FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Not My Nachos]

Hi all!  I think I've posted only twice before.  I was informed about these IWU posts.  Joe is my son.

Joe is good kid that is changing schools because IWU offers a great program in his field of study.  Monmouth is a GREAT School with some of the finest people you could ever be around.  The Head Coach, Chad Braun, is one of the best Coaches in D3 football and someone I would trust with my son anytime.  Like Coach Eash, a 100% Class Act!

IWU is providing my son an opportunity to get a great education and an opportunity to compete on the field.  Its not fair to the other kids to anoint him anything more than a teammate.  One way or another, he will help improve upon an already great product by simply competing.  Joe is a very young Freshman who needs a home, and hopefully has found it at IWU.  He's been given an opportunity, and that's where this stands.  Blue Jays comments about his history are pretty much correct.  With that, playing High School ball in the West Suburban Silver is a good training ground to someday play in the CCIW.  I love that brand of football!  Joe is excited to be a part of IWU and I can promise you his work ethic is as good as you will find.  Replacing Brandon Bauer is impossible.  Joe isn't Bauer, Rutter or Bishop (Like that name drop CCIW PEEPS).  He's a young frosh, who's very intelligent and is a heck of an athlete.

What is fact is the CCIW is one of the best Conferences around, if not the best.  Look at the incredible Coaches that lead these programs...Coach Eash is the "Legend".  Elmhurst (for BlueJay I'm assuming) got a good one as well.  Look at Augie now (former Monmouth staff)....but the meat and potato's this year are NCC and Wheaton.  They have validated that the CCIW is the best and will re-validate when they meet in Houston.  Sorry I left out the other CCIW programs, but none of em are poorly coached and all of em have a great deal of talent.

Last....Wheaton and NCC....please go stomp the crap out of the remaining teams from all over this country.  An early congrats on both your 3rd round victories.  I'll flip a coin Saturday Morning and go to that game.

[New Tradition]

Welcome to the board and the CCIW! Very much looking forward to watching your boy's career, but

Coach Eash, a 100% Class Act!

You have much to learn, young grasshopper.

[Not My Nachos]

Welcome to the board and the CCIW! Very much looking forward to watching your boy's career, but

Coach Eash, a 100% Class Act!

You have much to learn, young grasshopper.

Thank you Mr. Miyagi....is that a NCC helmet?  I might be a little more wise than you know..and I'm still all about NCC and Wheaton this weekend.

Let's just leave it at "Wax-On"...deal?

Good luck and thanks again!

[79jaybird]

Coach Esch is a legend?  While I'll give props to Normy for being a long tenured,  solid coach with some great achievements, I wouldn't put him in this legends class-

READE
CHROUSER
KELLER
LARSON

[Toby Taff]

Predictions this weekend:

#2 Mary Hardin-Baylor 38, #7 UW-Whiterwater 31

#3 Wheaton 41, #8 St. John's 38

#4 Muhlenberg 30, #6 Salisbury 23

#5 North Central 45, #9 Delaware Valley 23

Setting up another Wheaton trip to Texas, and a North Central trip () to Pennsylvania. Just assuming NCC travels in this one.

This made me curious so I had to look and see the last time a team scored 30 on UMHB. It was in 2013. It has also been over 2 years since a team has scored 20, so the 31 for UWW might be ambitious.

[Gregory Sager]

Like Coach Eash, a 100% Class Act!

[mdrem7]

Predictions this weekend:

#2 Mary Hardin-Baylor 38, #7 UW-Whiterwater 31

#3 Wheaton 41, #8 St. John's 38

#4 Muhlenberg 30, #6 Salisbury 23

#5 North Central 45, #9 Delaware Valley 23

Setting up another Wheaton trip to Texas, and a North Central trip () to Pennsylvania. Just assuming NCC travels in this one.

This made me curious so I had to look and see the last time a team scored 30 on UMHB. It was in 2013. It has also been over 2 years since a team has scored 20, so the 31 for UWW might be ambitious.

Personally an advocate of "go big or go home". Gimme the points!

[HScoach]

Predictions this weekend:

#2 Mary Hardin-Baylor 38, #7 UW-Whiterwater 31

#3 Wheaton 41, #8 St. John's 38

#4 Muhlenberg 30, #6 Salisbury 23

#5 North Central 45, #9 Delaware Valley 23

Setting up another Wheaton trip to Texas, and a North Central trip () to Pennsylvania. Just assuming NCC travels in this one.

This made me curious so I had to look and see the last time a team scored 30 on UMHB. It was in 2013. It has also been over 2 years since a team has scored 20, so the 31 for UWW might be ambitious.

I agree.  MHB might not be the cleanest,  most precise offense in D3 but the one thing they can do is play defense.   I'd be shocked if UWW  scores near that.  Unless something crazy occurs like kickoffs going backwards, I would expect 20 points to be enough for the win.

[New Tradition]

Like Coach Eash, a 100% Class Act!

Good thing I don't like coffee or I'd have spit it all over my keyboard!

[tf37]

AFCA All American Team is out https://www.afca.com/st-johns-jackson-erdmann-and-lake-forests-jordan-mcinerney-headline-the-2019-afca-division-iii-coaches-all-america-teams/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=WeAreAFCA&utm_content=St.%20John%27s%20Jackson%20Erdmann%20And%20Lake%20Forest%27s%20Jordan%20McInerney%20Headline%20The%202019%20AFCA%20Division%20III%20Coaches%27%20All-America%20Teams

Kamienski and McRae - 1st Team
Rutter and Clarke - 2nd Team

[tf37]

AFCA All American Team is out https://www.afca.com/st-johns-jackson-erdmann-and-lake-forests-jordan-mcinerney-headline-the-2019-afca-division-iii-coaches-all-america-teams/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=WeAreAFCA&utm_content=St.%20John%27s%20Jackson%20Erdmann%20And%20Lake%20Forest%27s%20Jordan%20McInerney%20Headline%20The%202019%20AFCA%20Division%20III%20Coaches%27%20All-America%20Teams

Kamienski and McRae - 1st Team
Rutter and Clarke - 2nd Team

With a quick scan, I believe NCC is the only school with three members.  Congrats to all of them.

[emma17]

As I said, my predictions could well be as close to accurate as we are to the moon.
Here are the major factors that invaded my brain and influenced my NC/DV prediction.

1. DV has to travel some 800 miles. I believe that takes a toll. Even on well conditioned young guys. +3 points to NCC for home field advantage. Also, I sense that with that many miles involved, DV won't have a very large contingent of supportive fans.

2. The Cards are "hot" right now with a ton of mo propelling them.

3. QB may be the most important and game influencing position in all sports and NC has Broc Rutter.

4. If the NC staff was able to formulate a winning game plan vs MU, I sense they can do it vs. DV.

Regarding reason #4, with a score of 59-52, I think it can be debated whether any staff put together a winning game plan, at least defensively. Offensively, it was let the horses run.

Only 14 points in the second half, though. Clearly not a winning defensive game plan to start the game, but an adjustment was made.

I think Pat makes an excellent point.
Often times the best game plans are those that evolve on the fly during the course of a game, changing and adapting to counter the opponent's (often previously unanticipated) moves. I believe an excellent example occurred when NCC called time before MU's last pass play. The coaching staff presented a plan that resulted both in pressuring the MU QB, and tightly covering the receivers to the point of intercepting the hurried heave.

So I understand your point. At the time out the NCC staff told the defensive players to rush the passer and cover the receivers tightly?

Not trying to mock you, it's just some of this "adjustment" stuff gets way overblown. I'm rewatching the game, NCC was rushing four many/most of the plays in the first half. They did take out the big fireplug D lineman, which certainly made them quicker to the QB- I give them credit but that's hardly an example of an adjustment. No doubt they put more emphasis on safety help over Hill, but come on, who here on this board wasn't screaming at the TV in the first half when Hill was running free? MT still hit big plays in the second half. Without true game film to see, I'm leaning more toward a failure by Mt, especially MT's very experienced QB, to simply make plays when they needed to. The QB dropping the ball unforced was not caused by an adjustment. MT not throwing to the RB or running the ball to keep the four D linemen honest wasn't a defensive adjustment.

I'm just struggling to find any real examples of how defensive adjustments in the second half were the reason NCC won. I'm more of the opinion Rutter made more necessary plays than Fulford.

[SpartanHouse]

Just to play devils advocate here. If the kid is leaving Monmouth for IWU because of his major....wouldn't he have known this 6 months ago when he made his college decision? 4 months into his college career and he leaves because the school doesn't have his major? Seems off...

[Mr. Ypsi]

Just to play devils advocate here. If the kid is leaving Monmouth for IWU because of his major....wouldn't he have known this 6 months ago when he made his college decision? 4 months into his college career and he leaves because the school doesn't have his major? Seems off...

Many, many (perhaps even most) students change their interests/majors at least once during their time in college.

[CardinalAlum]

Like Coach Eash, a 100% Class Act!

Haha!  Perfect!  Well done, GS!