FB: Midwest Conference

[WW]

The first half looked really promising. Couple of iffy plays that should have gone our way, but didn't, kind of shifted momentum. Honestly, I wasn't all that impressed by WW. Sure, they racked up points at the end, but we really gave them a game for 3/4s of it. The only real advantage they had was size, which isn't a skill. The SNC crowd really travelled well and the guys played hard till the end. Hopefully this is something the program can build off of to make that next step towards being a contender versus being a usual one-and-done team. Proud of everyone!

Definitely a good look for SNC. Needed a perfect game, a dose of luck and a call or two. Best game I saw out of Rhodes, passingwise, but he still missed a few big ones. Staehling-Hasty matchup was fun to watch. Won by Hasty, but both landed punches.

[bleedpurple]

The first half looked really promising. Couple of iffy plays that should have gone our way, but didn't, kind of shifted momentum. Honestly, I wasn't all that impressed by WW. Sure, they racked up points at the end, but we really gave them a game for 3/4s of it. The only real advantage they had was size, which isn't a skill. The SNC crowd really travelled well and the guys played hard till the end. Hopefully this is something the program can build off of to make that next step towards being a contender versus being a usual one-and-done team. Proud of everyone!

Congratulations to the Green Knights on a good game.  The team played hard and has a number of very good players.

As far as your comments, all i can say is size must be pretty important. Ya'll got mauled for 397 yards rushing and lost by 33 points.  Yes, you gave us a game for three quarters in a down by 20 kind of way (34-14 after 3 qtrs).  I agree with your assessment of St. Norbert, but I think you are selling the Hawks a bit short. Mitchell Dess's TD catch at the end of the first half wasn't skill? Ryan Wisniewski's 40 yard TD run wasn't skill?  Famus Hasty's 48 yard interception return wasn't skill?  What about Alex Peete's 28 yard TD run? Pedestrian?  C'mon man...

[02 Warhawk]

The first half looked really promising. Couple of iffy plays that should have gone our way, but didn't, kind of shifted momentum. Honestly, I wasn't all that impressed by WW. Sure, they racked up points at the end, but we really gave them a game for 3/4s of it. The only real advantage they had was size, which isn't a skill. The SNC crowd really travelled well and the guys played hard till the end. Hopefully this is something the program can build off of to make that next step towards being a contender versus being a usual one-and-done team. Proud of everyone!

Congratulations to the Green Knights on a good game.  The team played hard and has a number of very good players.

As far as your comments, all i can say is size must be pretty important. Ya'll got mauled for 397 yards rushing and lost by 33 points.  Yes, you gave us a game for three quarters in a down by 20 kind of way (34-14 after 3 qtrs).  I agree with your assessment of St. Norbert, but I think you are selling the Hawks a bit short. Mitchell Dess's TD catch at the end of the first half wasn't skill? Ryan Wisniewski's 40 yard TD run wasn't skill?  Famus Hasty's 48 yard interception return wasn't skill?  What about Alex Peete's 28 yard TD run? Pedestrian?  C'mon man...

I wrote his comment off as a frustrated fan not used to seeing his team get dominated. At least he came on to talk about the game unlike a certain eureka poster.

[bleedpurple]

The first half looked really promising. Couple of iffy plays that should have gone our way, but didn't, kind of shifted momentum. Honestly, I wasn't all that impressed by WW. Sure, they racked up points at the end, but we really gave them a game for 3/4s of it. The only real advantage they had was size, which isn't a skill. The SNC crowd really travelled well and the guys played hard till the end. Hopefully this is something the program can build off of to make that next step towards being a contender versus being a usual one-and-done team. Proud of everyone!

Congratulations to the Green Knights on a good game.  The team played hard and has a number of very good players.

As far as your comments, all i can say is size must be pretty important. Ya'll got mauled for 397 yards rushing and lost by 33 points.  Yes, you gave us a game for three quarters in a down by 20 kind of way (34-14 after 3 qtrs).  I agree with your assessment of St. Norbert, but I think you are selling the Hawks a bit short. Mitchell Dess's TD catch at the end of the first half wasn't skill? Ryan Wisniewski's 40 yard TD run wasn't skill?  Famus Hasty's 48 yard interception return wasn't skill?  What about Alex Peete's 28 yard TD run? Pedestrian?  C'mon man...

I wrote his comment off as a frustrated fan not used to seeing his team get dominated. At least he came on to talk about the game unlike a certain eureka poster.

Oh, absolutely!  And I felt like his pre-game comments were very reasonable. And I AGREE with him regarding the Green Knights. I thought they were darned impressive!  I don't mind that he wasn't impressed with UW-W. It's true we didn't play one of our better games. But I give St. Norbert credit for that.  It was just the size/skill comment that I was reacting to.  But it's all good.  Nice game, Green Knights and congratulations on an excellent season.  I should have probably left my comments at that.

[02 Warhawk]

The first half looked really promising. Couple of iffy plays that should have gone our way, but didn't, kind of shifted momentum. Honestly, I wasn't all that impressed by WW. Sure, they racked up points at the end, but we really gave them a game for 3/4s of it. The only real advantage they had was size, which isn't a skill. The SNC crowd really travelled well and the guys played hard till the end. Hopefully this is something the program can build off of to make that next step towards being a contender versus being a usual one-and-done team. Proud of everyone!

Congratulations to the Green Knights on a good game.  The team played hard and has a number of very good players.

As far as your comments, all i can say is size must be pretty important. Ya'll got mauled for 397 yards rushing and lost by 33 points.  Yes, you gave us a game for three quarters in a down by 20 kind of way (34-14 after 3 qtrs).  I agree with your assessment of St. Norbert, but I think you are selling the Hawks a bit short. Mitchell Dess's TD catch at the end of the first half wasn't skill? Ryan Wisniewski's 40 yard TD run wasn't skill?  Famus Hasty's 48 yard interception return wasn't skill?  What about Alex Peete's 28 yard TD run? Pedestrian?  C'mon man...

I wrote his comment off as a frustrated fan not used to seeing his team get dominated. At least he came on to talk about the game unlike a certain eureka poster.

Oh, absolutely!  And I felt like his pre-game comments were very reasonable. And I AGREE with him regarding the Green Knights. I thought they were darned impressive!  I don't mind that he wasn't impressed with UW-W. It's true we didn't play one of our better games. But I give St. Norbert credit for that. It was just the size/skill comment that I was reacting to.  But it's all good.  Nice game, Green Knights and congratulations on an excellent season.  I should have probably left my comments at that.

Yeah, that was a eye roll comment.

[WW]

Yep, size matters. Not sure that was a criticism or an observation. SNC ain't tiny, by the way.

[bleedpurple]

Yep, size matters. Not sure that was a criticism or an observation. SNC ain't tiny, by the way.

Not by a long stretch. Their D-Line outweighs UW-W's D-line by an average of 6 pounds per man.  They just usually play with three of them instead of four.  I didn't look up the weight of their O-line, but they didn't look small!

[sigma one]

OK, so I looked at the game's Box Score and then at the St Norbert roster.  The five O-line starters:  6-2, 300/6-1, 305/6-2, 310/6-5, 285/6-5,290.  The receivers, not real big:  6-3, 190/5-10,185/6-1, 190.  QB:  6-0, 185.  RB:  5-10,190.  TE:  6-3, 220.  The backs and receivers a bit small perhaps, but I see a lot of DIII skill players in their neighborhood.  In the WIAC it always seems like many of the skill guys are larger than average.  But that Green Knight's O-line is certainly good sized.

[warhawkguard]

They had the weight, but the look of them showed that it wasn't GOOD weight, as it jiggled a lot. Body composition makes a difference. The UWW defense looked skinny in comparison. Big and fast.

SNC QB made some ridiculous completions, just like are you effing kidding me? He landed that? WOW. Big QB draw play game them like 40 yards rushing on 1 play didn't it?

I went to the game expecting a triple option offense that could rush the ball but 80 yards surrendered wasn't much. It was that danged halfback to the flat pass, over and over and over. UWW couldn't stop it effectively until late in the game.

UWW after halftime came out with fire in their eyes and really cranked it up.

SNC was much better than I expected to see. Great season.

[fulbakdad]

Big Lake Forest news tonight.  Beloit gets OC Ted Soenksen as their new head coach.  Great guy.  Great coach.  Great pick for Beloit.
Lake Forest announces Jim Kiernan as Soensen's replacement.  Came from Concordia Chicago.  Offensive Coordinator from the potent offense in the NACC, 25 years college coaching experience.  Ted will be greatly missed.  But Kiernan is a great replacement!  Awesome for both of them!

[fulbakdad]

Scottie,  There was seismic activity reported above the Roops grave this week!  He's finally got the guy leading his ship so he can write some more nonsensical postings about his favorite team!

I believe we are the only 2 left that would be able to connect the dots.

[Pat Coleman]

Someone should go have a roopacino at Saints Rest in Grinnell, Iowa, in his honor.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Someone should go have a roopacino at Saints Rest in Grinnell, Iowa, in his honor.

Well Played - +k!

(I was in Grinnell 2 years ago en route to my oldest brothers' 50th anniversary in Des Moines.  I could not find Saints Rest - does it still exist?  I very much looked forward to a Roopacino! )

[Pat Coleman]

I haven't been in Grinnell since 2010 or so but it was there then.

[Mr. Ypsi]

I haven't been in Grinnell since 2010 or so but it was there then.

So was Roop!   AND the owner of Saints Rest, the Grinnell fan whose name I'm blanking on.

Perhaps I simply missed it, but it is NOT a very big town.