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[Ralph Turner]

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Both shut down the best offense at their level with a great defensive game plan and execution.

+1!  I agree!  The defense of the [/use best Howard Cosell voice] New York Football Giants [/close Howard Cosell voice] was incredible! 

[K-Mack]

Pat and I agreed before the Giants took the lead in the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl that the Patriots losing would be strongly akin to Mount Union losing the Stagg Bowl this year.

With both having an undefeated, loaded, team for the ages that was probably better than some of their teams that did finish the job and all ...

Not much in common with the NYGs and UW-W though.

Just thought I'd share.

There is a lot in common with the Giants and UWW, both won the championship while being big underdogs.  Both shut down the best offense at their level with a great defensive game plan and execution

If you insist.

I was sort of thinking coaching change vs. no coaching change, MVP RB (Gags Trophy) vs. no MVP, new QB vs. veteran QB that came of age, UWW lost in the past two title games and was expected to get back while the Giants were a bit of a suprise to even be in the Super Bowl.

I guess if we mince we could find some comparisons, but I stick by my original MUC-Patriots comparison. I agree that both defenses shut down an all-time great offense though.

[Jonny Utah]

I would say the comparisn would be true if MUC had 5 close games down the stretch and then all of their playoff games were close.  Or if they snuck by UWW in the last game of the regular season.

[K-Mack]

So with Marietta, St. Olaf and Coe now looking for head coaches, do we think Jim Zebrowski will coach somewhere next season?

Can't imagine there's many better candidates streaming in, although having a tie to the school already (i.e. current coordinator) is often an advantage.

[K-Mack]

You can't imagine my joy in reading the D-IV Dies headline.

Not only is that bad idea buried, but I'm off the hook for writing a massive story about the possibility!

(Pat, we still going to the '09 convention anyway?)

[Pat Coleman]

Well, we should, since it's right here.

[K-Mack]

Well, we should, since it's right here.

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My thoughts exactly.

[doolittledog]

Did you guys consider buying the domain name d4football.com

[Pat Coleman]

Yep, we bought it over a year ago just in case.

[reality check]

Did you guys consider buying the domain name d4football.com

Would their games have been covered by ESPN8?  (The OCHO!)

[wildcat11]

Did you guys consider buying the domain name d4football.com

Would their games have been covered by ESPN8?  (The OCHO!)

RC,

ESPN passed ESPN8 a long time ago:

ESPN
ESPN International
ESPN2
ESPN Brasil
ESPNEWS
ESPN Classic
ESPN Classic Canada
ESPN Deportes
ESPNU
ESPN on ABC
ESPN Plus
ESPN Australia HD

[wildcat11]

Nice work on the upgrade...I like the site banner but I have a feeling that the SJU posters are going to have fun with the picture on the far right.

[Pat Coleman]

It's a Johnnie who's getting posted up on. They might want to think twice.

[K-Mack]

Did you guys consider buying the domain name d4football.com

It was either that or www.d3football.com/d4

[K-Mack]

Somewhere -- probably on D3baseball.com -- Ralph Turner is smiling.

McMurry player's home run streak snapped at 7 consecutive games

    ABILENE, Texas (AP) — McMurry's Derek David had his streak of consecutive games with a home run snapped at seven Tuesday, one short of the NCAA record.
    David, a third baseman, had already set a Division III record and was looking to tie the all-Division mark of eight consecutive games with a home run shared by Ryan Jackson of Duke (1994) and Andy Bruce of Georgia Tech (1991).
    David went 2-for-5 in McMurry's 7-4 victory over Wayland Baptist.