FB: Midwest Conference

[onearmedscot]

Great day to be a MAC fan.  The team has a special player in Samson under center.  Kid can run has has a strong enough arm to make Ds pay who just count on him to run.  The Scot D is solid and coaching staff is strong.

Definitely not the Scots program of 30 years ago or even 13 years ago.

And I wouldnt sweat the early season Hamline loss...its how youre playing at the end that counts.

oAs

[onearmedscot]

Ive been away a while...will Seth Schussler be dressing for SNC next week vs my Scots.  Dude was a head case beast.  I thought maybe he had eligibility left.

Good to be back!

oAs

[gbpuckfan]

SNC wins 42-0. Ford Prefect would be pleased.

[onearmedscot]

So that's an outscored streak of 151-7 for Lawrence vs Carroll, Mac and SNC. 

Ouch.

oAs

[scottie]

All I know right now is that if there ends up being a Three-Legged Scot on this board with a byline that states, "Ask me about my blue ribbon," then scottie is outta here!!!   

[Pat Coleman]

P.S.  There will always be some kind of fundamental flaw with the system.  Is Macalester a top 25 team now that they beat Carroll who was supposedly #24?  No! 

Thanks for using the term supposedly. But there's nothing wrong with automatic bids. That's the lifeblood of NCAA championships at all levels.

[AO]

How sour will the MIAC be if Macalester wins the MWC AQ after losing to Hamline? Better yet, how sour will the MWC be if Macalester wins the MWC AQ after losing to Hamline?

I'd bet the sourness is entirely on the MWC side unless MAC draws a MIAC team in the first round.  If they get sent to Wisconsin or Wartburg, most of the casuals won't be aware MAC even made the playoffs.

[cubs]

Looks like SNC has won a few games as of late looking at the boards again!!!!   

[repete]

Ive been away a while...will Seth Schussler be dressing for SNC next week vs my Scots.  Dude was a head case beast.  I thought maybe he had eligibility left.

Good to be back!

oAs

+K and a one-finger (index) salute for the blast from the past, OAS!

[scottyeagle93]

Can someone explain to me why cross-divisional games do not count in the conference win-loss record?  Because if they did, Saint Norbert would have two conference losses and Macalester would be the North Division champion already.  Is this merely a way to ensure that divisional teams don't have a discrepancies when looking at their final conference win-loss record? 

[Gaegerlaw75]

I am hoping that someone smarter than I can explain the three scenarios where MAC, SNC and CU can make it to the title game... Because I think it's mathematically possible for all 3... If I understand, the way it goes is MAC simply just needs to lead 2 quarters next week to be in. Carroll needs SNC to beat MAC and lead 3 of the 4 quarters and they need to blow out Beloit and SNC needs to beat MAC and have Beloit beat CU as well... Too many lawyers, not enough mathematicians in this world.

[fulbakdad]

Scottie, you couldn't count them because if wouldn't be fair.  Let's say Lake Forest played the 2 lowest teams in the other division And Monmouth played the two highest.  You lost your 2 and LFC won ours.  We tied in the division.  You, and the rest of the Scot Nation would go ballistic saying we got in the easy way....

[fulbakdad]

Counselor, I believe your argument holds water....

[scottyeagle93]

Scottie, you couldn't count them because if wouldn't be fair.  Let's say Lake Forest played the 2 lowest teams in the other division And Monmouth played the two highest.  You lost your 2 and LFC won ours.  We tied in the division.  You, and the rest of the Scot Nation would go ballistic saying we got in the easy way....

It's not "fair"?  There's nothing inherently unfair about it; it's just the luck of the draw.  One year one team gets a cupcake schedule, the next year another team does.  Two-division conferences across the country do this and rotate cross-divisional opponents (with the exception of the occasional "permanent cross-division rival").  Is it fair that Ole Miss and Mississippi State get to play Vanderbilt this year while other teams have to play Georgia?  No, but it's just the luck of the draw.  We'll see if the Midwest Conference changes anything from this year to the next, ironing out what I would perceive to be some kinks in their initial championship system. 

[scottyeagle93]

And don't be so quick to assume I'm that kind of Scot