FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[ncc58]

Benedetti-Wehrli stadium is located on a river, and that river has flooded - resulting in the reconstruction of the stands (which saddened me since I spent many hours working on the construction of the former press box).

Not to nitpick, but North Park is located on a river as well ... although NPU's river (the North Branch of the Chicago River) is pretty shabby when compared to the mighty Father of Waters that rolls through the Quad Cities. On the other hand, the North Branch is potent enough to have deluged North Park's south campus beneath a flood two autumns ago, whereas I don't think that the Mississippi River has ever swamped the Augustana campus.

[CardinalAlum]

Benedetti-Wehrli stadium is located on a river, and that river has flooded - resulting in the reconstruction of the stands (which saddened me since I spent many hours working on the construction of the former press box).

Not to nitpick, but North Park is located on a river as well ... although NPU's river (the North Branch of the Chicago River) is pretty shabby when compared to the mighty Father of Waters that rolls through the Quad Cities. On the other hand, the North Branch is potent enough to have deluged North Park's south campus beneath a flood two autumns ago, whereas I don't think that the Mississippi River has ever swamped the Augustana campus.

No sadness here at all!!  Without that flood, it would have been a lot more difficult to build one of the best D3 football facilities that I have seen in person!  The old wooden bleachers were awful, the lights were not bright enough and the press box was one giant cinder block.  Good riddance!

[matblake]

my spreads for this weeks games:

IWU (+21) @ NCC
Elmhurst (-16.5) @ Millikin
Carthage (+17.5) @ Wheaton
Augie (-41.5) @ NPU

I'm surprised at the spread in the battle of the Blue.  I really thought that game would be a tossup.   I think Wheaton pounds Carthage.   I just wasn't impressed with the O and D lines of Carthage.

Just put some on Millikin, that will change the line 

[matblake]

Not to nitpick, but North Park is located on a river as well ... Lake Michigan is a little less than three miles east of the NPU campus.

Thank you, Church Lady.  May I have another?   

[CardinalAlum]

my spreads for this weeks games:

IWU (+21) @ NCC
Elmhurst (-16.5) @ Millikin
Carthage (+17.5) @ Wheaton
Augie (-41.5) @ NPU

I'm surprised at the spread in the battle of the Blue.  I really thought that game would be a tossup.   I think Wheaton pounds Carthage.   I just wasn't impressed with the O and D lines of Carthage.

Just put some on Millikin, that will change the line 

  Yeah, I will jump all over that!!

[wheels81]

Is a medieval Scandinavian sea raider tougher than himself?

Is an eastern based medieval Scandinavian sea raider tougher than a western based medieval Scandinavian sea raider?  Is a river based sea raider tougher than a large body of freshwater based sea raider?  

Not to nitpick, but North Park is located on a river as well ... although NPU's river (the North Branch of the Chicago River) is pretty shabby when compared to the mighty Father of Waters that rolls through the Quad Cities. On the other hand, the North Branch is potent enough to have deluged North Park's south campus beneath a flood two autumns ago, whereas I don't think that the Mississippi River has ever swamped the Augustana campus.

NPU's riparian environment is augmented as well by a canal, the North Shore Channel, which runs behind the stands of the Holmgren Athletic Complex on its way to its Lake Michigan estuary next to the Ba'hai Temple in Wilmette. The North Shore Channel is the body of water that the NPU rowing team uses for practice and for its home meet. It converges with the North Branch just behind the NPU baseball team's batting cages. Over the years the NPU athletic department has lost a small fortune in baseballs and soccer balls that have been batted or booted into both the river and the canal.

Lake Michigan is a little less than three miles east of the NPU campus.

Do we get geography credit for reading this post?

[usee]

No, but you get an attendance sticker for your first post in a month and only the second post in 5 months!

[usee]

Top 25 Fan poll has been released. I beleive there are at least a couple of CCIW regulars on the voting board:

you can comment and view here:

http://www.d3boards.com/index.php?topic=7065.msg1243458#new

[ncc58]

Yikes! I didn't realize that USee was taking attendance.

No, but you get an attendance sticker for your first post in a month and only the second post in 5 months!

[Mugsy]

Is a medieval Scandinavian sea raider tougher than himself?

Is an eastern based medieval Scandinavian sea raider tougher than a western based medieval Scandinavian sea raider?  Is a river based sea raider tougher than a large body of freshwater based sea raider?  

Not to nitpick, but North Park is located on a river as well ... although NPU's river (the North Branch of the Chicago River) is pretty shabby when compared to the mighty Father of Waters that rolls through the Quad Cities. On the other hand, the North Branch is potent enough to have deluged North Park's south campus beneath a flood two autumns ago, whereas I don't think that the Mississippi River has ever swamped the Augustana campus.

NPU's riparian environment is augmented as well by a canal, the North Shore Channel, which runs behind the stands of the Holmgren Athletic Complex on its way to its Lake Michigan estuary next to the Ba'hai Temple in Wilmette. The North Shore Channel is the body of water that the NPU rowing team uses for practice and for its home meet. It converges with the North Branch just behind the NPU baseball team's batting cages. Over the years the NPU athletic department has lost a small fortune in baseballs and soccer balls that have been batted or booted into both the river and the canal.

Lake Michigan is a little less than three miles east of the NPU campus.

Do we get geography credit for reading this post?

41.9750317, -87.7092245

[Gregory Sager]

Not to nitpick, but North Park is located on a river as well ... Lake Michigan is a little less than three miles east of the NPU campus.

Thank you, Church Lady.  May I have another?   

That was quite a clever comment, Matthew. We like ourselves, don't we? And what is it that's prompting you to make these clever comments all of the time? Could it be ... Satan?

No, but you get an attendance sticker for your first post in a month and only the second post in 5 months!

Zing! No need for me to bust Bully's chops, I see. The sheriff's got it all taken care of.

Is a medieval Scandinavian sea raider tougher than himself?

Is an eastern based medieval Scandinavian sea raider tougher than a western based medieval Scandinavian sea raider?  Is a river based sea raider tougher than a large body of freshwater based sea raider? 

Not to nitpick, but North Park is located on a river as well ... although NPU's river (the North Branch of the Chicago River) is pretty shabby when compared to the mighty Father of Waters that rolls through the Quad Cities. On the other hand, the North Branch is potent enough to have deluged North Park's south campus beneath a flood two autumns ago, whereas I don't think that the Mississippi River has ever swamped the Augustana campus.

NPU's riparian environment is augmented as well by a canal, the North Shore Channel, which runs behind the stands of the Holmgren Athletic Complex on its way to its Lake Michigan estuary next to the Ba'hai Temple in Wilmette. The North Shore Channel is the body of water that the NPU rowing team uses for practice and for its home meet. It converges with the North Branch just behind the NPU baseball team's batting cages. Over the years the NPU athletic department has lost a small fortune in baseballs and soccer balls that have been batted or booted into both the river and the canal.

Lake Michigan is a little less than three miles east of the NPU campus.

Do we get geography credit for reading this post?

41.9750317, -87.7092245

Use of Google Maps will not be permitted on the final exam.

[sflzman]

D3 Top 25 Fan Poll Released

Team       
1. UW-Whitewater (16)   400
2. Mount Union                381
3. Wesley                        361
4. St. Thomas                  346
5. North Central               332
6. Mary Hardin-Baylor      328
7. Delaware Valley           262
8. Wittenberg                  261
9. Hardin-Simmons           252
10. Ohio Northern            240
11. Linfield                       218
12. Thomas More             216
13. Wartburg                   213
14. Wheaton                   187
15. Montclair St.              183
16. Trine                          171
17. St. John Fisher           164
18. Bethel                        136
19. Coe                            123
20. Central                       99
21. Pacific Lutheran          88
22. Hampden-Sydney       85
23. Cal Lutheran              46
24. Ursinas                       36
25. Case Western            17


Also Receiving Votes:
Wabash (15), Franklin (12), Rowan (12), Willamette (12), Illinois Wesleyan (6), Cortland State (6), Augustana (5), Depauw (4)

www.uwwfootball.blogspot.com

[ncc58]

SunTimes highlights IWU-NCC game this weekend

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/2822172,CST-SPT-small21.article

[Mr. Flynn]

SunTimes highlights IWU-NCC game this weekend

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/colleges/2822172,CST-SPT-small21.article

You would think the article would sound more like this instead, "North Central's defense, ranked 7th in the nation, held the nations 2nd leading rusher, Dion Wilson, to 83 yards despite only having the starters on the field for little more than a half". 

I hope this will be a fun game to watch but these teams are alot different than they were a year ago.  I don't see IWU sticking with NCC for long.

[Titan Q]

Per a Millikin alum friend of mine, MU QB Luke Hockaday is out this week with a concussion, and maybe for the year.