Game Day from Alliance, Whitewater

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It’s nine and a half hours to kickoff as I write this. And as the painful memory of nearly seven hours’ drive time on I-80 alone melts from my eyes, it’s time to throw out my predictions. I have Keith’s predictions in my inbox and have tried not to read them so far.

What will we see tomorrow? I hope we’ll see two good games. I fear we’ll see two blowouts. So maybe we’ll get something in between.

Mount Union 35, St. John Fisher 17
There’s been some question as to which players will be available and play for Mount Union tomorrow. In the end, it’s not going to matter. As long as Nate Kmic can play, this is going to be a quick game and a Purple Raider win.

UW-Whitewater 35, Wesley 17
Is Justin Beaver 100%? Can Mario Harris, et al, shut down Derek Stanley and Neil Mrkvicka? Will receiver Michael Clarke be able to get open and pull away for his yardage after the catch? Can either team stop Ryan Kleppe or Bryan Robinson?

Hmm, that’s a lot of questions.

Here’s Keith’s take.

Mount Union 28, St. John Fisher 14: If the Cardinals score more than 17 against the Purple Raiders, they’d be the first to do so this season.

UW-Whitewater 28, Wesley 21: The Wolverines keep it much closer this year, but the Warhawks find a way to win again, preserving a chance to send coach Bob Berezowitz off into retirement with a championship.

Check for updates on the Scoreboard, not to mention our live broadcasts.

OK, so I only picked one score for both games. So sue me. 🙂

170 thoughts on “Game Day from Alliance, Whitewater”

  1. A UWW / MU rematch after all. What a shocker!! I’m with you. Both of these teams have had their close call.
    MU rolls….again. MU 38 SJF 14
    UWW won’t be denied the chance to send Coach B off into a golden sunset but also the chance to finish what they couldn’t last year in Salem. UWW 31 Wesley 17
    SJF & Wesley…..feel free to prove me wrong. I have no problem chowing down on some fried crow next week at Stone Station. 🙂

  2. MU & UWW. No surprise they’re here. I’m going for upsets in both games this year. Wesley’s offense gives them a great shot. SJF’s defense gives them a great shot. Phsyically, athletically, and playmakeability – SJF matches up evenly with MUC, which is rare. The West/North v. East/South scales in D III will balance this year. I look forward to the web casts.

  3. D III football guys,

    Maybe I missed some posts on this topic. But its game day, its early, and we need a little chat to kill time before kickoff. Can you explain how Chris Sharpe was not selected as a finalist for the Gagliardi Trophy? He’s player of the year in the East Region. The kid lit up a semi-finalist for 7 TDs in a game – on the road. Led the nation in rushing and scoring – from the QB position. What am I missing? Don’t get me wrong – I love having one of my own (Arcidiacano) as a finalist. He’s a worthy candidate and would be a worthy winner. But please explain teh oversight.

  4. Wesley 28 UWW 27

    Wesley wins a close one and heads to thier first Stagg Bowl appearance. From what I read on here, most UWW fans already have thier team playing MU in the final. That’s why they play the game. Good luck to all teams.

  5. Dutchman:

    We don’t have access to the nominees. Us Gagliardi voters only see the final 10. We don’t have any input into the whittling of the original nominations to the final 10, so I couldn’t tell you what happened.

  6. Wesley is gonna get pounded today, maybe worse then last year. Winds are swirling in Wisconsin today they should just stay in their hotel, look for Beaver getting 300 today. MU wins but it isnt pretty. UWW opens as 7 point favorite against MU next week. We got the rematch we wanted, all the other teams really were just pretenders!

  7. Johnnies,

    Maybe it was thinking like that, that has your team at home watching this game on Webcast. This Wesly team is no joke, I have been to each playoff game this year and keeping up on the other ones, Wesley hasn’t even been threatened. WW is not taking this team lightly, to say that WW will win in a pounding like that is to say that Wesley is a worse team than both St. John’s and LAX. No matter how much you want to believe that it just isn’t true. No one in this town or on this bandwagon are looking forward to MUC, Wesley is out to get us and WW will be ready, but Beaver won’t run for 300 yards.

  8. Enter Lee Corso: “Not so fast my friend”

    As much as I would like to UWW/Wesley game to go that way, I just don’t see it happening. Wesley will be ready to put up a fight, and from my understanding, wolverines right pretty hard. Looking for Beaver to have a big game as well, but certainly not 300. If he’s in the 150 range, UWW is in great shape. Any more is just gravy.

  10. Chris Sharpe may or may not be the best quarterback in the East region.However, the Gagliardi trophy is given to the player that not only excels on the football field but also in the classroom and in the community. Is Chris Sharpe a great quarterback? Absolutely. But does he match the other criteria?

    I’m not sure. I know he’s a two-sport athlete (football, lacrosse) at Springfield. Other than that, I couldn’t say. And like Pat said, this is an award you have to be nominated for, they don’t just pick players at random. He might not have even been nominated.

  11. This isn’t Pat, this is Keith. From the MUC press box.

    Flew into Cleveland this a.m. and drove down. When I got in my rental, it said it was 24 degrees out.

    An hour later when I arrived in Alliance, it has warmed up to 26.

    There was a dusting of snow on the sides of the field, but the turf is clean and dry, shouldn’t be a factor. Wind might be.

    Everyone who’s someone who’s not at UWW-Wesley is here. SJF defensive coordinator flew back from adopting a child in Guatemala this morning and drove to Alliance. I’m told he will call the game today.

    Some key injury info … although it’s not really right to give it out yet on the off chance someone sees it pre-game.

    But if you check out the video-cast (yes, we actually have video), we’ll be on it early.

    Check the other game for a videocast too.

  13. A note from our crew out in Alliance. Please try both links that are posted for the live video the semifinals coverage today.

  14. Dutchman,
    I kind of wondered the same thing about Nate Kmic. The best I can come up with, was the fact that all of the finalists are seniors. Correct me if I’m wrong, but Sharpe is an underclassman too…..isn’t he.

  17. Touchdown Mount Union, 13:17 left in the first….

    Nate Kmic puts the Purple Raiders on the board with a long touchdown run.

    MUC 7 Fisher 0

  18. Touchdown St. John Fisher, 10:27 left in the first

    Rob Kramer to Corey Jackson pass to the back of the end zone on 3rd and goal.

    MUC 7 Fisher 7

    Letting everyone know, it appears for the moment that D3scoreboard is down. We’ll have scoring updates here on the Daily Dose.

  20. Video is coming in awesome guys. I expected a static view, not replays and so forth. And they saved us without any video from you two in the booth. 😉

  21. End of the first quarter in Alliance.

    Mount Union 7 St. John Fisher 7

    After the initial possession for each team, neither has done terribly much on offense. Fisher has a few more first downs but the Mount defense has a pair of sacks and made some impressive sticks to Mark Robinson.

  22. Safety on a bad snap and that’s not a good sign. You can’t make mistakes and expect to beat Mount Union. Unforced errors kill you against a team like this.

  23. First turnover of the game committed by Mount Union.

    The Purple Raiders were driving when Cardinals linebacker Gene Lang forced a fumble on a completed pass.

    However, as I write this, Fisher’s offense stalls and a bad snap on a Fisher punt attempt goes through the back of the end zone.

    Mount Union 9 St. John Fisher 7 in the second quarter.

  26. I dont really understand LK and the rotating QB’s you got the wind and Jorris and you put in a guy that gives you no throwing threat. If MU blows this game you only need to point to LK’s decision. Mckelley is terrible! UWW is favored by 10 next week.

    Eric

  27. JT’s got two laptops rolling to catch both games, beer, chips. This is awesome. A milestone for D3. Except for the safety, Fisher’s looking good.

  29. Touchdown Whitewater, 10:49 left in first.

    Whitewater wins the field position battle and has a drive start at the Wesley 20yd line. First play after the punt is a touchdown pass to Aaron Stanley.

    Whitewater 7 Wesley 0

  32. Whitewater 10 Wesley 0, 7:09 first

    Whitewater hits a 49yd. field goal to increase their lead. So far, all Warhawks in Wisconsin. Their average field position has been around the Wesley 25yd line.

  35. Touchdown Whitewater, 3:23 left in the first

    Jacobs to Derek Stanley for their second touchdown connection of the day. Whitewater offense looking good.

    There was about a five-six minute delay because the chains were broken.

    Whitewater 17 Wesley 0

  36. wow its a blowout for wesley…im watching it and its not even fair…whitewate r is so good…kicker made a 49 yard field goal!

  37. End of the first quarter in Wisconsin.

    UWW 17 Wesley 0

    Whitewater intercepted Chris Warrick on Wesley’s last possession. The Warhawks will be knocking on the door of the end zone when the second quarter starts.

  39. Touchdown Whitewater, 14:40 left in the first half.

    Justin Jacbobs’ third touchdown pass of the day. This time it’s on 3rd and goal to Neil Mrkvicka

    Whitewater 24 Wesley 0

    As I finish writing this, Warrick is picked off for the second time of the half.

  41. Touchdown Whitewater, 12:47 to go in the first half.

    Justin Jacobs does it again; Pete Scmitt is the recipient this time. All Whitewater, all the time at Perkins Stadum.

    Whitewater 31 Wesley 0

  42. Pat and Keith commented on the time out before the end of the 3rd quarter. The failure of MUC to kick off with the wind to start the 4th quarter did not hurt them. SJF only started the subsequent drive on thir 23.

    SJF has made it a good game. I am happy that they have the wind in the 4th quarter. I will assume that was brilliant strategy by the SJF staff.

    Kmic has had a great game, but Mark Robinson has also had a good game…over 100 yds.

    UW-W 31-0 13 minutes left in the 2Q.

  43. ok. looks like Wesley plays in cold weather like Tampa Bay – they don’t. Waiting to see if they mail it in. Its getting ugly.

    In Alliance, watching MU play smash mouth football. Zero passes. Kmic just pounding it up the middle. He has well over 300 yards. Yet, SJF continues to line up in a base defense. They just went up 12 with about 5 minutes left. SJF needs a miracle.

  44. Touchdown Whitewater, 3:05 left in the first half

    Derek Stanley scores his third touchdown of the day on a 4th down pass from Justin Jacobs. Jacobs now has five touchdown passes on the afternoon.

    Whitewater 38 Wesley 0

  45. Flush the Johnnies – What’s next week’s spread at this point? I’ve seen it rise on your posts from 7 to 10 since this morning. You’ve got to tell me which Vegas book has already posted the spread!! Every source that I’ve checked does not seem to know what I’m even talking about.

    This performance might push Beaver onto the NFL Draft Board instead of going the free agent route.

    This performance would also reduce the spread against the Badgers from 56 points to 52 points!!

    Any comments on Milton Friedman’s passing?

  46. UWW-MUC REMATCH!!!!!!!!!!!

    Just as expected… I think Whitewater wins this year… We are hungry

    Early Prediction 24-14 Whitewater (in the Stagg Bowl)

  47. From Alliance….

    Mount Union 26 St. John Fisher 14

    Nate Kmic scored moments ago for the Purple Raiders who turn a five-point lead into a twelve-point lead. According to Pat Cummings and Gordon Mann, Kmic’s hit the 300yd mark.

    About five minutes to go in the game.

  50. Any takers on the following…….Kmic and Beaver both get a long look see from the NFL with at least one of them getting drafted?

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