Quote from: BergAlum2 on October 20, 2026, 04:15:26 PMNot sure how the NPI numbers would work out for getting 2 OAC at large bids.  I know in the D3 podcast a few times logan hansen listed the conferences most likely to get 2 at large teams in, and the OAC has not been mentioned, yet.  Shame there are less at large bids than last year.  Idk if Logan Hansen ever takes a gander here, but curious if it's even mathematically/realistically possible for us to get two in via at large bids.

9-1 BW and 9-1 Berg are very likely in.  8-2 Mount is likely one of the first teams out.  All three could be Pool C teams, but Mount needs Grove City to win and the OAC to win the rest of their HCAC crossovers.  Etta or Muskie pulling off an upset would be pretty sweet for the top 3 OAC teams, even ONU technically

Anderson @ Cap
Muskie @ Franklin
ONU @ Bluffton
Etta @ Mt St Joe

Quote from: BergAlum2 on October 20, 2026, 01:53:37 PMBig weekend for the Berg, two week stretch of ONU and Etta, which both I think have good chances of giving the Berg a second lost.  You Mount fans gotta be Polar Bear fans this weekend.  If the berg wins these two, I dont think Cap or Wilma will be taking us down, giving us hopefully our second playoff bid ever, and closing your chance at least for the OAC title.  Good news for ya'll, is it seems like Heidelberg always falls apart on big games when the season seems to be going well 

Berg getting a 2nd loss makes things easier.  But I am sort of rooting for the Student Princes to win out.  A Mount win vs BW and the 3-way tie at the top probably should get 3 OAC teams into the dance and a 4th playing in the bowl game.  Nearly half of your teams playing postseason football is quite the feather in the cap for the OAC.  9-1 Berg and 9-1 BW are easily in the playoff via NPI.

The 4th place coach will 100% vote for Mount as the Auto Qualifier to get their team into the bowl game.  So, then it's just the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th coaches voting.  All Mount needs is likely 2 of those coaches to vote for the best thing for the conference and the Raiders are playing some joke of conference winner on the road in week 1 of the playoffs and stealing a Pool C bid.

Quote from: Kira & Jaxon's Dad on October 20, 2026, 02:46:18 PMRB Depth Chart:

Starter: Minner
Backup: Bokman

D-A-R-T-T

The Battle of Kevin Burkes has game notes:

https://athletics.mountunion.edu/documents/2026/10/20/2026_Football_Game_Notes_Wilmington.pdf

Wilma lists a starting fullback...hell yea

Quote from: Patrick Coleman on October 19, 2026, 11:54:22 AM

Quote from: D3fanboy on October 19, 2026, 09:57:09 AMIn Minner's defense, he had a 50 yard rush to start the Cap game taken away by a Mount penalty...shocking.  Bokman should 100% be the main guy, but Minner definitely has a place in the Mount offense.  He's shown good hands out of the backfield.  If Mikey is feeling healthier (fingers crossed) and Mount gets back into the RPO game with the QB actually being a running option, Minner will thrive (so will Bo). 

In agreement here -- seems like there is definitely a role for both of these guys in the backfield and having a versatile guy like Minner whom maybe you can motion out into a slot position at times has to be a benefit for an offense.

Love them both in the backfield.  The Raiders need playmakers on offense for sure.  Mount might have one of the top slot WR in the country right now, its the outside WR (X if you will) that Mount needs to find right now.  It's just tough to figure out which 5 skill guys you want to use if we're typically going to roll out 1 TE. 

RB1 Bokman
Z/Y - Ashby (why are we taking him off of the field ever?)
TE

So now you only have two spots left. 

It could be:

Minner and Harris - but then you're losing OP Knox, whose been dynamic

Minner and Knox - tough to use 150 lb Knox on the outside

Harris and Knox, no RB2 - probably going to be the most used option...need Harris to step up



Remove the TE - Minner, Knox & Harris - not bad, OL needs to dominate

Thankfully, I think we're done with the goofy 3 RB sets from week 1 @ Wheaton

Quote from: Dr. Acula on October 18, 2026, 12:19:21 PMLooking at season stats this morning.  Six games in Mount has two guys with more than one sack on the season.  In 2021 Duke Hill topped the team with 5.5 sacks on the season.  We might be lucky to hit that number for the leader this year (Gibson has 3 sacks).  The last four seasons thanks to Brown and Moore they had at least one guy with double digit sacks each season including one year they had three (those two plus Factor).  Mount is ranked 5th in the OAC in scoring defense at 21.5 ppg allowed.
 

I'm in no way advocating to bench Minner, but he's at 4.6 yds/carry and Bokman is at 7.7 yds/carry.  Bo got a lot more touches yesterday than last week so that was a good sign.  Again, not saying tell Minner to grab some bench, but Bokman should be at least getting even split IMO.

IMO, the Mount DL is actually pretty good, with actual depth for the first time in forever.  The problem is that they are all more interior-type linemen than your typical edge, pass rush type.  Teams realize this and are firing up 44 pass attempts per game.  Lack of pressure/lack of negative plays is the defense's biggest problem so far.  No Rossy or Kaleb type on the defense is pretty evident.  That would have been something to look for in the portal, but we're still trying to "figure out how to turn it on"


In Minner's defense, he had a 50 yard rush to start the Cap game taken away by a Mount penalty...shocking.  Bokman should 100% be the main guy, but Minner definitely has a place in the Mount offense.  He's shown good hands out of the backfield.  If Mikey is feeling healthier (fingers crossed) and Mount gets back into the RPO game with the QB actually being a running option, Minner will thrive (so will Bo). 
 

I'm not a mathematician, but one would have to think that Maryville upsetting Trinity would be an unexpected bump to Heidelberg's NPI (and BW's slightly). Rose-Hulman vs Hanover will be a big one next week for the Berg's SOS

Kudos to Grove City for picking up another W. 

a one possession game against Etta is gross enough...but one possession against Capital....

Quote from: MUC 2008 on October 17, 2026, 03:44:48 PMWhat is this youth league football offense?!?!?

#ChampionPlayingNotToLose

Quote from: MUC 2008 on October 17, 2026, 03:39:47 PMThe offense has no interest in getting any better or being more consistent.

the play calling is wild.  Up-tempo but an up the middle run each time.... sometimes with a short swing pass on 2nd and 8.  Punt back to the other team within a couple of minutes. 

the difference between the athletes is insane, but the coaching....holy moly Mount is lacking

cheer up Purple Raiders fans, The Standard only has 8 penalties going into halftime as we cruise along for another record-breaking offensive yardage day

the play-by-play guy saying "The Union" in refence to Mount is somehow better prepared than the Purple Raiders today

what an absolute joke.  but at least we had a great week of practice, and the standard is the standard

I used to think that it'd be fun to make the playoffs and this team could grow and make a run

a FG attempt on 4th and 1....against Capital....