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#1
Haven't been able to keep up on the board over the past couple of weeks due to work, looks like there's a ton that I've missed.  Congrats to UWW on another WIAC championship!

As far as the Eagles are concerned, they played hard yesterday against Platteville but didn't have the horses on D to stop their high powered offense.  We once again showed that we can score on any defense and put up points (with Yaeggi in at QB at least), but haven't got the defensive side of the rebuild fixed quite yet.  I've said it for a long time, but it will take a couple recruiting cycles to get bigger O and D linemen, as well as build the depth that we'll need to be a serious contender.

UW-L football drops season finale

http://lacrossetribune.com/sports/local/uw-l-football-drops-season-finale/article_b552fd66-a378-5584-9654-60e310b07b64.html

QuoteUW-L played with a three-man defensive front to give extra secondary/linebacker help against Platteville's receivers, but the Pioneers spread the field so wide that it left the Eagles vulnerable up the middle. Platteville's experienced (three seniors and a junior start) and big (average 6-foot-3, 287 pounds) offensive line took over, creating big lanes for Thompson.

Platteville (8-2, 5-2) broke a 35-year-old program record with 443 yards rushing on 53 attempts.

QuoteUW-L's defensive struggles masked a highly-efficient day by the Eagles offense.

Junior quarterback Tarek Yaeggi set a UW-L record with 535 passing yards on 39 completions with four touchdowns. Yaeggi also set single-season records for total yards of offense (2,901), passing yards (2,729) and completions (218). Two of Yaeggi's scores went to junior receiver Nick Holcomb, and the other two went to senior Joel Oxton, who set a program single-game record with 15 catches on Saturday.


Colten Bartholomew: Another year with Yaeggi means UW-L football could be contender

http://lacrossetribune.com/sports/local/colten-bartholomew-another-year-with-yaeggi-means-uw-l-football/article_edad618e-1b29-5cf4-b0ac-4c607d6bb667.html

QuoteYaeggi set numerous program records for the Eagles this season, but here's the short list: Most passing yards (535), completions (39) and attempts (66) in a single game, all of which were set Saturday; Most passing yards (2,729), completions (218) and total yards of offense (2,901) in a single season.

All of those accomplishments become even more impressive when considering the fact Yaeggi missed the UW-Eau Claire game in Week 6 with a shoulder injury that also limited him against UW-Stevens Point in Week 7.

#2
Quote from: bleedpurple on October 29, 2016, 12:24:43 PM
Quote from: Brian R. Carroll on October 29, 2016, 12:01:21 PM
Who gets the nod at QB for La Crosse ? I don't know, but will predict a 20-14 Eagle win.

My understanding is it's Schramski. Yaeggi won't play today.

Preview article in today's Tribune says Yaeggi is likely to play, with Schramski getting some series.

http://lacrossetribune.com/sports/local/college/pressure-will-determine-eagles-pointers-matchup/article_ab5327c8-7bdc-5176-8903-364c65a15200.html

If Schramski does play, he has to be more accurate and run with more authority if the Eagles are going to win.  He's athletic, but went down easily and didn't fight for the tough yards against UWEC.  That's not the only reason UWL didn't win that game (the defense gave up some huge plays at bad times), but we should have had few more first downs (including one inside the 5 yard line on a 4th down) that likely would have made the end result different.
#3
Sorry to hear about Voice.  RIP
#5
Forgot to mention in my previous post that Yaeggi and co. played yesterday without our #1 WR, Samuel Zwieg.


Marski, Holcomb step up in Zwieg's absence

http://lacrossetribune.com/sports/college/marski-holcomb-step-up-in-zwieg-s-absence/article_74495be0-016c-57a2-8d20-6eb59d7ac54a.html
#6
UW-Whitewater: 32
UW-La Crosse: 22

Box Score: http://uwlathletics.com/custompages/Football%20Stats/2016stats/uwl6.htm

I loved what I saw from the Eagles outside of two things:  turnovers and field goal kicking.  The one thing that Coach Schmidt hasn't figured out yet, and maybe won't until 2017 with a new kicker, is field goals and extra points.  That's not what cost us this game, but we've had quite a few blocked and missed which might cost us in the next few.

Yaeggi has a ton of talent, by far the best QB we've had in a long time.  He threw some balls into tight places on 3rd and 4th down and our WR's made plays.  He did make some poor choices, like the INT in the end zone instead of throwing it away, resulting in turnovers that were the difference in this one.  The fumble by Bailey in the 4th while we were going in to tie the game was the ultimate killer.

Excited and impressed by our WR's, we've got 4-5 deep that can go out and make plays.  I know someone posted "what would we do without #1 Kruser" but look at this stat line from the WR's:
     - Oxton: 11 catches for 154
     - Kruser: 9 catches for 62
     - Marski: 8 catches for 141
     - Holcomb: 3 catches for 29 and two touchdowns

Pretty spread out when you look at the stats.  UWL had advantages in total yards (506 to 339), first downs (25 to 19), passing yards (401 to 166) and didn't punt once the entire game.  In the end, the Eagles didn't have the horses to hold up in the trenches and stop Patterson down the stretch when we needed it - he's a fantastic back.  Completely agree with those of you confused by screen passes to TE's when you've got the best player on the field at running back and your line has a definite physical advantage.  When you kept it simple and handed him the ball (or called a screen), you went right down the field.  Eagles D wore out in the end, and we're still not big enough on the interior d line to stop UWW. 

I think this game showed that UWL is back in the top half of the WIAC and can compete with anyone.  Yesterday was a record crowd at Roger Harring Stadium - let's hope those fans keep coming and we can build on the momentum Coach Schmidt and the team have built so far.


Turnovers doom Eagles against No. 2 Whitewater

http://lacrossetribune.com/sports/college/turnovers-doom-eagles-against-no-whitewater/article_026bacc0-8f2d-5919-8344-39e7c858bd8d.html

Quote"I'm so proud of our guys, there's a lot of days ahead for this group. (Whitewater's) the best team in the country. We can talk about Mount Union and Oshkosh, but that's a really good football team and our guys stood in there," Schmidt. "It shows you that we shouldn't back down from anybody at anytime. We can play with anybody around."
#7
Quote from: BoBo on October 15, 2016, 07:32:24 AM
Quote from: ScreamingEagles on October 14, 2016, 10:43:30 PM
Quote from: BoBo on October 14, 2016, 09:56:18 PM
Quote from: ScreamingEagles on October 14, 2016, 09:15:28 PM
Some Friday night reading for you Warhawk fans:

Colten Bartholomew: Warhawks aren't magic, they're just good

http://lacrossetribune.com/sports/local/college/colten-bartholomew-warhawks-aren-t-magic-they-re-just-good/article_13620ab0-0a46-5a8a-9bc1-7c42497a7eb4.html


QuoteThe point is this — if the Eagles pull off the upset for the ages, it'll be because they won the game. Whitewater won't give it away.

Darn, what a revelation...I always thought Whitewater did it with smoke, mirrors, and illusions.

BTW SE, how is La Crosse's video feed performing these days...will it be up for the task this weekend? Is there audio included or is it like Platteville's - only video?

It's not the quality of what UWW produces, but it has never cut out on me.  Decent quality with the radio stream laid over the top.  Poor camera work the times that I've watched.

Thanks, that's all the matters. UWW isn't that great, imo. The two announcers take being impartial a bit too far - I would rather hear homerism out of the university students than their constant praising of the opposition.

I guess I meant the HD stream from Whitewater is light years ahead of UWL, and you guys have camera work where you can actually see downfield plays.  I don't think I'll ever buy Lost Lake Amber having seen that commercial so many times now.
#8
Quote from: BoBo on October 14, 2016, 09:56:18 PM
Quote from: ScreamingEagles on October 14, 2016, 09:15:28 PM
Some Friday night reading for you Warhawk fans:

Colten Bartholomew: Warhawks aren't magic, they're just good

http://lacrossetribune.com/sports/local/college/colten-bartholomew-warhawks-aren-t-magic-they-re-just-good/article_13620ab0-0a46-5a8a-9bc1-7c42497a7eb4.html


QuoteThe point is this — if the Eagles pull off the upset for the ages, it'll be because they won the game. Whitewater won't give it away.

Darn, what a revelation...I always thought Whitewater did it with smoke, mirrors, and illusions.

BTW SE, how is La Crosse's video feed performing these days...will it be up for the task this weekend? Is there audio included or is it like Platteville's - only video?

It's not the quality of what UWW produces, but it has never cut out on me.  Decent quality with the radio stream laid over the top.  Poor camera work the times that I've watched.
#9
Some Friday night reading for you Warhawk fans:

Colten Bartholomew: Warhawks aren't magic, they're just good

http://lacrossetribune.com/sports/local/college/colten-bartholomew-warhawks-aren-t-magic-they-re-just-good/article_13620ab0-0a46-5a8a-9bc1-7c42497a7eb4.html


QuoteThe point is this — if the Eagles pull off the upset for the ages, it'll be because they won the game. Whitewater won't give it away.
#10
Quote from: emma17 on October 13, 2016, 10:54:20 AM
Quote from: ScreamingEagles on October 12, 2016, 06:59:52 PM
Eagles readying for test against Whitewater

http://lacrossetribune.com/sports/local/eagles-readying-for-test-against-whitewater/article_e1cf4acf-8ca6-594b-88d2-1d0cbb45895a.html

5-0 and a QB that's thrown for 300 yards in 3 consecutive games- I assume this means UWL has no intention of taking it easy on the Dub. I'm glad to see UWL back.

Me too!  But keep in mind UWL hasn't faced a defense anywhere close to the level of Whitewater's, so I wouldn't expect another 300 yard day.  What I would expect however, is a confident UWL team that believes they can beat the Warhawks.  That alone hasn't been true for a many seasons now.
#12
Quote from: badgerwarhawk on October 11, 2016, 10:03:46 AM
When I went back and listened to the interview my first impression was similar.  He did seem to be talking about the depth of talent in WHITEWATER.  But then as he continued his comments drifted towards the money thing.  Either way I didn't take any offense to the comments.  They control their athletic department budget,  the fund raising the department does and the salaries they're willing to pay.  Frankly, as far as the football program goes, they seem to be doing just fine the way things are.  Cerroni has definitely closed the gap that existed between the two programs.



Two WIAC players Famus Hasty, a WARHAWKS corner back, and Noah Risch, a corner back in Lacrosse, have both been named to this week's D3football.com Team of the Week.

Risch had 9 tackles, 3 for loss, two fumble recoveries and an interception against Stout.  Not a bad day at the office.
#15
Quote from: Brian R. Carroll on October 02, 2016, 04:09:42 PM
As SE points out, LC and RF have been very even the last few years, and it is nice to see the Eagles get the fairly easy win. This supports my belief that the new regime has the program heading in the right direction. The obvious difference is in the offense, which never got untracked under the previous leadership. I was, however, dismayed by the issues in the place kicking, which had been excellent in the first 3 games. Bring on the Warhawks.

Agreed, Coach Schmidt has this team going in the right direction.  I don't know how they'll fair vs. UWW, UWO and UWP, but they should win vs. UWEC and UWS in addition to their W vs. UWRF.  It feels like this is the year we are equal to UWSP in that 4/5 spot in the WIAC - time will tell.