc_has_been]

Wow!  Olivet up 20-10 against Albion. 

[M and L]

Best QB, eh, not guys stats really jump stand out from the rest

[DutchFan2004]

Congrats to Hope.  You are looking pretty tuff in your conference now.  I hope you can continue the winning ways.  GO DUTCH.

[wlcalum]

fd3db
To answer your question as to why no one is posting, may I offer this as an excuse? Deer hunting, fall turkey season, grouse and pheasants, and the white bass, walleyes, and great lakes fish are getting the fall bite on. Now that is my excuse so I cannot speak for everyone but I am a busy guy. Also HS football is getting to playoff time and that adds another dimension to my packed schedule. Do you know what the end of HS football brings? Wrestling!!

What a great bunch of games this past weekend. Great job by Olivet to pull the, should I say, upset? Hope just keeps on rolling, keep it going boys. Albion and Adrian need a win the get back in the race. Kalamazoo is putting out a great effort and TSU and WLC will fight it out for...

[79jaybird]

Wlcalum-- don't forget the Packers!  I am a Bear's fan, but I know the entire state of WI shuts down on Sundays, when most people like to post about the previous Saturday games.

[wlcalum]

jaybird
I too am a Bears fan as I was raised in IL. Die hard Cubs fan also. Yes I am a sad state. Was a heart attack night last night for me living in a house full of Packer Fans. They were just begging for the bears to get beat. Took a lot of "you know what" the first half. The Pack was off last weekend as they were defeated by BYE  .

[D306]

My short take on the MIAA race

Olivet and Hope are in good shape especially Hope.
With wins over Alma and Albion Hope is in the drivers seat, Olivet is in great shape for a split title and tie in the league.
Olivet has some tough games left while Hope has played most of the tougher teams. The Olivet vs Hope game in huge. Forget whose house it is at.
The story was Hope did not travel well, I think that was put to bed with the big win in Alma.
Olivet already showed they travel well with the homecoming win in Albion.
The Dline for Olivet was the key to the game, tough defense and pressure allowing no time to throw stimied Albion offense.
The Olivet Offense is effective but not powerful, Albion contained well, the 2 blocked punts resulting in TD and points really was the key to the game.
Albion defense played well, except for missed assignment on the long sideline pass, or did he slip I did not see the CB until it was too late.

Big games still to come, but the trend is set need some upsets to make it more than a 2 team race.

At the seasons start I predicted Albion, I am hoping for some kind of big break but I believe Hope will win the league, as Hope has more Offense than Olivet, I think someone will catch Olivet and beat them.

Glad to OC step up, makes to Conference that much tougher hope to see the conference get back to more powerful out of conference league, get playoff win on a regular basis.

[79jaybird]

WLCAlum-- We are quite similar!  I am a die hard Bears/Cubs/Blackhawks fan, so you see I haven't had a lot to cheer for in suburban Chicago.  I am guilty of turning off the tv too soon!  and missing the most exciting part of the game!    I woke up this morning and read about the great news in the Tribune.
When Elmhurst played Olivet earlier in the year, I knew the Comets had a pretty good nucleus of talent.  Frankly, I think if Olivet doesn't have the 3 big turnovers early,  I think the Comets may have beat EC.  I think D306 is right that Olivet and Hope (moreso Hope)  are in good positions right now.  Glad to see some of the "others" in the MIAA climbing up the ranks.

[dc_has_been]

I really think that Hope is the most dominate in the MIAA.  I know their record doesn't show it, but look who their nonconference games are against.  Still Olivet could suprise me due to what they have shown thus far.  Should be interesting to see who wins this year. 

[formerd3db]

wlcalum:
You are probably right that many of our colleagues have "a lot of other things on their plates" right now, myself included with regards to not being as active in posting.  On the other hand, some of the other boards have much more activity and perhaps they are just forgoeing other activities - who knows?   Anyway, I'm sorry your team is having a stellar season this year, however, much can be said for them not giving up.  Every team goes through some tough periods.  But as a fan, you know it's "support your team, do or die" and I know you are doing that.  Good luck to them, except against us (Hope!) of course!!!

D3o6 and jaybird:
I think you both have good assesments about the MIAA currently.  I would just add that although perhaps we(Hope) have the edge, no team especially Olivet can be taken lightly.  We also have to remember that Hope has to get by Adrian first.  Playing one game at a time and not looking ahead is always the key as you/we all know.  A loss to Adrian this weekend throws this back in a "tizzy".  HOPEfully, we'll win though!

Talk to you guys later.

[bulldogalum]

It'll be interesting to see how the Bulldogs fare up in Holland this weekend.  In recent years, they have really struggled against Hope, especially on the road.  I'm hoping that they will come out with a solid game plan, and execute it with precision.  From my one viewing of Hope this year, my impression was that they were/are a very good team, but a team that is beatable. 

If Adrian is to have any success against the Dutch, they'll have to attack Hope's secondary, which I believe to be the the weakest part of their team on either side of the ball, and they'll have to make Hope one dimensional on offense.  This will probably mean stopping the run, but that will be a difficult task.  Nevertheless, if Adrian allows Hope to run and pass at will, Hope will simply not make enough mistakes to lose.

If the Bulldogs are to have a chance at a league title, this is a game they absolutely must win.  This is going to be a tough league to win this year, and Hope and Olivet certainly have the advantage.  I have a sneaking suspicion that one of those two teams will go through the league unbeaten, but then again, I could be wrong...

Best of luck to everyone this weekend.  Here's to good weather, close games, a Michigan victory over Iowa, and a Detroit Tigers victory over the yet-to-be-determined National League Champs!

[79jaybird]

formerd3db-- how are you doing?  I agree.  I remember we talked right after the EC/Olivet game and I mentioned that Olivet has some really good players.  OlivetSID (Geoff) and I also talked about Olivet and if (at the that time)  they could put their show together for 4 quarters, they will be very good.  Coach Livedoti is doing a remarkable job with the Comet program.  I would love to see that Olivet/Hope game coming up.
Before I forget seeing as this is the MIAA-- How about those Tigers?
The entire state has to be pretty excited.  (ok, that's all the pro anything I will ever talk about)
I haven't seen Hope, but formerd3db I know you have described the team to me,  and it sounds like the Dutch have a real strong squad this year.
BTW, how did the Alumni LaCrosse game go?  Were you nervous and get the pregame adrenaline rushes? 

[WLCALUM83]

It would be nice to see Olivet take the conference, seeing as they haven't done it before. The Comets will have to watch out though if Clasgens were to go down for any length of time.

(We'll see how quickly Tri-State's ideas of an upset get quashed. I was tempted to pick the Thunder again, but after what Alma did to that team earlier- I figured even I can only eat so much crow in a season. Tri-State will win at least one yet this year.)

[ACRULZ]

I think the Adrian/Hope game will be very interesting.  Adrian has been a dissapointment thus far this season.  But I could see them being a spoiler.  Hope has a very potent rushing attack, however Adrian has the # 2 rush defense in the MIAA.  And against the pass Adrian is tied for first in sacks.  I look forward to following this game.  BTW, I see Adrian has another DL that is player of the week.  That is two weeks in a row.  Is their defensive line really that good?

[bulldogalum]

BTW, I see Adrian has another DL that is player of the week.  That is two weeks in a row.  Is their defensive line really that good?

Hard to tell against Tri State, but the Bulldog D line has done a nice job pressuring the QB and stopping the run thus far.  We'll find out a lot about how good they are on saturday.