FB: Midwest Conference

[gbpuckfan]

Monmouth wins, setting up the matchup many expecting.

[sncdangler]

SNC wins!

Just back from the Land of Lexus. After the first quarter it was such a thoroughly enjoyable game I had to stop at Five O'Clock Club in Milwaukee for a nice steak. Hopefully we don't get off to a slow start at Monmouth next week. Every championship game these two teams have played has been a classic.

P.S. - Is fulbak dad OK?

[fulbakdad]

Yup, I'm good.  Was at a High School game. 

Lake Forest is a young talented team this year.  Finished where I was expecting them to.  High hopes for the next couple years though.

I now become a Monmouth fan for a week.  GO SCOTS!

[sncdangler]

Yup, I'm good.  Was at a High School game. 

Lake Forest is a young talented team this year.  Finished where I was expecting them to.  High hopes for the next couple years though.

I now become a Monmouth fan for a week.  GO SCOTS!

St. Norbert also very young this year. Should be a fun game when the two teams play for the last time in De Pere next year, but we'll worry about that next year. Championship to play for this week!

[fulbakdad]

Heard we had a good week in hockey though!

[sncdangler]

Heard we had a good week in hockey though!

Sure did. Not in soccer though.

[WW]

Yup, I'm good.  Was at a High School game. 

Lake Forest is a young talented team this year.  Finished where I was expecting them to.  High hopes for the next couple years though.

I now become a Monmouth fan for a week.  GO SCOTS!

St. Norbert also very young this year. Should be a fun game when the two teams play for the last time in De Pere next year, but we'll worry about that next year. Championship to play for this week!

Should be a good one. I'll be the first to admit that after week 1, I thought we'd see two different teams duke it out in the MWC final, but here we are.

Both teams have been head scratchers at times this season. The Scots were thoroughly outclassed in their NC openers but seem to have the Lawrence-Francois lightning and thunder show on track. SNC appears to have settled on Gage McClanahan as QB, and that might have the Scots licking their chops, seeing how McC threw four picks to them in their earlier meeting this season. Kinda reminds me of a young Favre, that kid. Not in his talent but in that he zings the first few around too hard till he settles down. That's often harmless. Against MC that day, a lot of em ended up in Scots hands.

That's the thing about that earlier 34-14 Scots win. Eight turnovers for SNC is such an outlier... I'm not gonna put too much to stock in that game.

My pick: An outcome decided by overtime...

[fulbakdad]

Soccer final was hardly a surprise, but hockey??

[sncdangler]

Soccer final was hardly a surprise, but hockey??

Don't know what happened since I went to football, but it's sports. Even Alabama football loses once in a while.

[fulbakdad]

But you had time to pay attention to soccer?

Well let me fill you in.  You are correct, Alabama even loses, once.  But your #3 nationally ranked hockey team lost to Lake Forest twice last weekend.  And both at home.   

[gbpuckfan]

But you had time to pay attention to soccer?

Well let me fill you in.  You are correct, Alabama even loses, once.  But your #3 nationally ranked hockey team lost to Lake Forest twice last weekend.  And both at home.   

Surprising? Perhaps. Disappointing from this side? Sure. But a freshman goaltender, and young forwards.

Preseason rankings are largely based on last year's results and reputation, however... 

[sncdangler]

But you had time to pay attention to soccer?

Well let me fill you in.  You are correct, Alabama even loses, once.  But your #3 nationally ranked hockey team lost to Lake Forest twice last weekend.  And both at home.   

I was well aware of the results. What I wasn't aware of, since I wasn't there, is what happened to get to those results. Sorry for assuming your reading comprehension skills are above average.

[scottie]

Yup, I'm good.  Was at a High School game. 

Lake Forest is a young talented team this year.  Finished where I was expecting them to.  High hopes for the next couple years though.

I now become a Monmouth fan for a week.  GO SCOTS!

Welcome aboard the playoff train once again, F-Dad.  Keep your Saturdays free through December 20.  I've got a feeling about this team!   

p.s.  83% chance of a scottiesighting this weekend.

[fulbakdad]

I'm with ya Scottie!  Let's do a Monkey Stomp!

And Dangle, you crack me up!

[gbpuckfan]

What's the blue bird thing next to Monmouth on the scoreboard page?