I've still got the feeling Mount is going to rip off 8 straight and end the regular season 8-2. The big concern would be that they need some help to parlay that into a playoff appearance, as Heidelberg needs 2 loses for Mount to win the OAC in that scenario. And given the fact ONU has been all over the place recently, and that BW will always find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, that could be a tall order.

Mount hasn't lost back to back games since 77.....BW won the championship in 78..... I swear if Mount screwed up the timeline and BW wins the Stagg next year, I'm going to be officially mad

Quote from: Dr. Acula on August 10, 2026, 06:16:45 PMI hope to all that is holy Dartt wouldn't give BW the satisfaction.  I'm with you, I think he goes with ONU.  That's not a stretch.  ONU may well be better than BW anyway.

p.s. don't tell our friends in UH, but it's a little depressing debating BW or ONU at #2 in the OAC while JCU is atop the NCAC preseason poll. 

Awwww you miss us! 

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Quote from: BillyRayJimBob on December 20, 2025, 06:44:04 PMNot to directly quote the idea of my D3fanboy buddy, from an earlier post: John Carroll, today ... "Woof."

How did Mount Union lose to this John Carroll team?

Good question.  They would be probably the 3rd/4th best team in the CCIW with WashU.

I'll compare John Carroll's game on Saturday to the Battle of Fredericksburg (because I'm a nerd lol)
It could have truly been a resounding success.....up until it clearly wasn't and it turned into something very ugly

I'm interested to see how this Stagg Bowl will play out. Knee jerk reaction is based on results, John Carroll, Mount Union, and Wheaton are all probably more or less within a certain variance of each other, but North Central is (on paper) leaps and bounds ahead of the pack

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Quote from: D3fanboy on December 19, 2025, 03:24:16 PMGreat season for JCU, but unfortunately for the Streaks, the Cardinals aren't coached by a nepo-baby in over his head.

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Mount Union's coach, AKA he who shall not be named

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Quote from: uvmcatamount14 on December 06, 2025, 10:53:08 PMIt is the OAC. Beating up on Wilma, Cap, Musky, et al. means squat. D3's Big Game James. Little F Geoff.

No one in D3 fears playing  the Purple Raiders anymore.

This is patently untrue. While their mystique has lost its luster with NCC's ascension, 99% of teams are intimidated by both Mount's history and on field talent. Mount is everyone's biggest game of the year (NCC excepted), playoffs included.

Truth is, hegemony is not a thing in D3 like it used to be. The on-field talent has risen across the board, and the game has changed a ton over 20 years. Can't stay on top forever.

you are both wrong and right.  Mount is still the only d3fb program that is nationally known by casual fans, the biggest TV/social media draw, etc and it's not even close.  Of course, the Raiders are 99.9% of teams "Super Bowl".  But now they have confidence that they can win because the Alma's and JCU's of the world have actually won and now Mount struggles for a half or so against the Capital's, Muskie's and Marietta's a couple of times each season.  70-7, 58-0, 63-6 are probably a little more intimidating than 28-21, 35-28, 23-21, etc


imo, the top of D3FB has dropped a bit with the portal and NIL stuff and not having a consistent #2 contender aside of the new power, NCC.  The old MUC-UWW was so great because each team had insane talent, coaching, etc that went on to greater things and they built each other up.  The days of FBS/NFL level talent at the D3 level are probably gone.  The second level teams are now closer to the top level teams. 

I'm sure it's something that Mount fans don't like hearing, but objectively, it's a lot more fun for the rest of us now that Mount isn't the invulnerable machine they used to be

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Quote from: Crawford on December 04, 2025, 04:28:09 PMBluestreak66, any predictions for your big game on Saturday?

At first, I was very worried, but as the week goes on, I'm liking our chances a more.

JCU 27, Mount 24

Remind to delete this tomorrow if things go sideways before the Mount faithful can laugh at my blind optimism lol

Quoting so it can't be deleted.  LOL

Ugh I was afraid someone was going to find it 

I got the margin right at least 

Anyone else about to have a heart attack? Lol

Quote from: Desertraider on December 06, 2025, 10:08:03 AMI was really hoping VK would join Matt at Penn State. We will see.

For today - Mount needs to show up and show out. It is time to open the playbook, blitz from everywhere (bus, concession stand, locker room), and grind JC into the frozen tundra at Kehres stadium! The autumn wind is a RAIDER!!

that sounds like cheating 

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Quote from: Crawford on December 04, 2025, 04:28:09 PMBluestreak66, any predictions for your big game on Saturday?

At first, I was very worried, but as the week goes on, I'm liking our chances a more.

JCU 27, Mount 24

Remind to delete this tomorrow if things go sideways before the Mount faithful can laugh at my blind optimism lol

Quoting so it can't be deleted.  LOL

Ugh I was afraid someone was going to find it 

Quote from: Crawford on December 04, 2025, 04:28:09 PMBluestreak66, any predictions for your big game on Saturday?

At first, I was very worried, but as the week goes on, I'm liking our chances a more.

JCU 27, Mount 24

Remind to delete this tomorrow if things go sideways before the Mount faithful can laugh at my blind optimism lol

Now that we're conference champs in our own right....

Quote from: Crawford on December 03, 2025, 10:42:03 PMThe YouTube channel: The D3 Zone now has the JSU and Depauw playoff highlight uploaded.  Both schools look impressive.

I really can't wait for next season when Wash U joins. Between John Carroll, Wabash, DePauw, and Washington, I feel like the conference is going to be better than ever

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Quote from: bluestreak66 on November 16, 2025, 08:05:08 PMHello Raiders my old friends
I've come to play your team again

Come back to the OAC boards when if you beat Randolph Macon LOL

Fixed that for you. 

LOL I'd be lying if I said I wasn't having nervous flashbacks to the 1st round in 2018

Hello Raiders my old friends
I've come to play your team again