Quote from: D3fanboy on Yesterday at 01:17:09 PM

Quote from: #1OacFan on Yesterday at 09:07:12 AMThink about the great players from the 90s and early 2000s. Would those guys turned down an opportunity to play one more game against a team like W&J, Wabash, Washington U, etc?

Yes.  Playing in a meaningless "bowl game" is beneath the Mount Union football program.  Dartt has driven it down faster than anyone could have expected in 6 years, but we are not at the level of celebrating mediocrity...yet

Playing in the Swenson's Bowl would be more embarrassing than 2026 has been so far.  No chance it would happen.

Now, Heidelberg just lose your couple of games and this chat shouldn't even matter

You my friend are the problem at Mount Union, NOT Coach Dartt!

TOUGH TIME CREATES STRONG MEN,
STRONG MEN CREATES EASY TIME.
EASY TIME CREATES WEAK MEN. WEAK MEN CREATES TOUGH TIME!" "MANY WILL NOT UNDERSTAND,
BUT YOU HAVE TO RAISE A WORRIER"

Let the Boys quit or have the worriers battle and play Football.

This type of arrogance is exactly why Mount Union is where they are. Much more so that than Geoff Dartt who is 68-7 (.907) as head Coach. By the way was the offensive coordinator on the 2017 national championship team. Mount Stopped having players that loved football and loved the process. Stopped having people who worked through adversity. Just point the finger blame other people and be focused solely on results. Good luck winning the National championship with that type of mindset.

Quote from: Desertraider on Yesterday at 05:11:25 AMwhy risk injury in a game that no one will know was played?. In ADDITION, Mount prevented no one from being in the playoffs - the selection committee did. Other 9-1 teams were picked, THEY didnt pick Berg, Otters, etc.

Using this rationale, why would anybody even play any game? Sitting out of bowl game at the division 1 level happens because players are trying to make the NFL or nowadays transferring to other FBS programs to make big $. That's not happening at D3. They play because they Love Football! That was also LK question when meeting with recruits. Do you love football?
I did not indicate that Mount didn't pick OAC teams to be in the playoffs. Simply stating the fact that the opportunities were extremely thin for programs that didn't win their conference championship (until 2024). Mount Union has dominated the OAC since the late 80s. Mount has dominated D3, since the early 1990s. Giving good teams an opportunity to play in the postseason is important for the development of the league. If Mount Union doesn't make the playoffs and turns down an opportunity to play in the Hall Of Fame 20 minutes from Campus it's a very bad look! Makes you wonder how much they love the game of football. Which maybe that's where the problem lies. Only recruiting guys who want to win and play on ESPN rather than recruiting guys who truly love football. Think about the great players from the 90s and early 2000s. Would those guys turned down an opportunity to play one more game against a team like W&J, Wabash, Washington U, etc? (I vote to turn in my pads coach... soft! Quit when things don't go your way.)

Gang up on me if you want, but it's a bad look if they turn down the opportunity to play and compete in the post season bowl game. Not fair for the guys on the team that may not get another opportunity to play football. It will add to the downfall or could help them get better with a young team and return the team to glory.

Yes, they blocked them by beating them fair and Square on the football field. The same way they beat nearly every other team in the country Playing D3 football. Only BW, ONU, Heidelberg, JCU, Capital, Marietta, Otterbein, etc. 9-1 teams were being left out the tournament even from the OAC.

The Bowl games, have been a great edition and should be valued as such. It's disappointing to hear OAC fans not supporting these games. Sorry your team isn't as good this year as it has been in the past, but I promise you turning down opportunities to play football will not improve your chances of retaining the players you have, recruiting more high-quality players, or improving the players on your team. But if you wanna be arrogant and walk away from it, then the downfall won't just be a single season problem.

Quote from: D3fanboy on September 28, 2026, 01:20:42 PM

Quote from: #1OacFan on September 28, 2026, 12:59:38 PMNew Flash, the OAC Coaches aren't voting for Mount Union in a 3 way Tie! Get Ready for the Extra Points Bowl.

then Berg needs to lose twice.  Saturday night is the first good opportunity for that. I would hope that Mount declines any bootleg "Bowl" game if we get to that point.

Mount Union Blocked so many other OAC teams from having postseason opportunities for years. It's only been the past two seasons that the playoffs have expanded to capture more than three or four at large teams nationwide. So much work was put into giving the other OAC schools an opportunity for postseason play. I truly hope that Mount Union's arrogance would not keep them from accepting an opportunity to play at the Hall Of Fame against a high ranking school from the PAC or NCAC.

New Flash, the OAC Coaches aren't voting for Mount Union in a 3 way Tie! Get Ready for the Extra Points Bowl.

Might on have 9 more games to play in 2026 if they play like that again. BW and Marietta games will be huge.

Strong start to the season for the OAC last night. Hiring the longtime Marietta assistant coach already looks smart — they knocked off PAC contender Westminster. Now let's see if they can keep it up and make the playoffs.

Quote from: uvmcatamount14 on November 10, 2025, 12:41:25 PMI remember watching the Wartburg at Mount Union semifinal game with my dad a few years ago and Mount got to the 1-yard line for first and goal. I told my dad that Coach Brain Fart is going to have Plunk throw a corner fade and get it picked off. Sure enough. That is exactly what happened.

I emailed the Coach and he clearly had a thin skin about it. If you cannot get one yard in four tries, you are not winning a title. If I knew that play was coming and the Wartburg coaches knew it was coming, who messed up? I will wait. Coach Brain Fart and I have the same number of national championships as a coach. Zero! Mic drop. 

How Many D3 Coaches have more National Championships than Geoff? Answer- Only 1 Brad Spencer

No poll this week?

Quote from: Dr. Acula on October 15, 2025, 08:40:03 AM.

p.s. the other thing that draws them is not shockingly facilities.  Musky's new facility, Witt's indoor facility, etc. are a magnet to at least get the kids to visit campus.

Witt's Football profile has gone down dramatically since opening up their indoor facility (currently 2-4) in fact of the last three weeks they've lost three games. Are they total score of 86-19.

It's 1 loss for Etta, lets not write the obituary yet.  ONU could be bouncing back under Fries. 

Quote from: Dr. Acula on October 01, 2025, 10:47:32 AMYou don't need to remind us of those bad memories, WRMU!!

I looked at the game notes for this week.  Didn't notice much if anything in the way of changes.  For a game like Ott they should maybe give us the 3 deep so we know who everyone is though.

Not so fast my friend, this is a much better Otterbein team than they've been the last few seasons.

Nov 8th Game @ Marietta is going to be the only test left on the Mount Union Schedule. (Assuming they get their Running Back, he left with an Injury early yesterday)

The MIAA or the NCAA should step up, Hope won this game 26-23. Game over.