FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[art76]

I have it on good advice that a Tommie intern knocked over his beer in the Microsoft server room today.

 

[hazzben]

I have it on good advice that a Tommie janitorial intern knocked over his beer in the Microsoft server room today.

Edited for greater accuracy Oz. 

[hazzben]

Not sure how many QBs make the All-MIAC team, but I have a bit of hot take maybe. If there is two QBs that make the team, Nick Walter from Concordia should be the 2nd guy behind Feeney. I thought he was impressive vs SJU and more important to their team success than Drews.

Not sure how many QBs make the All-MIAC team, but I have a bit of hot take maybe. If there is two QBs that make the team, Nick Walter from Concordia should be the 2nd guy behind Feeney. I thought he was impressive vs SJU and more important to their team success than Drews.

Well the "good" news is that it won't be an issue, the MIAC will name 4 QB's All MIAC and 3 more Honorable Mention to make sure everyone gets their participation trophies.

That said, in the Bethel game Concordia played two guys on rotation, it was hard to make sense of why/when they sent each guy out. But Cooper Drews just became Bethel's all time passing leader. He won't be left off 1st team.

Trey Feeney is a lock for OPOTY.

[art76]

I have it on good advice that a Tommie janitorial intern knocked over his beer in the Microsoft server room today.

Edited for greater accuracy Oz. 

He's in real trouble now that all the planes are being grounded...

[OzJohnnie]

I have it on good advice that a Tommie janitorial intern knocked over his beer in the Microsoft server room today.

Edited for greater accuracy Oz. 

He's in real trouble now that all the planes are being grounded...

[Robert Zimmerman]

Time of death: 5:51 pm and the fireplace was turned on. From one of my favorite Bob Dylan songs, "Winter time is coming, the windows are filled with frost ". It Takes a lot to Laugh, it Takes a Train to Cry

[sju56321]

Will be interesting to see if bethel gets in-D3 experts were leaning that way.
Hope SJU stays at 8 and doesn't drop to 9.

[DuffMan]

Time of death: 5:51 pm and the fireplace was turned on.

Bravo! Heck of an effort to make it this long. A new king!

[art76]

So I did what I've always done and taken a look at current records of those 26 teams and here's my summation (remember it is suspect):

3 games unlikely to upset, but anything can happen in a football game, so not likely to help BU.

Coast Guard over Merchant Marine.
Wabash over DePauw.
Johns Hopkins over Franklin & Marshall. Hopkins wins!

2 games are toss-ups in my mind. Maybe they help, but maybe they don't.

Rowan over Montclair State. Montclair State wins.
Utica over Brockport.

3 games where the team with the better record should win, but might not - so hopeful for BU fans.

Williams over Amherst.
Lake Forest over Chicago.
Trinity (Conn.) over Wesleyan.

And lastly, 5 games should go chalk and help BU.

Dickinson over Muhlenberg.
North Central over Illinois Wesleyan.
Saint John's over St. Olaf.
Concordia-Moorhead over Carleton.
Trinity (Texas) over Rhodes.

The Hopkins upset tonight puts Bethel into the #10 spot for Pool C, and #32 Seed.

[BDB]

Time of death: 5:51 pm and the fireplace was turned on. From one of my favorite Bob Dylan songs, "Winter time is coming, the windows are filled with frost ". It Takes a lot to Laugh, it Takes a Train to Cry

Congratulations to Robert Zimmerman, our champion of the "Last On Furnace Competition."

Bobby, as Commissioner I hereby present you with the Golden Thermostat Trophy for 2026!

Your name will be added on the list of champions that are on the trophy, next to the "Do Not Touch" emblem.

As you can see, our outgoing champion Duffman's name appears in multiple years, and I'll bet will again in the future.

Congratulations Robert Zimmerman, it is the Year of Dylan once again!

[Robert Zimmerman]

I am not sure if I won, I think we need to hear from SJUJohnnie before declaring victory. We got our electrical bill from Excel Energy this week and it was the lowest it has ever been. Perhaps the savings could be used to travel to a SJU football game if they could go deep in the playoffs this year?!? A guy can dream.

[art76]

As I back up to get a grander view and look at who is where on the NPI At Large 11, it seems to me BU would also want UMHB to lose to Hardin-Simmons, as it might put UMHB lower than BU. However, Johnnie fans would want the opposite result to preserve their #8 protected seeding. There are so many games that will have an impact on the final NPI determination. Gonna be a fun day to be watching D3 Football!

Also, I think CMS upsetting Chapman would help BU's NPI standing as well.

Lastly, we want Northwestern to win at MN Morris so they can come to Bethel next weekend.

[DuffMan]

SJUJohnnie lives south of the border. Disqualified.

[Robert Zimmerman]

Well, in that case, I have a couple of things to thank in my acceptance speech:

First of all, I could not have made it this long without my wife having to travel to California during this last week. I would like to thank the fine people who scheduled her trip out of town during November. Also, being an empty-nester for the first time this year was a real difference-maker. I would like to thank my children for moving out, it really helped.

Secondly, I would like to thank the fine people that make Ororo heated vests. I have given a couple of these to my wife for her birthday and they helped get us over the finish line this season. The real reason for the gift of heated vests were to help her stay warm while watching our son's cross country ski races, but we found another purpose for them this fall.

Finally, the Westinghouse electric blanket that I gave my wife for Christmas last year was magical. Make sure if you buy one, splurge and get the one with 2 zones. Most of the time I don't even turn my side on as I am always hot, but my wife loves it and uses it religiously. Investing in this was what we needed to become more competitive in the MIAC furnace competition.

[repete]

Congrats!

Yet another reason beyond the ATC fiasco that I'm glad I didn't fly out yesterday for tonight's game. While not a legal competitor, I would have hit the cabin, lit the heater and headed out to the bar until toasty (both me and the cabin).