FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[matblake]

Thunder 100%

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[Diezel1]

Pat,

I understand those reasons, so how does Trine get the 2 seed and Franklin is the 5? Just curious???

[formerd3db]

Hey Stinger:

Great to see you back on the board.  Please give us your summary thoughts on Kazoo this year and Zorbo's program so far.  BTW, were you at the game this past Saturday?

[Pat Coleman]

Pat,

I understand those reasons, so how does Trine get the 2 seed and Franklin is the 5? Just curious???

Because the NCAA goes solely on records and not on how good a team actually is.

[ADAWGISADAWG4LIFE]

Best of luck to Trine, drawing a two seed and getting the home game in the first round should help them out.  They definitely got a tough draw with a good Wheaton team to play in the first round.  Historically MIAA teams struggle to get out of the first round while Wheaton expects to get out of round one.  I think experience in big games and postseason play from the coaching staff on down will provide a significant edge for Wheaton.  Having seen Trine play, I am impressed with the physical nature of their defense and the ability of their offense to come right after opposing defenses.  The Franklin game and playing Adrian should have provided good tests for Trine coming in, especially from the defensive side of the ball.

Anyone hear have some good insight onto what to expect from Wheaton this year, what are we looking at coming up to Angola?

[usee]

Wheaton is a solid all around team. Their best player is pete ittersagen. He is a corner and one of the best players in d3. He also is the nations top punt returner. They have a sr defense and are pretty solid all around defensively. On offense they have a strong workhorse type running back named rocky gingg. He is tough to tackle and they will run right at you. Their qb has a great arm and is mobile. They have a wr that is one of the fastest players in d3. Their special teams have won a lot of games for them. Their weakness is the offensive line at times. In their two losses they gave up 9 sacks and turned it over 10 times. Their other 8 wins they were only sacked 4 times w 11 turnovers. If you want to win you have to pressure their qb.

[Diezel1]

Thanks Pat.  That definately clears up the seedings

[ADAWGISADAWG4LIFE]

USee:

Thanks for the insight.  Sounds like a very solid team coming to play Trine.  One thing that sounds as if it might bode well for Trine is Wheaton struggling when pressured.  Trine was able to put quite a bit of pressure on Adrian in their game and that made a big difference in how well the Adrian offense was able to perform.  IF they can bring the same type of pressure when they play Wheaton it would be a good thing.

[ACRULZ]

To whomever may know:

I hear that the MIAA all-league selections will not come out until the Alma-Hope game is completed.  Is that correct?  I would assume so...

[formerd3db]

To whomever may know:

I hear that the MIAA all-league selections will not come out until the Alma-Hope game is completed.  Is that correct?  I would assume so...

There is nothing posted on the MIAA website, nor any of the individual school's websites either.  I have also not had a chance to ask about this with "the usual sources".  However, it obviously makes sense that it would not be fair to consider all-league selections whatsoever until all the regular season games are completed.  I cannot imagine it would not be done this way and would be extremely surprised (and shocked ) if that ever happened.

BTW, you people attending the Hope/Alma game and the Trine/Wheaton playoff game (and/or any other games for that matter  ) better dress warm for Saturday.  Holland has had quite a bit of snow the last couple of days and even if some of it melts, the projected forecast is for colder weather (although sunny).  Keep posted on the updated weather reports later in the week.

[thundermike11]

Just in case you all are interested, these are the first team all-CCIW players for Wheaton. Just to give you an idea of their strong points:

1st Team Defense
Pete Ittersagen, Sr. DB
Stephen Pagh, Sr. LB
Ben Khenzle, Sr. DL

First Team Offense
Rocky Gingg, Soph. RB
Alex Pokorny, Sr. WR
Jesse Scott. Sr. OL

First Team Specialists
Pete Ittersagen, Sr. RS
Tim Ellingsen, Sr. K

[ADAWGISADAWG4LIFE]

On an unrelated post id like to go ahead and congratulate the Adrian College Defensive coaching staff for finishing as the number one defense in the MIAA for the second year in a row.

Ranked 1st:
Scoring Defense
Passing Defense
Total Defense
Def Pass Efficiency
Opponents 1st Downs
Sacks by
Opponents 3rd down conversion
Opponents 4th down conversion
Red zone defense

Ranked 2nd:
Rushing  defense

National Rankings:
Total defense 9th in the Nation
Rushing defense 6th in the Nation
Scoring defense 10th in the Nation
Opp 3rd down conversion 12th in the Nation
Opp 4th down conversion 11th(T) in the Nation
Redzone defense 4th in the Nation

Needless to say id be surprised to see only two Adrian players make first team all MIAA defense like happened last year.

[Mr. Ypsi]

NOTE to those in MIAA Pickems - the contest continues as long as MIAA teams are playing.  I've already got your Alma @ Hope picks (though you may change your pick if you wish), but you need to pick Wheaton @ Trine.

[usee]

ADAWG,

what can you tell us about Trine?

[Mugsy]

Just in case you all are interested, these are the first team all-CCIW players for Wheaton. Just to give you an idea of their strong points:

1st Team Defense
Pete Ittersagen, Sr. DB
Stephen Pagh, Sr. LB
Ben Khenzle, Sr. DL

First Team Offense
Rocky Gingg, Soph. RB
Alex Pokorny, Sr. WR
Jesse Scott. Sr. OL

First Team Specialists
Pete Ittersagen, Sr. RS
Tim Ellingsen, Sr. K

Just to round out some other names, there were a few 2nd Team selections:

Shane Woodward, Sr. S
Nick Theobald, Jr. DL
Sean Norris, Jr. QB
Mike Berttucci, Jr. TE
Mike Orr, Sr. OL