FB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[Joe Wally]

Merry Christmas, Fellas!

[Raider 68]

What does Wiitenberg have returning vs. Wabash? The conference winner
will no doubt come from these two teams!

Any word on what school joins the NCAC in 2010 if that happens?

[short]

I for one expect Allegheny to have very nice team next season.

Here are the key returns for Wabash
WR Lemond 2x 1st team all NCAC
WR/RS Chamblee 1st team all NCAC
LB Gum 2nd team all NCAC
DB Martin

Here are the Key Returns for Witt
DL Vallery NCAC and D3 Player of the Year
LB McKinley 2x 1st team All NCAC
DL Kattoua 1st team All NCAC
LB Hurtt 1st team All NCAC
RB Weber 1st team All NCAC
OL Block 1st team All NCAC
P Cochran 1st team All NCAC
QB Huffman 5th year?

I also think you will see OWU put up a better showing in2010.

[Raider 68]

I for one expect Allegheny to have very nice team next season.

Here are the key returns for Wabash
WR Lemond 2x 1st team all NCAC
WR/RS Chamblee 1st team all NCAC
LB Gum 2nd team all NCAC
DB Martin

Here are the Key Returns for Witt
DL Vallery NCAC and D3 Player of the Year
LB McKinley 2x 1st team All NCAC
DL Kattoua 1st team All NCAC
LB Hurtt 1st team All NCAC
RB Weber 1st team All NCAC
OL Block 1st team All NCAC
P Cochran 1st team All NCAC
QB Huffman 5th year?

I also think you will see OWU put up a better showing in2010.

Short,

Thanks for the post, looks like Witt will be the team to beat in 2010!

[wally_wabash]

Depends on what Huffman does.  I have a hard time believing that he won't come back, but you never know.  With Huffman, Wabash will go to Springfield next November as a regular season underdog for the first time in a looong time.  You'd probably have to go back to 2004 to find the last time Wabash played a regular season game that they wouldn't have been favored in.  Without Huffman, it's much closer.  The QB that Witt wanted to be a successor to Huffman wears a Wabash uniform.  Even without Huffman though, Witt would probably be a slight favorite given the home field advantage and the number of guys back on that defense.  The game changes a bunch if Witt replaces a fifth year senior QB with somebody who has negligible experience. 

[D3_DPUFan]

The game changes a bunch if Witt replaces a fifth year senior QB with somebody who has negligible experience. 

But it's no big deal if Wabash replaces a senior QB with negligible experience, right? 

[wally_wabash]

The game changes a bunch if Witt replaces a fifth year senior QB with somebody who has negligible experience. 

But it's no big deal if Wabash replaces a senior QB with negligible experience, right? 

Of course it is...the point is that it's a push if both teams are replacing senior QBs.  Don't read what isn't there. 

[D3_DPUFan]

Of course it is...the point is that it's a push if both teams are replacing senior QBs.  Don't read what isn't there.   
 

With what Witt apparently has coming back you call that a push? 

[wally_wabash]

At qb, yes.  Maybe even advantage Wabash...given that Witt wanted Wabash's next QB for themeselves.  Badly. 

But, again, you choose to read only what you want and then stir the pot with it.  Read on...

Even without Huffman though, Witt would probably be a slight favorite given the home field advantage and the number of guys back on that defense. 

Already covered it, ace.  Shouldn't you be worried about where your next QB is coming from?  Or who is going to be available to step in and coach when your HC bails in August? 

[BashDad]

Belton's thrashing of Woo was hardly "negligible experience." 

[DPU3619]

Already covered it, ace.  Shouldn't you be worried about where your next QB is coming from?  Or who is going to be available to step in and coach when your HC bails in August? 

If we're going to get chippy, let's at least get our facts right.

"Or who is going to be available when your coach gets fired in August."  Neither Rogers nor Walker bailed.  They got canned.  Come on now... a little decency goes a long way here....

[nike]

Why do you say OWU should be better next year?  Have a close relative looking at OWU and Wooster right now.  At least he has visited both.  Loves Selby Field, but that is about it. The players there did not excite him nor the coaches.  Enjoyed Wooster's visit much better and still is going to visit Witt and a couple D2 schools.  I am biased towards Wooster, which he knows, but we shall see.
So what is up at OWU?

[old wabash]

Already covered it, ace.  Shouldn't you be worried about where your next QB is coming from?  Or who is going to be available to step in and coach when your HC bails in August? 

If we're going to get chippy, let's at least get our facts right.

"Or who is going to be available when your coach gets fired in August."  Neither Rogers nor Walker bailed.  They got canned.  Come on now... a little decency goes a long way here....

i thought walker resigned.
did i miss something?
not being chippy, just curious given the lack of info... still!

[wally_wabash]

Already covered it, ace.  Shouldn't you be worried about where your next QB is coming from?  Or who is going to be available to step in and coach when your HC bails in August? 

If we're going to get chippy, let's at least get our facts right.

"Or who is going to be available when your coach gets fired in August."  Neither Rogers nor Walker bailed.  They got canned.  Come on now... a little decency goes a long way here....

i thought walker resigned.
did i miss something?
not being chippy, just curious given the lack of info... still!

Officially, per the press release, he resigned.  But I think we can all read between the lines on this one.

Why do you say OWU should be better next year?  Have a close relative looking at OWU and Wooster right now.  At least he has visited both.  Loves Selby Field, but that is about it. The players there did not excite him nor the coaches.  Enjoyed Wooster's visit much better and still is going to visit Witt and a couple D2 schools.  I am biased towards Wooster, which he knows, but we shall see.
So what is up at OWU?

Selby rules.  I'm looking forward to getting back over there next September.  I wish I could be as optimistic about OWU as short is.  They won five games over the last two years...years in which Wabash wasn't on their schedule.  Now they pick up Wabash again in lieu of Earlham (who they did beat last season).  They also lose CWRU and pick up Chicago which helps OWU, but Chicago won't be a gimme for the Bishops next year.  OWU starts @Denison, @Witt, vs. Wabash, vs. Wooster, @Chicago, vs. CMU, bye, @ Allegheny.  Is there more than one win available for OWU before Halloween?  If they don't get over on Denison in week 1, I don't know if there is.  OWU is long overdue for a fresh approach...unfortunately they seem to be the last to realize it. 

[short]

With the the end of a Decade quickly approaching I made up an ALL DECADE NCAC Team.  Every Senior Class is represented however I only have 1 member from both 2000 and 2001.  Mostly because they only had one or two seasons to play in this Decade.  The 2002 class is represented the best with 5 members in my all NCAC team.  

Offensive Player of the Decade:  Tony Sutton Wooster 2004

Defensive Player of the Decade: Adrian Pynenberg Wabash 2007

1st Team Offense
QB: Jake Knott Wabash 02
RB: Tony Sutton Wooster 04
RB: Tristan Murray Witt 06
WR: Kody LeMond Wabash 10
WR: Mike Aljancie Witt 01
TE: Ryan Short Wabash 02
OL: Rick Drushal Wooster 06
OL: Brad Kassner Witt 04
OL: Chad Thompson Witt 03
OL: Yancy Edwards Kenyon 08
C: Bill Andrews Allegheny 00

1st Team Defense
DL Blair Hammer Wabash 03
DL Eddie Vallery Witt 10
DL Jared Lange Wabash 08
DL Cisco Clervoix OWU 05
ILB Adrian Pynenberg Wabash 07
ILB Nat Boulais Wabash 02
OLB Matt DeGrand Wooster 09
OLB Andy Pope Wittenberg 02
DB Kyle Sherman OWU 06
DB Nkck Hajjar Wooster 03
DB John Hauser Witt 02
DB Josh Foster Wabash 05

K- Richie McNally Wooster 04
P- Aaron Polach Allegheny 03
RS- Chris Schubert Oberlin 07

To the guys that have been around the NCAC for the entire Decade please let me know what you think.