FB: Northwest Conference

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[desertcat1]

 HEY Doc,

  I 'm headin out to Vegas for the Nascar awards and the NFR this weekend with the twins , just waitin on GHC and the G5 to pick us up ?  the little red  VW ran out of gas..  "Are you Ready for some Gilley's "..   Give me a call when you get in , See you at the TI  or  South Point ..

Go Cats
Go Big D
Go ST

[George Thompson]

Pat,

I tried to leave a comment on the front page story on tomorrow's game predictions.    But, it says "Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment."    I am logged in, but it still says the same thing and I can't leave a comment.   What I am doing wrong?

By the way, you run a great website and blog.   IF there were Oscar-type awards for websites and blogs, you would earn one!

George 

[D O.C.]

GT....I had to register for the blog which is separate from d3 message boards.

dc1....Due to family emergency I missed the Wesley game and had to cancel TI.
Such is the roll of the dice.

[George Thompson]

D.O.C.,

Thanks.

George

[George Thompson]

From the Home page:
"Author comment by crufootball · December 2, 2011 at 11:26 am

Just out of curosity how much would it change your predictions if the UMHB/Wesley game was in Dover instead of Belton? You guys clearly think it will be a tight game but just wondering what you make of home field advantage."
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Home field advantage is HUGE.  Wesley would not have scored 42 points on Linfield in one half if Linfield had hosted.  The home crowd would have spurred the Wildcats on to a win.

Two years ago, UMHB came to Linfield and the Wildcats scored 53 points, 37 in a row on the Crusaders.  Would that have happened in Texas?   No.

Mount Union has not had a road playoff game forever.  If they had just one a year, their Stagg Bowl appearances would probably have a few less. 

George

[Pat Coleman]

As I said on the blog, I think it depends on the game and teams in question. I think that with Wesley and UMHB, the teams have played each other so often and travel halfway across the country on a regular basis, lowering the HFA a little.

[MonroviaCat]

Well--for the first half Wesley is doing what I expected---stopping MHB's running game and moving the ball well through the air.  I expect this to continue.  (and i think our Cats would have done the same against MHB)

[RedandPurple]

From the Home page:
"Author comment by crufootball · December 2, 2011 at 11:26 am

Just out of curosity how much would it change your predictions if the UMHB/Wesley game was in Dover instead of Belton? You guys clearly think it will be a tight game but just wondering what you make of home field advantage."
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Home field advantage is HUGE.  Wesley would not have scored 42 points on Linfield in one half if Linfield had hosted.  The home crowd would have spurred the Wildcats on to a win.

Two years ago, UMHB came to Linfield and the Wildcats scored 53 points, 37 in a row on the Crusaders.  Would that have happened in Texas?   No.

Mount Union has not had a road playoff game forever.  If they had just one a year, their Stagg Bowl appearances would probably have a few less. 

George

I agree George. Home field is an important component for teams. Just ask Rowan. They came to the Catdome and were soundly defeated. However, the cats lose by 3 to uww. That said, playing at home gives a team a distinct ADvantage. 

[cubs]

Mary Hardin Baylor with 21 4th quarter points to cut Wesley's lead to 27-24 with 5:43 reamining.

[RedandPurple]

Mary Hardin Baylor with 21 4th quarter points to cut Wesley's lead to 27-24 with 5:43 reamining.

The wolverines turn it over on downs, but the cru did the same with their possession. Wesley wins it 27-24 over UMHB. Wesley plays Union next.

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[Tuxguy]

       

blue, I agree!

[Kingsmen4]

Are we playing next year (not talking first round of playoffs so hold your comments ) ??

-Go LU

[wildcat11]

Linfield and CLU have a new 2-year deal starting next season.

2012 at CLU
2013 at Linfield

Linfield also starts another 2-year deal with Hardin-Simmons next season

2012 at Linfield
2013 at HSU

2012 is the last year for Menlo as Fox replaces them in 2013.