FB: Midwest Conference

[gbpuckfan]

Final
Marantha Baptist 0
Lawrence 59

[scottie]

scottiehappy!

[fulbakdad]

Scottie.  I saw Roop ' s former best friend from the Marine Corps on Saturday at the Forest.  Sounded like Roop went very fast and unexpected.   Too bad.  He was fun on this board.....

[scottie]

Thanks for the Roop-date, F-dad.  We all miss that guy a lot.  BUT, you see what America's Team did to Grinnell yesterday....AND you see who is on tap for Beloit over the next two weeks!  I'll be very interested to watch for the funny bounces, and will be looking for them IN PERSON on 10/3.  I'll breathe deeply if we get out of that game with a W and then will cross my fingers that the Good Guys don't match up with them again in the MWC playoffs. 

[Gaegerlaw75]

Week 2 report from a Carroll perspective...

Another week, another drubbing of a lesser opponent by the Pioneers. I was hoping that Benedictine would have come into Schneider Stadium as a crafty unknown team willing to test Carroll's unproven defense, but that just was not the case. They kept the game close for a quarter and a half, but committed so many sloppy penalties that if almost became comical to watch. They gave Carroll plenty of time to get the offense on track and by midway through the 3rd the game was over.

Another banner day for Lamont Williams, putting up 3 scores to go along with Burlingame's 229 yards and 2 TD performance. Defense also played well, however they were able to pin their ears back and take chances based on the lead.

The only major negative to take away is that the kicking game is atrocious.  This is now the 2nd week with a missed extra point. There will come a time this season where making a kick will be big, and I hope that we get it figured out by then.

Lake Forest on the road next week and a true test for the defense to start conference play. We will learn quite a bit about this team on Saturday. Until then, enjoy the week.

[fulbakdad]

Geager,

From the Lake Forest side....

I'm not sure what to take after the last two weeks to be honest.  Lake Forest two weeks ago played a nice game.  Up 20-0 they let Wisc Luth get back into the game after a couple "young player" mistakes.  But That was what I was expecting to see from time to time after the flushing of senior talent at the end of last year.  But over all, the Offense played well.  Very balanced.  Qb managed a nice game.  On Defense they played better than I was expecting.  Some real impact freshman players opened my eye's a couple times.  So I left happy. 

Then this Saturday they stayed close to a very good team for 2.5 quarters.  Unfortunately for them there are 4 to the game.  Then a very good Gust Adolph team opened up and took advantage of some holes that were there due to a couple injuries and missing players.  Good coaching job by them.  But I'm not so sure that's this years LFC team. 

Like you, I think this weekend will answer much bigger questions for me. 

About all I think I got from the past two weeks is we beat the teams we should have (MWC teams that is) and lost to the ones everyone thought we would.  Just as in all over the OOC games around D3 by scores that weren't expected.  Not too many surprises.  Except they sent the IC basketball team to play Saturday night, or so the score said....  The only thing I think I drew is we should be ready for an exciting MWC season, but not have much expectations once it ends.  My big hope was IC would put it together on both sides of the ball and go somewhere.  But that was kind squashed when I saw how many points their defense gave up.  But you never know.  Guess we'll see.

Here's to a fun year!

The Gunny

[scottie]

Scottie's Wednesday Words.....   Hope hosted Augustana this past weekend and won 37-27 which, in my mind, adds some extra shine to the Good Guys' week one victory. 

[fulbakdad]

Any weekend predictions?  At Lake Forest it will all depend on which team shows up.  If it's the chippy aggressive one from week 1 I predict a Lake Forest win.  If the week 2 shows up, it'll be gloomy in the Forest for Homecoming.

Here's to hoping Lamont has the same kind of day he did last year!

[scottie]

The Good Guys are on a Bye week, so I expect the board to be a little slower than usual until the 24th or so.   

[grboob]

Any predictions on the Blue-boys at St. Norbert?

[fulbakdad]

IC by 3 plus TD's.

[fulbakdad]

I am assuming of course that the receiver's aren't still too tired to play after last week.....

[grboob]

F-Back  Good one  What happens if it rains--still IC by 3TD,s

[Maverick]

Week 3 Games

Carroll @ Lake Forest - CU
Grinnell @ Luther - LC

Slow weekend around the MWC leading up to a nice schedule of games for next Saturday.

[fulbakdad]

Unless jt's raining leprechauns it'll be a long day for the Green guys...