FB: Midwest Conference

[Moncolfan]

My point was how can anyone say Ripon should have won the game??? I never said MC dominated Ripon the whole game- all 60 minutes count, but for 50 of those 60 MC had the upper hand. Stats were almost even and MC led most of the game and Ripon did score 24 points of their points in the last 5 minutes of each half.(14 in first-10) in 2nd I counted 6 punts for Ripon for 5 for MC. Ripon punted twice in the first quarter so they weren't moving the ball at will.  One of RC's punt returns was fumbled and they did fumble once after moving the ball. What were the stats before the last two RC drives? Point is you can't say Ripon blew this game or outplayed MC or somehow lost to an inferior team. While they could have won you can't count this one as a should have! As a MC fan, I could honesty see how Carroll could be saying this about their game with MC but no way for the Ripon game. They had to make a great comeback just to get it to overtime. This was just a great game between two evenly matched teams that could have went either way. Period!

[The Roop]

73% chance that nobody wants a scottie sighting. LOL.

[blu thru n thru]

IC @ Beloit--------------------------------------IC 35-32

"Sense of humor", Scottie?  I think not! This guy's a D3 football handicapping savant.

[The Roop]

IC wins. That's a joke

[scottie]

73% chance that nobody wants a scottie sighting. LOL.

The Knox and Monmouth campuses are both about 55% female, so reasonable people might assume that about 45% of the attendees don't want a ScottieSightingtm.   

[The Roop]

When did I ever claim to be reasonable.

[Moncolfan]

Hey Blu you will never hear me make excuses about injuries.  MC is probably right where they deserve to be in the conference, they have been way too inconsistent to claim injuries caused this or otherwise. As far as next year we have somewhere between 28-30 reasons to be optimistic( kids who are returning that have at one time or another started) while I am sure you have your reasons for being optimistic. You claim IC is on the rise and will fear no one and will win blah-blah-blah, and I and others stick up for our team in the same way. No need to bow down before next year even begins. I think the real impact of this season is yet to hit the Scots.  Lets see how the upperclassmen respond to sitting during the playoffs this year. I expect it will just make MC tougher next year. I guess time will tell, anyway have an enjoyable off season-goodluck to your Horns in the Papa Johns bowl where maybe they will get a crack at Northwestern and make sure you have some of your crappy chili at the IC/MC game next year. Oh ya I forgot I lost that bet- hey as ridiculous as that bet was I'm glad you didn't take me up on the SNC game! I'd wish you good luck against Beloit but it won't matter-the fix is in. BC is so good they have controlled the score of every game. Its soon to be the biggest betting scandal in D3 Football history!

[The Roop]

BC is so good they have controlled the score of every game. Its soon to be the biggest betting scandal in D3 Football history!

Keep it quiet.

[Redmen09]

Hey Blu, tune in to the History Channel.....I mean ESPN, to watch a some good offensive football 

[blu thru n thru]

I thought at first it was ESPN Classic. Then realized it was live. Then fell asleep. 

[The Roop]

I've talked to blu two days in a row and wow is he off his rocker.

[blu thru n thru]

Huh?  You never talked to me.    Hit your head again?  Hey Pot, you should be cautious about calling the kettle, names...   

Good luck today, because tomorrow will be a sad one for America's Team.

[blu thru n thru]

Moncol-
If I only make one game next year, it'll be the MC game.  The chili will be so good you'll want to rub it in your hair. 

This year provided me all the more reason to be optimistic about the next.  It's been a great season.  We beat some contenders and showed more improvement that I expected.  With Campbell's program heading into it's third season, and his recruits starting to get on the field, a quantum leap in results is expected next season.  I agree you should be optimistic about the next season as well.  But the optimism should be accompanied by preparation.  Preparation for a sad ride home from J-Ville, that is!

I am hopeful you detected the toungue in my cheek in my comments regarding both MC and RC.  It was just funny reading the "well if" back and forthe on a game that is now in the books.  The only "well if" that matters is "Well, if the scoreboard showed more points for my team, then we'd have won."   How many yards you gained in your last series before the half, or time of possession is of no consequence.  But what the heck, I make more inane arguements on this board by lunch time, than most make in a month (with the exception of Roop).   I was just havin' fun.

As for my Horns, the Poppa John's sounds pretty good right now.  Our belief in our immunity to the "down year" appears pretty foolhardy.  Lord knows there's a long line of folks looking to get their shots in these days.  If our bowl match-up (not yet assured) were to be against Northwestern, all the better. I'd have a personal interest in that one...  Have you checked out, or heard of, Venric Mark, yet?  He's gonna be special.   

[SNCOLDAD]

I LOVE IT!  That got things cooking. 

I am already in the GB area. Very busy day yesterday then driving north. Finally got a chance to read the board. I am sitting here laughing my butt of. And believe me, I need to laugh some of my butt and belly off. 

The way things went in this conference this year is quite amazing. And I don't think it is done. A 5 way tie for 2nd going into the last week? And though I appreciate some others confidence in the outcome for 1st place, I will not dare go there with the way this conference has been upside down this year.    Hopeful? Yes. 

All I can say is whoever wins conference and represents the MWC, do not take them lightly. We know how to create upsets. That is one thing our conference has accomplished this year.

GO GREEN KNIGHTS

[blu thru n thru]

Red-
So then I wake up.  The game is draggin on, but about over.  GT has amassed 340+ rushing, but is about to lose.  Like other option teams, who will go nameless, they are winning the statistical battles, but are not gonna win the game or their conference.   

Actually, I was freezin my arse off at a HS JV football game.  Both teams running wide-open multi-dimensional offense.  Great game!  Won by the good guys.  Star WR, Luke Stokes, caught 2 passes!  (Okay, one reception was a flag for PI, but it counts!) 

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