FB: Midwest Conference

[MWCfan787]

Anyone go to "Walk the turf" with the Fighting Scots.
And what did u think? ( would love to hear the 411.)

Walk the turf, is this saturday I believe, not last Saturday.  Last year they had some video up on the Monmouth College youtube page from it.  I hope they do again this year.

[hickory_cornhusker]

As much as the MWC is looked down upon when it comes to playoff rankings times can change. Ten years ago basketball was in a similar position. Then Lawrence went on their run of always picking up at least one postseason victory (or 3). Carroll followed it up with a Cinderella run to the Sweet 16 over the #7 and #5 teams in the country. Now when the tournament is seeded we generally find our teams as the #3 in a 4 team pod instead of #4. Not as high as we would like but we aren't facing a Top 5 opponent opening round. That in turn helps us get more playoff wins since we get a slightly easier opponent (although there is no easy opponent in the NCAA Tournament) which in turn gives us more respect.

I thought this was happening in football when Monmouth was up by double digits against Wartburg in 2008. It isn't completly lost. Its a start that our conference representatives in the playoffs have to build off of.

[Maverick]

Anyone go to "Walk the turf" with the Fighting Scots.
And what did u think? ( would love to hear the 411.)

Walk the turf, is this saturday I believe, not last Saturday.  Last year they had some video up on the Monmouth College youtube page from it.  I hope they do again this year.

Yep, Walk the Turf is this coming Saturday evening (August 28th).

As much as the MWC is looked down upon when it comes to playoff rankings times can change. Ten years ago basketball was in a similar position. Then Lawrence went on their run of always picking up at least one postseason victory (or 3). Carroll followed it up with a Cinderella run to the Sweet 16 over the #7 and #5 teams in the country. Now when the tournament is seeded we generally find our teams as the #3 in a 4 team pod instead of #4. Not as high as we would like but we aren't facing a Top 5 opponent opening round. That in turn helps us get more playoff wins since we get a slightly easier opponent (although there is no easy opponent in the NCAA Tournament) which in turn gives us more respect.

I thought this was happening in football when Monmouth was up by double digits against Wartburg in 2008. It isn't completly lost. Its a start that our conference representatives in the playoffs have to build off of.

Here's hoping it's the Scots that get another chance to continue to build up the MWC's football reputation in the 2010 NCAA playoffs!

[blu thru n thru]

No worries.  Soon, IC will be stepping up and handling this for the conference.  No more sending a boy in to do a man's job.

[Redmen09]

Let me add a few thoughts here.  The MWC is looked down as an inferior conference for a couple of reasons.  First their non conference record isn't all that great over the last few seasons. Take in 08 Wisc-Oshkosh a lower tiered team in the WIAC easily handles the second/third place team in the MWC in Ripon. St. Norbert probably had the biggest non-conf win in the past few years when they beat Wartburg in OT last year.  

Ripon lost 13-14 that year in an evenly matched game (Ripon outgained UWO in yardage 331-248).  Ripon went for two with a min left (which was a good call) instead of the PAT and came up an inch short.  Going for it on 4th down a couple times instead of kicking couldve changed the outcome also.  Granted UWO was under .500 in the WIAC that year, still wouldve been a big win for the MWC

[Pat Coleman]

Blu: I really wasn't trying to lump you in with the "ignorant" comment. There has really been some truly ignorant stuff said by coaches, calling D-III glorified intramurals and the like.

[blu thru n thru]

Blu: I really wasn't trying to lump you in with the "ignorant" comment. There has really been some truly ignorant stuff said by coaches, calling D-III glorified intramurals and the like.

Well then.  They ain't watched lately, have they?  As to the ignorant reference, anytime I hear ignorant, I'm figuring it's, deservedly, aimed somewhere close by.

[badgerwarhawk]

Blu: I really wasn't trying to lump you in with the "ignorant" comment. There has really been some truly ignorant stuff said by coaches, calling D-III glorified intramurals and the like.

Not to mention the NAIA posters who don't seem to realize DIII has been drilling them. 

[SNCOLDAD]

Excellent point warhawk

[Moncolfan]

Redmen my sincerest apologies for the misinformation.  It was the 2007 Ripon-Oshkosh game. 44-6 was the score.

[Redmen09]

Redmen my sincerest apologies for the misinformation.  It was the 2007 Ripon-Oshkosh game. 44-6 was the score.

(Not to mention the year before where the score was even uglier, but we wont point that out to anyone)

[Moncolfan]

Hey I wasn't just rippin on Ripon Monmouth and others have contributed to this. I'm just relieved to know its only a matter of time with Blu's assurances. Heck the conference will be a shoo-in for at large berths once this juggernaut program dominates the likes of D3 football like no one else in history.

[blu thru n thru]

Hey I wasn't just rippin on Ripon Monmouth and others have contributed to this. I'm just relieved to know its only a matter of time with Blu's assurances. Heck the conference will be a shoo-in for at large berths once this juggernaut program dominates the likes of D3 football like no one else in history.

I'm happy to see you're comin' around.  Should I save a seat in first-class for ya?  Y'know, on the bandwagon...

[Redmen09]

Hey I wasn't just rippin on Ripon Monmouth and others have contributed to this. I'm just relieved to know its only a matter of time with Blu's assurances. Heck the conference will be a shoo-in for at large berths once this juggernaut program dominates the likes of D3 football like no one else in history.

I'm happy to see you're comin' around.  Should I save a seat in first-class for ya?  Y'know, on the bandwagon...

I would like to see a picture of this bandwagon before we start saving seats on it, because right now I only see it being a one-seater  

[DutchHawk]

Blu: I really wasn't trying to lump you in with the "ignorant" comment. There has really been some truly ignorant stuff said by coaches, calling D-III glorified intramurals and the like.

Not to mention the NAIA posters who don't seem to realize DIII has been drilling them. 

haha +k