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[desertcat1]

Ring those 's cowbells buddy,    dance time at the catdome 

[d-train]

Ring those 's cowbells buddy,    dance time at the catdome 

Yeah, maybe.  A trip to Thousand Oaks would be nice (and let you guys host a true 8 seed and then the CLU/PLU winner).  But that's an 'extra' flight.  Gotta win two tough ones first.

[Pat Coleman]

First regional rankings are up:
http://www.d3blogs.com/d3football/2012/10/31/first-2012-ncaa-regional-rankings/

[K-Mack]

K-Mack:   Would be curious to see your thoughts on Heidelberg after watching their showing against Mount yesterday?   From what I saw, that's definitely a playoff quality team (assuming Cartel Brooks is healthy).  They're as talented as a typical team we'd see in the 2nd Round.   

And they're not a one season flash in the pan either as they're a very young team.  Especially on Offense.
O-line:  4 sophomores & 1 junior
QB:  sophomore
TB:  both sophomores
WR & TE:  3 seniors

D-Line:  1 senior, 1 junior and 1 sophomore
LB:  3 seniors & 1 junior
DB:  2 seniors & 2 juniors

And all 22 of their back-ups are underclassmen. 

It would be huge step forward for the H'Berg program if they could get to 9-1 and taste the playoffs in '12.   Would set them up nicely for '13 and '14.

I was wondering something along the lines with Coach in regards to Heidelberg.

If Heidelberg can win out and finish with 1 loss, I think it'd be great if they get an invite to the NCAAs - I'd be curious to see how they would fair against other high caliber teams not just the Earth-Beating MUC. 

HSCoach -- good call, you mentioned there would teams toward the end of the season schedule for MUC that would score/compete, and H'Berg put some numbers up and had the lead -- any feeling on the final two games?

^  I expect the next 2 games to be solid contests that end up with similar score differentials as H'Berg game.  The last 3 weeks of regular season should prepare Mount nicely for the playoffs.

Well I was holding my reply thinking I'd get to watch more of the second half, but here's what I think:

Heidelberg's got a QB and I like Brooks/Lacy as a combo in the backfield. But more impressively, they weren't getting blown off the ball (all the time) on defense, and they made some plays in Mount Union's backfield. So they're decent defensively. They held on fourth down once, and got off the field in a couple key situations and forced UMU to dig deep a bit, so they've got a little heart too.

Talent-wise, I think you're about right, they could win a playoff game, maybe two. Everything I'd heard is that they are a year away, and that seems right with the youth you listed and Harry and Joe mentioned on the broadcast. But if they could sneak in this year and win a game, it would do wonders for recruiting and confidence.

The B-W/Heidelberg game should be pretty interesting. I don't see JCU being the same challenge, having watched at least parts of all teams' games on STO this year. But then again, the B-W game was against Wilmington, so maybe they looked distortedly good.

[HScoach]

K-Mack:   Would be curious to see your thoughts on Heidelberg after watching their showing against Mount yesterday?   From what I saw, that's definitely a playoff quality team (assuming Cartel Brooks is healthy).  They're as talented as a typical team we'd see in the 2nd Round.   

And they're not a one season flash in the pan either as they're a very young team.  Especially on Offense.
O-line:  4 sophomores & 1 junior
QB:  sophomore
TB:  both sophomores
WR & TE:  3 seniors

D-Line:  1 senior, 1 junior and 1 sophomore
LB:  3 seniors & 1 junior
DB:  2 seniors & 2 juniors

And all 22 of their back-ups are underclassmen. 

It would be huge step forward for the H'Berg program if they could get to 9-1 and taste the playoffs in '12.   Would set them up nicely for '13 and '14.

I was wondering something along the lines with Coach in regards to Heidelberg.

If Heidelberg can win out and finish with 1 loss, I think it'd be great if they get an invite to the NCAAs - I'd be curious to see how they would fair against other high caliber teams not just the Earth-Beating MUC. 

HSCoach -- good call, you mentioned there would teams toward the end of the season schedule for MUC that would score/compete, and H'Berg put some numbers up and had the lead -- any feeling on the final two games?

^  I expect the next 2 games to be solid contests that end up with similar score differentials as H'Berg game.  The last 3 weeks of regular season should prepare Mount nicely for the playoffs.

Well I was holding my reply thinking I'd get to watch more of the second half, but here's what I think:

Heidelberg's got a QB and I like Brooks/Lacy as a combo in the backfield. But more impressively, they weren't getting blown off the ball (all the time) on defense, and they made some plays in Mount Union's backfield. So they're decent defensively. They held on fourth down once, and got off the field in a couple key situations and forced UMU to dig deep a bit, so they've got a little heart too.

Talent-wise, I think you're about right, they could win a playoff game, maybe two. Everything I'd heard is that they are a year away, and that seems right with the youth you listed and Harry and Joe mentioned on the broadcast. But if they could sneak in this year and win a game, it would do wonders for recruiting and confidence.

The B-W/Heidelberg game should be pretty interesting. I don't see JCU being the same challenge, having watched at least parts of all teams' games on STO this year. But then again, the B-W game was against Wilmington, so maybe they looked distortedly good.

Of course I'm right!  Don't you understand who you're dealing with?

The H'berg/BW game is going to be interesting.  I'll have a better feel for it once I see BW live on Saturday.

[K-Mack]

This is what I think I realized re: the MAC. Somebody tell me if I'm wrong and why:

MAC – Widener (8-0, 7-0) had its game this Saturday at FDU-Florham cancelled, which takes off the table the possibility for a three-way tie. Delaware Valley (6-1, 6-2) plays at Widener in the Keystone Cup game in Week 11, and with a win there and a home win against Wilkes Saturday, it would finish 7-1 in the conference. Lycoming, which beat Delaware Valley 24-14 in Week 2 and lost to Widener 28-23 two weeks ago, is the big beneficiary. It needs only to beat Stevenson (1-6, 1-7) and Misericordia (0-7. 0-8) to finish 7-1 in the MAC, and holds a head-to-head tiebreaker over the Aggies. Previously, Delaware Valley had a chance to win the AQ with a 16-point-or-more win over Widener, but unless the MAC puts some measure in place, the Aggies' AQ hopes are now virtually shot. Widener would make all that moot by finishing unbeaten. 

[desertcat1]

Hey Big Guru,

you need to adjust  Willamette to a two loss team,  Linfield & PLU .. it shows only one, unless i have missed something in the last couple of weeks?   

[K-Mack]

Hey Big Guru,

you need to adjust  Willamette to a two loss team,  Linfield & PLU .. it shows only one, unless i have missed something in the last couple of weeks?   

Where does it show only one?

[desertcat1]

Sorry about that me bad,    I was looking at the OLD one 10/25/12..  you were right on then buddy . 

One to many browines i guess.

[K-Mack]

Mmm, Brownies.

[HScoach]

Mmm, Brownies.

Don't take any brownie's from Levell.  They might taste a little funny.

http://gazettextra.com/weblogs/latest-news/2012/oct/31/former-uw-whitewater-star-arrested/

[Mr. Ypsi]

Yeah, but regardless of taste, you just can't stop eating them!

[K-Mack]

Mmm, Brownies.

Don't take any brownie's from Levell.  They might taste a little funny.

http://gazettextra.com/weblogs/latest-news/2012/oct/31/former-uw-whitewater-star-arrested/

Hadn't seen that. I think I should probably withhold any comment.

[K-Mack]

This is what I think I realized re: the MAC. Somebody tell me if I'm wrong and why:

MAC – Widener (8-0, 7-0) had its game this Saturday at FDU-Florham cancelled, which takes off the table the possibility for a three-way tie. Delaware Valley (6-1, 6-2) plays at Widener in the Keystone Cup game in Week 11, and with a win there and a home win against Wilkes Saturday, it would finish 7-1 in the conference. Lycoming, which beat Delaware Valley 24-14 in Week 2 and lost to Widener 28-23 two weeks ago, is the big beneficiary. It needs only to beat Stevenson (1-6, 1-7) and Misericordia (0-7. 0-8) to finish 7-1 in the MAC, and holds a head-to-head tiebreaker over the Aggies. Previously, Delaware Valley had a chance to win the AQ with a 16-point-or-more win over Widener, but unless the MAC puts some measure in place, the Aggies' AQ hopes are now virtually shot. Widener would make all that moot by finishing unbeaten. 

New MAC blurb:

MAC -- Though Widener (7-0, 8-0) had its game with FDU-Florham (2-5, 2-6) cancelled and Delaware Valley (6-1, 6-2) may not play its game Saturday against Wilkes (3-4, 4-4), the conference office will apparently honor the three-way tie scenario with Lycoming (6-1, 6-2) even though the teams won't have the same number of MAC games. That means Widener needs to beat Delaware Valley in Week 11 to clinch, and Del Val needs to win by 16 or more to get the AQ. Otherwise, it belongs to Lycoming, assuming the Warriors beat Stevenson (1-6, 1-7) and Misericordia (0-7, 0-8).

[desertcat1]

Yeah, but regardless of taste, you just can't stop eating them!

Ypsi,

the good , the bad and the ugly are all legal in AZ?

pass the browines please..