FB: American Rivers Conference

[OzJohnnie]

What are the odds that the season decider was scheduled for the last week?  We're having an abundance of big final week games this year.

[DBQ1965]

With UD Women's Volleyball beating Wartburg for the ARC title last  night,  and the Spartans facing Wartburg this coming Saturday for the ARC football title,  what are the odds of two teams from one school beating their counterparts from the other school for Conference championships?

[doolittledog]

What are the odds that the season decider was scheduled for the last week?  We're having an abundance of big final week games this year.

I'm happy my team can be a part of it!

[doolittledog]

Dubuque/Wartburg by the numbers...

Conference only stats...

Total offense
1 - Wartburg 480.7
2 - Dubuque 478.9

Total defense
1 - Wartburg 256.6
2 - Dubuque 358.7

Running backs
1 - Dwayne Allen Dubuque 6 games 120 att. 783 yards 6.5 avg. 5 TD 130.5 avg/g
5 - Maurece Herrion Dubuque 7 games 96 att. 544 yards 5.7 avg. 6 TD 77.7 avg/g
6 - Mason Carter Wartburg 5 games 65 att. 359 yards 5.5 avg. 4 TD 71.8 avg/g
8 - B Goettsch Wartburg 5 games 71 att. 323 yards 4.5 avg. 7 TD 64.6 avg/g

QB's
1 - Matt Sacia Wartburg 7 games 145-197-2093 yds 26 TD 5 int. 299.0 avg/g
5 - Sean Duffy Dubuque 7 games 110-186-1700 yds 20 TD 9 int. 242.9 avg/g

WR's
Dubuque
Emmanuel Jenkins 7 games 42 rec. 502 yards 5 TD
Kody Reimer 7 games 24 rec. 511 yards 5 TD
Wartburg
JoJo McNair 7 games 36 rec. 521 yards 9 TD
Kolin Schulte 7 games 29 rec. 713 yards 6 TD

[Knights2013]

Work trip timed perfectly. Back Friday evening, in the car Saturday morning to Dubuque. No love lose between these two schools (coaches) the past decade or so. Two of my favorite games were against UD in '11 and '12. Here's to another good show down!


Go Knights!

[bleedpurple]

Dubuque/Wartburg by the numbers...

Conference only stats...

Total offense
1 - Wartburg 480.7
2 - Dubuque 478.9

Total defense
1 - Wartburg 256.6
2 - Dubuque 358.7

Running backs
1 - Dwayne Allen Dubuque 6 games 120 att. 783 yards 6.5 avg. 5 TD 130.5 avg/g
5 - Maurece Herrion Dubuque 7 games 96 att. 544 yards 5.7 avg. 6 TD 77.7 avg/g
6 - Mason Carter Wartburg 5 games 65 att. 359 yards 5.5 avg. 4 TD 71.8 avg/g
8 - B Goettsch Wartburg 5 games 71 att. 323 yards 4.5 avg. 7 TD 64.6 avg/g

QB's
1 - Matt Sacia Wartburg 7 games 145-197-2093 yds 26 TD 5 int. 299.0 avg/g
5 - Sean Duffy Dubuque 7 games 110-186-1700 yds 20 TD 9 int. 242.9 avg/g

WR's
Dubuque
Emmanuel Jenkins 7 games 42 rec. 502 yards 5 TD
Kody Reimer 7 games 24 rec. 511 yards 5 TD
Wartburg
JoJo McNair 7 games 36 rec. 521 yards 9 TD
Kolin Schulte 7 games 29 rec. 713 yards 6 TD

Just a cursory look at the statistics leads me to believe Wartburg has an edge defensively and at QB.  Those two factors can be difficult to overcome. Looking a little further, it looks like Dubuque's D has some games they have played well and some they have not played so well.

IMO, two things need to happen for Dubuque to win:

1. Defensively, they need to find a way to throw Sacia off his game. It won't be easy. His game to game numbers are remarkably consistent. It would really help their cause if this is one of the games the D is on.

2.  Offensively, they need to run the ball.  Again, it will be a battle because Wartburg has played well against the run.

Neither are impossible goals for a team trying to win the conference championships.

I guess the alternative, is that the Spartans say heck with it and turn this into a shootout ala their games against Loras and Nebraska Weslayan. They did win both of those games, so it's another possibility.

This one will be fun to keep an eye on!

[5 Words or Less]

Iowa Wesleyan facing difficult descision

"A private liberal arts college in southeast Iowa may have to close because of significant financial problems, maybe before the academic year ends in May.  Iowa Wesleyan University's Board of Trustees will meet Nov. 15 to consider the institution's future ...

While the university has doubled its enrollment and increased student retention during the past five years, it "does not have a healthy endowment or extensive donor network...

The university's 990 tax forms show that in 2015 it spent $3.32 million more than it took in. It operated at a loss of $4.57 million in 2014 and $2.45 million in 2013, tax documents show."

[doolittledog]

Iowa Wesleyan would join AIB in Des Moines, Marycrest in Davenport, and Westmar in Le Mars as recent Iowa colleges to close.  Back in the 70's there was Parsons.

Curious if this is a blip on the radar or a sign of things to come.   

[5 Words or Less]

The Simpson Promise - recruits Iowans

The Simpson Promise covers the full cost of tuition (inclusive of Simpson, federal and state gift assistance) for qualified students from Iowa families with a 2016 family adjusted gross income at or below $60,000.

Simpson's 2018 freshman enrollment swells

"According to Tracy Dinesen, the associate dean of academic affairs and retention, the freshman class has 360 students, compared to 296 students in 2017...

Last year, the college introduced the Simpson Promise, a program to help low-income families pay for college. The goal was to bring more students to campus. The program brought in a 42 percent increase in the number of in-state students enrolling at Simpson, Dinesen said..."

[5 Words or Less]

The Simpson Promise - recruits Iowans

The Simpson Promise covers the full cost of tuition (inclusive of Simpson, federal and state gift assistance) for qualified students from Iowa families with a 2016 family adjusted gross income at or below $60,000.

Simpson's 2018 freshman enrollment swells

"According to Tracy Dinesen, the associate dean of academic affairs and retention, the freshman class has 360 students, compared to 296 students in 2017...

Last year, the college introduced the Simpson Promise, a program to help low-income families pay for college. The goal was to bring more students to campus. The program brought in a 42 percent increase in the number of in-state students enrolling at Simpson, Dinesen said..."

Simpson cuts faculty / majors

"President Jay Simmons sent an email to Simpson alumni Wednesday announcing plans to cut the art department and eliminate French and German majors at the end of the academic year, citing declining student interest...

Simpson's enrollment has dropped 9 percent in the past three years and is currently at 1,250 full-time students...

Simpson has eliminated nearly 20 percent of its faculty positions this year...Overall employment at the college is down 17 percent over the past two years."

[5 Words or Less]

Free lunch tuition doesn't exist

[doolittledog]

Even with an increase for this year over last year.  With 360 first year students, if you had a 78% retention rate you would still have an enrollment of about 1,200 students, which is a decrease. 

Simpson better be hitting up the alumni base and really push putting money into their endowment.  Fancy buildings will only get you so far.  You need a strong endowment. 

That said, I sure want Dubuque to beat Wartburg this weekend 

My middle daughter and I have a tradition of going to see Dubuque/Wartburg games, but she has a babysitting gig this weekend and is a no go.  My wife said she would go with me to the game...until she saw it might only hit 30 degrees this weekend and is now telling me it might be a better idea to watch the game from the comfort of our living room.  Currently weighing my options...go solo over to Dubuque or watch the game from my couch under a blanket with a bowl of popcorn and a beer.   

[Purple Heys]

Currently weighing my options...go solo over to Dubuque or watch the game from my couch under a blanket with a bowl of popcorn and a beer.   

I would think staying at home affords the option to hop on the lucky lawnmower should the circumstances call for it.  You have to be prepared to do your part after all.

[Purple Heys]

Currently weighing my options...go solo over to Dubuque or watch the game from my couch under a blanket with a bowl of popcorn and a beer.   

I would think staying at home affords the option to hop on the lucky lawnmower should the circumstances call for it.  You have to be prepared to do your part after all.

The mental image of you rushing out to ride the lawnmower in your bunny slippers...

[DBQ1965]

I just saw the regional rankings for Nov. 7.  UD is ranked #9 in the West ... Wartburg is not ranked but, according to the Massey ratings, is a 7 point favorite for the Spartan - Knight clash.