FB: Midwest Conference

[Woodsy76]

Monmouth and IWU going into first OT...tied 17-17. 

[BoBo]

Extra!  Extra!  Read all about it!!  HOLY COW, Pat picks Monmouth!  I thought I was having a stroke when I read that!!!   

He knew what he was doing!! 

[Woodsy76]

Monmouth wins it in three overtimes by a score of 33-27.  Way to go Scots...Now get ready for the Tommies

[The Roop]

RoopVegas has set the over/under for scottie posts at 15. 6 for posts relating to why Monmouth had to play on the road as a Pool A.

[formerscot4]

What a great game!!! Congrats to my alma mater!!!! I think I went into cardiac arrest watching on my computer. Go get the Tommies!!!

[FightnScot77]

What a great game!!! Congrats to my alma mater!!!! I think I went into cardiac arrest watching on my computer. Go get the Tommies!!!

Ditto!!!

Noticed the Fan Poll just went up from 317 to 327 in the last few minutes in ranking IWU - Monmouth as THE game accounting for the best toss - up game. It proved to be just that!

[scottie]

RoopVegas has set the over/under for scottie posts at 15. 6 for posts relating to why Monmouth had to play on the road as a Pool A.

TAKE THE UNDER!     It's a non-issue at this point.  Besides, the trip to Bloomington cut about 200 miles off of my round trip, and I'd say that the Monmouth fans nearly equaled the IWU fans in number. Some excellent MinuteswithMaverick and the FS13 Grill deserved a blue ribbon.  But about the game.... 

Congrats to the good guys on a great gut-check win.  Two turnovers and a single-digit yard punt basically gift wrapped 10 of IWU's 17 first half points.  The Scots D pitched a nice shutout in the second half and the offense rolled up 320 yards (in the second half) on the 8th ranked defense.  (Kudos to kickers from both teams....perfect on PATs and FGs in that wind.)

The OT was intense, and credit the Scots D for holding IWU to a field goal on first and goal from the 6 yard line. Whew!!  Great day to be a Scot!

[Ralph Turner]

Nice win!

[gbpuckfan]

Way to go Scots! Too bad IC couldn't win but a nice showing, nonetheless.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Congratulations to Monmouth!

The game went about as I feared.  The Titan defense did indeed slow Tanney (it is essentially impossible to shut him down, but we certainly slowed him!), but the Titan offense has been one-dimensional ever since top running-back T. J. Stinde went down for the season early in game 3, and Rob Gallik (who will be a GREAT QB) picked the wrong game to look like a YOUNG QB (4 INTs and a fumble).  I'm still convinced that IWU is overall the stronger team, but not nearly enough better to overcome that many errors (UMU or UWW might overcome that sort of thing; we won't).

In my bracket, I had IWU upsetting St. Thomas, then beating (NOT upsetting) Del Val, to win the bracket and make it to the semis.  Since my Titans won't do it (d'oh!), I'm rooting for you to pull it off!   [And I'm not a bad picker; I went 14 of 16 for the first round, and my only other miss was Hampden-Sydney beating Centre, but little harm since I had either of them losing to UMU in round two anyway.  THIS miss could kill my bracket, so take out the Tommies and Del Val for me, to kill almost everyone else! ]

GO SCOTS!!

[Redmen09]

The MWC won a playoff game and got two teams in during one season? There won't be anything to talk about on here during the offseason, no more ifs and buts.

Congrats to Monmouth, that was quite the thriller and fun to watch.

[Mr. Ypsi]

BTW, lest that last post sounded too selfish in wishing well for Monmouth, I have a mentally and physically impaired niece living in an assisted-living apartment in Monmouth.  Most if not all of her care-givers have been Monmouth students and Monmouth alums.  I have genuine affection for Monmouth (except for about three hours earlier today!).

[FightnScot77]

     28  Lake Forest
     56  Concordia (Ill.)         Continuation of postponed game (first week of season)
   
Wow, didn't think this would happen to Lake Forest.

LF ahead 28 - 26 in second quarter of this contest when resumed.

Apparently the offensive squad missed the bus to River Forest or players transitioned over to Hockey and left the team to "call it in." A loss of forest burning preportions means a long winter for coaches and players to ask themselves where the wheels fell off this season.

[Yupstate]

Fs77... Foresters lost All conf WR early
(knee?) starting LB as well. (ankle) and were using two defensive players to man the tailback spot. Not sure if it was injuries or not. QB had a poor day in the wind. LFC bench had at least 20players on the sideline not in pads, only 40ish dressed out. Fbdad--injuries or suspensions?


Defense played well forcing FGs but were overwhelmed as game went on. CUC was very good, and played very emotionally.though for a team that starts the game with a PA lead prayer, they don't exactly behave like it on the field. Game appeared on the verge of turning into a brawl on multiple occassions. (by no means saying LFC was innocent)


Cu qb is a special player.
lFC only has 10 seniors, so the future should be bright.

[fulbakdad]

Injuries injuries injuries, lol

One of the two defensive players used in the backfield is actually a fullback they moved to linebacker a couple games ago.  Two games ago he was awarded MWC defensive player of the week (freshman).

Oh yeah, I was supposed to have started with "Hi, I'm Marvin and I'm a D3 Football dad".

Lol!

Nice going Monmouth. Keep that traing going!