FB: Midwest Conference

[gbpuckfan]

CUC  took the lead, but a long BC TD - with a few broken tackles - gives the Bucs a 50-43 lead with 1:59 left

[DBQ1965]

MWC fans, please note you have reached page 666 on your postings!

Saw the Monmouth - Hope game today.  Teams seemed fairly evenly matched for the 1st half and then Monmouth's depth and consistency took over in the 2nd half.  I liked the versatility of Monmouth's QB along with not having to rely on just one running back.  Hope seemed vulnerable to the medium passing game which aided Monmouth's success.  The defense kept Hope sputtering on offense especially the 2nd half passing game.  Take out Hope's big KO return and the final score would have been more indicative of Hope's inconsistencies.  Prospects for the Fighting Scots look good.

And even though we got "skunked" by St. John's today ... Go Spartans!

[gbpuckfan]

CUC scores with 13.8 left, goes for two, gets it. Has 51-50 lead on Beloit.

Kickoff to come...

[gbpuckfan]

Beloit's 59 yard field goal attempt at the buzzer falls short, Concordia wins

[Captain_Joe08]

MWC fans, please note you have reached page 666 on your postings!

Uh oh.

Lake Forest blows a 24-3 halftime lead and loses in double-overtime to Wisconsin Lutheran 38-37.

Lawrence got hammered by Rockford 52-17.

Illinois College handles Aurora 53-20.

The Midwest goes 1-3 against the NACC today.

[Captain_Joe08]

Carroll-Lakeland heading down to the wire tied at 27. Carroll has the ball near midfield.

[Captain_Joe08]

Carroll-Lakeland heading down to the wire tied at 27. Carroll has the ball near midfield.

Lakeland wins 34-33 in overtime.

NACC goes 4-1 against the Midwest this week.

[Gaegerlaw75]

Lakeland puts us in rebuild mode after 1 game... Piss poor in every facet of the game for the Pioneers. Interceptions, blocked extra points, botched punt snaps, an 8 point lead blown with 5 min left, and the inability to score from the 1 yard line to win in overtime. The young talent in the secondary was not used to the pace of 4 quarters of college football and the immaturity wound up biting us in the ass. A few good things, but this is a far cry from last season... At least it's non conference I guess... Lots of work to be done in Waukesha... Until then, I'm going for a drink

[Maverick]

Mav,

Did you purposely leave out the Lake Forest-Wisconsin Lutheran game?  Did Vegas leave it off the board?

Lake Forest wins a high scoring game.

And Beloit wins....

No, that was unintentional...somehow I just managed to miss that game line on the MWC composite schedule. I would've picked the Foresters to win so it counts against me either way.

[Captain_Joe08]

I see Lawrence has only 37 players listed on their roster.....OUCH!

[fulbakdad]

Lawrence has had some bad stuff happening at their program in the last year.  Think you can lay some of that roster size to some behind the scenes moves.....

[judgetrainer]

I attended the Lawrence and Rockford game. A bunch of big plays (and lots of broken tackles) led to a 35-0 halftime lead for Rockford. Even with a gift TD on a botched kickoff to start the second half (you have to catch the ball, boys) Lawrence fought to a 17-17 for the half. Spirit was there but the athletes are still coming. Lots of freshmen and sophs playing a lot.

Bad things in the program at Lawrence? Well, the head coach quit last year after the first game. He just texted in he was quitting. This pretty well ended recruiting and no one is back from that staff. New staff clearly teaching and the recruiting will need to improve. I hope for better days. This might be an ugly year in Appleton. After 25 years of bad football I can wait a year or two longer.

[fulbakdad]

Now Judge, do you really think the Head Coach just texted in that he was done?  Might there have been more to the story than that?

Why would a head coach quit mid season.  One who's own son is on the team and who's older son just graduated?  I'm sure you are getting what the "administration" wants you to hear, "Coach just texted in and quit".  But there must be more to the story.

Kind of like what happened up at SNC last year?  Why would a head coach move all the way out, and then leave in a hurry and move back to the Northeast?  Now if he were out of coaching all together, I'd start to think that maybe he did something terribly wrong and they parted ways quietly.  But that coach moved back to become an Assistant in the NESCAC.

Hmmm, things that make you go hmmm. 

By the way, I am not saying Coach Barthelmess did anything wrong.  Actually the opposite.  And I've heard Issac is doing very will in the LFC system.

[gbpuckfan]

Sometimes there are just "bad hires." Not that there are bad people involved; that's not what I am saying. But some people get there and decide it's not what they thought it would be. Or the school discovers the coach isn't what they thought. It might not be a good fit based on culture, expectations, hopes, resources, and so on. A change doesn't necessarily mean something heinous is going on - and that the parties figured out they are better moving forward separately than together.

And, they are called "personnel" decisions for a reason, although sometimes "personal" might be the better word for it. I know we want to know every detail - and sometimes it may just be better to move on.

It's easier for fans, of course, we aren't the ones caught up in or having a year of our eligibility significantly affected...

[Pat Coleman]

Why would a head coach quit mid season.  One who's own son is on the team and who's older son just graduated?  I'm sure you are getting what the "administration" wants you to hear, "Coach just texted in and quit".  But there must be more to the story.

I heard it that way too, from someone pretty close to the situation but not in the Lawrence administration. It seems to be the narrative, if nothing else.