FB: Midwest Conference

[finsleft]

Today is my birthday!!!

Happy birthday, Snydz! Enjoy your birthday karma.

[ScoutTeamHero]

He worked too hard to have anyone question or judge his talents, abilities, or accomplishments. STH keep your comments on the practice field when you have no idea what you are talking about.

Old Style give me a break.  I'm glad he's your friend and he's from Rockbridge, but I was only asking if some o-linemen should get some love too.  Maybe they should rename the town Meehan, Ill.  Now, I'm pretty sure he's a good player because you just don't put numbers up like that if your not.  I believe he was and will be an All-American.  Just saying all these numbers look the same except yards per game.  But then again all the guys on this list are All-Americans except for Aljay and Alec.

Casey Meehan     10  186 1165   57 1108   6.0  17   57 110.8

Casey Meehan     11  222 1360   74 1286   5.8  20   51 116.9

Aljay Wren            10  219 1355   50 1305   6.0  14  68 130.5

Alec Getschow        9  140  649   41  608   4.3  11   31   67.6
Aljay Wren              9  110  488   28  460   4.2   9    22   51.1

J.Augustynowicz    9  217 1304   29 1275   5.9  14   54 141.7

Matt O'Grady        10  208 1507   44 1463   7.0  18   75 146.3 

[ScoutTeamHero]

BTW..... I always loved practice

[ScoutTeamHero]

And some more news Beloit hired Chris Brann who was the head coach from Carleton College as the new head coach.

Record as head coach
2001: (0-10, 0-9 MIAC)
2002: (0-10, 0-8 MIAC)
2003: (3-7, 1-7 MIAC)
2004: (2-8, 1-7 MIAC)
2005: (4-6, 2-6 MIAC)

[Maverick]

Today is my birthday!!!

Same thing I said on the basketball board...

Snydz - Happy birthday buddy!

Now someone with the ability to do so needs to hit Snydz with a negative karma b-day present!  Ha!

Also, congrats to the players who did make it onto the all-west region teams last week.  And congrats to Meehan on his Aztec Bowl selection.

[Emmys First Class]

Great sign Bucs 9 wins in five seasons for Brann! I heard a coach Joe Schlagar was in the mix any word on where he may be headed?  Like you Feldhacker  I loved practice too!

[Pat Coleman]

Took a team that lost 30 in a row and made them competitive.

[Emmys First Class]

I know the program is in much better shape than when he got there but PC do you think he is a good fit and what is he going to run on O? Also PC how do they pick the rosters for the Aztec Bowl?

[finsleft]

Pat is right (geez Pat, it hurts to say that ), Brann did yeoman's work bringing Carleton's program around. If you read the press release, you'll realize that when he arrived, the football program at Carleton was on the brink of imploding, with 22 players on the roster. He'll be good for Beloit.

http://www.d3football.com/pressreleases.php?release=1020

[Pat Coleman]

Emmys,

Don't know if he'll maintain DeGeorge's Wing-T or not. I think Carleton was going single-back for a while but I had not seen Carleton play.

As for how they pick Aztec Bowl participants, not sure. I know they have to be nominated by the coach to the AFCA, and of course, any player in an all-star game has to be a senior. The AFCA All-American team's seniors are automatic bids, I believe, and I think there can only be one person per school.

[Emmys First Class]

So will Brann get the roster number way up as he did at Carleton?  
PASSING         GP   Effic Att-Cmp-Int   Pct  Yds  TD Lng Avg/G
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Nate Skelton    10  100.56  165-77-11   46.7  967   9  68  96.7
Total.......... 10  100.56  165-77-11   46.7  967   9  68  96.7

PASSING              GP   Effic Att-Cmp-Int   Pct  Yds  TD Lng Avg/G
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Total..........      10   87.13 299-149-16   49.8 1512   5  50 151.2  Carleton threw almost twice as much though not with tuns of success and Beloit rushed well over 500 times while Carleton rushed about 360 something  what will the make up of this offense be?

And Joshua Armstead is the best special teamer of all time!

[bobturkviking]

Can't see the Beloit hire being a positive.  In hiring someone from what looks like the same type of institution (with the same lack of committment for football), they've demonstrated that they have no significant interest in making the program more competitive.

[onearmedscot]

Brann is a terrific recruiter growing the Knights from a roster of around 30 to a roster of around 80 this season.  I am surprised he left when it appeared he had Carleton on the cusp of really succeeding.  They took MIAC runner up and playoff second rounder Concordia to the final horn.

I don't know what the draw was to Beloit for Brann.  I don't believe he has family in the are and it seems to be a lateral move.  I think he may have had some frustrations with the admin at Carleton but am not positive.

I think he will do good things at Beloit.

oAs

[ScoutTeamHero]

Armstead, did you cut that guy out there??

what did he say, no or i don't think so

i forgot but it was classic

here's another good one....

Well when you have all-americans like Dirk and Kane you can stop anybody

[onearmedscot]

Chris Brann Story from Beloit Daily News

Janesville Gazette story too.

oAs