FB: Midwest Conference

[meachscribe]

Rome,

Very impressed with LU's finish, and Beloits. LU should have been .500 if they would have played the cancelled game against Mac.

SNC still has a great core of coaches. Not sure what's going on with the new d-coordinator though. i don't know if he's staying (he came out of retirement) or if Marsh is coming back? It'll be intetersting to see.

That D really came around the second half of the season. Unfortunatly, it was too late.

We'll agree to support the Skirts. I didn't mean to call you a dope, pr whatever I said.

[papa90]

I cant wait until tomorrow so we can talk about something more useful like why did Monmouth upset the Johnies and how do they get the jelly into the donut?  Good luck to both squads tomorrow. 
I have to ask myself one question?  Which of the Scots are going to show up tomorrow and make a play for the team?  If someone can stand up the team, the crowd, and the hype and make f*^kin play, the Scotties Nation will roll from their on out. 
"Ole always said, Bucket of Blood"  lets see that tomorrow
Go Scots Shock the DIII world

[ritz72]

I cant wait until tomorrow so we can talk about something more useful like why did Monmouth upset the Johnies and how do they get the jelly into the donut?  Good luck to both squads tomorrow. 
I have to ask myself one question?  Which of the Scots are going to show up tomorrow and make a play for the team?  If someone can stand up the team, the crowd, and the hype and make f*^kin play, the Scotties Nation will roll from their on out. 
"Ole always said, Bucket of Blood"  lets see that tomorrow
Go Scots Shock the DIII world

Ole got beat 69-3 this year!! 

[Mr.Shoes]

5.  The film that MON has seen of SJU, last 2 games shows VERY little of the O.  The last 2 have been as vanilla as I have seen in years....

And John LOVES inventing new stuff for the playoffs. I can't WAIT to see what strange formations and plays he comes up with for our kilt-wearing friends from the east.

[Old Fighting Scot]

Name 5 weaknesses you believe the Johnnies have..

Here is what I am gathering the 5 for MON are---

1.  NO playoff experience (Clemens Stadium)
2.  Suspect O line against a dominant D- line
3.  Have not seen the speed SJU will bring to the table
4.  May be forced to become 1 dimensional without being able to establish a running game.
5.  The film that MON has seen of SJU, last 2 games shows VERY little of the O.  The last 2 have been as vanilla as I have seen in years....

My top 6 for the johnnies are:

1.  May be looking past MC's lack of playoff experience and not at the challenge they will actually pose.
2.  MC hasnt had a tough game in nearly two months, good luck trying to find quality tape on us.
3.  St. Joes is admittedly small up front, when Big pushes on Small, small falls, period.
4.  we say we need more speed, since when does a coach tell profess to the world what he "truly believes" is his biggest weakness, or will be his toughest matchup.
5.  SJU will not be able to run the ball up the middle, period.  this will make everything go to the hashes and prevent huge gains.  
6.  i believe once SJU sees they will not blow us out they may get anxious try to "win it all at once" and try to do things they arent accustomed to "hurry up and win."

yes, this is in a perfect Scots Nation World.  yes i believe SJU has a better chance at winning.  yes johnnie nation has earned all the respect they are given.  no, the weather will not be a factor, (are you kidding me, last i checked MC was in Illinois and half of our conference is in Whiz-Kan-sin...).  yes, MC is as good as advertised.  yes, MC will be ready to go come 10am (PT)!

[kubiack78]

MC was in Illinois and half of our conference is in Whiz-Kan-sin...).  yes, MC is as good as advertised.  yes, MC will be ready to go come 10am (PT)!

Hey der flatlander easy with the Wisconsin jabs

[Mr.Shoes]

ritz-
It's 69-6 and I am not even a Johnny fan!
And you call urself a Johnny!

Mighty Royal

You're both wrong. 63-9

[Old Fighting Scot]

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Hey der flatlander easy with the Wisconsin jabs

Sorry Kubiak, had some rough times on the hardwood in Rip-on, and in De Poor.  Havent been in illi in 3 months, in cali we a range named after bullwinkle's buddy.  i ski in 50 degree weather on this white stuff that looks like, feels like, but only vaguely resembles snow.......

[Mr.Shoes]

Alright, point by point rebuttal coming up

My top 6 for the johnnies are:

1.  May be looking past MC's lack of playoff experience and not at the challenge they will actually pose.

If you honestly think that the behavior of the posters in indicative of the preparation of the team, you're insane. John gets scared of Hamline during the week. He hasn't looked past a team in 57 years.

2.  MC hasnt had a tough game in nearly two months, good luck trying to find quality tape on us.

This is a wash. CC is the only close game we've played all year and unless you are planning on running whatever-the-Cobbers-call-their-O, it's a pretty pointless tape.

3.  St. Joes is admittedly small up front, when Big pushes on Small, small falls, period.

Ask the WIAC how well their big pushes on our small. With the exception of a few UW-EC losses in the regular season, SJU hasn't lost to a WIAC school in something like a decade. Time and time again I hear how our small D-Line is going to get pushed around and time and time again, the "little" guys are deceptively strong and disruptively quick. If a small, fast defense wasn't a successful strategy, would John have stuck with it for, well, ever? In 2000, everyone said that our D couldn't handle MUC's offensive line. We lost, yes, but 10-7 shocked everyone. In 2003, it was more of the same. We stomped MUC and held them to 6. Keep underestimating the D-Line. They love being dissed. Right, Duffy?

4.  we say we need more speed, since when does a coach tell profess to the world what he "truly believes" is his biggest weakness, or will be his toughest matchup.

I'm not sure what this is supposed to mean. How is this an SJU weakness?

5.  SJU will not be able to run the ball up the middle, period.  this will make everything go to the hashes and prevent huge gains.

We haven't been able to run up the middle all season. We have four smallish running backs. In the Concordia game, we had 25 rushes for 17 yards. Working between the tackles isn't a focus. I don't think I've EVER seen an SJU team that stresses a smashmouth running game up the middle. If that's what you expect us to do on O, you're preparing for the wrong team. As for preventing huge gains on the outside, good luck. These backs are as fast as any I've seen and the receivers block like linemen. There were several outside plays against STO that had no chance to work, but the back made the corner and was off to the races. We KNOW we aren't an up-the-middle team, so we FOCUS on sealing the corners.

6.  i believe once SJU sees they will not blow us out they may get anxious try to "win it all at once" and try to do things they arent accustomed to "hurry up and win."

Never in my life have I seen an SJU team get anxious and try to "win it all at once." If we don't blow you out, we don't blow you out. Big whoop. The Redlands game a few years back was one we were supposed to win handily. We couldn't put them away right away, so we just went ahead and won "normally". Period. Again, you're creating a hypothetical situation in which there is an assumption that the coaching staff would lose composure and, thus, lose control of the game. That doesn't happen with this team. Ever. There are a few centuries' worth of experience AT SJU on that sideline. Good luck rattling them.

[Old Fighting Scot]

shoes,

i am extremely sorry that i personally wont be able to "gameplan" or even have any type of impact on the game tomorrow.  i have never even put on pads.  i am making my assumptions from the sidelines, thus my phrase, "this would all be in a perfect Scots Nation world."  this is more wishful thinking rather than a espn gameday prognosis.  i was assuming your jest was the same as you have never seen MC play and no nothing but what Pcole and the D3 staff write.  (notice they didnt even have MC's location right in the original team-by-team analysis)

that was a great job though, and as i have said before this is fun.  i look forward to continuing it with UWW or Linfield next week.

[repete]

Of all the stuff, this might be the dumbest . . .

``3.  St. Joes is admittedly small up front, when Big pushes on Small, small falls, period.''

Paging Larry Kinnard, paging Larry Kinnard ...

...

How much per man did SJU give up in its most recent Stagg Bowl???

Note to OFS: the Stagg is the Division III championship game. It happens a few more games after the first round of playoffs. The first round is also known in the MWC as ``the end of the season.''

[Kilted Rat]

OFS,

To answer your signature question "How many Johnnies does it take to screw in a light bulb?"

A: 11 with 5000 standing around talking about how good they're doing and how great they will screw the next bulb in.

[Mr.Shoes]

OFS, you are right. This IS fun. I enjoy taking the what ifs from your "perfect Scots Nation world" and rebutting them with whys from the "real world--that which bleeds Johnnie red".

[ritz72]

Name 5 weaknesses you believe the Johnnies have..

Here is what I am gathering the 5 for MON are---

1.  NO playoff experience (Clemens Stadium)
2.  Suspect O line against a dominant D- line
3.  Have not seen the speed SJU will bring to the table
4.  May be forced to become 1 dimensional without being able to establish a running game.
5.  The film that MON has seen of SJU, last 2 games shows VERY little of the O.  The last 2 have been as vanilla as I have seen in years....

My top 6 for the johnnies are:

1.  May be looking past MC's lack of playoff experience and not at the challenge they will actually pose.
2.  MC hasnt had a tough game in nearly two months, good luck trying to find quality tape on us.
3.  St. Joes is admittedly small up front, when Big pushes on Small, small falls, period.
4.  we say we need more speed, since when does a coach tell profess to the world what he "truly believes" is his biggest weakness, or will be his toughest matchup.
5.  SJU will not be able to run the ball up the middle, period.  this will make everything go to the hashes and prevent huge gains.  
6.  i believe once SJU sees they will not blow us out they may get anxious try to "win it all at once" and try to do things they arent accustomed to "hurry up and win."

yes, this is in a perfect Scots Nation World.  yes i believe SJU has a better chance at winning.  yes johnnie nation has earned all the respect they are given.  no, the weather will not be a factor, (are you kidding me, last i checked MC was in Illinois and half of our conference is in Whiz-Kan-sin...).  yes, MC is as good as advertised.  yes, MC will be ready to go come 10am (PT)!

I'll take my 5 against your 6 and give you +3 on the line!  (no bets!!)   

[Old Fighting Scot]

surely the great johnnie nation can spare more than 3 to the lowly MWC champ.....