FB: Midwest Conference

[Mr. Ypsi]

That is just amazing that a coach can cost a team 17 pts per game. Then again, Marty Mornhinwig did coach in the NFL.

Marty coached the Lions.  Did he also coach in the NFL?

[Scots4]

That was Millen at his finest.

[MWCalum]

That is just amazing that a coach can cost a team 17 pts per game. Then again, Marty Mornhinwig did coach in the NFL.

did somebody say ray rhodes?

ok well id like to send my congratulations to monmouth on a helluva season and hey, at least the MWC got one win and are one for one.. st. norberts win percentage... not so much  j/k guys.. monmouth definitley had a favorable matchup and took advantage, they earned it with the regular season...

is it august yet?!?!?!?!

[tm343407]

St. Norbert has had good teams, but always have to open up against one of the top teams from the nation's best conference.

As for the Monmouth game, the recevier did drop the ball, but that is one of the possibilities you have to take in consideration if you throw it there. Run the ball, then throw it on fourth down. Regardless, Bell put the Scots in that position and had called a good game up until then. Congrats. In my opinion, they still gave the conference some more respect nationally.

[scottie]

It will be interesting to see where/if the Scots are ranked at the beginning of next season.  They are bringing back a lot of weapons, so we'll see if their success this year sticks in the memories of the voters next fall. 

Til then....

[Scots4]

They are going to have to outscore teams next year. Hopefully we have some players down on the farm ready to fill some HUGE shoes left on defense.

[coco]

It was good to see the MWC get some respect this year, and I hope that continues. You guys have taken a lot of crap over the years, and you finally shut some people up.

[The Roop]

TY coco. I think what this season illustrates is the fact that the MWC Champ is competitive on a national level. Sure the conference is top heavy but I think that most are in football. St. Norbert got banged up this season but Ripon was right there til the end. Again. So the MWC is not a 1 team conference anymore.

Two bids are still unlikely in the future, but not as unlikely as they were before.

[formerscot4]

Sorry I haven't been around awhile. It was a heck of a year for the Scots. Made me proud to be a former player there. Sure I would have done things a bit different, but how times had they converted that same kind of situation all year. The seniors who are graduating will be missed, but there are alot of weapons still coming back. It just looked like in the second half they looked like a team that had not been there before in a couple key situations. The miscue of the shotgun snap I think was a key turning point as Monmouth was driving and then Wartburg got a short field and scored.

I think we did show our program in still on the up swing and hopefully some new defensive studs decide to head the Maple City way, as I think we will have no problem attracting skill players with this system. Great season guys!!!

[Dsquared]

What does the Scots team look like next year?  Are we going to see a repeat performance, or are we going to see St. Norbert's back at the top after a season off?

[scottie]

They should be loaded on offense and rebuilding on defense.

Congrats to the MWC all-region representatives.  The THREE Scots on the first team (one sophomore, two juniors) speak pretty well to their chances next season.  But, as one poster stated earlier, they might have to outscore a bunch of teams before Coach Braun's defensive unit is ready to be equally dominant.

St. Norbert and Ripon certainly won't be overlooked next year.  As defending MWC champ, most would agree that Monmouth is the team to beat.  But it won't be a cake walk.

[MWCalum]

the all-region teams surprised me a little bit..  i could NOT believe winter had made first team.. kinda nice to see 2 out of 3 returners from the MWC and 3 off first teamers (even if they are scots..  ) Kraemer got on the list twice as defense and returner.. Beloit also gettin a guy on the list.. figured mahoney or whatever from grinnell would have made it.. wasnt he leading the nation in tackles for teh whole year?
either way nice for deserving guys to get recognized

[The Roop]

Baratti is only a sophomore so he will anchor the linebacking corps for another two years. Unfortunately Beloit still needs numbers before they get mentioned as a contender in the MWC. O line and secondary appear to be their immediate needs. Probably in that order as graduation will be taking a toll on linemen.

[SNCOLDAD]

I glanced at the All Conference selections. Been extremely busy with work and have not had much of a chance to get on this board. I think someone asked if Monmouth will repeat next year or will SNC reclaim the top spot. Of course SNC will reclaim it!    It was a tough season for SNC and now that it is over, I will say this. I have never seen a team hit with so many strange and game affecting injuries before. I personally feel that this made a big difference in the SNC Monmouth game. I know, I know, all teams have injuries, and yes, I am biased. I better be. But watching that game and seeing how critical plays both on offense and defense would have been handled differently, I really think the outcome would have been different. So the reason I am saying all this is, YES, SNC will be back on top next year.

And even though Monmouth had a great year this year, Remember this:
scottie says GO GREEN KNIGHTS!

[scottie]

SNCOLDAD: It's been a few weeks now, but I don't think Monmouth fans want to read/hear/listen to the words "critical plays being handled differently," if you know what I mean.  At least, I'm pretty sure you don't want to get our buddy Scots4 going again.   

I know that there is some type of glitch in the MWC scheduling that makes Monmouth play at SNC about 8 out of 10 years  , but I believe that ya'll will be coming to the friendly confines of Scot-land, correct?  Since I figure the Scots should be ranked in the top 10 by that time  , I'll probably make the cross-state trip for the MWC GOY.

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