FB: Midwest Conference

TitanPride · November 16, 2013, 06:27:46 PM

Obviously, no one knows what the committee is going to do, but I think Platteville is in the range of a 3-5 seed, while St. Norbert is a 7 or 8. I think it is more likely that St. Norbert gets sent to Bethel, Whitewater or North Central.

The Roop · November 16, 2013, 08:35:54 PM

Remember, the UMAC, they get a Pool A now I believe, so that is the team to face Bethel. I suppose we will know more tomorrow.

TitanPride · November 16, 2013, 10:44:17 PM

d3football's projection has St. Norbert going to Platteville. Good call, Roop.

fulbakdad · November 16, 2013, 11:01:30 PM

Roop is the man! Plus he's a former Marine...

bleedpurple · November 16, 2013, 11:19:37 PM

Quote from: gbpuckfan on November 16, 2013, 05:05:06 PM
Beep beep beep... That's SNC backing into the playoffs

Thank you Carroll!

And how big is that non field goal ?

Seriously, the top two teams lose with a chance to clinch a playoff spot??? That's just plain crazy. Hopefully, SNC will re-focus this week and IC has no one to blame but themselves.

fulbakdad · November 17, 2013, 10:16:26 AM

I don't think they backed into that playoff spot. They were towed in behind a wrecker......

gbpuckfan · November 17, 2013, 04:40:01 PM

Quote from: fulbakdad on November 17, 2013, 10:16:26 AM
I don't think they backed into that playoff spot. They were towed in behind a wrecker......

And that must mean that Illinois College had all four tires stolen, the engine explode, seats ripped out and anything of value stripped off...

Mr. Ypsi · November 17, 2013, 04:41:54 PM

Quote from: gbpuckfan on November 17, 2013, 04:40:01 PM
Quote from: fulbakdad on November 17, 2013, 10:16:26 AM
I don't think they backed into that playoff spot. They were towed in behind a wrecker......

And that must mean that Illinois College had all four tires stolen, the engine explode, seats ripped out and anything of value stripped off...

Yeah, that about sums it up!

fulbakdad · November 17, 2013, 04:52:19 PM

Lol, yup!

If you think about it, The Lake Forest Seniors are the only ones of the three teams ending their careers on a high note!

gbpuckfan · November 17, 2013, 05:02:34 PM

Quote from: fulbakdad on November 17, 2013, 04:52:19 PM
Lol, yup!

If you think about it, The Lake Forest Seniors are the only ones of the three teams ending their careers on a high note!

Hmmm... Well, certainly they deserve props for the win yesterday. That said, SNC still won the conference outright, and still gets to play next week. LFC can't say that.

Even though SNC will face a daunting task next week somewhere, they made it the playoffs. If winning your last game is a moral victory you want (unless it's the Stagg Bowl, which no MWC team has sniffed), you can have it. I'll take SNC's fate this year instead, thank you.

fulbakdad · November 17, 2013, 06:06:56 PM

Welllllll.......

SNC won the conference losing badly to one of the teams that came in second, and didn't play one of the other second place teams due to the unbalanced schedule. And If SNC played IC, I believe Bates would have lit you guys up with that everybody within 6 yards of the line of scrimmage defense. I know, I know, if, should have, etc. But there's an question in my mind.

Lake Forest beat a team they haven't beaten in 12 years. They've won 16 games in the last two years. You can't find that many wins for a LFC team in a two year span without going back prior to us fighting the bad guys in Germany in the big one. THE FIRST BIG ONE, lol.

And LFC has the biggest recruiting class in their Freshman class ever. Along with a very big Sophomore class in pads. And if you were there, you saw that very large group of recruits at the game? That's been at every home game this year.

So yeah, I'll take where they are at after yesterday. A convincing win for the seniors and things looking up.

Just my opinion of course.

And SNC left the field yesterday banged up pretty bad. I wish them well in the playoffs, but I believe it's going to be a tough practice week trying to get ready for a probable powerhouse opponent with a lot of skill guys in ice baths.....

gbpuckfan · November 17, 2013, 06:08:06 PM

SNC goes to Whitewater...

fulbakdad · November 17, 2013, 06:09:40 PM

ouch...

The Roop · November 17, 2013, 06:12:22 PM

Something tells me Pat and the gang are going to be livid that Pac Lutheran made the field. Can't say I blame them though. That's a selection out of convenience for the committee.

gbpuckfan · November 17, 2013, 06:15:18 PM

Quote from: fulbakdad on November 17, 2013, 06:06:56 PM
Welllllll.......

SNC won the conference losing badly to one of the teams that came in second, and didn't play one of the other second place teams due to the unbalanced schedule. And If SNC played IC, I believe Bates would have lit you guys up with that everybody within 6 yards of the line of scrimmage defense. I know, I know, if, should have, etc. But there's an question in my mind.

Lake Forest beat a team they haven't beaten in 12 years. They've won 16 games in the last two years. You can't find that many wins for a LFC team in a two year span without going back prior to us fighting the bad guys in Germany in the big one. THE FIRST BIG ONE, lol.

And LFC has the biggest recruiting class in their Freshman class ever. Along with a very big Sophomore class in pads. And if you were there, you saw that very large group of recruits at the game? That's been at every home game this year.

So yeah, I'll take where they are at after yesterday. A convincing win for the seniors and things looking up.

Just my opinion of course.

And SNC left the field yesterday banged up pretty bad. I wish them well in the playoffs, but I believe it's going to be a tough practice week trying to get ready for a probable powerhouse opponent with a lot of skill guys in ice baths.....

And all of the things about LFC being on an upswing are well and good. I was responding to your post suggesting that because LFC won its last game that was a happier place than where SNC is. I happen to disagree.

I hold no illusions about about the relative strength of this year's Green Knights' team, as I have posted. No green & gold colored glasses in my posts. That said, SNC didn't make the schedule. SNC did a better job beating conference foes than anyone else. SNC gets to "hang a banner" that says conference champs - no one else. That's nothing to apologize for.