FB: Midwest Conference

[DutchHawk]

How long ago was that? If it was more than a couple years, you might be surprised what is watched and used as motivation.  

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Same coaching staff...I can speak with certainty that they wouldnt allow it on the bulletin boards. We always had team oriented suff up there.

I cant speak for any other schools though.

[SNCOLDAD]

You had some great years there I bet.

[scottie]

#3 to DutchHawk. The MWC from top to bottom is not a strong conference. But the top 2 teams are up there pretty darn consistent. Yes, the MWC has to step it up and they did last year. You have to start somewhere.

The thing is (to DHawk and others who blast the MWC)...you can look at almost any conference and, from top to bottom, they look the same.  The classic bell curve.  A few teams at the top with 0 or 1 loss.  Maybe a team with 2 losses, several teams that are +1/@/-1 the .500 mark, and then a few teams with lousy records.  And, what do you know, it's usually the same teams in the general position year after year.  So it's hard for me to rationalize the "strong conference argument" in most cases.  You don't hear a lot of, "Our 1-9 team would destroy your 1-9 team" bravado.   

Bottom line:  SNC has competed well in the playoffs.  Monmouth won a game last year and was one play away  from hosting Whitewater in Round 3. The MWC fields competitive NCAA teams not only in football but in many sports.  Good luck to one or both of the MWC gridiron representatives this year.

[scots fan]

Dutchawk, I would love to see a central monmouth game this year. I truly believe monmouth can go fairly deep into the playoffs with the right draw. the reason being with the exception of mount union and whitewater rankings between3 and 15are somewhat interchangeable. the other factor is to beat the scots you will have to outscore them in a high scoring affair that favors monmouth.

[The Roop]

A Monmouth-Central match up would be nice as trip to Salem could be on the line. I don't think both will be in the same region anyway. One will have to knock off Whitewater first however.

[scots fan]

 roop ,your probably right as usual as it stands now monmouth would face uww first round 4 against 5 unless one gets moved very unfortunate draw for the scots though i believe they have a shot against them though small.

[The Roop]

LOL. Now that's a first round match up that even I can't imagine happening. Monmouth figures to get at least one home game regardless of the region they wind up in. Keep in mind that the polls and regional rankings are a bit misleading as so many Pool A teams don't appear on either one of them. For example I was just looking at the top 25 and counted 9 teams that are either on the bubble or are not likely to make it under any circumstance. Maybe only 3 control their own destiny.

[SNCOLDAD]

So Roop, have you got a list of the Pool A teams that have made it so far? Like Monmouth and so on? And then the next question would be who is favored for Pool B?

Won't even talk about Pool C at this time.

[The Roop]

Wesley, Case Western and Huntingdon are the likely Pool Bs. I think 5 Pool As have been determined thus far. Pat had that list up already I believe.

[Pat Coleman]

So Roop, have you got a list of the Pool A teams that have made it so far?

Check the front page for all of that.

[FightnScot77]

Dutchawk, I would love to see a central monmouth game this year.

Central and Scots do meet up on the 21st of November...This one is certain--the game is in Glennie Gymnasium! Let's talk with the NCAA selection committee to  place UWW to the North and scedule us for  FB and BB extravaganza. "let's play two." A 4 pm game must be delayed to allow Tanney to change uniforms!!!

[The Roop]

Monmouth would need to lose the Turkey Bowl and then the football game would be at Central.

[FightnScot77]

Did you know...

When did the Scots and the Dutchman last put up their eleven against one another? Who has bragging rights?

Reviewed the Football Recordbook of the Scots.

Never, Nada, No meeting ever!

These two collegiate schools haven't strapped it up and gone at each other on the gridiron. Is this the year? Quite surprising really for the distance between both!

TES: 152 miles

[FightnScot77]

For what its worth department...

Scots JV over IWU JV earlier this year. Just a statement not trying to imply anything.

Suggest we go with our JV against an improving Knox team this weekend. Two reasons: #1, We rest our starters and prevent an untimely injury because of the heated rivalry as this could get ugly. #2, Give little away to visiting scout teams.

[SNCOLDAD]

FightinScot77,
You forgot one more reason to put your JV against Knox this weekend. So you can lose any respect your program has gained over the past couple of years.  

scottie, keep your fans based in reality, will you please?