Full replay available if anyone besides me wants to take a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAFHq0y4V70

Quote from: BennieDad on January 07, 2026, 07:36:47 AMI hesitate to share this because it's out and out bragging, but I finished 5th out of 383 entrants in the D3 Bracket Challenge on the strength of picking UWRF to win the championship. I believe that Art was among the leaders for a several rounds but made the mistake of picking Bethel to go all the way. (I was done in by the Christopher Newport quadrant.)

I don't post here much because my football experience is limited to playing one year in 8th grade, and my MIAC connections are getting a Master's from Hamline and paying the tuition for our daughter to attend St. Ben's. However, I think I was influenced by the wisdom and insights I gleaned from this board when making my bracket picks, so thanks folks.

Nobody was more surprised than me about how well I was doing - but I stayed quiet about it because I had picked the Royals to go all the way - and I kind of knew they didn't have quite enough horses to go all the way - but I stuck with them through thick and thin.

Wheaton was the big mover, rising up 12 places after their performance in the finals...

Final Top 25 is out - BU at 4th, St. John's at 11th

Bethel's record of 12 - 1, is statistically the second best behind numbers one and two at 14 - 1.

https://www.d3football.com/top25/2025/final

Highlights for those that couldn't see the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqpNN9GcJ4I

Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzRYUI1EGGQ

Woot - UWRF wins!

Merry Christmas to all!

If I counted correctly, there are 8 MIAC players named to the D3 All-American squads - St. John's 4, Bethel 3, Concordia Moorhead 1.

Just watched both semi-finals highlights on YouTube - Hopkins is definitely #3 at the end of the year. I think BU is in the running for #4 - we'll have to wait to see what the voters think.

I ended up not going to the game. Instead my wife and I volunteered with the Salvation Army this morning and early afternoon handing out free books to families at their annual gift giving event. Have been keeping an eye on the score on my phone - now at home on the old 'puter and see Hopkins is making it a game. Sorry to hear Blaha got nicked.   

So, anyone here on the board planning to go over to River Falls to see the game next weekend? I'm thinking about it. Perhaps we can have a section of MIAC-ers cheering together? I'd love to put faces to the names on here if possible.

Congrats on Podcast #400! I couldn't tell because of editing, but it was made to sound like Greg didn't catch the line from Mary Poppins about one of your favorite things - but it made me chuckle.

Looking forward to many more...

Dang - from the comments, perhaps some controversy near the end of the first half? All I knew was that it took forever for the play by play to refresh. I wondered if somebody had gotten hurt and they stopped play.

It was a great ride - no need to hang heads.

Just took a look over on the CCIW and WIAC boards - lots of good analysis on the games tomorrow.

Throwing down the gauntlet here to see if Pat and crew can whip up some new words to this tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2suygUJeQrE

The weather is looking frightful - but hoping the outcome is delightful - for BU. Go Bethel!

Quote from: USee on December 12, 2025, 11:37:36 AMI'll be shocked if this is a track meet. JP Sullivan is the most unblockable Defensive player in the country and Bethel is gonna struggle with him like everybody else. Against Wheaton we got shut out and ran for -2 yds. That's almost exclusively because of JP Sullivan. On the other hand, I think Bethel is well suited to stymie the NCC offense and if they win it's a low scoring affair. Conant and Williams are playmakers. If NCC scores 30 I don't think Bethel has a chance. But I have been wrong many times before.....

I'm with USee in this regard - this looks more of a slug-fest than a track meet to me - not that we won't see some aerial play. If either team gets up by two scores, it'll be all over. Another really good game where last possession may determine the outcome.