SNC will prevail.

 
To THE ROOP:   GO GREEN KNIGHTS

  Hi all you old timers, and the newbies. Believe it or not, I am still around even though my son graduated and played his last game in 2010. As far as who dominates the MWC in football? Come On Guys. Even in 2010 when parity was even stronger than it is today, who won conference???   Roop? You got this one.
Seriously though, concerning Saturday. SNC at LFC has got to be the game of the week and maybe the year. Nothing bad against Cornell as they have really made this years race interesting. LFC has come a long way. But not far enough to overcome the tradition of the Green Knights taking the victory ...... and sole ownership of conference champs once again.   

Roop, Scottie, fulbakdad, and others, have a great weekend and enjoy the games.

My hardy congratulations to all the SNC players. You guys were supposed to finish third or fourth in the conference. But come November, you pulled it together and represented the Midwest against a top 5 D3 team. Do not hang your head. Do not feel down. By now you should be back in DePere celebrating your season success. Enjoy it. Revel in it. And stand down for the day. Then start working toward next year. Juniors, you are the leaders from this point forward. Get to work on Monday. Lead the team to ANOTHER conference championship next year. I look forward to seeing pictures posted of the St. Norbert Green Knights.

Now, on to hockey.

I must say after the Dublin game I did not expect this. Some players really must have pulled together and turned this group of players into a team in spite of situations.  No matter what the odds just remember, you are in the NCAA Tournament. Win or Lose, that is something to be proud of. Enjoy the moment guys. You earned it.

Been a very long time and have not been able to keep up with all the possibilities. Is this the correct scenario? SNC beats Lake Forest and they go to the playoffs?
IC is ineligible due to recruiting violations?
Or are both scenarios incorrect?

Ouch. 

Boy! What a disappointment. 

It is obvious and very evident that I was totally wrong about SNC and the best team on the field.

You can call it a let down after a great game or you can call it travel issues after a long trip.

I have to call it BAD!

When you are down 21-0 and tie it up before half at 21, you cannot say it was a let down or tired from travel.

I feel bad for the seniors on the squad and all others that really put forth the effort. I hope this shows that you cannot let up against any team in the MWC.

So with that said, Monmouth, Congrats. I agree that I do not see any other defense out there that can stop you in your quest of the conference title.

To the SNC players, go out like champions that you are.

So, where is the CROW???   

Thanks scottie. Good article on Monmouth and Tanney. And glad you also recognize the better team on the field moncolfan.    And I like also how you augment comments with your own adjectives and display it as someone elses quote. 

So for those of you that thought SNC was a "WAY" better team on the field, I disagree. I will agree that they were the better team, note TEAM on the field. I am not saying individual in any specific position or SIDELINE.

I reiterate it was a GREAY game and I was on the edge of my seat (did not sit) the whole game.

I wish all MWC games were that good.

OK. I finally have a couple minutes to write. Someone asked what I thought of the game at SNC.

1. Great, clean game that the refs only blew one call as far as I could tell. They were not a main part of the game and that is what you want from refs.

2. I thought SNC's Defense was pretty good, but WOW!    They are excellent. To hold the then #1 offense in the country 2 3 points up to the last minute of the game. What else can you say about that unit?

3. 4 times in the Red Zone and only get 3 points.    OUCH!!!

4. Monmouth won the game, but they were not the better TEAM on the field.

Now for other comments: I went to this game because I wanted to see the best player in D3. I did not see him. That was disappointing. I also went to see what I thought was a good defense and wanted to see if they could stop that offense. That I did see and was more than pleased with that performance. I wanted to see an O-Line that controlled St. Thomas for a half. I saw that everywhere except within the 5 yard line. So pretty happy for that group. I also wanted to see if the SNC quarterback had improved from the first 2 games. Again, I was pleased with what I saw.

Overall I thought it was a heck of a game that will sting SNC and the offensive coaches for a long long time. This one will not so easily be forgotten due to so many lost opportunities.

So now I can root for 2 teams. SNC...... and whoever is playing Monmouth. 

   Amazing how this game, more than any other Midwest rivalry, sparks heavy handed conversation. I will be at the game. Even though my player is gone, I had to see Tanney again. Since he stuck around for an extra semester just to play, I figure I have to see this.     
I don't think I did much predicting the previous 4 years on this board. A few here and there so this game will not be different in that respect. I will say this, Neither team has the same offense or defense they had last year. That game was a huge win for SNC and a crushing blow to MC. Period. But that was last year.

I do believe that MC has a better offense this year. They better with Tanney back. But let's not overlook the fact that MC does not have the receivers Tanney used to have or the O-line he once had.

This next comment I may hear from some people on but SNC does not have the same defense they had last year. This is a better all around defense. I have seen it in 2 games and I will say that it is definitely improved overall as a team defense. It has been asked many times how many returners on the defense. I do not know the number but I also do not care. What MC will find out is that the defensive coach is different than last year, or the year before, or the year before that.

Now onto the MC Defense. I don't know. Who have they played this year that they have stopped or held to a respectable score that has any sort of offense? I just don't know.

SNC offense on the other hand I have seen. Are they the offense of last year. Nope! But don't sell them too short. What I saw in the first half of the St. Thomas game was very impressive and surprised me. There are always" ifs and coulda shoulda woulda" situations in this game, but I will say this. If both teams show up with what they are capable of, I will enjoy the game and I will enjoy an SNC victory. But as is the case many times, both teams do not usually play their best on the same field.

One thing I do want, and that is for the referees to not be noticed. If you do not realize they are there, then they are doing a good job. Make the calls that are required. Keep it simple and let the boys play some good football.

God I Miss This. But mine had his run and I am happy for him and proud of his accomplishments both on and off the field.
scottie, hope you are well. Roop, greetings, Pat, nice talking with you, and all the rest, have a great weekend.

Good Luck and for old time sake:

GO GREEN KNIGHTS

Hey ROOP!!!  Pay Back Time tomorrow. You goin down!!!   

I like Rip. Except I think they should have it look like R.I.P.    Because that is what Ripon will do when they play SNC!!!!

Hi everyone. He graduated so first time on. But I will be looking forward to a couple games and knowing SNC will repeat as MWC Champs.

Right Scottie?   

Maverick, I agree also. Congrats to all that were selected. One can only hope that the selection committee was able to view film and receive unbiased input on who to select. I have no doubt that there are people from all conferences that do not agree with all the selections. But it is a task I could not do nor would I want to.

Well I wish him well also. He seemed to have his team prepared for us most of the time. Last year was a very interesting game. This year was a little different than most though. Where did you hear about this?