FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[iwu70]

Congrats to NCC on their big road win in Bloomington today.  Their offense is very good.  Titans had several break-downs, esp. the long kick-off return for a TD, swinging the momentum after all tied up 14-14.  Bauer played very well, but Rutter just superb.  Stats pretty similar, actually IWU coming out on top of those in many areas and in time of possession, but NC defense played better and NCC wiggled out of several close calls near their own goal line when the Titans had them backed up, esp. the long 86 yard completion in the second half.  That was the dagger.  IWU couldn't get back into the game.

Congrats to both teams, likely Co-Champions again of the CCIW.  But, looks like NCC plays on in November and IWU stays home.  Too bad CCIW can't have two qualifiers this year. 

Final was 38-20, and it was pretty well-settled by the middle of the third Q. 

Congrats again to NCC . . . and to our Titans for a likely CCIW co-championship.  A very good season, outdoing most expectations for the year.

Very big loud crowd, on both sides, and a great job by the IWU Pep Band, always.  A wonderful D3 atmosphere.  NCC the better team on the day. 

IWU'70

[Titan Q]

Box...

https://www.iwusports.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=6672

[USee]

I also struggled through a choppy first half with no second half of video. Congrats to NCC for the win. Looks like they ran it a bit better and won the turnover battle. Big play in second half to get a fumble as IWU was going in to score and the subsequent 86 yd pass play in the ensuing possession.

[USee]

Wheaton dominated Carthage up in Kenosha 48-3. The Thunder rolled up 432 yds while holding Carthage to just 112. Wheatons defense is about as strong as I have seen in this league and they have played well every week.

Final game against Elmhurst next week.  Lots of only ifs this season for the Thunder. 

[Mr. Ypsi]

The IWU/NCC video was vastly better in the second half (at least on my computer) - alas, IWU was NOT 'vastly better' in the second half.   Congrats to the Cardinals, though I'm gonna root like hell for a miracle upset by Millikin next Saturday!

[footballlover]

How about that Wash U - Millikin game?! So exciting!
Wash U - 49
Millikin - 42

[USee]

The IWU/NCC video was vastly better in the second half (at least on my computer) - alas, IWU was NOT 'vastly better' in the second half.   Congrats to the Cardinals, though I'm gonna root like hell for a miracle upset by Millikin next Saturday!

I was never able to get the feed in the 2nd half

[kiko]

The IWU/NCC video was vastly better in the second half (at least on my computer) - alas, IWU was NOT 'vastly better' in the second half.   Congrats to the Cardinals, though I'm gonna root like hell for a miracle upset by Millikin next Saturday!

I was never able to get the feed in the 2nd half

I had the same troubles as everyone else in the first half, but there were only a couple of minor buffering instances in the second on my feed.

[AndOne]

Where is the love?

Keith's take: I'll go with the Titans.

Ryan's take: i think that IWU should be ranked higher, and I've got them pegged to win.

Adam's take: I think the Cardinals are the more talented team, but the Titans have been the more impressive team so far.

Sean's take: IWU clinches the CCIW Pool A with a win.

Despite the fact that NCC has now beaten IWU 9 years in a row, and 15 of the last 16, there curiously seemed to be an over abundance of pre-game love thrown the Green Team way. 🤔 🤫

NCC freshman kicker Derik Judka has hit on all 12 of his field goal tries, and 49/50 PATs.
Is he a first team All-American?

[kiko]

Where is the love?

Keith's take: I'll go with the Titans.

Ryan's take: i think that IWU should be ranked higher, and I've got them pegged to win.

Adam's take: I think the Cardinals are the more talented team, but the Titans have been the more impressive team so far.

Sean's take: IWU clinches the CCIW Pool A with a win.

Despite the fact that NCC has now beaten IWU 9 years in a row, and 15 of the last 16, there curiously seemed to be an over abundance of pre-game love thrown the Green Team way. 🤔 🤫

NCC freshman kicker Derik Judka has hit on all 12 of his field goal tries, and 49/50 PATs.
Is he a first team All-American?

You do realize that most of what you quoted were not actually predictions, right?

[AndOne]

Where is the love?

Keith's take: I'll go with the Titans.

Ryan's take: i think that IWU should be ranked higher, and I've got them pegged to win.

Adam's take: I think the Cardinals are the more talented team, but the Titans have been the more impressive team so far.

Sean's take: IWU clinches the CCIW Pool A with a win.

Despite the fact that NCC has now beaten IWU 9 years in a row, and 15 of the last 16, there curiously seemed to be an over abundance of pre-game love thrown the Green Team way. 🤔 🤫

NCC freshman kicker Derik Judka has hit on all 12 of his field goal tries, and 49/50 PATs.
Is he a first team All-American?

You do realize that most of what you quoted were not actually predictions, right?

Huh?   You're kidding, right?

When the quotes are taken from——> TOP STORIES—Quick Hits: Our crew's picks for week 10, what else could you possibly call them but predictions?? 
They were predicting who they thought was going to win.

What does the word PICKS mean to you?  🤯

[ncc_fan]

The on-demand video of NCC @ IWU is available and plays cleanly.

[Kovo]

Where is the love?

Keith's take: I'll go with the Titans.

Ryan's take: i think that IWU should be ranked higher, and I've got them pegged to win.

Adam's take: I think the Cardinals are the more talented team, but the Titans have been the more impressive team so far.

Sean's take: IWU clinches the CCIW Pool A with a win.

Despite the fact that NCC has now beaten IWU 9 years in a row, and 15 of the last 16, there curiously seemed to be an over abundance of pre-game love thrown the Green Team way. 🤔 🤫

NCC freshman kicker Derik Judka has hit on all 12 of his field goal tries, and 49/50 PATs.
Is he a first team All-American?

You do realize that most of what you quoted were not actually predictions, right?

Huh?   You're kidding, right?

When the quotes are taken from——> TOP STORIES—Quick Hits: Our crew's picks for week 10, what else could you possibly call them but predictions?? 
They were predicting who they thought was going to win.

What does the word PICKS mean to you?  🤯

Everyone remembered the beat down by the Crusaders and gave it great weight in their prediction. But in reality we have owned the Weenies for a long time, pretty much since the days of Thorne began.

Actually kind of strange how the Cru has given us fits while we have been a Thorne in the side of the green team.

[Titan Q]

Where is the love?

Keith's take: I'll go with the Titans.

Ryan's take: i think that IWU should be ranked higher, and I've got them pegged to win.

Adam's take: I think the Cardinals are the more talented team, but the Titans have been the more impressive team so far.

Sean's take: IWU clinches the CCIW Pool A with a win.

Despite the fact that NCC has now beaten IWU 9 years in a row, and 15 of the last 16, there curiously seemed to be an over abundance of pre-game love thrown the Green Team way. 🤔 🤫

NCC freshman kicker Derik Judka has hit on all 12 of his field goal tries, and 49/50 PATs.
Is he a first team All-American?

A few thoughts...

1. If one is going to complain about the D3football.com Quick Hits predictions with any sense of credibility, it seems like he/she should do so before the games are played.  To not have the guts to say what you're saying here before the game, and to wait until after the game is played, seems sort of, I don't know, weak/cowardly/shady/silly.

2. What has happened the last 9 or 16 years really has nothing to do with what happens in a game this year.

3. I think most people who know a lot about CCIW football felt the game in Bloomington yesterday was pretty much a toss up coming in based on 2018 results.  IWU beat Wheaton pretty convincingly, and Wheaton beat North Central pretty convincingly -- I think a lot of people considered those results. The game was in Bloomington which is probably worth 3 points or so for IWU.  There is nothing crazy about someone picking IWU to win that game.

[Titan Q]

I think IWU will very much be in the Pool C conversation. 

On Thursday, Pool C prognosticator Wally Wabash did a great projection of the process, round by round - http://www.d3boards.com/index.php?topic=8888.msg1896284#msg1896284.

He picked John Carroll in the 2nd round of the process. John Carroll will be ranked in the North ahead of IWU...IWU should be that next North team to hit the board.  So here is what his 3rd round board looks like, with IWU now in for NCC...

?N Illinois Wesleyan - 7-2, 1-1* RRO, 0.578
4S Centre - 8-1, 0-1 RRO, 0.598
5E Cortland - 7-2, 0-0 RRO, 0.473 (Cortland and Salisbury both lost yesterday - not sure who fits here)
5W Linfield - 6-1, 0-1 RRO, 0.577

*I'm assuming Wheaton enters the North ranking this week. If Wash U also enters, IWU has 2-1 here.

Behind a great SOS and 1-1 vs RRO, IWU would certainly get a good, long discussion in this process.