FB: Midwest Conference

[Early]

Maverick hit it right on the head.  Everyone is getting on each others nerves. 

scottie....I liked the cocopuff.....there's the original creative MC Scots.

Any predictions this week fellas, other than MC.  I realize the scots are having a great season, but does anyone else want to talk about their own teams?

Nubs is rolling into Ripon Saturday.  LET'S GO HAWKS!!!  I would love to be there, but Early got him some tickets to the Badger homecoming.....

Holla

[Old Fighting Scot]

chill pill- everyone outside of ScotsNation take one now.  A team asks for respect after going 20 something and three over three years and the world says no.  MC is a very good team, not the best in the land (just yet), but a very good team.  if you think otherwise this is the place to say it, but if you havent seen MC play and want to compare us to the sub .500 teams of old, then you are not making an informed assumption. 

MC in 05 whether you like it or not!
have fun at homecoming, wish i could be there...

Hoping for a free weekend to see MC's first playoff game in a very long time...

[meachscribe]

How many members are in the aformentioned Skirts Nation?  Is there also a Skirts Radio Network on AM 710, The home of mediocrity turned OK.

The following reminds me of what it would be like to be on a Monmouth roady (Borrowed from Czabe.com)

"Ever tried to take a leak peacefully on the ultra-cramped hot and smelly bathroom on the back of a tour bus? That's nothin'! Try getting in there with 4 other guys. Naked. And then have the door locked. For a LONG time.

"The Ontario Hockey League has suspended Windsor Spitfires Coach and GM Moe Mantha (perhaps the greatest name for a journeyman NHL player EVER!) for 40 games as coach, and even longer as GM for a hazing incident with his players that involved the so-called and much dreaded "hot box" maneuver on rookies.... This from TSN.ca....

"The incident involved players ''being told to strip and stand in the washroom at the back of the bus by other players,'' the OHL said in a release. Branch said five players were involved, but only four were crammed into the washroom.

"He would not say if the players were rookies in order to protect their identities. However, jamming first-year players into the tiny washroom at the back of a bus, known as a hot box, has a long history among junior teams.

"REACT: The only thing worse, would be to make these guys do the "elephant walk" down the aisle to then get the "hot box" treatment. Ugh."

[scottie]

qbdriver,

I'm from the part of the country that proofreads posts...    We belong to the MWC, not the MAC.  And those who consider themselves overly vociferous are accused of running their mouths, not their months.    

You're argument about our development staff not raising money for athletics is hilarious.  I've been to Coe.  Would you seriously want to compare your facilities with Monmouth's?  Five years ago, absolutely.  Today, no.

And, my rough count of the Scots' roster listed 126 players.  Sorry you didn't check that either.    Have a nice day.

[scottie]

Greg, you snuck that last one in while I was typing.  That scenario sounds more like the antics of another western Illinois college to me....  Since they're not on here to defend themselves, I'll let you figure out who I'm talking about.

I gotta go.  Somebody's knoxing, I mean knocking at my door. 

[ScoutTeamHero]

The Early Line:


Lawrence  -7     Grinnell has given up on the season LU has to win

Beloit    -9.5     Knox can't possibly score that many again, BC looking for win #2

Carroll   -14    It's a pattern 2 wins and then a loss, they're due for a win, lfc offense is non existant

Monmouth  -23  The offense and defense don't overlook the blueboys

St. Norbert  -13.5  The machine is running smoothly after a slow start

[Old Fighting Scot]

Greg

What team do you support again?

MC in 05' whether you like it or not!!!

[meachscribe]

The other team

[schwanman]

If Tanney keeps things up, I'm sure most posters would agree that he'd be the obvious Offensive Player of the Year choice.

What's going on with the other side of the ball in terms of POY candidates? The Scots have a pretty special player in Zigler, their linebacker (#48).

Just askin' -- who else out there has a Defensive POY contender?

Long-time basketball poster, first-time football poster. Never could figure out how to use one of those faces, so here's a first: 8)

[The Roop]

Do they still have that stale salty popcorn at Strong Stadium?? They play Ripon on my birthday this year and I'm considering a trip down. But without the popcorn I remember, it would not be a Beloit game.

[Maverick]

Hey, posts on the board in back-to-back days for me--now I'm keeping up!  Just a few things again tonight...

Early - Glad to see that someone else on here agrees with me that everyone seems to be getting on everyone else's nerves.  Maybe someday we'll all just relax a little bit.

Old Fighting Scot - Assuming the Scots get into the playoffs, you better get a free weekend to see the first round playoff game.  In fact, all the alumni who can manage a free weekend should find a way to get one.  And if I'm not mistaken, that would be MC's first ever national playoff game...had a few conference championship games in the past, but never one in the national playoffs.

Schwan Man - It's great to see you found your way over to the football boards from the basketball boards!  So here's a smiley to greet you:

[scottie]

Keith McMillan's words, not mine.  (But I like the way this guy thinks...)

MIDWEST CONFERENCE (MWC)
Suspense rating: 1
Contender: Monmouth
Probable playoff spots: One in Pool A
Key results in the books: Monmouth 28, St. Norbert 20, Sept. 17
Key games approaching: None
ATN's analysis: Barring an unforeseen and stunning stumble, pencil the Scots in for the postseason. The win at St. Norbert was huge, and the only low-loss teams left after that, Ripon and Carroll, each have two conference defeats with one of the big two still on the schedule. The Green Knights, however, probably lost any chance at a Pool C bid with the 45-7 loss to UW-Whitewater in the opener.
ATN's predicted champion: Monmouth. Even &&Bridgewater's&& ODAC title isn't wrapped this well.

Good luck to the Scots vs. IC.  Hoping for a Homecoming win!

[Old Fighting Scot]

SchwannMan- glad you could join us.

Maverick- pencil me in....

Scottie- keep up the good work

Everyone Else in ScotsNation-  MC Football is da shiznit!!!

MC Football in 05,whether you like it or not!!!

[LFCdad]

I just read the post from Scottie that said MC has 126 players on their roster.According to this sites Qfacts page the enrollment at MC is 1155.I'm no math major but that would mean over 20% of all the men that go to MC play football.Is this the norm at most D3 schools?I think LFC has 73 on the roster and an enrollment of 1300,thats a little over 10% playing football.Any thoughts?

[scottie]

I'm not sure if there is any direct correlation between size of roster and quality of team (ie. place in the standings).  But I believe I heard that SNC has a pretty large roster as well.  Beloit, on the other hand, has been spoken (written) of as having an usually small roster. 

Monmouth does include an abbreviated JV schedule, so that the third and fourth string (or fifth) can get on the field. 

Frankly, I was surprised the roster had that many players.  It probably has something to do with a.) strong, consistent recruiting, b.) a high retention rate among student-athletes, and c.) a desireable program for many local athletes, ie. some student-athletes may know that they aren't going to get much PT, but want to be part of a postive program.