FB: Northwest Conference

[CruFrenzy]

Should be a classic battle next Saturday.

TLU wasn't ready for that yesterday. This is a very good Linfield team. No Brett Elliot, Sam Riddle, Alex Hoff type of apex player but I don't see a weakness. Kicking game is strong, return game is strong, great d-line/LB's, etc, etc.

Thanks, I was able to watch most of the first half vs TLU. Linfield just so well rounded, no holes really like you said. That worries me some because of how lopsided our strengths have been this season. Top 5 caliber defense but the offense has really struggled to create any explosive plays despite having good athletes. Partly QB play has been mediocre and partly the play calling has been REALLY tight.

Logan Hansen has Linfield listed as -11 point favorites on his model.. I don't disagree ya'll should be favored but I would've said -7 at the most. Hoping for a good one in McMinnville.

[George Thompson]

Mary Hardin Baylor is ALWAYS tough to beat. I am wary playing them.  We can't make mistakes. 

GT

[Ralph Turner]

Linfield by 7 on a neutral field.
Add 4 pts for HFA & 2 time zones.

[wildcat11]

https://www.afca.com/currys-montie-quinn-and-bethels-matt-jung-headline-the-2024-afca-division-iii-coaches-all-america-teams/

Rats with 2 players on the AFCA All-American team, Pacific with 1, and the 'Cats get blanked.

Sparks, Rybar, and Fraizer-Dow are all All-American talents but that's the way it can go.  At least Linfield is still playing.

[gren]

https://www.afca.com/currys-montie-quinn-and-bethels-matt-jung-headline-the-2024-afca-division-iii-coaches-all-america-teams/

Rats with 2 players on the AFCA All-American team, Pacific with 1, and the 'Cats get blanked.

Sparks, Rybar, and Fraizer-Dow are all All-American talents but that's the way it can go.  At least Linfield is still playing.

A travesty but Im sure they are happy to still be playing like you said.

[wildcat11]

Great season 'Cats!

[gren]

Congrats CRU. Disappointed in the game but proud of our WILDCATS season. See ya next year.

[D O.C.]

I AM NOT SURE WHICH PLAYOFF HOME LOSS STICKS IN MY CRAW THE MOST, ST. THOMAS, OSHKOSH OR THIS UMHB,
TODAY MAKES ME SAD BECAUSE A CHANCE TO PLAY AN EAST6 COAST TEAM WAS LOST.
 I FREL IT WAS OSHKOSH.
CONGRATS TO THE'SADERS.

[George Thompson]

I AM NOT SURE WHICH PLAYOFF HOME LOSS STICKS IN MY CRAW THE MOST, ST. THOMAS, OSHKOSH OR THIS UMHB,
TODAY MAKES ME SAD BECAUSE A CHANCE TO PLAY AN EAST6 COAST TEAM WAS LOST.
 I FREL IT WAS OSHKOSH.
CONGRATS TO THE'SADERS.

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Oshkosh. 

MH-B is always a big challenge.  St. Thomas was good, but I felt that we didn't play our A game.
GT

[olddog]

I can not remember in recent years seeing LF O line get dominated by MHB as much as they did, the O line really struggled, especially the right side. MHB looks tough up front, could go deep into the tourney

[Pat Coleman]

Gagliardi Trophy Finalists Show going live at the top of the hour:
https://www.d3football.com/notables/2024/12/gagliardi-finalists-show

[wildcat11]

Chris Casey retired from GFU.  Good guy and coach.  Wish he would have stayed at Fox for another 10 years.

[MonroviaCat]

'Cats 2025 Schedule is up. Still 10 games if you count their week 2 opponent (Asher University) which is a program/university that is so new there is very little information available about them https://asheruniversity.org/.   It's not even really clear where they are located (might be Victorville, CA but might be Moreno Valley, CA)--I'm guessing this is a club program (?)

  Rematch vs Oshkosh to start the season and week 3 match-up against Chapman before jumping into conference play.

[Gray Fox]

'Cats 2025 Schedule is up. Still 10 games if you count their week 2 opponent (Asher University) which is a program/university that is so new there is very little information available about them https://asheruniversity.org/.  It's not even really clear where they are located (might be Victorville, CA but might be Moreno Valley, CA)--I'm guessing this is a club program (?)

  Rematch vs Oshkosh to start the season and week 3 match-up against Chapman before jumping into conference play.

Asher is listed as ".org" and not ".edu" That should be a hint.

[Ron Boerger]

This is what their "About Us" says

About Us (coming soon)

Asher University's campus will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and resources that will greatly enriched [sic] your learning experience. Additionally, this vibrant campus life and numerous extracurricular activities will provided [sic] you with opportunities for personal growth and networking.

I mean, if they start off with "coming soon" and then have two grammar errors in as many sentences, it's not terribly encouraging.

They have a football Xitter account.  It hasn't posted anything since 2021.  https://x.com/asheruniversity

No tax filings for this organization.   No record of any tax-exempt organization with this name.

Their address is a storefront:  14238 Valley Center Drive, Suite #101, Victorville, CA 92395 which interestingly enough is also something called "SB Medical" (https://sbmedi.com/) and MRGroup Taxes and Signing Services (https://www.yelp.com/biz/mrgroup-taxes-and-signing-services-victorville) and Red Your Broker (https://redyourbroker.com/our-team/) and who knows what else.  Really flabbergasted that a school like Linfield would put something so sketchy on their calendar.