FB: American Rivers Conference

[doolittledog]

Dubuque Telegraph-Herald with a few stories.

Former Wisconsin/NFL running back Anthony Davis now on the Loras staff...http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=297640

Story on the Duhawks homecoming win over BV...http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=297642

And Coe escapes Dubuque with a win...http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=297641

[DBQ1965]

Maybe Loras had BV for their Homecoming game rather than homecoming a week later against UD so they would have a shot at a win for their alums.

[Fannosaurus Rex]

Here it is Simpson week and Homecoming to boot.  Normally I am against kicking people when they are down, but I will make an exception for Simpson.  Besides, considering the slow start Central got off to against Cornell, I'm not taking anything for granted.

First Simpson Joke Of The Week
A Simpson grad is having trouble coping with the horrible season The Storm is having so he goes to see a psychiatrist.  To get to know his patient better, the doc brings out his Rorschach Test ink blots and asks the Simpson man what he sees.  For each of the formless blobs, the Simpson grad tells the shrink, in lurid detail, about a different perverse sexual coupling that he sees.  Finally the psychiatrist says, "Man!  You are really sick!"  And the Simpson guy says, "Me?  You're the one with all of the dirty pictures."

[Willie University]

Wow, UD let this one go. 

Horrendous start to 2nd half!  Lousy punt strategy in wind, such conservative offense?  Who did the talking at halftime?  Didn't chose to watch the end, but I somehow suspected the mantra would be "well we made it close; better luck next time".

Coe's intensity out of the gate 2nd half, and the obvious desire to get back into/win the game is the story on this one.  Great UD 1st half effort.  When my son was little we used to do those little tyk wrestling tournaments.  I remember having to explain to him that he didn't get a medal for winning his first match....he had to go win again, and probably again to get the medal.

No soup for you, today, UD.  Congrats to Coe on winning a tight one against a good 3-quarter team UD team. 

Really  Then, did you also teach your son to never give up. Even if he was down in his wrestling match by 7 points, he could always pin his opponent and win. Maybe you should watch an entire game before you open your mouth about "efforts". Sure, I will concede the start of the 3rd Qtr in addition to the missed field goal and extra point was what doomed the spartans on Saturday but the fact that they put themselves in the position to still win the game says a lot about not giving up.

PS- Coe was averaging over 500 yards of offense and the UD defense held them to about 200 less then that. UD also led in about every category EXCEPT the one that matters most---the score and Win column.

I am just as upset as I am sure every coach, player, and fan is about losing the game especially when every person knows we could have won it but such is life and football.

Time to move on and take care of business at Lorass.

Willie U

[DBQ1965]

Sure ... Spartan fans were disappointed with Saturday's outcome.  And all those detractors out there can say it was a typical UD outcome ... what we've all come to expect. 

Except no one has played Coe any closer statistically, competitively, or on the scoreboard this season ... than UD did.  The "sleep walking" 3rd qrtr aside ... the bright side for the Spartans is that they didn't collapse in the 4th quarter and come out on the short end of a blow out ... they fought to the end.  Sophomore QB Hanus made an ill-advised throw late in the 4th quarter throw to end a potential game-winning drive ... but he will learn from that. 

Does anyone know if there are other sophomore QB starters in the league this year? 

With Loras looming ... GO SPARTANS!

[badgerwarhawk]

Does anyone know if there are other sophomore QB starters in the league this year? 

Yes, in addition to Dubuque, BV (Bo Darrow) and Cornell (Andrew Burdick) are starting sophomore quarterbacks.  Simpson (Taylor Nelson) is starting a freshman.

What's interesting is that appears that no IIAC program is starting a senior quarterback.  Besides those already mentioned Central, Coe, Loras, Luther and Wartburg are starting juniors.

[Mav45]

Hey, my intended message didn't come across as I hoped:

I thought UD played a great game the first half, and I also observed a team miss a tough field goal, and then come out flat as a pancake in the 2nd half --- gave up everything they had worked for in a manner of minutes -- that was NOT the same UD in the first  few minutes of the 2nd half!  That they came back is admirable, but what I was trying to acknowledge was that ALL the minutes count, especially against a very good Coe team.

Now another person could/should argue "yea, but Coe didn't play a great game/not "themselves" the first half, yaddah yaddah --- well, kudos to them for turning things around (QUICKLY) and then holding on.

When UD floundered out of the 2nd half blocks, I thought that they would now probably battle to the end, but they would likely come up just a little short.  The "little short" occurred in a manner of minutes.  They gave TOO MUCH away too quickly.  That doesn't take away from a great 3 qtr effort; just hafta do better than that to beat a good Coe team.  And it doesn't take away from Coe's "W" in the final analysis.  Good teams find a way to win. 

Finally, wasn't comparing UD to Central's performance, or counting/comparing statistics....UD played winning football for 3 1/2 quarters.....but, still...you don't get a medal for that.  Bet you a million dollars that that UD coach staff is saying the same thing! 

Wow, UD let this one go. 

Horrendous start to 2nd half!  Lousy punt strategy in wind, such conservative offense?  Who did the talking at halftime?  Didn't chose to watch the end, but I somehow suspected the mantra would be "well we made it close; better luck next time".

Coe's intensity out of the gate 2nd half, and the obvious desire to get back into/win the game is the story on this one.  Great UD 1st half effort.  When my son was little we used to do those little tyk wrestling tournaments.  I remember having to explain to him that he didn't get a medal for winning his first match....he had to go win again, and probably again to get the medal.

No soup for you, today, UD.  Congrats to Coe on winning a tight one against a good 3-quarter team UD team. 

Really  Then, did you also teach your son to never give up. Even if he was down in his wrestling match by 7 points, he could always pin his opponent and win. Maybe you should watch an entire game before you open your mouth about "efforts". Sure, I will concede the start of the 3rd Qtr in addition to the missed field goal and extra point was what doomed the spartans on Saturday but the fact that they put themselves in the position to still win the game says a lot about not giving up.

PS- Coe was averaging over 500 yards of offense and the UD defense held them to about 200 less then that. UD also led in about every category EXCEPT the one that matters most---the score and Win column.

I am just as upset as I am sure every coach, player, and fan is about losing the game especially when every person knows we could have won it but such is life and football.

Time to move on and take care of business at Lorass.

Willie U

[dutchfan1]

Ah, it's my favorite week of the season -- Simpson/Central week. 

Two Simpson students are sitting in a bar and all of the sudden start jumping up and down and giving each other high five's as they scream "55 DAYS, 55 DAYS!!" After this went on for some time the bartender became curious and asked the two students what they were so excited about. The two Simpson students finally calmed down and explained, "We finished this puzzle in 55 days!!" The bartender, still perplexed, replied, "Yeah,.. so?" To which the Simpson student replied, "It says right on the box 2-3 years!"

[DutchFan2004]

Good one DF1 +k for that.  That was a good laugh.

[footballdaddy]

Wow, UD let this one go. 

Horrendous start to 2nd half!  Lousy punt strategy in wind, such conservative offense?  Who did the talking at halftime?  Didn't chose to watch the end, but I somehow suspected the mantra would be "well we made it close; better luck next time".

Coe's intensity out of the gate 2nd half, and the obvious desire to get back into/win the game is the story on this one.  Great UD 1st half effort.  When my son was little we used to do those little tyk wrestling tournaments.  I remember having to explain to him that he didn't get a medal for winning his first match....he had to go win again, and probably again to get the medal.

No soup for you, today, UD.  Congrats to Coe on winning a tight one against a good 3-quarter team UD team. 

Really  Then, did you also teach your son to never give up. Even if he was down in his wrestling match by 7 points, he could always pin his opponent and win. Maybe you should watch an entire game before you open your mouth about "efforts". Sure, I will concede the start of the 3rd Qtr in addition to the missed field goal and extra point was what doomed the spartans on Saturday but the fact that they put themselves in the position to still win the game says a lot about not giving up.

PS- Coe was averaging over 500 yards of offense and the UD defense held them to about 200 less then that. UD also led in about every category EXCEPT the one that matters most---the score and Win column.

I am just as upset as I am sure every coach, player, and fan is about losing the game especially when every person knows we could have won it but such is life and football.

Time to move on and take care of business at Lorass.

Willie U

Cut Mav45 a little slack. He knows a little about playing football, and a lot more about playing winning football.

[AZDutchman]

What has two brain cells??

A pregnant Simpson student!

[Fannosaurus Rex]

I hear it has gotten bad in Indianola.  How bad you ask.  I tell ya, it is sooo bad that the school district can only afford one car.  So they use it three days a week for driver training because they have to use it the other two days for sex ed.

[AZDutchman]

Back in 1950 a mafia gambler asked the Simpson football team to 'shave points' and throw the game.....

Today the old mafia gambler was asked about the incident? He was quoted as saying, "I didn't mean forever?" 

[Willie University]

Cut Mav45 a little slack. He knows a little about playing football, and a lot more about playing winning football.

This coming from a guy in his 50's that still calls himself "daddy". Cut the umbilical cord already.

Unless of course you consider yourself "gangsta" like Puff "Daddy". Footballdaddy from the rural hood. I can see it now.....still sporting the high school lettermen jacket over top your orange jumpsuit on game day.

[Willie University]

Hey, my intended message didn't come across as I hoped:

I thought UD played a great game the first half, and I also observed a team miss a tough field goal, and then come out flat as a pancake in the 2nd half --- gave up everything they had worked for in a manner of minutes -- that was NOT the same UD in the first  few minutes of the 2nd half!  That they came back is admirable, but what I was trying to acknowledge was that ALL the minutes count, especially against a very good Coe team.

Now another person could/should argue "yea, but Coe didn't play a great game/not "themselves" the first half, yaddah yaddah --- well, kudos to them for turning things around (QUICKLY) and then holding on.

When UD floundered out of the 2nd half blocks, I thought that they would now probably battle to the end, but they would likely come up just a little short.  The "little short" occurred in a manner of minutes.  They gave TOO MUCH away too quickly.  That doesn't take away from a great 3 qtr effort; just hafta do better than that to beat a good Coe team.  And it doesn't take away from Coe's "W" in the final analysis.  Good teams find a way to win. 

Finally, wasn't comparing UD to Central's performance, or counting/comparing statistics....UD played winning football for 3 1/2 quarters.....but, still...you don't get a medal for that.  Bet you a million dollars that that UD coach staff is saying the same thing! 

I agree with your expanded explanation for your previous post. Especially the bolded.

I know you are not related to footballdaddy by reading this post, you use logic and use better grammar.