FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[usee]

Comet14--  The Radio signal is very strong West and South of the Elmhurst College.  East you can hardly get it b/c you have downtown (greater wattage) stations interfering and in the city, 88.7 is Loyola University.
Byron is out towards Harvard right?  I would venture to guess you won't get it and/or the reception would be faint in Byron. 
The best thing I would say is if your Daughter's Swim Meet is near the Library,  you can periodically log on to www.wrse.com  and pick up the game.  I think I give the score usually every 1-2 minutes and when I get handed other scores, I relay them frequently.  Seeing as how the NC/Augie game is right around the block from the EC/Wheaton game,  I don't think I will have a problem getting the scores.
CardinalAlum-- I guess we disagree that's fine.  Again that's IMO and who I would give the ball to when it's 4th and 1 and I need a first down.  I have seen great things from all 3 backs (listed before) but IMO,  Wallick is the best I have seen in the CCIW this year.

Jaybird,

I won't be able to make the wheaton game so I will be listening in on your broadcast. the pressure is on. I am sure you will be fine.

[usee]

What radio station is the ncc/Augie game on?

WONC 89.1  Their signal is fairly strong.

Unfortunately the signal is much stronger than the announcers usually. Cardinal Alum, does NCC have the same announcers as last year? It is really hard to find good radio announcers to listen to D3 games. That is one of the benefits of playing MUC in the playoffs, I get to listen to Ric and his broadcast. Jaybird, I listened to you last year and you were better than most. I look forward to listening in Saturday. most of the time the wheaton announcers are difficult to follow and many other schools are as bad or worse (ncc last year was an all time low for me). I know these guys have a day job but it is painful sometimes to just listen. That's why this year I have made a concerted effort to attend more games.

[RedmenFB44]

Good Luck to all the CCIW teams this weekend (except Millikin  ) I am not going to be able to check out any of the games this weekend but I know that when I review the posts on this board, I will feel like I haven't missed a beat 

[Gotberg]

On the offensive side besides Watts not alot comes to mind...yikes for the vikes...not sure what year thier QB is but he COULD get better and with speedy WRs make some plays if he stops throwing so many picks (14 so far this season)

The running game is terrible 342 yards in 7 games! (the equivilant of one Auggie running day).  I know they pass alot but even NCC & Elmhurst have the draw/option/counter thing going for them which helps keep a D honest.

Shelby Wood, the quarterback, is a freshman.  I don't think he was the starter for the first few games, but took over somewhere around the 3rd game.  I think he was a Michigan all-stater in both football and baseball.

Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Pehtel was hired around January.  If I'm correct, this didn't give him a lot of time to recruit for the current season, but with that in mind, it seems he was able to bring in some impact freshman.  I'd be curious to see what he brings in for next year given he'll have had a full season to develop relationships with area high school coaches and players.  He'll also have the benefit to impress recruits with athletic facitilies, the first NPU football coach to have the luxury that I'm aware of....

[ncc58]

I haven't seen dunlop so can't offer much of an opinion. I am planning on seeing the regular season finale vs IWU so can see him at full strength then I hope. I was impressed w Sulo. He is going to be a very good back in this league if he stays healthy. He is a physical runner has good vision and runs downhill.

Both Dominick and Derek Sulo are fundamentally sound, which was allowed them to start as freshmen. That is a result of the excellent coaching they received at the high  school level. If you don't believe that Mount Carmel has the best coaching staff in the state, just go ask Bob Sakamato.

[CardinalAlum]

Unfortunately the signal is much stronger than the announcers usually. Cardinal Alum, does NCC have the same announcers as last year? It is really hard to find good radio announcers to listen to D3 games. That is one of the benefits of playing MUC in the playoffs, I get to listen to Ric and his broadcast. Jaybird, I listened to you last year and you were better than most. I look forward to listening in Saturday. most of the time the wheaton announcers are difficult to follow and many other schools are as bad or worse (ncc last year was an all time low for me). I know these guys have a day job but it is painful sometimes to just listen. That's why this year I have made a concerted effort to attend more games.

Usee,

I honestly don't know if the announcers are the same or not.  I listened to the Millikin game last week and it wasn't very good.  Keep in mind that these are students that do these games.   NCC has one of the finest radio programs in the country.  The radio station has been decorated with many awards for their work on the air.   

[NCC_alum62]

NCC does have a very fine radio program.  It is stellar compared to alot of bigger schools.  I do feel thier sports reporting lacks in a couple areas, just being a former student and all, they have done thier best in game commentary when a former football player (not necessarily at the college level) is in the booth.  They just didn't have all the lingo down and updating scores like a normal sports radio station would.

That being said they have gotten better by far over the last couple years of knowing the cardinal players and figuring out that they need to announce scores on a more regular basis.  They have a ways to go on accuratly describing the rest of the CCIW teams, but hey they're college kids so they don't necessarily have the time to research all the other teams during the year.

[NCC_alum62]

Unfortunately the signal is much stronger than the announcers usually. Cardinal Alum, does NCC have the same announcers as last year? It is really hard to find good radio announcers to listen to D3 games. That is one of the benefits of playing MUC in the playoffs, I get to listen to Ric and his broadcast. Jaybird, I listened to you last year and you were better than most. I look forward to listening in Saturday. most of the time the wheaton announcers are difficult to follow and many other schools are as bad or worse (ncc last year was an all time low for me). I know these guys have a day job but it is painful sometimes to just listen. That's why this year I have made a concerted effort to attend more games.

Usee,

I honestly don't know if the announcers are the same or not.  I listened to the Millikin game last week and it wasn't very good.  Keep in mind that these are students that do these games.   NCC has one of the finest radio programs in the country.  The radio station has been decorated with many awards for their work on the air.   

They are indeed students its against the policy for anyone other than students (and radio students taking the radio classes for that matter) to be on the air (at least thats what I was told by a couple of my friends who work there)  They are all students and just like football they don't have a great recruiting class every year of people who are the most intelligible on the air.  They always have a core group of solid broadcasters (the ones that win the awards and all) but the sports reporting at a D-III school wouldn't nearly draw the interest of say a big time D-I program that had a student announcer that was interested in making sports reporting a career.  Something like Jaybird at Elmhurst wouldn't happen at NCC because Alumni aren't allowed on the air unless it is an interview.

[matblake]

I picked Augie because of 2 reasons.  The first is ball control.  North Central's first loss (albeit in double overtime) was to a run dominated team.  Kniss can score in a hurry, which is what I believe brought the Cardinals back in that game, but Augustana can be relentless with ball control.

Secondly, North Central has yet to put together a completely dominating performance for an entire game.  Against the Vikings, particularly now that their offense has seemed to get on track, you need to dominate the entire game.  Wheaton had several defensive miscues that Augustana had the talent and know how to capitalize on.  North Central cannot simply play hot and cold and expect to win this game, and that is basically all we have seen from the Cardinals this year.

mb,

i am not saying you are wrong but why would you say this given the fact that augie dominated most of the game vs wheaton and wheaton still could have one with 1 more possession. this argues against your point.

I think ncc has the ability to stay close and then put together a streaky quarter or half and win handily. I picked ncc by 10+ because I think the ncc offense is more consistent than any other they have faced and I think the ncc defense will be adequately prepared for the 1 dimensional augie offense. I do not think the passing game for augie will be a factor in the game.

I guess it comes from my belief that Wheaton is better than North Central, particularly on the defensive side of the ball.  I also think that Wheaton is better than Augustana, but Augustana did what they needed to do to win.  Good programs like Augie win games if they execute their gameplan.  Granted, Kniss is amazing, and can get a good streak going at the drop of a hat, I just believe that NC is lacking the consistency to beat Augie at this point.  It is going to be interesting regardless.

Perhaps it is just because I am a debating lightweight   , but I don't understand why you would say Wheaton possibly needing only 1 more possesion to win negates my point about beating Augustana requires dominating them the whole game.  Wheaton certainly did not dominate on Guzman's 76 yard TD run.  Wheaton lost because they did not dominate Augie the entire game, even if the Thunder would have had the chance to win it at the end.

[matblake]

Just to add on, take nothing away from Augustana, they definitely were the better team against the Thunder. 

[79jaybird]

USee-- Thank you for the compliments.. .I try my best every time. 
I hope my usual Color Analysis makes the game tomorrow.  He (for some reason) hasn't been as reliable as past years.  The last 3 weeks I have done 2 games solo and 1 game with a player's Father. 
"Something like Jaybird at Elmhurst wouldn't happen at NC"
That is terrible!  My feeling is that each and every game should be put on the air by the school's network.  If a current student doesn't want to do a game, let a determined Alum call the game.  Why let a game go by?
When I first started at Elmhurst 6 years ago,  half the school didn't even know the game was being played at 1:00 and it had been 10+ years since the school last covered a live broadcast.  As a student I wondered why?  If the campus doesn't get excited about the football team or other sports, who will?  With the advancements in live broadcasting and live streaming, IMO there is no reason why a game can't be put on the air.

[79jaybird]

Just FYI the Elmhurst/Wheaton game will be on WRSE 88.7 FM (local) or http://www.wrse.com  on the Internet starting at 12:30ish  CST.

After this Saturday's games we will see who is still standing and who is preparing for 2007 post-season.  If NC beats Augie we will have 3 teams and 2 weeks to decide the outcome(s).  If Augie beats NC and Wheaton beats EC then we have 2 weeks and 2 teams.  Whoa baby!  This is getting exciting.  If Elmhurst beats Wheaton they keep their slim (just a faint pulse) of a chance but with 2 losses they are pretty much on the outside looking in.  I don't see Augie losing 2 games.  Fun time of the year!

[CardinalAlum]

"Something like Jaybird at Elmhurst wouldn't happen at NC"
That is terrible!  My feeling is that each and every game should be put on the air by the school's network.  If a current student doesn't want to do a game, let a determined Alum call the game.  Why let a game go by?

I don't believe that there is a lack of students doing the games.  I believe NCC62 is saying that alums like me or you aren't allowed to do them at NCC because of the number of students that would probably want to be doing these games.  I think it's great that you can do that at Elmhurst.  I would love to do something like that, but my affinity to drop an "f" bomb at the wrong time would end my broadasting career quick!   

[79jaybird]

Hehe  CardinalAlum-- that is precisely why I can't have some of my football teammates and family members join me when my usual buddy Chris can't make the game(s).   
There have been 2-3 times where I came real close to letting a (bad word) go and it would be just my luck that some Administrator or VIP would be listening, which would lead to me being in the doghouse.

[79jaybird]

About the students at NC CardinalAlum,  I can see why the school keeps the opportunities strictly for current students, but don't agree that Alums can't come back and do the games.  I have had former players, school administrators/faculty, and former coaches come up and talk to me at various segments (more often halftimes) of the games.
You and the F-Bomb?  Naugh, I can't see that happening 
One last point on the students/broadcasting... Why not let an Alum who played the game, knows the game, etc.  have the call on the air as opposed to a student who may/may not know beans about the game and who is on the team?