Quote from: davedevine on November 12, 2007, 11:04:32 PM
dutchhawk,
I never used the word "unstoppable" for Rocket Screen. Don't be putting words into my mouth.

However, it was used for the Knights TD.  As the court reporter for that game, I was informing people know how they scored. 

On a seperate note, I'm going to be about 10 minutes from Mary Hardin Baylor's campus next week. 
Depending on when I head home, maybe I'll get to catch their 2nd round game since I'm assuming they are hosting? 

I do have a question about Central's defense  though. Which being a defensive guy, I will give props to on shutting down WB Sat. 
How does a Central defense give up some 390 yds/game in the IIAC  to teams (for the most part) that have less talent and or not as good of an offense as WB?  Yet they can play like the steel curtain last Sat. 
Why couldn't/didn't  they play like that in all(or most) of their other games this year?   Would you say that they played down to their opponent's level? 

Now, I'm not trying to make up any excuses here because everybody knows that excuses are BS and there are never any valid ones. So these are just my thoughts. I will agree with you on your question. Central has had it's ups and downs on the defensive side of the ball this year. They have been battling injuries and such. But remember, they won the conference the past two years, so they are out there with a target on their backs. They are taking everyones best shot. As a former coach, I always wanted to take down the teams that were on the top. Don't you think Minnesota would love to beat USC? Honestly, there is no excuse for the Dutchs up and down defense. One thing for sure, they played great on saturday and they need to keep that rolling into the playoffs. Anyways, your question has raised another question for me. Why do the Dutch have to be the ones playing down to their opponents? Isn't it possible for their opponents to be playing up to the Dutch? Again, just my thoughts.

How are you supposed to act???  Are you kidding me?!?

Here's some HOW TO ACT AFTER LOSING 101:
Wartburg is a very, very tough team. But if you don't know how to act after a loss, then you don't deserve to win a single game until you learn how to handle a loss. You don't come on the boards and bash the teams you lost to and say that they are just lucky and the refs blew the game for you. YOU ACT LIKE MEN. MEN PLAY FOOTBALL. Instead of spending your time downtrodding the teams that you lost to, maybe encourage your kid and his football buddies to hit the weights. Focus on their technique. Do some running. GET READY FOR NEXT SEASON. That's how you act.

P.S. I think I have a little experience in this area after being on a team in high school that went from 0-9 freshman year to 8-3 senior year including a 1 point loss in state quarterfinals to the eventual state champions.

All I can tell you is they were down 25-13 to Hope College with less than 3 minutes to play in the game. They came back to win 28-25. I also know that most of their scoring is done in the 2nd quarter, and they give up most points in the 3rd. Which is bad news for them since Central has been a second half team all year.

Wow, I thought this forum was for Division III COLLEGE Athletics, not your sons and daughters pee-wee sports. I've never seen so much whining about something that is IN THE PAST.

Wartburg, you can be as sour as you want about "the calls" on saturday, but the fact is that in the end Central was the better team. First off, you gave them the ball at mid-field! Why? Did you not think that the offense, which came out strong in the second half, wasn't going to be able to move the ball on you? You gave them a short field in a tied game that had less than 3 minutes left to go. As far as the pass interference, it could have gone either way. It happened right in front of me and from what I saw, it was the right call. I mean, the last I checked, a DB wasn't allowed to have a hold of the WR hand. And the pass was still catchable no matter what KWAR has to say about it. As for the "phantom spike" the whistle blew. The play was dead. The clock was stopped. That's how football is played.

Now I'd like to give Wartburg all the credit they deserve. GREAT TEAM. But, they also held their fate in their own hands. You can't blame your not being in the playoffs on the refs or the "luck of the Dutch." You can blame it on yourselves. You are the ones that play the game. You are the ones that strategize. You are the ones that control your fate.

I wouldn't be surprised as well to see Wartburg as pre-season favorites next year. They were a very tough team that had just a handfull of seniors. However, don't be surprised to see the Dutch gearing up for a run at a fourth straight consecutive title. After all, I did hear that the Central-Wartburg JV game was somewhat of a blowout??

Good luck to Central in the playoffs. Represent the IIAC well. Bring back some major hardware!

GO DUTCH!!