FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[devildog29]

IWU Media Guide

[bluejay4ever]

Congrats to the CCIW players of the week...

http://cciw.org/news/2011/9/6/FB_0906110724.aspx

Good to see some EC love from conference but I want to see them get these awards against conference foes.

[79jaybird]

Elmhurst always loads up on POW honors in non conf. because they have always played creampuffs in the non conf.  (i.e. CUC, Ben, Olivet) teams that only up until recently have been good.  Then the CCIW big guns come around and both the stats and Wins dwindle.

Until EC starts consistently winning the games against the upper eschilon teams of the conference annually,  nobody is going to give them much notice. 

[AndOne]

Coach Thorne's comments about the Cardinals loss to Redlands last weekend. . It sounds like he was especially distressed by the results on the defensive side, particularly pass defense, as evidenced by his comments regarding "feeling the receiver," and "right at the end give him a little push or something."

http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/sports/7505018-419/ncc-finds-mistakes-to-correct-after-opening-loss.html

[formerd3db]

Okay now, 79jaybird, how goes the "new venue"?  I hope well.  If all works well for you and Mr. GS, I'll be seeing you next year in 2012 as Hope starts its series with NP.  Good luck this weekend; wish us the same as we'll need it!

[NCF]

Coach Thorne's comments about the Cardinals loss to Redlands last weekend. . It sounds like he was especially distressed by the results on the defensive side, particularly pass defense, as evidenced by his comments regarding "feeling the receiver," and "right at the end give him a little push or something."

http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/sports/7505018-419/ncc-finds-mistakes-to-correct-after-opening-loss.html

And those were just some of the nicer things he said!

[Always.A.Titan]

Coach Thorne's comments about the Cardinals loss to Redlands last weekend. . It sounds like he was especially distressed by the results on the defensive side, particularly pass defense, as evidenced by his comments regarding "feeling the receiver," and "right at the end give him a little push or something."

http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/sports/7505018-419/ncc-finds-mistakes-to-correct-after-opening-loss.html

And those were just some of the nicer things he said!

Hah. According to some people, football coaches have the cleanest vocabulary ever, especially when they get frustrated due to turnovers and penalties...just ask Brian Kelly and Rex Ryan. 

[NCF]

Coach Thorne's comments about the Cardinals loss to Redlands last weekend. . It sounds like he was especially distressed by the results on the defensive side, particularly pass defense, as evidenced by his comments regarding "feeling the receiver," and "right at the end give him a little push or something."

http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/sports/7505018-419/ncc-finds-mistakes-to-correct-after-opening-loss.html

And those were just some of the nicer things he said!

Hah. According to some people, football coaches have the cleanest vocabulary ever, especially when they get frustrated due to turnovers and penalties...just ask Brian Kelly and Rex Ryan. 

Then somebody forgot to send JT the memo!

[devildog29]

NCC transfer and current Titan Tate Musselman.

[Gregory Sager]

Okay now, 79jaybird, how goes the "new venue"?  I hope well.  If all works well for you and Mr. GS, I'll be seeing you next year in 2012 as Hope starts its series with NP.

NPU is likely to see a steady diet of MIAA teams in future non-conference play, as NPU head coach Scott Pethtel is an Adrian grad and he likes to recruit players from Michiana.

[bluejay4ever]

Elmhurst always loads up on POW honors in non conf. because they have always played creampuffs in the non conf.  (i.e. CUC, Ben, Olivet) teams that only up until recently have been good.  Then the CCIW big guns come around and both the stats and Wins dwindle.

Until EC starts consistently winning the games against the upper eschilon teams of the conference annually,  nobody is going to give them much notice. 

Jaybird, it was not that long ago that we were the creampuffs. If you look at the last 10 years the program has come a long way. I have all the confidence that the next step is going to be taken.

[79jaybird]

Bluejay- When I played at Elmhurst we were a creampuff indeed struggling to get 2-3 wins a year. Then my first 6-7 years calling the EC games on WRSE we were pretty poor too.  The problem at Elmhurst is not the kids playing. It is internal.  We have some pretty good players (i.e. Dallas Till, Greg Rude, Dom Demma, Todd Evans, etc.) but they can only do so much.

[New Tradition]

Bluejay- When I played at Elmhurst we were a creampuff indeed struggling to get 2-3 wins a year. Then my first 6-7 years calling the EC games on WRSE we were pretty poor too.  The problem at Elmhurst is not the kids playing. It is internal.  We have some pretty good players (i.e. Dallas Till, Greg Rude, Dom Demma, Todd Evans, etc.) but they can only do so much.

GBN represent! 

[Mugsy]

Coach Thorne's comments about the Cardinals loss to Redlands last weekend. . It sounds like he was especially distressed by the results on the defensive side, particularly pass defense, as evidenced by his comments regarding "feeling the receiver," and "right at the end give him a little push or something."

http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/sports/7505018-419/ncc-finds-mistakes-to-correct-after-opening-loss.html

And those were just some of the nicer things he said!

What stuck out to me most, other than the crucial, drive sustaining penalities, was the poor tackling that Coach Thorne alluded too.  I didn't see the same crisp tackling that we've seen in past years by NCC defenses.

I'm sure that will likely be addressed very quickly - unfortunately.

[bluejay4ever]

Bluejay- When I played at Elmhurst we were a creampuff indeed struggling to get 2-3 wins a year. Then my first 6-7 years calling the EC games on WRSE we were pretty poor too.  The problem at Elmhurst is not the kids playing. It is internal.  We have some pretty good players (i.e. Dallas Till, Greg Rude, Dom Demma, Todd Evans, etc.) but they can only do so much.

Jaybird, I assume you know who I am by now from my posts. We had many good players. Dom and Todd started to have some success when they were seniors they had decent groups of upper classmen. I believe the issues we had were keeping kids to be upper classmen. I came in with 45 freshmen and graduated with only a handful. I am not going to place blame other then on the kids who promised to commit for 4 years and then did not see their commitments all the way through. I committed for 4 years through good times and bad. No matter what scheme is taught if executed correctly can have success if the players buy in. When we were there, we had too many individuals and not enough team players. I look back at my freshman class and wonder what could have been. We started 10 freshman my freshman year against a good IWU team in a snow storm. We lost 7-0 on a blocked punt if I remember correctly. Dallas was even hurt that game and sat out. No matter what I started 37 straight games for the bluejays. I gave my blood, sweat, and tears for EC, Coach Krohn, and the rest of the staff and still when I look back the only regret I have are the players who quit on me, the program, and staff that put in the endless hours to give us a shot at a win. Today many of those remain my friends, but I wish we could have achieved our true potential.

This is why I take so much pride in the Bluejays now. I know good things are to come. Lead by the support of Coach Krohn as the AD and the current president giving as much support to Coach Lester and his staff as they can. I wish that then the administration gave Coach Krohn more support during that time. The dirt field, the softball practice field, limited resources, etc. There were obstacles that as a player you didn't pay attention to but as you get older you wonder how did the coaches even get us there?  The EC players today are so lucky and I hope they realize what they have.

Maybe somehow those losses we endured helped changed the culture there. Maybe our class was one of the ones that laid some base on that torn up grass that was eventually replaced. Maybe we had nothing to do with it, but either way the blue blood I have is blue and will continue to bleed with the program and we will achieve the full potential of the current athletes. Why not this year, why not us?