FB: Ohio Athletic Conference

[seventiesraider]

I feel the need to carry on Raider66 legacy despite the fact everyone was sick of hearing it when he was still alive. We can't let the Wooster coach be the NCAC coach of the year and still be ducking playing Mount Union. I've got friends in Orrville who'd love to run a special train between Alliance and Wooster.

But only if Wooster wants to get better

[OU#25]

It would be hard to believe anybody beats Mt Union's 19 punts in 10 games in 2006. Of everything we've done it will always stand as one of the most impressive, but I'll check.

Nope- 193.7 is Micheli's 2007 rating   2007 Final Stats

Actually...the greatest punting related statistic that will NEVER be touched is held by MUC and was established during the 2002 season.  During the 10 game regular season and 4 game playoff (Mount finished 14-0 defeating Trinity in the Stagg) Mount held their opponents to a total of ZERO Punt Return yards over the course of 14 GAMES!!!  MUC Opponents were officially credited with 2 returns for 0 yards.  I think we glass over when looking at all the offensive marks Mount has set but this special teams mark will never be broken...I would be willing to say...at any time on any level.

[reality check]

I feel the need to carry on Raider66 legacy despite the fact everyone was sick of hearing it when he was still alive. We can't let the Wooster coach be the NCAC coach of the year and still be ducking playing Mount Union. I've got friends in Orrville who'd love to run a special train between Alliance and Wooster.

But only if Wooster wants to get better

Orrville.  I hear they make some sort of fruit paste or vegetable spread or something in Orrville.  Gosh I wish someone was around to help me out with this.  It stoonks, I mean stinks not knowing the whole story.

[Schwami]

I vote for SJU (heard they really aren't interested), Wabash, Wesley, or maybe NCC (I LOVE Chicago).

skunks, Wabash is out of the picture until at least 2012.  Wabash has 7 NCAC games, 2 UAA games (thanks to the NCAC / UAA scheduling agreement that runs through 2011), and of course DePauw.

[seventiesraider]

I've got friends in Orrville who'd love to run a special train between Alliance and Wooster.

Orrville Railroad Heritage Society

In another life, I helped found this group.

I'll try not to edit this post

OMG I'm bored

[Toph]

But one of the best running backs in D-III Nate Kmic left off

I don't see how you nominate Kmic over Micheli unless Kmic has a 3.85 GPA.

3.84 GPA with a double major in math and physics?  Micheli is John Carroll material!   

Micheli's got too many wins.  They wouldn't know what to do with him at JCU.

Ouch.  Final Four '02 baby (and the second best team in the country if you ask my opinion)!

[raiderpa]

Thanks to TGP and HS Coach and the great scouting reports, I feel ready for Saturday.

Monty was in the house Saturday, was great to see him.

It is indeed a shame that Kmic is off the Gags trophy list, but he would be the first to say,"I only want a national championship for my team."

SJF will always have the utmost respect from the Mount fans for seeking out and scheduling the Raiders...Woo Woo, and other NCAC's should have the same guts..they are shameful

Regarding the East, I think that Ithaca left as many black and blue bruises as has anyone on the Raiders,  They were tough as nails.

Did anyone else see the Otterbein grad's letter to the Editor in the Canton Rep, Sunday....He was crying that Mount belongs in the MAC and other SOS ....gave a black eye to the classy D3.com Otterbein posters, who do not deserve it..

Happy Thanksgiving to all, I would ask you keep former Purple Raider Marcus Coldsnow in your thoughts  and prayers.  I am told he is undergoing chemo therapy for colon cancer.  Marcus an outstanding football player and wonderful kid from a world class family, has a wife and small child...Father, Bill was an outstanding high school coach who also spent some time as assistant at Mount Union.

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

Here is the letter that Raiderpa is referring to:

Sound Off: Mount Union has outgrown the OAC

[reality check]

Don't forget Micheli is a Draddy Finalist.  That has to help with the Gagliardi application.

And according to the MUC website, Micheli was announced today not only as an Academic All-American but rather ESPN's Academic All-American of the Year.  That's gotta feel good too.

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

Don't forget Micheli is a Draddy Finalist.  That has to help with the Gagliardi application.

And according to the MUC website, Micheli was announced today not only as an Academic All-American but rather ESPN's Academic All-American of the Year.  That's gotta feel good too.

The Release:

TIM TEBOW OF FLORIDA AND GREG MICHELI OF MOUNT UNION LEAD ESPN THE MAGAZINE'S ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® FOOTBALL TEAM

[Toph]

Here is the letter that Raiderpa is referring to:

Sound Off: Mount Union has outgrown the OAC

Welcome to the New America.  There can be no really great teams, and no really bad teams.  Everyone must have their ups and downs.  There can be no really great businesses, and no really bad businesses, all businesses must work together to ensure that everyone is equal at all times.

Does this sound like Atlas Shrugged to anyone else?  For the last time, it's not as simple as moving a football team.  It may come as a surprise to many, but Mount Union offers athletic programs all year round for both men and women!

[robertgoulet]

I vote for SJU (heard they really aren't interested), Wabash, Wesley, or maybe NCC (I LOVE Chicago).

skunks, Wabash is out of the picture until at least 2012.  Wabash has 7 NCAC games, 2 UAA games (thanks to the NCAC / UAA scheduling agreement that runs through 2011), and of course DePauw.

I for one (04 NCC grad) would love to see how NCC matches up against MUC in a home-at-home series. I really don't know what the odds are that it would happen, but being NCC has played a couple OAC teams in the past I wouldn't completely discount it.

[reality check]

Here is the letter that Raiderpa is referring to:

Sound Off: Mount Union has outgrown the OAC

Garbage.  That guy might be an Otterbein grad but he shows he has about as much knowledge on the situation at the other idiots that spout off about moving MUC to DI or DII.  

"The coaches should feel shame for continuing to stay on the field just to run up the score in order to set school records."

Give me a break.  If anyone thinks MUC's objective is to run scores up solely for the purpose of breaking records, they're clueless.  When a team is playing third stringers at the half, they're trying to keep the scoring down.  Apparently he'd feel better if the coaches left the sidelines for some reason.

"At least five colleges have left the OAC since 1952 — Hiram, Wittenberg, Kenyon, Wooster and Ohio Wesleyan..."

I'm wondering if 1952 isn't when this guy graduated from old OC.  Seems like an odd year to set as a benchmark.  Not to mention that the OAC had as members in 1952: Wooster, OWU, Denison, Hiram, Akron, Kenyon, Oberlin and Wittenberg; all of whom have left the OAC.  Saying five schools have left the OAC is like saying there are at least 5 people in the state of Ohio.  Yeah it's true, but to prove what point.  Is he insinuating that they left because of MUC?  Because if that's the case, then why not just say Findlay, Bowling Green, Case, Toledo, Dayton and Kent State all left the OAC at some point too.  I wonder if singling out the five he did is a sign that he doesn't really know that much about the OAC in the first place or if the omission of other noteworthy schools was merely an oversight.  Either way, it seems odd to point to 1952 and reference a team that left after 1999 (Hiram).  


Real competitors want to beat the best.  They don't duck.  They don't run.  They step up to the challenge.  If you can't beat the best, you know you gave your best trying and you gained something for it.  If you don't subscribe to that philosophy, then you can a.) skip the box scores in the paper that week, b.) settle to take your beating year after year or c.) apply for membership in the NCAC

[reality check]

I love Google.  I typed in "Donald Myers Otterbein" and quickly found out that Mr. Myers did indeed graduate from Otterbein in 1952.  And in 2006 he took home 10 medals in the Senior Olympics for various track and field events.

Should I congratulate him on his efforts at such a distinguished age or should we all petition that he move up to the regular Olympics because taking home ten medals in any one Olympics is unfair to the other competitors?

[Blutarsky]

The "softening" of America continues......little junior got cut, didn't make National Honor Society, got yelled at in practice, didn't get an "A" on the report ("and I know he worked hard"), didn't get into 1st choice college, wasn't the starting QB, wasn't the "lead" in the play.....etc., etc., etc.

Sometimes we need to fail, fall on our butt, and learn to recover without Mommy/Daddy "having our back"

OK, I'm done.....