FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

Titan Q · October 20, 2018, 09:22:15 AM

Wash U asking everyone to wear green tonight - https://twitter.com/WASHUBears/status/1053625569424875520.

Titan Q · October 20, 2018, 09:23:28 AM

Should be a great game in St. Louis - seems like two very even teams.

Gregory Sager · October 20, 2018, 10:52:10 AM

Quote from: Titan Q on October 20, 2018, 09:22:15 AM
Wash U asking everyone to wear green tonight - https://twitter.com/WASHUBears/status/1053625569424875520.

Not very well thought out by the Wash U folks. They could've just as easily asked everyone to wear red.

WUPHF · October 20, 2018, 01:52:46 PM

The decision to wear green has to do with the green dot initiative, a bystander intervention program. It both about the sponsorship and about raising awareness.

The first green dot game was a massive success so they decided to try again.

Gregory Sager · October 20, 2018, 02:57:43 PM

Couldn't they have chosen a game other than one against an opponent whose fans will show up wearing green to support their team?

WUPHF · October 20, 2018, 03:27:11 PM

This green out was not planned, but was added after the success of the Chicago tailgate.

They needed time to get it all together, so the Carthage game was out.

Last weekend was Fall Break, so the Wheaton game was out.

And, it would not make sense to wait until mid-November to host an outdoor event, so the Carroll game was out. Maybe if you are Michigan and you are hosting Michigan State today, but our students will not care.

WUPHF · October 20, 2018, 03:28:49 PM

Actually, that game is in East Lansing today.

AndOne · October 20, 2018, 04:43:15 PM

FINAL

NORTH CENTRAL 26
CARTHAGE 14

AndOne · October 20, 2018, 05:32:42 PM

Rare that you will see both teams with such an anemic running ~~attack~~ game. NCC rushed for only 44 yards on 43 attempts. Carthage netted just 39 yards on 35 attempts. 🤮
NCC had 353 yards through the air compared to 145 for Carthage.
NCC's Brock Rutter had, for him, a bad day. He completed only 65% of his passes (26/40) with just 2TDs. The NCC offensive line was almost continuously missing in action, earning failing grades in both pass and run blocking. Rutter was running for his life all day long, and was hit and sacked five times. Run wise, the Cards blocking was virtually invisible. More often than not, they got in the way of their running backs rather than the Carthage. 44 yards on 43 rushing attempts is all you need to know. They need to up their game, and get back to the level we are more used to seeing them perform at, and which they are certainly capable of playing at.
Credit to the Carthage defenders.

thunderdog · October 20, 2018, 05:52:45 PM

Does anyone have a health status on Millikin QB Nicco Stepina? Noticed he didn't play in today's 14-13 win over Elmhurst, nor did he play in the 2nd half of last week's 32-29 win over Carthage.

AndOne · October 20, 2018, 06:10:31 PM

Quote from: thunderdog on October 20, 2018, 05:52:45 PM
Does anyone have a health status on Millikin QB Nicco Stepina? Noticed he didn't play in today's 14-13 win over Elmhurst, nor did he play in the 2nd half of last week's 32-29 win over Carthage.

All I know is that he is out with an injury as opposed to illness. The Carthage announcer (he was injured in last week's game vs. Carthage), made a very brief reference to the incident during today's Carthage-NCC game. From what he said it sounded like it might be a leg injury, but quite possibly others could have taken it as involving another part of the body, so there is really no confirmation that the leg is whats involved. 🤔

Kovo · October 20, 2018, 06:42:06 PM

Quote from: AndOne on October 20, 2018, 05:32:42 PM
Rare that you will see both teams with such an anemic running ~~attack~~ game. NCC rushed for only 44 yards on 43 attempts. Carthage netted just 39 yards on 35 attempts. 🤮
NCC had 353 yards through the air compared to 145 for Carthage.
NCC's Brock Rutter had, for him, a bad day. He completed only 65% of his passes (26/40) with just 2TDs. The NCC offensive line was almost continuously missing in action, earning failing grades in both pass and run blocking. Rutter was running for his life all day long, and was hit and sacked five times. Run wise, the Cards blocking was virtually invisible. More often than not, they got in the way of their running backs rather than the Carthage. 44 yards on 43 rushing attempts is all you need to know. They need to up their game, and get back to the level we are more used to seeing them perform at, and which they are certainly capable of playing at.
Credit to the Carthage defenders.

A win is a win. Tough game on the road in which some viewed it as a possible upset. 6-1 with this young team is pretty darn good but its one week at a time.

USee · October 20, 2018, 06:49:39 PM

Wind today was a major factor in games. NCCs result is strong.

WUPHF · October 20, 2018, 08:13:26 PM

Quote from: USee on October 20, 2018, 06:49:39 PM
Wind today was a major factor in games. NCCs result is strong.

30 mile per hour winds in st.louis but nothing like the Chicago blizzard-level winds.

Gregory Sager · October 20, 2018, 09:37:59 PM

No, that was a suburban thing. The winds here in Chicago weren't nearly as bad as they were out there.

I had the women's soccer match at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium in Naperville on my computer, and you could see a sideways blizzard there for about 15-20 minutes this afternoon. Bizarre.