FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Retired Old Rat]

No
Yes

Guess we already know who's wearing the pants.   

If you have the opportunity to go the Stagg Bowl, take it.  It is an awesome experience.

[tommiegun]

^ 1. Crap. I will be in Lawrence, presumably well out of even WCCO's vaunted range, for the Kansas/Ohio. St. game that day.
2. That is bad joo-joo, -k.

[USTBench]

ROR gave me the answer I wanted...I will be going with his advice.

[skunks_sidekick]

Looking at the total points in the rankings, it looks like someone bumped UST up to 2nd in their polls over Mount Union this week.

Just someone else succumbing to the awesomeness that is UST.  I think it's right in step with their "brilliance without borders" compaign that was explained so well during the last few weeks.   

[Retired Old Rat]

Looking at the total points in the rankings, it looks like someone bumped UST up to 2nd in their polls over Mount Union this week.

Just someone else succumbing to the awesomeness that is UST.  I think it's right in step with their "brilliance without borders" compaign that was explained so well during the last few weeks.   

+k for that awesome phrase.

[DuffMan]

I'll echo ROR.  If your team (this applies to anyone) makes it to the Stagg, definitely go!!!  It is an awesome experience.  I have some unforgetable memories from 2003.  Being asked to leave the Waffle House at 4 a.m. was fun

[cobbernation]

DIII.com top 25 rankings are out....
St. Olof drops out of the top 25...Bethel moves from 23 to 22.
Any chance that Bethel can sneak into the playoffs?

It would be pretty tough with 2 losses and one of those to a team that just lost to a 4 loss team.
It appears the Tomcats will be the lone MIAC representative this year.

On another note, I think the Cobbers can go down to Northfield next week and come out with a victory based their style of offense.
Olaf appeared to be perplexed by the SJU option attack.
Stop Clark and the Cobbers have a very favorable chance of winning.

If it's one thing concordia is somewhat consistent of is stopping a teams running attack.  I can see the cobbers leaving northfield with a 21-17 victory.

[USTBench]

DIII.com top 25 rankings are out....
St. Olof drops out of the top 25...Bethel moves from 23 to 22.
Any chance that Bethel can sneak into the playoffs?

It would be pretty tough with 2 losses and one of those to a team that just lost to a 4 loss team.
It appears the Tomcats will be the lone MIAC representative this year.

On another note, I think the Cobbers can go down to Northfield next week and come out with a victory based their style of offense.
Olaf appeared to be perplexed by the SJU option attack.
Stop Clark and the Cobbers have a very favorable chance of winning.

If it's one thing concordia is somewhat consistent of is stopping a teams running attack.  I can see the cobbers leaving northfield with a 21-17 victory.

Except that time UST ran for 217 yards on them.

[sfury]

I only go to church about once a year now when we're visiting the parents, but sounds like there will be a lot of confusion at Mass.

http://news.yahoo.com/american-catholics-prep-mass-translation-230512232.html

A Johnnie mention in the above story, FYI.

[cobbernation]

DIII.com top 25 rankings are out....
St. Olof drops out of the top 25...Bethel moves from 23 to 22.
Any chance that Bethel can sneak into the playoffs?

It would be pretty tough with 2 losses and one of those to a team that just lost to a 4 loss team.
It appears the Tomcats will be the lone MIAC representative this year.

On another note, I think the Cobbers can go down to Northfield next week and come out with a victory based their style of offense.
Olaf appeared to be perplexed by the SJU option attack.
Stop Clark and the Cobbers have a very favorable chance of winning.

If it's one thing concordia is somewhat consistent of is stopping a teams running attack.  I can see the cobbers leaving northfield with a 21-17 victory.

Except that time UST ran for 217 yards on them.

I did say "somewhat"

[DuffMan]

I only go to church about once a year now when we're visiting the parents, but sounds like there will be a lot of confusion at Mass.

They've been prepping for the switch for quite a while.  It'll be quite the change, though, for Catholics used to repeating the same thing week after week, year after year.

[OzJohnnie]

We did the switch down here about four months ago.  There are big (really big... we have an older parish) cards on the benches with the new words so we can all read along.

It's not too different. Mrs Oz complains every week about it, though, which surprises me since I'm the traditionalist in the family.

[SUADC]

So what justifies St. Thomas for getting a number one seed. I think Bethel has more justification than they do. They beat Bethel every year and when playoffs come around Bethel takes care of business. I never heard of St. Thomas until a couple years ago. I always heard of Delaware Valley. I am not taking anything away from St. Thomas, they have had good teams these last couple years, but historically Bethel along with St. Johns have been the top dogs of that conference and when it comes to playoffs, Bethel & St. Johns has been the winning teams. I believe that because they move Mount Union East and Whitewater north protects not only Whitewater from play Mount Union early (granted they are the top 2 teams), but protecting St. Thomas...can't fatham it. St. Thomas would never be in the discussion if Whitewater stayed in the West and Mount Union in the North. What would have occured is a 'East Team making it to the semi-finals each year and the everyone saying the east is very competitive, but since Mount Union is moved East, they say the East has no teams, but the North has no teams, Mount Union would dominate the North in similar fashion, the same way Whitewater has.

Just wanted to stir some things up...

[DuffMan]

I am not taking anything away from St. Thomas, they have had good teams these last couple years, but historically Bethel along with St. Johns have been the top dogs of that conference and when it comes to playoffs, Bethel & St. Johns has been the winning teams.

History doesn't (at least shouldn't) make a lick of difference.  UST beat SJU and Bethel this year.  That's what matters.

[DuffMan]

So what justifies St. Thomas for getting a number one seed. I think Bethel has more justification than they do.

U$T = 10-0
Bethel = 7-2