FB: Midwest Conference

larry_u · September 13, 2011, 01:08:49 PM

LU OWNS KNOX!!!!

now back to our regularly scheduled 1-9 football season.....

larry_u · September 13, 2011, 01:53:41 PM

Looks like Tanney might have some competition for best QB in the MWC this season....

Lawrence University quarterback Luke Barthelmess was 28 of 39 for 549 yards and six touchdowns to pace the Vikings (1-1, 1-0 MWC). Barthelmess broke the MWC single-game passing record of 532 yards, set by Knox's Bob Monroe in 1986. He shattered the Lawrence record of 466, set by Lawrence Hall of Famer Bill McNamara vs. Coe College in 1986. The six touchdown passes breaks the Lawrence record of five, set by Eric Aspenson vs. Knox in 2007.

scottie · September 13, 2011, 05:14:07 PM

Quote from: larry_u on September 13, 2011, 01:53:41 PM
Looks like Tanney might have some competition for best QB in the MWC this season....

Well, hey, what do you know? Looks like you'll be able to compare them side by side this weekend. Who needs Manning vs. Brady???

Yupstate · September 13, 2011, 11:48:46 PM

The "defense-less" conference.. Every team but two (LFC, Beloit) had over 400yards total offense... This might be a first.

Anything to look towards this week? Are there any big player vs. Player match ups?

Also, who is the best Wr in the league?
Nominees:
Thompson @ IC
Seer @ Grinnell
Carrier @ Beloit
Davis@ LFC
Blodgett@ Monmouth
Mazur @ Lawrence
Cuthbert @Knox

Please base on ability, not just stats.. Different schemes create inflated numbers.

larry_u · September 14, 2011, 03:03:14 PM

Quote from: scottie on September 13, 2011, 05:14:07 PM
Quote from: larry_u on September 13, 2011, 01:53:41 PM
Looks like Tanney might have some competition for best QB in the MWC this season....

Well, hey, what do you know? Looks like you'll be able to compare them side by side this weekend. Who needs Manning vs. Brady???

I have a gut feeling I know who is going to win that battle....but hey, miracles happen. Monmouth might win

Maverick · September 14, 2011, 03:05:11 PM

Best WR in the MWC this year...I'll take Blodgett @ Monmouth.

Gameday Central on the website (see link below) has been updated with side-by-side information links on both Monmouth and Lawrence for this Saturday's game. (shameless plug

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Maverick · September 14, 2011, 10:10:01 PM

From this week's Around The Midwest column...

"Back on track
Monmouth quarterback Alex Tanney seems to be back on track with a 355-yard performance in a 61-20 victory over Grinnell. Tanney completed 21 of 28 passes and threw for four touchdowns. Wide receiver Mike Blodgett had eight of those catches for 164 yards, including a 634-yarder less than a minute into the game. Trey Yocum benefitted from the air show, to rush for 165 yards."

Now that is an impressive stat!

Also my reasoning for picking him as the best WR in the MWC in my previous post.

warthog · September 14, 2011, 10:31:59 PM

The Monmouth kid, Blodgett, is the only nominee I've seen play. He is really good. It would take quite a receiver to be better.

The Roop · September 15, 2011, 03:05:45 AM

Carrier has "next level" size and skills. Unfortunately he's not a secret anymore and will see lots of double teams now that they are a little thin at that position. Probably doesn't get drafted but I can see him as an undrafted free agent that sticks somewhere.

scottie · September 15, 2011, 10:14:01 AM

Quote from: Maverick on September 14, 2011, 10:10:01 PM
From this week's Around The Midwest column...

"Back on track
Monmouth quarterback Alex Tanney seems to be back on track with a 355-yard performance in a 61-20 victory over Grinnell. Tanney completed 21 of 28 passes and threw for four touchdowns. Wide receiver Mike Blodgett had eight of those catches for 164 yards, including a 634-yarder less than a minute into the game. Trey Yocum benefitted from the air show, to rush for 165 yards."

Now that is an impressive stat! Also my reasoning for picking him as the best WR in the MWC in my previous post.

That IS impressive!! I've heard of teams "running up and down the field" on their opponents, but a 634-yard play is ridiculous! They must have been trying to run down the clock after a few of those sub-minute drives. (Kudos to the strength & conditioning coaches.) GO SCOTS!!

KnoxOnTheRise · September 16, 2011, 12:59:49 AM

Quote from: scottie on September 10, 2011, 09:24:08 PM
Looks like the Scots are back into video-game-scoring mode. KOTR: If Larry is putting up 60 on you, that defense better figure itself out, or the Scots are going to put up a hundo.

Not a chance, idk what our defensive scheme our coaches were trying to use out there. I certainly have never seen a scheme where (against a pass-heavy offense) you only rush 3 and don't have a flat defender at all. Also, I heard there have been a lot of personnel/starting changes on the defensive side of the ball, as there should have been, so it hopefully that will help. Considering that we scored 42 and had a ton of yards while still throwing 3 interceptions is impressive even considering the fact that it was against Lawrence. They were better than I was expecting, although we certainly helped make them look A LOT better than they were. I'm looking forward to the trip to SNC this weekend to see if we can't do some positive things against a good team. And who knows, maybe if we figure out how to tackle and SNC comes into the game over confident we play it close and have a chance (I am not going to count on that however)

fulbakdad · September 16, 2011, 05:51:56 AM

What about this weekends games guys?

After a nice start that was ended too soon against Concordia, then a very well fought battle (but a close loss) last weekend against Ripon, I predict a win for Lake Forest. It looked like they are really comming together the last two weeks. They easily could have folded early in the game after Ripon scored on a turnover going up by two TD's. But Forest dug deep and fought back. Exciting game with an onside kick attempt and a 4th down stop in the last 3 minutes. Only to get stopped by an interception in thier final drive.

My prediction: Lake Forest 28 Illinois College 14

Any others?

Redhawk Sighting · September 16, 2011, 09:03:05 AM

Quote from: fulbakdad on September 16, 2011, 05:51:56 AM
What about this weekends games guys?

After a nice start that was ended too soon against Concordia, then a very well fought battle (but a close loss) last weekend against Ripon, I predict a win for Lake Forest. It looked like they are really comming together the last two weeks. They easily could have folded early in the game after Ripon scored on a turnover going up by two TD's. But Forest dug deep and fought back. Exciting game with an onside kick attempt and a 4th down stop in the last 3 minutes. Only to get stopped by an interception in thier final drive.

My prediction: Lake Forest 28 Illinois College 14

Any others?

I agree. I was at that game and Lake Forest might look the best they have looked in awhile. It was a close game that in my opinion (bias as it may be) I think that Ripon hurt themselves more than Lake Forest hurt them. That number 30 from Lake Forest is a beast. Even though he is like 5 foot 2 inches, he is agressive and tough. He made a lot of big plays.

I pick RC to beat GC by 3 TD's. Still up in the air if i'll make that trip....

TitanPride · September 16, 2011, 09:23:37 AM

I'll take:

Illinois College 34 @ Lake Forest 20
Knox 14 @ St. Norbert 54
Grinnell 21 @ Ripon 28
Lawrence 13 @ Monmouth 58
Carroll 20 @ Beloit 14

Enjoy a great weekend of MWC football!

Maverick · September 16, 2011, 03:20:15 PM

Week 3 Picks

Illinois C. @ Lake Forest - IC
Knox @ St. Norbert - SNC
Grinnell @ Ripon - RC
Lawrence @ Monmouth - MC
Carroll @ Beloit - CU

I'm in agreement with TitanPride on all of this weekend's games, except I think IC @ LFC will turn out to be closer than a 14-point margin and Ripon may end up beating Grinnell by more than 7. Good luck Fighting Scots!