FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[devildog29]

from today's pantagraph article in bloomington here is a norm classic.

headed to wheaton to watch it unfold.

"I know we can play with Wheaton and beat Wheaton, but we have to do the things necessary to do that and that's been our problem all year. As a coach you're hoping we can put everything together. If we do that we'll be in the ballgame and have a chance to win it." – IWU coach Norm Eash

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2006/11/11/sports/doc45554887ed019761355639.txt

This is a classic Norm?  This is typical coach speak from any coach.  If the coach from NPU or Millikin or Elmhurst had said this, nobody would have given it a second thought, but because you dislike Norm so much, all of the sudden it is a classic line?  Would you rip on him for saying other generic coachspeak lines like 'we gotta take it one game at a time,' or 'any given saturday any team can win, that's why we play the game'  Give me a break.  Everyone on this board gets it, a lot of you don't like Norm.  That's fine.  Everyone has a right to their own opinion, and Norm's personality certainly rubs a lot of people the wrong way.  But the double standard that has become so blatant on this board is ridiculous.  Where are the Carthage fans complaining about Swider for dropping 52 points on you last week?  You know Norm would get the wrath for that.  How many points did they put up against NPU this year?  I thought the point of this board was supposed to be for respectful discussion not for just bashing a team because you don't like them.  If Norm does something that he deserves to be called out for, so be it.  But saying his football team can win this game is the last thing that should raise your ire.  I'm sure he said the same thing last year about Wheaton, and we all know what happened that day.

[Titanwatcher]

why is there so much animosity for Norm?

[usee]

Devildog,

Take some prozac man. You have lost it. I didn't say anything about norm. "Classic norm" is not ripping anyone and if you think I have ever said I dislike norm you better go back and read the 500+ pages on here. Go take a nap or something.

[Jim Matson]

This issue with Norm is an old one and stays alive probably because Wesleyan keeps losing.  I don't think comments like this are appropriate when talking about CCIW coaches - let's stay away from character comments and focus on the ability to lead and win (or not lead and not win).

[red99]

17-7 Carthage 2:55 left in the 2nd Quarter.

[fightintitan]

Updates from the IWU radio broadcast

Wheaton  21
IWU            0
late 2nd q


Carthage 17
NCC           7
2min 2nd q



Augie  13
Millikin 13


Elmhurst 14
NPU          0

[red99]

17-14 Carthage

2 really questionable pass interference calls on the Redmen secondary.

NCC having shotgun snap problems throughout the first half.

[dansand]

Augie up 27-20 at the half. Wallick 5 carries for 9 yards. Guzman 14 carries for 147 yards and 3 TD's. Albin 8-11, 185 yards and 3 TD's. Sounds like an intersting game in Naperville.

[fightintitan]

Cotter to Musselman for an IWU TD to start the 2nd half

IWU  7
Wheaton 21
12:58  3rd

[Deal_or_no_Deal]

Any websites playing the Carthage NCC game ?

[devildog29]

Devildog,

Take some prozac man. You have lost it. I didn't say anything about norm. "Classic norm" is not ripping anyone and if you think I have ever said I dislike norm you better go back and read the 500+ pages on here. Go take a nap or something.

Sorry usee, but I'm not sure how labeling such a generic coaching line as "classic Norm" could have been taken any other way other than 'there's arrogant Norm spouting his mouth off again."  If you want to call it 'classic head football coach' I would agree with you 100%, but how is it personally attached to Norm?  

If I lost it, it's because time and time again on this board, posters who probably do not know the man personally are always taking cheap shots about his character and IWU in general.  Usually I just let it pass, but sometimes enough is enough.  If the posters on the football board aren't making personal attacks just because they don't like the 'weenies', why did my karma get whacked from +7 to -7 once I started posting on the fb board, usually just to give support to IWU without ever bashing any other schools?  Certainly nobody has ever owned up to it and called me out on what they thought I said that was so controversial.  Not that I give a flying you know what about my karma, my ego is firmly in check regardless of my "score" on this board.  

And since this is secondarily a board for quoting movie lines, "that's all I have to say about that."

[washdupcard]

Cards need to stop turning the ball over.

[red99]

Deal,

allinbroadcasting.com has the feed

[washdupcard]

Any websites playing the Carthage NCC game ?

go to noctrl.edu  and click on the wonc link.  they are webcasting live.

[Deal_or_no_Deal]

thats not worknig for me for some reason.  Thanks for the help anyone else got a site.