FB: Midwest Conference

[Maverick]

Week 9 Picks

Grinnell @ Cornell - CC
Lake Forest @ Illinois C. - LFC
Knox @ Monmouth - MC
Beloit @ St. Norbert - SNC
Macalester @ Chicago - MC
Ripon @ Lawrence - RC

Good luck Fighting Scots!

[gbpuckfan]

According to the conference website for the all sports standings:

Football, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Volleyball, Women's Basketball, Softball, Tennis, and Men's Basketball: places are determined by regular-season standings.

So, with the divisions, can someone remind me how that works? Do the two division winners each get 9.5 points (10 for 1st, 9 for second, added together then halved?) I am guessing that Chicago and Macalester are just taking out of the equation? Or are the standings just moved into a single list and then assigned places?

It looks like this in previous seasons with the championship weekend games--winner of the game between 1st place teams gets 12 points, loser gets 11...winner of the game between 2nd place teams gets 10 points, loser gets 9...etc etc etc.  After points have been awarded as such, Macalester's points were removed from the standings; I'm guessing the same will be done this season with them and Chicago.

So it's really not based on the regular season, then... At least to me... If Monmouth and SNC both finish 5-0, that's the end of the regular season, and then there's the championship game.

[gbpuckfan]

I chatted with LU's SID, and he agreed with Maverick (he was 90% sure)... last games play for 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, etc., then take the two adjunct members out.

[gbpuckfan]

final
Beloit 7
SNC 47

It was 21-0 after 1, and 33-0 at the half. SNC had no problems, really.

Staehler set a school season record with 13, 14 and 15th TD passes, of 46, 48 and 90 yards. Ran right by the defenders each time.

The Beloit parents I sat by were very nice but clearly frustrated with the state of Bucs football.

A nice tuneup for the main event next week.

Elsehwere, Ripon beat LU 14-7. Chicago beat Mac 19-14. LFC beat IC 28-21.Monmouth up on Knox 49-3 in the early fourth, Cornell beat Grinnell 41-20

[Maverick]

Final Score

Monmouth 52, Knox 10

Slow start in the first quarter, Scots in control the rest of the way.

[fulbakdad]

Lake Forest plays  Chicago next week.

[gbpuckfan]

SATURDAY11.11.17FOOTBALL
Ripon College      @   Cornell College         1:00 p.m.   Mount Vernon, Iowa   
University of Chicago      @   Lake Forest College         1:00 p.m.   Lake Forest, Ill.   
St. Norbert College      @   Monmouth College         1:00 p.m.   Monmouth, Ill.   
Beloit College      @   Grinnell College         TBA   Grinnell, Iowa   
Lawrence University      @   Knox College         TBA   Galesburg, Ill.   
Macalester College      @   Illinois College         TBA   Jacksonville, Ill.   

[scottie]

Pre-GOTY discussion item:  "The U," aka Carroll, is 2-17 during their first two seasons in the CCIW.  Any thoughts on how the regular MWC contenders might fare? 

[gbpuckfan]

Hopefully better than that!

I mean, I get it, Carroll draws lots of students from the greater Chicago area, so you telll kids 'your parents will get to see you play a lot' - and more so than when they were in the MWC. And maybe their travel costs are lower.

That said, the Pios weren't dominate - and often not competitive in many MWC sports.  I fail to see how moving to a bigger pond helps them...

[gbpuckfan]

But maybe I am missing something...

[judgetrainer]

Carroll announced their move based on travel. It also put them back where they had been before coming to the MWC. I suspect they thought the MWC would be easier for them but found it was not and they wanted to go back to their roots.

Monmouth and SNC would compete. I would be thrilled if the MWC could compete with CCIW athletically but it just isn't happening right now. Heck, do we compete with NACC or UMAC?

[WW]

IMO Carroll would be the 3rd best football team in MWC this year.

I know there are alliances and relationships here that go back decades, but seems to me you could throw all the MWC, NACC and CCIW teams in a bucket, start over and come up with three conferences that make a lot more sense.

[Pat Coleman]

Latest regional rankings are out:
http://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2017/second-regional-ranking

[judgetrainer]

And holy cow there are two MWC teams in the regional top ten.

Latest regional rankings are out:
http://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2017/second-regional-ranking

[gbpuckfan]

And holy cow there are two MWC teams in the regional top ten.

Latest regional rankings are out:
http://www.d3football.com/playoffs/2017/second-regional-ranking

But not the possible conference champion