Quote from: wildcat11 on September 22, 2026, 02:30:13 PMFor sure Fox is going to try to gameplan taking McNabb's legs away because he brutalized them last season.

Linfield has forever been a program to share the load running the ball but if I could have one wish it would be to make O'Bagy the starter and feature him with 15-20 rush attempts a game. He's different and should have a bigger role, IMO.

Preaching to the choir on O-baggy--he doesn't go down on the first hit (or the 2nd, 3rd.....etc.).  Nor sure what happened to Pfeifer...he looked like a stud in the making his first year and just hasn't been the same since he took a starting role.

Quote from: olddog on September 22, 2026, 12:54:07 PM

Quote from: wildcat11 on September 22, 2026, 12:32:32 PMLinfield's special teams have been bad the past 2 seasons and it bit them on backside against a solid team. Like dog said, 3 phases to a game and while you may not win a game via special teams, you can for sure lose one.

Chapman made the plays.

Same coach as in the past?  or just the kickers. A good kicker makes your special team coach look good.
That punt block in the endzone took to long to get off, regardless of the blocking being horrible. I am sure they have a "tight" call where the front takes a half second longer to block before they get the back line.

Quote from: NWC50 on September 21, 2026, 10:26:49 PM

Quote from: olddog on September 21, 2026, 05:01:17 PMLast Week

Nothing changed for UR, I was correct about the inverts and back end, other than the DBs being week this year. Its the same movie over and over. Short field etc...UR is not getting the same players....I wont be an old guy and keep repeating myself.

The big surprise for me was CU.... A good message for all players there are three facets to the game and Chapman was the victor because of it. Nice win for the SCIAC

Both leagues are down, looks like L & C and GF maybe in the NW mix too and CLU looks to be getting better.

The Linfield kicker missed 3 field goals, including a 25 yard kick to tie the game at the end. CU was lucky to win that game.

I'm still of the opinion that better play calling on the last series of the game would have negated the need for a FG attempt.....so many better options than 2 passing plays (with a QB who was struggling all game) and QB run in that situation......

Quote from: wildcat11 on September 22, 2026, 12:35:34 PMFox looks solid as they finally have a good looking offense. 'Cats have a lot to clean up and we need some better decision making out of QB1.

Special teams as a whole need to take very long look in the mirror as a unit.

Love the fight that put Linfield on the edge of victory but honestly, it never should have come down to that.

Yup--plenty of blame to go around......

I'm not sure Fox's offense is that great but their D may present a similar challenge to what we saw in Orange this past weekend...

Quote from: catjumper on September 20, 2026, 03:35:12 AM

Quote from: MonroviaCat on September 20, 2026, 01:38:32 AMThe play calling on that last series was truly baffling.  I was fine with the pass attempt on first down but after that we should have put McNabb under center, handed it off toe Obaggy with a full head of steam and if Chapman was able to stop him then hats off to them.  The actual play calling was just horrible and was for a lot of the night. 

Special teams killed us (blocked punt for a TD, penalties that negated good returns including the one that led to the fake punt, and of course 3 missed FGs......).  This team can still probably win the Conference (if they play to their potential) and will likely then have a chance to avenge this loss....just an ugly game on all fronts.....

The fake punt was the turning point of the game - without that I'm not sure the rest of the game plays out the way it did. Without that, Linfield gets the ball with just enough time for another drive that could have made it 21-7, then the 'Cats get the ball to start the third quarter.

Instead, Chapman keeps the ball, gets a psychological boost after giving up 14 straight points, and scores to tie the game at halftime. That's a pretty big swing.

Agreed--and all set-up by penalties....and yet....even with that....'Cat's could have (and should have) taken a lead (QB's poor throw for an INT when the WR was open and the complete failure on the last series were both places where other Cat teams would have come away with points).

The play calling on that last series was truly baffling.  I was fine with the pass attempt on first down but after that we should have put McNabb under center, handed it off toe Obaggy with a full head of steam and if Chapman was able to stop him then hats off to them.  The actual play calling was just horrible and was for a lot of the night. 

Special teams killed us (blocked punt for a TD, penalties that negated good returns including the one that led to the fake punt, and of course 3 missed FGs......).  This team can still probably win the Conference (if they play to their potential) and will likely then have a chance to avenge this loss....just an ugly game on all fronts.....

Quote from: wildcat11 on September 16, 2026, 05:22:09 PM

Quote from: MonroviaCat on September 16, 2026, 03:34:55 PMSpeaking of that Pacific-Willamette game, the announcer was so uninterested in the teams/game that he spent most of the broadcast interviewing various people (AD, Women's basketball coach, etc.).  When Willamette scored the only TD of the game he didn't even notice until (I think) the ensuing kickoff where he made a comment like "while we were blabbing, it appears Willamette scored".....it might as well have been one of those audio free broadcasts.

My question MC is why the hell would you watch this game? 

Did you lose a bet or do you just like bad football?

That's a fair question.  I had Fox and Lewis and Clark going as well.  I think I had the audio on at that point because Fox/L&C were at the half...maybe.  But hey, at this point, bad football is about all we have in the NWC ('Cat's excluded hopefully).  Even Whitworth looked like a bad HS JV team last weekend.

Speaking of that Pacific-Willamette game, the announcer was so uninterested in the teams/game that he spent most of the broadcast interviewing various people (AD, Women's basketball coach, etc.).  When Willamette scored the only TD of the game he didn't even notice until (I think) the ensuing kickoff where he made a comment like "while we were blabbing, it appears Willamette scored".....it might as well have been one of those audio free broadcasts.

Quote from: Jake Feldman on September 13, 2026, 12:55:26 AMAfter this drek of a football game, coach Falconer needs the boot, along with most of this staff. Someone's gotta get Keanon Lowe on the horn immediately.

Yeah--that was the worst I've seen Pacific play in a long time.  They have been going downhill the last few years and definitely look to be living up to the "P.U." moniker this season.

Quote from: catjumper on September 05, 2026, 05:10:03 PMI for one feel a lot better about this Linfield season than I did when I got up this morning.

You are not alone!  I know CalCat and I are both feeling that as well.  Pretty solid win but I think Chapman in 2-weeks will probably be a bigger challenge (who would have thought a SCIAC team being a bigger challenge than a WIAC team would ever be a thing?).

Took a look at APU's roster.  That is a ton of transfers from all over the place.  A big handful of Cal Lu guys jumped ship and a few LaVerne guys will be playing against their former team mates in game 1. I see EastLA College is a pipeline.  Heck, even a Linfield guy (now APU grad student).....should be interesting to see how that team comes together (or doesn't) but I think APU will be competitive in the SCIAC very quickly.

You can read all about it here.....

https://college.lclark.edu/student_life/about-us/our-mascot-a-community-engagement-process/


But basically, the "Pioneer" mascot was unpopular and they took the opportunity to rebrand.  Some might claim it was just another example of caving to woke politics but if that were the case, wouldn't they change then name of the actual school since it's named after 2 actual "Pioneers"?

Quote from: George Thompson on December 13, 2025, 11:24:40 AMPlease explain the reasons.

Thanks,

George

Please don't....George--you've been on here long enough to know what Old Dog blames everything on.  If you have forgotten, just click on his profile and click the "show posts" button.  You can read, for days, Old Dog's reason.

Linfield's Wyatt smith was a finalist in 2022. Not sure if that was the last time but it certainly wasn't that long ago....

Quote from: Dr. Doolittle on December 08, 2025, 07:06:11 PMhttps://www.d3football.com/notables/2025/12/gagliardi-semifinalists-announced
When was the last time a West Coast kid was nominated?

Quote from: olddog on November 24, 2025, 11:33:01 AMYou guys kill me, so only NWC teams get better as the season goes on...but SCIAC don't...
You are both right the leagues are down.

On a side note Corona Centennial QB (top 5 ranked team in nation) has said he is going to Pomona, if this turns out to be true and he is not offered after the season ends, it is a huge land for PP....kid will start day 1. Very bad news for the SCIAC DC's...

Old Dog--I know you just like to stir the pot and intentionally misinterpret things so I'm not even going to try to explain it because I'm assuming you actually understood what I was saying.

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Quote from: wildcat11 on November 16, 2025, 02:43:46 PMFeel like the 'Cats are playing the best ball in the NWC to end the year but have ton of areas to address in the offseason.  That said, the 2026 Linfield squad has a chance to be pretty good if they can make those improvements.

Congrats to the Rats. Well earned NWC title and good luck in the playoffs.

If Chapman can't beat this Whitworth team (when was the last time a SCIAC team beat an NWC program in the playoffs?), then honestly the whole league should just be banned from post-season play. This is probably as "down" of a year in the NWC as they are going to see...

Not sure if this was rhetorical but Chapman beat Linfield 68-65 in the 1st round in 2019. 2019 was a boon year for the SCIAC as both Chapman and Redlands had some of their best teams. They didn't play at all the next year, Whittier and Oxy dropped football, the conference went to a silly divisional structure in order to keep football going with just 6 isolated teams, and the conference has suffered mightily. Not that they were ever beating the NWC in the playoffs before that anyway.

As far as this year is concenerd, the SCIAC is about as down as it has ever been. Chapman has clearly been the class of the conference but they have had some tight games and scares against teams that, frankly, are not very good

Hoping for a competitive game. Pine Bowl is one of my favorite facilities!!

SCIAC and NWC are equally bad this year. Either team can win it or blow it on Saturday.  I'm betting on Chapman but it's a toss-up for sure.  I will say that Whitworth has probably improved more from the beginning of the year but that was after getting their butts handed to them by a Redlands team that leaves a lot to be desired.  Chapman started strong (playing close against Hardin Simmons and Linfield) but then, as mentioned by the previous poster, played close games against some pretty bad SCIAC teams.