FB: Midwest Conference

[tps040580]

LFC 21 Malalester 10
UWW 42 SNC 0 -Ehh, sorry.
Knox 21 LU 14 - it wasn't even that close
Ripon 20 Grinnell 18- at one point it was 20-5

[Maverick]

Week 1 Final Scores:
Ripon 20 - Grinnell 18
Knox 21 - Lawrence 14
Carleton 35 - Beloit 28
Carthage @ Carroll, 6 pm
Illinois C. 28 - Blackburn 7
Lake Forest 21 - Macalester 10
Monmouth 40 - Concordia (WI) 26
UW-Whitewater 45 - St. Norbert 7

[wnc52]

Other than a very impressive win by Monmouth, these scores don't seem very good for the conference.  Lake Forest in a close game with usually poor Macalester, same with IC and Blackburn, Beloit losing to usually poor (I think) Carleton, and Norbert getting absolutely pasted!   Anyone else care to comment?

[1_For_27]

Well... Well... Well.... Just like we all knew was going to happen Nubs got abused like a redheaded step child!!!  Now I can talk smack freely for a long time.  You were complainin about no national ranking, see this is what happens when you play a real team, crappy teams like nubs get thrashed!!!  WAY TO GO WARHAWKS!!!  

[oldpa]

C'mon 1 for, WW only won 86 to 16 the last two times they played. The real question is will they ever play again. My guess is not for a long time.

[warhawkalum]

Well once again I went to the UW Whitewater St. Norberts game expecting the power of the MWC to give Whitewater a game. As their head coach last year said they was no doubt in his mind that they were the best team in the state to represent d3 football in the playoffs. UWW whooped them alst year allowing to score nine points in the first half.
This year it was 35-00 at halftime,and I went to see if I could get my money back as St. Norberts didn't even show up in the first half. I was told to stop beign a smarrt a** or I would get kicked out fo the place.
Oldpa I truly believe Brezowitz would love to play SNC again. I am not sure if Purtill wants to get beat again like they have the past to times.
I hope he does as Brez told me he would love to play SNC or any other team from the MWC. He did sign a 10 year contract with Carroll College in 1996, but after Carroll got whooped 155-14. Carroll pulled out this started in 1996,and ended in 1997. Which is when Whitewater started traveling all across the country playing teams such as western washington, Hardin Simmons,Mount Union,and St. Johns.
Finally I know I will get ripped for ripping SNC but the score says it all the warhawks came they saw and they whipped the green snots I mean knights all opver the field not once but two eyars in a row.
GO WARHAWKS

[1_For_27]

oldpa,
There is not a chance that Purtill would ever schedule us for another season opener.  He is going to schedule some cake team out of the CCIW or another close d3 conference to pad his schedule even more.   All they care about is winning conference.  Which is important, but we all know that if you can't beat the best, (i.e. us with UWLAX), you are never gonna be the best.  Congrats hawks again and beat SXU!!!

[voice]

The St. Norbert vs. Whitewater series ends at just two games. The contract was not renewed.  Whitewater replaces St. Norbert with Elmhurst out of the CCIW.

[Maverick]

The St. Norbert vs. Whitewater series ends at just two games. The contract was not renewed.  Whitewater replaces St. Norbert with Elmhurst out of the CCIW.

Wow, talk about scheduling a cake team out of the CCIW for one of next year's non-conference games. 

Any of the SNC posters know who the Knights will be playing for their non-conference game next season?

[oldpa]

Couldn't be any more of a cupcake than St. Norberts has been the last two years.

[1_For_27]

I might have to give elmhurst a little credit they don't play Ripon, or Knox.  The CCIW is a litte more competitive than the MWC.  Whatever I don't really care cause WW won and that is all that matters!!

45-7      45-7    45-7    45-7     45-7
WARHAWKS     WARHAWKS     WARHAWKS

[Go Hawks]

Ripon used to play Elmhurst and yes, they were a cupcake.  Next year Ripon has UW-O.  I think the conference has to continue to play stronger teams, that is the only way we will ever get two bids to the playoffs.  Monmouth was the only 9-1 team to not make it remember.  SNC will win the conference, and by the end of the season they will get redemption somehow.

As for Ripon/Grinnell.  This game is the reason why we need to get rid of MacCalester.  When you want a preseason tune up and play guys who might be starters and get them some reps, you can't do against a conference team.  I know in the 2nd half Ernst pulled some defensive starters to get other some time, and this may have been the reason for the comback.  The offense looks great and Birschbach is a stud.  Faulds has improved his fakes and many times made great reads for large gains on 3rd down.  The defense is already better than last year.  With Quade back at lb and this transfer, Kellett starting they are pretty solid.  I would bet Ripon finishes no worse than 7-3, they have some room for improvement and are not there yet, but are very young and start maybe 7 Seniors.

[scottie]

Great start to the season, Scots!  The outcome looked a little close until I saw the box score.  Must have been a fun game to watch, huh Mav?

Now, I've GOT to try some of these icon gadgets...

"Monmouth Football in 2005!"   

[Old Fighting Scot]

It must have been a great day to be a Fighting Scot!!!

[Old_Style]

I do believe that the Green Knight have a home and home against Wartburg. I think that is what I read in the program but the words all seemed to be blured together on Saturday.