FB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[D3fanboy]

I think D3fanboy is likely correct that the WIAC doesn't have a team that would knock off either of the big two. However, I don't think there is a "dramatic drop off", depending on how he defines it. When I think of a dramatic drop off, I associate it with a blow out type of game if they matched up. Thinking of UWW vs either of the big two, I think the Warhawks have a defense that keeps the game close. UWW does not have the offensive weapons of the big two, but they could slow the game down with a ball control offense.
I don't know what to think about UWL- other than they are a tough, gritty team. UWW did almost nothing offensively to test UWL.
In thinking about the UWO-NCC game result, there was no game film for UWO to watch since it was NCC's first game, with many new players. I'm not suggesting UWO would have won, just that it's reasonable to assume they would have been better prepared for what NCC brought.   

I think that there are two teams that can win a national title, Mount and NCC.  Then I think that there are 10 or so teams that could make it to the semis.  I don't see much difference between #3 JHU and #14 UW-RF.  Could any of those teams knock off Mount or NCC in one game? Sure, but it would take a fantastic performance and a bit of a downer from the favorite.  I think that the top 2 teams beat all of those others 8 or 9 times out of 10.

[USee]

Emma, I hear you on UWO/NCC on not having a film. But NCC's playbook is almost exactly the same. The people are different but their run scheme (which is 70% of their offense) is the same as it's been under Coach Spencer. And the pass concepts are also the same. Their defense hasn't changed and many of the people are the same from a year ago. The biggest change for NCC isn't scheme, its that their defense is playing at a dominating level where most of their Stagg Bowl teams have had dominant offense (OL and 3 Gagliardi players) and good defense. As D3FB has said, I think UWO loses by that margin 9 out of 10 times against NCC.