FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[SaintsFAN]

BTW ---

welcome to the board, Thunder44 --- always good to have new blood on here.  Hope you stick around.  Well, despite you being a Hanover fan.... I kid, I kid... kinda.  My Uncle was All-American at Hanover.  Before he passed on, we would always tease him that TMC was going to kick the snot out of them.  He loved that school... met his wife there, etc. 

They are headed in the right direction with the new coach.  They surprised me in Crestview Hills... I think they'll surprise a team this year.  What got TMC going was their athleticism and speed...or it may have been a different story.

[SaintsFAN]

guys check out the picture on the Around the Nation Column --- they put some picture of some poor QB from Thomas More on there.. http://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2011/dear-players-heed-our-advice

OK, so it looks like it hurt.  Question is, did you win the game?

no.. we lost 35-7.  it was bad.

But the bright side is you dont remember the game!  the fact that Pat and company keeps using this picture still cracks me up!

BTW --- I usually NEVER remembered the games.  I always felt like I was seeing the games for the 1st time when we reviewed films. 

[Thunder44]

BTW ---

welcome to the board, Thunder44 --- always good to have new blood on here.  Hope you stick around.  Well, despite you being a Hanover fan.... I kid, I kid... kinda.  My Uncle was All-American at Hanover.  Before he passed on, we would always tease him that TMC was going to kick the snot out of them.  He loved that school... met his wife there, etc. 

They are headed in the right direction with the new coach.  They surprised me in Crestview Hills... I think they'll surprise a team this year.  What got TMC going was their athleticism and speed...or it may have been a different story.

I think in many ways Coach Austin and staff are working to emulate the success that TM has built over the last few years.  Last season, the Panthers took a huge step forward on that path by being really competitive in the conference, and need to do so again this year.  To get to the next level, they will need to be more competitive in their two out of conference games consistently.

I really hope that TM and Hanover keep the series going, as it serves as a good measuring stick for Hanover about their progress against a top team.  That, and an away game at TM is closer than a home game at Hanover!

[panthersfan]

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I really hope that TM and Hanover keep the series going, as it serves as a good measuring stick for Hanover about their progress against a top team.  That, and an away game at TM is closer than a home game at Hanover!

In his radio show, I think Austin said Wabash will be on our schedule in place of Thomas More. 

[Thunder44]

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I really hope that TM and Hanover keep the series going, as it serves as a good measuring stick for Hanover about their progress against a top team.  That, and an away game at TM is closer than a home game at Hanover!

In his radio show, I think Austin said Wabash will be on our schedule in place of Thomas More.

That's interesting.  I thought that Centre was no longer going to play Hanover, which may be due in part to their new conferece affiliation, and that Wabash was taking their place.  If that were the case, our 2 out of conference games are with Top 25 teams, along with Franklin in conference, which should give the Panthers a good idea of what they need to work on to be successful.

[JacketsFan]

Greetings to all you miscreants, ne'er do wells, carpet bagging Yankees and scalawags from the land down under (the other 49). Rumors of my demise have been greatly exagerrated although it's plain to see that Taylor and Company are about as dead as a frozen mullet. I remember when #92 was playing there and DC got dangerously close to a ring a couple of times, Taylor said something about having a 4 year plan. Well, 4 years and then some have come and gone and DC has gone backwards, not forwards. So I have a plan of my own I humbly submit for consideration: As they say in the airline industry, "Buh-bye."

It's time to start over. You can't get your wagon out of the ruts when the ruts are bigger than the wheels and it's high time for the Pooh-bahs at DC to come to grips with that. The loss to Hanover (congratulations, Panthers) was shatteringly loud and certainly sufficient enough that DC's illustrious president ought to be summoning The Turk right about now.

It's good to be back among pigskin friends. Cave2bens, you and I have some catching up to do. I seem to have gotten your email address screwed up so drop me a line, wouldja? DC has been, 70 Dc alum, SaintsFAN and formerd3db, I hope all is well with you. I'm proud to announce that #92 and the Missus have hatched a boy that, at one year old, is about three feet tall and tips the scale at 35 lb or so. Even at this early age, he's strong as hell (lifted a crock pot over his head and dropped it on the floor and broke it) and seems to already have quite an arm going. The kid lobs his toys like a closer. The eldest of Clan JacketsFan and his bride just produced a princess, that being the first female child born into the family in a generation. Yours truly will be retiring from Uncle Sugar after or around the first of the year. I aim to do some traveling to small town America for a series of back road travel stories I've promised the ediotor of my weekly column, "Cup of Joe." Ergo, I will be stopping by some small towns in Ohiofor local color, so I may need a place to crash when passing through. Anywho, time to go grab a shower and slow pokey off to the real job grind in the meantime. Every day I wake up smiling. Retirement is going to be grand.

Outta here, meatheads. Slanche!

[panthersfan]

Greetings to all you miscreants, ne'er do wells
...

Guilty as charged...

Thought I'd share this feel-good story from my 'ol HS stomping ground.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixkFMWXdkac&feature=player_embedded

[GRIZ_BACKER]

Greetings to all you miscreants, ne'er do wells, carpet bagging Yankees and scalawags from the land down under (the other 49). Rumors of my demise have been greatly exagerrated although it's plain to see that Taylor and Company are about as dead as a frozen mullet. I remember when #92 was playing there and DC got dangerously close to a ring a couple of times, Taylor said something about having a 4 year plan. Well, 4 years and then some have come and gone and DC has gone backwards, not forwards. So I have a plan of my own I humbly submit for consideration: As they say in the airline industry, "Buh-bye."

It's time to start over. You can't get your wagon out of the ruts when the ruts are bigger than the wheels and it's high time for the Pooh-bahs at DC to come to grips with that. The loss to Hanover (congratulations, Panthers) was shatteringly loud and certainly sufficient enough that DC's illustrious president ought to be summoning The Turk right about now.

It's good to be back among pigskin friends. Cave2bens, you and I have some catching up to do. I seem to have gotten your email address screwed up so drop me a line, wouldja? DC has been, 70 Dc alum, SaintsFAN and formerd3db, I hope all is well with you. I'm proud to announce that #92 and the Missus have hatched a boy that, at one year old, is about three feet tall and tips the scale at 35 lb or so. Even at this early age, he's strong as hell (lifted a crock pot over his head and dropped it on the floor and broke it) and seems to already have quite an arm going. The kid lobs his toys like a closer. The eldest of Clan JacketsFan and his bride just produced a princess, that being the first female child born into the family in a generation. Yours truly will be retiring from Uncle Sugar after or around the first of the year. I aim to do some traveling to small town America for a series of back road travel stories I've promised the ediotor of my weekly column, "Cup of Joe." Ergo, I will be stopping by some small towns in Ohiofor local color, so I may need a place to crash when passing through. Anywho, time to go grab a shower and slow pokey off to the real job grind in the meantime. Every day I wake up smiling. Retirement is going to be grand.

Outta here, meatheads. Slanche!

Jackets Fan:  Your creative prose even makes hearing about the demise of Defiance football sound enjoyable.  I enjoy your posts and effective use of the english language!

[GRIZ_BACKER]

BTW ---

welcome to the board, Thunder44 --- always good to have new blood on here.  Hope you stick around.  Well, despite you being a Hanover fan.... I kid, I kid... kinda.  My Uncle was All-American at Hanover.  Before he passed on, we would always tease him that TMC was going to kick the snot out of them.  He loved that school... met his wife there, etc. 

They are headed in the right direction with the new coach.  They surprised me in Crestview Hills... I think they'll surprise a team this year.  What got TMC going was their athleticism and speed...or it may have been a different story.

Maybe they are trying to emulate FC (but will never admit it!!) 

I think in many ways Coach Austin and staff are working to emulate the success that TM has built over the last few years.  Last season, the Panthers took a huge step forward on that path by being really competitive in the conference, and need to do so again this year.  To get to the next level, they will need to be more competitive in their two out of conference games consistently.

I really hope that TM and Hanover keep the series going, as it serves as a good measuring stick for Hanover about their progress against a top team.  That, and an away game at TM is closer than a home game at Hanover!

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Here's my conference preview for the week...

Mount should handle Bluffton at home. MSJ needs to not overlook Bluffton ahead of next week's big game at Franklin.

Franklin should take care of struggling Defiance at home, but if DC can at least put up a good fight they may turn things around for the rest of the year (playing Hanover, Franklin, and MSJ to start the conference will leave them an easy schedule but leave them unable to play spoilers against the top teams late in the season)

Earlham at Anderson... is it possible for both to lose? Anderson has been outscored 130-38 and Earlham 93-30... between them they've had one game that was closer than 22 points and that was Earlham last week vs Manchester.

I think the game of the week is Hanover @ Rose... if it was in Hanover I'd have to say they'd win, but RHIT might be able to win in Terre Haute. Past several years Rose has had winning records and hovered around 3rd or 4th in the conference but unable to beat the top teams. Big game if they want any shot at taking the next step this year.

Manchester gets to be unbeaten in the conference and have a winning record for another week

[BUBeaverFan]

Over their last 100 games Bluffton stands at 26-74. A decade of futility with the last winning season being a 7-3 campaign in 2000 (5-5 in '01 and '04). I really hope the Beavers can get this turned around but the 0-3 start this season doesn't seem to bode well for them. 

[dc_has_been]

Over their last 100 games Bluffton stands at 26-74. A decade of futility with the last winning season being a 7-3 campaign in 2000 (5-5 in '01 and '04). I really hope the Beavers can get this turned around but the 0-3 start this season doesn't seem to bode well for them. 

Darn that 2000 season!  That was a tough game to lose in 2000, DC vs. Bluffton.  I hope that both teams in NW Ohio can get things turned around and rise to the top of the HCAC just DC being on the very top.

JacketsFan,  Glad to see you back brother!  I am also happy to hear all the wonderful news about the family even though I saw some of it posted on FB! 

In regards to Hanover and Franklin, I have to say good for them for scheduling tough opponents for their nonconference games.  I feel that is the way you build a strong program.  Play teams that make you want to better and raise your level of performance.  If both schools continue that path then they could not only build HCAC powerhouses but national ones too (Franklin sorta already has).

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Franklin wasn't good for quite some time... didn't have a winning record for a while, then after back to back 5-5 seasons have become the conference power we now see with 3 losses in conference going back to 2006. If we can improve in a fairly short span like that, others like Bluffton could as well

[SaintsFAN]

Franklin wasn't good for quite some time... didn't have a winning record for a while, then after back to back 5-5 seasons have become the conference power we now see with 3 losses in conference going back to 2006. If we can improve in a fairly short span like that, others like Bluffton could as well

football is cyclical

[d3hcfan]

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I really hope that TM and Hanover keep the series going, as it serves as a good measuring stick for Hanover about their progress against a top team.  That, and an away game at TM is closer than a home game at Hanover!

In his radio show, I think Austin said Wabash will be on our schedule in place of Thomas More.

That's interesting.  I thought that Centre was no longer going to play Hanover, which may be due in part to their new conferece affiliation, and that Wabash was taking their place.  If that were the case, our 2 out of conference games are with Top 25 teams, along with Franklin in conference, which should give the Panthers a good idea of what they need to work on to be successful.

Coach Austin in his show on Wednesday said they are replacing Thomas More with Illinois College which will be the opening game. Centre was moved to the second game then dropped for Wabash when Centre entered the new conference and had to drop Hanover.