D3 Top 25 Fan Poll

[Pat Coleman]

My bad.  Edit to say:

If Whitewater loses to UW-SP this week, Whitewater screwed up.  Or Whitewater perhaps isn't Whitewater, again.

We do know that coaching at Buffalo isn't like coaching at Whitewater. (Nor is EMU like coaching at Wabash). I don't think Lance likes losing 51-14 to a directional Michigan.

And I doubt Chris Creighton likes being 1-6!

We'd just like to be mediocre for a change.  We know that if we are really good, some big-name school will just 'steal' the coach anyway, but mediocre would be a nice change of pace!   [EMU: where big-time hopes go to die.]

As a former Ypsi resident, here's my edit. EMU: where big-time hopes don't go.

[emma17]

My bad.  Edit to say:

If Whitewater loses to UW-SP this week, Whitewater screwed up.  Or Whitewater perhaps isn't Whitewater, again.

But can we get you to agree- yes UWSP has proven to be a tough out?

Sure, when we can get you agree that good teams exist in leagues that you think stink otherwise.  I see you kinda sorta gave Albion some credit.  It's amazing what we can see when we analyze teams and not simply the league they come out of.

So I understand.  You'll agree to the truth when I agree to stop saying something I never said?

[Mr. Ypsi]

My bad.  Edit to say:

If Whitewater loses to UW-SP this week, Whitewater screwed up.  Or Whitewater perhaps isn't Whitewater, again.

We do know that coaching at Buffalo isn't like coaching at Whitewater. (Nor is EMU like coaching at Wabash). I don't think Lance likes losing 51-14 to a directional Michigan.

And I doubt Chris Creighton likes being 1-6!

We'd just like to be mediocre for a change.  We know that if we are really good, some big-name school will just 'steal' the coach anyway, but mediocre would be a nice change of pace!   [EMU: where big-time hopes go to die.]

As a former Ypsi resident, here's my edit. EMU: where big-time hopes don't go.

MOSTLY true, but not 100%.

In the late 80s, EMU was top 25 in both football and basketball (in or around the year 1987) - Cal Berkeley hired away BOTH coaches!  Since then, VERY little (when Charlie Batch lit up the opposition for a few years, it was apparently dismissed as a 'freak' QB and the coach stayed, but after Charlie graduated, the team died again ).  But, yeah, being <10 miles from the 'Big House', EMU has resigned itself to being forever overshadowed.

The same is mostly (but not entirely) true of Ypsi vs. Ann Arbor and Detroit.  Many automotive afficionados consider the Tucker to have been the most ahead-of-its-time car ever produced.  Not having much capital backing, he was squashed like a bug by Detroit.  And we've got a few tiny carry-out places I'll put up against anyone in the country: Gabriel's for cheese-steak hoagies, Bill's for hot dogs, and A Taste of Soul for BBQ and such.  (And yes, I've eaten at many of the most famous places around the country that do those things - I'd put the Ypsi places at least on a par.)

AND I have a neighbor girl I've known since birth who is a starlet in Hollywood!  I alas fear she will not make it, but no one can say she isn't thinking (hoping) big!  (On the other hand, she didn't go to EMU, which was the gist of your post. )

[Andy Jamison - Walla Walla Wildcat]

Still wondering why Thomas More and Johns Hopkins are so highly rated....

[SaintsFAN]

Still wondering why Thomas More and Johns Hopkins are so highly rated....

Perhaps because Thomas More beat the 16th team on this poll by 18, with their backup QB. 

[HSCTiger74]

Still wondering why Thomas More and Johns Hopkins are so highly rated....

  Because you aren't the czar of polls, and other people have their own opinions.

[Ralph Turner]

Still wondering why Thomas More and Johns Hopkins are so highly rated....

11th and 10th respecgtively?

Because I think that those 2 teams have a very good chance of being in the Elite 8, unless they are the South #3 team and South #2 team and play in the second round.

[Andy Jamison - Walla Walla Wildcat]

I am definitely not the czar of the polls or the pick'ems!

It is interesting to note that MUC carries 19 of the #1 votes even though Linfield has been more competitive with UWW the past two seasons, returned its starting quarterback, and just beat the #25 team in Whitworth.  I would have thought maybe a voter or two would have changed Linfield's way after this past weekend.  But, like I've said before, UWW and MUC are #1 and #2 until beaten so with UWW losing MUC moves into the #1 spot. 

I'm curious about Wesley.  I'd definitely have UWO, UWW, and St Thomas ahead of them. 

[thewaterboy]

I am definitely not the czar of the polls or the pick'ems!

It is interesting to note that MUC carries 19 of the #1 votes even though Linfield has been more competitive with UWW the past two seasons, returned its starting quarterback, and just beat the #25 team in Whitworth.  I would have thought maybe a voter or two would have changed Linfield's way after this past weekend.  But, like I've said before, UWW and MUC are #1 and #2 until beaten so with UWW losing MUC moves into the #1 spot. 

I'm curious about Wesley.  I'd definitely have UWO, UWW, and St Thomas ahead of them.

Not sure what the buzz was about Whitworth. IMO it's kinda hard to judge that whole West Coast bubble until playoffs.

[D3MAFAN]

I am definitely not the czar of the polls or the pick'ems!

It is interesting to note that MUC carries 19 of the #1 votes even though Linfield has been more competitive with UWW the past two seasons, returned its starting quarterback, and just beat the #25 team in Whitworth.  I would have thought maybe a voter or two would have changed Linfield's way after this past weekend.  But, like I've said before, UWW and MUC are #1 and #2 until beaten so with UWW losing MUC moves into the #1 spot. 

I'm curious about Wesley.  I'd definitely have UWO, UWW, and St Thomas ahead of them.

I understand where you are coming from, but sometimes its all about matchups. Again, you do have a valid point about Linfield compared to Mount Union. What I would love to see this matchup, maybe by some chance you guys get to play them. As far as Wesley, I am skeptical, but they have won every game in convincing fashion except for this past weekend, UW-O and St. Thomas just recently separated themselves. As far as UW-W, they are who they are, however at this time they are not the UW-W that we see in the playoffs. All I know is the last time Wesley played Linfield, Wesley won, but that was years ago.

[desertcat1]

I am definitely not the czar of the polls or the pick'ems!

It is interesting to note that MUC carries 19 of the #1 votes even though Linfield has been more competitive with UWW the past two seasons, returned its starting quarterback, and just beat the #25 team in Whitworth.  I would have thought maybe a voter or two would have changed Linfield's way after this past weekend.  But, like I've said before, UWW and MUC are #1 and #2 until beaten so with UWW losing MUC moves into the #1 spot. 

I'm curious about Wesley.  I'd definitely have UWO, UWW, and St Thomas ahead of them.

I understand where you are coming from, but sometimes its all about matchups. Again, you do have a valid point about Linfield compared to Mount Union. What I would love to see this matchup, maybe by some chance you guys get to play them. As far as Wesley, I am skeptical, but they have won every game in convincing fashion except for this past weekend, UW-O and St. Thomas just recently separated themselves. As far as UW-W, they are who they are, however at this time they are not the UW-W that we see in the playoffs. All I know is the last time Wesley played Linfield, Wesley won, but that was years ago.

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Linfield won first half big BUT,  Wesley WON the second half BIGGER and the ball game.    still in

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Just waiting on 1 ballot for this week. Technically the deadline isn't until tonight but everyone has been doing great on getting them in early this year

[SaintsFAN]

Wesley also won a close game at North Central this year.  I wouldn't compare that to the blow outs on their schedule.

[Andy Jamison - Walla Walla Wildcat]

I'd love to play Wesley at our place.  I think that most Linfield fans have been waiting for a rematch. Wesley is a program that has earned my respect.  Is there really all that much difference between #1-8? 

[D3MAFAN]

I'd love to play Wesley at our place.  I think that most Linfield fans have been waiting for a rematch. Wesley is a program that has earned my respect.  Is there really all that much difference between #1-8?

Yes.