FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[SaintsFAN]

or how about Bluffton today... 76-6?  wow

[maripp2002]

Matt Land (Trine's head coach) was my HS offensive coordinator and my wrestling coach, and so to see a score like 76 doesn't surprise me in the least. I really doubt Trine outmatched them as much as the score indicated, but I also don't see Trine (i.e. Land) stepping off the gas under any situation. Excessive or not (and I do believe that is way beyond good taste) that is the kind of team they're aiming to be - not just beat you but crush your soul and then hook up with your sister.

[BUBeaverFan]

Matt Land (Trine's head coach) was my HS offensive coordinator and my wrestling coach, and so to see a score like 76 doesn't surprise me in the least. I really doubt Trine outmatched them as much as the score indicated, but I also don't see Trine (i.e. Land) stepping off the gas under any situation. Excessive or not (and I do believe that is way beyond good taste) that is the kind of team they're aiming to be - not just beat you but crush your soul and then hook up with your sister.

Offensive starters were pretty well out by second series in the third quarter.  Bluffton was outmatched and outskilled at every position.  Trine played a lot of players. The Beavers are just no where near Trine's level at this time.

[cave2bens]

Excessive or not (and I do believe that is way beyond good taste) that is the kind of team they're aiming to be - not just beat you but crush your soul and then hook up with your sister.

As one who grew up near Angola, sister hook-ups were more a norm than exception.     "We'll meet you at Charlie's in Hicksville."

Hang in there BUBeaver - better times are ahead for both Bluffton and Defiance.  New motto for lower tier HCAC squads will be TGFE - "Thank goodness for Earlham."     Lord, did DC screw the pooch again, though I have to give kudos to the SID or writer for positive reinforcement on the website composition.  Definitive silver lining description with Powell's second TD "narrowing the gap" - though to three TD possessions, from 33-7 to 33-14 in the 4th. 

Where's my buds, JacketsFan and JacketBacker?  "Ethel - we're going to New York."

[maripp2002]

Any thoughts on the DPU and Rose game? I had heard that the team looked a bit disorganized after coach Englehart left, but did they look really bad or did DPU look really good? They've had a recent streak of decent seasons but I want to wait and reserve judgement until I hear more.

[Jackets Backer]

Cave,

You're kidding about better times are ahead for Defiance, right? Unless you're referring to basketball.

0-2 and the offense is pretty much pitiful. Same old story it seems every fall.

[cave2bens]

Cave,

You're kidding about better times are ahead for Defiance, right? Unless you're referring to basketball.

0-2 and the offense is pretty much pitiful. Same old story it seems every fall.

Actually thinking about joining in Rose, Transy, and Hanover in the pool come 2011.  Big doins' at the Defiance Y and long overdue - and then there's always Earlham. 

[GRIZ_BACKER]

Except for Franklin and MSJ, the HCAC seems to be about as uncompetitive as I can recall. Makes for some boring football if you are a FC fan.  Hanover is on its way up I guess but seems to be a slow evolution.  Reminds me of the Big Ten prior to Wisconsin, Iowa, and Penn State being good every year.  One big game a year to decide the conference.

[D3_DPUFan]

MSJ doesn't own Cincy anymore... thats Thomas More territory now.  Check out the sophomore Pre-Season All American DB, who started as a freshman.  They loaded up on recruits again this off season. 

I said last year after DePauw played TMC in the playoffs that is a program on the rise. Had some nice athletes and speed on both sides of the ball...quicker than most if not all SCAC teams, including Millsaps IMHO. Facilities, location and pipeline to Cincy area high schools would seem to be a nice foundation for a program there.     

[dc_has_been]

JacketsBacker, DC is obviously going to have a rought 2010 season, but with the Prez pushing athletics and the recruitment going down south again, as 70_dc_alum pointed out awhile back, DC is on the right track and see them back at the top in a few years.

[70_dc_alum]

Cave...JacketsFan is around but his commentary still is not allowed to be posted in public becuase he follows the if you have nothing nice to say dont say anything at all from what he sends me he still has a couple weeks!!

you have to be able to throw the ball...it clearely after 2 years powell cant.  start trying different QB's you never know.  i would try at practice who can throw a spiral with a little zip becuase that would be somehting we have not seen in a while.  it reminds me of 97 and 98 where we averaged more INT's than completions finally yanked the starter against adrian with his first bad INT and let a receiver play the rest of the game at QB.  we went through mulitple others until finally they threw in the fat guy who was 6 or 7th string for the Adrian game.  he only went on to win 6 of his first 7 games and was a 4 year starter with 1 playoff run.  you talk to any of the coaches they would have told you during camp that he would never play and eventually said F'it and cant be worse than the last 5 QB's.  immediately took command of the huddle.  Normally i go by the motto that a defenses goal is to kill the starting QB becuase the backup is a backup for a reason, i question that for DC right now

[dc_has_been]

Well put 70!  There are four other qb's still on the roster, maybe one can do something positive in the pass game.  That is something DC does have to get going if they want to make any noise in the HCAC.

[Jackets Backer]

Cave...JacketsFan is around but his commentary still is not allowed to be posted in public becuase he follows the if you have nothing nice to say dont say anything at all from what he sends me he still has a couple weeks!!

Have to agree on the subject of JacketsFan. A couple weeks might be putting it mildly though. I was thinking more like 7 or 8 weeks. 

It's been a frustrating start to 2010 no doubt about it. Jackets need to get some momentum going with Franklin coming to town next week. I'd say DC is at a critical point in its season ... things can start really snowballing and the wheels come off or they decide to dig in and fight out of the hole they've created.

[dc_has_been]

Jackets Backer, I think they should probably focus on Hanover this week before worrying about Franklin.

[70_dc_alum]

hasbeen i have a conference in San Diego starting on Sunday 10/24.  if i come into town on Sat the 23rd can you roll to San Diego and we can have a good ol time?