FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Adam Sayer]

He's being honest and a lot of that is coach speak. You want him to say they are the better team and MSJ will whip them all over the field??? Come on now. I never did see "The hit" but according to peeps, that is all the motivation TMC needs...I don't think Hubie wants to give them anything else to put on the board.

Hasbeen, I think MSJ is underrated, but regardless of who TMC played, their varsity D has only given up around 7 points per game this year. That's top notch for any program in any conference.

And this game is more important to us. MSJ needs something to hang their hats on. HCAC championships were and are great, but now they are in a position where that is not enough. They have won 4 of the last 6. They need to expect more and getting a home playoff game, a good seed and winning a playoff game would help the mentality.

[SaintsFAN]

Hasbeen, I think MSJ is underrated, but regardless of who TMC played, their varsity D has only given up around 7 points per game this year. That's top notch for any program in any conference.

Underrated?!  They are #3 in the North Region (the rankings are out now for this week)...  Should we move them in front of Wittenburg or Mount Union?

[Adam Sayer]

That's regional ranking...what does D3football think about them??? Are they not the lowest ranked undefeated team? I understand why, but the next undefeated team is 18th. Do I think MSJ is top 25 yes...where, I'm not certain, but I feel they are better than 25th.

[SJU22]

Hello! I'm hoping to make it to MSJ for the game this Saturday, had a couple questions:

Ticket cost?
Any problem getting tickets?
I understand it's a big game, any traffic/parking issues?
I saw an aerial pic of the field, looked like one side of the field had seats, no others; true? Can you stand around the rest of the field?
Anything (else) I should know?

Thanks!

[SaintsFAN]

Hello! I'm hoping to make it to MSJ for the game this Saturday, had a couple questions:

Ticket cost?
Any problem getting tickets?
I understand it's a big game, any traffic/parking issues?
I saw an aerial pic of the field, looked like one side of the field had seats, no others; true? Can you stand around the rest of the field?
Anything (else) I should know?

Thanks!

$5-$10 (luxury box will set you back $225)
there will be traffic issues over in Delhi near the campus.  Come early and bring your favorite drinks.  Mine is Strongbow --- bring some of that too
one side only like most D3 stadiums... and you can't get on the truck.  There's a hill in West Endzone that you can stand on and drink..without paying, if you don't want to spend the money on the ticket.

What else you should know:

1.  The team with blue on their uniforms will win.
2.  There is a level of pisstivity from one of the teams (its not the one you'd expect from last year's result)

[SaintsFAN]

That's regional ranking...what does D3football think about them??? Are they not the lowest ranked undefeated team? I understand why, but the next undefeated team is 18th. Do I think MSJ is top 25 yes...where, I'm not certain, but I feel they are better than 25th.

I think you play everyone on your schedule and if you go 10-0 then you deserve recognition.  If you are 9-9 with really crappy league teams (look at Defiance, Bluffton, Anderson, Hanover) and the best team on your schedule is yet to be played, it is what it is.  

Where was Albright ranked last weekend prior to losing their first game?  They weren't.  Had they beaten Delaware Valley, they'd have entered the rankings.  Same with Alfred.  They were #25 last week, but they lost to a 5-3 Ithaca squad by 3 TDs --- proving D3.com was right on them as well.  I think Albright, Alfred and MSJ are thought of roughly the same way.  Weak conference wins with a back-loaded schedule.  Well here we are...

[SaintsFAN]

http://www.d3football.com/dailydose/2009/11/12/our-projected-field-of-32-2/comment-page-1/#comment-15484

D3.com's 1st projection of the playoff field...

Has both MSJ and TMC in the Wesley Bracket.   This would project MSJ traveling to HSC --- a very winnable game for the Lions

[Adam Sayer]

Like I said...I understand why, but I do feel they are underrated, but we won't know until Saturday.

Parking in Delhi will need to be in the west lot (on the other side of the school from the stadium) and there is plenty of room along the hill to sit in the endzone and along the visiting sideline (to about the 20), depending on the weather (supposed to be beautiful). In my opinion, the best seats in the place. Kevin...technically you can't drink, however, there are ways around it (i.e. keep it in a cup and hide the cooler somewhere. Keep in mind, with a game of this magnitude, the campus SUCKurity will be out and about frequently. They have been known to roam the woods in search of coolers and other incriminating evidence.

One year we convinced a guy to let us keep a cooler in his backyard (which ran up to the stadium, only blocked by a small lane of woods). The MSJ meter maids noticed a steady flow of people taking the path back to this guy's yard and seized the cooler...Bastards!

[SJU22]

Like I said...I understand why, but I do feel they are underrated, but we won't know until Saturday.

Parking in Delhi will need to be in the west lot (on the other side of the school from the stadium) and there is plenty of room along the hill to sit in the endzone and along the visiting sideline (to about the 20), depending on the weather (supposed to be beautiful). In my opinion, the best seats in the place. Kevin...technically you can't drink, however, there are ways around it (i.e. keep it in a cup and hide the cooler somewhere. Keep in mind, with a game of this magnitude, the campus SUCKurity will be out and about frequently. They have been known to roam the woods in search of coolers and other incriminating evidence.

One year we convinced a guy to let us keep a cooler in his backyard (which ran up to the stadium, only blocked by a small lane of woods). The MSJ meter maids noticed a steady flow of people taking the path back to this guy's yard and seized the cooler...Bastards!

Thanks for the feedback, SaintsFAN, Adam.

Looks like I'll try to make it to campus by 1pm (work in the morning) and head for the end zone hill.

[SaintsFAN]

Like I said...I understand why, but I do feel they are underrated, but we won't know until Saturday.

Parking in Delhi will need to be in the west lot (on the other side of the school from the stadium) and there is plenty of room along the hill to sit in the endzone and along the visiting sideline (to about the 20), depending on the weather (supposed to be beautiful). In my opinion, the best seats in the place. Kevin...technically you can't drink, however, there are ways around it (i.e. keep it in a cup and hide the cooler somewhere. Keep in mind, with a game of this magnitude, the campus SUCKurity will be out and about frequently. They have been known to roam the woods in search of coolers and other incriminating evidence.

One year we convinced a guy to let us keep a cooler in his backyard (which ran up to the stadium, only blocked by a small lane of woods). The MSJ meter maids noticed a steady flow of people taking the path back to this guy's yard and seized the cooler...Bastards!

That is retarded.... TMC allows drinking and there are NEVER any problems with it.  We'll find a way to get it into the campus and KEEP it... even inside, if we choose to go in there.  I'm not sure if we're going to witness this from the hill (nearest TMC bench) or from the seats  --- depends on how drunk we get prior to the game.

A group of us are meeting at 11am at The More and heading over.


Two articles on the Bridge Bowl:

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-19766-Cincinnati-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Bridge-Bowl-XIV-A-Little-BB-History#comment

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-19766-Cincinnati-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Bridge-Bowl-XIV-The-biggest-Bridge-Bowl-ever

[Adam Sayer]

He doesn't have today's up yet?

Kevin, you know if/when Hilvert and Hubie will be on 700 WLW or any other stations or the local news channels?

[altor]

one side only like most D3 stadiums

Really, most D3 stadiums only have seating on one side?  Granted, my experience has been limited, but I wonder what the numbers are.

Let's see, I've been to Defiance, Trine, Bluffton, Manchester, Ohio Wesleyan (for a track meet, not football), Albion, Adrian (when they played at the high school), and Thomas More.  The only place I remember not having seats on the far side was TMC (my recollection of the old Adrian stadium is a little hazy...I was only about 8 at the time).  Granted, the number and quality of seats on the far sideline at most of these places is way too low.

I've been by Wittenberg and thought it had seats on both sides, but looking on Google Maps, that must be a one-sider too.  Perhaps it used to have seats on both sides and they took out the visiting bleachers for the all-weather track?

As for TMC, I just thought it was a quirk because of how they had built the football field into the side of a hill.  Does MSJ have this problem too?

[SaintsFAN]

one side only like most D3 stadiums

Really, most D3 stadiums only have seating on one side?  Granted, my experience has been limited, but I wonder what the numbers are.

Let's see, I've been to Defiance, Trine, Bluffton, Manchester, Ohio Wesleyan (for a track meet, not football), Albion, Adrian (when they played at the high school), and Thomas More.  The only place I remember not having seats on the far side was TMC (my recollection of the old Adrian stadium is a little hazy...I was only about 8 at the time).  Granted, the number and quality of seats on the far sideline at most of these places is way too low.

I've been by Wittenberg and thought it had seats on both sides, but looking on Google Maps, that must be a one-sider too.  Perhaps it used to have seats on both sides and they took out the visiting bleachers for the all-weather track?

As for TMC, I just thought it was a quirk because of how they had built the football field into the side of a hill.  Does MSJ have this problem too?

MSJ is not built into a hill and TMC isn't either (anymore -- they bulldozed it).  Both have one-side seating.  I'd say that probably 60 % has one-side seating..  W&J and most of the PAC schools do.  Same with John Carroll, I believe.  I remember Wittenburg only having one side, it made it a little more uncomfortable as TMC traveled well up there.  Leading the schools that dont just have one side are:  St. Johns (lead d3 in attendance annually), UW-W (Perkins is the biggest stadium in D3), and Mount Union (whos stadium is REALLY cool).

He doesn't have today's up yet?

Kevin, you know if/when Hilvert and Hubie will be on 700 WLW or any other stations or the local news channels?

I haven't heard anything yet.  We've been trying to get Lance Mcalister to mention this on his blog.  He's had both on his show before --- now that he has the show on wlw you would think they'd be on there this week too.. 

[SJU22]

Do you have to enter the "stadium", or what have you, to watch from the hill at MSJ? If not, would it be possible to bring a dog (golden retriever) to campus, take a walk around, catch some of the game with him? Odd question, I realize, but thats the only way GF will go. I think it'd be a nice day for it.

Even if it is possible I could see it being too crowded..

[SaintsFAN]

Do you have to enter the "stadium", or what have you, to watch from the hill at MSJ? If not, would it be possible to bring a dog (golden retriever) to campus, take a walk around, catch some of the game with him? Odd question, I realize, but thats the only way GF will go. I think it'd be a nice day for it.

Even if it is possible I could see it being too crowded..

You don't have to enter the stadium (and I suggest you don't waste your money).... there is room for a dog but it can be muddy if rain.  

Now if this were the year at TMC --- I'd say spend the money and help the school.  


There's also a TMC party immediately following at Strassell's house in Delhi ---- if you are of TMC persuasion