FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[SaintsFAN]

Sayer, you forgot a few things.....

Get an offensive linemen from the Park that doesn't wear underwear or a shirt under his shoulder pads, and likes to post on this website that he is going to kick a$$ and hurt upcoming opponents, and then goes out and backs it up on the field.

Get an offensive line coach that yells and screams at everyone and threatens to get fired for "kicking a player's a$$."

When that coach leaves replace him with a coach that says things like, "funk john splits" and "I don't give a shi!, we'll line up."


and the coach on tv was peters

I KNOW the coach that cussed WASN'T the coach that I know, tepee.   You forgot the part about living in a cabin in Montana finishing a manifesto.   I wonder how fired up he is with this election..  I miss said Coach


Good to see you're back. 

[Adam Sayer]

Said coach is still probably chasing his little girls around mumbling under his breath "You're not in trouble, but your mother is!" I really feel bad for any boy who takes his girls out on a date. You'd better bring a pouch of Redman, a 6-pack, and Montana game film just to give you a chance...and watch out for that index finger

[SaintsFAN]

Dudes,

This thread is pathetic.  So just because Defiance and Franklin are not playing up to expectations --everyone has gone away? 

I thought we were better than fair weather fans..

Meanwhile, Thomas More is playing above expectations (as far as what the PAC people thought we'd be)...  Going for 4-1 this weekend hosting St. Vincent.  Its setting up a couple big games against W&J and MSJ later in the year (provided we can get by Grove City). 

[KYGrizzly]

Speaking of weather, I hope the forecast for Franklin on Friday is a good one. I will be playing in the homecoming golf scramble at the Legends with my youngest son and two other Franklin Alumni. Hopefully they will bring their "A" game because the way I have played the last couple of weeks I need trade my clubs in for a fishing pole with all the water I have been in lately.

I plan on taking in the Bluffton game on Saturday to get my first look at the Grizzlies this year.

SaintsFan, I'm sure things might start to heat up around here with the schedule in the next couple of weeks when Franklins makes the trip to MSJ.

[SaintsFAN]

Does anyone know where the Indianapolis Cathedral vs. Moeller game is being played tomorrow night?

Somehow I lucked into meeting an attractive girl that wants to go see a good football game as a date (we haven't been out yet).  My old man played QB for Cathedral and Moeller is good this year --so why not? 

[cave2bens]

Does anyone know where the Indianapolis Cathedral vs. Moeller game is being played tomorrow night?

Somehow I lucked into meeting an attractive girl that wants to go see a good football game as a date (we haven't been out yet).  My old man played QB for Cathedral and Moeller is good this year --so why not? 

Game is scheduled at Moeller at 7:00 PM.  Maybe things have changed recently, but don't believe that Cathedral has a "home" facility...

[cave2bens]

SaintsFan,

For fear of a "fair weather" label, please find a contemplative response to the suggested changes for Defiance, courtesy of the Ohio Valley contingent.

From the serious side, two major issues surface:

Location, Location, Location.  Recruiting and schedules aside, competition for prospective students/athletes is tough in the "northern, Tri-State cornbelt" as well.  Demographically, the population within 100 miles of Defiance (including Ft Wayne, Lima, Toledo, Springfield, Jackson, and Ann Arbor) is less than that of Cinci-Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland, or Indianapolis metro areas.  Within that same radius are sixteen, small college programs - 3 NAIA, 3 Div II, and 10 Div III.  None are within thirty-five miles of a city of any size with the exception of Wittenberg, and that's stretching it!    Publicity "fluff" and exagerration aside, there's tough competition when curricular offerings, costs, and general environment are considered for all but a couple (Hillsdale and Albion) of these institutions.

Retention.  A suggestion was made for more freshmen recruits, and attrition is a concern for both the football program and the college in general.  A brief perusal of the present roster (10/9/08) shows 98 participants, a substantial reduction from the 125+ reportees in August, 49 of whom are freshmen (along with 17 sophs, 24 juniors, and 9 seniors).  There may be legitimate circumstances for such a dramatic drop in numbers before midterm grades have even been posted, but the fall-off in sophomore returnees is disconcerting.

Has_Been mentioned "edge" and swagger.  Perhaps it's time for DC to abandon Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry - Be Happy" mentality, and resurrect the MC5's "Kick Out The Jams" from several decades ago, both athletically and academically.  Hopefully, the recently announced capital campaign will prove successful.

Rant is over - now back to the appropriate tone of the thread...

Number 9 (echo #9, #9...) in deference to jacketsFan's vinyl fetish...

Have the DC Womens' volleyball and softball coaches prowl the sidelines - they retain athletes, win, and are proven motivators   

[wabashcpa]

Does anyone know where the Indianapolis Cathedral vs. Moeller game is being played tomorrow night?

Somehow I lucked into meeting an attractive girl that wants to go see a good football game as a date (we haven't been out yet).  My old man played QB for Cathedral and Moeller is good this year --so why not? 

Game is scheduled at Moeller at 7:00 PM.  Maybe things have changed recently, but don't believe that Cathedral has a "home" facility...

Still the same - most "home" games played at Arlington HS. 

SaintsFan,  according to the school web sites, the Cathedral - Moeller game is at Nippert Stadium.

[cave2bens]

Thanks for the catch, CPA.   

I picked up the information from the link below, but it makes more sense for them to play this at UC - one would thing the Enquirer would have the information already posted in a sports section, but if it's anything like the Atlanta fish wrap, not surprised...

http://viewmyschedule.digitalsports.com/lmpublic/event_details.asp?eid=2265710

[Adam Sayer]

Moeller has been playing at UC for home games the last few years (I know last year for sure).

Purcell Marian now has a field to call it's own. It's only 79 yards by 40 yards but it will get the job done for practice. I don't know their pain, but I think I speak for all the Purcell alum when I say "It's about damn time!"

[SaintsFAN]

Adam,

Is that the field that slopes downhill also?  You guys should help your kids' 40-times by allowing them to run downhill.  This could help them land the football scholarships.  Always think positive!

cave2bens,

I'm hung over today and tired... but your analysis still made sense to me.  If the college were in one of the bigger towns, like MSJ or Thomas More....they'd have more kids available to them.  I can't imagine what there is to do for a college kid in the town of Defiance...besides Greek Parties or Dorm Mixers.


cpa,

Thanks for the info.  I'm glad its at UC tonight.  Also, I think my dad and I are coming to Cathedral "Home" game.  Its been 40 years since he graduated from Cathedral and he still talks about all the stories from when he was there.

[wabashcpa]

If you want to catch a game, the one to see will be the sectional opener on 10/24 against Roncalli at Arlington HS.  Cathedral won the first matchup 17-3, and it's pretty much always a good battle.  There is also quite a bit of discussion on the Indiana HS football board about the fact these two are matched up in the sectional opener - for the 3rd straight year.  Coincidence?  Or conspiracy?  Such the drama.

[Adam Sayer]

Yet another game we rush for over 200 yards and lose. 27-21 in double OT.  It was 4th and 5/6 in OT and we called a hitch and go. Instead of getting the 5 yards for a first down, we go for it all. I'm not a happy man right now! I think I said hitch 5 times during the course of the time out, a play which we ran 2 times in the game for over 5 yards each time. Their corners were 8 yards off and bailing at the snap, plus they were double covering with a S/S over top (to our single WR side in trips)....and we call a hitch and go  

In the course of the 4th quarter and OT, we stopped running our speed option, a play which accounted for about 150 of the 230 yards rushing because they started playing a 50 with an overhang end. A situation we've talked about during the week and had solved with the tackle blocking Big on Big (on call), and the guard blocking the LB (optioning overhang end). Even if the LB was to get free, he's not fast enough to keep up with our tailback. We never ran it once they went to a 50 (we made 1 mistake and corrected the mistake immediately after). I may be mistaken, but if a team is having a hard time stopping a play, keep running it? If they stop it once, run it again to make sure it wasn't a fluke. Maybe I'm the idiot.

[SaintsFAN]

If you want to catch a game, the one to see will be the sectional opener on 10/24 against Roncalli at Arlington HS.  Cathedral won the first matchup 17-3, and it's pretty much always a good battle.  There is also quite a bit of discussion on the Indiana HS football board about the fact these two are matched up in the sectional opener - for the 3rd straight year.  Coincidence?  Or conspiracy?  Such the drama.

cpa,

Cathedral has a very good QB (if undersized).  He hit a few long passes in-stride in the first half and I thought the Irish were going to run away with this one.  With the help of some bad calls, Moeller made things interesting in the 2nd half, but still fell to the superior team. 

[SaintsFAN]

Yet another game we rush for over 200 yards and lose. 27-21 in double OT.  It was 4th and 5/6 in OT and we called a hitch and go. Instead of getting the 5 yards for a first down, we go for it all. I'm not a happy man right now! I think I said hitch 5 times during the course of the time out, a play which we ran 2 times in the game for over 5 yards each time. Their corners were 8 yards off and bailing at the snap, plus they were double covering with a S/S over top (to our single WR side in trips)....and we call a hitch and go  

Thats just retarded. 

In the course of the 4th quarter and OT, we stopped running our speed option, a play which accounted for about 150 of the 230 yards rushing because they started playing a 50 with an overhang end. A situation we've talked about during the week and had solved with the tackle blocking Big on Big (on call), and the guard blocking the LB (optioning overhang end). Even if the LB was to get free, he's not fast enough to keep up with our tailback. We never ran it once they went to a 50 (we made 1 mistake and corrected the mistake immediately after). I may be mistaken, but if a team is having a hard time stopping a play, keep running it? If they stop it once, run it again to make sure it wasn't a fluke. Maybe I'm the idiot.

You need to get far, far away from that program after the season.  I didn't like what I saw when I came to see Badin play Purcell.  I'm not talking about on-the-field performance, but overall body language of the players. 


If it makes you feel any better, my date last night started out well.  Then we ran into a couple of my friends (one texted me later to say this was the hottest girl that I've been involved with) and had a few more drinks...  everything was going great until politics came up.  I can't shut my mouth up about it... especially after a few cocktails.