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[ADL70]

Martin

For the most part I concur with your assessment.  But the difficulty with predicting D3 is that you have to be pretty close to each program to have insight into injuries.  Accurate info is just not that easy to come by.  Case (NPI) in point, CWRU's OL is banged up and the status of Zagorski and Jeffries is unknown to me.  The makeshift line did OK in the second half at Denison, but gave up 3 sacks in the half and Whalen escaped quite a few opportunities.  To me the keys to the game will be the OL and whether the D can thwart Kenyon's O again this year.

Mirando was reported by the broadcasters to still suffer from last year's injury.  That must give Whalen an advantage.  Whalen has shown the poise one would expect from a HS playoff tested QB,  Befitting D3 values, Mirando transferred for the academics at least as much or more for the football (one report had him winning the QB job at Valpo, before he got into CWRU).  Whalen's presence and performance will allow even more time for healing, unless of course Whalen goes down (see OL discussion above).  Third QB who warmed up at Denison (#13) isn't even listed on the roster (at lest not by that number).  There are a few others on the roster who played QB in hs, but are playing other postions.

[79jaybird]

FYI, for those of you who are not going to Elmhurst's Langhorst Field tomorrow.  The Elmhurst/Chicago game will be broadcast on 88.7FM and on www.wrse.com  I would say you have a better reception listening on the website.  Hope you all can hear the game if you aren't going to make it in person.

[BDTartan]

Martin - It didn't really bother me, and I should have left it be, but I just figured that people would have more to say during the season.  By the way, CMU 33  Westminster 6

Robert Gimson had his second straight 100 plus yd. game for CMU.  As I said before, CMU looks much better overall this year.  Next week will probably be a better gage for them when Franklin & Marshall goes to CMU.  I was impressed today.  This CMU team doesn't care what situation they seem to be in they just get it done on both sides of the ball period.  Special teams has been huge as well.

Any other results?

[ADL70]

CWRU 43  Kenyon 13 (was a shut out till the backups got in) [the injuries continue...from CWRU's experience I'm not sure the claims of the safety of the infill turf are well founded]

Wheaton  48   WUStL  7
Elmhurst  23  Chicago  10

CWRU and CMU get their first challenges next week.  CWRU's is a sterner test.

[79jaybird]

Even though Chicago lost the game 23-10 at Elmhurst, I thought the Maroons played a very good game and are a very good team.
Nick Schey had a pretty good afternoon running the ball and Mike Albian had their lone TD and a strong day receiving.
The UC/EC rivalry has developed into a nice neighborhood battle and I'm happy to see that these two schools will be playing each other through 2009.

[scotty]

well...with the Baird Brothers Trophy up for grabs on Saturday, this board will be rocking...Wooster vs CWRU...let the trash talking begin  ...here's 1 to get started...Wooster player..."i've got a 3.8 GPA buddy..." CWRU player..."yeah right but i bet it's not in a double major..."...it gets downright nasty out there...

[ADL70]

Good one on the reparte' Scotty I'll K+ you for that!!!

My take ... a full healthy CWRU squad would give COW a game.  With the injuries, I fear a 2 td loss.

The makeshift OL opened some holes for the RBs v Kenyon.  Jefferies returned, but Nick Spring (Fr LT starter didn't ...torn meniscus.  Could return late in season if he had arthroscopy).  Now the D is going down; lost Decesare as an excessive celebration penalty (after 3rd safety in 2 games set up by Calderone punt).  Then on ensuing kick Scott Madden apparently went down on knee on the return.  Not to be outdone on O, Whalen was slow getting up after being hit going over the goal line at the pylon at the end of an eleven yard TD run in which he totally reversed his field (ran 50-60 yds).  That was at the 9:20 mark of the 3rd Q and he did not return (29-0 at that point).  Hopefully it was the proverbial "wind knocked out of him."

Mirando mopped up, mostly handing the ball off.  He was 2-3 with a TD.

As I stated earlier, even though it's a small sample, I'm not convinced of the better safety of the infill turf based on the CWRU experience the last two years.

Factoid:  This week is CWRU's only game not on the new-style turf.  Helps to have six home games.  When will COW enter the 21st century?

LET'S GO FIGHT FOR THE FISH!!!!

[scotty]

in all seriousness, without the injuries last year, CWRU would have won...good things happening downtown...

[ADL70]

Thanx for the props.  Delayed K+  But "Downtown" is the Tribe and Brownies (Clowns).  CWRU is University Circle.

[scotty]

i live in Indiana now...downtown is anywhere with glass and over 3 stories...btw, what a beautiful housing complex around the field...wish my kids were more nerdy lol...

[ADL70]

Tom Brew is 8th in D3 in sacks and 10th in TFL.  Wethington is right behind in TFL @11th.

[scotty]

cwru70, here's one for the ages...Ghoulardi aka Ernie Anderson...a ground swell is developing on the Indiana Gridiron Digest, high school football web site...brings back great memories...

[scotty]

and btw, why do you have 2x the karma that i have with the same number of posts...

[ADL70]

Look out for Ming the Merciless!!!

But how does Indiana know?

As for k...perhaps self examination is in order.  Karma shouldn't be asked for.  IMHO

Seriously I think I earned much as a voice crying in the UAA wilderness and some for my defense of Kenyon.

[scotty]

Turn Blue...i admit, i am a Karma slut...