FB: American Southwest Conference

[Ralph Turner]

Yay!!!!    A very warm congrads to the Crusaders on sticking it to the Raiders!  You guys never let MU gain the upper hand and your defense is staffed by beasts!  Wow..... That made my season!

-Ski

I always wanted Wesley to beat UMU, too. Thanks for the sentiment.

[bleedpurple]

Yay!!!!    A very warm congrads to the Crusaders on sticking it to the Raiders!  You guys never let MU gain the upper hand and your defense is staffed by beasts!  Wow..... That made my season!

-Ski

I always wanted Wesley to beat UMU, too. Thanks for the sentiment.

I think for the longest time everybody wanted anybody to beat Mount.  Probably still the case to a degree.

[emma17]

Congratulations to UMHB on a great season, playoffs and Stagg Bowl victory. The Cru took on all challengers in a super difficult path and prevailed like champions.
I was doubtful UMHB would win last night as I thought Hammack wouldn't be a factor- mostly because I thought he was banged up against UWW. I know he didn't have eye-popping numbers but he played w the heart of a champion. His runs on the read options were critical to moving the chains (and keeping the D honest) and he had a couple great throws.

Congrats to the fans as well.

[retagent]

Congratulations to the Crusaders. I use the whole name because I want to ask if you think the announce "crew" even knew that. It was almost as if they thought it was UMHB Crew.

Great comeback from an early deficit.

The football program really goes by Cru and it's been written on their jerseys. So we mostly call them Cru, rather than Crusaders, when it comes to football.

Crusaders written across their chests. Cru on the helmets. Cru derives from Crusaders, so....

[DFWCrufan]

Yay!!!!    A very warm congrads to the Crusaders on sticking it to the Raiders!  You guys never let MU gain the upper hand and your defense is staffed by beasts!  Wow..... That made my season!

-Ski

I always wanted Wesley to beat UMU, too. Thanks for the sentiment.

I think for the longest time everybody wanted anybody to beat Mount.  Probably still the case to a degree.

To Be honest, I believe UW-W and SJU could give a game and probably defeat UMU in my estimation. There are other monsters out there, they just don't get to meet up all that often. JHU did a good job for their first go round....

[Ralph Turner]

Yay!!!!    A very warm congrads to the Crusaders on sticking it to the Raiders!  You guys never let MU gain the upper hand and your defense is staffed by beasts!  Wow..... That made my season!

-Ski

I always wanted Wesley to beat UMU, too. Thanks for the sentiment.

I think for the longest time everybody wanted anybody to beat Mount.  Probably still the case to a degree.

I think that UMU is the New York Yankees of D-3 football.

[QB Jock Itch]

Congratulations to UMHB on a great season, playoffs and Stagg Bowl victory. The Cru took on all challengers in a super difficult path and prevailed like champions.
I was doubtful UMHB would win last night as I thought Hammack wouldn't be a factor- mostly because I thought he was banged up against UWW. I know he didn't have eye-popping numbers but he played w the heart of a champion. His runs on the read options were critical to moving the chains (and keeping the D honest) and he had a couple great throws.

Congrats to the fans as well.

Agree

[MUC57]

Yay!!!!    A very warm congrads to the Crusaders on sticking it to the Raiders!  You guys never let MU gain the upper hand and your defense is staffed by beasts!  Wow..... That made my season!

-Ski

I always wanted Wesley to beat UMU, too. Thanks for the sentiment.

I think for the longest time everybody wanted anybody to beat Mount.  Probably still the case to a degree.

To Be honest, I believe UW-W and SJU could give a game and probably defeat UMU in my estimation. There are other monsters out there, they just don't get to meet up all that often. JHU did a good job for their first go round....

Given all the injuries to Mount's skill players, UWW and SJU could give UMU a game and maybe even defeat them. I'll still take a healthy Mount Union over anybody - not so sure about UMHB.
The Cru certainly deserves to be national champion and therefore; number 1. You have not just a good team but a standout program. You'll be around for quite awhile.
So enjoy the honors you so richly deserve. Maybe next year we can do it again (different result). 

[Coolrey]

And I will say again that I feel Hardin-Simmons had a team that could compete against any of these teams as they hung with UMHB as well as anyone.  The ASC had two excellent teams and I would even say that TLU, SW and ETBU add great credibility to the quality of the conference as all of those teams finished with winning records.  Incredible job by UMHB and impressive overall results by the ASC as the quality of the conference teams is continuing to improve! 

[Ralph Turner]

And I will say again that I feel Hardin-Simmons had a team that could compete against any of these teams as they hung with UMHB as well as anyone.  The ASC had two excellent teams and I would even say that TLU, SW and ETBU add great credibility to the quality of the conference as all of those teams finished with winning records.  Incredible job by UMHB and impressive overall results by the ASC as the quality of the conference teams is continuing to improve!

Most readers from other boards may not recall that Southwestern defeated the NCAC tri-champ and AQ Denison, 42-21, yet only went 5-4 in conference.

[DFWCrufan]

Yay!!!!    A very warm congrads to the Crusaders on sticking it to the Raiders!  You guys never let MU gain the upper hand and your defense is staffed by beasts!  Wow..... That made my season!

-Ski

I always wanted Wesley to beat UMU, too. Thanks for the sentiment.

Yeah MUC a healthy anyone would do well, but the thing is, it wouldn't be known because UMU will never face these guys (Unless they get to the Stagg) so I am willing to give more credit to UW-W, SJU and even HSU as being more than capable. (HSU healthy would bring a game)


I think for the longest time everybody wanted anybody to beat Mount.  Probably still the case to a degree.

To Be honest, I believe UW-W and SJU could give a game and probably defeat UMU in my estimation. There are other monsters out there, they just don't get to meet up all that often. JHU did a good job for their first go round....

Given all the injuries to Mount's skill players, UWW and SJU could give UMU a game and maybe even defeat them. I'll still take a healthy Mount Union over anybody - not so sure about UMHB.
The Cru certainly deserves to be national champion and therefore; number 1. You have not just a good team but a standout program. You'll be around for quite awhile.
So enjoy the honors you so richly deserve. Maybe next year we can do it again (different result). 

[DFWCrufan]

And I will say again that I feel Hardin-Simmons had a team that could compete against any of these teams as they hung with UMHB as well as anyone.  The ASC had two excellent teams and I would even say that TLU, SW and ETBU add great credibility to the quality of the conference as all of those teams finished with winning records.  Incredible job by UMHB and impressive overall results by the ASC as the quality of the conference teams is continuing to improve!

I'm not as  willing to say TLU and definitely not ETBU could come to the table against even a injury ridden UMU. HSU does bring a very scrappy and disciplined game with solid gameplay with a ranking to boot. TLU 4 years ago, maybe but they have slipped a bit. ETBU... nahhhh not mature enough, I said it in their non conference game, they went from 20 above to 20 below and were kidding around and dancing etc etc... having a good time is one thing, but having 40+ scored on you with no answer and you want to be competitive, then its time to grow up, if anything but for the others on your team.

[DFWCrufan]

Yay!!!!    A very warm congrads to the Crusaders on sticking it to the Raiders!  You guys never let MU gain the upper hand and your defense is staffed by beasts!  Wow..... That made my season!

-Ski

I always wanted Wesley to beat UMU, too. Thanks for the sentiment.

Yeah MUC a healthy anyone would do well, but the thing is, it wouldn't be known because UMU will never face these guys (Unless they get to the Stagg) so I am willing to give more credit to UW-W, SJU and even HSU as being more than capable. (HSU healthy would bring a game)


I think for the longest time everybody wanted anybody to beat Mount.  Probably still the case to a degree.

To Be honest, I believe UW-W and SJU could give a game and probably defeat UMU in my estimation. There are other monsters out there, they just don't get to meet up all that often. JHU did a good job for their first go round....

Given all the injuries to Mount's skill players, UWW and SJU could give UMU a game and maybe even defeat them. I'll still take a healthy Mount Union over anybody - not so sure about UMHB.
The Cru certainly deserves to be national champion and therefore; number 1. You have not just a good team but a standout program. You'll be around for quite awhile.
So enjoy the honors you so richly deserve. Maybe next year we can do it again (different result). 

MUC.... ummmm I'll make you a deal here and now..If we do face each other, and If (hush my mouth and say it isn't so) UMU should win then I will put a UMU sticker on my back window of my blazer for a year. BUT... should the Cru once again face UMU in the Stagg and be victorious (I like that outcome better) then you would sport a UMHB sticker on the back of you vehicle for a year.. deal?

[Coolrey]

And I will say again that I feel Hardin-Simmons had a team that could compete against any of these teams as they hung with UMHB as well as anyone.  The ASC had two excellent teams and I would even say that TLU, SW and ETBU add great credibility to the quality of the conference as all of those teams finished with winning records.  Incredible job by UMHB and impressive overall results by the ASC as the quality of the conference teams is continuing to improve!

I'm not as  willing to say TLU and definitely not ETBU could come to the table against even a injury ridden UMU. HSU does bring a very scrappy and disciplined game with solid gameplay with a ranking to boot. TLU 4 years ago, maybe but they have slipped a bit. ETBU... nahhhh not mature enough, I said it in their non conference game, they went from 20 above to 20 below and were kidding around and dancing etc etc... having a good time is one thing, but having 40+ scored on you with no answer and you want to be competitive, then its time to grow up, if anything but for the others on your team.

If you read my previous post, my point is that HSU, in my opinion, could be competitive against the teams UMHB faced in the playoffs considering they were able to battle UMHB as well as anyone.  The other teams in the conference that I mentioned I don't consider to be on the same level as those two or teams like UWW, UMU or SJ, but, in recent years, have elevated their game and have programs that make the conference more competitive and credible overall.  I feel the ASC should be considered as one of the top conferences in the country and that is good for Texas and for DIII football.

[Ralph Turner]

The Top 25 reflects that with HSU at #6.

I believe that JHU jumped HSU because JHU was competitive with UMU. UMU had a 90-yd and a 76 yd Pick Six. JHU had a 25-yd fumble recovery for a TD. in the 28-20 UMU win. JHU kept coming back. That game was in doubt until the last possession. 

HSU really was not competitive, to that degree, in 2 games.