FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Adam Sayer]

JP is a tease! He comes on, just to give you a taste, then he disappears. I know of a school who needs a new offensive coordinator....if you're interested

[BlueRebel94]

Good Luck to MSJ.  Would love nothing better than an upset of Witt. 

70_dc_alum hope your hunch is right!!

[wally_wabash]

Good luck to MSJ as well.  It could be worse.  Wittenberg is really good but not unbeatable. 

Pat made a good point on the selection show.  You've got to question how much Witt has been tested.  The toughest team on their schedule did not have their starting QB.

Don't let any of that fool you...Wittenberg is very good.  While it's true that they got Wabash with Hudson in convalescence, Witt is nasty on defense and if they are playing D anywhere close to the level that they have all year, they'll be in the regional final.  That's a very tough draw for MSJ. 

[footballmsj]

couple things that I noticed from the Bridge Bowl:

1.  The mount played hard but they were a little outmatched.  They were trying to establish the run and had their  moments but TM pretty much shut it down in the second half.  I was hoping the mount would have gotten the ball to #2.  He did a good job of making people miss in the open field

2.  Thomas more's run game looked REAL GOOD.  They looked good running their read option

3.  It was very nice to see a good crowd at the game.  Their were a decent amount of people on the hills enjoying the game (hopefully enjoying a couple of adult beverages).  I would have been on the hill but I decided to kill a 40 before I got into the stadium plus I had to meet with an associate.



Good luck to both teams this weekend

[cave2bens]

All the Hammer was added to the DC bluffton game in the last 3-4 years which is why none of us have a clue what it looks like.  it should be a great rivalry being the schools are only 20 min apart but outside of 2000 they have been awful so it takes a luster out of it...kinda like OSU UM right Has_been!!!!


i like the seeding for TMC and MSJ cant complain.  TMC is potentially setup for a decent run.  If MSJ can shake the beating from last week Witt is not the team TMC is.

Gut tells me TMC wins a few and gets shot at Mount Union inn the semi's

Twenty minutes?  What plane did DC charter for that game, or was there a brief bout of ethanol-induced blackout, enroute? 

Very cold, bringing up OSU/UM - obviously, this won't be the year of the boil lancing and don't believe anyone will anticipate Schembechler '69.

Total agreement with a good set-up for TMC to make some noise.  DePauw has a formidable, possession-passing attack but their rushing is a here today/gone missing tomorrow dilemma.  Koors, Mulligan, and Dahlstrom are excellent wideouts and Spud delivers.  Pressure him, and there's opportunity for turnovers.  Fully expect TMC to represent at least to the quarters.

Regarding MSJ's (and Trine's) seeding, believe that the 6 and 7s have a better opportunity for second round wins than the 4 and 5.  Whalen (and his receiver cadre) are difficult to defend, particularly when he improvises behind a very disciplined OL, but their defense is prone to give up some big plays.  Should Trine win in the first round, they are certainly beatable (as Franklin has proven...).

In spite of a soft schedule, Witt's defense shouldn't be underestimated.  80 TFLs and 31 sacks from their front seven is sick (#47 has 20 and 14.5 of those).  While some would nominate LB McKinley for the "Conrad Dobler" award, he is effective at finding the ball and taking others off their game.  Huffman could end of OPOY in the NCAC, has decent receivers, a good RB in Weber, and he can run when forced from the pocket.  Accolades aside, they're not invinceable and I like MSJ's chance to pull an upset (particularly if the Tigers are looking ahead, which may happen if Fincham doesn't keep them focused).

Good luck to both TMC and MSJ - along with the "Dannies", y'all have a chance to make some noise this year!   

[Pat Coleman]

Guess they don't take into account head to head's.

This isn't head-to-head, it's a common opponent, just to clarify.

[Adam Sayer]

That's what I meant.

[70_dc_alum]

20 min 40 min close enough . All I remember is did not have enough time to fall asleep on the bus ride there and had no desire to ever go back since someone told me it was a dry town!!

I don't think Witt is a cake walk. MSJ will have to play their best game of the year to gave a shot but when it comes to matching up with the 1&2 seeds I would prefer Witt over some of the other options. 7 seed is a lot better seed than 8 in that bracket so MSJ lucked out there. My guess is a little travel love to go with the SW Ohio matchup vs having to go out to UWW

[Adam Sayer]

They still should be playing CWRU. The selection committee botched that one.

[dc_has_been]

They still should be playing CWRU. The selection committee botched that one.

What difference does it really make?  They would have to play Witt if they beat CWRU or vise versa.  Plus, Witt is better than playing UWW, but I would like to have the chance to play them to get an opportunity to just play a team of their caliber & see how we would match up.

[FCC Approved Bland Name]

JP is a tease! He comes on, just to give you a taste, then he disappears. I know of a school who needs a new offensive coordinator....if you're interested

Just stopped by to say hello.  I've had to read more this year since I'm not coaching but I likely will not be posting.  Too bad I have to get on the HCAC board for TMC info but it is what it is.  Also hard to hear about my Cavaliers struggling so much.  I'm going to start a movement to have the school moved to Mason so we can pull the Moeller lovers back to the good side and I can coach.  Going to a Moeller event can serve as a mini Purcell reunion sometimes.  Anyway, my U8 soccer team is undefeated and 1-0 in the state playoffs, the wife just won the D1 state volleyball championship on Saturday with Ursuline, TMC is primed to make a run, UC is unreal, and the Bengals beat Pittsburg twice.  What the hell.  Life is good.  Still have to get Purcell figured out.  Get that done Sayer.  I'm in Mason and can't get out this year.

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[BlueRebel94]

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Congrats to the wife (I have to say that since you still have our picture from the P&P party circa 1990-91 up on the web).  You could always go to the PAC board in the South region to get TMC info but you just like snuggling up to the MSJ crowd.  See you at the game this week, maybe a Woodpeckers reunion at halftime.  Here's to the Mount beating Witt (I hate those guys too and we never even played them!!).

[SaintsFAN]

The season isn't over for the HCAC, fellas..

[BlueRebel94]

No Witt chatter at all?  I was impressed with MSJ QB and I think Witt hasn't been tested yet this year.  Where are the Lions?  I want you guys to go 9-1 every year.

[Adam Sayer]

Busy...my focus is now on the wrestling team.

Witt may not have been tested yet, but I think they are the better team. You need to do 2 things well to win games. One is run the ball and two is play great defense. Their D is on par with TMC, probably a little better and they run the ball. I wish them luck but i don't think this is their year. Ask Hubie...even he was a little surprised by how well things went.