FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[panthersfan]

Congrats to Earlham on the big win.  Got that monkey off their back.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Congrats Earlham on getting that first HCAC win. Now it'll be just a couple years and the Quakers will be fighting for the conference crown.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Congrats Earlham on getting that first HCAC win. Now it'll be just a couple years and the Quakers will be fighting for the conference crown.

I assume you just couldn't find the [sarcasm] smiley.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

I'd have to say it was semi-sarcastic. But with how things have gone this year they could conceivably be fighting for at least the top half in the not too distant future. Two years ago Manchester went 2-8 only beating Earlham in conference and are now sitting in 3rd.
Now that they've tasted victory they should have the confidence that they can win in the HCAC and build on it the next couple years. Maybe aim for 2 wins next year, 3 in 2014, and keep snowballing from there. I hope they keep improving (actually I'd like to see every team improve so we're not going 2-15 against other conferences)

[BUBeaverFan]

10/27/2012

Bluffton @ Anderson      
Rose-Hulman @ Mt. St. Joseph      
Earlham @ Hanover      
Franklin @ Defiance

[GRIZ_BACKER]

Interesting statistic maybe only I care about:   The Griz have beaten their last 3 opponents 163-0. 

[cave2bens]

Interesting statistic maybe only I care about:   The Griz have beaten their last 3 opponents 163-0. 

About all it illustrates is a woeful state of affairs for the HCAC bottom feeders  .  Wouldn't surprise to see that "meaningful" number be around 211-0 after your scrimmage in NW Ohio next weekend. 

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Interesting statistic maybe only I care about:   The Griz have beaten their last 3 opponents 163-0.

Great to see the defense stepping up, but it's not quite as good as Mount Union outscoring opponents 342-0 in their last 6 games. That 45-7 loss continues to look better and better for Franklin though... still the fewest points Mount has scored and the only team to score on them.

[cave2bens]

True that. 

BTW, where in h*ll have the other DC followers gone?  Nothing from 70s, JacketsBacker, JacketsFan, DC_alum in a long time... not that there has been anything particularly great to comment on from the Back 40.  Just hope for the program's sake they're recruiting their local towns (Napoleon and Bryan) darned heavily right now.  Both teams unbeaten, playoff bound in DIII OHSAA, and within twenty minutes of campus!

[crimsonace]

Interesting statistic maybe only I care about:   The Griz have beaten their last 3 opponents 163-0.

Great to see the defense stepping up, but it's not quite as good as Mount Union outscoring opponents 342-0 in their last 6 games. That 45-7 loss continues to look better and better for Franklin though... still the fewest points Mount has scored and the only team to score on them.

And that game was a lot closer than the score might indicate. That effort looks better & better for the Grizzlies, given nobody has scored on Mt. Union or held their offense under 50 since.

Sure, Earlham and Anderson have been struggling, but I'm really impressed with what the Griz have done the last 3 weeks. To shut out MSJ with the nation's leading rusher is a pretty good effort. Yesterday was a 56-0 win over a Rose-Hulman team that had Hanover beat three weeks ago (and was two OT losses away from being 4-0 in the conference). Rose didn't have Kovach available save 1 play, but they still have looked like an upper-division HCAC team in their results so far this season.

The other impressive thing yesterday was the number of freshmen and underclassmen who were contributing for Franklin yesterday.

[GRIZ_BACKER]

Interesting statistic maybe only I care about:   The Griz have beaten their last 3 opponents 163-0. 

About all it illustrates is a woeful state of affairs for the HCAC bottom feeders  .  Wouldn't surprise to see that "meaningful" number be around 211-0 after your scrimmage in NW Ohio next weekend. 

Only 48 points for the Griz this week?  Possibly due to cold wet weather.

[cave2bens]

Interesting statistic maybe only I care about:   The Griz have beaten their last 3 opponents 163-0. 

About all it illustrates is a woeful state of affairs for the HCAC bottom feeders  .  Wouldn't surprise to see that "meaningful" number be around 211-0 after your scrimmage in NW Ohio next weekend. 

Only 48 points for the Griz this week?  Possibly due to cold wet weather.

Could suggest/agree with your premise, plus natural turf/bovine pasture depending on its condition after the Homecoming monsoon vs Man U. as seemingly a last holdout for a Defiance resurgence on this Board.  Alas, nothing so cerebral.  With fogged bifocals, this decrepit old fool hit the <2>, <1>, <1> as allowed his bratwurst digits do the walking. 

[GRIZ_BACKER]

Interesting statistic maybe only I care about:   The Griz have beaten their last 3 opponents 163-0. 

About all it illustrates is a woeful state of affairs for the HCAC bottom feeders  .  Wouldn't surprise to see that "meaningful" number be around 211-0 after your scrimmage in NW Ohio next weekend. 

Only 48 points for the Griz this week?  Possibly due to cold wet weather.

Could suggest/agree with your premise, plus natural turf/bovine pasture depending on its condition after the Homecoming monsoon vs Man U. as seemingly a last holdout for a Defiance resurgence on this Board.  Alas, nothing so cerebral.  With fogged bifocals, this decrepit old fool hit the <2>, <1>, <1> as allowed his bratwurst digits do the walking. 

I forgot about the crown on that field that requires a periscope in the first three rows of the visitor  to see the home team!!  Quite a unique set-up

[cave2bens]

As well as hip boots along the visitors sidelines post rain event - but the residual drainage provides contented cattails and a filled Wohn's Pond.

[dc_has_been]

True that. 

BTW, where in h*ll have the other DC followers gone?  Nothing from 70s, JacketsBacker, JacketsFan, DC_alum in a long time... not that there has been anything particularly great to comment on from the Back 40.  Just hope for the program's sake they're recruiting their local towns (Napoleon and Bryan) darned heavily right now.  Both teams unbeaten, playoff bound in DIII OHSAA, and within twenty minutes of campus!

You are right, there has not been much to comment about for DC.  I have had the opportunity to catch a few games while in the office on Saturday and it is tough to watch.  At moments you see a team with potential and then the next it is pure awful.  At this point, I do not know where to place the blame for this year performance.  Is it the new coach and a new system or is just lack of talent? 
I am overall frustrated with DC sports as a whole.