FB: Midwest Conference

[old 40]

Has anyone from Illinois College heard anything about who the candidates for the Head coach job? A Jacksonville source said they have several candidates and that Bob Frye (former MacMurray coach) is in the mix as is a former player who is a coorindator with one of the Midwest conference schools. Any real news on the situation?

[Maverick]

Has anyone from Illinois College heard anything about who the candidates for the Head coach job? A Jacksonville source said they have several candidates and that Bob Frye (former MacMurray coach) is in the mix as is a former player who is a coorindator with one of the Midwest conference schools. Any real news on the situation?

old 40 - Haven't heard anything concrete, but I think I may have an idea on the coordinator you mentioned.

[The Roop]

Can anyone tell me:1 the last season the Maroons played in the MWC & 2. Why they left?

It seems that UC and the MWC are a perfect fit and would help to lead to going back to the old 12 team format and a conference championship game--something I would really want to see.

rome - The last season that U-Chicago was in the MWC was 1986, but I don't know what the reason was for them leaving the conference.  I think the current set-up for the MWC is just fine: 10 teams, you play everyone each season, and whoever comes out of all those games is the champ; plus it allows for teams to play a non-conference game as well each year.

At the time the U of Chicago was considering a move to D1. Then the UAA was formed in 88 or 89 and they went there instead.

[1morefan]

I'd like to be the first to congratulate Tyler Vogds on getting an invite to the Vikings mini-camp this weekend, congrats TVO - also heard that Carroll TE Josh Gould will be attending the same mini-camp, if so best of luck to the two of these guys! It's a great opportunity for both of them! 

[Knightstalker]

In the month of May the VFW distributes Buddy Poppies.  Please take time to give a dollar and take a poppy.  The proceeds of this go to aid the Disabled Vets

Mike Dougherty
Commander VFW Memorial Post 3776
Secaucus NJ


In Flander's Field
by John McCrae
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow,
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky,
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead.
Short days ago,
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved and now we lie,
In Flanders Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe
To you, from failing hands, we throw,
The torch, be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us, who die,
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow,
In Flanders Fields.

[WLCALUM83]

Illinois College has hired a new football coach:

http://www.midwestconference.org/football/ICcampbell.htm

[D O.C.]

I'll imagine the AfroCentric colors on the gowns helped a lot.

[WLCALUM83]

News on 2 prep players headed Carroll's direction:

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=759157

("Pius picks" and "Hale players also decide" sections.)

[MWCSID2005]

MIDWEST CONFERENCE HISTORY BOOK: NO ORDINARY CONFERENCE 
                 
George Drake, a former Midwest Conference student-athlete and 1956 Grinnell College graduate, has culminated a project he calls "a labor of love" with the completion of the 100-page soft cover book No Ordinary Conference, an introspective history of the Midwest Conference. The Midwest Conference office is making the book available to the general public at a discounted price via the Order Form linked below for a limited time only (a small number of copies may be available at full price after the ship date). Orders are expected to ship in September. 

Drake, who remains a professor at his alma mater, teamed with 2001 Grinnell grad John Aerni to provide a unique look at the league's history through interviews with Midwest Conference student-athletes and unprecedented access to league minutes. 

No Ordinary Conference includes the accounts of numerous student-athletes and chronicles over 80 years of history from the league's formation through the men's and women's conference unification and beyond. No Ordinary Conference also features a 34-page photo gallery of some of the conference's all-time great athletes, coaches and administrators.

Click below for No Ordinary Conference Order Form:
http://www.midwestconference.org/MWC_Book_OF.pdf

[WLCALUM83]

Here's an article on a prep player headed Grinnell's direction:

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=767296

[ahig]

Always seems to be a lack of postings during the summer.  What gives?  Lots of stuff going on in MWC football lately.

Just got done reading Out Of The Comfort Zone by Frank Agin (the one advertised on d3football.com's home page).  I thought it was a great read.  It's a book that any Beloit Buc would definately appreciate.  Also has good accounts of Ripon and Lawrence back when Lawrence used to be the powerhouse.  It's interesting how over the years, many Lawrence and Ripon posters have bad-mouthed St. Norbert players, coaches, etc. of being jerks (to put it nicely).  This book depicts the 1980's Lawrence teams in the same light. All of that aside, I recommend this book to any ex-Midwest Conferencers (?).

The new field turf in Ripon looks really good.  Ingalls Field almost looks like a decent facility now.  Major improvement.

Congrats to former Green Knight Bob Latterman and his new coaching position at Carroll.

Congrats to Coach Howard and his promotion at Lawrence.

Any word on Tyler Vogds?  How is he doing?

How about Mitch Tanney?  Still in the AFL?

Lots of coaching moves.  No comments?  I hear that St. Norbert is going to have the former head coach from Ashwaubenon on the coaching staff this fall.  Is that true?

Bob Forstrom is still kicking for the Blizzard.  How does he like it?  It obviously must be going well if he's been doing it for two years.  What are his goals?  Any chance of AFL?

I would love to discuss any and all topics.  In the past, the MWC has been bashed by other posters from other conferences.  I'd love to brag up the good things that are happening.

Peace out boy scouts.

[fightintitan2006]

Ill talk pigskin with you ahig

All the good things you mentioned aside, who is your team and who is your pick to win the MWC this season?

[Maverick]

A couple things from the Monmouth point of view...

The renovation of the stadium looks like it's coming along nicely and the new bleachers/press box should be a nice upgrade going into the 2008 season.  Can't wait til the whole project is complete for the 2009 season with the new field turf going in.

Don't think Mitch Tanney is with anyone in the AFL right now.  He had been with the Tampa Bay Storm early in the year, then was with the Philadelphia Soul for awhile mid-way through the season, but haven't heard his name mentioned with any teams since then.  Nate Palkovic is kicking for the Peoria Pirates of the af2--he started the season with them, then didn't kick for a few games (not sure why), but now has kicked during the last couple of games for Peoria.

[ahig]

Thanks for the Monmouth updates Maverick.  Any pictures of the upgrade on line?  Good to hear of another ex-MWC in af2.

fightintitan, I've got to go with the historical favorite in SNC.  However, they've got to get over this first round playoff hump this year.  Or someone from the MWC does.  That UWEC game last year was well played and exciting, but a heartbreaker.  I love the fact that Norbert has Wartburg scheduled for its non-conference game.  I see the Knights winning, but necessarily the Knights of the Green persuasion.

I'm not as educated about the Illinois and Iowa schools as I should be, so I also have to throw my support Carroll's way.  It just seems like that program has been doing a lot of good things in recent years and I think it might be their time.

I've also got to throw love Howard's way at Lawrence.  I'd like to see them tear it up, but it still seems like numbers are an issue there.

I'm sure Monmouth will be as tough as ever this year, but again I'm not as educated as I should be on teams south of the Toll Free Line.

The season is creeping up.  Getting excited.

[Maverick]

Link to pics of the MC field renovation: http://www.monm.edu/slideshows/football-field1.htm

I took some pics with my phone a couple weeks ago, but I think the pictures on the MC website are a little clearer.

I'll keep up the Monmouth updates if I hear of any as the season keeps getting closer.