FB: Midwest Conference

[qbdriver]

Iowa Conference Here,

Congrats to the Scots!  You have had a great season.  It is good to see great football and improving teams and conferences.  Norbert should stop complaining and enjoy the fact that your conference is represented and getting the recognition.  Regarding the playoffs, I think most of us here in the Midwest will stay here for the first round if at all possible.  I know the NCAA does not like to fly teams in the first round if at all possible.   It cost about 50K for a team to fly, but they may have to.   The west coast teams will probably be forced to play each other unless there are three of them then one of them will be making the flight.  Here's the bracket as projected by D3 Football.  It is incorrect as they state and probably will have the MN league runner-up in there to replace Central, Wartburg or Coe depending on how things play out. 

Linfield Bracket
1. Linfield
2. St. John's
3. Occidental
4. Coe
5. Monmouth
6. Whitworth
7. Central
8. Wartburg

As you can see UWW has been shipped to a different region which is a high probability.   Here are the probable matchups:

1 - Two of the three west coast teams will play each other with Linfield as the host.

2 - The other west coast team will most likely be shipped to St John's

3 - That leaves Monmouth, Two Iowa Conference Teams, and Concordia Moorhead to play each other.  That's assuming Concordia takes care of St Olaf this weekend.  Who knows how the NCAA will match them up.  Coe or Concordia would be the toughest draws........they are both still stinging from close losses to their arch rivals.  Coe lost by 3 to Wartburg and Concordia lost by 4 to St Johns with 49 seconds left to play.

Good luck!

[tps040580]

I think the Scots would be happy to get a five seed. With SNC having to get to the playoffs several years before hosting, a home game is not realistic. Hopefully they won't get shipped out to St. Johns, Linfield, or Occidental.  The distance and the quality of opponent would make for a tough one. No offense to the IIAC, but Coe would be work out better.  Oh well, that is still two weeks away. I guess this is what happens when there is no drama for the final two weeks. 

[scottie]

Do the top seeds (1 & 2) usually get a first round bye?

[tps040580]

32 team playoff this year.

[Old Fighting Scot]

Paws Lick,

In 99, Nubs Scored 27 4th quarter points to win by 13 at MC...

[meachscribe]

Paws Lick,

In 99, Nubs Scored 27 4th quarter points to win by 13 at MC...

OK, thanks

[Old Fighting Scot]

Some of you guys are totally off base....

Bragging and saying your team should win are too different things.

There has been very little bragging by the Scots Nation this year.  The only real bragging or trash talking has only been recent as we play the fairie fire this week our most hated and bitter rival.  anyone who has ever been an athlete will understand this sentiment.  As for trash talk against other opponents i do believe it has not been any worse than what Nubs has been saying on this board for years.  

I do believe that the MC posters have given SNC all the respect in the world as a very good, and up until recently, a dominant opponent.  Paws Lick, you yourself have seen me advocate for Nubs as quality (and playoff worthy) team on other boards.  Nubs is good, just not good enough this year....

i dont know why it needs to be said that some posters do not represent all of scots nation.  People are free to post as they wish and their views should be held against them individually. It is very obvious that the Scots Nation mantra has reached an epidemic proportions and its reach goes from Cali to Fla. and all parts in between.  

Pcole, cant wait to see you at Bobby Woll.

Paws Lick, good luck to ya next year...

Scottie, Maverick and the rest of Scots Nation, your nation is only as strong as its weakest link..... (oh, and piss of a fairie fire student for me).

MC Football in 05 (and dare i say beyond), whether you like it or not!!

[Pat Coleman]

Pcole, cant wait to see you at Bobby Woll.

I only agreed to come for the 2006 game against St. Norbert. Sounds like you didn't hold up your end of the bargain to provide an actual game.

[The Roop]

qbdriver,

Based on the teams forecasted to make the playoffs you can count on seedings by economics. One half of the bracket will have Monmouth @Coe and Central @St. Johns. The California half of the bracket will be Whitworth @Occidental and Wartburg (or MN runner up) @Linfield. With the NCAA praying for a Linfield win. Given the cost of flying football teams around, I can't say I blame them.

[warhawkalum]

Hey Midwest conference,
I just want to congratulate Monmouth, on winnign the conference,and getting the automatic bid. You guys deserve an automatic bid no matter what anyone says,and yes there are people out there that say the MWC doesn't deserve a automatic bid.
Anyways it looks like a MWC-WIAC match up will have to occur later in the playoffs, as Whitewater is most likely going to be shifted to the North region. Which avoids us having to go to Linfield right away.
Anyways good luck,and do some damage in the playoffs.

[ccfan69]

I can't believe everything that is going on here and being said.  Monmouth is a good team and for those of you that have seen them play this year you can't deny that no matter what team you are cheering for.  I think that Monmouth will do very well in the playoffs and its not about what team is there right now.  Monmouth won the conference fairly and I think everyone in the MWC should be supporting them.  They need our support to go out into the nation and show them that the MWC does have good teams.  This is more then just Monmouth getting a chance in the playoffs they are representing OUR conference, now lets support them!!!

[scottie]

BRAVO!

[desertcat1]

qbdriver,

Based on the teams forecasted to make the playoffs you can count on seedings by economics. One half of the bracket will have Monmouth @Coe and Central @St. Johns. The California half of the bracket will be Whitworth @Occidental and Wartburg (or MN runner up) @Linfield. With the NCAA praying for a Linfield win. Given the cost of flying football teams around, I can't say I blame them.

Rooper, 
The NCAA would save more $$$ if they prayed for a cat loss ,  Then no flights to Oregon).. but they know better.. 

[xsnd47]

No one is cheering against them.

But let's get a few things straight.

You're not my rival if I knock you on your a$$ almost every season and I slip and fall on my own a$$ for a single season.  Beat SNC on a regular basis and we'll start talking rivalry.

Spare us the dynasty bs.  Come talk to us when you've put together six of these bad boys in a row or even three for that matter and we'll start talking dynasty.  SNC has won ten MWC titles since it entered the conference twenty years ago.  Since 1953, this is only the fourth time Monmouth has managed to take the conference title.  Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

With respect to THIS YEAR they played well enough to beat SNC fair and square, capitalizing on the SND letting down its gaurd, and deserve to walk away with this year's title.  I am certain everyone who played in the MWC wants them to perform well as it is a direct reflection of their own play.

Call me childish, but I would be lying if I said I didn't want to see Monmouth draw an SJU or UWW.  I'm sorry, but I would like for another team to see what we've been up against almost every year trying to better the program.  I think our friends on LFC's 2002 team found out it is a different brand of football when you leave the conference and play into the later months of November.

[papa90]

"you're not my rival if I knock you on your a$$ almost every season and I slip and fall on my own a$$ for a single season.  Beat SNC on a regular basis and we'll start talking rivalry. "

First off, no one is talking about a rivalry.  That is some thing that happens over long periods of time.  So take I'll wait a minute so you can take your foot out of your mouth...
Secondly, who gives a s*#t if you won six in a row.  Let the past go, its over and so is your career as a Knight.  Move on.
Third, Monmouth recently got a new coach, a school that cares about sports, and president who wants to spend money it.  Frankly, if Monmouth would not win with the facilities that they have, I a former alum, would be pissed off.
Last but not least, as long as Monmouth remains at the top of the conference.  I will be happy. GO SCOTS!