Quote from: bleedpurple on Yesterday at 05:39:33 PM

Quote from: AndrewB on Yesterday at 05:28:21 PMYou put Uselding on Stout, they are a the Top 3 D3 team.  Turnovers just Kill that team.  To lose by a score to both Whitewater and Platteville, just heartbreaking.

The explosiveness and play-making ability of their wide receivers are special. I knew about Evans, Carter, and Maggitt. But this Tumilty kid, #83, went off on Saturday. His explosiveness and change of direction were impressive. That group alone makes Stout-Poly a dangerous team.

They sure are skilled. I wasn't disappointed in the Warhawk D- those guys made some plays.
I also think Jace's clock management at the end of the first half when Stout Poly had the ball was awesome. He called that whole series incredibly well. I felt bad for him w the blocked kick/return because he did everything right to get another score before half.

Quote from: USee on Yesterday at 06:17:45 PMJoey Tumilty is the youngest son of Scott Tumilty who was a legend and 3 sport star at Augustana in the 90s when they were a perennial playoff power. As an Augie RB he ended his career with 3,794 yards rushing on 629 attempts, an average of 6.0 yards per carry. He scored 330 points during his career.

Usee- is that the Tumilty family that had one or two excellent running backs at Naperville Central HS (I believe that's the school)?

Congratulations to UWEC and UWP on big wins. UWW and UWL too.
I had the UWP game on the laptop, finally got to see the QB and playmakers. Uselding is amazingly accurate, even when there is tight coverage. Receivers making plays all over the field, wow. I was surprised with how many yards after contact all the UWP ball carriers got, receivers and running backs. I don't know if it's poor tackling or great running, maybe both. UWRF needed their best players to even have a chance, however, UWP seemed superior across the board.

I caught a bit of the fourth quarter of UWEC. Holy moly, UWEC made UWO look like they cancelled practice all week. 

All right- good stuff by all.
So UWRF v UWP is uncertain due to potential injuries to the Falcons. I've not seen UWP play this year but have watched UWRF 2-3 times. If UWP offense can play against upper tier WIAC as they have other teams- I think the Falcons are in trouble.

UWW's D has a great opportunity to show just how good they are vs. any style of offense.

Hey Bleed & Co and Andrew, where are your picks.
You're messing with my Friday ritual.

Quote from: AndrewB on October 14, 2026, 04:16:51 AM

Quote from: Patrick Coleman on October 13, 2026, 11:36:05 AMAgreed -- and in fact, there are other schools outside the WIAC that also have great facilities.

Hi Pat

Have either you or Greg written an article ranking the best facilities in D3.  Like Greg just did with his best conference article.

That would be an interesting read. I imagine the criteria would need to be clear- or maybe multiple categories.

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Quote from: WIACer on October 10, 2026, 08:47:34 PMWatched UWO vs UWRF. Ashiro is good. Solid, athletic, tough to bring down and extends plays. Uwrf d looked a little less in attack mode. He made some big plays big throws. Uwrf d ok. Gave up some big plays. Injuries?? Uwrf O. Basic. Lot of qb runs. Qb change gave them a win. Otherwise problem is everyone in stands knows they are running or throwing. Assuming osh does too. Looks like a number of years ago when head coach was o coordinator. They are going to have to improve that. Even the o players look confused and not sure. National champs gonna need to improve. UWO. Is knocking someone off. Uwp, uww. One

I'm confused and must be missing something.  Doesn't everyone in the stands know that the offense is either going to run or pass regardless of whether they've changed quarterbacks? 

Sure of course, we all know they are going to run or pass. The offense looks predictable. Not a good sign for any offense.

I think the word "when" would be helpful. You all know when it's going to be a run play and when it's going to be a pass play.

I am surprised w how many QB runs UWRF calls. I assumed w Blaha gone they'd go a bit more traditional.

WIACer- I think you may be right about UWO knocking somebody off. That QB is a stud.

Wow, two consecutive games with 1st and goal, goal-line stands. Amazing performance again by the defense.

I'm assuming Cole's start at QB wasn't injury related. He threw for 220 and Novotny ran for 115, impressive stats. I hope Novotny stays at UWW as he will be even more damaging to the WIAC opponents as he gets experience.

What a contrast in offensive styles depending on the QB.

Congratulations on a big win. 

Bleed- your point about the backup RB is right on. I'm not saying every QB run should have been a play for Tommy. UWW absolutely needs to be protective of the kid- and that's where the next RB in line should get the carries.

Klinkner has had some good passing games so I believe he has the ability. In the losses to UWRF and UWL last year, and last week's game vs. UWRF, it seems the OC gets highly conservative and calls the safest of plays, including a lot of swing pass/wide receiver screens that don't move the ball forward.

In general I'm not a fan of pass plays thrown at or behind the line of scrimmage especially if you have a running game getting positive yards. The beloved Bears had a series last week where they were pounding the run down the field and they get into or close to the red zone with a first and ten. They throw a wide receiver screen that gets blown up at the line and now face second and 10. I get the idea of making the D line run to tire them out, but at the same time it didn't look like the D had any chance of stopping three running plays in a row. Now, if they can run an effective slant route, that's a different story. .

Quote from: Patrick Coleman on October 07, 2026, 10:46:52 AM

Quote from: emma17 on October 07, 2026, 10:19:47 AM

Quote from: AndrewB on October 06, 2026, 06:14:40 PM

Quote from: emma17 on October 06, 2026, 04:58:31 PMPart of last year's box score vs. UWL. Unfortunately, I see a pattern that has not changed. 16 completions for 79 yards- yeouch!


https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2025/boxscores/20251004_6sus.xml?view=boxscore

Kyle Hass was worse.  Zero touchdowns and 3 interceptions.  The only offensive touchdown they scored was with the backup quarterback.

Even more reason to wonder what's going on w the UWW offense.
Klinkner had 17 carries for 34 yards. Imagine that. 2 yards a carry and you keep calling his number.

It's 14 carries for 40 yards once you eliminate the sacks, which are deducted from rushing offense in college football. Not a tremendous difference but more accurate.

Right- thank you. I was going to mention sack yardage/or busted pass plays that become a short run, but the gist remains the same.
There is an opportunity cost the offense is losing out on. A truly simple question the OC should ask himself- do we put more pressure on the D handing the ball to a running back 14 more times- or having our QB run it 14 times.

Quote from: AndrewB on October 06, 2026, 06:14:40 PM

Quote from: emma17 on October 06, 2026, 04:58:31 PMPart of last year's box score vs. UWL. Unfortunately, I see a pattern that has not changed. 16 completions for 79 yards- yeouch!


https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2025/boxscores/20251004_6sus.xml?view=boxscore

Kyle Hass was worse.  Zero touchdowns and 3 interceptions.  The only offensive touchdown they scored was with the backup quarterback.

Even more reason to wonder what's going on w the UWW offense.
Klinkner had 17 carries for 34 yards. Imagine that. 2 yards a carry and you keep calling his number.
I think that's the game he tried to punt and was too close to the line of scrimmage- blocked.

Part of last year's box score vs. UWL. Unfortunately, I see a pattern that has not changed. 16 completions for 79 yards- yeouch!


https://www.d3football.com/seasons/2025/boxscores/20251004_6sus.xml?view=boxscore

Quote from: bleedpurple on October 06, 2026, 03:07:55 PM

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Quote from: bleedpurple on October 05, 2026, 11:16:35 PM

Quote from: emma17 on October 05, 2026, 12:44:28 PMBleed, I hope your opinion and others about the greatness of UWRF's defense holds true. I think the jury is still out as to how they match up w a high level, balanced offense.

I don't know the passing numbers match up w your idea the UWW staff was playing it safe. Klinkner had 25 pass attempts, by my count 15 were in the second half.

I agree the staff likely played it safe by having him run the ball straight up the middle for a yard or two. Whether that is wisdom is another question. My idea of playing it safe is pretty simple. Hand the ball off to guys that play the position of running back. They too will get stuffed every now and then, but as we saw, the good ones (even the average ones), will break off for runs longer than a yard or two.

I really hoped the OC had learned his lesson in last year's game at UWRF when Klinkner handed the ball off to a running back a whopping three times in the entire first half.

UWL will be up for the challenge.

I don't disagree with your philosophy of handing off to the running back. By playing it safe, I actually meant the type of passing game we employed. Many of those passes were "rolling pockets", moving away from the River Falls pressure. I may be wrong, but it felt like we were just trying to connect on short comeback routes with Justin on the run. If it wasn't there, throw it out of bounds and live for another day. Again, I could be misreading our intent, but I know that's not the passing offense we will employ all year. I think Justin has improved as a drop back passer and I believe we will be much more standard and balanced against most defenses. It was also a tough game to be without Brooks. This is a "Next man up" sport,but he has been a clutch option in crucial situations for us over the past year.

At the end of the day, I default to my original point. I don't think anyone in the program feels like the passing game was good enough on Saturday. I just have more hope than some because I truly do think the RF defense is loaded. Time will tell.

Any thoughts on a Brooks return?

My only thought is that La Crosse better prepare for him....or not. lol

Ha. As Pat said on the podcast- the Blanchard treatment (or something to that effect).

Quote from: badgerwarhawk on October 05, 2026, 03:03:48 PM

Quote from: emma17 on October 05, 2026, 12:44:28 PMUWL will be up for the challenge.

So will UWW.

Agreed- both teams will be fired up for the game.
What I mean is I believe UWL, based on scouting UWW, will focus even more intently on stopping the run and forcing Klinkner to throw the ball. I didn't see much of anything from UWW receivers vs. UWRF. Maybe Brooks is the difference maker at receiver that some believe he is.
I was able to attend the game v UWL last year- it was hard to watch that second half.