FB: Midwest Conference

[wc2viking]

Getting my picks in right before the buzzer.....

IC vs. CC - CC circles the wagons, wins 34-10

GC vs. KC - Other Pios caught in a plains conflagration, KC 34-21

RC vs. BC - RC claws another victim, 42-6

SNC vs. MC - MC eats haggis for breakfast, uses bad breath to shock the boys from De Pere, 28-24

LU vs. LFC - LU on a roll after big win last week, uses revitalized offense and big play defense to coast over LFC 28-10

[mwcSNC]

SCORE UPDATE

End of First quarter.

SNC 14      Scots 0

105 yd interception for touchdown by Green Knights Defense.

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At the end of the first half...

SNC 21  To SCOTS 14

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Going into the fourth...

SNC - 35  the Scots - 21

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FINAL...

SNC - 42 the Scots 28

Great game.... Great effort Scots...

[The Roop]

Since it still only counts as one loss either way I'm going to pretend that Ripon hit a last second field goal to win 17-14.

Why embarrass the 1st team defense by leaving them in the entire game and what was the purpose of an on side kick down 56-9 with under a minute left. Did Beloit think they would recover 6 more and win the game in the final 55 seconds ?? I was going to complain about Ripon maybe not subbing a little sooner but when you try an on side kick in that situation you deserve to get beat 56-9.

Before it got out of hand Ripon converted a 4th down after a mishandled snap. That was a sign of things to come. Then after Beloit finally found the end zone late in the game they missed the P.A.T., why not..................

MWCTV needs to add a blow out feature as I wouldn't have minded if they took me to another game.

[MWCSID2005]

Monmouth vs. St. Norbert On MWCTV 
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[qbfan413]

 ::)Great job Knights in getting the job done, especially on the road.  Stay focused and do another great job preparing for Carroll next weekend.  Thanks to the fans who also made the long trip down, over, etc. to Monmouth.

Go Knights!!

[The Roop]

Well the MWC has had their showdown game so it's all St. Norberts for the taking. Or is it.............. Despite the fact that they were not figured to contend, Ripon actually controls their own destiny. Unfortunately for them they now have the "Scouts" coming in and then they go to Nubs for a game that could determine the Championship. If the Hawks win out they will have the necessary head to head tie breakers in their favor.

Typically a Monmouth-St. Norbert game determines the conference but not so fast this year. Head to head tie breakers are meaningless in the event of a 3 or 4 way tie, so the conference officials may need to brush up on the tie breaking criteria.

I still won't say that there is parody in the league this year because the top teams are still well above the bottom teams. With IC being the team in the middle that can win or lose at any given time. You can probably put Lake Forest in that category as well but their slow start has already doomed them.

We could have a two loss champ this year as I'm sure that Carroll will continue to make noise.

[Duck Duck Goose]

Some thoughts on Week Six

Carroll continues to roll, though I think something needs to be said.  As I was looking for scores last night (MWC.com was a little late in posting) I visited Carroll's website and read Benny's blog following the Ripon win, and came away thinking that someone has to stop him from saying things like "We'll try not to make the next few games so close for y'all" and stuff like that.  Here I was ready to jump on the Wi-Pi bandwagon, and now I hate Carroll again.  Ugh.  I'll say this, with the Green Machine coming in next week, the game may not be close.......

Beloit.......Ouch.  I guess Ripon was ready to recover from their lackluster showing the previous week.

Another fun week in the MWC is in store with the first true elimination game between MC and RC, as well as a monster showdown between CC and SNC.  As much as I'd like to believe it, there's NO way the Knights are going to lose two games.  Its just not going to happen, even though Carroll and Ripon are CAPABLE of beating them.  This means the Scot-Hawk loser can start re-adjusting their expectations for the year. 

[Scots4]

Monmouth just couldnt establish the running game and that doomed them. Alex Tanney played really well but he had alot of pressure on him. There is no reason why a MC quarterback should be throwing the ball 56 times in a game. Once again we put ourselves in too many obvious passing downs.

It was a great game by both teams. I thought that Norbert was going to beat us worse, but we hung in and were one or two plays away from winning the basketball game.

Good luck next week Scotties!

[hickory_cornhusker]

Well the MWC has had their showdown game so it's all St. Norberts for the taking. Or is it.............. Despite the fact that they were not figured to contend, Ripon actually controls their own destiny. Unfortunately for them they now have the "Scouts" coming in and then they go to Nubs for a game that could determine the Championship. If the Hawks win out they will have the necessary head to head tie breakers in their favor.

Typically a Monmouth-St. Norbert game determines the conference but not so fast this year. Head to head tie breakers are meaningless in the event of a 3 or 4 way tie, so the conference officials may need to brush up on the tie breaking criteria.

I still won't say that there is parody in the league this year because the top teams are still well above the bottom teams. With IC being the team in the middle that can win or lose at any given time. You can probably put Lake Forest in that category as well but their slow start has already doomed them.

We could have a two loss champ this year as I'm sure that Carroll will continue to make noise.

Ripon doesn't control their own destiny. If both them and Carroll win out Carroll will win the tie-breaker due to the head-to-head win. The only team that currently controls their own destiny is St. Norbert.

[The Roop]

Yes, I understand that. There are a lot of "ifs" this year, that's why I said there may be a 3 or 4 way tie. Then what "if" ?? I wasn't ruling Carroll out in my last post, nor was I crowning anyone as Champion. Lots of football to go and anything may happen.

[Maverick]

Maverick, talk to me. Are you going to be there? Let me know now. I want you to stop by at the tailgating. Especially since you pick Monmouth!   I would like to meet you. Black Avalanche. Brats and Hotdogs on me.

SNC 38
Monmouth 21 (the last TD for Monmouth is after replacements are in the game)

Yes I am biased. Yes, I want the replacements in.

Go KNIGHTS

SNCOLDAD - Sorry I never got back to you on here.  This is the first time I've been on the boards since I made my week 5 picks at lunch time on Friday and it's 5 pm on Sunday right now.  Had I seen your message prior to the game I would've made an effort to stop by your tailgating and meet you.  I was at the game, standing along the fence at the south end of the field near the scoreboard.  Thought the game was pretty evenly matched as both teams were able to move the ball, but SNC was more consistent in their drives and it made the difference in the game.  SNC was 8-16 on 3rd down conversions and MC was just 3-17 and were also stopped on a pair of 4th down attempts inside the Green Knight 40-yard line--both of which resulted in TD's on the ensuing SNC drives.  If the Scots could've been more consistent and finished off those drives, and not had the 100-yard int. return for a TD early in the game, the outcome could've possibly been different.  But SNC was able to make plays when they needed them and that's a mark of a good team, so my hat's off to them for doing what was necessary to pull out the road win.

Congrats to the Scots on fighting all game long and hanging in there against a good team.  Learn from this one and use that knowledge in the future.

Upcoming week is very big with a pair of good games in Wisconsin, MC @ RC and SNC @ CC.  Should be alot of fun chatter on here as the week moves along towards Saturday!

[SNCOLDAD]

Maverick, I understand. I just checked the board late last night myself.
But I do have to comment on the SNC MC game Saturday. My hats off to ALL who were on the sidelines and in the stands. It was brutal. No wind to speak of. Humidity and temps were ridiculous at any time no less October.
The game itself was hard fought. It appeared that one side was loosing their composure a little but that can happen from time to time. Over all a good match up. When MC tied the score at 21, I have to admit to being a little nervous. MC has a highly regarded defense from what I have been reading on this board. But then it happened. SNC got it in high gear and reeled off 3 TD's in a row to put the game away.

I think that in this game SNC proved themselves big. MC having home field and not have the travel time or hotel stay to contend with.

But I will also state that I will be nervous the next 3 years against MC. The freshman QB for MC proved himself in my mind. He will be a force for all the MWC to watch out for over the next 3 seasons.

On to Carroll this Saturday. Any tailgaters out there? What are the facilities like for visitors to tailgate at Carroll. Thanks for any feedback.

And yes I am bias and a proud father. And that is the way it should be.