FB: Midwest Conference

[Woodsy76]

Monmouth-Wartburg Game postponed due to rain and hail.  In the Fourth Quarter with 7:39 left Wartburg winning 28-20.

[Woodsy76]

To bad  Wartburg was driving deep in Monmouth territory when Monmouth snatched the momentum back by causing a fumble and recovering it.  Then the referee stop play erasing all the momentum.  I hope they don't cancel the game and Monmouth can make some necessary adjustments and take this win.

[hazzben]

Monmouth-Wartburg Game postponed due to rain and hail.  In the Fourth Quarter with 7:39 left Wartburg winning 28-20.

That must be some serious rain and hail 

[fulbakdad]

Lake foresr,concordia ga,e jas ended due to loghtnimg witj lale forest up 28 to 26

[bashbrother]

Do they plan on restarting this game this evening?

[gbpuckfan]

Final
St. Norbert 7
St. Thomas 20


Final
St. Scholastica 34
Lawrence 21

Final
Knox 10
Washington Univ. 28

Final/OT
Illinois 34
Millikin 30

6pm
Beloit
Chicago

7pm
Ripon
Wisconsin Lutheran

[Woodsy76]

Seems like the Norbert D is doing really well this year to hold the Tommies to that low of a score.  Norbies offense must be doing pretty good as from the score I assume they were able to move the ball and not put it in the endzone. 

Tough lose, but the bright side is they open up their Midwest conference play this coming week with Beliot...and should come away with a win.

[gbpuckfan]

Final
Lakeland 0
Carroll 13

Final
Cornell 36
Olivet 35

[Yupstate]

With two games suspended, does anyone know if those games count? stats?

Looks like all MWC teams had good showings..

Fbakdad: looks like your optimism was well placed.. Big plays on offense for LFC..

Scottie: thoughts on Monmouth vs. Wart burg?

With IC getting a win without their HC, is there a coaching controversy?

[The Roop]

Chicago 44 Beloit 25. Some missed opportunities put the Bucs in a hole they couldn't get out of.

[scottie]

With two games suspended, does anyone know if those games count? stats?

Looks like all MWC teams had good showings..

Fbakdad: looks like your optimism was well placed.. Big plays on offense for LFC..

Scottie: thoughts on Monmouth vs. Wart burg?

With IC getting a win without their HC, is there a coaching controversy?

Y-State: You had to ask ME, huh??     Quick disclaimer - I left minutes before the game was postponed because I wanted to get a head start on Hurricane Irene, and I didn't see the last 9 minutes.  Okay, here are some general thoughts.....

- A good game today between two good teams, obviously. Don't be surprised if Wartburg wins out up to the playoffs. The game was generally within a score either way.  BUT,
- A tough break for Tanney to throw a pick-six on their first drive of the game, especially since he'll probably only have one or two more interceptions the rest of the year.  I think the ball deflected off of his receiver, similar to several other drops today.  (I'll credit a tough W-burg defense that may have had some young receivers waiting for the hit instead of concentrating on the ball.)  The Scots moved the ball really well the rest of the have and "woulda-shoulda-coulda" built up a bigger lead by halftime.
- The Wartburg offense drew up a very nice pass play, long and straight up the middle, that hurt the Scots three times.  One went for the TD and another went down to the 1 or 2 yard line.  A Knights player laid out for a VERY nice catch, also inside the 20.  The MC secondary had a tough day. 
- Generally speaking, this was the type of game & outcome which should motivate the Scots the rest of the way.  Kudos for scheduling a playoff caliber-team to encourage such motivation, even though I'm sure the Scots felt they could have won today.  (I think they could have.)
- Lastly, I wish I was 20 years old again.  But that has nothing to do with football.....   

[gbpuckfan]

Final
Ripon 44
Wisconsin Lutheran 13

[warthog]

I posted this on the IIAC board, but I wanted to share with our friends from Monmouth:

I encountered many nice alumni, fans, employees and students of both schools today.  One was a former Monmouth player who shared shelter at the tennis courts during one of the longer monsoons.  Another was the top fan of Wartburg's #45.  She must have thought I looked like I was about to have heat stroke.  She brought me a bottle of cold water.  That was very nice of her to do.  Finally, as I left the stadium I found myself walking with three Monmouth students who had been helpers of some sort during the game.  They were all very nice and went out of their way to engage an old coot like me in the conversation they were having about the day's events.  Monmouth should be proud of those three.

[fulbakdad]

Anyone know the rule on a game stopped?  When is it an official game?  Wondering about the Lake FOrest game.  I saw on the news that one of the Michigan games stopped in the 3rd and was considerred a,final score. Then I see the Forest game listed as ppd and another d3 game returning today to finish!  Too confusing for,this Marine!

[The Roop]

Since it didn't go a half I don't think it can be an official game and because neither team has corresponding open dates the rest of the way I doubt they will complete it. So it will go down as a 9 game season for both teams and the stats won't count.

So after week 1 the MWC went 4-5-1* against teams with an overall record of 72-31 last season. However, when you look at most of the competition it really isn't that an impressive of a stat. In reality all we know is this. Beloit, Knox, Lawrence, Monmouth and St. Norbert have been eliminated from Pool C contention.