FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[ncc58]

FINAL SCORE:

NCC----53
AUGIE-14

Pretty much total domination by the Cardinals today as expected with the game really over by halftime with NCC up 40-7.

* NCC clinches the outright CCIW championship.
* Third 10-0 regular season record in program history.
* Presumptive CCIW POY Spencer Stanek completes a typical 75% of his passes today (15 of 20) for 4 TDs, including setting an all-time single season record for TD passes with 32. Equally as impressive as the 32 TDs is his total of ONE INT. 
* Nick Dace with 4 FGs-also a NCC single game record
* Peter Sorenson with his 12th TD catch of the season and Chad O'Kane with his 6th and 7th.
* Backup RB Denzel Thompson with 5 carries for a game high 82 yards---a 16.5 average!
* NCC defense led by LB Nick Slezak with 8 tackles. A good case for defensive POY can be made for either Slezak or Cardinal DB Shane Dierking.
* Series of the day---Augie with a TD with only 24 seconds left in the half. NCC's Jordan Dean returns the KO 84 yards to the Augie 4. On the 2nd play with NO time left on the clock, Ryan Szudarski hauls in a 4 yard TD pass from Spencer Stanek.
* Impressive game by AC RB Eric Chandler with 24 rushes for 116b yards. Also caught a 14 yd pass.
* For fiture improvement Augie definitely needs to upgrade, among other things, its passing game and receiving corps. They are too one-sided and thus easily defensible.
* Of all the visiting teams this year at BW Stadium, the Augie contingent was probably the most impressive. It was a crumby day--very windy and damp and a little rain, its a 3 hour drive from Rock Island, and a loss was anticipate by most people other than Augie fans. Yet, probably the most visiting fans of the season turned out, and they were very enthusiastic and vocal in their support of the western Vikings.

You forgot Nick Slezak's TD on the fumble recovery.

You easily could have said that the game was over in 4 1/2 minutes when it was already 20-0.

Now, one thing I don't understand. North Central has come out fast in every game, scoring most of their points in the first and second quarters. You really need to slow them down. Augie wins the coin toss and DEFERs. That, I don't get. NCC never defers, loves to start the game on offense. Augie ran 4 plays and was down 3 scores.

[mr_b]

Embarrassed to be a Wheaton alum today for the first time in a long time.  Though one play does not a classless program make, Wheaton was flat out wrong for what happened at end of the game at NPU.  Apologies from this poster to NPU fans.

Anyone?

Sager knows but he ain't tellin'!!

Greg will be broadcasting the men's basketball game tonight.  That'll be his fourth webcast in two days -- yesterday's women's BB game vs. Westminster, the other women's game that followed, today's football webcast and tonight's hoops opener.  I'm sure he'll have something to say about the way this one ended.

[Mugsy]

Ouch.  32 yard TD pass with 26 seconds left.  Irony that it was to a Sr. TE who goes to my church - Glen Ellyn Covenant Church.

I'd be really surprised if that was a call from the sideline.

[Kovo]

FINAL SCORE:

NCC----53
AUGIE-14

Pretty much total domination by the Cardinals today as expected with the game really over by halftime with NCC up 40-7.

* NCC clinches the outright CCIW championship.
* Third 10-0 regular season record in program history.
* Presumptive CCIW POY Spencer Stanek completes a typical 75% of his passes today (15 of 20) for 4 TDs, including setting an all-time single season record for TD passes with 32. Equally as impressive as the 32 TDs is his total of ONE INT. 
* Nick Dace with 4 FGs-also a NCC single game record
* Peter Sorenson with his 12th TD catch of the season and Chad O'Kane with his 6th and 7th.
* Backup RB Denzel Thompson with 5 carries for a game high 82 yards---a 16.5 average!
* NCC defense led by LB Nick Slezak with 8 tackles. A good case for defensive POY can be made for either Slezak or Cardinal DB Shane Dierking.
* Series of the day---Augie with a TD with only 24 seconds left in the half. NCC's Jordan Dean returns the KO 84 yards to the Augie 4. On the 2nd play with NO time left on the clock, Ryan Szudarski hauls in a 4 yard TD pass from Spencer Stanek.
* Impressive game by AC RB Eric Chandler with 24 rushes for 116b yards. Also caught a 14 yd pass.
* For fiture improvement Augie definitely needs to upgrade, among other things, its passing game and receiving corps. They are too one-sided and thus easily defensible.
* Of all the visiting teams this year at BW Stadium, the Augie contingent was probably the most impressive. It was a crumby day--very windy and damp and a little rain, its a 3 hour drive from Rock Island, and a loss was anticipate by most people other than Augie fans. Yet, probably the most visiting fans of the season turned out, and they were very enthusiastic and vocal in their support of the western Vikings.

You forgot Nick Slezak's TD on the fumble recovery.

You easily could have said that the game was over in 4 1/2 minutes when it was already 20-0.

Now, one thing I don't understand. North Central has come out fast in every game, scoring most of their points in the first and second quarters. You really need to slow them down. Augie wins the coin toss and DEFERs. That, I don't get. NCC never defers, loves to start the game on offense. Augie ran 4 plays and was down 3 scores.

Congrats to Coach Thorne who tied J.R Bishop for 7th on the CCIW all time wins list at 70.  Having played against Coach Bishop this is extra special for me, as it illustrates the greatness of Coach Thorne.  When I played it was against Larsen (IWU), Bishop (Wheaton), Keller (Carthage), Reade (Augie), and Beck (Elmhurst).  All really well coached teams---not many easy wins.  But, I'm going out on a limb to say with Thorne, Swider, Eash (and maybe Conway---the jury has yet to reach a verdict) the coaching in the league may be better than the 80s.

On to the playoffs!

[Kovo]

FINAL SCORE:

NCC----53
AUGIE-14

Pretty much total domination by the Cardinals today as expected with the game really over by halftime with NCC up 40-7.

* NCC clinches the outright CCIW championship.
* Third 10-0 regular season record in program history.
* Presumptive CCIW POY Spencer Stanek completes a typical 75% of his passes today (15 of 20) for 4 TDs, including setting an all-time single season record for TD passes with 32. Equally as impressive as the 32 TDs is his total of ONE INT. 
* Nick Dace with 4 FGs-also a NCC single game record
* Peter Sorenson with his 12th TD catch of the season and Chad O'Kane with his 6th and 7th.
* Backup RB Denzel Thompson with 5 carries for a game high 82 yards---a 16.5 average!
* NCC defense led by LB Nick Slezak with 8 tackles. A good case for defensive POY can be made for either Slezak or Cardinal DB Shane Dierking.
* Series of the day---Augie with a TD with only 24 seconds left in the half. NCC's Jordan Dean returns the KO 84 yards to the Augie 4. On the 2nd play with NO time left on the clock, Ryan Szudarski hauls in a 4 yard TD pass from Spencer Stanek.
* Impressive game by AC RB Eric Chandler with 24 rushes for 116b yards. Also caught a 14 yd pass.
* For fiture improvement Augie definitely needs to upgrade, among other things, its passing game and receiving corps. They are too one-sided and thus easily defensible.
* Of all the visiting teams this year at BW Stadium, the Augie contingent was probably the most impressive. It was a crumby day--very windy and damp and a little rain, its a 3 hour drive from Rock Island, and a loss was anticipate by most people other than Augie fans. Yet, probably the most visiting fans of the season turned out, and they were very enthusiastic and vocal in their support of the western Vikings.

You forgot Nick Slezak's TD on the fumble recovery.

You easily could have said that the game was over in 4 1/2 minutes when it was already 20-0.

Now, one thing I don't understand. North Central has come out fast in every game, scoring most of their points in the first and second quarters. You really need to slow them down. Augie wins the coin toss and DEFERs. That, I don't get. NCC never defers, loves to start the game on offense. Augie ran 4 plays and was down 3 scores.

Congrats to Coach Thorne who tied J.R Bishop for 7th on the CCIW all time wins list at 70.  Having played against Coach Bishop this is extra special for me, as it illustrates the greatness of Coach Thorne.  When I played it was against Larsen (IWU), Bishop (Wheaton), Keller (Carthage), Reade (Augie), and Beck (Elmhurst).  All really well coached teams---not many easy wins.  But, I'm going out on a limb to say with Thorne, Swider, Eash (and maybe Conway---the jury has yet to reach a verdict) the coaching in the league may be better than the 80s.

On to the playoffs!

I forgot Poelker at Millikin (sorry to all you guys out there dressed in blue drinking your celebratory fare).  How could I forget?!  I almost went there!!

[shepherd]

As a Wheaton fan that is not something I support.  The description of coach Swider after the play was that he was not happy with the play and walked over to talk  with the offensive coordinator. 
As a Wheaton fan for whatever its worth I would like to say I'm sorry and its not an action I support.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Re: the final Wheaton TD today.  If Roberts had done it, I would consider it utterly scandalous.  Since it was by a back-up QB, I think it is embarassing, but falls way short of scandalous.

And EVEN if it had been Roberts, it would fall far short of Woody Hayes calling for a 2-point conversion leading 48-14 in the waning moments of the 1968 OSU/UM game (which resulted in Bo Schembechler coming to UM and beating the 1969 Buckeyes ('the best team I ever coached', according to Woody) 24-12, or John Heisman (I've lobbied for years to get the trophy named for someone more worthy) blasting a totally out-manned team 216-0.

[Kovo]

Re: the final Wheaton TD today.  If Roberts had done it, I would consider it utterly scandalous.  Since it was by a back-up QB, I think it is embarassing, but falls way short of scandalous.

And EVEN if it had been Roberts, it would fall far short of Woody Hayes calling for a 2-point conversion leading 48-14 in the waning moments of the 1968 OSU/UM game (which resulted in Bo Schembechler coming to UM and beating the 1969 Buckeyes ('the best team I ever coached', according to Woody) 24-12, or John Heisman (I've lobbied for years to get the trophy named for someone more worthy) blasting a totally out-manned team 216-0.

And when asked why he went for two, Woody replied "because I couldn't go for three."

[Mr. Ypsi]

Re: the final Wheaton TD today.  If Roberts had done it, I would consider it utterly scandalous.  Since it was by a back-up QB, I think it is embarassing, but falls way short of scandalous.

And EVEN if it had been Roberts, it would fall far short of Woody Hayes calling for a 2-point conversion leading 48-14 in the waning moments of the 1968 OSU/UM game (which resulted in Bo Schembechler coming to UM and beating the 1969 Buckeyes ('the best team I ever coached', according to Woody) 24-12, or John Heisman (I've lobbied for years to get the trophy named for someone more worthy) blasting a totally out-manned team 216-0.

And when asked why he went for two, Woody replied "because I couldn't go for three."

Yeah, I know.  But at least that was kind of funny!

[Kovo]

Re: the final Wheaton TD today.  If Roberts had done it, I would consider it utterly scandalous.  Since it was by a back-up QB, I think it is embarassing, but falls way short of scandalous.

And EVEN if it had been Roberts, it would fall far short of Woody Hayes calling for a 2-point conversion leading 48-14 in the waning moments of the 1968 OSU/UM game (which resulted in Bo Schembechler coming to UM and beating the 1969 Buckeyes ('the best team I ever coached', according to Woody) 24-12, or John Heisman (I've lobbied for years to get the trophy named for someone more worthy) blasting a totally out-manned team 216-0.

And when asked why he went for two, Woody replied "because I couldn't go for three."

Yeah, I know.  But at least that was kind of funny!

Yes Woody was old school---but so am I.  So those "naughty" Crusaders ran a football play that scored late in the game so that some senior ended his career with a TD, and a memory of a lifetime.  BAD BAD Boys!!!  For some reason I'm not offended----as much as I would like to sit here and rip Wheaton. 

[Stagg Again!!]

So, North Central gets treated like a #3 Seed in the latest d3football.com projection just released as it gets to host #6 Franklin (again)!!!  This would be a surprising outcome for a team that went undefeated in both the CCIW and WIAC.

[USee]

Why?

[bleedpurple]

So, North Central gets treated like a #3 Seed in the latest d3football.com projection just released as it gets to host #6 Franklin (again)!!!  This would be a surprising outcome for a team that went undefeated in both the CCIW and WIAC.

I personally think NCC is worthy of a two seed. But I have seen before this whole "undefeated in the WIAC" thing. It's a true statement, but a little misleading considering the three teams NCC beat were all sub-500 WIAC teams. I know the WIAC has a great reputation, but c'mon, if NCC is at a point to be considered for a #1 or #2 seed, those aren't the kind of wins to trumpet in making your case. It's a good non-conference schedule that undoubtedly prepared NCC well for the conference slate, but not a schedule that is a "difference-maker" for a 1 or 2 seed.

[ncc_fan]

So, North Central gets treated like a #3 Seed in the latest d3football.com projection just released as it gets to host #6 Franklin (again)!!!  This would be a surprising outcome for a team that went undefeated in both the CCIW and WIAC.

Not surprising given the NCAA's 500-mile rule.  And not as bad as the treatment given to undefeated Linfield and one-loss PLU.

[ncc_fan]

And I think Maryville has to go into the North/UWW pod.  They're more than 500 miles from ANY of the top 4 teams in the South or East.