FB: American Rivers Conference

[Klompen]

Haven't posted in about a year...did I miss anything?.......Other than Loras' sad, sad performance.

Welcome back du-sz. 

As for Loras...every team in the conference has to take their turn as conference doormat.  UD had about a 15 year run.  Cornell has been looking up at the rest of the conference recently.  Now it could be Loras

Let me add my welcome back du-sz.

As to taking the turn at doormat, Central does that, just not in football in most of your lifetimes.   

[dutchfan1]

Haven't posted in about a year...did I miss anything?.......Other than Loras' sad, sad performance.

Welcome back du-sz. 

As for Loras...every team in the conference has to take their turn as conference doormat.  UD had about a 15 year run.  Cornell has been looking up at the rest of the conference recently.  Now it could be Loras

Let me add my welcome back du-sz.

As to taking the turn at doormat, Central does that, just not in football in most of your lifetimes.   

There are sports other than football???!! My year has two seasons -- football season and the off season. 

[Fannosaurus Rex]

There must be some other games people play.  How else do you explain Williams getting the Directors Cup?  I'm guessing they do well at bridge and suffleboard and croquet and such.

I got this off of the Wisconsin board:
Final Directors' Cup standings for 2009-10 has five WIAC schools in top 23...

1. Williams (Mass.) 1292.25
2. Amherst (Mass.) 905.75
3. Washington University (Mo.) 858.50
4. Middlebury (Vt.) 751.00
5. Illinois Wesleyan 704.25
6. Tufts (Mass.) 699.00
7. Wisconsin La Crosse 678.75 8. New Jersey, College of 677.75
9. Salisbury (Md.) 673.25
10. St. Thomas (Minn.) 670.25
11. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. 662.75
12. Wisconsin Stevens Point 654.00 13. Johns Hopkins (Md.) 638.00
14. Calvin (Mich.) 634.00
15. Wisconsin Whitewater 615.75
16. Wisconsin Eau Claire 602.50 17. Cortland State (N.Y.) 586.50
18. Emory (Ga.) 583.25
19. Messiah (Pa.) 580.75
20. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) 570.00
21. St. Lawrence (N.Y.) 564.75
22. Ithaca (N.Y.) 560.50
23. Wisconsin Oshkosh 541.50

[Fannosaurus Rex]

I read a book called Bringing Down The House that told me MIT has a pretty good Black Jack team.

[Kohawk Krazy]

Iowa Conference Rankings:
Wartburg - 32nd
Luther - 41st
Central - 44th
Simpson - 73rd
Coe - 78th
Buena Vista - 134th
Dubuque - 141st
Loras - 156th
Cornell - 210th

Grinnell was 234th as the other Iowa D3 school.  311 schools were ranked

There must be some other games people play.  How else do you explain Williams getting the Directors Cup?  I'm guessing they do well at bridge and suffleboard and croquet and such.

I got this off of the Wisconsin board:
Final Directors' Cup standings for 2009-10 has five WIAC schools in top 23...

1. Williams (Mass.) 1292.25
2. Amherst (Mass.) 905.75
3. Washington University (Mo.) 858.50
4. Middlebury (Vt.) 751.00
5. Illinois Wesleyan 704.25
6. Tufts (Mass.) 699.00
7. Wisconsin La Crosse 678.75 8. New Jersey, College of 677.75
9. Salisbury (Md.) 673.25
10. St. Thomas (Minn.) 670.25
11. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. 662.75
12. Wisconsin Stevens Point 654.00 13. Johns Hopkins (Md.) 638.00
14. Calvin (Mich.) 634.00
15. Wisconsin Whitewater 615.75
16. Wisconsin Eau Claire 602.50 17. Cortland State (N.Y.) 586.50
18. Emory (Ga.) 583.25
19. Messiah (Pa.) 580.75
20. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) 570.00
21. St. Lawrence (N.Y.) 564.75
22. Ithaca (N.Y.) 560.50
23. Wisconsin Oshkosh 541.50

[DBQ1965]

There must be some other games people play.  How else do you explain Williams getting the Directors Cup?  I'm guessing they do well at bridge and suffleboard and croquet and such.

I got this off of the Wisconsin board:
Final Directors' Cup standings for 2009-10 has five WIAC schools in top 23...

1. Williams (Mass.) 1292.25
2. Amherst (Mass.) 905.75
3. Washington University (Mo.) 858.50
4. Middlebury (Vt.) 751.00
5. Illinois Wesleyan 704.25
6. Tufts (Mass.) 699.00
7. Wisconsin La Crosse 678.75 8. New Jersey, College of 677.75
9. Salisbury (Md.) 673.25
10. St. Thomas (Minn.) 670.25
11. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. 662.75
12. Wisconsin Stevens Point 654.00 13. Johns Hopkins (Md.) 638.00
14. Calvin (Mich.) 634.00
15. Wisconsin Whitewater 615.75
16. Wisconsin Eau Claire 602.50 17. Cortland State (N.Y.) 586.50
18. Emory (Ga.) 583.25
19. Messiah (Pa.) 580.75
20. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) 570.00
21. St. Lawrence (N.Y.) 564.75
22. Ithaca (N.Y.) 560.50
23. Wisconsin Oshkosh 541.50

Men's sports at Williams:

Baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, skiing,  soccer, squash, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and wrestling.

[AZDutchman]

I read a book called Bringing Down The House that told me MIT has a pretty good Black Jack team.

"MIT sophomore Jason Katz-Brown is the No. 1 Scrabble player in the country. He officially claimed the top ranking during the April 28-30 Boston Area Scrabble Tournament in Westford, Mass." 

[Fannosaurus Rex]

When you "Letter" in Scrabble instead of wearing it on a jacket, you carry it around in a little wood rack.

[badgerwarhawk]

I thought it looked like a scrabble board with a word that has the letter x on the triple points spot. 

[AZDutchman]

You guys make the call on who would
wear this shirt to the tournament?

[Fannosaurus Rex]

Speaking of sports that aren't football, I like the homeboy, Red Lead in the Cornhusker Saturday.  I might box him in an exacta with Brass Hat since he is a nine year old and I always root for old guys to do well.
If you letter in handicapping it looks like this, $.

[AZDutchman]

The Fiesta Bowl is sponsoring a little friendly competition this week end, 7-7 passing league.
My sons team did good last night, starting things out with a 4-0 mark in the books.
I think today will be a good one also.

[AZDutchman]

My sons team ended up in the second place slot.
We had fun watching some football. It wasn't like a regular season game,
but still was football on a week end!

[AZDutchman]

A win is a win. Is this true?

The reason I ask this question is because the team that my sons school lost to yesterday had quite a bit of an attitude (before, during and after). They won 27-0 and first place in the tournament.
How to define their attitude? Talking smack, swearing, shoving after the plays.....I think you may get the point.
So is there a difference in a Cal Ripken and a Ty Cobb; A Mike Tyson and a Gentleman Jim? Or is a win a win? Does it really matter how a team gets to that win? If they play with in the rules, does it really matter on how you play the game?
Is winning everything???

[Mr. Ypsi]

A win is a win. Is this true?

The reason I ask this question is because the team that my sons school lost to yesterday had quite a bit of an attitude (before, during and after). They won 27-0 and first place in the tournament.
How to define their attitude? Talking smack, swearing, shoving after the plays.....I think you may get the point.
So is there a difference in a Cal Ripken and a Ty Cobb; A Mike Tyson and a Gentleman Jim? Or is a win a win? Does it really matter how a team gets to that win? If they play with in the rules, does it really matter on how you play the game?
Is winning everything???

I abide by the Grantland Rice rule.