FB: Ohio Athletic Conference

[seventiesraider]

I thought it was Tyler Wilson from Milton-Union. See the Freshman roster on Ric's site

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

New Tradition,

Are you from the Northern Illinois area?  I went to HS at DeKalb, HS.

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

From the Statics on the MTU Online Bible:

Rushing         No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
--------------------------------------------
Tyler Harris    16  141   33  108  0 57  6.8


From the Frosh. Roster at Mount Union Website :

Tyler Harris  RB  5-11  190  Fr.  New Matomoras/Frontier

[raiderfan1983]

From the Statics on the MTU Online Bible:

Rushing         No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
--------------------------------------------
Tyler Harris    16  141   33  108  0 57  6.8

We might as well just start calling it The Good Book

[New Tradition]

New Tradition,

Are you from the Northern Illinois area?  I went to HS at DeKalb, HS.

Ah, you were a Barb?  I attended (and currently coach at) Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream.

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

New Tradition,

Are you from the Northern Illinois area?  I went to HS at DeKalb, HS.

Ah, you were a Barb?  I attended (and currently coach at) Glenbard North High School in Carol Stream.

Yes, my Dad coached at NIU in the early 80's and when my parents divorced my mom, sister and got stuck in DeKalb.

[section13raiderfan]

Tyler Harris looked pretty smooth running in traffic at Marietta. The one stat that didnt get reported though was 2 fumbles. LK was not pleased with that! It was cleanup time and the kid did no real damage with the fumbles. Perhaps it is out of his system now and we can watch for better things out of the kid.

I say we move all playoff games falling the weeknd of a holiday to Sunday instead. I hate missing playoff games to working on Saturday to make up for the holiday!  

[purpled]

I was reading in the ODAC room the other day and came across the comment "Mount Union winning on saturday is not predetermined..." and while it is correct I decided to think over some keys to winning for RMC.
The key to a RMC victory is NOT:
1. Stopping Kmic
2. Shutting down Shorts
3. Containing Micheli and forcing mistakes
4. Keeping Mount from playing on a short field
5. Contolling the ball on offense (eat the clock)
6. Avoiding TOs and penalties

The key to a RMC victory is ALL of those things - and none more than anyother. They have to do all of them and at the same time avoid penalties. In short RMC has to play the perfect game. I am not going to say that they can't do that - but since 1993 the only close to a guarantee (in the way death  and taxes are guaranteed) is a Mount Union victory on every Saturday (please visit www.mtunionfootball.com for supporting data). The problem for RMC is going to be acheiving 1 through 6 above for 4 quarters. Mount has shown that they can score from anywhere on the field at anytime (against OTT - 4 plays = 14 points). For RMC the main key to the game is going to be the first series. They have to drive downfield and score (if RMC gets the ball) or stop Mount (if RMC kicks off). After that the first 15 minutes will determine the outcome. If Mount puts 21 points on the board in the 1st qtr - start the bus because they will add another 21 before halftime.

Now having said that my prediction is:
Mount Union 49
RMC 3 (I'll give them 3 since they are in the playoffs)

If that score bothers some RMC people, well no offense is intended - but the only thing that keeps this Mount team off the scoreboard is LK deciding to take his foot off the gas.

Nice post... but I'll even concede point #5 Contolling the ball on offense (eat the clock) to RMC.  I think it's a "nice to have" but not a "gotta have" proposition for them.  MUC has been historically explosive on offense and this year is no exception.  I can remember a few years back MUC winning by 30+ in the playoffs (Augie?) but losing the time of posession battle to them 48m to 12m!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

True. That is why I said they have to them all. Mount can score in a heartbeat - and often does lose the time of possession battle (if there is such a thing). But if RMC can eat the clock, stop Kmic, etc...then they can (at least in theory) pull an upset. The bottom line is they have to keep Mount's O on the sideline as much as possible, and be successful in items 1, 2, 3 and 4 when Mount has the ball. Thats the dilemma for RMC. Stop Kmic with 8 in the box and Shorts will make you pay. Shutdown Shorts with double coverage or safety over the top and they will be short on Claycomb, Petruziello, or Reynolds. How do you control Micheli? Blitz....but you risk exposing the middle if you use LBs (kmic slips the blitz and he is gone) or the outside if you use Corners.

As I see it the only way this game will turn out an upset is if Mount totally implodes and not so much if RMC plays a perfect game. A bad day of Mount football is a great day of football for many teams...IMHO.
RUN NATE RUN!!! So let it be written, so let it be done!!

[TheeBuffaloSabres]

If memory serves me right, a young Nate Kmic also had trouble with fumbling early in his varsity career. It comes with trying to do too much, worried that on every carry LK expected you to get two or three more yards. I dont think this will be a problem in the long run.

I couldnt help but get the same feeling we had in 2005 when the brackets came out, it just feels like everything is falling into place.

I also like Nates chances to become the all-time leading rusher, I can see him going over 1,000 for the playoffs, how many does he need?

[purpled]

If memory serves me right, a young Nate Kmic also had trouble with fumbling early in his varsity career. It comes with trying to do too much, worried that on every carry LK expected you to get two or three more yards. I dont think this will be a problem in the long run.

I couldnt help but get the same feeling we had in 2005 when the brackets came out, it just feels like everything is falling into place.

I also like Nates chances to become the all-time leading rusher, I can see him going over 1,000 for the playoffs, how many does he need?

To pass Bowers he needs 439 and to pass Woodhead he needss 1,038...according to my figures.

RUN NATE RUN!!

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

No postings for almost 12 hours?  Is this a playoff week?  Where are all the R-M fans?

[raiderfan1983]

No postings for almost 12 hours?  Is this a playoff week?  Where are all the R-M fans?

If you think it is quiet on this side, take a look at their board.  It's like pulling teeth to get anyone to talk to you.

[Desertraider]

If memory serves me right, a young Nate Kmic also had trouble with fumbling early in his varsity career. It comes with trying to do too much, worried that on every carry LK expected you to get two or three more yards. I dont think this will be a problem in the long run.

I couldnt help but get the same feeling we had in 2005 when the brackets came out, it just feels like everything is falling into place.

I also like Nates chances to become the all-time leading rusher, I can see him going over 1,000 for the playoffs, how many does he need?

To pass Bowers he needs 439 and to pass Woodhead he needss 1,038...according to my figures.

RUN NATE RUN!!

He can get the 1038 - he got 1040 in the playoffs his freshman year. It depends on the competition. If the 1st and 2nd round games are over at the half - it will be harder because he may not play much. But how sweet would it be to get #10 and break the all divisions mark in Salem?

[Desertraider]

Too all the Raider faithful:
My 7 yr old daughter wants to go to the game this weekend. I explained to her it is 90 minutes each way, and that we are not leaving until the game is over - no matter how cold it gets. With the game at noon - what time is the buffet? Where is a good place to park (I still have my faculty parking pass...but that probably won't matter at this point) and how much are tickets? I know the site says $8 (what a great price!) but is that for all tickets? Also, what is a good arrival time that will allow me to not sit in traffic? Thanks and I look forward to comments.

[Desertraider]

As I see it the only way this game will turn out an upset is if Mount totally implodes and not so much if RMC plays a perfect game. A bad day of Mount football is a great day of football for many teams...IMHO.
RUN NATE RUN!!! So let it be written, so let it be done!!

Very true. I thought about adding that as #7 but decided against it. I think for this to end with a RMC win Mount would have to forget the game is on Saturday......like a few years ago when the had a bye in round one.....and not show up.