FB: American Rivers Conference

[dutchfan1]

Since its a snow ladden morning, and I have no desire to start my day, I am going to start taking bets.  The legal tender will be crunchberries.  

How many more days will it be before Coe announces their new head coach
Over/Under: 3 days.  

Coe's new head coach will have IIAC coaching experience
Line:  3-1

Coe will win 7 games in 2008 under the leadership of the new head coach.  
Line:  5-1

The betting counter is now open.  Remember:  Incase you loose your bet, Mickey the loan shark will be around to collect bets

1. Under three days -- we'll know by late Wednesday/early Thursday
2. My guess is Walston Hoover is going accept the Head Coach and name Warthog as assistant coach. (The evil empire takes over Coe!)
3. Coe will go 6-4

I'm betting two boxes of Crunchberries on my picks -- I'm obviously pretty confident.   

[the_mayne_event]

Since its a snow ladden morning, and I have no desire to start my day, I am going to start taking bets.  The legal tender will be crunchberries.  

How many more days will it be before Coe announces their new head coach
Over/Under: 3 days.  UNDER

Coe's new head coach will have IIAC coaching experience
Line:  3-1 no head coaching experience

Coe will win 7 games in 2008 under the leadership of the new head coach.  
Line:  5-1 also go 7-3 new qb, new offense could very well be hard to handle

The betting counter is now open.  Remember:  Incase you loose your bet, Mickey the loan shark will be around to collect bets

i may be guilty of the martha stewert rule (insider trading)

So this means you know who and when...you're just not sharing!!!

Hmm, no IIAC head coaching experiance...Loundsberry  

i dont know who or when, but i do know who its not and when it was supposed to be

[footballdaddy]

My take:

Coe will not name a head coach. All coahing done by team of assistants. Play calling done by QB drawing plays in the dirt.

See above about coaching experience.

Coe goes 7-3 with innovative "Cut left at the black Chevy and I'll hit you" offense. Opponents find it hard to defend team with no game plan.

[doolittledog]

My take:

Coe will not name a head coach. All coahing done by team of assistants. Play calling done by QB drawing plays in the dirt.

See above about coaching experience.

Coe goes 7-3 with innovative "Cut left at the black Chevy and I'll hit you" offense. Opponents find it hard to defend team with no game plan.

Nice one...I'd give you karma but I can only do that once every 24 hours!!!

On the subject of coaches...how many do we have on this board???  Could we fill out a coaching staff with who we have on this board???  What coaching positions have people on this board had???

[BeaverOfYore]

Anyone have any creative snowmobile deterrents? Back and shoulders didn't appreciate chiseling the packed snow off of the sidewalk this morning as some moron(s) decided to ride their snowmobile down the sidewalks on my street.  (Pretty sure there's a city ordinance against this too.)  First thought was a zip line, but that's a law suit waiting to happen! 

The county used to groom a snowmobile track through our ditch.  When we called the county to tell them we really didn't want them doing this they told us the county had the right of way to use ditches for public access.  When we asked if a snowmobiler broke his neck while riding in our ditch would the county be liable for his injuries they told us no the wouldn't because the snowmobiler would be on our property!!!  They stopped grooming trails in the ditch a couple of years later. 

Good thought on not using the zip line...unless going to prison appeals to you!!!

I used to own a snowmobile and I saw people actually put up zip lines to keep snowmobiles off of the grass between the sidewalk and street.  Not only is it stupid and dangerous, it's illegal--it's considered part of the right-of-way, and snowmobilers are free to drive there as long as there is 1/20" of snow cover.  I remember getting yelled at by some old codgers because we were "killing their grass from all the compaction."  In reality, a snowmobile causes 1/7 the compaction of a human foot, so them walking out in their yard to yell at us actually caused more damage to their lawn than any snowmobile ever did.

[Walston Hoover]

Since its a snow ladden morning, and I have no desire to start my day, I am going to start taking bets.  The legal tender will be crunchberries.  

How many more days will it be before Coe announces their new head coach
Over/Under: 3 days.  UNDER

Coe's new head coach will have IIAC coaching experience
Line:  3-1 no head coaching experience

Coe will win 7 games in 2008 under the leadership of the new head coach.  
Line:  5-1 also go 7-3 new qb, new offense could very well be hard to handle

The betting counter is now open.  Remember:  Incase you loose your bet, Mickey the loan shark will be around to collect bets

i may be guilty of the martha stewert rule (insider trading)

So this means you know who and when...you're just not sharing!!!

Hmm, no IIAC head coaching experiance...Loundsberry  

i dont know who or when, but i do know who its not and when it was supposed to be

OOOOO, DO tell.

[Walston Hoover]

My take:

Coe will not name a head coach. All coahing done by team of assistants. Play calling done by QB drawing plays in the dirt.

See above about coaching experience.

Coe goes 7-3 with innovative "Cut left at the black Chevy and I'll hit you" offense. Opponents find it hard to defend team with no game plan.

Nice one...I'd give you karma but I can only do that once every 24 hours!!!

On the subject of coaches...how many do we have on this board???  Could we fill out a coaching staff with who we have on this board???  What coaching positions have people on this board had???

Me, Knightlife, Confused, and Show I know for sure. I remember there are others, I just don't remember who.

[TheOne89.1]

I agree with your statement about the OL though.  They are the unsung heroes of the team.  They will only take a team as far.  Having said that a Defense will keep an young offense in a game.  I know the Central's case that is what happened in 05.  The D kept them in the games and the O came through with enough points to get the W.  Sometimes the special teams had to put the points on the board.  The Wartburg game comes to mind there.

The bold portions kind of remind me of the 2006 Chicago Bears...

And of course as a former O-lineman, it's great to see things like "unsung heroes", however those guys in the backfield are just as much a part of it.  I remember spending plenty of practices working with the RB's to get the blocking down as guys come blitzing through.  Needed lots of communication between us the the guys lined up in back.  And we have all seen some of the better running backs who are just great at being patient and waiting for that hole to open up so they can get through it and get some running room.  The more the guys can play together the better a team will be.  I'm sure most (or all) of us agree that getting more practice in this spring will help out a ton for next fall.

[the_mayne_event]

Since its a snow ladden morning, and I have no desire to start my day, I am going to start taking bets.  The legal tender will be crunchberries.  

How many more days will it be before Coe announces their new head coach
Over/Under: 3 days.  UNDER

Coe's new head coach will have IIAC coaching experience
Line:  3-1 no head coaching experience

Coe will win 7 games in 2008 under the leadership of the new head coach.  
Line:  5-1 also go 7-3 new qb, new offense could very well be hard to handle

The betting counter is now open.  Remember:  Incase you loose your bet, Mickey the loan shark will be around to collect bets

i may be guilty of the martha stewert rule (insider trading)

So this means you know who and when...you're just not sharing!!!

Hmm, no IIAC head coaching experiance...Loundsberry  

i dont know who or when, but i do know who its not and when it was supposed to be

OOOOO, DO tell.

in due time, (obvioulsy unless someone else does it) 

[DutchFan2004]

Since its a snow ladden morning, and I have no desire to start my day, I am going to start taking bets.  The legal tender will be crunchberries.  

How many more days will it be before Coe announces their new head coach
Over/Under: 3 days.  

Coe's new head coach will have IIAC coaching experience
Line:  3-1

Coe will win 7 games in 2008 under the leadership of the new head coach.  
Line:  5-1

The betting counter is now open.  Remember:  Incase you loose your bet, Mickey the loan shark will be around to collect bets

Two hour snow delay means I'm not working yet or motivated to in another hour anyway.  The Coe leaders did say they wanted to name a coach by the end of the week...they just didn't say which week!!!

over/under 3 days...I will say a push...friday will be the day they announce.

I will say the new coach will NOT have IIAC coaching experiance

I think Coe will win 7 games next year.  Coe will become the Rockford of the IIAC...Rockford has gone 7-3 five straight seasons.  

In case I lose all my bets let it be known to Mickey the loan shark that my house is guarded my Millie the wonder beagle who has a vicious streak a mile wide.  Step on my property uninvited and she is likely to lick your face and roll over to have her tummy rubbed!!!

Curious on the Record for Coe.  Care to go out a limb and predict who will beat Coe?

[footballdaddy]

My take:

Coe will not name a head coach. All coahing done by team of assistants. Play calling done by QB drawing plays in the dirt.

See above about coaching experience.

Coe goes 7-3 with innovative "Cut left at the black Chevy and I'll hit you" offense. Opponents find it hard to defend team with no game plan.

Nice one...I'd give you karma but I can only do that once every 24 hours!!!

On the subject of coaches...how many do we have on this board???  Could we fill out a coaching staff with who we have on this board???  What coaching positions have people on this board had???

Me, Knightlife, Confused, and Show I know for sure. I remember there are others, I just don't remember who.

If 5th and 6th grade flag football counts, I'm in. Hey, we went 12-2 in 2 years.

[the_mayne_event]

i think wartburg will (and win the conference) someone early in the season (new qb and possibly a new offense) i would say loras becuase they have beaten us every other year since 2003 (and this would be the year), but loras isn't any good this year, and probably central maybe ?? i don't know.  i think a 7-3 record for a new coach would be good having to recruit a new qb in 2 months.

[dutchfan1]

Since its a snow ladden morning, and I have no desire to start my day, I am going to start taking bets.  The legal tender will be crunchberries.  

How many more days will it be before Coe announces their new head coach
Over/Under: 3 days.  

Coe's new head coach will have IIAC coaching experience
Line:  3-1

Coe will win 7 games in 2008 under the leadership of the new head coach.  
Line:  5-1

The betting counter is now open.  Remember:  Incase you loose your bet, Mickey the loan shark will be around to collect bets

Two hour snow delay means I'm not working yet or motivated to in another hour anyway.  The Coe leaders did say they wanted to name a coach by the end of the week...they just didn't say which week!!!

over/under 3 days...I will say a push...friday will be the day they announce.

I will say the new coach will NOT have IIAC coaching experiance

I think Coe will win 7 games next year.  Coe will become the Rockford of the IIAC...Rockford has gone 7-3 five straight seasons.  

In case I lose all my bets let it be known to Mickey the loan shark that my house is guarded my Millie the wonder beagle who has a vicious streak a mile wide.  Step on my property uninvited and she is likely to lick your face and roll over to have her tummy rubbed!!!

Curious on the Record for Coe.  Care to go out a limb and predict who will beat Coe?

Central, Wartburg, UD and BV or Luther. (I haven't quite decided my picks yet)

Yep, you heard it here first! This is coming from the 3-time Pick 'Em winner.  

[DutchFan2004]

Isn't Briar Cliff's football program relatively new (and small in comparison?) I know that Northwestern has a thriving football program in Orange City. According to their website, they make a playoff run every few years or so.

Are any of these colleges (Northwestern, Dort, Briar Cliff, etc.) really recruiting threats to BV (or anyone else)? In looking at the colleges themselves, they seem to recruit a different sort of student athlete.... That feels like saying that Graceland competes with Central for recruits because of their geographic proximity. I could be wrong, but I just don't see it happening a lot.

Just checked out the rosters at Northwestern, Dordt, Briar Cliff, and Morningside.  There are a lot of kids from Carroll, Denison, West Lyon, Central Lyon, Lemars, MOC-FV, IKM, Galva-Holstein, etc., etc., etc.  Most of these places are within a 1-2 hour drive of BV, and they all have had some level of success in recent years.  BV has had quality players from many of these schools in the 5 years I've been intimately familiar with the program.  BV typically appeals to and attempts to recruit farm kids from small high schools who want to play ball and still be close enough to go home and help on the farm when they want.  When three schools within a short distance add scholarship-offering programs and start recruiting the kids right out their back door, you better believe it impacts the recruiting of BV and every other school in the area. 

Like Klop, I know many people who have played at the NAIA schools in the area.  The idea that they're full of pious church addicts who would never fit in at BV/Wartburg/Coe/etc. is largely unfounded.  I've attended keggers at Northwestern where half the campus was present, and most of the people there were no different than my friends at BV.  Mostly they were kids who wanted to play ball and liked the idea of being able to head home for the weekend without trekking halfway across the state--the same reasons a LOT of kids choose BV.  Part of the allure of D3 football is that you're playing in front of a "hometown" crowd who choose to support their local school instead of heading to Iowa City for a game.  If a kid can play at a quality school where his family & friends can attend games with ease, it's hard to not want to play there.

Keep in mind that those schools play in the same conference as U of Sioux Falls (this year's NAIA national runner-up), and Morningside and NW routinely give them a run for their money and even beat them on occasion.  The NAIA schools in the GPAC are of a much different breed than the likes of Billy Penn and Graceland, and a few of them would be pretty competitive in the IIAC.

This is an econ lesson.  In the econ class I took every place to spend a dollar is a competitor.  Banks want you to save your money, Retail shops want you to spend your money.  I think the football player is the same thing.  All the football teams are recruiting players.  If the player has any ability at all he is recruited.  So I think you are correct in saying that BV competes with all those other schools and more I am sure.  Graceland may not have a leading football program here in the state but they still try to get kids to attend there.  How many D1 schools would have loved to have a Walter Payton playing for them?  I am sure there are schools out there in the D1 ranks that would have loved to have Elliot from Linfield play for them but there are decisions and things happen as to why kids wind up where they do.

[Confused77]

Me, Knightlife, Confused, and Show I know for sure. I remember there are others, I just don't remember who.
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I spent the last 3 years as a DC for a 3A program although I am currently looking for a new gig (long story)