FB: Midwest Conference

[grboob]

Thinking about All MWC team 2013.  Does anyone disagree that Juan Flores , Cornell should be the first team QB?

[TitanPride]

Thinking about All MWC team 2013.  Does anyone disagree that Juan Flores , Cornell should be the first team QB?

Without analyzing everyone, I think I would take Michael Bates at Illinois College over Juan Flores.  Bates threw for 25 TDs to only 5 Interceptions where as Flores threw only 13 TDs a whopping 18! INTs.  IC was also the highest scoring offense in the conference.

[fulbakdad]

I think I have to go with Bates also. 

[fulbakdad]

Here's a link to the final MWC week stats if you want to use that for your decisions....

http://www.midwestconference.org/sports/2013/7/26/GEN_0726133936.aspx?tab=statistics

[grboob]

However, Bates tailed off on the road in the last 2 games   Check his stats and IC lost bothgames

I like his game management skills and running skills, but his passing left something to be desired at the end of the season.

Check it out and compare the stats on both guys.

That said, I like watching both kids operate.

Bates gets one more season to prove me wrong.

[grboob]

Dad,  thanks for the stats link

[fulbakdad]

I noticed that with Bates too and wondered if maybe he's hurt?

that's what happened with Scaffidi in the last couple games last year.  He hurt his shoulder and had a lot of trouble throwing. 

[grboob]

You know I thought that about Bates earlier today.  He was accurate on short stuff

[fulbakdad]

I don't like to use just stats.  They can be slanted.  Especially on defense.  The teams that do the worst tend to have much higher defensive stats due to being on the field.  Now if they hold better teams numbers down that they can be legit.  But a team that loses most of the games, then the defensive stats tend to be slanted in mho.....

Offensive stats seem to be more in line.

But I agree with Bates in his game management.  And remember, I only watch the LFC games.  I saw Flores totally flustered.....

And saw Bates machine like.....

[fulbakdad]

But what about when he was going longer or trying to throw harder, like across the middle?  That's where the injury will start to hinder.

[02 Warhawk]

Any St. Norbert fans make the trip down to Whitewater Saturday?

[The Roop]

Game time decision, well, about an hour before game time decision. Beloit is close enough to get there in that amount of time, park and find a seat.

[fulbakdad]

All Conference team is out.

http://midwestconference.org/news/2013/11/20/FB_1120130010.aspx

Both the Offensive Player of the Year (Cecil Brimmage) and the Defensive Player of the Year (Kurt Firshman) come from IC.  Coach of the Year (Vince Brautigam) from Cornell.

Congrats to All on the list.

Boob, we both forgot about Luke Barthelmess.  My son said he was crazy to play against.  He was Second Team QB behind Bates.

[The Roop]

SNC 3 UWW 2. St. Norbert gets an opening field goal and then takes a knee, during a torrential downpour, in the end zone to close out the game.

[d-train]

Well...I could certainly see SNC being held to a field goal.