FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[sflzman]

I was told the field temp at Heidelberg was 113....I thought it was supposed to be turning into fall weather?! 

[ThunderHead]

I keep hearing 65 on Monday in west Michigan, so maybe next Saturday will follow suit and give us some fall weather. This hot two-a-day weather is no fun. 

[OC_SID]

DBQ1965,

Sorry that I missed you at the game today. I did not check the boards until later tonight way after the game. I would have had time to meet you since I did not have any other home events going on.

Hope that you enjoyed your visit to Olivet.

[DBQ1965]

DBQ1965,

Sorry that I missed you at the game today. I did not check the boards until later tonight way after the game. I would have had time to meet you since I did not have any other home events going on.

Hope that you enjoyed your visit to Olivet.

I might have seen you at the game without realizing who you were.  I used to be with the Michigan Conference UCC and had a number of Annual Meetings on the Olivet campus.  As a graduate of an IIAC institution ... and with my Olivet connections, I had a good time Saturday.

[formerd3db]

Okay Mr. Ypsi:

Congratulations on your alma mater's win over Hope yesterday.  Looks like IWU is going to be a good team; Alma will have to bring their top game to beat them this Saturday, even though the game is at Alma.

As for Hope, a major disappointment.  After seeing our final scrimmage last weekend, I had decent hopes (pun, intended ) that we would be much better than last year, and this, despite the fact that we had some new people in some positions, such as QB.  Although IWU was up at the half only by a score of 7-0 from what I read on Hope's website, it appears that that IWU began to steamroll and Hope having nothing to stop them with.  I thought perhaps our linemen (again with some new somewhat larger people) would be able to be our "ancho".  It is difficult for me to believe that Hope was near top of DIII last year in defense against rushing TD's.  The "talk" of pre-season was that it was going to be Hope's defense that was to be their strongest assest.  At this point, however, I am very confused because you can't win games...a) if you can't stop the other team from easily scoring (i.e. obviously realizing that you can't stop every drive) and b) obviously if you can't score your own points.   So, at least for Hope, we'll just have to see what happens next weekend in our home opener against Wisconsin Lutheran.  Then the next week, at home is Millikin.  I realize that Millikin is perhaps not the team they were last year (a seemingly on the rise team from their better teams of 4-5 years ago), however, they are not going to be an easy game.  Nor is next weekend's game against WLC, even with Hope having its Annual Community Day home opening "bash". WLC beat us last year at their place.

As prior mentioned, Friday looks good so far for me, so...get the grill ready!  Talk to you later (also, hope your family reunion was enjoyable).

[formerd3db]

I was told the field temp at Heidelberg was 113....I thought it was supposed to be turning into fall weather?! 

sflzman:

Also, apparently at the Michigan/Western Michigan game yesterday, field surface temp was recorded as 135 degrees!  Definitely not

[formerd3db]

OC_SID:
Sorry your Olivet lost a tough and close one yesterday.  As DBQ1965 mentioned, that might have been one game for either team that would be a good one i.e. almost a "must" one to win.  Hopefully, your Big O can bounce back.  At least it looks like they can put some points on the board.  I was also disappointed to see that your game attendence was only 475.  You guys need to get the community and those surrounding farmers out for a couple of games!

DBQ1965:
Ditto OC_SID's comments in hoping you had a nice return visit to the Olivet campus (my dad helped design their modern student center many years ago, although I am still partial to all those great old buildings they've preserved on campus.  Their new student village has also kept in with the old college traditional design, yet the new athletic facilities fit in just fine and put them back in line with fellow MIAA schools).

[sac]

I was told the field temp at Heidelberg was 113....I thought it was supposed to be turning into fall weather?! 

sflzman:

Also, apparently at the Michigan/Western Michigan game yesterday, field surface temp was recorded as 135 degrees!  Definitely not

It was hot in the stands, but not as hot as the Virginia game in 1995 when the sun did not go behind a giant cloud near the end of the 2nd quarter and cool it down a few degrees, nor did it rain a monsoon (twice) further cooling the air.

By the time I left, it was only 70 degrees after reaching 94, with the strongest storm of the day rolling into Ann Arbor.  Really good call to call that one off when they did.  Strange day.


More on topic.......23 straight regular season non-conference losses for Hope, 24 straight losses to non-MIAA opponents.  Yesterday tied the second largest margin of defeat in that streak.  Most of those losses were competitive, some of them even heartbreaking last minute or second losses.  This was neither.

The IWU series had been very competitive until this year.

08 IWU 28 Hope 25
09 IWU 28 Hope 25
10 IWU 20 Hope 16

Pretty disheartening.

[DBQ1965]

OC_SID:
Sorry your Olivet lost a tough and close one yesterday.  As DBQ1965 mentioned, that might have been one game for either team that would be a good one i.e. almost a "must" one to win.  Hopefully, your Big O can bounce back.  At least it looks like they can put some points on the board.  I was also disappointed to see that your game attendence was only 475.  You guys need to get the community and those surrounding farmers out for a couple of games!

DBQ1965:
Ditto OC_SID's comments in hoping you had a nice return visit to the Olivet campus (my dad helped design their modern student center many years ago, although I am still partial to all those great old buildings they've preserved on campus.  Their new student village has also kept in with the old college traditional design, yet the new athletic facilities fit in just fine and put them back in line with fellow MIAA schools).

That was probably my lone trip to Olivet for the season.  I hope to get down to Holland sometime this Fall to see Hope ... don't know if I'll get over to Alma.  I do have to get back to Dubuque for a UD game ... mostly likely the one against Luther.

[ThunderHead]

Slightly off topic, but we've been talking about it. Texas and OK might make the Pac-16 a lotta fun. 

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6927204/pac-16-oklahoma-sooners-texas-longhorns-being-discussed-source-says

[kzoodad]

well this is a bit late, but finaly feeling human again after 730 mile weekend. kzoo looked great. possibly best game the team has played in the 4 yrs. i've watched them.. d-line played super, jones(qb) looked like 4 yr. starter. don't know about bluffton's 20 starters back, but the zoo sure showed some feeling. think the're gonna suprise some teams this year. game time 95, later up to 98. felt bad for both teams.not fb weather. hope everybody's teams came out injury free and every one had a great weekend..

[BOYA87]

Well I'm finally back at a computer after a long weekend up in Pure Michigan.  Petosky, Harbor Springs, and Indiana River were all stops I made and I absolutely LOVE Michigan.  It was so nice to get away from reality for the weekend (except for the reality of football...I made sure to keep a close eye on that)

Trine hosts Bluffton this coming weekend so perhaps we will get a decent barometer of how things might stack up in the MIAA (I know comparing games is like apples to oranges, but at this point its really all we can do)

Trines JV squeaked out a win against Manchester yesterday with a true freshman busting out a 70 yard run to put Trine up 21-14.

[sac]

I know a couple people have commented here about Lacrosse.  The MIAA announced its adding Lacrosse as a varsity sport.  I can tell you some folks at Hope have worked hard for years on the club sport version, so this makes me happy for them.

http://miaa.org/

[hopewatcher]

Sorry for the late report, but it was a busy wekend. We were at he Hope-IWU game on Saturday. It was a disappointment, but maybe not as much of a disaster as the score would indicate. To set the stage, it was a bright and sunny 96 degree day (I believe a new temp record for Bloomington, Ill) and the dedication of the new artificial turf at IWU's stadium. Decent size crowd, fun atmosphere, but tough heat to play in for both teams. IWU proved they are a good team and will be very competitive in the IWCC. The first first half was close and could have been closer (Hope ended the half with a first down on the IWU 7). In the second half the Hope offense continued to have issues sustaining drives and the defense seemed to be on the field more than you would want them to be (especially when you are behind), then got hit bit by the last 3 touchdowns in 4 drives that were 3, 2, and 5  plays respectively. Net out is that the Offense had exectution issues the whole game that may have been predicted with the number of new starters, and the D gave up some big plays that buried them (The Defense is also without some key experience from last year). I still think Hope is talented enough enough to win in the non-conference schedule and make a difference in the MIAA race. I'm sure they will get there, but exactly when that will happen and how many wins will be determined by how long it takes them to eliminiate the on-field mistakes and get things into sync.     

[Raider 68]

Which MIAA team has the biggest challenge this weekend?