FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[NCC2010]

Interesting sequence with regards to clearing the snow in Waverly. I should start by saying I was watching 3-4 games and Wartburg was by far the best at clearing snow. They had an army and some big heavy equipment. NCC was at the other end of that spectrum.

Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped try to keep the field clear, but in the first half NCC's field looked significantly worse than any of the other fields I saw.

The Hope/UWL first half was probably the second-worst in terms of conditions and contributed to the 0–0 halftime score. UWL's starting QB is back and healthy, which makes for a very tough third-round matchup in Naperville this coming weekend. UWL's front seven will be the best NCC has faced thus far and a real test for this offensive line.

If McNeal is unable to play again, I think this game will be much closer than Logan or Massey currently have it lined.

Congrats to Wheaton on the big W and hope both CCIW teams can continue their winning ways this weekend

[JCUStreaks70]

DePauw strikes me as very similar to Wartburg. A great rush D, that hasn't faced an offense that is the combo of balanced and as good up front as Wheaton is. Wartburg's offense scored 17 (at "vaunted" Walton-Hoover) against a Coe squad that other Top 10 teams laid 50 on. They just weren't going to keep pace offensively and needed a defensive score and Wheaton with some redzone TO's. Better weather would have only helped Wheaton IMO.

DePauw run D was the perfect poison for UWW, who is totally one dimensional. Good neutralizing good. But Wheaton's best weapon is their passing efficiency and a mobile QB. That's what will open up the run game for them against DePauw. That and the weather can't be anything but better Saturday, which will only make the passing attack that much more potent.

JCU says hi. lol, sorry couldn't resist. But as a team, JCU averages almost 200 on the ground, and 263 through the air per game. Against DePauw, the numbers shifted to 72 rushing and 292 passing