FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[CardinalAlum]

 
Please name the 'good' coaches you've seen give up on North Park.  I've seen every North Park coach since 1965 and the only two good ones who resigned were Norm Rathje after the 1968 season (when they raised his salary and then raised his rent even more at the same time) and Tim Rucks, who took his dream job at Carthage.  Most of the others were asked to leave or were good riddance.  Whom do you mean?

MW

Are you forgetting the infamous Ron Ellett?     My 4 football seasons at NCC(86-89) saw us face the worst of the North Park coaches of that era.  I have never seen a worse team than the 1987 North Park team.  Who needed a bye week, we had the NP vikings! 

[CardinalAlum]

DHF,

Wow!!  4000 posts?    And I thought I had a little free time on my hands! 

[wheels81]

My picks

Wheaton over Millikin despite on road and mr wallick
Elmhurst under Carthage bluejays get plucked
(oh that's right no more feathers for CC) maybe not so bad
a loss but one nonetheless
Augustana over IWU- I just can't believe the rural vikings will loose at home
North Centra over North Park. Urban vikings have no chance

[mr_b]

My 4 football seasons at NCC(86-89) saw us face the worst of the North Park coaches of that era.  I have never seen a worse team than the 1987 North Park team.  Who needed a bye week, we had the NP vikings! 

Ouch.  I'll have to check the archives for the 1987 stats.

[RedmenFB44]

79 Jaybird.....I got no stats to shoot at ya.....I just got this gut feeling that come saturday EC gets the W and if I'm wrong......oh well

Sounds like someone is using a crystal ball 

Tell me who is going to win the Super Bowl please so I can put my life savings (which isn't much) on that team 

[NCC_alum62]

I must say that the NP games I played at NCC (01-05) were some of the most fun.  They always got up for us and that was always a challenge my first couple years because no one got up for us in DeGeorge's last year and Thorn's first.  We beat them every year, but I remember some great contests.

They have the new athletic complex, but do they have a new weight-room, training room, dormitories??  I like the field, but its not the only thing that recruits a player.  I would say they have the location and ability to recruit the best the city has to offer as far as D-III goes.

Lets not forget there have been some real gems out of the city of chicago (including a certain Steve Holden) who can really contribute.

The problem I see with NPU is a lack of focus and committment.  rotating coaches and players who I dont remember year in and year out for more than a year or two.

[RedmenFB44]

Monday Night Game is fixed!

Sorry I needed to get that off my chest

[FatalImpact]

79 Jaybird.....I got no stats to shoot at ya.....I just got this gut feeling that come saturday EC gets the W and if I'm wrong......oh well

Sounds like someone is using a crystal ball 

Tell me who is going to win the Super Bowl please so I can put my life savings (which isn't much) on that team 

Alright....Alright.....The way I see it Carthage is not as dominant as they were on the playoff run......I feel as though Elmhurst is getting better where as Carthage is not IMO.....Apparently I struck a nerve Redmenfb44...Well see..Sorry if you see it different

[RedmenFB44]

Im just playin with you FatalImpact just a little fun. It will be a good fought game this weekend

[Gotberg]

The brand new Helwig Rec Center contains the new weight room.  If you look at Image 2 within the link (middle row - left picture) it shows the new room prior to the equipment being installed.

http://northpark.edu/campusdevelopment/present/recreation/september_wk15/

I was told by multiple people this past weekend that the equipment is the same type that was just purchased for the Kansas State Football team.

Hopefully NPU updates their site with more recent pictures shortly.

[FatalImpact]

Agreed
Till Saturday

[mr_b]

They have the new athletic complex, but do they have a new weight-room, training room, dormitories??

The Helwig Rec Center is first-class, NCC_alum, with three floors full of all sorts of weight machines, stationary bikes, treadmills, and a great weight room.  As for living space, there have been some serious upgrades in the form of nearby apartments.  Even old Burgh Hall has had some renovation of its bathrooms.

The problem I see with NPU is a lack of focus and committment.  rotating coaches and players who I dont remember year in and year out for more than a year or two.

The problem I've seen has been retention of players -- take a look at the rosters over the years and you see few seniors, at least those that have logged four years.  I see that changing over the next few years due to the improved coaching staff and improved facilities.  This should eventually translate into some wins and, hopefully soon, winning seasons.

[diehardfan]

They have the new athletic complex, but do they have a new weight-room, training room, dormitories?? 

I don't know about dorms, but just last week they dedicated a new rec/training center which supposedly has an amazing new weight room, and they have an indoor turf field for use of multiple sports teams to practice on.

DHF,
Wow!!  4000 posts?    And I thought I had a little free time on my hands! 

I inherited almost two thousand when we switched over. I'm a two sport person, and I'm the fan of one conference, while living in another... so that contributes to the post total a lot. And yes, lets face it, I'm addicted to Wheaton sports.... but who wouldn't be when you're this good?   

[diehardfan]

Gotta love how everyone in the entire world jumped on that NPU question about weight rooms. 

[mr_b]

Gotta love how everyone in the entire world jumped on that NPU question about weight rooms. 

The weight rooms are that good!