FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[bennie]

I realized that when I heard Pat say Will AM et, that I had been putting the emPHAsis on the wrong SylLABle. Isn't it named after a river, and is the river pronounced the same cockamamie way? (See how I got that word in there Beavis?)

Yes there is a river by the same name. And we point and laugh at people who pronounce it incorrectly much in the same way we point and laugh at people who think that the river (and the university) are located in Ore-Gone!

[DuffMan]

Yes there is a river by the same name. And we point and laugh at people who pronounce it incorrectly much in the same way we point and laugh at people who think that the river (and the university) are located in Ore-Gone!

I attended a seminar last week by an Oregonian (a Linfielder, even ).  A few people kept referring to Ore-Gone, and I kept waiting for him to correct them, but he never did

[Touchdown Tommy]

Bennie:

My buddies from RoadtoGameday.com that I featured last week on JohnnieFootball.com were in Oregon last week.  They spoke highly of the beauty but not so much on the weather.

BTW: TC and I took in the Wild vs. BlueJackets contest on Saturday night at the X in St. Paul.  Rick Nash is a bum.  TC's seat broke at the beginning of the 3rd period (supposedly from the wild and crazy Coldplay concert held there on Friday night according to the usher).  What a capper to a great day!!

SIDENOTE: Gentlemen check your email boxes for an important announcement...

[Redtooth]

The St. John's Johnnies from St. Paul.

The NCAA info always says that. If I had been in the studio like years past we could've caught that. I'll take it up with the source and see if they can eliminate that error in the future.

Look on the bright side Pat; at least you didn't have to get all dressed up and spend a couple of hours with the ESPN makeup crew as you have done in years past

I would imagine your PJs and slippers at home were much more comfortable 8) 8)

[bennie]

Bennie:

My buddies from RoadtoGameday.com that I featured last week on JohnnieFootball.com were in Oregon last week.  They spoke highly of the beauty but not so much on the weather.

BTW: TC and I took in the Wild vs. BlueJackets contest on Saturday night at the X in St. Paul.  Rick Nash is a bum.  TC's seat broke at the beginning of the 3rd period (supposedly from the wild and crazy Coldplay concert held there on Friday night according to the usher).  What a capper to a great day!!

SIDENOTE: Gentlemen check your email boxes for an important announcement...

It is lovely out today! 63 degrees and sunny! 8)

Yeah, that Rick Nash is a no talent player! The young un goalie Mason had a good game. He makes for a nice back-up for the delicate flower, LeClaire.

[The White Silly]

MVP looks to be kind of a toss up...maybe Winford?...Carletons  QB?...don't know what bandwagon I'm riding for the playoffs yet...maybe Mount Union...frustrating as it is, guess I gotta go Johnnies for now to stick with the Miac

[stanbob]

MVP looks to be kind of a toss up...maybe Winford?...Carletons  QB?...don't know what bandwagon I'm riding for the playoffs yet...maybe Mount Union...frustrating as it is, guess I gotta go Johnnies for now to stick with the Miac

Nooooooooooooooooooo.

[D O.C.]

I kept waiting for him to correct them, but he never did

Indeed....a Kinder, Gentler WILDCAT Nation.

[CobberFvr]

Bracket pick'ems are up.

[OzJohnnie]

MVP looks to be kind of a toss up...maybe Winford?...Carletons  QB?...don't know what bandwagon I'm riding for the playoffs yet...maybe Mount Union...frustrating as it is, guess I gotta go Johnnies for now to stick with the Miac

Nooooooooooooooooooo.

We have been given The Kiss of Death...



A pirate's proverbial Black Spot...



To any WW fans reading this board:  You can rest assured that St John's destruction has now been fated.  There is no further sandbagging.  The tablets have been broken.

[stanbob]

MVP looks to be kind of a toss up...maybe Winford?...Carletons  QB?...don't know what bandwagon I'm riding for the playoffs yet...maybe Mount Union...frustrating as it is, guess I gotta go Johnnies for now to stick with the Miac

Nooooooooooooooooooo.

We have been given The Kiss of Death...



A pirate's proverbial Black Spot...



To any WW fans reading this board:  You can rest assured that St John's destruction has now been fated.  There is no further sandbagging.  The tablets have been broken.

Oz, he didn't really commit.  And his counterpart on the Wiscy board, champ, surely has.   

[OzJohnnie]

Interesting from Massey's ratings...

   Trinity CT   8   0   0.539   (1)   -0.07   (9)   -0.07   (9)   5   NESCAC
   Willamette   10   0   0.453   (2)   -0.91   (51)   -0.91   (51)   2   NWC
   Mt Union   10   0   0.396   (3)   -0.71   (38)   -0.71   (38)   1   OAC
1   WI Whitewater   9   1   0.263   (4)   -0.52   (23)   -0.52   (23)   6   WIAC
1   N Central IL   10   0   0.245   (5)   -1.37   (106)   -1.37   (106)   9   CCIW
-2   Williams   6   2   0.229   (6)   -0.04   (7)   -0.04   (7)   14   NESCAC
1   Millsaps   10   0   0.215   (7)   -1.27   (95)   -1.27   (95)   3   SCAC
2   WI Stevens Pt   9   1   0.194   (8)   -0.64   (33)   -0.64   (33)   13   WIAC
-2   Otterbein   9   1   0.183   (9)   -0.77   (44)   -0.77   (44)   4   OAC
5   St John's MN   8   2   0.146   (10)   -0.43   (15)   -0.43   (15)   10   MIAC
   Middlebury   5   3   0.140   (11)   0.06   (1)   0.06   (1)   20   NESCAC
2   Hardin-Simmons   9   1   0.140   (12)   -0.89   (49)   -0.89   (49)   12   ASC
   Amherst   5   3   0.134   (13)   0.04   (3)   0.04   (3)   24   NESCAC
-2   Occidental   9   0   0.115   (14)   -1.62   (138)   -1.62   (138)   7   SCIAC
1   M Hardin-Baylor   9   1   0.105   (15)   -0.97   (55)   -0.97   (55)   11   ASC
1   Tri-State   10   0   0.067   (16)   -1.83   (168)   -1.83   (168)   39   MIAA
2   Tufts   4   4   0.027   (17)   0.05   (2)   0.05   (2)   37   NESCAC
3   Wesley DE   8   1   0.025   (18)   -1.18   (80)   -1.18   (80)   8   Atl Cent
7   Concordia Mhd   6   4   0.003   (19)   -0.22   (12)   -0.22   (12)   18   MIAC

Johnnies are up at #10.  Dropping the NESCAC schools and they are #8.  And this for conference rankings...

1   NE Smalls   10   0   0   0.000   0.6707
2   Minnesota IAC   9   16   2   -0.136   0.7477
3   Wisconsin IAC   8   14   7   -0.149   0.7158
4   Ohio AC   10   7   3   -0.276   0.6420
5   Mid Atlantic   8   13   11   -0.334   0.7487
6   Atlantic Central   4   15   10   -0.453   0.4152
7   American SW   9   7   9   -0.474   0.5001
8   Ill & Wisc   8   19   5   -0.489   0.5095
9   Centennial   9   10   8   -0.501   0.5680
10   Old Dominion AC   7   19   9   -0.523   0.7100

The MIAC rates very high this year, and discounting the NE schools, they are the toughest conference...

Start filling sandbags, brothers.  If TWS can jump on the right bandwagon, that being WW, then this race may have a little leg left in it.  (Although probably not.  I'm fooling myself.  Warhawks rule.)

[CobberFvr]

Those are definitely interesting numbers.

[janesvilleflash]

"We've been down there before, so the trip won't be anything new," senior defensive tackle Joe Luke said. "It's pretty cool to get a chance to play them again. They have a great program. They're still very talented. But I don't think they're quite as good as they have been in the past. They're a beatable football team. So this is a great chance for us to go down there and try to knock them off."

You guys better give this kid a call and let him know it's hopeless.

[OzJohnnie]

"We've been down there before, so the trip won't be anything new," senior defensive tackle Joe Luke said. "It's pretty cool to get a chance to play them again. They have a great program. They're still very talented. But I don't think they're quite as good as they have been in the past. They're a beatable football team. So this is a great chance for us to go down there and try to knock them off."

You guys better give this kid a call and let him know it's hopeless.

Johnnies take Expectations Setting II in the second half of their senior year.