Hmm … one Top 10 team upset, one hangs on by the skin of its teeth. The legendary Wing-T team gets a passing touchdown for its only points, and wins, while the former NESCAC heavyweight needs its bullpen to close things out.
It’s almost disappointing that UW-Stevens Point and UW-Platteville couldn’t provide better competition for No. 8 UW-Whitewater and No. 12 UW-La Crosse. I mean, you almost go in assuming the upset in the WIAC these days, right? At least UW-Oshkosh restored our faith in WIAC-kiness. (Obvious alert: That’s sarcasm.)
After the Huntingdon/Trinity (Texas) game, the Huntingdon radio broadcaster didn’t realize his commercial break was over and we got to hear him chatting with the fans about how the program was in its second year and doesn’t offer scholarships. News flash — this is Division III, nobody else offers scholarships either. Oh, and it’s Huntingdon’s third year.
Bizarre outcome of the day: Chicago 27, Washington U. 0. Wash U hadn’t lost a UAA game (granted, there are only a few a year) since Oct. 28, 2000. Wash U had the home field, it was Homecoming, and the Bears were 2-3 including a loss to Mount Union. Chicago was 0-4, including a loss to North Park. I had to read the press release to make sure the score was reported correctly.
There’s a line about hope springing eternal, but it can’t be doing much for the Flying Dutchmen, who fell to 1-4 today after Olivet rolled up 604 yards of offense. Travis Sleight accounted for 198 on the ground and 67 through the air.
If I’m a Husson player, I’m pretty pissed off that I spent probably 15 hours in a bus to get down to Southern Virginia only to have them cancel the game Saturday morning because of rain. Yeah, it rained a lot … and? (And if Husson flew, then I’m pretty peeved if I’m the administration that had to pay for that trip.)
Congrats to Kenyon. I hope Wooster isn’t taking the lower half of its conference lightly — between the loss to Oberlin in 2003 and this week the Scots have accounted for two of the most unexpected results in that league in our history.
Then again, without it, the AFCA may well have kept ranking Wooster in the Top 15. Seems like every year the coaches’ poll goes full-bore behind someone in that league that falls flat. Don’t make me cite examples.
No, that wasn’t D3football.com’s Adam Johnson who threw the game-winning touchdown pass for Howard Payne today. Nor was it D3football.com’s Pat Cummings who kicked four PATs and a field goal for Union today (it wasn’t even Union’s Pat Cummings — Ben Rapple got the call for the Dutchmen today).
Martin Luther 16, Minnesota-Morris 8. You’ll never guess how Martin Luther got to 16 — touchdown with two-point conversion, field goal, field goal, safety. Morris’ points came on a touchdown and two-point conversion. Extra points optional, I guess.
Intrigued by:
Huntingdon, still.
Bowdoin, in a morbid curiosity sort of way.
Endicott. (Weren’t you going to do this last year?)
Concerned about:
Baldwin-Wallace. Not going to have a streak of winning seasons much longer.
Texas Lutheran. AFCA wasn’t the only non-D3football.com poll to have a Top 15 lose.
McDaniel. Even dating to the Week 2 win against Seton Hill (just 28-9) this has 4-6 finish potential, even though the Green Terror are 4-1 right now.
Crazy e-mail of the day:
Subject: wASHINGTON & JEFFERSON
Notes: Why would Washington and Jeffersonj be ranked in the top 25. They won’t play anybody that is really a football team???????
i really dont see how yall can continue to disrespect Ferrum, a team who is averaging 43 PPG, 500yds of total offense per game, and whose total offensive yards is almost double the team second in their conference? it just doesnt make any sense why a 6-0 team gets absolutely no respect, 6-0 is still 6-0, you dont go unbeaten for more than half the season without playing good football, and besides their line was named to the D3Football team of the week last week for putting up 686yds. in total offense, 525yds.which were rushing rushing. this is also the team that has beaten the past 5 teams into a pulp in the 4th quarter, and has scored 90 pts. this year in the 4th quarter alone.but keep doubting Ferrum, we’ll see who gets the last laugh come the end of the season.
Back to the “other” Trinity… I had a dream that some wealthy alums were able to pull off an out-of-conference game against…you guessed it…the other Trinity in San Antonio. “The Battle of the Trinitys” could be a marketing coup for DIII and would give the Bantams an opportunity to prove whether they can win out of conference. If only the NESCAC Mafia didn’t prevent CT Trin from showing whether it has what it takes to be a Stagg Bowl contender.
Alright, sounds like a good note to end on. Let’s table the Trinity/Ferrum Rodney Dangerfield riff for another week. 🙂