University Athletic Association

[jam40jeff]

I just watched the replay of the first half of the JCU game yesterday and I was specifically looking for a replay of the slant to Nicely that was called incomplete in the 2nd quarter.  They have a perfect camera angle of the play on the replay and it sure looks to me as if he made a great catch.

[ADL70]

I agree about Nicely's play Jeff.  He clearly had his hand under the ball all the way.

Hey 44, way to go Grinnell!!!

[labart96]

My Hobart-CMU preview is up for any UAA fans that may be interested at gohobart.blogspot.com

CMU has posted their game notes:

Hobart vs. Carnegie Mellon

You can also get CMU's Coach Lackner's views on the game at the following link:

D3football.com Press Release with link to Lackner audio clip

[ExTartanPlayer]

Nice writeup, TGP.

Bart-CMU has been a competitive series, even with the edge being 3-0 Hobart.  All three games have been close & competitive.  I fear, as you suggested in your preview, that this year's game may break the mold...

I think Bart's got a pretty significant edge, coming off such a big Week 1 victory.  CMU has looked OK, but the defense is just too shaky.  CMU running game will have to be productive & chew up some clock.

[labart96]

Nice writeup, TGP.

Bart-CMU has been a competitive series, even with the edge being 3-0 Hobart.  All three games have been close & competitive.  I fear, as you suggested in your preview, that this year's game may break the mold...

I think Bart's got a pretty significant edge, coming off such a big Week 1 victory.  CMU has looked OK, but the defense is just too shaky.  CMU running game will have to be productive & chew up some clock.

Thx - CMU really has been one of Bart's better OOC opponents; all the games have been VERY close.  CMU can certainly help themselves by avoiding some of the mistakes Dickinson made in Week 2 which posted Bart 21 points.  If CMU can control the LOS and keep the Hobart offense to three and outs (although the Statesmen due tend to go for it on fourth down pretty regularly), it will be another close contest.

[ADL70]

Props to the new CWRU SID for a great job with Gsme Notes.

http://www.case.edu/athletics/varsity/sports_men/football/stats/2010/FBnotesvsdenison.pdf

If you're watching the game be alert for new #s necessitated by the throwback jerseys.  At least this year we don't hve to guess.

Tough week last time for UAA. 

Chicago has another tough test at Wabash.

Carnegie should get back on track hosting Kenyon as should WUStL hosting Westminster.

CWRU should get to #34 hosting Denison.

Spartans fans can get a peek at Allegeny on FCS this weekend.

[DagarmanSpartan]

I still say that the "Throwback" and "Heritage" Weeks are a really COOL concept.

A nice new "tradition."

[joelmama]

Props to the new CWRU SID for a great job with Gsme Notes.

http://www.case.edu/athletics/varsity/sports_men/football/stats/2010/FBnotesvsdenison.pdf

If you're watching the game be alert for new #s necessitated by the throwback jerseys.  At least this year we don't hve to guess.

Tough week last time for UAA.  

Chicago has another tough test at Wabash.

Carnegie should get back on track hosting Kenyon as should WUStL hosting Westminster.

CWRU should get to #34 hosting Denison.

Spartans fans can get a peek at Allegeny on FCS this weekend.

Does anyone else  think here that Chicago has at least a decent chance (like 30/70) of winning at Wabash?  Their offense has been stellar IMO although they seem to give up a lot on the D side of the ball.  Wabash on the other hand while a very good team may be a little down from the past few years (although they do put up some points).  Might be a 42-35 type of game.  If I were picking a spread I would go with Wabash by about 7.5

[ExTartanPlayer]

Does anyone else  think here that Chicago has at least a decent chance (like 30/70) of winning at Wabash?  Their offense has been stellar IMO although they seem to give up a lot on the D side of the ball.  Wabash on the other hand while a very good team may be a little down from the past few years (although they do put up some points).  Might be a 42-35 type of game.  If I were picking a spread I would go with Wabash by about 7.5

Not really.  Scoring 56 on Concordia-Chicago doesn't make an offense "stellar."  They scored 28 on Beloit...OK...Beloit gave up 31 and 33 points over the next two games.  Chicago only scored 20 against Elmhurst, and 13 of those were in the fourth quarter with the game long decided. 

Believe me, I'd LOVE to see Chicago win.  The UAA has done very well against everyone BUT Wabash/Wittenberg since the start of the rivalry, and it would be great to see a UAA team knock off Bash..  But I don't see it this week.

[ADL70]

Maj--I just wish they'd had the foresight [and $] to get all 99 numbers.

This year's LGs haven't proved to be the powerhouse of the past (at least not yet).  They struggled in the first half against OWU.  The door may be open a crack for the Maroons to slip though, but only a crack.

[DagarmanSpartan]

ADL70,

Out of curiosity, has any thought been given to allowing the CWRU students to choose a mascot, given that they didn't choose "Spartans?"

I'm just wondering if they'd resurrect one of the old mascots.

[PoppaN]

Major .... are you referring to a mascot for Heritage game or for the school today ... we do have a mascot ... and he does not tackle the other teams .... like another Ohio school .. 

[ADL70]

According to the University Archives:


The Captain's Council, captains of the athletic teams, and the student newspaper, The Observer, sponsored a contest to name the merged Case and WRU teams. There was no response to the contest. According to The Observer, the members of the football team picked the name. According to University historian Clarence "Red" Cramer and Athletic Director Edward W. Lewis, the Captain's Council selected the name.
 

In hindsight, I wish it had been CWRU Blue Crew, but singular nicknames weren't so common in 1970.  I think that might have helped the CWRU acronym catch on.

Then too there were the Blue Meanies of the Yellow Submarine, but they were villians not heroes.  Might be a good name for the Spartan Defense, although Phalanx would have historic significance.

The door slamming on Chicago was the injury to Oium.
 

[DagarmanSpartan]

Totally dominating performance on Heritage Day.

Case had over 500 yards of total offense.  Denison only had something like 150.  If it weren't for a CWRU turnover deep in their own territory, it would have been a shutout.  DU only had like 1 or 2 first downs in the entire first half.

37-7.

If Case keeps playing like this, then we may be looking at our fourth straight playoff berth.

[ADL70]

Major

The road gets a whole lot tougher next week.  Allegheny held Wittenberg to under 300 yds offense and were one might-have-been personal foul away from having a long FG try to send the game into overtime.  Wittenberg was #6 and put an identical 37-7, 500+ yard, hurting on WUStL.