FB: Midwest Conference

[blu thru n thru]

Hey Blu -it seems you are a bit more active on the board this weeks than in the past few.  Wonder why? Oh ya probably because your Longhorns didn't lose this weekend.  After watching the game on Saturday it looks like SNC should be a 60+ point favorite when they play Ripon in a few weeks. Anyway getting back to the Scots pretty impressive performance when you look at the number of young players that were playing on both sides of the ball for them. I think at one time I counted five freshman on the offensive side of the ball- thats was probably as many or more than even made the travel team last year. With this youth comes inconsistency-and I know you can't possibly compare this recruiting class to IC"s but I think the future is looking pretty good for the Scots.

For the record, my absence from the board had nothing to do with the Horns, any more than my return this week has to do with IC's victory.  I was traveling all last week. There were a couple other contributing reasons, but this board is not the place for them.  Answer me this though; you mentioned Ohio State in a recent exchange, I gather you're a Buckeye fan.  Just curious, as you certainly have all the ear-markings.  

I've never suggested that IC's class is better than anyone else's.  Only that Coach Campbell's classes seem to be dramatically improving with each year.  I suspect that this season's positives will continue that upward trend.  Of course, all I got to see was them moving furniture, what could I possibly know? Now, if IC could just drop their admission standards to match MC's, then we'd really kick-butt!  Dang!  This must be how Notre Dame feels...

[Moncolfan]

Actually Blu hmmm I'm a Northwestern fan and then a Big Ten fan. Can't help but root for a team from the home state.  I think if Ohio wins saturday they are looking good though.

[blu thru n thru]

Northwestern??? Awesome.  Me too.  Have you caught wind of a kid named Venric Mark?  If you haven't you need to.  This kid's special. 

[Redhawk Sighting]

As I stated before, SNC already has its 2 MWC losses for the YEAR. 

You guys are at Carroll this week.... I wouldn't be to confident...

[Phred]

Why doesn't the Midwest Conference have a "pick 'ems" board?  Time to make things more interesting.
Unfortunately, I do not do data collection well, so I hope someone else would pick it up.  I'll be picking every week however the late start in the season.

[The Roop]

We usually sucker somebody into doing that for basketball but I'm not sure why there are no volunteers for football.

[SNCOLDAD]

blu, I understand the travel and we do have to work. It can greatly hamper time to spend here.

Redhawk Sighting..... I Understand why you wouldn't.    

This year, more than any, I appreciate d3 Football, the MWC and all its schools, and most of all St. Norbert.

This challenge that lays ahead over the next 4 weeks for so many teams in this conference, heck, for all the teams in this conference as some will want to be spoilers. This is what D3 sports is all about. Forget the TV's. Forget the USA today polls. Forget all the hype. This is all about a bunch of young men playing for the love of a sport. In some cases their last 4 games they will ever play.

I will be cheering on SNC. That is why I am here on this board. But I applaud the MWC for giving us a season unlike any other I have seen or heard of. This next month is going to be a blast.


GO GREEN KNIGHTS

[The Roop]

I've been looking at the remaining schedule and I'm not seeing Moncolfans 6 way tie scenario. I did find a 4 way tie, (Ripon wins that one) so we may need some further details from him.

[FightnScot77]

I've been looking at the remaining schedule and I'm not seeing Moncolfans 6 way tie scenario. I did find a 4 way tie, (Ripon wins that one) so we may need some further details from him.

Here's my take on this six-sided Rubik's Cube discussion. It's possible and plausible to have six teams share conference title in the MWC at season's end. Wow what a season of unexpected surprises...

IF St. Norbert loses to Carroll, IF Monmouth falters to Beloit, IF Ripon loses to Beloit & St. Norbert, IF IC slips to Ripon, IF Beloit loses to IC, IF Carroll loses to Monmouth & Grinnell. A six team tie results with St. N, Monm, Rip, Grin, ILL, Beloit and CarU. share conf. records at 6-3. Grinnell experiences letdown with losses to St. Norbert and IC in their remaining games to leave them out at 5-4. Imagine all the possibilities.

[The Roop]

Interesting but IMO the best scenario is for Beloit to win out and Carroll lose two more times. It also saves the NCAA money as the trip to Whitewater is only 30 minutes by bus. Not sure who Beloit will host in the second round however.  My guess would be the MIAC runner up.

[blu thru n thru]

This is makin' my head hurt.   It seems a bit silly too.  A far more likely scenario is IC wins out, Carroll and MC drop a couple, and God's Team (that's not taken is it) heads to Whitewater to shock the world.

[The Roop]

That might be likely if they played Americas Team already. Crazy theories like this might cost somebody a t-shirt and cheese curds.

If you are sincere about pursuing your Master of Arts in village idiocy I will accept you as my paduwan learner. However. Keep it somewhat real dude. LOL.

[blu thru n thru]

And there goeth the chili mix...

[The Roop]

OK, it's on now............................................

[SNCOLDAD]

I'm Loving It.