Quote from: Ralph Turner on November 13, 2012, 09:42:11 PM

Quote from: umhb2001 on November 13, 2012, 09:11:56 PM
Well, my LC friends, as much as I care for you during the season, I obviously want to win this week! I think the game will be close early, but I think the Cru's depth will win out in the end. Plus, Darius is back to being healthy, LiDarral is ready to take the lead as a passer first, and the D feels as though they can stop anyone. It will be interesting to see this match up. Louisiana has  a lot to prove, and UMHB should have a chip for not getting a better seeding in the tournament. I wish we were in separate brackets so that we had a better chance to move ahead, but that's how it is.

What could UMHB have done to get a better seeding (higher than its #3) in the tourney?

Here are my thoughts:

1)  Tell Trinity not to lose to Sul Ross State and/or Centre and end up as a regionally ranked team.
2)  Play another team for non-conference instead of a relatively weak Kean team, especially a regionally ranked South Region team if possible.
3)  Have the ASC win more South Region non-conference games to boost the OWP/OOWP (Strength of Schedule). For example:

Have Louisiana College find a South Region opponent for non-conference.
Have HSU beat Willamette and better yet Linfield!
Maybe Sul Ross can find an in-region team to play, kinda like a Whittier as in 2009.
TLU did beat Austin College, but I wonder if a win over Trinity snuffs the chance to get Trinity a Regionally Ranked team.
Have ETBU beat Willamette and/or Wesley.
Have Mississippi College beat Millsaps, and find another South Region team or two to boost the In-region record.
Have Howard Payne find another in-region opponent to beat.

Agreed Ralph. Nicely put together. Each year we whin and complain about the NCAA and the imperfections of the d3 playoff system. However the ASC as a whole hasn't done a very good job of helping itself to get past the texas/asc sub bracket. Nicely put together post my friend. Should be a great game to bad its the first round. Good luck to both sides.

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and the homecoming shirts are pretty generic. Pat, I too know that to be the case with UMHB. I just think its a bad idea. I've seen close to 8k people at a HSU UMHB game and emotions always ride high. I've even sat on the HSU side and listened to what's said, it gets way too emotional.

This is TEXAS, son, of course it's gonna get emotional!!   

If your not going to be emotional toward your school why bother to show up?

There's being emotional and there's being an overly emotional, often irrational, idiot. i.e. UT vs TAMU. the UMHB v HSU rhetoric can reach the latter level. I understand that kind of emotion because I get too involved in games I'm watching. I just think when you're talking that kind of emotion potentially attached to a game the game should not be your homecoming game.

Toby,

Speaking of homecoming i was in town last weekend for HSU's homecoming. Is the team healthy going into the UMHB game? Seems like we had some out for injuries last week and i wasn't sure if they were back and practicing or if we had guys out from the ETBU game? Do you know what the status is or if HSU lists injured players on the site?

Quote from: umhb2001 on October 17, 2012, 07:32:35 AM

Quote from: Ralph Turner on October 16, 2012, 11:30:03 PM

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Quote from: yessir on October 16, 2012, 04:27:26 AM
HSWho doesn't have a chance...

Always a good day when Yessir shows up! This weekend should be a great game. I think BHMU is still the front runner but i'm certain that coach Burleson will have the cowboys ready! Every year it seems like it could go either way and lucky for those of us who root for either team it's generally a very competitve game. Good luck to both sides and lets hope for 0 injuries for both squads. Go Cowboys

As I see it, this is your first post since November...

Quality, not Quantity! 

Glad to have you back on the boards, yessir!

That was a response to the HSU fan. It was his first post since November.

2001 you mis read my post. I have a healthy respect for UMHB. Unfortunately i travel with work frequently and i'm not able to post but i do like to keep up with D3 and this is a great site to do that on. My BHMU comment was a response to the HSWHOO comment from Yessir. I personally like the HSU v UMHB rivalry and i never mean any harm with the comments, just simply poking fun. Should be a great game and i believe i did give the adequate amount of respect. I was simply poking fun at Yessir. We only seem to cross paths once a year.

Quote from: yessir on October 16, 2012, 04:27:26 AM
HSWho doesn't have a chance...

Always a good day when Yessir shows up! This weekend should be a great game. I think BHMU is still the front runner but i'm certain that coach Burleson will have the cowboys ready! Every year it seems like it could go either way and lucky for those of us who root for either team it's generally a very competitve game. Good luck to both sides and lets hope for 0 injuries for both squads. Go Cowboys

Quote from: McM Blue Devil on November 14, 2011, 03:29:44 PM
Gee....I wonder what I am going to be doing on Saturday at noon?  An McM alum and proud of it, but also a TU employeee (and proud of it).

Really looking forward to the game.  High flying offense against a really good defense.  I may be way wrong on this but I expect Trinity to play McM like HSU did.  Try to play good defense and then control the clock with an effective ground game. Granchelli is a good back and Mykissic (despite the AC game) usually makes good decisions. Seeing TU play a couple of times this year, they may not overwhelm you, but they are incredibly effective.  Then you have MCM, who can score from anywhere on the field, not just with their offense but by also making special team plays as well. I believe what has made a difference towards the end of the season is the emergence of an effective running game.

P.S.  If you wondering who I am cheering for, I will be wearing maroon on Saturday.

should be fun to see McM actually play in the Texas Sub bracket. Trinity Vs McM should be a good game. Good luck to both ASC teams in the first round.

Quote from: DavidNichols on September 19, 2011, 12:15:36 AM
MC had some freshmen step up in the Hardin-Simmons upset.  At the end of the first half, one of our rookies picked off a pass with under a minute to go at the MC 20 and returned it to the HSU 12 to set up a TD and give MC a 21-14 lead at the break.  MC would score the next 17 points in the 3rd quarter and build a lead they would not relinquish.  Steven Knight rushed for 181 yards and 3 TD.  Also caught four passes for 44 yards and a score.  This is the first game this year that the team has cut him loose after missing eight games last season due to injury.

Hardin-Simmons has a good team.  Their defense is stronger than the 45 points allowed.  Turnovers put them in tough spots.  Jay Wise is one of the top defensive backs in the league.  Made several big plays on Saturday.  If the offense can get rolling, they have a shot to get rolling, as well.  I look for Zach Stewart to get some more snaps for the Cowboys.  He was impressive in the late going.

It will be a big test this weekend in Pineville when MC and LC meet in the non-Texas Bowl.  This is the most wide open I have seen the conference in my 10 years at MC.  There are 5 or 6 teams with legitimate shots at winning the league, IMO.

Big weekend coming up with HSU-UMHB and MC-LC on the schedule.  It stands as almost an elimination game for the Cowboys in only Week 4.  ETBU and McM also face off.

David,

Nice post my friend. I was very impressed with the way MC capitalized on our mistakes. I thought they played a good game and as you said several underclassmen stepped up and had a big game. If i were a MC fan i'd be very pleased today. Nice squad. BTW the video feed was great. I watched the entire game with no lag or buffering. Kept logging on the D3 during breaks and hearing all the complaints about MCM Vs UMHB and the buffering. I share your opinion i think we will see a change at QB this week. Nothing at all against Taylor, he's a great kid and solid competitor. Wouldn't suprise me to see HSU revisit the two headed monster theme from before the Jordan Neal days. Good luck to everyone. Congrats again to MC on a very well deserved win.

Go Cowboys


To address another question i read on the board... HSU is not weak. They got thumped my a very good football team playing much better than we did and capitalizing on our mistakes. The ASC is getting so much better. Ralph you sure you wanna leave all this?

nice highlight Video McM. Thanks for sharing the link.

Quote from: crufootball on September 11, 2011, 08:02:02 PM
I hope we can play like that too cowboyfan, and by play like that I mean win the game and set records while doing it. While it was a close game UMHB left the field with 3 things, a victory, things to work on, and a passing game.

To expand on all three, this game looked very similar to the game last year in La Crosse which was very close but at the end of the day you only need to win by one. La Crosse came out just like last year and looked ready to play and the Cru didn't for the first half, then our coaches and players had time to correct things and came out and won.

Now I am not dumb enough to think that the Cru looked great out there, they didn't since they had 4 interceptions, 12 penalties and the power running game didn't look good at times.  None of these are highlight film material but I will add that the Cru gained 511 yards, our punt return game looked awesome and the Cru D held La Crosse to 4 of 14 on 3rd down and 0 for 1 on 4th down.

Last but certainly not least UMHB left the game with a passing game the likes of which it has not seen in a long time. LiDarral Bailey threw for 281 yards, which is the 3rd best game total in school history and set a record for the most completions in a game. Also Bailey broke the career UMHB rushing record for QB's as a junior during the game.

So with all that said the UMHB coaching staff will have lots of things to yell about this week but if we can improve as much as most teams do in their second game I like our chances against anyone.

If you play like that against a few teams in the ASC you will be eaten alive. I thought HSU struggled a little on Saturday as well. Just couldn't resist taking a little shot. I can assure you it is all in good fun. But go ahead and ding the Karma points anyway since i hurt your feelings.

Go Cowboys and Go War Hawks!

Nice work Pat. We can always count on you!

Nice win McM. I personally hope that BHMU plays like that next week and MCM can capitalize. I'm tiring a bit of the "BHMU starts out slow every year" theory. Good look McM for one week only i'll be a very big War Hawk fan.

Go Cowboys!

Nice win McM

HSU defense and Special teams looks very sloppy in the second quarter. Should be lots of things correct during halftime.

congrats to HSU and Coach Burleson. Way to start off a new era on the right foot. Sure to miss Coach K. Best of luck to him and the family.

I would say its "HYPE" but at this point most of us are operating on that premise. Until the first snap no one really knows how each individual team will fair this season. I personally like all the "hype." It makes for interesting conversation and its one of the best things about D3 sports in my opinion.

Go Cowboys!

I'm siding with ETBU27 on this one. McMurry will be good this year and i expect an improvement. However SFA and UTSA is the equivalent of McM playing the prisoners at the middleton and robertson TDCJ units outside of town. I am expecting at least a few on the injured list after games 1 and 2. Go get"em Hal.


IMHO McMurry will be playing with 10 men come conference time. SFA and UTSA will do nothing for them other than get them injured and embarrassed. They havent even been a decent D-3 team until last year and even then they weren't all that impressive. HOWEVER I think it is great for Division 3 for them to play these games. (Even if they are doing it to show their D-II intentions.)
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will acu still have the curfew once they are D1? LOL

Quote from: Ralph Turner on March 10, 2011, 07:09:12 PM

Quote from: tigerkat on March 10, 2011, 06:41:15 PM
Do you guys just sit around all day singing Kumbaya?  Have some real discussion on why your team is really the team to beat........You guys just dont have any idea of what is going on in Marshall Texas.........There is a new sheriff in town boys......

As I look around, I see the guys from Belton are still wearing the "Sheriff's rings".

ETBU finishes 5-5. End of story. Distant tiger growls and all. You don't have enough gas in the tank!