BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

football2007 · May 11, 2007, 02:36:47 PM

thank you

REDMENFAN · May 11, 2007, 02:57:36 PM

Nice job Redmen. Here's the link to the article on the Carthage website:
http://www.carthage.edu/athletics/index.cfm?page=1&CFID=35325&CFTOKEN=20025912

BigPoppa · May 11, 2007, 03:00:50 PM

Carthage has now won 14 straight games since being swept by IWU three weeks ago. It looks like that was a wake up call for Carthage.

It is looking much better for a Pool C bid (if needed) for Carthage.

REDMENFAN · May 11, 2007, 03:02:56 PM

Carthage just 3 wins away now from tying the school record for most wins in a row. I am definitely hoping for an Augustana win over IWU tonight (assuming Augie beats Elmhurst) Not slighting Augustana at all, I just feel they don't have the pitching IWU does

BigPoppa · May 11, 2007, 03:05:44 PM

Either way, someone (Augie/IWU) will have to throw their #4 at Carthage's #3 and completely rested bullpen as they have not pitched at all yet. Then come back with another win in the second game. Tough to do, but not unheard of.

REDMENFAN · May 11, 2007, 03:18:10 PM

Your point is definitely a valid one, but there's just something about IWU that makes me uneasy. I'd feel a lot more confident going into tomorrow if our beloved Redmen were playing Augustana rather than IWU. Obviously its baseball and anything can happen, but I'm sure any Carthage fan who's been around the program the last few years would agree

BigPoppa · May 11, 2007, 03:32:31 PM

Quote from: REDMENFAN on May 11, 2007, 03:18:10 PM
Your point is definitely a valid one, but there's just something about IWU that makes me uneasy. I'd feel a lot more confident going into tomorrow if our beloved Redmen were playing Augustana rather than IWU. Obviously its baseball and anything can happen, but I'm sure any Carthage fan who's been around the program the last few years would agree

I want to face Augustana simply because I hate the Green Weenies. It pains me to see them win ANY games.

Mr. Ypsi · May 11, 2007, 04:30:51 PM

Congratulations to Carthage! But a tip of the cap to Jesse Foster - he shutout the RedMen for 14 straight innings, but probably no one can shut down those hitters forever! (Still, I can't help wondering what would have happened if Aronson had been saved 'til today.)

BigPoppa, I've been rooting right along for Carthage to make the tourney. Lay off my Titans and be a gracious winner or I may reconsider!

REDMENFAN · May 11, 2007, 04:37:06 PM

There's just something about those IWU coaches that irks us carthage people. I can't speak for all sports, but Martel and Norm Eash...probably Carthage athletes' most disliked coaches. Obviously we don't know the coaches personally, but what we've seen and heard, not our favorite people. How do IWU fans and alum feel about their coaches?

knarocky22 · May 11, 2007, 04:55:06 PM

I'm with you on the Martel thing. I know for a fact some things he's said about and done to players he recruited but decided to attend different schools. Not very professional.

BigPoppa · May 11, 2007, 05:21:18 PM

Ypsi- sorry if I offended you, but it it something you would not understand. IWU is like the Yankees/Cowboys/Lakers... you either love them or hate them. It is a black and white issue and there is no gray area at all (but I like you).

BigPoppa · May 11, 2007, 05:31:25 PM

Quoting head Coach Augie Schmidt after the Carthage game:

"We waited all year for these kids to step up, bear down and concentrate, and here we are with a 14-game winning streak heading into the title game. It feels like we're getting better, and that's a great feeling. Illinois Wesleyan had their weekend a few weeks ago when they swept us, and maybe this is our weekend."

Mr. Ypsi · May 11, 2007, 05:58:31 PM

I graduated from IWU in 1970, so all the coaches I knew (except AD Dennie Bridges) are long gone - I don't know any of the current coaches personally (but have heard lots of grousing about Eash on the football board).

But comparing us to the Yankees/Cowboys/Lakers - that hurt!

I was a Yankee fan in the '50s (Mantle, Ford, Berra, et.al., and of course Casey), but I outgrew it. I was a Cowboy fan for about 2 weeks when they gave the Titan's Steve Laub a tryout, but once he was cut I could go back to a healthy hatred! The Lakers were more complex: I was a huge Jabbar and Magic fan, but it got rough once the Pistons finally got good enough to tangle with them when it counted. But I can't stand Kobe, so things are easier now.

I wasn't offended - I've put up with far worse on the basketball and football boards! To a degree, it is the price of success (nobody hates the Royals/Lions/Raptors - except maybe their own fans!); if it is a reflection of arrogance or other bad behavior, I decry it. But how many more years 'til the football team can start getting a little sympathy!

Mr. Ypsi · May 11, 2007, 07:37:32 PM

In a classic pitchers' duel, Augie edged Elmhurst 16-14.

The Augie-IWU game should be well underway by now, but I can't find anything on the conference or IWU websites (and the Augie site doesn't even have the Elmhurst game posted yet). Anyone got any news?

Pat Coleman · May 11, 2007, 08:16:34 PM

I'm guessing Augustana decided to run the ball when it went for two.