FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[oldtiger]

He was doing blow off of strippers in a stolen car. I saw it on twitter.

Sounds more like something one does at Florida State than at Illinois.

Would they need to steal the vehicle at FSU? I thought it came with the package.

[sigma one]

Huff was seriously good.  Among the 3 H's in the middle of the last decade--Harbaugh, Huff, Hudson--he was, no disrespect to the other two whose achievements were monumental, the most athletic of the trio.  At about 215 to 220 lbs. he was built like a linebacker, and threw it as well as the others.  And they all could throw it. BashDad, you know that.
     Too bad he had only the one year, then the "bad break," pun very much intended.  And to slip him back in v. the Warhawks in that final game in the snow on the road was a terrible misjudgment of both him and Hudson.
     Because he had only the one stellar year, and after patiently waiting his turn, he will never be considered--better yet properly acknowledged--as one of the best in a long string beginning with Knott, and continuing through a decade of all-NCAC, and some all-American QBs at Wabash.  Them's the "breaks" (there I go again), I guess.

[SaintsFAN]

That Harbaugh dude was legit... Dude could spin it.

I wonder what he's up to these days???

[Desertraider]

He was doing blow off of strippers in a stolen car. I saw it on twitter.

Sounds more like something one does at Florida State than at Illinois.

I think Strippers and Blow 202 is an elective at Florida State.

Corrrection: Strippers and Blow is in fact an undergraduate major at FSU. I hear the immersion program has been quite successful in increasing the retention rate.

[D3MAFAN]

He was doing blow off of strippers in a stolen car. I saw it on twitter.

Sounds more like something one does at Florida State than at Illinois.

I think Strippers and Blow 202 is an elective at Florida State.

Corrrection: Strippers and Blow is in fact an undergraduate major at FSU. I hear the immersion program has been quite successful in increasing the retention rate.

Correction: None of this is true.

[bleedpurple]

There is no doubt that I worry about Franklin's porous defense, I have worried about that for over 30 seasons!  I do realize that Wabash's defense is awesome and stats show that the GRIZ really have no shot at victory.

I see a glimmer of hope when I remember back to 2008.  We lost to a very good Trine team, but the 2008 GRIZ were not dominant in the HCAC.  They squeaked by in close games against MSJ and Manchester.  The school's historical DIII playoff record was 0-1, having lost 44-42 in a home thriller to North Central (GRIZ also lost at Wabash 35-33 in 2007).  Come playoff time in 2008, the GRIZ were big underdogs to a very good 9-1 Otterbein team.  Otterbein only had one close victory in the OCAC (JCU), but they dominated everyone else except, of course, the National Champions in purple.  The GRIZ beat Otterbein 62-45 on the road.  The GRIZ went on the road again and scored their biggest DIII victory in school history by beating an undefeated (and seeded #1 or #2 in the bracket) North Central 38-28.  Let's hope for a repeat of history!

BTW Firstdown - Walker may be an excellent WR but how can you state that he is the best WR in the nation?  Jake Kumerow is a total stud!  He is 6'5", has long arms and excellent speed. He saw significant playing time during the Big Ten season at Illinois as a redshirt freshman and has been dominating in his career at UWW.  Wonder if he will be healthy for the playoffs?     

Why did Jake Kumerow leave Illinois?

Per the D3football.com article linked below, Illinois had a coaching change. Jake's sister played for the Warhawks women's basktball team so he was familiar with the campus and the program.

http://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/west/2013/uw-whitewater-back-on-track

[Joe Wally]

Hell of a game, Grizzlies!

Hell of a quarterback you have there.

[ExTartanPlayer]

That Harbaugh dude was legit... Dude could spin it.

I wonder what he's up to these days???

Mostly just stirring up trouble on message boards.

[Li'l Giant]

Great game, Franklin. Just my personal opinion but I think Grant Welp may be the best QB Wabash has faced all year. He's seriously good and real tough. Y'alls receivers are pretty darn good too. Congrats on another playoff season. Hope we can do this again next year.

[GrizFan]

Wally - love the Matt Hunt quote on your signature,  classic.

Franklin also had a QB that was a 1 in 20 year player in 2008.  He was really good!  Chad Rupp...  Hopefully he won't be slinging passes on Saturday, no offense to Welp.

The Grizzlies have been blessed with great QBs over the years.  Steve Wray played for the Seahawks and Colts, Pat Brennen played for the Patriots, had a couple of other 8000 yard passers before Rupp.  Remember that Rupp was followed by Kyle Ray (Gagliardi Award Runner up), Jonny West who was All-America and plays professionally in Europe and broke all school records, and now Welp.

[bashbrother]

Hats off to the Grizz... You played very hard...  Welp is tough as nails and battled all day...  Had some Rocky Balboa moments...your defense was scrappy and played hard.  Coach Leonard, as he always does, had the team ready for a big game.

Have a great offseason,  maybe we will meet again next year.

[firstdown]

Great game by Franklin.  Welp is one tough character.  It was like he went 15 rounds with George Foreman and walked away bloody but unbowed.

If anyone had doubts about the Wabash defense, not only did they hold Franklin to 14 points, but those guys showed their true character at the end of the game when Franklin had a first and goal on the Wabash 2 yard line, and four plays later Franklin turned over the ball on downs about 30 yards back.

[formerd3db]

I wish all of you HCAC posters/colleagues here a safe and blessed Thanksgiving holiday with your families.

[SaintsFAN]

Mount St Joe should definitely try to keep Augustana on the schedule for next year since they'll be breaking in a new coach.  Should be guaranteed a win for them since it would be the first game.  Anything after next year, they should consider adding a team from the Upper Midwest Conference since Augustana will probably get better next season with their new coach.

[SaintsFAN]

Sad news:

Lauren Hill's family signed on with Hospice on Monday.  She's a brave young lady.  Her and Her family could use your prayers, I'm sure.

https://www.facebook.com/laurensfightforcure?hc_location=timeline