FB: Midwest Conference

[scottie]

Beloit?
looking at 0-10 this year?

tell me there is hope...anyone?

That "anyone" has been in exhile thus far this season.  I think he is attempting to reconfigure his wi-fi connection using paper clips, chewing gum, an empty Old Milwaukee beer can, and antlers. 

[TitanPride]

I hear there has been talk at Marian forever of starting up football. Force them to do it and then you have your 12th team which I believe would fit it well with the conference.

While Marian might be a nice fit for the conference for a number of reasons, given budgets and Title IX that's much easier said than done to "force them" to do it. Are you going to go all Pegula & Penn State hockey on them to allow them afford it?

And, if the schools were that concerned about the unbalanced schedule, we could play a 'closed schedule' and have a full round robin now. It's not like MWC teams are going out there and earning at-large NCAA bids on the strength of non-conference wins, so you could get rid of them and not hurt that aspect. I'm sure there's some other downside i haven't thought of (and I do like at least one non-conf game), but it is an option if there's some hue and cry about it.

As for SNC being able to win the conference w/o playing IC, that was the case even before this weekend's action. If quarters led is the top tiebreaker, I suspect that the Blueboys are likely ahead of SNC in that regard. (I readily admit I have not looked that up).

I am frankly more worried SNC being able to beat Lawrence this week as opposed to running the table somehow. SNC could/should/might beat Lawrence and Beloit. Grinnell and LFC are different matters entirely. One game at a time.

I believe the Blueboys have led 15 out of a possible 16 quarters thus far in MWC conference play. 

[fulbakdad]

I think it's way to early to start adding up quarters led.  There are still 4 games left, A lot of football left.  There are so many possible endings you'd have to be a math major at Harvard to figure them all out.

Let's go week to week......

[TitanPride]

Fair enough. In all honesty, I think Lake Forest will run the table so it won't matter. To beat them, you're going to have to protect the quarterback and attack their corners. In my estimation, that's the weak part of their D. From what I've watched in person and on film, Monmouth and Ripon won't be able to do that. Cornell could, but it will be tough to beat LF at home. That leaves a huge contest at the end of the year at Norbert.

By like you said, fulbakdad, we have to go week to week. Injuries, among other things, will probably play a huge role in the final outcome.

[Ash Park]

Has anyone watched Knox play this year? Can anyone tell me anything about them? I saw they won a close one against Beloit but also played SNC tight too.

[warthog]

I believe the Blueboys have led 15 out of a possible 16 quarters thus far in MWC conference play.

Only the fourth quarter counts.

[pgkevin]

I believe the Blueboys have led 15 out of a possible 16 quarters thus far in MWC conference play.

Only the fourth quarter counts.

Not when the criteria for breaking a tie atop the conference leaderboard is quarters led.  In that case, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters matter quite a bit.

[TitanPride]

Weekly Massey update:

Lake Forest 21  Monmouth 17 (LF has 62% of winning)
Illinois College 49  Beloit 14  (IC has a 100% of winning -- little extreme for my liking)
St. Norbert 28  Lawrence 20  (SNC has a 76% of winning)
Cornell 45  Knox 26 (Cornell has a 92% of winning)
Ripon 21  Grinnell 19 (Ripon has a 53% of winning)

[gbpuckfan]

I agree it's way to early... but SNC has led for 11 quarters...

[wnc52]

I don't follow things as closely as I used to.  I had no idea Beloit was struggling that bad this year to where 0-10 was a possibility.  As someone who played for IC during the 0-10 season of 1998, I wouldn't wish that experience on my worst enemy!  Here's to hoping IC takes care of business this weekend for Homecoming, but that Beloit gets one eventually!

[Maverick]

Massey went 1-4 last week...ouch!   Let's see how they do this time around.

Week 7

Beloit at Illinois C. - IC
Grinnell at Ripon - RC
Knox at Cornell - CC
Lake Forest at Monmouth - MC
Lawrence at St. Norbert - SNC

Get things done the right way on Homecoming!  Good luck Fighting Scots!

[Redhawk Sighting]

looks like tomorrow could be a tough game for the passing teams.  90% chance of heavy rain!!  Saturday could turn into a VERY interesting day due to the weather!  Tough break for Monmouth and Ripon since it's their homecoming..  Good luck everyone, except Grinnell (this week )! 

[fulbakdad]

Looking forward to tomorrow!  Lake Forest is up for a test.  I love when teams with opposing strengths play against each other. 

Go Foresters!

[CyRam]

Tailgating might be a little wet, but should clear up by game time. Go RAMS!

[Redhawk Sighting]

looks like tomorrow could be a tough game for the passing teams.  90% chance of heavy rain!!  Saturday could turn into a VERY interesting day due to the weather!  Tough break for Monmouth and Ripon since it's their homecoming..  Good luck everyone, except Grinnell (this week )!

Sorry, not Ripon's Homecoming.  I'm all screwed up!