FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[SaintsFAN]

The thuggery seems to be linked to Coach Huber!

I don't think that is fair; but I know there's not much done when the kids step out of line.  Whether it be stomping the logo at midfield of your opponent or having different sets of rules for transfers, something is amiss over there.

I don't think they'll truly be a postseason threat until they fix that.

[SaintsFAN]

it is too bad Defiance had to throw 3 INT's.  They had MSJ's number today.  260 yards rushing against the Lions defense. 

MSJ is onto is off week; and not the Bridge Bowl.  Its just as well, 260 yards on the ground from Defiance would equate to about 500 yards on the ground from Thomas More while they set the school scoring record against MSJ for the third time.

[dc_has_been]

Definitely a tough loss for DC!  Still like what I see from the program this season and look forward to seeing if they can build on it next season with a lot of returning players. 
One more week to go to take down Bluffton!

[SaintsFAN]

Definitely a tough loss for DC!  Still like what I see from the program this season and look forward to seeing if they can build on it next season with a lot of returning players. 
One more week to go to take down Bluffton!

Are you busy all week during Thanksgiving?  I'm going to be out in LA for 9 days with the family.  If I can find ND/SC tix, would you be interested in going?

[dc_has_been]

Not 100% sure if I will be in town yet (may head to the desert), but if we stay in LA, I am down to go!

[GrizFan]

Anybody getting ready for the Victory Bell game?  This is the first time in years that I am actually worried about the outcome!

[Adam Sayer]

Best of luck to RHIT.

[Ron Boerger]

I'm sorry there aren't any RHIT faithful posting here.   I admired the way Engineer teams played back in their SCAC days and it's great to see them get into the NCAAs after all these years.   Congratulations and best regards.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Hopefully they put up a good fight and represent the HCAC well. I have no expectations that they'll pull the upset, but I think they could keep it within 3 scores.

[Adam Sayer]

Gonna be a new Head Coach on the sidelines next year for the Lions. Coach Huber is retiring.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Gonna be a new Head Coach on the sidelines next year for the Lions. Coach Huber is retiring.

And let the countdown begin as we wait until SaintsFAN says something about the new coach having the guts to put Thomas More back on the schedule

[SaintsFAN]

Gonna be a new Head Coach on the sidelines next year for the Lions. Coach Huber is retiring.

And let the countdown begin as we wait until SaintsFAN says something about the new coach having the guts to put Thomas More back on the schedule

They are a long way from competing with Thomas More.  I feel like they will play TMC again if they hire from outside.  If they hire from within the MSJ "step-family", it will just be more of the same. 

If the hire is outside of the program, it will mean they've convinced someone they will do what it takes to compete instead the current way, which is trying to look competitive through watering down the schedule.

You feel me?

[Adam Sayer]

If I were MSJ. I'd keep Hopperton in place for this upcoming year, then try to buy Coach Hilvert from Baldwin Wallace. He's always been a Cincinnati/NKY guy and I think he would love to come back if given the chance. That won't ever happen because MSJ as an institution doesn't care enough about maintaining winning athletic teams to offer him the $$$ he deserves to bring him in. Which is a shame because it would take him a couple years (like it did in the early 2000's) and TMC but MSJ would be back to being a playoff team.

As of now, I'd look at 3 former players and/or assistants as being the frontrunner for the job. Kyle Prosser, Greg Huster, and Vince Suriano. Vince is a football mastermind, Huster is a great recruiter, and Pross is kind of the jack of all trades in regards to college. Although Kevin and I disagree about Huster's intentions, I think the opportunity to come back to Cincy (where his and wife's family are located) and run his own program would be hard to pass up. Prosser just took over his former HS's program last year and I don't know one way or the other how he feels about going back to college to coach. Vince spent the past 4 seasons at UC but is supposedly "retired" and runs his own QB training. I know the 4 years at UC were hard on him and he's getting close to 70 but those "lifers" sometimes can't let it go.

If I had to pick one, it would be Huster. The only reason he came to MSJ was for the opportunity to take over when Hubie retired. That didn't happen in the time frame he thought so he left for Davenport because it was a better opportunity to get him closer to being a HC.

[Pat Coleman]

The money he deserves probably isn't as important as the ability to compete nationally. Baldwin Wallace is miles closer to competing nationally than MSJ is. We don't even know what competing nationally out of the HCAC looks like, really.

[Mr. Ypsi]

The money he deserves probably isn't as important as the ability to compete nationally. Baldwin Wallace is miles closer to competing nationally than MSJ is. We don't even know what competing nationally out of the HCAC looks like, really.

Depending on how high you set the bar for 'competing nationally'.  IMO, Franklin is a 'national competitor', though not obviously at a 'purple power' level of 'competing nationally'.