FB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[BoBo]

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Bleed
I agree with all you said. I would not have thrown the ball either, not just for injury prevention, but to keep the score down. From the first drive it was obvious UWW would not be slowed. The silver lining is the development of depth. The dark cloud is w Finlandia next, the starters will not have been game tested come Morningside.

How does UWW go about prepping for Finlandia?  Perhaps three or four series of scripted plays?

No doubt, it is definitely not ideal to have a lack of competitive snaps for our ones and twos before Morningside.  The good news is that Morningside agreed to play us.  This year is a different deal starting with UW-P and UW-O right out of the gate in the WIAC. Far better to have little competition before Morningside (non-con and NAIA) than before UW-P and UW-O.  Hopefully (if Morningside is as advertised), they will help us get ready for high level WIAC game speed. 

As far as Finlandia, yes, I would say 3 or 4 series sounds right.

Same goes for Morningside...they've eaten their two cupcakes to open the season (and have one more to come), winning 77-17 against someone called Sterling and 86-10 this week against Nebraska Wesleyan. They beat the Prairie Wolves 83-19 last September, so it was no fluke. I don't think Morningside cared to much about running up that score against NWU since NWU is leaving NAIA & that conference after this year and moving to DIII. Call it a "Hit the Road, Jack" or "See ya later, don't let the door hit you on the wayout" moment. Actually, I was monitoring this game yesterday and the sense I got is that they just enjoy rolling up the score on anybody and can't help themselves doing it. Seems to be typical behavior among the few NAIA elite. M-side's ones and twos aren't going to have any real tests before the 'hawks ride into town, either. So, in that regard, it's a level playing field. There is a huge chasm between those at the top of NAIA (M-side is #3) and those in the middle and at the bottom. Even the NAIA top 25 reporter on Victory Sports says after #7 or #8 in their poll, its a crap shoot. I guess similar in a way to the D3 poll. Case in point, NWU beat the pre-season #21 team in their first game last week but then proceeds to get absolutely obliterated vs #3 this week. Sure, that was only one isolated game, but it probably happens more regularly in the NAIA than in D3, IMO.

[BoBo]

I was able to watch the UB vs Penn State game. UB defense kept them in the game until the end. Unfortunately a massive number of false starts and chop blocks on the UB O-Line prevented any chance of offensive rhythm. 
14 total penalties and I'd guess at least 10 were against the offense.
That said, the Penn St D line was superior to the UB O Line.
Kick off and punt coverage were a major contributor to Penn St field position.
LL and staff have some talent on that team and they can certainly clean up some of the issues that hurt them today.

I watched  the Badgers at a sports bar and. The UB Penn State game was on the big screen next to the Badgers. That got me thinking would Wisconsin ever schedule UB I know they did a few years ago but I would rather see a team like Buffalo than Troy.

btw, what was that Miami helmet design all about? I watched the first half on a streaming site for free and the quality of the video matched the price I paid. There seemed to be a lot going on with it and I really couldnt tell what that was.

Maybe with LL at Buffalo now, something could be arranged, but UW's schedule is pretty well set into the 2020's, though they do have an open date on Sept 1 2018, don't know about the Bulls, however. I would be fun to see or watch, as the case may be.

[BoBo]

Really, there's nobody on this fricken board, yet the minus keeps building, how does that happen?

EDIT: I take that back, OzJ is on the board, humm...

[retagent]

I've been here too, but before anyone blames me, I've been handing out "+" karma liberally here.

[NewHawk]

Story on the Warhawks-Belhaven game from the Jackson Clarion-ledger
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/2015/09/12/roundup-wisconsin-whitewater-routs-belhaven/72186534/

While I was reading I went ahead and checked the weather page as well

[Gregory Sager]

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Bleed
I agree with all you said. I would not have thrown the ball either, not just for injury prevention, but to keep the score down. From the first drive it was obvious UWW would not be slowed. The silver lining is the development of depth. The dark cloud is w Finlandia next, the starters will not have been game tested come Morningside.

How does UWW go about prepping for Finlandia?  Perhaps three or four series of scripted plays?

No doubt, it is definitely not ideal to have a lack of competitive snaps for our ones and twos before Morningside.  The good news is that Morningside agreed to play us.  This year is a different deal starting with UW-P and UW-O right out of the gate in the WIAC. Far better to have little competition before Morningside (non-con and NAIA) than before UW-P and UW-O.  Hopefully (if Morningside is as advertised), they will help us get ready for high level WIAC game speed. 

As far as Finlandia, yes, I would say 3 or 4 series sounds right.

Same goes for Morningside...they've eaten their two cupcakes to open the season (and have one more to come), winning 77-17 against someone called Sterling and 86-10 this week against Nebraska Wesleyan. They beat the Prairie Wolves 83-19 last September, so it was no fluke. I don't think Morningside cared to much about running up that score against NWU since NWU is leaving NAIA & that conference after this year and moving to DIII. Call it a "Hit the Road, Jack" or "See ya later, don't let the door hit you on the wayout" moment.

Nebraska Wesleyan has for decades been a dual member of both the NCAA (D3) and the NAIA, and as a result it has always operated by D3's no-scholarship rules, even while competing in a league (the Great Plains Athletic Conference) that is otherwise all-NAIA and features schools that give out athletic scholarships. That's a harder disadvantage to overcome in some sports than in others. Since the Prairie Wolves tend to finish in the middle of the pack in the GPAC in football, my suspicion is that their lack of football scholies doesn't affect them too much when they play your typical generic NAIA squad -- but when they face a powerhouse like Morningside it's probably a glaring weakness.

[ScreamingEagles]

A LONG CLIMB BACK - JEFF BROWN: Tommies are talented enough without UW-L's help

http://lacrossetribune.com/print-specific/columns/jeff-brown-tommies-are-talented-enough-without-uw-l-s/article_addd3341-24a3-5fa9-af46-ecbbd27c757e.html

UW-L defense has its moments against Tommies

http://lacrossetribune.com/sports/uw-l-defense-has-its-moments-against-tommies/article_9261c004-6105-5980-868a-3d91b8b805b3.html

Ugly game in St. Paul this weekend.  Only 116 total yards of offense for UWL and 654 for the Tommies in a 51-7 St. Thomas win.  While I don't think anyone expected UWL to win, it is a little embarassing to only put up 116 yards of offense after all of the preseason hype that was thrown around.  We've seen these results on offense for 5 years under Coach Dettwiler - maybe time for a  new O Coordinator to mix things up?

http://uwlathletics.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=2976

[BoBo]

I would encourage anyone wanting to read more about the UWW/Belhaven game to check out warhawkfootball.com for bleedpurple's "Random Notes and Observations."  Whether you watched the game or not, it should always be your first and last place to get the real lowdown on warhawk football. Those were some interesting looking lime green jerserys worn by the blazers - watched the entire game online and not once could I read a number on those unslightly things. Now I'm wondering about the plaid on the shoulders.

[badgerwarhawk]

Based on the list in the participation section of the box score the WARHAWKS used all sixty players that traveled. 

[emma17]

A LONG CLIMB BACK - JEFF BROWN: Tommies are talented enough without UW-L's help

http://lacrossetribune.com/print-specific/columns/jeff-brown-tommies-are-talented-enough-without-uw-l-s/article_addd3341-24a3-5fa9-af46-ecbbd27c757e.html

UW-L defense has its moments against Tommies

http://lacrossetribune.com/sports/uw-l-defense-has-its-moments-against-tommies/article_9261c004-6105-5980-868a-3d91b8b805b3.html

Ugly game in St. Paul this weekend.  Only 116 total yards of offense for UWL and 654 for the Tommies in a 51-7 St. Thomas win.  While I don't think anyone expected UWL to win, it is a little embarassing to only put up 116 yards of offense after all of the preseason hype that was thrown around.  We've seen these results on offense for 5 years under Coach Dettwiler - maybe time for a  new O Coordinator to mix things up?

http://uwlathletics.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=2976

I feel for you SE. UWL should be performing better- in all phases. I just don't understand why we aren't seeing noticeable improvement from the Eagles.

In addition, the UWL and UWEC blow out losses to St. Thomas reflect very poorly on the conference.
As I've stated on another board, IMO the true strength of a conference is measured by how well the lowest ranked teams compete with the better teams in and outside the conference. As you said, most did not expect UWL or UWEC to beat St. Thomas, but I surely expected them to look less like a first year Finlandia program.

[bleedpurple]

I would encourage anyone wanting to read more about the UWW/Belhaven game to check out warhawkfootball.com for bleedpurple's "Random Notes and Observations."  Whether you watched the game or not, it should always be your first and last place to get the real lowdown on warhawk football. Those were some interesting looking lime green jerserys worn by the blazers - watched the entire game online and not once could I read a number on those unslightly things. Now I'm wondering about the plaid on the shoulders.

THANK YOU BOBO!!

[KitchenSink]

A LONG CLIMB BACK - JEFF BROWN: Tommies are talented enough without UW-L's help

http://lacrossetribune.com/print-specific/columns/jeff-brown-tommies-are-talented-enough-without-uw-l-s/article_addd3341-24a3-5fa9-af46-ecbbd27c757e.html

UW-L defense has its moments against Tommies

http://lacrossetribune.com/sports/uw-l-defense-has-its-moments-against-tommies/article_9261c004-6105-5980-868a-3d91b8b805b3.html

Ugly game in St. Paul this weekend.  Only 116 total yards of offense for UWL and 654 for the Tommies in a 51-7 St. Thomas win.  While I don't think anyone expected UWL to win, it is a little embarassing to only put up 116 yards of offense after all of the preseason hype that was thrown around.  We've seen these results on offense for 5 years under Coach Dettwiler - maybe time for a  new O Coordinator to mix things up?

http://uwlathletics.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=2976

I clicked over to check out the webcast of the LaCrosse game - and tuned in just in time to what appeared to be a fake field goal by St Thomas.  With a 51-7 lead in the 4th qtr, I think it was.

Was I seeing things, or was St thomas looking to rub LaC's nose in it?

[Pat Coleman]

I clicked in about that time too, because livestats weren't running and I needed an update! Wouldn't be the first time they ran that fake in a blowout. I'm sure the MIAC knows that's in their playbook but now it's on tape again. Good job by UWL to stuff it -- or bad job by the holder by sliding into the end zone instead of going head-first.

[umhb2001]

UMHB Welcomes UW-LX this weekend. We look forward to hosting you. Here's a little preview of Crusader Stadium.

https://youtu.be/ncYMswjp6hc

[emma17]

UMHB Welcomes UW-LX this weekend. We look forward to hosting you. Here's a little preview of Crusader Stadium.

https://youtu.be/ncYMswjp6hc

That is one beautiful stadium!

I was able to see UMHB is doing some scoreboard watching early in the season as the UWW score was posted