FB: Midwest Conference

[scottie]

A few observations before I hit the snooze button again....

1. I'll wager that the MWC champ has 1 loss or less.
2. bakdad: Don't question The Roop.  Don't ever question The Roop. 
3. I can hear the "Superhuman Scot" chants already.....
4. I doubt there will be a QB controversy of any kind.  Wunderkind was an all-conf. punter and I'm guessing he still has that job, and possibly more.  I'll put the over/under at 6 TD catches.

[The Roop]

Took the NROs Prime Citizen down to Beloit Thursday to meet mom and here's what I heard out of the Buccaneer camp while there.......................<insert crickets chirping>

So in lieu of any worthwhile information, we had Italian Beef from Captains Galley for lunch and pizza at Domenicos for dinner. I made dessert when we got home but the recipe is proprietary. That and I wing it every time and have nothing written down. If you have a Culvers in your area try a bananas foster and that's pretty close. I also managed to liberate my chainsaw (as seen in profile pic) from the garage as mom was threatening to use it and probably would have tried. "No, you're 77, you don't need to be using a chainsaw. Whatever it is I'll see to it on the next trip down".

The Prime Citizen is addicted to weeding and moms yard accommodated. I thought I fixed the yard last year but I guess not. In the process she learned that West Side Beloit squirrels will bark at you and sometimes charge when you get within a certain distance. Where is a camcorder when you need one. It would have been a YouTube sensation.

[grboob]

Speaking of MWC quaterbacks in 2011, what happened to the Texas kid at IC ?  Is he projected to take over the reins in 20011, at OB,  for IC? (Klein Tx. I believe)

Also, what happened to his dad, who posted in 2010, quite a bit?

Also, how good is Wartburg this year?

Curious minds need to know!

[warthog]

Speaking of MWC quaterbacks in 2011, what happened to the Texas kid at IC ?  Is he projected to take over the reins in 20011, at OB,  for IC? (Klein Tx. I believe)

Also, what happened to his dad, who posted in 2010, quite a bit?

Also, how good is Wartburg this year?

Curious minds need to know!

Perhaps a winter north of the Mason/Dixon line was worse than the IC quarterback expected.

I think Wartburg could be a decent ball club this year.  If you are a fundamentalist as far as football is concerned, you would probably think that a solid offensive line returning is a good sign.  They also have a solid group of backs and wide receivers back for another season.  The Knights should be able to score points this season.

The defensive backfield lost some important individuals to last year's success.  This could be a bad situation when the Knights open against the high powered Monmouth offense.  I wish the young Wartburg denfense had a game or two under their belt before they had to make the trip across the Mississippi to face the Fighting Scots.

Perhaps the Monmouth/Wartburg game will end up with a score that is more like a basketball game than like a football contest.

[badgerwarhawk]

Speaking of MWC quaterbacks in 2011, what happened to the Texas kid at IC ?  Is he projected to take over the reins in 20011, at OB,  for IC? (Klein Tx. I believe)

Also, what happened to his dad, who posted in 2010, quite a bit?

Also, how good is Wartburg this year?

Curious minds need to know!

Don't know anything about the kid.  The dad bowed out after a relatively brief flurry of activity.  Can't really remember if it was his choice or Pat's.  Have to admit that despite not being an MWC or IC follower I found his posts entertaining albeit, perhaps, a bit grandiose.   

[Pat Coleman]

It was his. I haven't banned anyone in a long time. Almost everyone who has left the board in the past two years has been by their own choice.

[02 Warhawk]

Speaking of MWC quaterbacks in 2011, what happened to the Texas kid at IC ?  Is he projected to take over the reins in 20011, at OB,  for IC? (Klein Tx. I believe)

Also, what happened to his dad, who posted in 2010, quite a bit?

Also, how good is Wartburg this year?

Curious minds need to know!

Don't know anything about the kid.  The dad bowed out after a relatively brief flurry of activity.  Can't really remember if it was his choice or Pat's.  Have to admit that despite not being an MWC or IC follower I found his posts entertaining albeit, perhaps, a bit grandiose.    

That was blu thru n thru. I think Pat told him to knock off the conversation about DIII players getting cars. Then Blu got all pissy at Pat and left. 

[Moncolfan]

Does Monmouth even have a chance against this Wartburg juggernaut?  Aren't they rated between #8-12 in the preseason polls? Didn't they just stomp all over the Scots last year in a game that wasn't as close as the score indicated? I'm just resigned to the fact the Scots will be 0-1 going into conference play.  After all  the experts on the IIAC board have already stated Wartburg is better at every position except for QB.  The only one over there giving MC any respect is Mr. Warthog.

[badgerwarhawk]

Certainly having Tanney back ought to improve the odds some. 

[hazzben]

Does Monmouth even have a chance against this Wartburg juggernaut?  Aren't they rated between #8-12 in the preseason polls? Didn't they just stomp all over the Scots last year in a game that wasn't as close as the score indicated? I'm just resigned to the fact the Scots will be 0-1 going into conference play.  After all  the experts on the IIAC board have already stated Wartburg is better at every position except for QB.  The only one over there giving MC any respect is Mr. Warthog.

All your sarcasm aside, Warthog is a pretty reliable poster. His concern about their secondary v. Tanney seemed like a legit worry for him.

Wartburg is a quality program. They field a IIAC champion/playoff caliber team (or right on the cusp of this) year in and year out. They're well coached and experienced.

But obviously MC has plenty of game as well. I could see this game going either way and Tanney is the major reason why. And that is no disrespect to the rest of Monmouth. He's just that good. Here's to hoping it lives up the hype and everyone stays healthy.

[The Roop]

And from up on high; The Roop spake..........

C'mon kid. You don't want City Tuna Roll, it give you worms.

Well at least it's better than City Kung Pao Chicken made from cat.

[Moncolfan]

 I am giving Warthog his due and I know he is a reliable poster. I was refering to some of the other posters. All sarcasm aside the score of last years game was closer than the score indicated. Monmouth dropped an easy TD pass early in the game and the interception return was off a MC receivers hands so we might have been talking about a 1 TD game.  The real difference in the game was the brand new o-line was not able to protect Tanney and we had no running game.  The defense did give up a few big plays but they were on the field way too long. MC loses about three starters and gains two back in Tanney and I think one of the receivers, so basically we have the same team that went into Wartburg with a lot of kids that now have a year of experience under their belt.mI see the opposite of last years game, this year MC knocks off as the rated team loses on the road. MC 28-WC 24.

[scottie]

Hmmm, all of this WC @ MC chatter is setting the stage for a possible Early Scottie Sighting (ESS) on campus this year. 

And, yeah, ol' BTNT either burned out or faded away (turn up the Def Leppard).  He was quite convinced that a Texas-sized revolution would be taking over the MWC, but I guess we'll see who's taking the snaps and (how potent the bbq fumes are) in Jacksonville this year.  This board isn't the same w/o ya Blu!

p.s.

It was his. I haven't banned anyone in a long time. Almost everyone who has left the board in the past two years has been by their own choice.

The rest of the quote would have sounded like, ".....but before that I was kicking off people left and right."   

[Moncolfan]

Ya I kinda miss having Blu around- but I'm speculating his exit wasn't about what he made it out to be.  I think it was a smokescreen,the handwriting was on the wall in the spring and he was looking for a way out where he could save some face. I guess will find out in a few weeks when IC"s roster/ or depth chart comes out. If this isn't the case I'd hope he'd come back for a one-time only 2011 MWC preview. 

[scottie]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCnZqg1RgGA