FB: Midwest Conference

[blu thru n thru]

98 yd TD pass for IC. Blocked XP. 35-34 RC. 7 min left. 

[gbpuckfan]

LFC interception for TD. And there is your dagger.

35-14 with 1:22 left.

[Redmen09]

If there was ever a time I wanted the broadcast to work.....

Hard to watch the game via message board, but thanks for updates Blu!  

GO HAWKS!

[hickory_cornhusker]

Carroll-Knox have went final. Carroll wins 35-0. They move to 5-2.

[The Roop]

34-27 is the final in Beloit. Monmouth dropped a hail mary in the end zone as time expired but were called for holding so it wouldn't have mattered.

[SNCOLDAD]

58-14 four minuts to go. Strong SNC showing

[gbpuckfan]

Final
Lawrence 14
Lake Forest 35

[blu thru n thru]

3:17 left. IC leads 40-35. 

[gbpuckfan]

Final
Grinnell 14
St. Norbert 58

SNC rolls up about 500 yards of offense and forces 5 turnovers.

[blu thru n thru]

It's a BLUE day in Ripon, WI. What a day! What a game by both teams, but a better game by the Blueboys!!!  It was a thriller! 40-35 IC WINS!

[The Roop]

Might the 5 way tie that actually puts Beloit in the playoffs starting to take shape ??

[Redhawk Sighting]

WOW...  Blu you need to give me some play by plays...

[gbpuckfan]

Is this right?

Ripon 5-2
St. Norbert 5-2
Illinois College 5-2
Carroll 5-2

[The Roop]

Carroll @Monmouth. Must win for both
Illinois College @Grinnell. Must win for both
Beloit @Lawrence. Must win for Beloit
Knox @Lake Forest. N/A for both but could have tie breaking implications for the conference leaders

GOTW

St. Norbert @Ripon. Must win for both as each has a gimme the following week. Barring the winner being  upset in week 10 this could be for title.

[blu thru n thru]

WOW...  Blu you need to give me some play by plays...

Let me tell ya.  This was one of the best games I have ever attended.  It was so exciting that as I tried to make my last post (on my phone), my hands were shaking.  Both teams have a lot to be proud of.  IC just came out on top.

There's got to be one RC player who's in the coaches dog house pretty bad.  RC had two possessions after IC scored its 40th point to go up by 5.  The first one was severely set back by an RC player kicking an IC player in the stones after the play was blown dead.  Not kidding.  The loss of down and -15 yds was a real drive killer.  The game ended on an interception with about 15 seconds left.  RC was driving deep in IC territory prior to the pick. 

Once again I thought the referees were weak.  (I don't just default to that.)  I think both teams had some beefs, but RC fans can't claim home cooking.  As I said in an earlier post, IC seemed to be doing all the things a team does to give it away.  A penalty following a 3rd down stop that extended an early drive and lead to a score (+7 RC).  Not spying the fake 48 yd FG with no time on the clock at half(+8 RC).  Took a FG off the board, in accepting a penalty on the kick.  Then throwing a pick to come away with nothing (-3 IC).  Then, first and inches on what was clearly a blown call by the ref.  It was a TD.  It turns into a RC TD when we can't punch in from inside the 1 on 4 downs (+7).  Ordinarily, these things kill you.  But the IC coaches rallied the team on each occasion and kept us in the game.  The IC coaches called a great offensive game.  The kids showed real heart.  For that matter, with the exception of the aforementioned personal foul, both teams did. 

Ripon fans were great. I talked to one of the (#17's dad) before the game.  Unfortunately after the game, there were a few RC who were less than gracious.  They complained that this air horn one of our fans was blowing (outside the field area) was illegal, and they were gonna take the issue to the conference.  Really?  I mean c'mon!  That was pretty weak.  But all in all the fans on both sides helped make it a great event.  Particularly with my Horns' spittin' the bit, I'm becoming more and more a MWC fan each day.  Wow!  What a day!

One last thing...  Who's that tied for first in the MWC???  Is that the Blueboys?  Nah, now I'm just talking crazy!