FB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[02 Warhawk]

Absolutely stunning decade. Well done on making alumni proud to be a Warhawk!!!

Decade to Remember 

.....of course the decade prior wasn't too shabby either   

[WW]

Former Pointer Ryan Ramczyk has been named first team NFL All Pro. Just a stunning rise from a kid who was in welding school at NWTC six years ago.

Speaking of former WIAC linemen, I see Nate Trewyn caught on with the Rams practice squad after being cut by Tampa Bay. He was active at least a couple games with the Bucs, not sure if he got on the field.

[kubiack78]

Sadly lost a Warhawk teammate unexpectedly.  RIP Jeff Wiese


Jeffrey Todd Wiese
1970 - 2019
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Jeffrey Todd Wiese

Passed away suddenly on December 29, 2019 at the age of 49.

He was born March 25, 1970 in Oconomowoc, WI and grew up in the Village of Hartland. He graduated from Arrowhead High School and he continued his successful academics and football career at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater where he was awarded All American Linebacker.

Professionally he taught at Woodland Academy in Dousman. He did sales with sporting goods.

His passion was sports and his boys. He coached for his boy's football and baseball youth teams for many years and recently football at St. Johns Northwestern Academy. His love for sports with coaching and refereeing was a family tradition and his local pals called him 'Coach'.

He is survived by his four boys, Cannon, Cooper, Brock and Easton, his mother Jean Wiese, brother Mike Wiese, nephew Jack Wiese and many close friends.

He was proceeded in death by his father Wally Wiese and brother Rick Wiese.

A Gathering for family and friends will be held on Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Evert-Luko Funeral Home from 11:30 AM until a Time of Remembrance at 1 PM followed by a Celebration of Jeff's Life at the Okauchee Lions Park. In lieu of flowers memorials to the family appreciated.

[Retired Old Rat]

Condolences to you Kubiack.  Much too young.

[emma17]

I saw Mr. Rodgers roll his eyes when Jake dropped a well thrown sideline pass.
Yeah, it wasn't a good drop. But I do wonder, did Jake roll his eyes at Rodgers in the game previous when ole squish arm under threw him on two deep balls? I doubt it.

Maybe Rodgers' fixation on Adams will bode well going forward, but I'll be extremely surprised if it does. I'm in the camp that believes an offense needs to get players involved early. Just a simple catch early in the game builds confidence that can pay big rewards throughout.

[WW]

I saw Mr. Rodgers roll his eyes when Jake dropped a well thrown sideline pass.
Yeah, it wasn't a good drop. But I do wonder, did Jake roll his eyes at Rodgers in the game previous when ole squish arm under threw him on two deep balls? I doubt it.

Maybe Rodgers' fixation on Adams will bode well going forward, but I'll be extremely surprised if it does. I'm in the camp that believes an offense needs to get players involved early. Just a simple catch early in the game builds confidence that can pay big rewards throughout.

Kumerow had two other drops that I can think of among the nine total disconnects between him and AR. There was a time when AR incompletions were routinely blamed on the receiver being in the wrong place, not the ball. Those days are clearly gone. But 21 targets, 12 receptions, 1 td for Jake —  No other way to look at that other than a disappointment, especially given the opportunity for somebody to grab the No. 2 WR role on this team. Lazard eventually did, before injury slowed him. But I expected 30-40 receptions, 5-6 TDs for Jake. Just didn't happen.

Kumerow really wasn't on the field a lot (think I saw 43% of offensive snaps). Therefore I think it's more a case of organizational lack of belief in him rather than just AR neglect. He doesn't separate well vs NFL corners, but at good NFL size, I thought he'd be given more opportunities to use his size and make plays. He's a willing and effective blocker, and a valuable special teams player.

He belongs in the NFL. Might be best if it's not with the Packers though.

[WW]

I see Dubdub landed a nice local kicker in Austin Peters. Pretty good hammer for a high-schooler. 50-yd range.

[emma17]

I saw Mr. Rodgers roll his eyes when Jake dropped a well thrown sideline pass.
Yeah, it wasn't a good drop. But I do wonder, did Jake roll his eyes at Rodgers in the game previous when ole squish arm under threw him on two deep balls? I doubt it.

Maybe Rodgers' fixation on Adams will bode well going forward, but I'll be extremely surprised if it does. I'm in the camp that believes an offense needs to get players involved early. Just a simple catch early in the game builds confidence that can pay big rewards throughout.

Kumerow had two other drops that I can think of among the nine total disconnects between him and AR. There was a time when AR incompletions were routinely blamed on the receiver being in the wrong place, not the ball. Those days are clearly gone. But 21 targets, 12 receptions, 1 td for Jake —  No other way to look at that other than a disappointment, especially given the opportunity for somebody to grab the No. 2 WR role on this team. Lazard eventually did, before injury slowed him. But I expected 30-40 receptions, 5-6 TDs for Jake. Just didn't happen.

Kumerow really wasn't on the field a lot (think I saw 43% of offensive snaps). Therefore I think it's more a case of organizational lack of belief in him rather than just AR neglect. He doesn't separate well vs NFL corners, but at good NFL size, I thought he'd be given more opportunities to use his size and make plays. He's a willing and effective blocker, and a valuable special teams player.

He belongs in the NFL. Might be best if it's not with the Packers though.

I didn't get to see all the Packers' games so I missed the other drops you mentioned.
When you say "there's no other way to look at it - other than a disappointment", are you referring to the lack of targets or that Jake isn't catching balls at a high enough rate?
Given his yards per catch, you can look at it from the perspective of "the longer the pass, the lower the completion rate". The two deep balls I referred to in my initial post were low percentage, and under-thrown.
I'm not suggesting Kumerow is creating the separation AR needs, but I am suggesting route choice and QB predetermined plays greatly impact the catches and targets.
I agree Jake belongs in the NFL, his blocking and special teams play alone make him valuable. I think the OC can do a better job of scheming plays for him, and other receivers on the Packers. Adams was targeted 127 times (catch rate of 65.4%), the next highest was Graham at 60 (63.3%) and MVS at 56 (catch rate of 46.4%).
I don't buy it that the other receivers are just so much less capable of Adams, as much as AR is hyper focused on Adams, to the detriment of the team.

[WW]

I saw Mr. Rodgers roll his eyes when Jake dropped a well thrown sideline pass.
Yeah, it wasn't a good drop. But I do wonder, did Jake roll his eyes at Rodgers in the game previous when ole squish arm under threw him on two deep balls? I doubt it.

Maybe Rodgers' fixation on Adams will bode well going forward, but I'll be extremely surprised if it does. I'm in the camp that believes an offense needs to get players involved early. Just a simple catch early in the game builds confidence that can pay big rewards throughout.

Kumerow had two other drops that I can think of among the nine total disconnects between him and AR. There was a time when AR incompletions were routinely blamed on the receiver being in the wrong place, not the ball. Those days are clearly gone. But 21 targets, 12 receptions, 1 td for Jake —  No other way to look at that other than a disappointment, especially given the opportunity for somebody to grab the No. 2 WR role on this team. Lazard eventually did, before injury slowed him. But I expected 30-40 receptions, 5-6 TDs for Jake. Just didn't happen.

Kumerow really wasn't on the field a lot (think I saw 43% of offensive snaps). Therefore I think it's more a case of organizational lack of belief in him rather than just AR neglect. He doesn't separate well vs NFL corners, but at good NFL size, I thought he'd be given more opportunities to use his size and make plays. He's a willing and effective blocker, and a valuable special teams player.

He belongs in the NFL. Might be best if it's not with the Packers though.

I didn't get to see all the Packers' games so I missed the other drops you mentioned.
When you say "there's no other way to look at it - other than a disappointment", are you referring to the lack of targets or that Jake isn't catching balls at a high enough rate?
Given his yards per catch, you can look at it from the perspective of "the longer the pass, the lower the completion rate". The two deep balls I referred to in my initial post were low percentage, and under-thrown.
I'm not suggesting Kumerow is creating the separation AR needs, but I am suggesting route choice and QB predetermined plays greatly impact the catches and targets.
I agree Jake belongs in the NFL, his blocking and special teams play alone make him valuable. I think the OC can do a better job of scheming plays for him, and other receivers on the Packers. Adams was targeted 127 times (catch rate of 65.4%), the next highest was Graham at 60 (63.3%) and MVS at 56 (catch rate of 46.4%).
I don't buy it that the other receivers are just so much less capable of Adams, as much as AR is hyper focused on Adams, to the detriment of the team.

I didn't see anything abnormal about distribution. Adams is very good. And Allison and MVS had lots of opportunities early, at least until they proved unable to catch a cold. I thought Jake would get more opportunities before then but especially at that point. But then he got leap-frogged by Lazard, who started getting targeted like a No. 2 WR. Keep in mind that RBs catch a lot of passes in this offense too. The ball was getting around.

For me, the disappointment wasn't in catch rate. Not really a big enough sample size to argue that. It's in opportunity and I mean that in a general sense, not just targets. Whether due to his own limitations or the judgment of the OC and QB, misguided or not, he didn't get a shot, and the results are what they are for a guy who was healthy and active all season. As a Packer fan, I hope he's back. But as a Kumerow/WIAC fan, I think he deserves better, and is better than a 12-catch guy. The only thing I'd hold against him is if he goes to the Bears.

[PauldingLightUP]

UW-La Crosse has narrowed their search for two candidates for the open head coaching position.  Current interim head coach Matt Janus and Joe Schaefer, defensive coordinator at John Carroll are the finalists. Open forums will be held this week on Wednesday and Thursday on campus.

https://uwlathletics.com/news/2020/1/27/search-narrowed-to-two-for-uwl-head-football-coach.aspx

[fredfalcon]

Rocky Larson, UWRF D coordinator, just got named head coach at Mayville State. Will start Feb. 4, according to Twitter report.

[palum]

Former WW cornerback and Fort Atkinson High School head coach Brady Grayvold is leaving Fort to become a defensive assistant at St. Thomas. I wonder will he be recruiting SE Wisconsin for St. Thomas?

[PauldingLightUP]

UW-Stout 2020 schedule:

https://athletics.uwstout.edu/schedule.aspx?schedule=203&path=football

Non cons vs St Olaf, at St. Norbert, vs Presentation College (SD) (NAIA), week 4 bye.

[Pat Coleman]

Add to that, UW-Eau Claire:

https://www.d3football.com/teams/UW-Eau_Claire/2020/index

[emma17]

Add to that, UW-Eau Claire:

https://www.d3football.com/teams/UW-Eau_Claire/2020/index

You may have covered this question already Pat, does the St Thomas game qualify as D3?