FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[propower64]

CCIW fans will be traveling to Franklin for this weekend's showdown!  How are the facilities at Franklin (especially the visitor's stands)? 

I know that they have moved in some portable bleachers for the visitor side.  It is my understanding they have cleared and reserved a parking lot for the NC fans to tailgate.  FC fans will start their tailgate tonight (Friday Night) and continue on into the night Saturday.  There is also a lot of standing room and expect people to be standing 4 to 5 deep where there is room to stand.  There will also be about 400-500 people standing outside the fence in the FC Touchdown Club lot and "ON THE HILL".   We have been planning for the largest tailgate
FC has ever seen.  Good luck to all D3 schools that will be playing on Saturday and remember we do this because "We Love Football".

[victorybell_57]

Leonard will make the right choice. The FC family has faith in him. And I am glad to hear that some of the other reasons that make coaches move, will not be a factor.

Other topics, since Hanover's head job is all speculation and assumptions. You know what happens when you assume, you make an ass out u and me. That is more intended for me, since I jump the gun a lot.

Faught Stadium: Great set-up. Visitor stands are on the small side, but as people have said, they are bringing in some additional bleachers. Go find the Grizzly tailgate pre-game, it is definitely worth it. Great people over there, and they do a bang-up job on the food and drink. Leonard has done a lot for the program, but these guys are just as important. Don't believe me? Eat their food and talk shop with them. You'll be a Grizzly fan for life.

I have been waiting to do a prediction on the games, so here it goes:

FC: 39
NC: 27

I think the un-sung hero in this game will be the FC defense. I think the offense will have to make a few adjustments and get their feet wet before Jochum's animals up-front establish who the men and who boys are. I am pretty sure the OL will put that front seven through the meat grinder before it's all said and done.

NC has some weapons, but if you've seen Theobald's fire on the sidelines, you'll see it in his defense this week. From what I have heard through the FC circles, the FC defense is ready to lay the hurt in a bad way.

MSJ: 15
Wabash: 14

I had a dream last night, I was in Lil Giant hard hat stadium, and MSJ was celebrating a goalline stand that wins the game for them late.

Not that I am Victordamus or anything, but here is a quick rendition of my previous dreams:

1.) Dreamt Tim Krumrie breaking his leg in the super bowl after watching Crunch Course.
2.) Dreamt John Elway flying in a helicopter fashion for two weeks before the super bowl, and I didn't know why. That was actually pretty strange.
3.) Predicted Theobald would deliver the game ball by parachute. I was wrong, it was some other guy, but it would have been nice if it was Theo.
4.) Dreamt Magic was retiring, but didn't know why.
5.) Predicted the Appalachian St. upset over Michigan

I'm joking, you guys killed me on that.

[FormerCard]

Here are the game notes (scroll down to get them) for this weekends game between the Cardinals and Grizzlies..

http://www.northcentralcollege.edu/x34102.xml


Should be a fun one,  best of luck to both teams.

[Wags]

Leonard will make the right choice. The FC family has faith in him. And I am glad to hear that some of the other reasons that make coaches move, will not be a factor.

Other topics, since Hanover's head job is all speculation and assumptions. You know what happens when you assume, you make an ass out u and me. That is more intended for me, since I jump the gun a lot.

Faught Stadium: Great set-up. Visitor stands are on the small side, but as people have said, they are bringing in some additional bleachers. Go find the Grizzly tailgate pre-game, it is definitely worth it. Great people over there, and they do a bang-up job on the food and drink. Leonard has done a lot for the program, but these guys are just as important. Don't believe me? Eat their food and talk shop with them. You'll be a Grizzly fan for life.

I have been waiting to do a prediction on the games, so here it goes:

FC: 39
NC: 27

I think the un-sung hero in this game will be the FC defense. I think the offense will have to make a few adjustments and get their feet wet before Jochum's animals up-front establish who the men and who boys are. I am pretty sure the OL will put that front seven through the meat grinder before it's all said and done.

NC has some weapons, but if you've seen Theobald's fire on the sidelines, you'll see it in his defense this week. From what I have heard through the FC circles, the FC defense is ready to lay the hurt in a bad way.

MSJ: 15
Wabash: 14

I had a dream last night, I was in Lil Giant hard hat stadium, and MSJ was celebrating a goalline stand that wins the game for them late.

Not that I am Victordamus or anything, but here is a quick rendition of my previous dreams:

1.) Dreamt Tim Krumrie breaking his leg in the super bowl after watching Crunch Course.
2.) Dreamt John Elway flying in a helicopter fashion for two weeks before the super bowl, and I didn't know why. That was actually pretty strange.
3.) Predicted Theobald would deliver the game ball by parachute. I was wrong, it was some other guy, but it would have been nice if it was Theo.
4.) Dreamt Magic was retiring, but didn't know why.
5.) Predicted the Appalachian St. upset over Michigan

I'm joking, you guys killed me on that.

My prediction NCC 35 FC 27

[Adam Sayer]

I know someone who did predict the App State victory over Michigan

I think FC has a chance...better than any other HCAC team the last 5-6 years. The key WILL be the NCC O-line vs the FC D-front. Winner in the trenches, wins this game (I can't help but feel like John Madden after that one--Mr. Obvious here). As grumpy as I am that MSJ hasn't won...yet, I still root for an HCAC win.

FC 28 - NCC 27: FC scores late and the defense holds on.

[KYGrizzly]

Well I'm going to predict two HCAC winners, both of them in tight games.

MSJ 21 - Wabash 17
Franklin 28 - North Central 24

You got to be loyal to the conference.

Good luck to all teams playing his weekend.

On my way home to start on the pot chile we will be taking up to Franklin in the morning. It will sure taste good with a couple of cold ones.

[WAF78]

It was nice that the Franklin/North Central game got the "Spotlight On" write up for the college football weekend preview for USA Today.
Go Franklin beat North Central.

[70_dc_alum]

Not that I am Victordamus or anything, but here is a quick rendition of my previous dreams:

1.) Dreamt Tim Krumrie breaking his leg in the super bowl after watching Crunch Course.

I hate you, you killed '88... 34 Seconds

GOOD LUCK Franklin and MSJ

[FormerCard]

It was nice that the Franklin/North Central game got the "Spotlight On" write up for the college football weekend preview for USA Today.
Go Franklin beat North Central.

Is there a link to that?

[dc_has_been]

Seeing that Franklin & MSJ are predicted to lose by all three people:

North Central at Franklin
Coleman: North Central 35, Franklin 34
Mann: North Central 31, Franklin 21
McMillan: North Central 33, Franklin 30, 2 OT

Mt. St. Joseph at Wabash
Coleman: Wabash 30, Mt. St. Joseph 21
Mann: Wabash 21, Mt. St. Joseph 10
McMillan: Wabash 34, Mt. St. Joseph 21

I wish all the best to MSJ & Franklin, make us proud! 

[victorybell_57]

great team too, but damn joe montana!!

[SaintsFAN]

sounds like the NCC/FC game is tale of a team that is peaking now (NCC) vs a team that has been peaking all season. 

NCC blew out their last two opponents.  Two good teams in the rugged conference they play in....both finished 7-3.   FC hasn't been tested but twice this year because of their offense being so good. 

This game will be interesting. 

I think one HCAC plays it close and the other gets beat by 2 TD's

[Mr. Ypsi]

sounds like the NCC/FC game is tale of a team that is peaking now (NCC) vs a team that has been peaking all season. 

NCC blew out their last two opponents.   Two good teams in the rugged conference they play in....both finished 7-3.   FC hasn't been tested but twice this year because of their offense being so good. 

This game will be interesting. 

I think one HCAC plays it close and the other gets beat by 2 TD's

NCC blew out their last opponent (Carthage, which had given Wheaton their first loss of the season the week before), but did NOT blow out IWU.  Even the final score (23-7) does not indicate a blowout, but that score is deceiving.  IWU was down only 13-7 and driving for the go-ahead td midway through the 4th, when the bottom dropped out.  MSJ beat IWU worse than NCC did.

On the other hand, IWU's offense was VERY young, and they were a MUCH better team by the time NCC beat them than when MSJ did.

Bottom line, I'm not sure how the comparative scores regarding IWU should factor in to the NCC-FC matchup, but it should be quite a game.  I'll take NCC (overall, more tested), but in a close one.

[cave2bens]

That's funny ... Wabash is giving up more first downs then they get ... tendency of giving up the big play's to the running game ... you better have an offense that can score a lot of points, and that will not be the case. The most points that MSJ defense has given up is 28 points to FC, Wabash and FC are two different teams!!

Interesting observations, MKU - Guess that's why they'll play the game, eh?  

The first down stat is accurate - opponents have three more first downs, with sixty more minutes in time of possession, 134 more plays, but 23 touchdowns less and a lot fewer yards.  Redzone scores versus all scores: Opposition has 16 TDs (of  20 total for year) and 4 field goals out of 33 attempts; Wabash scored 31 TDs (of 43 total) and 1 FG in 43 attempts.  Yardage differentials per play are even more telling.  Bonus first downs aren't provided when a club tends to eat up large chunks of real estate in short time spans.  Team efficiency is 168%+.  Defense is "bend but not break" by design, though it has sent numerous fans for their nitroglycerin bottles a few times.  

Much has been made on this board about Franklin- Wabash comparisons, and rightly so.  Franklin and Leonard have put together a great season!  A few stats have remained absent from conversation - Franklin did put up 447 net yds in C'ville and were within a two pointer of tying after a sixteen point fourth quarter in their "second" week after the OWU game.  At the same time, 'Bash threw three fewer passes than Rupp and gained 188 more yds through the air and 106 more yards in their opener.  The Griz made one hell of a game out of it at the end, and never gave up.  Would MSJ have that same desire or firepower to climb back from a 28-15 deficit going into the fourth?  Again, it's why they play the games - changing dynamics.

With that, best of luck to the Grizzlies this weekend, and safe play and travels for all the participants.

[Most Known, Unknown.]

Lets go MSJ tied at 14, with wabash,!!!