FB: Midwest Conference

[Footballfan99]

Carroll @ Ripon- going with the upset in this one with Carroll playing emotional football and getting back on the winning way.

Grinnell @ Monmouth- Monmouth big!

IC @ Lawrence-  Lawrence will not see the endzone yet or may never score a TD in conference this year, IC big!!!

Knox @ St. Norbert- another blowout for SNC

Lake Forest @ Beloit- game of the week, but Beloit close.

[MWCfan787]

that's a pretty big upset....a team that Beloit dominated..beating Ripon

I think Lawrence will get in the endzone, there's some anemic defenses left on their schedule.

[Redmen09]

that's a pretty big upset....

that's a pretty big upset....

[SNCOLDAD]

It sure is. But I compliment him on his pick. 

[Footballfan99]

Last time Carroll traveled up north they play a hard fought nail bitter game against Ripon. This is a rivalry game and I know Carroll is having a down year, but I feel at some point they have to put all 3 phases together call me crazy but  I say it happens at Ripon.

[Maverick]

Picks for Week 4:

Carroll @ Ripon - RC
Grinnell @ Monmouth - MC
Illinois C. @ Lawrence - IC
Knox @ St. Norbert - SNC
Lake Forest @ Beloit - BC

Feeling pretty good about my picks again this week...that happening 2 weeks in a row doesn't happen very often!

Good luck Fighting Scots!

[tm343407]

Last time at Ripon, Carroll won by two, but then they also had a dominating defense. Ripon wins big, and should rush for 300-400. Gutsy pick against the grain, but not many upsets in the MWC.

[Redhawk Sighting]

Hello Board!  I have been pretty quite this season, but I did want to write and correct Footballfan99.  Carroll UNIVERSITY is not and has not been a Rivalry school for Ripon.  That being said, I give Carroll a lot of respect.  We lost to Carroll my Junior year at Ripon, a game that we should not have lost.  Carroll has it's way of coming through.  But as far as this week, there a few things that will make this game not even close:

1. Homecoming weekend!
2. Ripon is coming off of a game that they scored 1 touchdown on offense and it was in the 4th quarter
3. Ripons Defence is playing REALLY well
4. Watch for Ripons Offense to put close to 450 yards of total offense tomorrow!

As for the rest of the conference:
MC
IC
Knox..........UPSET!!!!!!! haha
LF

Good Luck to all and safe travels to everyone!

[Footballfan99]

Well I would have say redhawk sighting that you are wrong because Ripon is a rival of Carroll along with Carthage, Beloit and St. Norbert. Also, I was a junior myself on the Carroll team that year we won by 2. It was a hard fought game and I thought both teams played tough. And if you do not think Carroll is a rival that is fine, but I do know how to spell defeNSe!   

[Redhawk Sighting]

HAHA, i'll give that to you, I spelt Defense wrong, the "C" key comes to me so much easier than the "S" key.  HAHA..  You making it to the game tomorrow?  I'm afraid I will have to miss the game.

[The Roop]

Not sure why there is so much speculation about the Beloit-Lake Forest game. Lake Forest lost their non-conference game to an Aurora squad that would do well to finish 8th in the MWC. The fact that they won their conference and made the play offs last season means nothing. Just another AQ to a conference that doesn't belong, etc.

I've bit my tongue for a long time because I didn't want to run off the one Lake Forest poster that we had but that poster has since disappeared on his own. Go back a few months and you will see that I clearly stated that if LF lost to Aurora that it would be a long year for them. Well...............

Weather will probably keep the scoring down but RoopVegas still says take Beloit -17.5 and the over/under is 29.

[MWCfan787]

11:47 left in the first

Monmouth up 7-0 over Grinnell

wasting no time

[mc31]

42-0 scots after the first quarter...

[gbpuckfan]

SNC leads Knox 28-7, 6:30 left in the 2nd quarter.

[Footballfan99]

Under 8 minutes left in Ripon, with Ripon leading Carroll 24 to 14...