FB: Ohio Athletic Conference

[Blutarsky]

Great.  It's official.  I HAVE NO LIFE.

bet the wife LOVES football season, even with you just traveling to Mount Union Stadium for home games.

It is a little disconcerting to see how much time (cumulative) is spent on this website......kind of makes you wonder what we did before the internet (work?).

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

My Stats:

41 days, 19 hours and 58 minutes

[D O.C.]

I find easily offended people rather offensive!

[SaintsFAN]

Great.  It's official.  I HAVE NO LIFE.

bet the wife LOVES football season, even with you just traveling to Mount Union Stadium for home games.

It is a little disconcerting to see how much time (cumulative) is spent on this website......kind of makes you wonder what we did before the internet (work?).

agreed.  My boss asked me what "d3football.com" is today in a meeting... I asked why he was asking and told me that it was up all last week.  Well, yep. 

[joelmama]

My Stats:

41 days, 19 hours and 58 minutes

I must be slacking.  less than 8 days total.

[formerd3db]

Well, let's put this in perspective, guys.  In all seriousness/truthfullness, there are, without question, a lot more worse and less important things we could all be doing with the time we've spent here on this website/these boards.   I don't mean that as a joke either. 

[Blutarsky]

My Stats:

41 days, 19 hours and 58 minutes

I must be slacking.  less than 8 days total.

Don't sell yourself short.....there's plenty of opportunity to catch up.

[Desertraider]

Wanted to say a long overdue congrats to Mount on a great season thus far and another Stagg appearance. I did not think Mount was going to make it back - but winners find a way to win. Also, a great game by Wesley. Can not say enough about their QB and their defense. Made some big plays and big stops when they had to. However - I must make a comment on Stagg VII. I have read on other boards that people are bored with this and not gonna watch and all that CRAP (and it is CRAP). I see the D3 frontpage poll shows the overwhelming majority want a team (s) to step up and stop one of the Purples. But 15% want the brackets rigged or a rule change to stop another meeting in the future. Please. D3 has the LUXURY of a champion decided on the field. Stop all this talk about rigging and rule changes. The 2 best teams are in the title game. Combined 28 teams (28!) could have stopped them at some point - but it has not happened. On the not watching the Stagg because it is a re-re-re-re-re-re-repeat: shut yer hole!! ESPN shows poker (not even a sport!) because people watch and they get $$ from the ratings. Not watching the Stagg only ensures that when YOUR team gets their (and one day both Purples will watch the Stagg from home) the networks might not even carry the game. I don't care if you watch the game - but turn on the TV and go to another room. Send a message to ESPN and all the networks that D3 matters and the people are interested so that one day the game will be on the Big-ESPN with all the bells and whistles (interviews pre and post game!) because they know we will watch it.

[PurpleSuit]

Congrats to Nick Driskill for being named an AFCA All-American http://www.afca.com/article/article.php?id=1209

[Raider 68]

Wanted to say a long overdue congrats to Mount on a great season thus far and another Stagg appearance. I did not think Mount was going to make it back - but winners find a way to win. Also, a great game by Wesley. Can not say enough about their QB and their defense. Made some big plays and big stops when they had to. However - I must make a comment on Stagg VII. I have read on other boards that people are bored with this and not gonna watch and all that CRAP (and it is CRAP). I see the D3 frontpage poll shows the overwhelming majority want a team (s) to step up and stop one of the Purples. But 15% want the brackets rigged or a rule change to stop another meeting in the future. Please. D3 has the LUXURY of a champion decided on the field. Stop all this talk about rigging and rule changes. The 2 best teams are in the title game. Combined 28 teams (28!) could have stopped them at some point - but it has not happened. On the not watching the Stagg because it is a re-re-re-re-re-re-repeat: shut yer hole!! ESPN shows poker (not even a sport!) because people watch and they get $$ from the ratings. Not watching the Stagg only ensures that when YOUR team gets their (and one day both Purples will watch the Stagg from home) the networks might not even carry the game. I don't care if you watch the game - but turn on the TV and go to another room. Send a message to ESPN and all the networks that D3 matters and the people are interested so that one day the game will be on the Big-ESPN with all the bells and whistles (interviews pre and post game!) because they know we will watch it.

desertraider,

I agree, good post!

[joelmama]

My Stats:

41 days, 19 hours and 58 minutes

I must be slacking.  less than 8 days total.

Don't sell yourself short.....there's plenty of opportunity to catch up.

I have always been a late bloomer but this is ridiculous.

[aueagle]

Kudos to desertraider. I remember when the college football issue for Sports Illustrated
covered D2 & D3....and now, every year when the Preview comes out...I sent them a
response telling them how they suck because they won't cover some of the best
football in college...let alone diss the number of readers that support the "other" divisions.
Send a message to ESPN? I already have. Thanks to Pat and the crew for this site.

[UMUplayerdad]

Wanted to say a long overdue congrats to Mount on a great season thus far and another Stagg appearance. I did not think Mount was going to make it back - but winners find a way to win. Also, a great game by Wesley. Can not say enough about their QB and their defense. Made some big plays and big stops when they had to. However - I must make a comment on Stagg VII. I have read on other boards that people are bored with this and not gonna watch and all that CRAP (and it is CRAP). I see the D3 frontpage poll shows the overwhelming majority want a team (s) to step up and stop one of the Purples. But 15% want the brackets rigged or a rule change to stop another meeting in the future. Please. D3 has the LUXURY of a champion decided on the field. Stop all this talk about rigging and rule changes. The 2 best teams are in the title game. Combined 28 teams (28!) could have stopped them at some point - but it has not happened. On the not watching the Stagg because it is a re-re-re-re-re-re-repeat: shut yer hole!! ESPN shows poker (not even a sport!) because people watch and they get $$ from the ratings. Not watching the Stagg only ensures that when YOUR team gets their (and one day both Purples will watch the Stagg from home) the networks might not even carry the game. I don't care if you watch the game - but turn on the TV and go to another room. Send a message to ESPN and all the networks that D3 matters and the people are interested so that one day the game will be on the Big-ESPN with all the bells and whistles (interviews pre and post game!) because they know we will watch it.

desertraider,

I agree, good post!

I normally hate "me too" posts but I agree and feel the need to add that 10 teams played mount in the regular season and if two had stepped up and beaten us? there would probably not be a CHANCE of the playoff 28 teams stopping the machine -our season would have ended on the spot

like in boxing(allegedly) you gotta TAKE it away from a champion not legislate it...

i am too lazy to look it up-what's the other purple teams record for the last 7-8 years, and in that weak conference(kidding btw)

[WarhawkDad]

Wanted to say a long overdue congrats to Mount on a great season thus far and another Stagg appearance. I did not think Mount was going to make it back - but winners find a way to win. Also, a great game by Wesley. Can not say enough about their QB and their defense. Made some big plays and big stops when they had to. However - I must make a comment on Stagg VII. I have read on other boards that people are bored with this and not gonna watch and all that CRAP (and it is CRAP). I see the D3 frontpage poll shows the overwhelming majority want a team (s) to step up and stop one of the Purples. But 15% want the brackets rigged or a rule change to stop another meeting in the future. Please. D3 has the LUXURY of a champion decided on the field. Stop all this talk about rigging and rule changes. The 2 best teams are in the title game. Combined 28 teams (28!) could have stopped them at some point - but it has not happened. On the not watching the Stagg because it is a re-re-re-re-re-re-repeat: shut yer hole!! ESPN shows poker (not even a sport!) because people watch and they get $$ from the ratings. Not watching the Stagg only ensures that when YOUR team gets their (and one day both Purples will watch the Stagg from home) the networks might not even carry the game. I don't care if you watch the game - but turn on the TV and go to another room. Send a message to ESPN and all the networks that D3 matters and the people are interested so that one day the game will be on the Big-ESPN with all the bells and whistles (interviews pre and post game!) because they know we will watch it.

CAN I HAVE AN AMEN!!!!!   +K

[Ric]

I don't know, from reading the posts from most of the Mount faithful I might as well finish up my Christmas shopping this weekend and forgo the trip to Virginia. After all, we have NO shot right?

Really?

Come on.

First off, OK Whitewater should be favored to win. They are the two-time defending champions, have beaten us twice in a row and are unbeaten this year.

They have been the best team in D3 the last two years!

They have the best running back and if not they best quarterback, certainly one of the best. The thing that makes Blanchard so good in this offense is he is not asked to win the game, just not lose it. And by completing 69% of his passes and having only thrown three interceptions all year, he is doing just that.

And that's the big difference between last week and this week. McSweeny had to win the game for Wesley (and he darn near did) and Blanchard does not have to do that.

But what does Whitewater not have?

How about Ustruck, Weber or Gawronski. Three First-Team All-WIAC graduates from last year's offensive line. Or Rusch and Brandes, two All-Conference receivers that killed us for three years. (Especially Rusch).

And that's just on offense. Gone on defense are Baldwin, Hicks, Hibner, Ford, Olson and McCulloch, all First-Team All-WIAC defenders.

What remains?  Three defensive starters from last years Stagg Bowl.  THREE!  Bet you didn't know that! And on offense? One returning starter on the offensive line (Allemand), and Coppage. That's it. OK Blanchard is an upgrade at QB, and Tamsett at FB is back with zero carries on the year so he must just block the hell out of everybody. 

They've reloaded, sure. But we weren't that far behind.

Whitewater is not extremely bigger than Mount Union. A little maybe, but not much. Not like past years. The roster might not be accurate, I don't know. Maybe we're in for a surprise. And there's nothing there about speed. But we know how fast the Raiders are too.

Mount Union's inconsistent offense (according to this board) averages three more points a game than Whitwater, and two and half more first downs per game. The Raiders are picking up 10 more rushing yards a game, six more through the air, 16 more a game overall. This with all the injuries!

The defense is allowing 18 less rushing yards, 33 less passing yards, 51 less total yards per game.

Whitewater has converted 49% of their third downs (which is insane) to Mount Union's 43%. So certainly getting Whitewater off the field is a huge key. We know that from the first half two years ago.

Yeah, throw all that out because of different competition. OK how do we measure that? I believe I read somewhere that Mount Union's SOS was very similar but a bit better than Whitewater's?  Maybe I have that wrong, I don't know.

Mount Union 41, Oshkosh 17 on 9/10.  Whitewater 20, Oshkosh 17 six weeks later. And that was with Nate Wara at less than 100% against the Warhawks. And Oshkosh had a game under their belt when they played us. What does that mean? Nothing come kickoff.

This post is not to stir the pot for our friends from Wisconsin. Please don't respond. I know how good you guys are, you don't need to tell me. This is for our fans that don't know what to think when we go 14-0 but win a few games by less than 20 points. (How sad for you). Have you watched the BROWNS lately???

In Whitewater's three wins in this series they scored better than 30 points. In their three losses they did not. 30 points will be too many this year, that cannot happen. Four times this year they didn't so it can be done.

Whitewater has the edge, absolutely. But its not as great as most think. The team that plays better will win. It will not take a Herculean effort to beat Whitewater. We just need to take along our sling-shot!

Crap we played a QB getting his first career start in the Stagg last year and one coming off injury the week before the year before and were still in those games in the final five minutes.

Whitewater should be the favorite. They've won 44 straight games and we know how good you have to be to do that. We've done it twice!

But you gotta lose sometime.

OK, I've hit my quota for words typed. Safe travels all!

(Oh, plus karma to Kehresma because it seems he (or she sorry don't know) is the only one that gives us a shot!)

         

GO RAIDERS!!!