FB: Midwest Conference

[Pat Coleman]

I think it is safe to say that there are no worries about Ripon coming out with a "W" this weekend.  Question for the room, the word on the street is Macalaster might be droppoing their football program, has anyone heard else heard this? 

I haven't heard that, and we have pretty good contacts in the Macalester community. We had their coach resigning posted before it was announced, etc.

[scottie]

That would be a tremedous blow to the MWC, the Division III version of the Big Ten (11). 

Enjoy the weekend!  Go Scots!

[schwanman]

GREAT SCOTS!

Wow, is Mitch Tanney incredible!

I'm not sure how the NCAA figures passing efficiency (is anybody?) but 21-of-23 for 405 yards, five TDS and no picks must be off the charts.

Good to see Scottie at the game. Scots Nation was represented well. I guess I'm the first to post about the game because everyone else is celebrating!

Congratulations Fighting Scots and enjoy your well-deserved week off!

[schwanman]

Let's try this again:

GREAT SCOTS!

[meachscribe]

Congrats to the Skirts. Nice season. Please, please don't lay an egg.

Nubs, nice season gentlemen.  Looks like LFC is taking steps backwards. A quick shout to Josh, Jim, Dusty, Callahan and Patty. You did us proud.

[Brick]

Greg new picture please

[Augie6]

Question for you Scots fans.  Does anyone know if Mitch Tanney is the son of Don Tanney, who was a great basketball player for Monmouth back in the 70's? 

[Jester76]

Yeah he is.  He went to Wasbash College for two years and then transfered to Monmouth to finish off his second two years of college and play for the Fighting Scots.  At least that is what I hear through the grapevine.

[scottie]

Not much action over on the board over the weekend, I see....

A thoroughly enjoyable Saturday afternoon if you're a Scots fan.  What an impressive performance by MC on both sides of the ball.  Monmouth dodged a couple of bullets early in the game and then erupted.  If Tanney is not on the team of the week, something is askew.

Maverick and Schwannie:  Good to see you at the Bowl. 

Now we wait....

"Monmouth Football in 2005!"   

[schwanman]

A little more info on the Wabash-Monmouth connection:

Although heavily recruited by Monmouth -- his father Don's alma mater -- Mitch Tanney chose Wabash and played there two years. He didn't see the field much, however, posting no stats as a freshman and 16-of-27 passing for 189 yards and a TD as a sophomore.

Monmouth and Wabash are both undefeated this year. Wabash senior quarterback Russ Harbaugh is having a season nearly as impressive as Tanney's, so it's a good thing that both of these talented players are able to start for their respective teams.

Speaking of transfers from Wabash, Monmouth College just inaugurated a new president, Mauri Ditzler, who came from Wabash. And Monmouth's former president took the head position at another football power, Mount Union.

I had the pleasure of watching Don Tanney play basketball for Monmouth in the late 1970s. Did you, too, Augie6?

[Augie6]

Schwanman,

Actually, I had the pleasure of watching Don Tanney play in high school.  My Dad was the head basketball coach in Princeville, IL where Don Tanney grew up.  I did make a couple of trips up to Monmouth with my Dad to watch him play.  As a  kid, he was one of the players in high school that I really looked up to. 

[scottie]

The Monmouth-Wabash-Mt. Union connection won by a combined score of 145-0 this weekend. 

[coocooforcoekohawk]

I bet Mitch wouldn't mind having Monmouth shipped to the North for a showdown against Wabash, however, Monmouth doesn't deserve the seventh or eigth seed in the North.  They would have to find them in the second round, maybe Wabash gets the first slot and Monmouth the fourth.  If Wabash loses to Depauw maybe they would meet in the first round with Wabash ranked third and Monmouth sixth.

[btown]

I was at the monmouth/knox game, congrats to the scots on a great season.  My only worry though is the scots running game (they couldnt run the ball against knox!), maybe they dont need to run in the mwc with a qb like tanney and a solid recieving core but it is going to be a different story come playoff time. 

also, congrats to the bucs on their 3rd straight victory, send ED out with a win fellas, he deserves it. 

[schwanman]

Couple quick comments:

1) I figured out how to compute pass efficiency. For the Knox game, Tanney's rating was 310.9!!!

2) Technically, Monmouth didn't need to run against Knox, although they will need to run in the playoffs. Their No. 1 and No. 2 tailbacks both missed the Knox game. With two weeks' rest, I'm sure the Scots hope to at least get the No. 1 TB back in the lineup. It's nice to have a No. 3 tailback as good as Bobby Gibbs. He was called the MVP of the Carroll game.