FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[FormerCard]

Formercard:

It is easier to shut down a single back ie Wallick than it is to shut down an entire rushing attack. There are multiple backs for Augie that can take over the game rushing at any time. Just ask Wheaton after Matt Roe sprung 340 yards on them last year.  As for turnovers they are goint to be a good influence on the outcome of the game. Augie is +12 and NCC is +10 in turnovers. NCC has picked off 22 passes and recovered 6 fumbles. Augie has thrown 3 picks and fumbled 7 times. Giving either team a short field will not help their cause in this game.  Both teams seem to be equally matched and it will be a Rockin in the Rock this weekend (yeah I know that sounds corny but I don't care)

Good point, except that if we are going to start looking at last year, and Roe popped off 340 on Wheaton, look what we did to Augie.  Not saying they dont have a good rushing attack, because they do, but I think NCC will suprise the posters and play better than everyone is expecting us to.  Watch out for at least one touchdown pass for augie as we concentrate on stopping the run.

[irish21]

Cornjerkers is a classic BB!

How about the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes and Lady Shoes? Or the Sidell (Jamaica) Salt Fork Storm. Or the South Beloit Sobos or maybe the Piasa (Southwestern) Piasa Birds. 

Where and how did they come up with these nicknames

I know, I have way too much time on my hands! These Saturday IHSA playoff games are taking me out of my normal Friday night lights routine!!


http://www.ihsa.org/school/nickname.htm

[matblake]

FormerCard,
NCC indeed will be concentrating on stopping the run, it is basically all Augie does!  The question remains whether or not they can stop it or not.  Carthage did show some success at stopping the offense of the Vikings.  Other than that most teams have not been able to stop it, even though I am sure they were focused on stopping the run. Even in the loss to Central, Augie had over 300 yards rushing.  I think to most people the NCC offense would be second to none, it's their defense that is questioned.  I think if they stop the Augie offense that you will really see the people jump on the Cardinal bandwagon. 

[vikes35]

augiedogie,

I was thinking the same exact thing about Wallick. It might be easy to stop a one back offense, but what happens when you have 4 (Roe is a RB in the Wing-T)coming at you on one play and about 12 that you might have to worry about for the whole game. IF Augie gets it going early, they will be tough to stop.

Scout team:

You might want to get their even earlier than 30-45 minutes prior maybe close to an hour. The lots for the most part have been full around 12 for almost every game this year, and street parking can be risky unless you are familiar with the area. If you get there about 11:45 you might get one of the last lots spots.


GO VIKINGS!!!!

[wheaty]

Who needs to lose in other conferences for the CCIW to send two teams to the playoffs?  At this point who is probably going to fill the pool C spot that one of our CCIW teams are hoping to fill?

[augiedogie]

Wheaty:
For getting 2 teams into the playoffs depends on the winner of the Augie NCC game. If Augie wins, NCC most likely still gets the Pool C bid because they will have only 1 loss (unless NPU gets their first conference win the following week). It's less likely that either Wheaton or Augie makes it into the playoffs with 2 losses. However with Augie ranked 4th in the region and Wheaton 9th, the winner of that game could sneak into the playoffs as well. Wheaton would have less of a chance for making the playoffs because one of the losses was to IWU which hurt their QOW's index which is one of the factors that is looked at when the selection committee picks the teams.

[wheaty]

Thanks dogie.  Where do we see the regional rankings? Is that a link off the d3 main page or something?

[NCC_alum62]

I believe in our D...I think they will step up like they did last year and really focus on thier option responsibilities...I wouldn't doubt Coach Weinke bringing back the D or a variation of it that he used last year (a 5-2 scheme), but thats speculation I don't know what he will do this year.

Augie's offense is really good on the ground, but I think NCC is up to the task and will win BIG if they stop Augie's O...

In the words of John Madden...if we can score more points than they do we got a shot at winning this football game

(thats a quote or at least a comic making fun of him...you decide)

[Jim Matson]

wheaty, the funny thing is that if you want 2 teams in from the CCIW, you want Augie to win and then also beat Wheaton.  Add that to North Central defeating North Park and you have a lock.

Wheaton upsetting Augie just messes things up for everyone!

I actually think Augie will win this year just based on the teams and on odds.

[Redmen96]

As far as I am concerned the Shockers are nothing to joke about that is a fine wholesome name and something that should be practiced daily.  And excellent reference to The Holy Grail.  Now if I could only remember the air speed velocity of a swallow.  I still think NCC pulls out the conference championship.  Good for them.  It is nice to be this pumped up about your team like us REDMEN feel.

[augiedogie]

wheaty:

For awhile it was a link on the main page on the right hand side.  I'm not sure anymore where it is, but the last rankings had 3 CCIW teams in the top 10 at 1,4,9 NCC,Augie,Wheaton.

[Mr. Ypsi]

There is a board addressed to regional rankings in the general football section.

[augiedogie]

Wheaty:
Actually I think there is a glitch in the link right now. I'm trying to click on the East/North region and it keeps bringing up the South and the West. The link is right above the poll question though.

[Augie6]

I believe that tomorrow's Augie/NCC game could be very similar to the Wheaton/Augie games over the past few years; the last team to score wins.  I don't see Augie's defense being able to stop NCC's O and, despite last year's result, I don't see NCC's D shutting down the wing-t.  What I am hoping for is that the Augie D will be able to make 1 or 2 key stops when everything is on the line.  They were able to pull this off at Carthage this year, but haven't been able to do that the past few seasons when it really mattered.  Until they demonstrate that ability, they will be sitting at home come playoff time. 

Good luck to both teams.  GO AUGIE!!!

[wheaty]

how is NCC ranked higher than Mt. Union in region but not overall in top 25?