FB: Midwest Conference

[gbpuckfan]

finals:

Congrats to the Vikings, who get 14 3rd Q points for first win.

Knox 13
Lawrence 17

And SNC stuns Carroll with a second-half whitewash, after trailing 20-0 at intermission

Carroll 20
St. Norbert 28

[gbpuckfan]

Final

Lake Forest 35
Grinnell 28

[gbpuckfan]

Final

Beloit  42
Illinois  50

IC up 35-21 at the half and goes from there

[SNCOLDAD]

Well. 

What can I say. 

I can say a lot.
1. Referees were Waaaaay too involved in the game. Very Bad.
2. Whoever or whatever was attempting to run the clocks. Do not give up your day job. The only thing you seemed to know how to do was run the clock down during timeouts in the first half and not run the clock during plays in the second half.
3. And to the Carroll fan in the beret. You acted like a total classless A$$ the entire first half. And you died like the @^$*&$@*&$ YOU ARE IN THE 2ND HALF.

All I can say is I am glad we won so I could make these statements and not have it come from someone that was upset over losing.

Way to go GREEN KNIGHTS

You showed why you play all 4 quarters. 

[scottie]

Wow, DAD, I'm glad the Knights won.  Pat might have had to shut down this board if you were typing after an "L" - due to FCC violations!!     NOW, for some news you won't like....W'burg took another one on the chin today.  Please take a walk around the block before your next post.   

[SNCOLDAD]

scottie, NOOOOooooooooo

I would not have posted for at least a day if we had lost. 

[FightnScot77]

DAD, In the second half of the Scots/Redman battle, Ripon ran a play (for a couple of yards by Mitchell, QB) the officials threw a flag and decided that "we better let RC run that play again" with little explanation to viewers.

The play by play broadcasters indicate the offiials would tack on an additional yard to a MC penalty every once and awhile. (A 15 yard PP would be marched off to sixteen yards...) So be careful of this officiating crew if they go into the postseason. Holding calls and personal fouls were not necessary in this game, way too many Scots. Let's get this out of our system.

[The Roop]

I think I've seen that crew at Beloit games. Clearly tackle somebody at the 40, for example, and they spot it anywhere from the 38-42 yard line.

[scottie]

Enough of the "group hug/the conference hasn't been won yet" talk. The only question for this week is whether or not DIII Ripon can hold DII Mt. Monmouth under 40 points. I say no and the game will be over by halftime. End of discussion.

Not so fast my friend! The Good Guys still have three major hurdles left before any post season tickets are stamped. 
1. Lake Forest: One of Urlacher's cousin-in-laws could take over the game.
2. IC: The shoot out in the Maple City.
3. Knox: Throw out the records when these two meet!

Is Scottie right, or is Scottie right?   

[The Roop]

scottie you are as right now as you were before the season when you said Mt. Monmouth would be 6-4. 

[The Roop]

And before my karma gets too high again, did everyone see that one of the "chosen three" lost a game. Yup, MH-B dropped one. Not sure how they got the elevated status in the first place as they've had their chances at Salem more than once in recent years and never got it done.

Note to Coach Bell. You graduate 4 of your 5 offensive linemen so if you are going to have "a year" this might be it. Do the MWC proud.

Beloit will schlep up and beat SNC so a second MWC bid is out of the question.

[Pat Coleman]

Because they've been the only consistent third team in the semifinals behind MUC and UWW.

[The Roop]

Weak region obviously didn't factor in I'm thinking.

[Pat Coleman]

Didn't prevent them from being the consistent No. 3 team in Division III over the past few years. Still.

[Redhawk Sighting]

DAD, In the second half of the Scots/Redman battle, Ripon ran a play (for a couple of yards by Mitchell, QB) the officials threw a flag and decided that "we better let RC run that play again" with little explanation to viewers.

The play by play broadcasters indicate the offiials would tack on an additional yard to a MC penalty every once and awhile. (A 15 yard PP would be marched off to sixteen yards...) So be careful of this officiating crew if they go into the postseason. Holding calls and personal fouls were not necessary in this game, way too many Scots. Let's get this out of our system.

I was also at the Ripon/MOnmouth game, and here is what happened on that play.  The refs blew an inadvertant whistle,(because those refs are horrible!)  they blew the whistle as our back was tackled, however the QB had pulled the ball and was running around the corner.  I know that they did a "redo" which I am still not sure about that call either.  However, the adding on yards here and there is not true!  That can't happen.  Now I will say that there were a few bad calls in that game.  I think the 15 yard personal on Monmouths LB for the shot to our QB in the middle of the field for helmet to helmet was a little off.  I personally felt that it was a great hit. 

Monmouth is a great team!  You take away the 2 Ripon possessions that resulted in fumbles and 14 points for Monmouth and we have a different game.  "If frogs had wings they wouldn't womp there a$$ everytime they moved" quote from a coach I know .  So you can't play the if card, however I felt that it was a very well played game on both sides.

Off subject....

Does it upset ANYONE else on this board to sit at a game and have to listen to the other fans/parents that obviously know NOTHING about football start yelling things and talking?  Yesterday I almost lost it, I think that along with the sportsmanship speach the announcer does every game he should also say....
"If you know nothing about football or know very little about what is actually going on, please KEEP YOUR MOUTHS shut and just cheer for your friend/son/relative".

Have a great Sunday and I look forward for next Saturday when Ripon takes on the NUBS!!!