FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

FCAlum06 · November 13, 2010, 04:45:46 PM

Fc 48 Hc 25 final
fc played sloppy and quietly dominated the game
fc gave up 2 safeties, kickoff return for td and tons of penalties
gonna have to tighten it up next week

GO GRIZ

GRIZ_BACKER · November 13, 2010, 08:34:22 PM

Quote from: FCAlum06 on November 13, 2010, 04:45:46 PM
Fc 48 Hc 25 final
fc played sloppy and quietly dominated the game
fc gave up 2 safeties, kickoff return for td and tons of penalties
gonna have to tighten it up next week

GO GRIZ

agree HC has improved and hats off to them for playing hard all game etc

panthersfan · November 14, 2010, 11:18:54 AM

My first Victory Bell game - Nice crowd and exciting environment. Good luck to the Griz in the playoffs, represent the HCAC well. Great year for the Panthers, especially considering the youth of the team. With 19 of 22 starters returning for 2011 I think there's a lot to look forward to.

SaintsFAN · November 14, 2010, 05:03:25 PM

Quote from: panthersfan on November 14, 2010, 11:18:54 AM
My first Victory Bell game - Nice crowd and exciting environment. Good luck to the Griz in the playoffs, represent the HCAC well. Great year for the Panthers, especially considering the youth of the team. With 19 of 22 starters returning for 2011 I think there's a lot to look forward to.

yessir... no offense, but can't wait to see the Panther fur fly in week 1 next year..

Nice turnaround for that team.

wow guys... Franklin AT a pissed off UW-Whitewater team??? Maybe some of the players from UW-WW will go "Roy Hampton" this week and not be able to make the game? Some of you older regulars should know what that means.

GRIZ_BACKER · November 14, 2010, 09:19:43 PM

FC didnt get a preferred draw that is for sure. I have seen some of the UWW posts. Pompous A$$ comes to mind for some of those folks.

Pat Coleman · November 14, 2010, 09:28:00 PM

GRIZ -- Franklin got the No. 7 seed that I projected for it in my last projection. Bet you wish you had that projection, though, rather than a trip to UWW.

GRIZ_BACKER · November 14, 2010, 09:43:00 PM

Didn't see that one coming for sure. It is what it is. with so many teams and not a lot of national information etc to truly compare etc, the NCAA does the best it can. Sometimes the math works out and sometimes it doesn't. On the bright side getting the play UWW this year and UMU in 2012/2013 will be good for the program. Coach Leonard doesn't shy away from playing good teams.

Last time FC played a number 1 seed on the road they won 45-35. Odds aren't good but stranger things have happened.

The GRIZ folks will show up and have fun regardless.

Stagg Again!! · November 15, 2010, 01:08:43 AM

Hey Griz -- after reading the posts on the WIAC board, I am convinced that the folks at UWW have never seen the FC faithful. I assume that your fans will show up en mass as they did in Naperville in 2008 and in Kenosha earlier this year. The Perk has a canon, so you will feel quite at home. I am so looking forward to seeing you all in Naperville again later this year after you take care of those pesky Warhawks and the winner of the Trine/DePauw game. I, for one, would not overlook the #1 offense in DIII, especially after I saw the team in action during 2007 and 2008. If memory serves, a highly touted Otterbein team did that in 2008 and took it on the chin. Good luck next Saturday.

MasterJedi · November 15, 2010, 01:31:07 AM

Quote from: Stagg or Bust on November 15, 2010, 01:08:43 AM
Hey Griz -- after reading the posts on the WIAC board, I am convinced that the folks at UWW have never seen the FC faithful. I assume that your fans will show up en mass as they did in Naperville in 2008 and in Kenosha earlier this year. The Perk has a canon, so you will feel quite at home. I am so looking forward to seeing you all in Naperville again later this year after you take care of those pesky Warhawks and the winner of the Trine/DePauw game. I, for one, would not overlook the #1 offense in DIII, especially after I saw the team in action during 2007 and 2008. If memory serves, a highly touted Otterbein team did that in 2008 and took it on the chin. Good luck next Saturday.

UWW has the number one offense and the better defense statistically while Franklin has the number one scoring offense:

rush offense 9th (305.4) 64th (178.9)
pass offense 81st (217.1) 6th (311.1)
total offense 1st (522.6) 7th (490.0)
scoring offense 6th (44.9) 1st (48.1)
rush defense 4th (52.0) 8th (63.2)
pass defense 43rd (163.2) 64th (173.3)
total defense 5th (214.2) 12th (236.6)
scoring defense 4th (9.67) 8th (10.3)
quarterback efficiency Matt Blanchard 4th (184.3) Kyle Ray 1st (192.6)
Conference Rank 1st 20th

While Franklin won't be a pushover as say St. Lawrence and Benedictine would have been they also haven't seen a team that's anywhere near as talented as UWW. Franklin will not be able to run against UWW, meaning their passing game will have to be able to get the job done while being one dimensional.

GRIZ_BACKER · November 15, 2010, 07:26:59 AM

Quote from: Stagg or Bust on November 15, 2010, 01:08:43 AM
Hey Griz -- after reading the posts on the WIAC board, I am convinced that the folks at UWW have never seen the FC faithful. I assume that your fans will show up en mass as they did in Naperville in 2008 and in Kenosha earlier this year. The Perk has a canon, so you will feel quite at home. I am so looking forward to seeing you all in Naperville again later this year after you take care of those pesky Warhawks and the winner of the Trine/DePauw game. I, for one, would not overlook the #1 offense in DIII, especially after I saw the team in action during 2007 and 2008. If memory serves, a highly touted Otterbein team did that in 2008 and took it on the chin. Good luck next Saturday.

Thanks. FC isn't going to tremble at UWWs feet and will show up ready to play.

wabashcpa · November 15, 2010, 09:21:59 AM

Good luck to Franklin on Saturday - time to shake up the status quo.

Stagg Again!! · November 15, 2010, 09:38:08 AM

Quote from: MasterJedi on November 15, 2010, 01:31:07 AM
UWW has the number one offense and the better defense statistically while Franklin has the number one scoring offense:

rush offense 9th (305.4) 64th (178.9)
pass offense 81st (217.1) 6th (311.1)
total offense 1st (522.6) 7th (490.0)
scoring offense 6th (44.9) 1st (48.1)
rush defense 4th (52.0) 8th (63.2)
pass defense 43rd (163.2) 64th (173.3)
total defense 5th (214.2) 12th (236.6)
scoring defense 4th (9.67) 8th (10.3)
quarterback efficiency Matt Blanchard 4th (184.3) Kyle Ray 1st (192.6)
Conference Rank 1st 20th

While Franklin won't be a pushover as say St. Lawrence and Benedictine would have been they also haven't seen a team that's anywhere near as talented as UWW. Franklin will not be able to run against UWW, meaning their passing game will have to be able to get the job done while being one dimensional.

MJ, I don't want to speak for the FC fans, but I already know that UWW has a great offense and defense, and is the best team in the land (see D3Football.com and AFCA polls). I just know, from personal experience, that FC's offense is fun to watch and its defense is always better than you think it will be (because you spend so much time and energy focusing on and game-planning for the offense). I became a bit of a FC fan when I watched Chad Rupp play and had the opportunity to meet some of their fun-loving fans. I think that they are a much tougher draw than their seed would indicate, but will face some new challenges with UWW. Griz -- how does Kyle Ray compare to Chad Rupp?

badgerwarhawk · November 15, 2010, 10:21:35 AM

Any Franklin fans who would like information about places to stay, eat or anything in general feel free to ask. I'll be more than happy to answer any of your questions about the area. I look forward to our meeting and playing a program whom we've never seen before.

GRIZ_BACKER · November 15, 2010, 10:47:37 AM

Quote from: wabashcpa on November 15, 2010, 09:21:59 AM
Good luck to Franklin on Saturday - time to shake up the status quo.

Thanks for the props. Great opportunity for the GRIZ to represent the Hoosier state against arguably the best team in the country.. IMO (no offense to Trine, Bash, and DePauw) but the GRIZ are the best D3 team in the state. This team is better than team two years ago IMO. (and that was a good one).

GRIZ_BACKER · November 15, 2010, 10:58:33 AM

Quote from: Stagg or Bust on November 15, 2010, 09:38:08 AM
Quote from: MasterJedi on November 15, 2010, 01:31:07 AM
UWW has the number one offense and the better defense statistically while Franklin has the number one scoring offense:

rush offense 9th (305.4) 64th (178.9)
pass offense 81st (217.1) 6th (311.1)
total offense 1st (522.6) 7th (490.0)
scoring offense 6th (44.9) 1st (48.1)
rush defense 4th (52.0) 8th (63.2)
pass defense 43rd (163.2) 64th (173.3)
total defense 5th (214.2) 12th (236.6)
scoring defense 4th (9.67) 8th (10.3)
quarterback efficiency Matt Blanchard 4th (184.3) Kyle Ray 1st (192.6)
Conference Rank 1st 20th

While Franklin won't be a pushover as say St. Lawrence and Benedictine would have been they also haven't seen a team that's anywhere near as talented as UWW. Franklin will not be able to run against UWW, meaning their passing game will have to be able to get the job done while being one dimensional.
MJ, I don't want to speak for the FC fans, but I already know that UWW has a great offense and defense, and is the best team in the land (see D3Football.com and AFCA polls). I just know, from personal experience, that FC's offense is fun to watch and its defense is always better than you think it will be (because you spend so much time and energy focusing on and game-planning for the offense). I became a bit of a FC fan when I watched Chad Rupp play and had the opportunity to meet some of their fun-loving fans. I think that they are a much tougher draw than their seed would indicate, but will face some new challenges with UWW. Griz -- how does Kyle Ray compare to Chad Rupp?

Rupp was arguably better at ad-hoc play making and turning up field and running with the ball. Ray may be a more accurate and stronger passer. Ray can throw well on the run as well. Rupp probably would be considered the better QB overall but Kyle is defintely up there compared to most QBs in D3. FC makes up for some of the gaps with a much better defense that years past (bigger, faster, etc) and deeper receiving core, plus much better running game.