FB: American Rivers Conference

[doolittledog]

Bars somewhere other than Las Vegas have been open until 3:30AM?!!

What's the gimmick, last call at midnight?

When he disappeared it may be that's where OAS has been lurking. 

I remembered it as a 3am last call.  Then on to Mulgrews for chili dogs to help sober you up.  Get home somewhere around 4:00am - 4:30am.  And somehow, still making it to 8am classes.  Oh to be young again.  Getting in at 4am now would mean I wouldn't be going anywhere before noon these days.

Maybe the 3:30am last calls have been a good recruiting tool for UD...but have also been the reason for the lack of wins for the UD football team

[DutchFan2004]

Here's to safe travels for the cru to the midwest. I think UMHB will surprise you with how physical their style of play is. It is what the program has been built on, in the early days they didnt have the speed, ha ha. Good luck this weekend and throughout the playoffs.

Well, Dutch, that's it.  They are more physical and speedier.  Might as well not even get dressed for the game.  Pack it in, UMHB is coming to town. 








Oh, wait, that's what the Johnnies said too.

Yes I think the last time the J's came to town they predicted an SJU monkey stomp if memory serves correctly.  They did get the monkey stomp part right just not the team that handed it out.   

[doolittledog]

Wasn't 2007 the year Central lucked their way into the playoffs???  Barely squeaking by to wins in the weak IIAC.   

[Fannosaurus Rex]

nice assessment BoBo.

Let me add that there are a few rushing offenses in the ASC but to win the conference you have to be able to defend the pass.  Here are the yardage totals in the conference
 
HSU is usually pretty balanced, but has the ability to drop daggers with their pass game (this year was an anomaly due to the starting QB and #1 receiver being injured),  1900yds P 1800 R

MC for the past several years has been high scoring with a lot of passing because of Adam Shaffer 2600 yds P 1600 yds R

McM brought the air Raid offense this year 3000yds P 420 R

LC 3000yds 1200 yds R

HPU 3200yds 469 R

TLU 1800yds p  600yds R

ETBU 950 P 1900 R

Sul Ross 825yds P 2100yds R

What makes UMHB able to defend the pass and run is the LB speed.  BoBo is spot on with that, but UMHb also has good DBs, one of whom has spent most of the year covering whoever the best receiver is on the other side. Brett Parker (#14) is #1 in the conference in passes defended (16 in 8 games) and in interceptions (5 in 8 games.  He also broke the school record for INTs in a career this season)  Having him in the defensive backfield lets the LBs do their speed thing.

Here's a link to conference stats if you want to look at things: http://bit.ly/2q5CzT

So it looks like 5'11" Parker gets to cover 6'2" Snead unless they can switch it around so that he as to cover 6'4" Brondyke or 6'5" Leuschen.  I never played defensive back, but it seems like it would be the top couple of inches of receivers that would give a defender the trouble.

[CruAlum58]

Fann, he has spent the last two years covering Ervin Johnson who is about 6'5 and in 2007 Parker covered Patrick Oliver 6'7 every day in practice. If I was coaching I would throw it to the other side, he has the ability to get up there with the taller WRs.

Im just excited to see my boys get after a new team. Thats the excitement of the playoffs, new teams that become rivals (UWW, Wesley, Central?).

Whats the forecast for the weather? Lots of purple reign?? 

I wish I could come up to watch, but I will be planted in front of my PC.

[Toby Taff]

nice assessment BoBo.

Let me add that there are a few rushing offenses in the ASC but to win the conference you have to be able to defend the pass.  Here are the yardage totals in the conference
 
HSU is usually pretty balanced, but has the ability to drop daggers with their pass game (this year was an anomaly due to the starting QB and #1 receiver being injured),  1900yds P 1800 R

MC for the past several years has been high scoring with a lot of passing because of Adam Shaffer 2600 yds P 1600 yds R

McM brought the air Raid offense this year 3000yds P 420 R

LC 3000yds 1200 yds R

HPU 3200yds 469 R

TLU 1800yds p  600yds R

ETBU 950 P 1900 R

Sul Ross 825yds P 2100yds R

What makes UMHB able to defend the pass and run is the LB speed.  BoBo is spot on with that, but UMHb also has good DBs, one of whom has spent most of the year covering whoever the best receiver is on the other side. Brett Parker (#14) is #1 in the conference in passes defended (16 in 8 games) and in interceptions (5 in 8 games.  He also broke the school record for INTs in a career this season)  Having him in the defensive backfield lets the LBs do their speed thing.

Here's a link to conference stats if you want to look at things: http://bit.ly/2q5CzT

So it looks like 5'11" Parker gets to cover 6'2" Snead unless they can switch it around so that he as to cover 6'4" Brondyke or 6'5" Leuschen.  I never played defensive back, but it seems like it would be the top couple of inches of receivers that would give a defender the trouble.

I guess we'll see on Saturday how much of a difference a few inches makes.  

BTW UMHBs Game Notes are up: http://www.cruathletics.com/documents/2009/11/19/Game_Notes-NCAA_1st_Round_09.pdf?id=53

[Toby Taff]

BTW Brondyke isn't listed on the 2 deep for central.

[Toby Taff]

BTW Brondyke isn't listed on the 2 deep for central.

Sorry, he is on the 2 deep as the punter

[Kohawk Remedy]

IIAC All Conference team has been released: http://www.iowaconference.com/news/2009-10/1120football.html

Congratulations to Brad Boyle on being the IIAC MVP and Coach Staker being the conference coach of the year!!  Other all conference picks for the Kohawks include

1st Team
Brad Boyle (QB) - MVP
Tate Harrison (LB) - 3 time all-conference
Logan Weber (OL)
Frank Weymiller (DL)
Calvin Thomas (LB)

2nd team -
Sam Hammes (RB)
Tyler Takes (WR) & (Return Specialty)
Nate Clear (DL)
Ross Yeast (LB)
Kyle Polich (DB)

Congrats to everyone...now go kick St Johns in their little johnnies

[sportsknight]

Bars somewhere other than Las Vegas have been open until 3:30AM?!!

What's the gimmick, last call at midnight?

When he disappeared it may be that's where OAS has been lurking. 

I remembered it as a 3am last call.  Then on to Mulgrews for chili dogs to help sober you up.  Get home somewhere around 4:00am - 4:30am.  And somehow, still making it to 8am classes.  Oh to be young again.  Getting in at 4am now would mean I wouldn't be going anywhere before noon these days.

Maybe the 3:30am last calls have been a good recruiting tool for UD...but have also been the reason for the lack of wins for the UD football team

I there are some Chicago bars that stay open until 4 AM.  Illannoy is weird that way.  Lots of city/county regulations vs. state-wide rules.  The draw of East Dubuque is that once the bars close on the Iowa side of the river, you can head over there and keep the party going.  Was much more the case when places like the Arena were open, but that place has been out of business for 3 or 4 years now.

ED is very much a "divided community."  The downtown area is pretty trashy, and its pretty well known that the liquor prices are better there than in Dubuque.  But there are a lot of people in that town that would like to see the booze and women completely taken out of the equation in hopes that ED could become more of a resort town in the model of Lake City, MN.  I'm not sure it will ever get there, but they are clearly working to change the town's repuation.

There are also a certain number of people over there that think "well, people are going to frequent those types of businesses anyway, the money might as well go into our coffers."  I think both viewpoints are valid.

[Fannosaurus Rex]

BTW Brondyke isn't listed on the 2 deep for central.

Sorry, he is on the 2 deep as the punter

The guy I am missing off of the 2 deep is Steenhoek.  He is a defensive end who got hurt. I was hoping he would be back for y'all.

[DBQ1965]

Since my computer is still in the shop and I am having to depend on a library computer to keep current, I may have missed this on the IIAC page ... but I picked it up on the Midwest Conference page.  What do you thing?

Talk about a new ACM conference...

http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/diamonds-and-ice/2009/11/18/a-new-conference-for-cornell-coe-and-luther

[AZDutchman]

I've been off the site for a little bit. Mom has been sick. Heart surgery was needed. She is doing great now and resting.

I'm going to share a little fact about my Mom. She gets very nervous on going to football games and even watching them on TV/internet. In the past 8 years she has gone to two games and watched six games. In those combined eight games her grandsons' teams has lost all of them. That included the one loss season in 2005.

So with that fact in mind my Mom, during her resting period, will not be allowed to watch the games either Friday or Saturday. She has been limited to Andy Griffith, Matlock and the Wheel of Fortune.

Hope your Mom makes a speedy recovery, but recommend that you never allow her to listen or watch football ever again, at least if Central is involved.  Two years ago they were known as the cardiac kids, coming from behind to win most conference games.  Didn't have an easy win until we hit St. Johns.  (Quick Dutch fans, give me some Karma, I'm going to need it.)  Wouldn't want them doing anything that would cause your mom to have another episode.  Her health is of utmost concern to the Dutch.   

Thanks for the thoughts. Mom won't be watching any games soon. I took the shortcut off her computer desktop.

It amy not bode well for Andy Griffith though as he stars in two of the three shows she can watch.  

Andy Griffith should be fine. He's been safe for years. It's the Wheel of Fortune thing that worries me. It gets really hairy when it comes close to the bankrupt and the lose a turn.

[AZDutchman]

I remember a CRU fan posting on how his wife wouldn't let him fly down to the game. 

My situation here has a little more twist to it. My wife flew to NY to watch my son in his senior game and left my butt here. 

That's alright though. I have a game tonight to see and all ready for the Dutch to their thing tomorrow. 

(I'll let her know later that I didn't book a return flight) 

[D O.C.]

it seems like it would be the top couple of inches of receivers that would give a defender the trouble.

Let's not forget those defenders who time it so they get a full running midection shot at the outstretched receiver making them think about going up twice. Depends how good the Qb is at laying the pass just perfect, too.

doolittledog...you mean being able to go out in public after noon two days later, right?