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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.

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Quote from: Mitch Hall on October 06, 2026, 05:29:15 PMEagles' defense must improve if they are to beat WW.

They should be fine.  Just like last year they probably give up between 17-21 points in this game. 
They gave up 24 @ St John's
They gave up 28 at home vs Hardin Simmons
They gave up 31 @ Oshkosh against who I believe is the best quarterback in D3.  There's a reason he was recruited by GVS.
Windy conditions and the first road test of the year for Whitewater.
Low scoring very close game.

Oh come on now. You think Oshkosh's QB is the best QB in D3?

And he committed to Ferris State before transferring to NCC and now has landed in Oshkosh.

I should have know that he went to Ferris State.  I was just Lazy.

And Yes
Demir Ashiru IS the most dangerous and most talented quarterback in D3.  If you run for over 200 yards and pass for over 200 yards.  You are an ELITE TALENT. 

Sure. Talented QB. Not the best in D3. And one week doesn't anoint you the best QB in D3. 

Do it against UWRF and UWW and we'll talk.

Quote from: AndrewB on October 06, 2026, 05:53:29 PM

Quote from: Mitch Hall on October 06, 2026, 05:29:15 PMEagles' defense must improve if they are to beat WW.

They should be fine.  Just like last year they probably give up between 17-21 points in this game. 
They gave up 24 @ St John's
They gave up 28 at home vs Hardin Simmons
They gave up 31 @ Oshkosh against who I believe is the best quarterback in D3.  There's a reason he was recruited by GVS.
Windy conditions and the first road test of the year for Whitewater.
Low scoring very close game.

Oh come on now. You think Oshkosh's QB is the best QB in D3?

And he committed to Ferris State before transferring to NCC and now has landed in Oshkosh.

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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?

Thankfully, I don't think Klinkner sees another defense as good as UWRF until the playoffs, so he has time to get things right. Or they can make a change. Clearly we can run the ball. If our passing game can even become serviceable, our defense might win us the whole thing.

Quote from: emma17 on September 29, 2026, 10:33:37 AMSome good games in the WIAC this weekend.

Not sure what to make of UWL but this a chance to show the WIAC they are a contender.

I'm still having nightmares of UWRF bombs for touchdowns. I don't think this game will have much of that. Can UWW move the Falcon Dline off the ball?

Looking forward to this weekend.

River Falls looks to be really good, but they're definitely different than last year. I think UWW matches up better with them this year than they did last year. Looking forward to the game for sure.

The question will be can the loser of this game beat UWP to contend for a three way tie for the conference title?

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Quote from: fredfalcon on September 25, 2026, 05:25:42 PMIs WW playing a bunch of pushovers because they couldn't schedule anyone else? Seems like a poor way to prepare for conference play. Their next opponent, Keystone, lost to Southern Virginia, 38 - 14. SV, 73 - 7 losers to RF, is in same conference as Keystone.

Of course, comparative scores may mean nothing.

They are playing pushovers because they WANT TO.  Going on a trip to Scranton Pennsylvania.  To play in front of a crowd of 75 FANS.  To be winning 56-0 at half.  NOTHING WAS GAINED!
They could have tested themselves by playing Grand Valley State the week before.  But why play a D2 school like La Crosse or Stout when you can get a easy and untested win. 
Really looking forward to attending the River Falls game this upcoming weekend. 

La Crosse played Grand Valley State week 3 in 2024. They proceeded to get off to an 0-2 start in the WIAC losing to both Platteville and Oshkosh.

They also played each other in 2021.  After losing to GVS, they won 5 conference games in a row.

You seem to think you've got everything figured out. Maybe you should be Oshkosh's next AD.

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Quote from: ChickenHoops on September 23, 2026, 05:15:07 PMDon't understand the trash talk re: Peter Jennings.  Met him and some of his players a number of years back and I was impressed. If this is all just UW-W bashing him because he left them, then okay.  But it seems rather malicious. 

I'm from Point, where they left FB to die a long time ago. The Oshkosh coach who came over to try and fix it needed to be a coroner.

I got back to Point last week and see they are building a new track facility.  What is that costing the state?  At least FB plays on a common park field shared with other teams.  Anyone know the budget?

Jennings might be a good guy, but he under performed in big games at UWW, and UWO has sunk during his tenure. I was happy to see him go, to be honest.

This is D3 football. Take a pill.

Nah. I'm good.

Also the track project costs $3,870,000. They're fundraising for a lot of it, so I'm not 100% sure how much the state is on the hook for. But that's chump change with regard to the rest of the improvements happening on campus.

Quote from: ChickenHoops on September 23, 2026, 05:15:07 PMDon't understand the trash talk re: Peter Jennings.  Met him and some of his players a number of years back and I was impressed. If this is all just UW-W bashing him because he left them, then okay.  But it seems rather malicious. 

I'm from Point, where they left FB to die a long time ago. The Oshkosh coach who came over to try and fix it needed to be a coroner.

I got back to Point last week and see they are building a new track facility.  What is that costing the state?  At least FB plays on a common park field shared with other teams.  Anyone know the budget?

Jennings might be a good guy, but he under performed in big games at UWW, and UWO has sunk during his tenure. I was happy to see him go, to be honest.

Quote from: AndrewB on September 22, 2026, 10:24:22 PMNow that the non-conference is over, yes I understand that UW-W travels to Keystone, 19-5 is going to be the final results. 
Not great by any means, but could have been worse.
Those 5 loses include:
Linfield over Oshkosh
Hope over Point
Hardin Simmons over La Crosse
St John's over La Crosse
Roosevelt (D2) over Stout

That Linfield lost this past weekend hurts the NPI a bit. 
But on the positive, everyone of these teams in capable of winning their conference.  That would really help the NPI.
Stout threw the ball 80 TIMES this past weekend against Roosevelt.  Can't believe that was the game plan.
Best win was River Fall over Wartburg.  2nd best was Platteville over Springfield. 
Looking forward to conference play.  I plan on going to Whitewater vs River Falls game week 1.  No rooting interest, so just hoping for a well played game.

Pesik was UWW's OC for awhile. Watching the offense those years, I don't know if that guy has plans, so you're probably right on that.

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Quote from: 02 Warhawk on September 18, 2026, 08:25:49 AMMaybe Osh Vegas Palms Resort RV park will soon sponsor a D3 bowl game so Oshkosh can participate.

And yes, that place is all too real. Pass it every time you drive up 41.

Quote from: 02 Warhawk on September 18, 2026, 08:25:49 AMMaybe Osh Vegas Palms Resort RV park will soon sponsor a D3 bowl game so Oshkosh can participate.

And yes, that place is all too real. Pass it every time you drive up 41.

That's got to be a Swingin' place. I'm in.

I've been to Whitewater.  A RV park would be a much need improvement. 
Whitewater is the kind of place you put a prison.  A cultural event is a tractor pull.  They call Janesville "the big city".

First off, the period goes inside the quotation mark. But you might not know that if you went to Oshkosh.

No one in Whitewater calls Janesville "the big city." They just call it Janesville. This isn't 1930.

They doubled down on it with Pesik.

The 2019 team that got to the Stagg Bowl almost had too much talent for Petey to mess it up. But you're right. Between Shields, Jennings and Pesik, our offense just has under-performed and been under-prepared for years now. Even with high level talent.

Maybe they've got it figured out now...

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Quote from: 02 Warhawk on September 16, 2026, 10:30:41 AMJace never finish under .500 in conference play after inheriting a winning team.

Never seen a troll who's concerned himself with UWW so much as this dude. Must be exhausting having UWW running circles in your head all day.

It's actually a compliment to us. Never change.

The standard now is 4-3 in conference play?
I remember when it was a conference championship and multiple playoff wins.
Times have changed.

Oshkosh hasn't beaten Whitewater since 2019. And then Whitewater went to the Stagg Bowl. You're 2-8 in your last ten games against Whitewater.

Oshkosh had its day. Cerroni is gone. He's coaching with Lance in Kansas, which I'm sure you just love, too.

Until they hire someone other than Jennings, don't expect a turnaround.

2025 Season against playoff teams:
In conference & playoff results
UW-WHITEWATER 1-3
UW-OSHKOSH 1-3

And you can't stop beating your chest for these results?

One of Whitewater's losses was IN the playoffs.

Oshkosh hasn't made the playoffs since 2019.

Distinctions like that matter.

Quote from: AndrewB on September 16, 2026, 02:19:28 PM

Quote from: 02 Warhawk on September 16, 2026, 10:30:41 AMJace never finish under .500 in conference play after inheriting a winning team.

Never seen a troll who's concerned himself with UWW so much as this dude. Must be exhausting having UWW running circles in your head all day.

It's actually a compliment to us. Never change.

The standard now is 4-3 in conference play?
I remember when it was a conference championship and multiple playoff wins.
Times have changed.

Oshkosh hasn't beaten Whitewater since 2019. And then Whitewater went to the Stagg Bowl. You're 2-8 in your last ten games against Whitewater.

Oshkosh had its day. Cerroni is gone. He's coaching with Lance in Kansas, which I'm sure you just love, too.

Until they hire someone other than Jennings, don't expect a turnaround.

Quote from: 02 Warhawk on September 16, 2026, 10:30:41 AMJace never finish under .500 in conference play after inheriting a winning team.

Never seen a troll who's concerned himself with UWW so much as this dude. Must be exhausting having UWW running circles in your head all day.

It's actually a compliment to us. Never change.

UW0's drop off after hiring Petey should be studied.

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Quote from: colinsteinke on September 15, 2026, 05:29:42 PMI notice you're suspiciously quiet about your alma mater...not confident PeteyBananas can get you over the hump?

It was a big win against Alma.  Great week to catch Coe.  Right after a physical loss to UW-RF.  The offensive should get better every week.  They just don't get the fan support because of the crappy stadium location.

But show Coach Rindahl this:
https://www.d3boards.com/index.php?topic=9752.0

You have a weirdly selective memory. In recent years they've played John Carroll and UMHB in non conference play, and traditionally, some of the WIAC schools have had trouble getting teams to be willing to play them.

You seem to be really hung up on Jace...are you just upset that UW0 hired PeteyBananas because they knew they wanted Jace to be the coach whenever Bullis decided to move on? Or what's the deal here?

I'm sure UWW would love to play UMU in non-conference if it makes sense, but do you think UMU is going to want to play a WIAC school for that game, when winning is at such a premium now for at-large bids?