FB: American Rivers Conference

[Stom12]

Warthog
I can't imagine a 5-2 team is acting that confident when playing a 7-0 team. It sounds more along the lines that since the Wartburg BV week is a big week traditionally for both teams that the fans of each side are trying to talk up each other's team. Typical for supporters of a football team to talk up their team. If BV fans believe its going to be a close game then I'm all for that, it'll be nice for someone to finally challenge Wartburg if what they're saying is somewhat true.

[hazzben]

My ears on the ground in NW Iowa tell me that the BV Beavers are confident they can score on the Wartburg defense at will.  Along with an offense they are confident in, they are boasting of a much stronger schedule than that faced by Wartburg. 

I'm a little skeptical of that last statement concerning the schedule. I'm sure our friends at Bethel might also agree with me.

It looks like the Beavers have been scoring lots of points in IIAC competition.  Apparently there is a discussion out there that Wartburg won't be able to stop a two pronged running and passing attack.  It seems they feel the Knight d-backs are a little soft if the d-line has to stay at home and play the run rather than just going balls to the wall on pass rush.  I'm not enough of a football analyst to know if this claim holds water or not.  I guess what I have seen is a good all around Knight defense.  Perhaps I'm wrong.

Buena Vista players and fans are boasting around Storm Lake that this is the best team Wartburg has faced all season.  They only wish they had played earlier in the season before Wartburg found out how good they are.  My nephew's uncle (on his mother's side) says the talk on campus says the Beavers will be able to lay 40 points on the Knights and win by two touchdowns. Now I am getting that info second hand, it could be some big mouths doing some pre-game postering, but the old geezers down at the coffee shop are telling my father-in-law that BV will win by a touchdown.  He does inform me that no one has offered to bet a breakfast on those numbers.

I guess will just have to see how things shake out on Saturday.

[Pat Coleman]

My ears on the ground in NW Iowa tell me that the BV Beavers are confident they can score on the Wartburg defense at will.  Along with an offense they are confident in, they are boasting of a much stronger schedule than that faced by Wartburg. 

I'm a little skeptical of that last statement concerning the schedule. I'm sure our friends at Bethel might also agree with me.

It looks like the Beavers have been scoring lots of points in IIAC competition.  Apparently there is a discussion out there that Wartburg won't be able to stop a two pronged running and passing attack.  It seems they feel the Knight d-backs are a little soft if the d-line has to stay at home and play the run rather than just going balls to the wall on pass rush.  I'm not enough of a football analyst to know if this claim holds water or not.  I guess what I have seen is a good all around Knight defense.  Perhaps I'm wrong.

Buena Vista players and fans are boasting around Storm Lake that this is the best team Wartburg has faced all season.  They only wish they had played earlier in the season before Wartburg found out how good they are.  My nephew's uncle (on his mother's side) says the talk on campus says the Beavers will be able to lay 40 points on the Knights and win by two touchdowns. Now I am getting that info second hand, it could be some big mouths doing some pre-game postering, but the old geezers down at the coffee shop are telling my father-in-law that BV will win by a touchdown.  He does inform me that no one has offered to bet a breakfast on those numbers.

I guess will just have to see how things shake out on Saturday.

I wonder about that second-hand information. Surely BVU can just look at common opponents and know that if they got rolled by Concordia-Moorhead, and Wartburg beat someone who beat Concordia-Moorhead ...

[ExTartanPlayer]

My ears on the ground in NW Iowa tell me that the BV Beavers are confident they can score on the Wartburg defense at will.  Along with an offense they are confident in, they are boasting of a much stronger schedule than that faced by Wartburg. 

I'm a little skeptical of that last statement concerning the schedule. I'm sure our friends at Bethel might also agree with me.

It looks like the Beavers have been scoring lots of points in IIAC competition.  Apparently there is a discussion out there that Wartburg won't be able to stop a two pronged running and passing attack.  It seems they feel the Knight d-backs are a little soft if the d-line has to stay at home and play the run rather than just going balls to the wall on pass rush.  I'm not enough of a football analyst to know if this claim holds water or not.  I guess what I have seen is a good all around Knight defense.  Perhaps I'm wrong.

Buena Vista players and fans are boasting around Storm Lake that this is the best team Wartburg has faced all season.  They only wish they had played earlier in the season before Wartburg found out how good they are.  My nephew's uncle (on his mother's side) says the talk on campus says the Beavers will be able to lay 40 points on the Knights and win by two touchdowns. Now I am getting that info second hand, it could be some big mouths doing some pre-game postering, but the old geezers down at the coffee shop are telling my father-in-law that BV will win by a touchdown.  He does inform me that no one has offered to bet a breakfast on those numbers.

I guess will just have to see how things shake out on Saturday.

I call shenanigans on this information.

[Floyd in Iowa City]

My ears on the ground in NW Iowa tell me that the BV Beavers are confident they can score on the Wartburg defense at will.  Along with an offense they are confident in, they are boasting of a much stronger schedule than that faced by Wartburg. 

I'm a little skeptical of that last statement concerning the schedule. I'm sure our friends at Bethel might also agree with me.

It looks like the Beavers have been scoring lots of points in IIAC competition.  Apparently there is a discussion out there that Wartburg won't be able to stop a two pronged running and passing attack.  It seems they feel the Knight d-backs are a little soft if the d-line has to stay at home and play the run rather than just going balls to the wall on pass rush.  I'm not enough of a football analyst to know if this claim holds water or not.  I guess what I have seen is a good all around Knight defense.  Perhaps I'm wrong.

Buena Vista players and fans are boasting around Storm Lake that this is the best team Wartburg has faced all season.  They only wish they had played earlier in the season before Wartburg found out how good they are.  My nephew's uncle (on his mother's side) says the talk on campus says the Beavers will be able to lay 40 points on the Knights and win by two touchdowns. Now I am getting that info second hand, it could be some big mouths doing some pre-game postering, but the old geezers down at the coffee shop are telling my father-in-law that BV will win by a touchdown.  He does inform me that no one has offered to bet a breakfast on those numbers.

I guess will just have to see how things shake out on Saturday.

I wonder about that second-hand information. Surely BVU can just look at common opponents and know that if they got rolled by Concordia-Moorhead, and Wartburg beat someone who beat Concordia-Moorhead ...

Correct.  B.V. is playing well since IIAC play started, but Wartburg in the preseason was clearly at a whole different level than the Beavers.  Bethel is winning the MIAC and from a distance it appears that the MIAC has some strong teams this year (Bethel, Concordia, St. Thomas, St. John's, and maybe Gustavus).

Hopefully it is a good game, but the 2014 version of the Knights should be favored no matter the opponent or weather conditions until the playoffs.  Even for the playoffs the Knights might be favored often as well.

Enough of me talking about how good the Knights are.   GO NORSE!

[Willie University]

Picks

Simpson at Central. Grudge match.  DUTCH should win but not by much.

UD at Loras.  Thought UD was going to be a contender but the defense falls flat on their face too much. Still Loras will be short on the board.  UD

Coe at Luther.  Out on a limb......Luther defense toughens up and backs smear up with "stick'em on their fingers......Luther.

Warts at BV.  Knights are the better team.......but their mid-season HEX strikes.  Bobby Brown embarrasses Warts.  BV

I really don't understand your logic  This is at least the 2nd comment you have made about UD's defense being the reason for their lack of success. I would disagree completely. The defense this year is probably the best all around defense the Spartans have fielded in a while. I would say the Spartans haven't been as successful do to turnovers and missed opportunities to score (offense). I believe you are a Luther fan so if that is what you are basing your opinion on then I understand. That clearly was the UD defense's worst performance of the year without question.

If the Spartans could get those turnovers back in multiple games and score more points, they could easily be 4-3 or 5-2 right now instead of 2-5. But, such is life. I just hope for a strong finish.

[doolittledog]

Looks nice and sunny outside, maybe a bit cold.  Good day for old guys like me to munch on my kids candy while watching on the computer in between my chores. 

[Fannosaurus Rex]

I'm having a bad tech day.  The Central Simpson video is really choppy and way behind the radio which sounds like they are broadcasting from a convertible going 50mph.

[doolittledog]

Dubuque leading Loras 14-7 at the half
Central leading Simpson 7-0 at the half
Luther and Coe tied 14-14 at the half
Wartburg leading BVU 31-3 early 3rd quarter

[Fannosaurus Rex]

I'm having a bad tech day.  The Central Simpson video is really choppy and way behind the radio which sounds like they are broadcasting from a convertible going 50mph.

And now a fly just walked across the video lens.

[doolittledog]

I'm having a bad tech day.  The Central Simpson video is really choppy and way behind the radio which sounds like they are broadcasting from a convertible going 50mph.

And now a fly just walked across the video lens.

I can't get the Loras video feed to work.  There is at least a 30 second delay for the UD radio feed.  Which works out nicely because I get to read a tweet describing a UD INT return to the 2 yard line right before I listen to the radio call the play 

[Fannosaurus Rex]

I'm not coping well with the 21st century.

[doolittledog]

Dubuque leading Loras 24-7 at the end of the 3rd quarter.  UD driving and in the red zone to start the 4th.

[doolittledog]

Wartburg beats BVU 43-24...about what I thought
Coe beat Luther 35-14...about what I thought
Central beat Simpson 17-0...about what I thought
Dubuque leading Loras 34-7 deep in the 4th quarter...about what I thought

My wife says I now need to help her put Halloween decorations away...about what I thought 

[notlongago]

Central with as dominating 17-0 game as there could be. Simpson was never really in it. Zero points off of 2 turnovers in Dutch territory.