FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[art76]

Pat and the D3hoops.com crew need our help...

https://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2020/12/d3sports-needs-your-help

I signed up for 1 of the 4 levels today...hope you will consider doing the same.

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Copied from another board. Time for us all to step up. I'm in

Agreed - I just tossed a Ben in his general direction - can't imagine D3 football without this site.

[retagent]

I'm not a fan of the word "closure." You can never really close those events. I prefer "resolution," Just my take.

[SagatagSam]

I'm not a fan of the word "closure." You can never really close those events. I prefer "resolution," Just my take.

Fair enough. I've never taken "closure" to mean an absolute and conclusive end to the pain. But, your point is well taken.

[SagatagSam]

I know the focus lately has seemed to be what's going to happen with the winter sports seasons, but has there been any indication of if the schools are considering a spring football season? I know SJU has been practicing. I'm curious as to what they are telling the players regarding expectations of playing this year. If I'm a senior, I think I would have a difficult time practicing for the sake of practicing and having a few full-contact inter-squad games.

I think it would stink to be seniors like Chris Backes, Blake Patrick, Austin Solors, Dom Nussmeier, Nick Neumann, Tyler Johnson, etc. to have your senior year taken from you like that. I know if I were in their shoes, it would be hard to justify coming back for a 5th year just to play football. Loans pile up and, to modify a John Gagliardi quote, football is like a dime and the rest of your life is the sun.

[wildcat11]

Pat and the D3hoops.com crew need our help...

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Agreed - I just tossed a Ben in his general direction - can't imagine D3 football without this site.

Just made a one time donation.  Thank you for sharing the link. Hope you are all well.

[OldAuggie]

https://twitter.com/champchong/status/1335218340919328769?s=21

Currently, they are not worried about COVID in Australia.

[art76]

For those of you that might be following Lance Leipold, the former coach of the UW Whitewater Warhawks: https://ubbulls.com/news/2020/12/6/football-bulls-earn-ap-top-25-ranking-for-first-time-in-program-history.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2Q1fIVkiiPNml-6MTa7f9wtStzLS7JwlXsazAzdZjYze_--6euOmCARu4

[MUC57]

jamtod

Check your PM's!  Thanks.

[jamtod]

Who is up for another Academic Bowl, since we don't have MIAC football this year?

Too bad ol' Rev isn't around anymore.

[OzJohnnie]

https://www.jaguars.com/news/thursday-update-they-ve-just-gotten-better

Jaguars Head Coach Marrone on Wednesday said rookie left guard Ben Bartch is "trending in the right direction" while playing more snaps in recent weeks. With starter Andrew Norwell on injured reserve, Bartch – a fourth-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft – has played 63 snaps over the last two games with veteran Tyler Shatley also playing the position. Bartch played 29 snaps this past Sunday in a loss to Minnesota in which Shatley moved over to center after starting center Brandon Linder left the game with an ankle injury. Marrone said lack of offseason program and preseason games because of COVID perhaps slowed Barth's progress in pass protection. "It's at a much higher level here than the run game," Marrone said, adding that Bartch was strong as a run blocker early and that he has improved in pass protection. "He did a much better job in protection last week. I'm happy with him. He's a tough guy. He can move. As we work our way through the season, playing is going to make him better. Then we have to figure out what's the best position for him, because he can play multiple positions."

[DuffMan]

I heard from a reliable source that Bartch will be starting this weekend.

[hazzben]

I heard from a reliable source that Bartch will be starting this weekend.

That's awesome. I'd love to see him carve out a solid 8-10 year NFL career!

[OzJohnnie]

I heard from a reliable source that Bartch will be starting this weekend.

It looks like your news is solid.  Odds are good.

https://www.jaguars.com/news/friday-update-linder-out-sunday-henry-remains-a-topic

The Jaguars on Friday ruled center Brandon Linder out for Sunday's game with an ankle injury sustained in a loss to the Minnesota Vikings last week. Look for veteran Tyler Shatley to start for Linder and rookie Ben Bartch to start at left guard.

[GoldandBlueBU]

I heard from a reliable source that Bartch will be starting this weekend.

It looks like your news is solid.  Odds are good.

https://www.jaguars.com/news/friday-update-linder-out-sunday-henry-remains-a-topic

The Jaguars on Friday ruled center Brandon Linder out for Sunday's game with an ankle injury sustained in a loss to the Minnesota Vikings last week. Look for veteran Tyler Shatley to start for Linder and rookie Ben Bartch to start at left guard.

Man, that's incredible.  Playing in the MIAC last fall, starting NFL offensive lineman the next fall.  Pretty awesome story.

[MUC57]

Hey, football fans

Tomorrow night, at 8:00 PM, the 1993 semifinal playoff game between Mount Union and St. John's will be shown on selected TV channels and online in the Alliance, Ohio area (only).

St. John's entered the game undefeated after averaging 61+points a game in the regular season., which is still a record. Their QB (Willie Seiler?) made the cover of Sports Illustrated as their athlete of the year (or QB of the year, not positive). Their coach had some different (strange?) ideas on how to run a football team. All it did was produce winners.

Mount Union was looking to finally win a national championship on their 100th year of football. They had been close before but, you know, that only counts in horseshoes. The roster was full of standout players who would have to play their best against this Johnnie team.

No artificial turf here! Grass. Real grass. As John Madden used to say, grass is "real" football.
Nothing like grass to: run on, run receiving routes, return kicks. Grass gives the players the footing they're probably most used to! Great for a Saturday afternoon.

But when it rains. When it rains hard and long, the field is probably better suited for some other sport or some other form of entertainment than football.

But both Mount Union and St. John's were composed of tough, well disciplined athletes. It would take much more than a "little" moisture in the air and on the ground to stop this game.

So they played 60 minutes of this game we all love so well. We cheered. Sometimes we groaned. But always, our eyes were fixed on the floor at Mount Union Stadium. Someone would finally win. One team would go on to Salem, Virginia with a chance at a National Championship. One team would return home to reflect on the season with thoughts of "wait till next year".

Damn, I love this game of football. Play your best. You'll win some , you'll lose some. But no matter what, our memories span the months and the years. Some even last a lifetime.

What a game.

By the way, I was there. Were any of my Johnnie friends?