Quote from: that guy 31 on September 28, 2025, 01:19:17 AMI was at Pomona vs CMS. The rain was pretty bad for much of the game. Neither team is as good as they have been for the past few years.

Pomona lost their QB right before halftime and the guy who finished the game was the 3rd stringer. Pomona has a stud DL in #97 who impacted the game in a major way. He was in the backfield all night and forced the fumble for a TD late. They don't have a RB, the quarterbacks are their run game and they don't get much out of it. Their WRs are down from what they have been. Olsen didn't play and didn't play last week either so he must be hurt. He would make a difference on the outside. Their OL is smaller than they have been the past couple of years. This is much more similar to old school Pomona. They are small, they are super scrappy, they are tough and well coached but not a lot of athletes jump out at you.

CMS can't run the football at all. They tried to run mostly stretch and outside stuff and they couldn't get the corner. They don't get any movement. Really a big departure from the kind of run heavy teams they have had in recent years. They were able to throw it effectively late in the game but it was too little too late. They have a good defense, super well coached and they tackle well but not dominant. The 44 kid is all over the place at LB and they have some secondary guys who can cover. They'll need to get way better on offense if they're going to be anything other than a spoiler.

Redlands meanwhile gained 117 total yards and got thumped by Cal Lu. Great win for the Lutherans who appear to have had quite the defensive reformation. I'll see myself out...

punny!

Feels like NWC recruiting has been diluted for some time now. 

Quote from: wildcat11 on September 21, 2025, 11:55:39 AMBack to Flosports. Why am I paying $20 for this? It feels like Linfield broadcasts their game at 480p. It's brutal that George Fox's video production of FOOTBALL is significantly better that what Linfield is doing. The only thing Linfield's broadcast is great at is filling up the breaks with local ads that bleed over so you get to miss game action.

Welcome to support group Ryan.  We've been complaining about Linfield's lack of tech with these broadcasts for years...  and this is actually a much better product than it has been in the past.

Regarding the game/team.  Good to see McNabb tucking and running--I think getting him out in space makes him a better thrower as well.  RB--Pfeifer is running like he's afraid to get hit--hitting holes slow and not looking downfield when he does get an opening.  Spurbeck ran with a lot more power;  maybe not as elusive but definitely running downfield with momentum. 

DBs need to figure things out quickly or the Pios will tear them apart.....

Quote from: RFBredux on September 15, 2025, 11:49:08 AMThe Brett Elliott era at Lewis & Clark is off to a rousing start.

Indeed--the game this weekend should be a better gauge of how good they are.  Then they go back to playing the dregs of the NWC before seeing Whitworth, Lifield, and PLU in consecutive weeks starting late October.

I watched them play last weekend.  The offense looks fairly legit but the defense seems like it will get beat up by teams with decent players.

Quote from: wildcat11 on September 09, 2025, 12:49:27 PM

Quote from: olddog on September 08, 2025, 12:43:29 PMNot talking any BS, LF has had UR's number ...but the O line LF put on the field Saturday looked very SCIAC...
One frosh, three sophs, and junior....What is up, where did the upper classmen go ?

Our all-nwc Center transferred to University of Idaho for his senior year (hasn't played through 2 games) and from the sound of it 3-4 other starters on the line were out vs Oshkosh.

Regardless, Linfield didn't look like Linfield.  Super young, not accurate throwing the ball, no push in the running game, gave up too much against the pass, lost a lot of experience off the staff, etc.  Looked bad, IMO.  Not ringing the alarm on the streak yet but this could be a tough year in McMinnville.

The inaccuracy of the passes was the most glaring issue. Trying to make McNabb a pocket passer might not be a great plan.  He seems more comfortable and successful when he's on the move and allowing him to run (it seems like he was told not to run in that game) will open up other aspects of the game.  Hopefully the injured guys can get healthy and the offense can improve in a big way before the Chapman game.  I think our defense played pretty well given how long they were on the field and how little rest the offense gave them.

well shoot--Chapman came to play and hung with HSU all night--much better than I thought.  If they play like that moving forward they may end up winning the rest of their games...(and that's coming from a Linfeld fan).

'Cats have a lot of work to do before the game with Asher next week.....      

Quote from: SoCalLance on September 05, 2025, 06:55:51 PMPP 31 - Willamette 3 - Willamette has no chance
Pacific Lutheran 28- California Lutheran 24 - We will see what type of players CLU brings in.
CMS 14- Lake Forest 17 - CMS lost a lot on offense.. Defense always plays strong. Both teams traveling.. Interesting game in AZ which seems like a home game for Lake Forest.
Hardin-Simmons 17 - Chapman 23 - Going to be a physical game. Hardin Simmons and Chapman return a lot. Chapman playing at home will be the advantage. 
George Fox 14- Redlands 17 - Redlands offense will struggle but will be just enough to get by. Losing Tremain will hurt them.

Anything can happen but Chapman beating HSU seems like a stretch....will be interesting to see how they stack up though.

Quote from: wildcat11 on September 05, 2025, 02:02:05 PMHey don't forget all games are now behind a paywall in the NWC.  SO EXCITED FOR THIS GREAT PARTNERSHIP as you now have the honor of forking over $20 a month for something that has been free for years.

Here's hoping that the quality of the stream is improved over the past years where video and audio would cut out, etc.....I'm told new cameras were installed so we'll see what we see tomorrow.....

New SID is probably afraid to put any updates after the Asher debacle!

It's a long list of Linfield greats at the QB (and other) positions.  This might not be the one your are thinking of though....

Rumor is it's another former Linfield QB...

Linfield updated their schedule in the last day or two and....shocker......Asher is no longer on it.  I wonder when/if they will be refunding season ticket holders for that game.....


 

Quote from: Ron Boerger on January 18, 2025, 10:13:39 AMThis is what their "About Us" says

QuoteAbout Us (coming soon)

Asher University's campus will be equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and resources that will greatly enriched [sic] your learning experience. Additionally, this vibrant campus life and numerous extracurricular activities will provided [sic] you with opportunities for personal growth and networking.

I mean, if they start off with "coming soon" and then have two grammar errors in as many sentences, it's not terribly encouraging.

They have a football Xitter account.  It hasn't posted anything since 2021.  https://x.com/asheruniversity

No tax filings for this organization.   No record of any tax-exempt organization with this name.

Their address is a storefront:  14238 Valley Center Drive, Suite #101, Victorville, CA 92395 which interestingly enough is also something called "SB Medical" (https://sbmedi.com/) and MRGroup Taxes and Signing Services (https://www.yelp.com/biz/mrgroup-taxes-and-signing-services-victorville) and Red Your Broker (https://redyourbroker.com/our-team/) and who knows what else.  Really flabbergasted that a school like Linfield would put something so sketchy on their calendar.

try googling the head coach...gets even more interesting (potentially)

'Cats 2025 Schedule is up. Still 10 games if you count their week 2 opponent (Asher University) which is a program/university that is so new there is very little information available about them https://asheruniversity.org/.   It's not even really clear where they are located (might be Victorville, CA but might be Moreno Valley, CA)--I'm guessing this is a club program (?)

  Rematch vs Oshkosh to start the season and week 3 match-up against Chapman before jumping into conference play.