FB: Midwest Conference

[gbpuckfan]

Monmouth leading Lawrence 35-0 at the half.

SNC beat Knox 34-0

[scottie]

Congrats to GC's Slager for his many tackles in a nail biter. 

[judgetrainer]

Lake Forest wins a wild ending one 35-34.  4 lead changes in the last 5 or 6 minutes.  Lawrence was up by 6 with I think 5 minutes left.  Pinned Lake Forest on their own 1 yard line.  LFC went 99 yards to go up by 1.  Lawrence comes back and scores with about 30 seconds left.  Down by 6, LFC goes another 60 yards or so and scores.  Dead ball penalty on the scoring play.  Pushed LFC back 10 more yard for the extra.  They kick it and win....

I didn't see the game, but if I read the box score correctly the Lawrence coach opted to kick the PAT rather than going for two to make this a 7-point game with a minute to play. Could the coach have been worried that if he went for two and it was returned against him, LF would only need a field goal to tie? Up 5 with a minute left, you have to go for two, don't you?

The call from the sideline was to go for two but there was apparently some confusion on the field. LU is not big enough, no fast enough, and not experienced enough. Yet.

[judgetrainer]

WW, there is an alumni base for football but... Lots of talk right up to the point that actual money is involved. For most on the board LU has never been a football power. There was a time, however, when Lawrence played good football. They won a playoff game in 1981 and lost in the second round to a Dayton team that was a season removed from D2. Bunch of conference championships in the 60s. But the institution did not keep up with D3 athletics for a long time and this is where we are now. The current administration has improved the commitment now it is time for the talk to end and the payment to start. And maybe showing up a Saturday or two. We will see.

I am happy to see Ripon bring in so many first year players. I hope the same carried over to the rest of the class. I know Beloit this year was under their hoped-for admissions by more than 100. That is not a good sign for football or the school itself. Ripon has missed its class several times in the last five years. Lawrence did last year. Football is one thing; continued existence is another.

[blue_jays]

Congrats to GC's Slager for his many tackles in a nail biter.

I LOL'd pretty good at this one, well done.

[WW]

WW, there is an alumni base for football but... Lots of talk right up to the point that actual money is involved. For most on the board LU has never been a football power. There was a time, however, when Lawrence played good football. They won a playoff game in 1981 and lost in the second round to a Dayton team that was a season removed from D2. Bunch of conference championships in the 60s. But the institution did not keep up with D3 athletics for a long time and this is where we are now. The current administration has improved the commitment now it is time for the talk to end and the payment to start. And maybe showing up a Saturday or two. We will see.

I am happy to see Ripon bring in so many first year players. I hope the same carried over to the rest of the class. I know Beloit this year was under their hoped-for admissions by more than 100. That is not a good sign for football or the school itself. Ripon has missed its class several times in the last five years. Lawrence did last year. Football is one thing; continued existence is another.

There are more theater and art majors at Lawrence than there are phy ed majors. In fact, there are no phy ed majors, or exercise science, or others similar that might draw a kid like that whose major is in alignment with sports participation. I'd love to see Lawrence or Beloit get competitive again, but that's gonna be tough.

[scottie]

There are more theater and art majors at Lawrence than there are phy ed majors. In fact, there are no phy ed majors, or exercise science, or others similar that might draw a kid like that whose major is in alignment with sports participation. I'd love to see Lawrence or Beloit get competitive again, but that's gonna be tough.

Nothing stereotypical about that.....

[scottie]

Congrats to GC's Slager for his many tackles in a nail biter.

I LOL'd pretty good at this one, well done.

SOMEBODY finally gets me.....  

[judgetrainer]

Oh, scottie, don't look at the defensive player of the week this week. For your well being, it will make your head ache...Shaking my own head, honestly.

[scottie]

Thanks for the tip, JT!

[blue_jays]

Oh, scottie, don't look at the defensive player of the week this week. For your well being, it will make your head ache...Shaking my own head, honestly.

Hey, someone has to get all the tackles in a blowout loss...

It's not like 3 teams had shutouts last weekend... oh wait...

[gbpuckfan]

SNC beats Ripon 30-17 but it wasn't that close.

Even being down by 14 very early in the third, RC completed only five passes all day. Not the way to come back when down and the running game is only moderately effective

[scottie]

Monmouth beats Grinnell 55-0.  The score probably doesn't tell the REAL story of the game, however. 

[WW]

SNC beats Ripon 30-17 but it wasn't that close.

Even being down by 14 very early in the third, RC completed only five passes all day. Not the way to come back when down and the running game is only moderately effective

I won't blame RC for that. It's what their strength is. Patton's gonna beat you with his feet before he beats you with his arm. Hope he's OK, by the way...

Nice to see SNC finally go downfield to their All-American, Staehling.

[gbpuckfan]

SNC leads Chicago 21/7 with 7:00 left. SNC has turned it over twice deep in maroons territory or this could over