FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[fc_alum_84]

If the past three years are any indication, FC should be the favorite on 9/13. Albion has not been a real strong team the last three years and Butler is 1-2 and beat a down Hanover teams the last two years.  But this is another year. 

2007-2008 SCHEDULE
09/01/07   vs. Albion   Indianapolis, IN   W, 42-14
09/08/07   at Hanover Madison, IN   W, 44-14

2006-2007 SCHEDULE
09/02/06   at Albion   Albion, Mich.   L, 31-10
09/09/06   vs. Hanover Indianapolis, Ind.   W, 30-20

2006-2007 SCHEDULE
9/03/05   vs. Albion   Indianapolis, Ind.   L, 28-23

[SaintsFAN]

Thought I would chime in here a bit friends.  Saintsfan, MacLeod is right.  When Butler was DII, they were very good.  Funny how long ago that seems, but then again, I'm getting old .  We've had discussions along this line many a time in the past on here re: DII non-scholarship Pioneer.  Granted, Butler has been very down the past decade, having been beaten by Albion.  I will say, however, that it is very possible that they can ressurect their program.  Despite being DII non-scholarship, those Pioneer programs are not all like DIII programs like some people routinely suggest.  When Harbaugh was at San Diego, they were smashing people including beating Yale, and when Dayton has had their better teams in years, unlikely that teams other than perhaps say Mount or a Whitewater would beat them.  Heck, even when Valpo had one of their better years of recent (I believe they won the Pioneer Championship about 5 years ago or so - don't have the records right in front of me at present), they were no slouch team and would have kicked any DIII teams tail (except perhaps for our top elite DIII's as mentioned). 

I will admit, however, that it will take Butler (and Drake although CC will do well there most likely) a while to get back to that level.  The Bucknells, Fordhams, Davidsons, etc. are still a step up on DIII as far as talent in the majority of situations, IMO.  Just my 0.02 worth

Thats what I mean though, lately is the operative word... lately Butler has been "Manchester United" Garbage..  I guess we caught them right after their reign was over in 1995.  They still had some studs though...a couple of the Andreadis boys, Mickens and a good QB.  We came to play....if Franklin does the same...no problem (even 13 years later)..

How have you been formerd3db?  How did the wedding turn out?  You know I can't take too much exception to anything you say, since you were one of the doctors on the field at Alma in 1999. 

[Adam Sayer]

We have a freshman who got MRSA the other day and is set to be in the hospital for 4 months and has to keep his leg in some machine from what I'm told. I guess the infection got in his bone...which is what happend to me, but the precautions the doctors are taking seem a little over the top.

When I had Staph, I ended up with Osteomyelitis and Toxic Shock Syndrome and I was in the hospital for 3.5 weeks. I was on a home IV with a PICC line from October 5 till December 23 but I was able to be at school once my White Blood count was high enough (took an additional 3 weeks after I got out from the hospital). Once I went back to school, I took IV antibiotics until December and was put on oral antibiotics until Januaryt-Februaryish. I was still on oral's while I was wrestling.

MRSA has been around for a while now and I'm confused as to why the panic now and not earlier. I never knew staph was an issue until I got it. Once I found out, I learned about MRSA and what it was and this was in 1999...9 years ago. Now, we have kids walking around with clorox wipes wiping off door knobs, we spent 45 minutes cleaning pads with Clorox, we made them take all their stuff home to wash it, and the kids are wearing rubber gloves to touch their stuff. I know is a communicable disease but it's like the panic when War of the World's was first read on the radio.

[SaintsFAN]

storylines for Saturday? 

we've been waiting 9 months for this season to start...finally I can stop paying attention to the Reds..

[wabashcpa]

finally I can stop paying attention to the Reds..

you could have done that in April

[SaintsFAN]

I know, right? 

I'm an eternal optimist for Cincy professional sports. 

Our best professional football team is Ohio State and I haven't quite found a replacement for the "Deads" yet... look at our choices this year (Indians, Pirates)

[Adam Sayer]

Louisville Bats.

[KYGrizzly]

Louisville Bats.

After losing the first game of the playoffs 3 - 0, their bats literally came alive as they one 19 - 3. Homer Bailey got his first win since April 30th.

Link for story: http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080905/SPORTS/809050481/1002

[70_dc_alum]

this helps with nothing on who the QB is straight out of the Crescent News...



"But our passing game is probably a little bit behind. A lot of the passing game is new this year versus what we did last year, where as our running game is basically the same from a year ago. I would say if you had to look at the overall picture, our running game is ahead of the passing game, which is good because we like to run the ball."

A new signal-caller will also line up under center this fall with three-year starter Hans Vetter transferring to work toward his degree.

Currently, a trio of quarterbacks are battling for the starting spot. Junior Joey Stephens saw limited action a year ago and completed 3-of-4 passes. Geneva College transfer Austin Karcher, who's father is the quarterbacks coach at the University of Toledo, comes to DC as a sophomore and is in the mix along with rookie newcomer Rick Powell.

"It really hasn't played out," said Taylor of the QB battle. "We really don't know who we're going to start at quarterback. We have three kids that we're looking at. All three of them have had pretty decent camps and all three of them are in the mix right now. I'll probably wait until right before Muskingum to announce somebody."

[SaintsFAN]

if you have two...you've got none..   

and if you got THREE??   

I'm changing my pick on the HCAC Pickem..

and by the way....I know this newspaper made up that quote.  No WAY does a college football coach say something like that about why its good the running game is ahead of the passing game.  haha...LOL!

[wabashcpa]

A new signal-caller will also line up under center this fall with three-year starter Hans Vetter transferring to work toward his degree.

After three years at Defiance he decides to transfer to work toward his degree?  This seems strange so late in the game, but whatever.

Looks like more of the same otherwise out of DC - hope that running game is firing on all cylinders.

[cave2bens]

A new signal-caller will also line up under center this fall with three-year starter Hans Vetter transferring to work toward his degree.

After three years at Defiance he decides to transfer to work toward his degree?  This seems strange so late in the game, but whatever.

Perhaps an "interception record" was deemed a worthy milestone, and Hans decided to exercise a Metamucil Moment - time to move on. 

Has the college developed a journalism department or public relations, specialty degree given the "positive spin" employed on several, recent happenings?  Might one of the recent, inmates/alums enlighten me as it's been awhile (34 years)?   

[SaintsFAN]

Speaking of new courses of study, I know that Thomas More now has a Sports Management program on campus... 

Had we had this in the late 90s, I would have changed majors again. 

Then again, I could take a few classes and see the sights again..

[dc_has_been]

Maybe Taylor will rotate all three qb's every series!  Whatever the case the better at least win this Saturday.  Good luck to all of the HCAC foe out there tomorrow & the PAC school that is always on this board

[KYGrizzly]

Good luck to all the HCAC teams as they open up the football season today. Hopefully injuries will be at a minimum for the teams this year.

SaintsFan this also goes for Thomas More. I know there a some players down here from Louisville on the roster this year.