FB: Midwest Conference

[blu thru n thru]

This just in!  The Texas Longhorns have inquired as to the MWC's interest in having them join and forming a 12 team "Super Conference".  MWC officials are considering it, but are not certain the move would raise the conference's competitive posture.

[The Roop]

A formal application for membership can only happen at the spring meeting in Beloit. Some time in April I believe. Applicants must submit a PROPER chili, so I don't think the Horns would have much of a chance. Competitively I don't think the Horns have much of a chance either. 

[The Roop]

North Division:
St. Norbert
Lawrence
Ripon
Carroll
Beloit
Lake Forest

South Division
Knox
Monmouth
Grinnell
Illinois College
Cornell
University of Texas

[blu thru n thru]

A formal application for membership can only happen at the spring meeting in Beloit. Some time in April I believe. Applicants must submit a PROPER chili, so I don't think the Horns would have much of a chance. Competitively I don't think the Horns have much of a chance either. 

I may be the "Luke" to your "Obiwan" when it comes to D3 football & MWC knowledge, but know this, Grasshopper, you are far from taking the pebble from my hand when it comes to chili...  Kidney beans???  Are you kidding me???  There are just some places you just shouldn't go...

Yesterday was a painful day as the football Gods appeared to be making pee-pee on my leg!

Oh, hey, I just saw your post before I posted mine.  Less one minor exception (IC should be on top), I believe you have even stumbled upon the correct order of finish.

[The Roop]

No order of finish was implied. Beloit would keep Illinois College as a rivalry game and probably adopt UT as the same. I'm just not sure if Darrell K. Royal meets the MWC standards.

Maybe UT could play their MWC games at AT&T stadium

[blu thru n thru]

DKR!  No need for all that.  If the Horns keep playing the way they have, they could move to the soccer field where the cheers/boos from the few remaining fans would reverberate throught the empty aluminum bleachers... 

Glad we had "Chili Talk" this morning.  You reminded me that I am making red beans and rice this evening and I forgot to soak my beans last night.  Got them soaking just in time...

[The Roop]

Wild rice is the same way. Despite her whiteness mom makes a mean wild rice. Hung around with too many Indians I guess, which is why I was created, but if there is butter and salt around wild rice is the best thing ever. Real wild rice, not that pilaf crap that has a grain here and there.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Hey, blu, did you see about the Texas hs game Friday night/Saturday morning that went TWELVE OTs?!  Jacksonville finally downed Nacodoches, 84-81 in what is believed to be the longest game ever played at any level.

[SNCOLDAD]

All I can say is when the planets are aligned just so......and the Northern Lights are red.......and Wisconsin State Police are leaving FIBs alone on the highways.........and the moon is in the 7th house........  

First off, SNC played out of their minds. Talk about purpose. Nothing at all against Ripon. They marched the ball very well the first half. If anything can give you an indication of the battle, neither team had a punt!!!  

But to find out that both IC and Carroll lose, how can that be. For our conference to go from a 4-way tie for first to a 5-way tie for second is absolutely crazy.

GO GREEN KNIGHTS

[The Roop]

Win and you're in Dad. Just represent the conference well.

[blu thru n thru]

Hey, blu, did you see about the Texas hs game Friday night/Saturday morning that went TWELVE OTs?!  Jacksonville finally downed Nacodoches, 84-81 in what is believed to be the longest game ever played at any level.

Hadn't heard about it.  That's 4A ball.  I don't have the 4A package on my dish...

[Mr. Ypsi]

Hey, blu, did you see about the Texas hs game Friday night/Saturday morning that went TWELVE OTs?!  Jacksonville finally downed Nacodoches, 84-81 in what is believed to be the longest game ever played at any level.

Hadn't heard about it.  That's 4A ball.  I don't have the 4A package on my dish...

Man, that's Texas for ya!  They've got a TV package for each division of hs fb!

[Redmen09]

All I can say is when the planets are aligned just so......and the Northern Lights are red.......and Wisconsin State Police are leaving FIBs alone on the highways.........and the moon is in the 7th house........  

First off, SNC played out of their minds. Talk about purpose. Nothing at all against Ripon. They marched the ball very well the first half. If anything can give you an indication of the battle, neither team had a punt!!!  

But to find out that both IC and Carroll lose, how can that be. For our conference to go from a 4-way tie for first to a 5-way tie for second is absolutely crazy.

GO GREEN KNIGHTS

SNC played a great game yesterday, they've got some good athletes on offense especially.  Going in to the game I had a feeling that whatever defense could contain the other teams offense would win, and Ripon could not stop the SNC offense.  On third downs (which felt like they never happened for SNC) there was little doubt that they wouldn't convert.  The first half was exciting, and then SNC dominated the big play battle in the second half and robbed all momentum Ripon may have had.  Good luck to the Green Knights the rest of the way.  I would say playoffs but this has been an out-of-the-ordinary year.

Now its Larry Week............

[SNCOLDAD]

Thanks, 09 for the kind comments. The only SNC game I have missed in 4 years was the game played at Ripon 2 years ago. So I was glad to visit your field. Weather could not have been better.

[The Roop]

If Larry brings the D as they did against Beloit, Ripon may be in for a long day. They could be a team to look out for next year. 8 way tie at 4-5 I'm thinking.