FB: American Rivers Conference

[NewKnightDad]

Figured it would be slow in here with many teams having their bye week. Looking ahead to the Knights conference opener @ Simpson, I noticed a few interesting stats (I know it is early & the Storm will have played another game by then;Warts stats inflated by their first game):

The Knights are #1 nationally against the rush; the Storm almost last.
The Knights are #1 nationally TFL-#36 in sacks; the Storm almost last in sacks allowed.
The Storm are #1 nationally in passing offense; the Knights #14 pass eff defense.

Conclusion - I don't think the Knights will give up a 17 pt lead in the 4th quarter again & give up 350 yds passing-ouch!!

You can bet your sweet bippy on that.

I agree, but first they have to have that 17 point lead.

Not completely sold on the Knights offense yet.

[doolittledog]

Boo to bye weeks.  Apparently I have to spend the next two days cleaning my house, under the carefull supervision of Mrs Doolittle.  Worse yet, Dish Network dumped the Big Ten Network and we won't get Direct TV for another week.  Woa is me. 

As these guys were known to sing...



Gloom, despair, and agony on me 

[NewKnightDad]

Boo to bye weeks.  Apparently I have to spend the next two days cleaning my house, under the carefull supervision of Mrs Doolittle.  Worse yet, Dish Network dumped the Big Ten Network and we won't get Direct TV for another week.  Woa is me. 

As these guys were known to sing...



Gloom, despair, and agony on me 

Deep dark depression, excessive misery!!!

If it weren't for bad luck you'd have no luck at all.

Can't believe I remembered that. 

[DutchFan2004]

Boo to bye weeks.  Apparently I have to spend the next two days cleaning my house, under the carefull supervision of Mrs Doolittle.  Worse yet, Dish Network dumped the Big Ten Network and we won't get Direct TV for another week.  Woa is me. 

As these guys were known to sing...



Gloom, despair, and agony on me 

Sounds like a good weekend to just play with the kids!

[Purple Heys]

2 games this week.  Thanks Cornell.

[Purple Heys]

2 games this week.  Thanks Cornell.

How does that work FWOL?

[Purple Heys]

2 games this week.  Thanks Cornell.

How does that work FWOL?

Hey wait, I did it again.

[Purple Heys]

Oops that was 6 words wasn't it?   

[Purple Heys]

Just a pleasant Friday diversion...

[Purple Heys]

Good luck to all the teams.   

[Norsanity]

Why is Loras so bad at football? Their coach must be really bad. Great campus. Great school. Connection to Chicago catholic schools. I bet all Iiac coaches pray they don't get a decent coach. It's unthinkable to not be able to win at that school.

[doolittledog]

Why is Loras so bad at football? Their coach must be really bad. Great campus. Great school. Connection to Chicago catholic schools. I bet all Iiac coaches pray they don't get a decent coach. It's unthinkable to not be able to win at that school.

Could the same be said for Luther?  Great campus, great school, connection to MN/WI/IA Scandivanian Lutherans...add in highest endowment in the conference.  I bet all IIAC coaches pray they don't get a decent coach.  It's unthinkable to not be able to win at that school. 

You see...anyone can troll if they feel like it  

If you go back a decade or so, you could have argued that Dubuque, Upper Iowa, and William Penn were at a disadvantage because they each had a campus that was lacking compared to the rest of the conference.  All 3 of those schools have transformed over the past decade into schools with a campus as nice as any school in the IIAC.  You may have been able to argue those 3 schools lacked a bit academically compared to the rest of the conference.  You wouldn't be able to do so now.  Today, I don't think there is much difference academically or aesthetically between any of the schools still in the conference.

What does that all mean?  I don't know, I'm only up at this hour because 2 cats were fighting outside my house and I went out to yell at them to knock it off.  Now I'm back to bed and hope this kinda sorta makes sense when I look at this again in a few hours 

[DBQ1965]

Boo to bye weeks.  Apparently I have to spend the next two days cleaning my house, under the carefull supervision of Mrs Doolittle.  Worse yet, Dish Network dumped the Big Ten Network and we won't get Direct TV for another week.  Woa is me. 

As these guys were known to sing...



Gloom, despair, and agony on me 

Make sure the mower is tuned up too.  After UD's last two outings, we need to fall back on old reliables.

[Norsanity]

Doolittle. Totally agree. We need a new one too. I'm not saying Luther and Loras should win iiac titles every yr but it's sad that we don't even put up decent games against the big 4 most yrs. all the schools are so similar when certain teams are so much worse than the rest of the conference it has to be coaching.  If coach franzen coached the football team they would be way better.

My criticism of Loras is cause I feel they have taken it to another level of late.  Literally not even being competitive really in any games and losing to Cornell.

[5 Words or Less]

2 games this week.  Thanks Cornell.

How does that work FWOL?

Imitation ... highest form of flattery!