FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[DuffMan]

I'll take at least partial blame for SJU's loss.  I ponied up for an ESPN+ subscription this past week so 1) I could stream the game from a wrestling tournament, and 2) we could stream the Gopher's women's volleyball NCAA tournament matches.  Well, the Gophers lost on Friday, and the Johnnies lost on Saturday. 

[sfury]

For those who watched the stream, was there a good angle on the Mendez play in first quarter? Ruled incomplete, led to field goal. The guy who covered the game for Sas said his foot was in, should have been TD. Obviously impossible to know how game goes and you can't just say those four points mean Johnnies win (okay, I do think that), but would have been nice to go up 7-0.

I was thinking it's cool and fitting for him that Syverson literally ended his career with a TD pass. Final snap of his Johnnie career and he fires a strike to tie it up. Too bad he didn't get another shot at it.

But as always it was fun following the team and it was a fantastic season, even if it ended one/two/three weeks earlier than we would have liked.

And this year I saw three home games, surpassing the number of home games I'd seen from 1997-2023. Was great meeting up with old roomies and friends and again being able to watch the Johnnies win in the Natural Bowl (I'll still call it that since there's a dancing squirrel on the scoreboard and squirrels are part of Mother Nature). A few people on the board know we bought a house in Minnesota this summer so I'm now splitting time between my home state and New York City. In the coming years I look forward to seeing more games in person and also connecting with a lot more of the folks from the board.

Great season, Johnnies. And good luck, Bethel. Silver lining for us disappointed Johnnie fans: I'm pretty sure if Bethel wins the title, Johnnies will be first team in D3 history to be 2-0 in a season against the national champs. 

[hazzben]

I was thinking it's cool and fitting for him that Syverson literally ended his career with a TD pass. Final snap of his Johnnie career and he fires a strike to tie it up. Too bad he didn't get another shot at it.

It was a great, classic Syverson throw too. Super tight window that most QB's wouldn't even attempt, or it'd be picked/batted away. I think the Sus defenders were almost a little stunned, like how did that get through there. Congrats to him on a great career. I won't miss facing him, but I know the Bethel team relished the challenge he presented and he made us better. He also seemed like a class act from the interviews I've seen.

[Johns Knees]

For those who watched the stream, was there a good angle on the Mendez play in first quarter? Ruled incomplete, led to field goal. The guy who covered the game for Sas said his foot was in, should have been TD. Obviously impossible to know how game goes and you can't just say those four points mean Johnnies win (okay, I do think that), but would have been nice to go up 7-0.

I was thinking it's cool and fitting for him that Syverson literally ended his career with a TD pass. Final snap of his Johnnie career and he fires a strike to tie it up. Too bad he didn't get another shot at it.

But as always it was fun following the team and it was a fantastic season, even if it ended one/two/three weeks earlier than we would have liked.

And this year I saw three home games, surpassing the number of home games I'd seen from 1997-2023. Was great meeting up with old roomies and friends and again being able to watch the Johnnies win in the Natural Bowl (I'll still call it that since there's a dancing squirrel on the scoreboard and squirrels are part of Mother Nature). A few people on the board know we bought a house in Minnesota this summer so I'm now splitting time between my home state and New York City. In the coming years I look forward to seeing more games in person and also connecting with a lot more of the folks from the board.

Great season, Johnnies. And good luck, Bethel. Silver lining for us disappointed Johnnie fans: I'm pretty sure if Bethel wins the title, Johnnies will be first team in D3 history to be 2-0 in a season against the national champs. 

It looked like a catch on the stream - looked like his foot was in.

But it was on the far end of the field from the camera, so far from definitive.

Susquehanna RB was also down on that one TD run.

And I'd love to see a replay of that  Syverson fumble from a different angle. Looked like he had simultaneous possession when they hit the ground. Defender then rolled over and had the ball.

The ref right there did not seem definitive in his ruling at all.

[Johns Knees]

Here's an image of it from the broadcast.

[Pat Coleman]

No, there was no angle shown that proved his entire foot was on the red and none of it was on the white.  No second shot of it other than the main camera angle.

[Ice Bear]

I was thinking it's cool and fitting for him that Syverson literally ended his career with a TD pass. Final snap of his Johnnie career and he fires a strike to tie it up. Too bad he didn't get another shot at it.

It was a great, classic Syverson throw too. Super tight window that most QB's wouldn't even attempt, or it'd be picked/batted away. I think the Sus defenders were almost a little stunned, like how did that get through there. Congrats to him on a great career. I won't miss facing him, but I know the Bethel team relished the challenge he presented and he made us better. He also seemed like a class act from the interviews I've seen.

What a player!

[GoldandBlueBU]

Here's an image of it from the broadcast.

I would assume the guy in the shot filming the catch has a pretty good version of that play...

[DuffMan]

A few people on the board know we bought a house in Minnesota this summer so I'm now splitting time between my home state and New York City.

I was unaware of that! 

[USee]

No, there was no angle shown that proved his entire foot was on the red and none of it was on the white.  No second shot of it other than the main camera angle.

There is also the coaches video which will have a sideline and at least 1, if not both, end zone views. One of these might show it, though my experience is that plays at the edges of the end zone are usually not captured by the camera in that end zone as its focused on line play. So the sideline coaches cam is probably the best bet.

[DuffMan]

Not that it matters--equipment is turned in, and we're on to 2025.

[MIAC23]

Not that it matters--equipment is turned in, and we're on to 2025.

Players are on to next year. Fans can rehash, speculate, and bemoan all we want.

[SJU13]

There's no video replay outside of targeting, right? Seems like that would be a good upgrade for the playoffs. I imagine there are a lot of great plays that go the wrong way each year.

From what I gathered we had officials from the MWC and the NACC for our games. The field judge looked to have rolled an ankle resulting in the crew being down a ref for a bit against SUS. There felt like a lot of unnecessary jawing between teams in both games that probably could've warranted an unsportsmanlike or two. Maybe I'm soft or understand after a certain point we're likely gonna have enough and do something stupid (like push the QB down after he's thrown the ball). The lengthy explanation of the false start was interesting. Would've like to see video of the hit in the middle of the field that popped the SJU player. Definitely a danger throw, but hit also looked high. All equal in gamesmanship though with the ref getting after the audio crew for playing music after the offense got set on the line.

[MadRedFan]

Also a few long plays cut down on both the TOP and # of plays, but might result in scores - 70 yard pass play shows "credit" for the yards gained and points, but fewer plays and shorter TOP.

Likewise, short fields to start your drive cuts down both TOP and # of plays, but might result in scores.

[DuffMan]

I think the refs from the Sus game were from the WIAC.  That's what I was told by an SJU coach last week.