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hazzben

Quote from: sjusection105 on November 10, 2019, 09:05:59 PM
Art76 -Looking forward it appears the Bethel vs UST is the game of the week. Bethel controls their own destiny. Win & they should be in the playoffs, lose and both UST & Bethel are on the outside looking in with 2 losses.

Unfortunately, I don't know that this is the case. Bethel might not even make it to the board in Pool C discussions if they get slotted behind Wartburg in the regional rankings. It's going to be an interesting final week of the regular season.

Just wondering out loud, when's the last time a 1 loss MIAC co-champ didn't make the playoffs? Has to be before the current playoff format correct?

57Johnnie

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OzJohnnie

Quote from: Retired Old Rat on November 10, 2019, 04:11:08 PM
Quote from: OzJohnnie on November 10, 2019, 03:45:18 PM
Wow, Minnesota is up to 7th.  When is the last time MN was ranked in the top 10, much less this late in the season?

'Minnesotans' will start rowing the boat and crowd surfing the players with relish if this continues.

1962

They were ranked 5th

Man, big time boat rowing.

This article at ESPN (https://www.espn.com.au/college-football/story/_/id/28043552/college-football-power-rankings-week-11) says:

Minnesota is 9-0 for the first time since 1904, it has won 11 consecutive games for the first time since 1939-40, and it is 6-0 in Big Ten play for the first time since 1961....

It was the sixth time Minnesota has won a game as an underdog under coach P.J. Fleck, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. He is only the ninth FBS coach in the past 40 seasons to have six victories as an underdog at one school. Only former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer (2012-18) and TCU's Gary Patterson (2004-05) have more, with seven.
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My hope is that PJ sticks around for the long haul to build a legacy here rather than take the $$ and run to a bigger program....
"Make sure the juice is worth the squeeze."

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sjusection105

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DuffMan


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MIAC Champions: 1932, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
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SagatagSam

Quote from: DuffMan on November 11, 2019, 09:00:06 AM
How 'bout Colin Kummer?  10 for 10 on PATs!

Didn't John always say something about how opponents "don't just pull guys out of the corridor"? Looks like the Johnnies almost did precisely that! Sounds like an interesting story. Kummer came to SJU to play QB/DB, then decided not to play his junior year, but somebody somehow remembered he had a powerful leg and kicked in high school, and WHAMMO, the next thing we know he's going 10 for 10 on XPs!
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Sing us a song tonight
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MadRedFan

Quote from: DuffMan on November 11, 2019, 09:00:06 AM
How 'bout Colin Kummer?  10 for 10 on PATs!

Very welcome performance.  Fasching had some interesting comments on his post-game interview.  It's not like Kummer was an unknown quantity, having played on the team the last two years. So it's not exactly like having an "all school" tryout that he won.

BUT - not sure what it says that you can have a roster "full of" kickers and a guy who wasn't even a kicker the two years he was on the roster walks in in mid-November and wins the kicking job!! Scary.

I see they also had kickoffs from freshman Reese Marek from nearby (to me) Waunakee WI.  Waunakee is a perennial power in Wisconsin and I'm sure the kid kicked in plenty of "big" games.

badger1845

Quote from: hazzben on November 10, 2019, 09:08:11 PM
Quote from: sjusection105 on November 10, 2019, 09:05:59 PM
Art76 -Looking forward it appears the Bethel vs UST is the game of the week. Bethel controls their own destiny. Win & they should be in the playoffs, lose and both UST & Bethel are on the outside looking in with 2 losses.

Unfortunately, I don't know that this is the case. Bethel might not even make it to the board in Pool C discussions if they get slotted behind Wartburg in the regional rankings. It's going to be an interesting final week of the regular season.

Just wondering out loud, when's the last time a 1 loss MIAC co-champ didn't make the playoffs? Has to be before the current playoff format correct?

Still on better ground than the WIAC.  Only chance they have for getting 2 in is probably a UWO upset of UWW (which definitely could happen).  Also having only UWW ranked is probably not helping either.  I still think whoever wins between Bethel and UST will end up making it in. 

wm4

(FYI, Minnesota / Iowa game just announced as a 3pm kick off)

art76

Quote from: MUC57 on November 08, 2019, 09:41:49 AM

I really miss you guys (you too, bennie)  :'(

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faunch

Quote from: MadRedFan on November 11, 2019, 10:19:41 AM
Quote from: DuffMan on November 11, 2019, 09:00:06 AM
How 'bout Colin Kummer?  10 for 10 on PATs!

Very welcome performance.  Fasching had some interesting comments on his post-game interview.  It's not like Kummer was an unknown quantity, having played on the team the last two years. So it's not exactly like having an "all school" tryout that he won.

BUT - not sure what it says that you can have a roster "full of" kickers and a guy who wasn't even a kicker the two years he was on the roster walks in in mid-November and wins the kicking job!! Scary.

I see they also had kickoffs from freshman Reese Marek from nearby (to me) Waunakee WI.  Waunakee is a perennial power in Wisconsin and I'm sure the kid kicked in plenty of "big" games.

It was nice to have 10 PAT kicks go through the uprights however the one 28 yard field goal attempt was nowhere close. Maybe after getting a few weeks of practice in that will improve.


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DuffMan

Quote from: faunch on November 11, 2019, 01:23:26 PM
It was nice to have 10 PAT kicks go through the uprights however the one 28 yard field goal attempt was nowhere close. Maybe after getting a few weeks of practice in that will improve.

I'll take the PATs.  FGs are gravy, at this point.

A tradition unrivaled...
MIAC Champions: 1932, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
National Champions: 1963, 1965, 1976, 2003