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General Specific

General Specific

I kinda feel like the SEC wants to add the likes of Texas and Oklahoma and then jettison teams like Vanderbilt and South Carolina.

I say this as an SC alumni, it's entirely justified. We have been terrible for a while now.
 
BErt

BErt

Here’s a score you’re not likely ever to see again in any sport. D2 SIAC, Miles beats Central State 55-4.
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Dave

Dave

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Iowa is 4-0 but I don't for the life of me know why. They've looked awful. I've said several times that they aren't a top 5 team and I keep hearing things like "Tut tut!" and "P-shaw!"

Dudes almost lost to Colorado State.
 
BErt

BErt

Dave said:
Iowa is 4-0 but I don't for the life of me know why. They've looked awful. I've said several times that they aren't a top 5 team and I keep hearing things like "Tut tut!" and "P-shaw!"

Dudes almost lost to Colorado State.
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you’ll certianly find out within the next two weeks if they’re legit: @ undefeated Maryland and then VS #5 PSU
 
blotsfan

blotsfan

Dave said:
Iowa is 4-0 but I don't for the life of me know why. They've looked awful. I've said several times that they aren't a top 5 team and I keep hearing things like "Tut tut!" and "P-shaw!"

Dudes almost lost to Colorado State.
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It’s the classic ferentz year where they string together a bunch of wins, people are like “wow they look good this year” and they inevitably fold towards the end.
 
jwhouk

jwhouk

UW-Whitewater 37, UW-Stout 6. Whitewater (1-0, 4-0 overall) is 22-3 over their last 25 games, and haven't lost at Perkins Stadium since December of 2016.
 
jwhouk

jwhouk

...Okay, I had to look to see when the last time this happened.

The last time that UWW won a game, scoring 65 points, at home, against a conference opponent, was... uh, well... never?

Whitewater did beat UW-Stout 67-0 back in October of 1974, but that was up in Menomonie, not at Whitewater. (Yes, Stout is one of the two UW System schools not named for its location, though technically Parkside is where UWP is located.)

In short - since UW-Whitewater has been playing football as UWW, they have NEVER scored this many points against a WIAC opponent at home.

Ever.

Until today. 65-21 over UW-Platteville.

This... might get ugly for the rest of the season.
 
jwhouk

jwhouk

Things you learn about your alma mater when you do some digging:

* That win over Platteville was the 85th time Whitewater has defeated their fellow Normal School/State Teacher's College/State College/State University/UW school since they first met in 1895.
* In that first game, which was the first game between two Normal School teams, Whitewater won 10-0.
* UWW has a winning record versus all WIAC opponents in football - including a 26-3-2 record against Superior, who hasn't played football in the conference since 1991.
 
General Specific

General Specific

My South Carolina Gamecocks engineered a comeback 21-20 win over titan of the SEC, VANDERBILT!

:facepalm::facepalm::facepalm: I mean, I know this is the first year under a new coach, but come ON.
 
jwhouk

jwhouk

Whew!
Thanks to the foot of Matt Maldonado, the Warhawks take the win at River Falls, 34-28. After trailing 21-14 at the half, Whitewater came back to take a 28-21 lead late in the third. RF tied it with less than 6 to go, and Maldonado kicked a 28 yard FG to put the 'Hawks up by three. On the ensuing kickoff, returner Kaleb Blaha fumbled and the Hawks recovered. Maldonado then kicked a 31 yarder to put UWW up by six. On the first play after the kickoff, Kole Hinrichsen was intercepted by Kyle Koelblinger to seal the win. Three victory formations later and UWW has its 734th victory in school history.
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

My national Champion Sam Houston Bearkats are going to join Conference USA to become bowl eligible in 2023. So I hope they snipe the championship again this year, because we ain't beating Alabama or OSU any time soon.

I hate that we are leaving our rival Stephen F Austin behind. One of the oldest rivalries in D1 football.
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But we will get a bigger stadium out of the deal...
 
jwhouk

jwhouk

They may want UWW to move up to a higher level, but that would bankrupt the team and also break historical - as in centuries-old - rivalries.

Oh, BTW, no score at La Crosse.
 
jwhouk

jwhouk

Another WIAC title, ho-hum. 13-7 win over UWLC.
Warhawks go for their 12th undefeated regular season since 1964 next week at Stevens Point.
 
jwhouk

jwhouk

Twelve.

Twelve undefeated seasons since beginning play in the WSUC/WIAC.

A 56-10 win over Stevens Point sends UWW to the D3 playoffs yet again, and likely as a top seed.

We find out our opponent Sunday - and I'm betting it's at Perkins Stadium.

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EDIT: I just did a little look-back - Whitewater has had 15 undefeated seasons (without a loss) since beginning conference play in 1913 (as part of the State Normal College Conference, the ancient predecessor to the WIAC).

EDIT: I can't count. 16 SEASONS.
The 16
  1. 1937 (6-0-1, tie was against NIU)
  2. 1950 (6-0 - strictly against other State Teacher's College schools)
  3. 1960 (7-0-1, tie was against St. Norbert)
  4. 1966 (10-1, lost NAIA Champion Bowl)
  5. 1990 (10-1, lost first round of NCAA D3 playoffs)
  6. 1997 (9-1, lost in 1st round of D3 playoffs)
  7. 2005 (14-1, lost Stagg Bowl to Mt. Union)
  8. 2006 (14-1, lost Stagg Bowl to Mt. Union)
  9. 2009 (15-0, won D3 title over Mt. Union)
  10. 2010 (15-0, won D3 title over Mt. Union)
  11. 2011 (15-0, won D3 title over Mt. Union)
  12. 2013 (15-0, won D3 title over Mt. Union)
  13. 2014 (15-0, won D3 title over Mt. Union)
  14. 2016 (12-1, lost in D3 quarterfinals)
  15. 2018 (13-1, lost in D3 semis)
  16. 2021 (10-0, TBD)
The 12 count is undefeated seasons since being eligible for post-season play (excluding this season).
 
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jwhouk

jwhouk

Final Score yesterday from Perkins Stadium: Whitewater 45, DePauw 0.

Next victim opponent: Central College of Iowa on the 4th. Location TBD (but likely at Whitewater).
 
jwhouk

jwhouk

I was a little concerned when I looked up the score earlier this morning to see how UWW was doing. Central College had scored a last-minute touchdown at the end of the first half to make it 27-21 Warhawks, and the score hadn't changed a few minutes into the third quarter.


And then I checked the final score just now.

UW-Whitewater 51, Central College Iowa 21. 24 unanswered points, and we're in the semis yet again. And our opponent is Mary Hardin-Baylor - who are also 13-0.

The winner goes on to play the winner of Mt. Union (13-0) and North Central (IL, 13-0) in the Stagg Bowl on Dec. 17.
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

I went to the last Rival Game at NRG stadium between the good guys and SFA. SHSU won again after 11 years of consecutive wins. But there was a bunch of narcissist just a few rows below us that thought they could tell a bunch of Texas football fans how to cheer for football. I kept pointing to the field and saying cheer that way and stop yelling at us. I told everyone around us that the where the main characters in their own story and fuck everyone else's fun.

We were in the lower section of a major stadium. Rich alumni cheering for the "home" team. But these assholes kept screeching at us when and how to cheer for our own team. Several times I pointed at the field and told the to scream that way.

A great game but 3 fuckwads ruined the game for us. During the most important play of the game the woman held up a sign that blocked my view of the play.
 
Dave

Dave

Staff member
I was really hoping Iowa would get blown out today and so far I'm getting my wish. As much as I don't think anything will happen, I hope this spurs the university to fire the offensive coordinator who only has the job because his last name is the same as the head coach's. Since Brian Ferentz took over as offensive coordinator, Iowa has gotten only worse and worse and the play calling has gotten more & more predictable and stale. The whole coaching staff needs to be let go, but it would cost the university upwards of $50 million to do so. Brian right now makes about $900,000 a year to field the WORST football offense in Division 1. You heard that right. Out of 131 teams, Iowa is dead last in offense. Meanwhile the defense is absolutely killing it and are amazing. But they can only be on the field for so long before they start to break down, get tired, and then start to let the score pile up on them.

The whole organization is a cluster fuck right now because th eAD has no spine, the boosters have no will to fire Ferentz, and Kirk Ferentz chooses nepotism over the school again and again.
 
General Specific

General Specific

South Carolina is good?

Beat a ranked Kentucky and also Texas A&M. Got thumped by Georgia, of course, but hung with Arkansas…

No! No, this is the team that always dashes my hopes. They’ll probably lose every game for the rest of the season and wind up not bowl eligible. I am not going to fall for it again!
 
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