FB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[02 Warhawk]

The term "clean slate" kind of bugs me. In my opinion, when a team starts with a clean slate they go back to the drawing board to try a different approach because what they've been doing in the past has been a failure. Kind of like what the Cubs have been doing in baseball the past few years, and the Bears currently. 

I think this new coaching staff will want to pick up where the previous regime left off. I don't think they want to rebuild, but rather reload (I stole that phrase from Mount Union fans). Whitewater has had to replace All-Americans in the past and have succeeded. I don't see this year being any different.

Maybe we just interpret "clean slate" differently....that's all.

[02 Warhawk]

Bobo, breaking down farts for us! You're really scraping the bottom of the barrel here... Good to see you're still working on the UWL QB stat update, though...

Oh, I hit you up with another - karma, to keep pace with the one you just gave me... 777 - you just hit the jack pot, zippy! Alas, we have a long ways to go to reach my goal of a negative tally for every post I've made here...

Keep on keeping on; your negative vibes are working, dude. My lawn mower conked out this week, and I have had trouble with some strange files mysteriously appearing on my flashdrive today. Perhaps a virus? If bad things run in threes, I'm dreading what will make this week's trifecta complete. But you really have worked your charm this week! 

I learned several years ago that while you might think your karma is getting whacked by a particular individual....it might not be.  Maybe it is someone or several someones that are getting tired of one to one drama on the boards.   I am not whacking karma, but this act between you and Bobo (mutually) is getting old.   Time to move on to other issues, without the interpersonal stuff.

WarhawkDad

I know for a fact that BoBo always dings my karma, or I wouldn't have called him out on it; I have repeatedly witnessed him do it... He does it nearly every time he logs in, after the 24-hour period has elapsed... But he, and some of you others, have fallen for the bait again... 

But it's funny, UWW fans don't get upset when the Hawks players play the football game out until the final whistle blows, even if the score is 35-0...

But when a UWW poster, BoBo, is getting his arse whipped in an off-the-field intellectual challenge (which he started and brought me into, and has yet to finish {despite me reminding him thereof that he is merely woofing and not backing up his bite}), I'll gladly continue to call his bluff until he delivers. I play until the whistle blows, and don't really care what the UWW posters think... Sorry, fellas, but BoBo has to - but won't - throw in the towel on this one, since he started it and can't finish it...

So, BoBo, back to D3 football = you find out about the UWL QB stat update yet, or what? 

Well...looks like this one is all over.

Thanks for playing. Drive home safe everyone.

[BoBo]

The term "clean slate" kind of bugs me. In my opinion, when a team starts with a clean slate they go back to the drawing board to try a different approach because what they've been doing in the past has been a failure. Kind of like what the Cubs have been doing in baseball the past few years, and the Bears currently. 

I think this new coaching staff will want to pick up where the previous regime left off. I don't think they want to rebuild, but rather reload (I stole that phrase from Mount Union fans). Whitewater has had to replace All-Americans in the past and have succeeded. I don't see this year being any different.

Maybe we just interpret "clean slate" differently....that's all.

I think the first bolded line is going to make many chuckle. I think all baseball fans, except you, obviously, interpret "past few years" differently. I mean, how long has it been...?

Reload is a very common expression (maybe you stole it from me considering I just used it earlier today).  I don't think Mount Union fans get the credit for it's creation. I don't know who first coined it, but it's been around long before Mount Union was doing it year after year.

[BoBo]

Sam Riddle was great last year and now will have a much better Sophmore season after getting battle tested and I don't think they lose much.

I wanted to add this to my previous comments, but real life got in the way. Now that I have a moment before I hit the sack, I wanted to leave you with this to ponder and consider (excerpt taken from Linfield's Season Outlook on their homepage):

Needing to break in a new quarterback is a challenge for any coach, yet Smith has three quality candidates to choose from in senior Matt Yarbrough, junior Tom Knecht, and sophomore Sam Riddle. All three signal callers are capable of fully piloting the offense effectively. Settling on a starter likely will take a few games to shake itself out.

You'd think that a guy that was so great last season and that battle-tested greatness will translate into a much better better sophomore season would inject a little more confidence in Linfield's own coaching staff to name him or retain him as their starter entering this season. Taking the statement at face value, it certainly doesn't appear like Riddle has remained as the undisputed #1 at this stage in the off season, does it? Not to say he won't be their starter when the first game rolls around, but to annoint him as the main reason for picking Linfield #1 might be a bit premature, don't you think?  On the other hand, maybe it's all a pre-season ruse, a little crafty deception ploy.

Link: http://www.linfield.edu/sports/season-outlook.html?sport=fb

[wally_wabash]

I wanted to add this to my previous comments, but real life got in the way. Now that I have a moment before I hit the sack, I wanted to leave you with this to ponder and consider (excerpt taken from Linfield's Season Outlook on their homepage):

Needing to break in a new quarterback is a challenge for any coach, yet Smith has three quality candidates to choose from in senior Matt Yarbrough, junior Tom Knecht, and sophomore Sam Riddle. All three signal callers are capable of fully piloting the offense effectively. Settling on a starter likely will take a few games to shake itself out.

You'd think that a guy that was so great last season and that battle-tested greatness will translate into a much better better sophomore season would inject a little more confidence in Linfield's own coaching staff to name him or retain him as their starter entering this season. Taking the statement at face value, it certainly doesn't appear like Riddle has remained as the undisputed #1 at this stage in the off season, does it? Not to say he won't be their starter when the first game rolls around, but to annoint him as the main reason for picking Linfield #1 might be a bit premature, don't you think?  On the other hand, maybe it's all a pre-season ruse, a little crafty deception ploy.

Link: http://www.linfield.edu/sports/season-outlook.html?sport=fb

From the same Linfield season outlook:

Could 2014 be the year?

That's last year's article.  Might have to wait a few weeks to get a fresh take on the 2015 Linfield quarterback situation.  Good job, good effort though. 

[wildcat11]

That's last year's article.  Might have to wait a few weeks to get a fresh take on the 2015 Linfield quarterback situation.  Good job, good effort though.

Yeah, Sam will be a Junior this year and is without a doubt our guy at QB.  Here is a pretty damn good article about Sam's path to Linfield from last season:

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/11/quarterback_sam_riddles_long_j.html

[BoBo]

Damn, upon further review, that is what it says. Why would that 2014 article still be up there? That makes no sense in July '15.
My 73 year old eyes have failed me for the last time. My wife and daughter have been telling me to go get my eyes checked for a few months. Tomorrow might be the day it happens.

[bulk19]

Damn, upon further review, that is what it says. Why would that 2014 article still be up there? That makes no sense in July '15.
My 73 year old eyes have failed me for the last time. My wife and daughter have been telling me to go get my eyes checked for a few months. Tomorrow might be the day it happens.

Good effort by BoBo, our QB whisperer...

[02 Warhawk]

The term "clean slate" kind of bugs me. In my opinion, when a team starts with a clean slate they go back to the drawing board to try a different approach because what they've been doing in the past has been a failure. Kind of like what the Cubs have been doing in baseball the past few years, and the Bears currently. 

I think this new coaching staff will want to pick up where the previous regime left off. I don't think they want to rebuild, but rather reload (I stole that phrase from Mount Union fans). Whitewater has had to replace All-Americans in the past and have succeeded. I don't see this year being any different.

Maybe we just interpret "clean slate" differently....that's all.

I think the first bolded line is going to make many chuckle. I think all baseball fans, except you, obviously, interpret "past few years" differently. I mean, how long has it been...?

Reload is a very common expression (maybe you stole it from me considering I just used it earlier today).  I don't think Mount Union fans get the credit for it's creation. I don't know who first coined it, but it's been around long before Mount Union was doing it year after year.

Yes, they haven't won the world series since 1908, but I was referring to them cleaning house and starting from scratch (new owner, new president, new GM, new coach, new team, new philosophy). The whole cleaning house and building from within has only been going on for the past 4 years or so...since Theo came on.

[emma17]

02- I understand your discomfort with the term clean slate.  The point I was trying to make is that all future performance will now be credited to the new coaching staff and they have a great opportunity to write their own history at the Dub.  I wouldn't be surprised if the new staff would have preferred to come into the season un-ranked for that reason. 

Bulk- No need to play the "UWW Posters" card.  I think the UWW posters stayed away from your spat with Bobo for quite a while.  Only recently did some post about the subject, and they were only expressing their desire that you let the issue die. I surely didn't see any taking sides on the topic.  At 35-0 UWW has brought in the subs. 

[02 Warhawk]

Looks like Lake Bachar (UWW Kicker) has been making a name for himself in the developmental summer league. Backar has been named a Northwoods League All-Star as a pitcher for the Lakeshore Chinooks.

A right-hander, Bachar has been among the most dominant pitchers in the NWL. He is 4-2 with a 1.93 earned run average in eight appearances, all starts. In 46 2/3 innings pitched, Bachar owns a 5-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio and has allowed just 29 hits. He leads the NWL with a .172 opposing batting average and ranks among league leaders in ERA and strikeouts (50).

As a member of the UW-Whitewater pitching staff in 2015, Bachar was named first team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and D3baseball.com Midwest Region Rookie of the Year following a standout freshman campaign. He finished 7-1 with one save and ranked second in the WIAC with a 2.24 ERA in 60 1/3 innings pitched. Bachar held opponents to a .231 batting average and totaled 46 strikeouts.

He's a good hitter too (and I'm not talking about baseball) 

[WarhawkDad]

Looks like Lake Bachar (UWW Kicker) has been making a name for himself in the developmental summer league. Backar has been named a Northwoods League All-Star as a pitcher for the Lakeshore Chinooks.

A right-hander, Bachar has been among the most dominant pitchers in the NWL. He is 4-2 with a 1.93 earned run average in eight appearances, all starts. In 46 2/3 innings pitched, Bachar owns a 5-to-1 strikeouts-to-walks ratio and has allowed just 29 hits. He leads the NWL with a .172 opposing batting average and ranks among league leaders in ERA and strikeouts (50).

As a member of the UW-Whitewater pitching staff in 2015, Bachar was named first team All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and D3baseball.com Midwest Region Rookie of the Year following a standout freshman campaign. He finished 7-1 with one save and ranked second in the WIAC with a 2.24 ERA in 60 1/3 innings pitched. Bachar held opponents to a .231 batting average and totaled 46 strikeouts.

He's a good hitter too (and I'm not talking about baseball) 

Agreed, great hit in the Stagg Bowl!   

[WarhawkDad]

02- I understand your discomfort with the term clean slate.  The point I was trying to make is that all future performance will now be credited to the new coaching staff and they have a great opportunity to write their own history at the Dub.  I wouldn't be surprised if the new staff would have preferred to come into the season un-ranked for that reason. 

Bulk- No need to play the "UWW Posters" card.  I think the UWW posters stayed away from your spat with Bobo for quite a while.  Only recently did some post about the subject, and they were only expressing their desire that you let the issue die. I surely didn't see any taking sides on the topic.  At 35-0 UWW has brought in the subs.

This is exactly what I was trying to encourage!

I don't personally mind a good spirited disagreement between two or multiple posters, but there comes a time when it gets old.   

As far as the rankings.....I always considered preseason rankings an educated guess mostly based upon last year's results and what pundits know about returning players.   As far as I am concerned there is a top 3, UWW, UMU, and Linfield and until they actually play some games, I am not going to try to rank them.   

UWW and UMU have similar holes to fill on the roster, although, I think the UWW offensive line is going to be absolutely devastating this year with all the starters returning, plus an All-American (Skibba) returning from injury.   Running back will be a huge strength as well.   So our QB will not have to win the game by himself and will just have to manage the game.   

Replacing Burke is going to be very tough, but somehow UMU finds a way.    I have been reading the OAC Board and don't see lot of size on either the offensive or defensive lines being touted for new UMU recruits.   That has been a significant factor in the UWW success.   For Linfield, they were young last year and have a lot of returning depth.   They will be a force again this season.

WarhawkDad

[wildcat11]

https://vine.co/v/erhDplXzzz7

[OzJohnnie]

https://vine.co/v/erhDplXzzz7

That's a shame, that clip.  The QB thought he was about to be murdered and went down, making the lifesaving block that came in from nowhere a lost opportunity.  He must have been hammered pretty hard earlier in the game to be gun shy like that.