FB: Midwest Conference

[SNCOLDAD]

Uhhh scottie?!?!   You were doing fine except you have your teams mixed up again!   

Your thinking is solid .... except for that one detail. 

And once again I say:

Go Wartburg

and

GO GREEN KNIGHTS

[The Roop]

Puck, I don't think my idea is going anywhere either but you really can't compare a D1 tournament to a D3 tournament. Interest, ratings and therefore revenue goes up when those 13-16 seeds pull the upset and win a game but that will never happen at this level; so why not have the best field we can. What 27 AQs does to a 32 team field is weaken some brackets and over load others.

I'm a hockey fan myself but must admit that I don't pay much attention to the D3 level. So I'm really not qualified to comment on the workings of that tournament.

Scottie and SNCOLDAD. Have you forgotten about the three way tie possibility at 9-1 ??

[bballer1280]

I think we might be attacking the problem by the wrong end. The NCAA picks the teams and makes the brackets, however, they pick those teams based on the selection criteria determined by the D3 membership itself. So instead of changing the conference to better fit the system, why not change the system and go back to no AQs.

This doesn't need to happen in all sports, just football where the at large bids are too few and far between. The day may come when the entire field is Pool A only and that's not exactly fair. And if the NAIA merger talks have anything behind them that day is closer than most people realize. Pool C criteria for everybody will mean that some conferences get multiple bids and other conferences will do without. Well, those conferences simply need to get better.

The regional representation/equity for all philosophy behind the current selection process keeps some very very good teams out every year. The field will never expand beyond 32 teams but lets try to get the best 32 in. I'd even be willing to split the difference between Pool C only and regional equity and limit conferences to no more than 2 bids.

What have you heard about an NAIA merger?

[The Roop]

It's on the football website but here's a link for you.

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009909180334

[MWCfan787]

Back to football on the field....

IC, Ripon, Norbie all with ease this week

Beloit- Lake Forest could be interesting, I'm going Beloit though

Can Monmouth send a message to Norbie for next week if they really blow out Grinnell, since the difference between Grinnell and SNC was only a field goal?  I say yes.


Go Loras!

[Maverick]

Here's how the MWC will gain the respect it needs:

Step One - Monmouth goes through the MWC undefeated and gets to host more playoff games.

Step Two - SNC or Beloit (the reamining two of the "Scottie's Three to Watch" [trademark pending]) finish the year with one loss and squeak out a playoff bid. 

Step Three - Monmouth and SNC or Beloit meet in the second or third round of the playoffs and duke it out in a 5 overtime thriller, won by the good guys.

Step Four - The Scots slide through the rest of the playoffs like poop through a goose and bring the trophy back to the Maple City. 

Any questions?

scottie - I like your line of thinking there!   Be sure to let us know when the "pending trademark" of Scottie's Three To Watch arrives.

[scottie]

Carroll at Ripon - Ripon cruises.   8)
Grinnell at Monmouth - Grinnell avenges last year's 69-0 output with a 2nd quarter field goal. 
Illinois College at Lawrence - IC might sit on one conference loss until Halloween.   
Knox at St. Norbert - Will look like Vikings at Packers.  SNCOLDAD in a good mood  afterward.   
Lake Forest at Beloit - Scottie's UPSET ALERT of the week.     

[Redmen09]

Picks for the week:

Ripon-35   Carroll-6 (two fg's, o'laire is their best offensive weapon )
Monmouth-47   Grinnell-7  (monmouths first td given up, grinnell offense gets a lucky one)
St.Norbert-45   Knox-0  (knox's offense has no clue against a tought SNC D)
IC- 42   Lawrence-3  (LU has no clue overall)

Game of the Week
Beloit-31   Lake Forest-21 (carter duo matches up well with the BC secondary)

[gbpuckfan]

fixed your post 

Here's how the MWC will gain the respect it needs:

Step One - SNC goes through the MWC undefeated and gets to host more playoff games.

Step Two - Monmouth or Beloit (the reamining two of the "Scottie's Three to Watch" [trademark pending]) finish the year with one loss and squeak out a playoff bid. 

Step Three - Monmouth and SNC or Beloit meet in the second or third round of the playoffs and duke it out in a 5 overtime thriller, won by the good guys.

Step Four - The Green Knights slide through the rest of the playoffs like poop through a goose and bring the trophy back to a close suburb of Titletown, USA. 

Any questions?

[tm343407]

Roop,

I don't like the idea of leaving some conference winner's out though. It has too much of a BCS feel to it. Wish I had an idea though of anything better. How about send the WIAC and Mt. Union to D-II and open up three playoff spots right there.  

[scottie]

fixed your post 

Here's how the MWC will gain the respect it needs:

Step One - SNC goes through the MWC undefeated and gets to host more playoff games.

Step Two - Monmouth or Beloit (the reamining two of the "Scottie's Three to Watch" [trademark pending]) finish the year with one loss and squeak out a playoff bid. 

Step Three - Monmouth and SNC or Beloit meet in the second or third round of the playoffs and duke it out in a 5 overtime thriller, won by the good guys.

Step Four - The Green Knights slide through the rest of the playoffs like poop through a goose and bring the trophy back to a close suburb of Titletown, USA. 

Any questions?

It's WAY too soon after lunch for stuff like that!   

[The Roop]

Game of the Week
Beloit-31   Lake Forest-21 (carter duo matches up well with the BC secondary)

You might be right on that match up situation but the only team to shut down the Beloit offense, other than Monmouth, has been Beloit thus far.

[MWCfan787]

Game of the Week
Beloit-31   Lake Forest-21 (carter duo matches up well with the BC secondary)

You might be right on that match up situation but the only team to shut down the Beloit offense, other than Monmouth, has been Beloit thus far.

Yeah, I heard that the comparisons to last year's Oklahoma offense are all the buzz in Beloit, Wisconsin right now.

[SNCOLDAD]

OK. Here we go for this week..

Carroll at Ripon 1 p.m.
Grinnell at Monmouth 1 p.m.
Illinois College at lawrence 1 p.m.
Knox at St. Norbert 1 p.m.
Lake Forest at Beloit 1 p.m.


Ripon
Monmouth
Illinois College
St. Norbert
Beloit...... Maybe.....Yes.....Well......Beloit....Final Answer.

[SNCOLDAD]

Hey!  Hello!?!?   Any one around??    This is way too quiet. We have to keep the Midwest Conference board jumping. 

No comments on this weeks games?

Can Carroll UNIVERSITY hold Ripon to under 350 yards rushing?
Can Grinnell score an offensive TD at Monmouth? Or get an Interception?
Will the IC - Lawrence UNIVERSITY game be close?
Can Beloit flex its muscle against LFC?
Will the weather in De Pere be a factor in the SNC - Knox game?

GO GREEN KNIGHTS