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[scottie]

Any word from the Voice of Reason yet?  If the refs were horrible in a 48-2 win, I'd suggest putting the parental locks on the computer in preparation for today's assessment....

[cubs]

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October 2, 2010
St. Norbert 48, Monmouth 2
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MONMOUTH, Ill. - St. Norbert College forced seven turnovers en route to its third consecutive blowout win with a 48-2 Midwest Conference victory over Monmouth College at April Zorn Memorial Stadium.

The Green Knights (3-2, 3-1 MWC) have outscored their opponents 174-28 in their last three games following an 0-2 start. Monmouth, the two-time defending MWC champion, likely saw its title hopes fade at 2-3, 2-2.

As Lee Corso would say....  "Not so fast my friend!!!"  I would not be surprised to see the MWC Champion have two losses when all is said and done this year.  Monmouth wins out, and they could likely at least grab a share of the MWC championship.

[gbpuckfan]

Final
Carroll 21
Lawrence 14

[scottie]

Monmouth wins out, and they could likely at least grab a share of the MWC championship.

Well, then let's just take a look at what the Good Guys (the REAL Good Guys) have left:

Home vs. Lake Forest (Homecoming & 100% chance of a ScottieSightingtm)
Away vs. America's Team (The RoopSighting dependent on the Wisconsin Dept. of Wildlife Conservation schedule)
Home vs. Carroll (The "swing game" of the MWC crown?)
Away vs. Knox (Grinnell beats Monmouth + Knox beats Grinnell = Another Turkey Dinner in the Maple City...just go with it.)

[blu thru n thru]

Blueboys pick off the Knights with 20 seconds left.  IC wins!!! 26-25   Just looked out my window and what do I see but a flying pig!

Job well done Blueboys...job well done blu!!  Congrats!!

Bobo- Just about every time you visit, you get a +K from me!  However, don't really know what job I did.  The fact is, the coaches had the players prepared and the players showed resiliency.  One heck of an exciting game. Wish I could have been there.  Headin' up for the big HC tilt vs. Knox next weekend. 

[blu thru n thru]

Any word from the Voice of Reason yet?  If the refs were horrible in a 48-2 win, I'd suggest putting the parental locks on the computer in preparation for today's assessment....

The Voice will be heard.  It was a just freaky day in the MWC and his team came up short.  But what I do want to hear about is the touchdown errrr, no, safety, I mean, fumble that wasn't?  I have never heard of a do over?  The announcer literally said the referees couldn't decide whether IC should have gotten a safety or TD (via a QB sack/fumble/recovery in the endzone), so they were replaying the down.  Did that really happen? What the.... 

[BoBo]

Blueboys pick off the Knights with 20 seconds left.  IC wins!!! 26-25   Just looked out my window and what do I see but a flying pig!

Job well done Blueboys...job well done blu!!  Congrats!!

Bobo- Just about every time you visit, you get a +K from me!  However, don't really know what job I did.  The fact is, the coaches had the players prepared and the players showed resiliency.  One heck of an exciting game. Wish I could have been there.  Headin' up for the big HC tilt vs. Knox next weekend. 

btnt, it's all about stoking the fires and keeping the irons warm...you do that better than anyone. When IC has turned the corner and are a consistent & feared threat week-in, week-out in any game you play, you can say you were there in it's infancy. They haven't gotten over the hump quite yet, but hopefully that day will come sooner rather than later. Today was a good start. I'm sure it will feel pretty good when it does. 

[janesvilleflash]

Any word from the Voice of Reason yet?  If the refs were horrible in a 48-2 win, I'd suggest putting the parental locks on the computer in preparation for today's assessment....

The Voice will be heard.  It was a just freaky day in the MWC and his team came up short.  But what I do want to hear about is the touchdown errrr, no, safety, I mean, fumble that wasn't?  I have never heard of a do over?  The announcer literally said the referees couldn't decide whether IC should have gotten a safety or TD (via a QB sack/fumble/recovery in the endzone), so they were replaying the down.  Did that really happen? What the.... 

would have to be off setting penalties to replay the down.....I would think.

[The Roop]

Due to a "misinterpretation of company policy" on my part  (she was of age  ) My next two weekends are free.

Thus sayeth The Roop. Therefore I shall travel upon Beloit to see Americas Team smote the upcoming foes. So let it be written, so let it be done. Here endeth the lesson.

[blu thru n thru]

Any word from the Voice of Reason yet?  If the refs were horrible in a 48-2 win, I'd suggest putting the parental locks on the computer in preparation for today's assessment....

The Voice will be heard.  It was a just freaky day in the MWC and his team came up short.  But what I do want to hear about is the touchdown errrr, no, safety, I mean, fumble that wasn't?  I have never heard of a do over?  The announcer literally said the referees couldn't decide whether IC should have gotten a safety or TD (via a QB sack/fumble/recovery in the endzone), so they were replaying the down.  Did that really happen? What the.... 

would have to be off setting penalties to replay the down.....I would think.

Yup, that'd be an easy and plausible explanation.  But there were no flags.  I was watching it on a 2" x 3" screen, so there may have been things I missed.  However, there were several things that suggest it was something other than the offsetting scenario you suggest.  1) Again, no flags on the field.  2) The announcer's call (and I'm paraphrasing), The referees can't decide on whether it was a safety or a touchdown, so they're replaying the down.  3) IC's coaches appeared VERY dissatisfied with the call. 

Now, I know it is beyond rare that coaches accept a controversial descending call with favor, but there's a difference sometimes between anger and incredulity.  If asked to accept what was explained on the streaming feed, then incredulity is an understandable and expected response.  I'm not trying to make a big deal of this.  We won and that's cool.  And I'm not suggesting anything funny.  Bad calls happen.  But when you take an apparently clear TD, or safety away (at the very least), and then ask the negatively impacted team to accept a "do-over" as a satisfactory solution to your indecision, that's a bit BIZZARE.

Ultimately, I'm not trying to create or suggest an issue.  I was hoping the esteemed VoR was at the game and would offer what he may know about the call.

[blu thru n thru]

Blueboys pick off the Knights with 20 seconds left.  IC wins!!! 26-25   Just looked out my window and what do I see but a flying pig!

Job well done Blueboys...job well done blu!!  Congrats!!

Bobo- Just about every time you visit, you get a +K from me!  However, don't really know what job I did.  The fact is, the coaches had the players prepared and the players showed resiliency.  One heck of an exciting game. Wish I could have been there.  Headin' up for the big HC tilt vs. Knox next weekend. 

btnt, it's all about stoking the fires and keeping the irons warm...you do that better than anyone. When IC has turned the corner and are a consistent & feared threat week-in, week-out in any game you play, you can say you were there in it's infancy. They haven't gotten over the hump quite yet, but hopefully that day will come sooner rather than later. Today was a good start. I'm sure it will feel pretty good when it does. 

It was a very exciting game.  Maybe if we play it 10 times, we'd only win 2 (this season), but we won this one, and Blueboy Nation's flag is flying a bit higher today. My son reports a much more enjoyable bus ride back.  It's gonna be an exciting season in the MWC.  One thing's for sure, with yesterday's result, the mighty Blueboys will have, and have had, an impact on the race for the season's conference crown.  Who knows, maybe they're even thinking about getting measured for it themselves???  Woah!  Now I'm talking crazy.  Damn that caffeine! 

As for my role in any of yesterday's result, no way!  What I do on this board, I do as a fan.  It has no bearing on this season, whatsoever.  However, it is not done w/o some intended beneficial purpose.  My hope is to create some increase in awareness of IC Blueboy football.  There is something REALLY exciting going on in the program.  If we can get folks taking about IC football (and we are), if we can create a better fan experience (and we are), if we can get the message out to future recruits (and we are), and get them on campus to meet the staff and see the facilities, Coach Campbell and said staff can reel them in (take it from me, it's that impressive). There may not be a whole lot of recent MWC Championship skins on the wall, but if I were one of the coaches for the traditional powers of the MWC, I'd be a lot more concerned, today, when my potential recruits tell me they're next or previous visit is/was to check out IC.  Whether at all, or how much of a role any of these efforts play in that, is debatable.  Fact is, I'm not entirely sure the staff is loving any of this.  But again, I'm a fan.  And, this is how I do "fan".  But hey, thanks nonetheless for the love.  

[SNCOLDAD]

Good Morning Gentlemen, you too scottie. 

#1 As I stated last week, you complain about referees when you win, not when you lose.

#2 There was a whistle that blew during the end zone play. It was heard very plain by a large number of people. It was shorter than normal but it was blown. That may explain to some of you why a couple SNC players did not bother to pick up the ball in the end zone when they were standing next to it.

#3 I do not know the rules in those cases, but I was told this morning that in HIGH SCHOOL that an  inadvertent whistle allows the offense to choose whether to take the play as called or replay the down. Believe me I was surprised by the call. You all saw on the internet how long that call took to make. Again, not when you lose.

#4 IC was ready. No doubt.

#5 MWC is totally up for grabs.......AGAIN!

So, if you want to discuss anything else about this game, send me a private note with your phone number. I will return your call. But understand. I am a father of a player that I am very proud of. I am proud of things I saw him do during the game yesterday. I am proud of a team that came back. I am proud of a team that showed class in some very interesting situations.

So to those of you that thought parental controls better be in place.....scottie....sorry to disappoint. 


Hitting the road soon. But one more thing.


GO GREEN KNIGHTS

[blu thru n thru]

SNC- I never expected anything but the "VoR" in your handling of the defeat.  And, as such, I was not disappointed in your reaction.  I hope my posts did not reflect anything less than happiness over the win, and sincere appreciation for the team we played.  I am not much of a chest pounder in victory because I know the week to follow may bring equal or greater need to be humble...

The "call" was just a matter of extreme curiosity.  Not a complaint.  I even stated that I didn't want to make a bigger deal of it, nor that there was anything funny going on.  As a coach, I have never accepted that the refs beat us. But I do believe that the crews vary week to week in their competency. 

You are a great fan with equally great reason to be proud of your son, team, and the school they represent.  This was just a loss.  Not the first, nor the last.  There's a lot of teams with a lot to play for in the MWC.  The Knights remain one of them.  Best of luck the rest of the way! 

[The Roop]

But I do believe that the crews vary week to week in their competency. 

Just wait until basketball season and you will see how understated that comment is.

[blu thru n thru]

But I do believe that the crews vary week to week in their competency. 

Just wait until basketball season and you will see how understated that comment is.

Basketball???  What is this thing you call "Basketball".   First cheese curds, now basketball.  There's a whole other world out there.  Probably a lot like Texas, just frozen, huh?