FB: American Rivers Conference

AZDutchman · August 28, 2009, 09:48:40 PM

A-P game being televised here on ESPN. Falcons taking control. Thanks for the welcome!

Can't wait for game day with the Dutch!

coco · August 28, 2009, 09:56:59 PM

How many other old codgers remember not getting water breaks because it made us tough to practice long hours with no water? Coaches and trainers are so much wiser now. Hell, we'd never heard of a trainer in high school.

That North Carolina coach and school will probably be looking at a wrongful death suit, too.

5 Words or Less · August 28, 2009, 10:30:40 PM

2009 IIAC Football Preview - Cornell returns 11 starters and 29 letterwinners from last year's 0-10 team that finished ninth in the Conference with a 0-8 record. The Rams enter 2009 riding losing streaks of 18 games overall and 28 games in league play, the latter mark sitting six shy of the league record of 34 consecutive league losses set by Simpson from 1958 to 1962.

2009 Cornell Football Schedule

Date	Opponent
Sept. 5	Grinnell
Sept. 12	Carleton
Sept. 19	Wartburg *
Sept. 26	Univ. of Dubuque *
Oct. 3	Central *
Oct. 10	Luther *
Oct. 17	Buena Vista *
Oct. 31	Simpson * 6th IIAC Game - Twist of Fate?
Nov. 7	Loras *
Nov. 14	Coe *

* Iowa Conference game

5 Words or Less · August 28, 2009, 10:35:21 PM

Quote from: 5 Words or Less on March 10, 2009, 08:06:26 PM
Quote from: Quad City Times 1/24/09 and 11/28/08
Connor Dahlstrom, RB, North Scott: Choosing between Central College, Wartburg, St. Ambrose and Rockford (Ill.) College

Connor Dahlstrom, RB, North Scott, 5-10, 170, Sr.
MAC Player of the Year led league in scoring and rushing (also all District and 3rd Team 4A All-State)
http://ads.qctimes.com/articles/2008/11/26/sports/varsity/doc492e11752efa6029053074.txt

Who's winning the Dahlstrom sweepstakes?

... and the winner is, WARTBURG!!!

5 Words or Less · August 28, 2009, 10:43:00 PM

Quote from: Alfredeneumann on August 28, 2009, 01:19:58 PM
Wartburg has posted it's roster

http://www.go-knights.net/football/09roster.html

53 Freshmen
33 Sophomores
24 Juniors
22 Seniors

Looks like quite a few 4A (Iowa largest schools) and still support from smaller schools as usual.

Congrats - VERY SOLID recruiting class

sportsknight · August 28, 2009, 10:51:30 PM

Quote from: doolittledog on August 28, 2009, 08:22:02 PM
I wanted to watch the AP game. But instead am watching the Wizards of Waverly Place movie with my daughters...and playing on here...so I can get a bit of football.

I think you need to introduce the phrase "Kids, some things are more important" to your parenting vocabulary.

Good or bad omen of the Duhawks: Iowa City High came into the Rock Bowl and put a hurting on Wahlert tonight, getting out to a 38-0 halftime lead before lightning delayed the game for about an hour.

warthog · August 29, 2009, 01:24:32 AM

Thought for the day:

We've got to find a way to win. I'm willing to start cheating.

- Marv Cook

Wartburg Fan · August 29, 2009, 08:39:18 AM

WH congrats on the victory last night. Looks like Wartburg landed a couple good size running back 6'0 220lbs and 5'11 216lbs now we have to wait and see how good they are.

AZDutchman, I also want to welcome you even thru you are a Dutch fan

AZDutchman · August 29, 2009, 10:40:11 AM

Wartburg Fan,
Appreciate the welcome. Hopefully it doesn't turn into a, "welcome you to leave", in November. (Nov. 7th. exactly) I'm just getting to know this conference and teams. Noticed on the Knights roster a lot of Illinois players. I'm a Illinois native myself. (20 yr. Az.) So, I would like to believe that great players still come out of Ill.

I'm very interested to know how this season plays out. I know that every season has it's own story, but it seems that Iowa has some great history behind it.
I have three sons playing ball (N.Y., Iowa and here) and I think my week ends are going to be interesting.

Fortunately, my daughters love to watch football. So I won't have to introduce the phrase, "Kids, some things are more important" (sportsknight) 8)

desertgator · August 29, 2009, 11:13:09 AM

AZDutchman where are you in the valley? I'm in north Phoenix off of Happy Valley. I have a son here that plays too, as well as one that plays at Cornell, and a daughter up in Utah that runs cross country and track. Went to Deer Valley and Brophy last night and it was hot!

AZDutchman · August 29, 2009, 11:37:11 AM

desertgator,
I was at the same game last night, because my son plays for Brophy. That was the postponed game I was speaking of. (8pm start) We just moved to 83rd. Ave. and Union Hills. And yes, it was hot!

Car reading was 111 degrees at night on the way to the game.
We will have to get together one day. Maybe I found my care package delivery.

Desertgator Deliveries

desertgator · August 29, 2009, 12:47:26 PM

That's great. We have a lot of friends that play for Deer Valley. I coached pop warner here for a number of years and then at O'Connor high school where our youngest is a senior this year. Are you guys going to go up for any games this year?

AZDutchman · August 29, 2009, 12:59:34 PM

desertgator,
I'll send you an email. This way we won't hold up the board.

Charlie Kohawk · August 29, 2009, 04:58:15 PM

Nice to see some football being played at Clark Field today with two high school games moved there after the flash flooding. Can't wait until next Saturday when the Kohawks open up the season against Augustana.

doolittledog · August 29, 2009, 06:29:52 PM

I'm so ready for football I am listening to the internet broadcast of Upper Iowa @ Lincoln. UIU is up 14-0 early in the 1st quarter. Odd to listen to the Peacocks take it to a D2 school when they so rarely were able to do that in their D3 days. With them being the only D2 rep from our state, I hope they do well.