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#1
I'm so sorry to hear this news. I feel so badly for all of the people in/at the school, the program, and all who supported and loved the Panthers. This a sad day for all of D-III, but especially for the Panthers and their supporters! Praying the students and staff/faculty quickly find a home
#2
Actually, I thought I was wrong once, but I was wrong...lol

We are playing Roosevelt University down in Arlington Heights, IL.

Next season will be their first as an NCAA D-II school.  They currently are NAIA.

Former wide receiver Tyler Holte is a grad assistant wide receivers coach for the Lakers.
#3
Sorry, I sent you down a bunny trail. I thought sure the team I was thinking of was D-II. They are actually  NAIA. Sorry about that Contra!
#4
UW-W announcing our schedule tonight. Anyone within an hour or two of Whitewater may want to make the trip to 841 Brewhouse in Whitewater to begin to get familiar with the 2024 Warhawks!
*A look at 2024 recruiting class (definitely a good one!)
*The 2024 schedule will be released (I'm expecting two of the three non-con opponents to be ranked in the top 20 in the D3football.com preseason poll with a D-II school thrown into the mix. And no, it's not Northern Michigan!)
*Meet and greet with the coaching staff.
*Social begins at 6:00
*"Program" begins at 7:00

Time to start getting fired up for Warhawk football!
#5
Quote from: fredfalcon on March 06, 2024, 07:38:36 PMWhat do UWW fans think of the POSSIBILITY Ronny (?) Ponick, UWW captain in 2019? (there were 4 captains) and winner of the Bass award (for inspiration), joining the Falcons next season? Whether he is eligible is the question. Does he have covid year eligibility? He has been out of the football training regimen for a year. He is a graduate student now at UWRF. I was told he was taking classes online now and that he was lifting independently.I met him today at a restaurant and he talked like a guy who is looking forward to playing next season for the Falcons. His comment to me about playing for the Falcons next year: "We're going to hurt some people next year." The Falcons need somebody to take the running pressure off Blaha.

I'm guessing Ronnie is going to do some coaching. His field is strength and conditioning.  He played four years at UW-W and used up his eligibility before the 20-21 covid year. Nonetheless, Ronnie is a great guy and would be a great addition to the program in any capacity.
#6
Quote from: USee on December 18, 2023, 05:54:02 PM
Quote from: bleedpurple on December 16, 2023, 10:21:36 PM
Quote from: emma17 on December 16, 2023, 08:16:31 PM
Bleed, although I'd like to start talking the Stagg, I'm looking for clarification of something you seem to remember me doing.
You said I was critical of Kotelnicki "in his early years". I don't think I'm mistaken- didn't he only coach at UWW in 2013 and 2014? Which of those two championship years would be the "early years" I was critical of him?

You are right, he coached in 2013 and 2014, so I guess there were no "early years". And considering we went 30-0 those two years,  perhaps your opportunities to criticize were limited. I'll withdraw that statement because I don't remember specifics. Since I can't back it up, I'll withdraw that.

2013 was the WIWA year. I may be misremembering you being critical of the offense/Kotelnicki. I will give you this: I think you jumped aboard WIWA faster than 02 did!  Wow, can't believe that was 10 years ago!

I think we could all agree we could find posts from Emma critical of every UWW offense since his retirement. More specifically the lack of slant passes!

Well, it's like his great uncle used to say, "Don't stop beating that horse until it either wakes up or is truly dead."
#7
I actually think the term "offer" does apply. It's D-III, so obviously it's not an athletic scholarship. But would not a guaranteed roster spot still be an "offer"?  Maybe it's not for UHMB because of the number of student athletes the team carries. But at UW-W where our number has been limited to around 107, a guaranteed roster spot for a freshman actually does carry some (non-monetary) value.
#8
Quote from: emma17 on December 16, 2023, 08:16:31 PM
Bleed, although I'd like to start talking the Stagg, I'm looking for clarification of something you seem to remember me doing.
You said I was critical of Kotelnicki "in his early years". I don't think I'm mistaken- didn't he only coach at UWW in 2013 and 2014? Which of those two championship years would be the "early years" I was critical of him?

You are right, he coached in 2013 and 2014, so I guess there were no "early years". And considering we went 30-0 those two years,  perhaps your opportunities to criticize were limited. I'll withdraw that statement because I don't remember specifics. Since I can't back it up, I'll withdraw that.

2013 was the WIWA year. I may be misremembering you being critical of the offense/Kotelnicki. I will give you this: I think you jumped aboard WIWA faster than 02 did!  Wow, can't believe that was 10 years ago!
#9
Quote from: emma17 on December 14, 2023, 02:22:39 PM
Quote from: badgerwarhawk on December 13, 2023, 09:55:31 PM
Quote from: emma17 on December 13, 2023, 06:57:40 PM


OC #3 that just doesn't get it yet.

Emma, with you as judge I doubt he ever will.

I don't know- I was a big fan of Kotelnicki and Zebrowski.
I don't think I'm that pig-headed.

BW- are you comfortable with the fact that in UWW's last two playoff losses, UWW's best running back had less than half the opponent's best running back's carries?
Are you comfortable that Thomas averaged 6 yards per carry but only ran it 12 times? And UWW had three turnovers on passing plays? Is that in the best interest of the players?

1. You were actually pretty critical of Kotelnicki in his early years. Don't really remember about Zebrowski. Maybe you were supportive of him.
2. I'm not saying you are pig-headed. I'm just saying you tend to quickly point the fingers to coaches after a loss. 
3. Football is a team game and I'm comfortable with gaining 7.1 yards per play against a defense that held NCC to 5.4 yards per play just a week later.
4. No one likes turnovers.  But I'm comfortable with an OC who calls plays with a mentality of trying to win and not playing "not to lose". The turnovers weren't inevitable. Do you really want an OC who is afraid to attack an opponent's weakness because he is afraid of turnovers?

This whole, "is that in the best interest of the players" thing is a bit much, Emma. Our staff works their tails off every day for these players. And the players know it. I promise it hasn't even occurred to any of the players, including Tamir, to blame the coaches for this loss. Wartburg is an excellent team and we didn't play our best. It's unfortunate, but it is what it is. We learn from it and we go from here. We have a ton of experience and talent coming back next year. This story isn't done being written yet.


#10
Quote from: emma17 on December 12, 2023, 09:48:13 AM
Quote from: bleedpurple on December 12, 2023, 09:28:38 AM
Quote from: GBMAN on December 10, 2023, 09:30:25 AM
So then our majesty, Emma, is the grand poo-bah of this board? ;D ;D

No, I was just picking on the way he phrased trying to redirect the conversation to his main point. But, I have to ask, is grand poo-bah a Flinstone reference? If it was, that would get a rare +k from me! Honor system, GBMAN!

A quick tour of Wikipedia shows multiple definitions of the title, I personally like "Lord High Everything Else".

As for next year, I'm thinking more pass rush from D line. The linebackers are really good.

Offensively, an OC that doesn't out-coach himself.

Regarding the OC, I believe we've already got that. I know you aren't happy with the Wartburg game plan. But there is more than one way to skin a cat. We have an offense that is able to be productive either on the ground or in the air. When facing the number one rushing defense in the country and a team that is beatable on the back end with our athletes, it's not like our run/pass distribution was outlandish. Plus it worked!

You would admit NCC is a decent offensive team, correct?

Vs Wartburg:

First Downs:       NCC 16      UWW 17
Total yards:        NCC  392   UWW 460
Yards per play.    NCC  5.4.   UWW 7.1

If you want to point to turnovers as a cause for our loss. Fair.
If you want to point to lack of execution at times defensively. Fair.

But to point to our OC given the numbers above, it's downright puzzling.

Yes, as an isolated number, we'd probably all love to see Tamir have more than 16 touches. But it's not like he had 8 and it's not like what we did didn't work. Sometimes you might want to just tip your hat to the other team instead of consistently pointing fingers at coaches after we lose a tough game.
#11
Quote from: GBMAN on December 10, 2023, 09:30:25 AM
So then our majesty, Emma, is the grand poo-bah of this board? ;D ;D

No, I was just picking on the way he phrased trying to redirect the conversation to his main point. But, I have to ask, is grand poo-bah a Flinstone reference? If it was, that would get a rare +k from me! Honor system, GBMAN!
#12
Quote from: johnnieboy41 on December 09, 2023, 07:45:59 PM
Congrats to North Central on winning the National Championship tonight in Iowa. I expect them to beat Cortland by 4 scores.

Hats off to Wartburg. They are a really good team, likely the 2nd best in the country.

I agree with this. They accomplished a lot last night. While Cortland will have something to say about this, I suspect you are right. They not only established themselves as the likely #2, but they also established that the gap between #1 and #2 isn't as extensive as many believed.
#13
Quote from: GBMAN on December 09, 2023, 10:41:26 AM
All good Bleed :)

lol It's just fine GB. And those are great questions, to be honest. I was just messing with Emma for guiding me as to what to focus on.
#14
Quote from: emma17 on December 08, 2023, 11:44:46 PM
Quote from: bleedpurple on December 08, 2023, 06:33:08 PM
Quote from: 02 Warhawk on December 08, 2023, 05:54:28 PM
The whole "Pound the Rock" mantra left when Lance left.

New regimes come with their own philosophies. Good and bad.

2014, Lance's last year  Rushing yardage accounted for 45% of total yardage.
2023, Rushing yardage accounted for 53% of total yardage.

So, whatever.

Come on now. Total yardage isn't the discussion.
UWW's All Region running back got 12 carries in a win or go home game that was close throughout.
12 attempts to establish the running game is terrible.

lol. OK, signal me when the board is back open to all topics. I was responding to a broader point that 02 made. 

GBMAN, don't take it personally when Emma tells you that you are off topic. That's a great question and will facilitate some great thoughts. But 2024 "isn't the discussion". Emma will let us know when he opens it back up.
#15
Quote from: 02 Warhawk on December 08, 2023, 07:38:44 PM
Looking at Emma's, USee's and Bleed's posts, it's kind of funny how stats can be cherry picked to prove their own different point of view(s) about the same topic.

Just like politics  ;)

73% of all statistics are made up.