FB: Midwest Conference

[TitanPride]

ha..not even close.  Just a fan who watched several IC games this year, and there is a big difference between the starter and all other QBs on the roster. 

[Pat Coleman]

If he were his dad, there was a name change.

[scottie]

Pat, I'm happy to give you all Intellectual Property rights to D3DADS.com.  That would probably end up being your cash cow.

[Moncolfan]

Name change. From Norman?

[The Roop]

ha..not even close.  Just a fan who watched several IC games this year, and there is a big difference between the starter and all other QBs on the roster.

Exactly. The other QBs would have hit their targets instead of relying on miraculous catches. In short, Bates has the job until the head coach leaves. One is Linus, the other is the towel.

[wnc52]

Wow....

[The Roop]

I know. I'm a crazy mo fo. I once popped a cop cuz he wouldn't give me my props in Oak Town.

[fulbakdad]

Monfan,  This is the only time that I have agreed with you on this board, although you claimed otherwise.  lol.  I sensed/suspected the dad input a while ago.  The fathers of pitchers in baseball and QB's in football are a very identifiable breed.  When I was coaching baseball, we used to look at the other teams lineup card.  Whenever the pitchers name was the same as the manager, we would high five each other.  Cuz 9 times out of 10 they would have higher beliefs in thier boys than everyone else and would leave them in games much longer than they should have.  Almost won the state Babe Ruth Championship because of it, but that's another story.

And I think the D3Dads.com is brilliant.  But I was thinking maybe you should make it more of a 12 step program.  I'll be the first to post.

"Hi, I'm Marvin and I'm the father of a D3 football player."

You say "Hi Marvin!"

Then every post after this I am required to state if it's my son I'm talking about.  We'd all be able to wade through the proud dad crap.

LOL

PS-It has been said to me that there are many at IC on the team that believe that they are starting the 2nd best QB.  That they would be even better if one of the boys on the bench is playing.  I wouldn't know, I've only seen Bates.  But I can assure you, my boy doesn't play there.

[wnc52]

Here's my take on the IC QB situation.  First, its very funny that a couple posters who saw IC play maybe once or twice all year are trying to come across as the experts on the situation, but I'll just let that rest for now.  To imply that Bates is actually the worst QB on the team and his WRs bailed him out constantly, as Roop did above, is just idiocy.  IC has great talent at the WR position this year, no doubt about it.  But, still, the implication made above is not true at all.

Secondly, at the risk of insulting the other QBs on the roster, I saw a couple of the backups play in the spring.  And, before you all jump all over the spring practice thing, IC could legally have spring practices this year due to their trip to Canada.  Anyway, even with Bates' high school accolades, I didn't want to believe that at a program as small as IC even, a freshmen could step in and be a day 1 starter.  However, based on seeing the other QBs in the spring, I left that spring practice thinking Bates had a heck of shot at starting day 1. 

[BayernFan]

So whats the word in Jacksonville?  Will many IC fans be making the trip to Crawfordsville tomorrow??  It's only a little over 3 hours away.  Perfect road trip.  Students and fans should make the trip, seeing as it is the first time IC has been to the playoffs.  Win or lose, its something that they will remember.  What is the point of having a team if you dont watch em play in big games?

Anyway, I just havent seen any IC people on this board.

I hope lots come tomorrow.

Go WABASH!!!

[scottie]

Ogeez, make it stop.....  It was a joke.  I was high on cheap bbq sauce at the time.   Fuggetaboudit.

[Moncolfan]

Hey Pat 27-24 Monmouth? How in the world did you come up with a prediction like that???-Finally  Fulb you really have no clue. There lyrics to an old song ... He ain't heavy He's my ...
and why aren't you taking Pat to the woodshed like you did me?


Pat: I'm going to try Illinois Wesleyan here. The Titans haven't put together a lot of offense. Now, admittedly, the defense is darn good, and Monmouth hasn't faced a lot of top-flight competition. But in a shootout, I find myself wondering how much ammuniation Illinois Wesleyan has.

[Moncolfan]

And for the record Pat I was just kidding. I called it first.

[Pat Coleman]

Oh OK, good, because I completely did not understand you at first. I thought for a second you were saying I picked Monmouth in Triple Take and IWU in the predictions.

[Moncolfan]

27-24! SCOTS, I'll assume you arrived at that score independently- did you have MC missing an extra point too?