FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[KYGrizzly]

Congrats to Mount St. Joe's and also to SaintFan's Thomas More as conference champs.

[SaintsFAN]

interesting thinking a loss to DC with a win in the bridge bowl??  yea right i am just wonderinng who is going to beat Texas so UC has a shot at the BCS.

What makes me laugh is the media in Cincy has a total ignorance about Thomas More.  A radio station this morning was hyping up Mount St. Joe on the sports segment during the drive into work.  They said how "MSJ was doing great and finished the tough part of the season and is 8-0 on the way to being 10-0 and making the playoffs".   They actually said how this is MSJ's 2nd 10-0 season in the history of the program.  

Not one word was mentioned about Thomas More, even with the result of last year's Bridge Bowl --- and this isn't isolated.  I have a buddy who was one of the first TMC All-Americans who has a running debate with AM Sports Talk host, Lance McAllister about this same topic.  

All Thomas More can do is beat everyone on the schedule and then keep doing so...

D3football.com has them at #11 this week and I can't wait to see where they are ranked in the South Region on Wednesday following the way they defeated the South Region's #3 team.   The defensive speed and intensity shocked W&J this past Saturday.  If they are able to stay multiple on offense, with that defense ---- I think TMC has the makings of making a Regional Final this postseason.


We'll see how it all plays out.

[SaintsFAN]

AFCA rankings

Thomas More #10
Washington and Jefferson #15
Mount St. Joe #19


** Hopefully weather isn't an excuse, er factor on November 14th. 

[GRIZ_BACKER]

Congrats to Mount St. Joe's and also to SaintFan's Thomas More as conference champs.

I second that.   I missed the FC game in Terre Haute last weekend and have no idea what transpired on FC's end.  My son and I drove to Iowa City instead and watched Indiana blow a 10 point 4th qtr lead instead.  Kinnick stadium at capacity on sunny 50 degree day. A lot of fun even in a loss

[Adam Sayer]

Congrats to Mount St. Joe's and also to SaintFan's Thomas More as conference champs.

I second that.   I missed the FC game in Terre Haute last weekend and have no idea what transpired on FC's end.  My son and I drove to Iowa City instead and watched Indiana blow a 10 point 4th qtr lead instead.  Kinnick stadium at capacity on sunny 50 degree day. A lot of fun even in a loss

Indiana played like utter crap in the second half, but that game would have been out of hand had the Big 10 officials not blown a call, even after replay. What's with officiating this year? Been terrible.....

The SEC backs Urban Meyer's decision to sit Brandon Spikes for 1 half for eye gouging a Georgia runningback. This is an unfortunate part of the game (reason why most RB's wear face shields), but Spikes's was as obvious and blatant as can be and on Nat'l TV. The SEC should be ashamed of themselves for officiating blunders (all seemingly in favor of Florida) and now this. The conference is a joke. They win and are successful, but only in sports. The academics and ethics of the players in these conferences is a complete and utter mockery of the NCAA and yet, the SEC Big Whigs don't complain, or do very little, only in an attempt to show they are doing "something," because their wallets keep getting fatter. Anything to keep an SEC team in the National Championship.

[SaintsFAN]

The SEC backs Urban Meyer's decision to sit Brandon Spikes for 1 half for eye gouging a Georgia runningback. This is an unfortunate part of the game (reason why most RB's wear face shields), but Spikes's was as obvious and blatant as can be and on Nat'l TV. The SEC should be ashamed of themselves for officiating blunders (all seemingly in favor of Florida) and now this. The conference is a joke. They win and are successful, but only in sports. The academics and ethics of the players in these conferences is a complete and utter mockery of the NCAA and yet, the SEC Big Whigs don't complain, or do very little, only in an attempt to show they are doing "something," because their wallets keep getting fatter. Anything to keep an SEC team in the National Championship.

hmm..... good to see a Coach stand up against cheap shots...

Developing

[Adam Sayer]

Developing...you Ansel Adams all of a sudden???

[SaintsFAN]

Developing...you Ansel Adams all of a sudden???

nope... it means I'll have more to say in a week.  After we beat the 2nd best team on our schedule this week.

[70_dc_alum]

Ansel Adams nice one they do teach some soft skills at MSJ.

Big Ten - Star of OSU Defense Kurt Coleman has a late hit that was just him playing his normal style of hard hitting up to the last second and missed the wistle. was not malicious or intent to injure.  he is from my hometown and is an SOB on the field but does not have a "malicious" bone in his body...SUSPENDED 1 Game

PAC10 - Star RB for Oregon punches someone .it was malicious and a reaction to being provoked. SUSPENDED ENTIRE SEASON

SEC - Star of UF Defense Brandon Spikes deliberatley gouges the eyes of an opponent with intent to injure and he fully admits that it was for revenge...and very clear and malicious on National TV.  Ability to injure gouging someones eyes is a lot easier than a "fade away" punch from a RB.  SUSPENDED 1/2 game.

I have to agree with Sayer that the standard for the SEC does not seem to be the same.  Urban Meyer is a genious...i'll suspend him for 1/2 a game so if i need him in the 2nd half if Vanderbilt plays well i can get him.  No way the SEC will trump me if i suspend him   and we should be up by 35pts at half so if we are i can just sit him in the second half and look good for extending it.

[Adam Sayer]

I did take a Middle School art class while at MSJ

The SEC is and always will be about sports and only sports. If I'm not mistaken, the SEC is the most arrested conference....but as Hubie always said, "Everyone Loves a Winner." This is an example of the SEC doing the bare minimum to give the impression that they are doing something.

Coleman wasn't the only Big 10 player to be suspended either. Michigan had one and Zack Reckman, Purdue's starting guard, was suspended for a game as well. The Big 10 has their issues like all teams, but it seems that the Big 10 and schools in the Big 10 care about putting out a quality product as well as quality people.

[SaintsFAN]

I did take a Middle School art class while at MSJ

same classroom that girl decided to torch last school year??

[MUCheats]

Let's not forget about the rampant oversigning that goes on in the SEC.  Programs may only have 20 or 21 scholarships to offer players, but they go out and make offers (sign) 32-35 guys knowing and expecting that many won't qualify.  The ones that do, but don't end up getting taken, are grey-shirted or shipped off to community colleges.  Not to say that this doesn't happen in other conferences, but it is out of control in the SEC.  But it's okay, because they passed legislation that "limits" it.  

[SaintsFAN]

MSJ  #3 in North
TMC #3 in South


Regional Rankings are out.  2nd edition for 2009.

[Adam Sayer]

Developing...you Ansel Adams all of a sudden???

nope... it means I'll have more to say in a week.  After we beat the 2nd best team on our schedule this week.

That's almost laughable. Geneva has played 1 team all year with a winning record and got beat by 21 points. Their 7-1 record is highlighted by a huge win over the heavyweight Frostburg State (0-8) and 2 wins over powerhouse St. Vincent (0-9). Are you sh!tt!n me??? If TMC loses this game, they should get their playoff bid taken away.

[SaintsFAN]

Developing...you Ansel Adams all of a sudden???

nope... it means I'll have more to say in a week.  After we beat the 2nd best team on our schedule this week.

That's almost laughable. Geneva has played 1 team all year with a winning record and got beat by 21 points. Their 7-1 record is highlighted by a huge win over the heavyweight Frostburg State (0-8) and 2 wins over powerhouse St. Vincent (0-9). Are you sh!tt!n me??? If TMC loses this game, they should get their playoff bid taken away.

oh, yeah right... they'd absolutely go 4-6 in the Heartland.  OK.  I stand by what I'm saying here.  You'll see results of this in 9 days