FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[TrueAugieAlum]

I thought Augie's defense played very well and the offense wasn't spectacular but did everything they needed to

Not sure you saw the same game as me!  My take on the game is that Wheaton would have handily won if they had any recievers out on the field.  The touchdowns by Augie weren't of their making, but a breakdown on Wheaton defense.

Oh, looks like at least one of the coachs follows my postings!  Did you see that they substituted the OL for an ENTIRE series - and almost SCORED!

I will repeat my mantra:
If the offensive coaches could recognize talent on the team Augustana would be 6-0 today!!
CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME WHY THE COACHES THINK THE FRESHMAN 79 DESERVES TO EVEN BE ON THE FIELD?!?!  It cannot be because the field needed fertilizer - it is artifical turf!!
Did his family give money to the school or are his parents old alum?  That is the only reason I see he would be starting!! 

I happen to follow Augies JV games, and I want to strangle JohnsEn and Brewer.  There are some BIG, and I mean BIG OL players who are as good or BETTER and should be starting on Sat, rather than what these two morons are using as their STARTERS.  If these BIG guys were on the field every Sat for Augie the team would be invinsible.  Instead, we get treated each Sat with wins that rely on either the defense or lack of disipline by the opposition.

[Jim Matson]

Augie's decision to go for it on 4th and 1 in their own territory reminds me of Wheaton's gutsy call to go for the win versus the tie 2 years ago.  How many Augie/Wheaton games have depended on one play over that past 6 years?  I can think of at least 4 games where one key play late in the game made the difference.

[ncc_cardinal_fan]

I thought Augie's defense played very well and the offense wasn't spectacular but did everything they needed to

Not sure you saw the same game as me!  My take on the game is that Wheaton would have handily won if they had any recievers out on the field.  The touchdowns by Augie weren't of their making, but a breakdown on Wheaton defense.

Oh, looks like at least one of the coachs follows my postings!  Did you see that they substituted the OL for an ENTIRE series - and almost SCORED!

I will repeat my mantra:
If the offensive coaches could recognize talent on the team Augustana would be 6-0 today!!
CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME WHY THE COACHES THINK THE FRESHMAN 79 DESERVES TO EVEN BE ON THE FIELD?!?!  It cannot be because the field needed fertilizer - it is artifical turf!!
Did his family give money to the school or are his parents old alum?  That is the only reason I see he would be starting!! 

I happen to follow Augies JV games, and I want to strangle JohnsEn and Brewer.  There are some BIG, and I mean BIG OL players who are as good or BETTER and should be starting on Sat, rather than what these two morons are using as their STARTERS.  If these BIG guys were on the field every Sat for Augie the team would be invinsible.  Instead, we get treated each Sat with wins that rely on either the defense or lack of disipline by the opposition.

Somebody's kid is not playing.... OUCH!!!!

[usee]

I thought Augie's defense played very well and the offense wasn't spectacular but did everything they needed to

Not sure you saw the same game as me!  My take on the game is that Wheaton would have handily won if they had any recievers out on the field.  The touchdowns by Augie weren't of their making, but a breakdown on Wheaton defense.

Oh, looks like at least one of the coachs follows my postings!  Did you see that they substituted the OL for an ENTIRE series - and almost SCORED!

I will repeat my mantra:
If the offensive coaches could recognize talent on the team Augustana would be 6-0 today!!
CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME WHY THE COACHES THINK THE FRESHMAN 79 DESERVES TO EVEN BE ON THE FIELD?!?!  It cannot be because the field needed fertilizer - it is artifical turf!!
Did his family give money to the school or are his parents old alum?  That is the only reason I see he would be starting!! 

I happen to follow Augies JV games, and I want to strangle JohnsEn and Brewer.  There are some BIG, and I mean BIG OL players who are as good or BETTER and should be starting on Sat, rather than what these two morons are using as their STARTERS.  If these BIG guys were on the field every Sat for Augie the team would be invinsible.  Instead, we get treated each Sat with wins that rely on either the defense or lack of disipline by the opposition.

Somebody's kid is not playing.... OUCH!!!!

that is exactly what I was thinking when I read this.

[usee]

The way I see it, the CCIW championship comes down to Augie, NCC and Wheaton. 

Wow Mugsy, more bulletin board material for Carthage The Red Men play all three over the next 4 weeks. Carthage certainly controls their own destiny.

they can put it on the bb all they want. but if anybody on this board even remotely thinks carthage is a favorite they are nuts. No one can think the team that got beat at home by elmhurst (who is 0-2 vs the contenders w 1 to play) can be the favorite to knock off the top 3 teams in the league. Carthage certainly controls their own destiny and if they run the gauntlet with their schedule they will be well deserving conference champs. I just don't see it happening given their performance to date. It's possible but I would take the other side of that bet most of the time.

[usee]

Augie's decision to go for it on 4th and 1 in their own territory reminds me of Wheaton's gutsy call to go for the win versus the tie 2 years ago.  How many Augie/Wheaton games have depended on one play over that past 6 years?  I can think of at least 4 games where one key play late in the game made the difference.

This was a gutsy call but it was also a no brainer as DanSand said. their punter was no picnic and would have been punting into a stiff wind. they had 1 yd to go and had yet to be stopped when needing that distance all day and wheaton had just scored on successive possessions. The only choice was to go for it in my mind.

good call and execution.

[usee]

It looked like Jordan Evans had pretty good coverage on the play, but the guy had a huge size advantage and just went up and made a great catch over him. I thought that Wheaton would've tried to exploit that size advantage more during the course of the game.

I agree. this was great coverage and an even more impressive catch. wheaton should have done this several more times (they did try to go deep 3 other times to fossum, chupp and #86--jordan kemper? is this basketball?)

As far as favorable spots for Augie; I was standing in the West end zone so I didn't have the best vantage point for seeing spots. But, if they were bad, it wasn't because the officials were from the Quad Cities area.

Agree again. I didn't think the officials were particularly better or worse than any CCIW game I have seen.

[redman04]

I thought Augie's defense played very well and the offense wasn't spectacular but did everything they needed to

Not sure you saw the same game as me!  My take on the game is that Wheaton would have handily won if they had any recievers out on the field.  The touchdowns by Augie weren't of their making, but a breakdown on Wheaton defense.

Oh, looks like at least one of the coachs follows my postings!  Did you see that they substituted the OL for an ENTIRE series - and almost SCORED!

I will repeat my mantra:
If the offensive coaches could recognize talent on the team Augustana would be 6-0 today!!
CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME WHY THE COACHES THINK THE FRESHMAN 79 DESERVES TO EVEN BE ON THE FIELD?!?!  It cannot be because the field needed fertilizer - it is artifical turf!!
Did his family give money to the school or are his parents old alum?  That is the only reason I see he would be starting!! 

I happen to follow Augies JV games, and I want to strangle JohnsEn and Brewer.  There are some BIG, and I mean BIG OL players who are as good or BETTER and should be starting on Sat, rather than what these two morons are using as their STARTERS.  If these BIG guys were on the field every Sat for Augie the team would be invinsible.  Instead, we get treated each Sat with wins that rely on either the defense or lack of disipline by the opposition.

Tough call here... a back up player that is riding the pine or a parent of a back up?   

[Tailgater]

they can put it on the bb all they want. but if anybody on this board even remotely thinks carthage is a favorite they are nuts.

usee:
Where on this board did anyone even remotely imply Carthage was a favorite over Augie? Carthage is certainly the underdog to Augie especially in RocK Island. Bulletin Board material is merely a tool used by some to help inspire a team to rise above their detractors and nay sayers. I suppose the Red Men could pin your comment to their board as well .

[RedmenFB44]

Tailgater -

Sorry I didn't get a chance to see you but they blocked off the parking lot when I got there so we couldn't get in. We did get in about 30 minutes before the game and we tailgated right in front where the players walk on the field. Carthage looked good (from what I saw walking in between beer tents). I did see your son that night at the bars and got a chance to talk with him for a while. I was hoping maybe you would be out as well but he said that you had left. Next time we will have to catch up.

[ncc58]

I thought Augie's defense played very well and the offense wasn't spectacular but did everything they needed to

Not sure you saw the same game as me!  My take on the game is that Wheaton would have handily won if they had any recievers out on the field.  The touchdowns by Augie weren't of their making, but a breakdown on Wheaton defense.

Oh, looks like at least one of the coachs follows my postings!  Did you see that they substituted the OL for an ENTIRE series - and almost SCORED!

I will repeat my mantra:
If the offensive coaches could recognize talent on the team Augustana would be 6-0 today!!
CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME WHY THE COACHES THINK THE FRESHMAN 79 DESERVES TO EVEN BE ON THE FIELD?!?!  It cannot be because the field needed fertilizer - it is artifical turf!!
Did his family give money to the school or are his parents old alum?  That is the only reason I see he would be starting!! 

I happen to follow Augies JV games, and I want to strangle JohnsEn and Brewer.  There are some BIG, and I mean BIG OL players who are as good or BETTER and should be starting on Sat, rather than what these two morons are using as their STARTERS.  If these BIG guys were on the field every Sat for Augie the team would be invinsible.  Instead, we get treated each Sat with wins that rely on either the defense or lack of disipline by the opposition.

Somebody's kid is not playing.... OUCH!!!!

that is exactly what I was thinking when I read this.

Pretty darn funny, because I think we went through this last week with a North Central parent ...

[RedmenFB44]

Some stats from the Carthage/North Park game:

First Downs:
Carthage - 20
North Park - 12

Total Rushing Yards (Leading Rusher):
Carthage - 250  (Mengel - 18/118, 2TD's)
North Park - 24  (West - 22/49)

Total Passing Yards (Leading passer):
Carthage - 114  (O'Boyle 7-14, 93 yds 2TD's 1INT)
North Park - 129  (Wood 11-31, 129 yds 1TD 4INT's)

Total Offense Yards:
Carthage - 364
North Park - 153

Turnovers:
Carthage - 2
North Park - 5

TOP:
Carthage - 33:54
North Park - 26:06

3rd Down Conversions:
Carthage - 5 of 13
North Park - 5 of 14

[usee]

they can put it on the bb all they want. but if anybody on this board even remotely thinks carthage is a favorite they are nuts.

usee:
Where on this board did anyone even remotely imply Carthage was a favorite over Augie? Carthage is certainly the underdog to Augie especially in RocK Island. Bulletin Board material is merely a tool used by some to help inspire a team to rise above their detractors and nay sayers. I suppose the Red Men could pin your comment to their board as well .

No one implied Carthage was the favorite. I was just heading that off at the pass

I hope they use my post as bb material. In fact, if coach Rucks sends me an email I'll post on here whatever he thinks he needs to fire his team up. it would be great if they go into RI and get the win. I actually hope carthage wins 2 of their 3 big games left 

[ncc58]

Strange afternoon in Naperville today.  Both teams offenses were non-existent in the first half with a baseball score of 6-3 at the half.  I disagree with all of those previous posts about "Not impressed with EC's and/or NC's defense etc.  because in the CCIW if you hold a team to 3 and 6 points at the half, your defense is playing well.
I thought the story of the game was the Wenger Interception.  That single play ignited the sleeping Cardinals' offense, and Elmhurst (for some reason) offense didn't respond.
If you have consistently followed the Bluejays from Week 1 to now, you will know that EC employs (and will use) all 3 of their QB's... Freund, LaFleur, and Behar.
The QB slot today was a disappointment.  For some reason they did not look comfortable in the pocket, on their runs, 2 of their interceptions were balls that should never have been thrown, etc.  I don't give credit to NC's defense, as much as pointing the finger at ourselves as lack of execution.
I was not impressed with Kniss today.  I thought the game was won today by Studemann and Sulo on offense.

Jaybird, you spent a good part of last week boasting how the Elmhurst Defensive Line was going to dominate the game. Well, they didn't. You need to show a little respect for the North Central Offensive Line. Studemann and Sulo were big factors in the game. Sulo averaged 5.9 yards on 16 carries because the NCC OL controlled the Elmhurst DL. A lot of what your talk about  the EC DL just wasn't true.

And for some reason, the Elmhurst QBs did not look comfortable ... Maybe part of the reason for that was the pressure that the NCC Defensive Line was applying. No, I'm sure you won't agree with that. I'm sure the pressure on the QB had nothing to do with the 4 interceptions thrown by Freund-LaFleur. Don't be impressed by the NCC defense. Don't give them credit. Next time you come to NCC, it will be 21 years since you've won there.

[TrueAugieAlum]

I thought Augie's defense played very well and the offense wasn't spectacular but did everything they needed to

Not sure you saw the same game as me!  My take on the game is that Wheaton would have handily won if they had any recievers out on the field.  The touchdowns by Augie weren't of their making, but a breakdown on Wheaton defense.

Oh, looks like at least one of the coachs follows my postings!  Did you see that they substituted the OL for an ENTIRE series - and almost SCORED!

I will repeat my mantra:
If the offensive coaches could recognize talent on the team Augustana would be 6-0 today!!
CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME WHY THE COACHES THINK THE FRESHMAN 79 DESERVES TO EVEN BE ON THE FIELD?!?!  It cannot be because the field needed fertilizer - it is artifical turf!!
Did his family give money to the school or are his parents old alum?  That is the only reason I see he would be starting!! 

I happen to follow Augies JV games, and I want to strangle JohnsEn and Brewer.  There are some BIG, and I mean BIG OL players who are as good or BETTER and should be starting on Sat, rather than what these two morons are using as their STARTERS.  If these BIG guys were on the field every Sat for Augie the team would be invinsible.  Instead, we get treated each Sat with wins that rely on either the defense or lack of disipline by the opposition.

Somebody's kid is not playing.... OUCH!!!!

that is exactly what I was thinking when I read this.

Pretty darn funny, because I think we went through this last week with a North Central parent ...

Actually, a true augie fan who would like to see the team return to glory! 
First, I have been following Augie for a number of years!!  I remember when the team was
unbeatable.   Not winning conference by default.
Second, if comments from the stands count for anything, everyone around me shared the opinions that offense is not being run correctly.
Third, your comments are indicative of the complacency that has become Augie football.   Don't look at the true problem which is that the offense is coached ineffectively and that they are not winning on offense, but winning from strength of defense or opposition mistakes!
I for one am sick of hearing about the teams of the past!  How about coaching to bring back a National Championship!!