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. Wesley embarassed themselves again. I was the only one who predicted another blowout, everyone else was fooled by Wesley. They should have stayed in the locker room at half. I mean seriously Wesley probably finishes like 6th in the WIAC. So the rematch is set. With Garcon hurt, I am putting the opening line at UWW favored by 11, there will be no deer in the headlights factor for UWW this year. I would not be surprised to see see something like uww 35- MU 10. Kmic is tremendous talent but the front seven of Whitewater will shut him down.

  2. I’m not so sure about the predicted blowout. UWW has not been able to establish the run since the FB was hurt v. MHB. UWW’s defense has saved their butt the last few weeks before today. Hopefully that won’t need to happen again.

  3. Bucksfan

    I believe Kmic needs 167 next week to break Beaver’s record. Hard to imagine anybody having that type of performance against the UWW defense. Then again, Kmic isn’t just anybody. All I know is that the guy definitely shows up for the playoffs.

    Definitely will be in Salem next weekend for a great game and hopefully a Warhawk title.

  4. On the topic of records, Kmic only needs 165 yds rushing next week to break his own playoff record…and that’s with a 43 yd performance against Hope…not sure why he didn’t play much, maybe because they didn’t need him to, but anyway, he’ll be shooting for a couple records next weekend.

  5. Something to think about… records the past four seasons (for this year’s senior class)

    The “Top Five” Programs in Div III Right Now??
    Mount Union 53-3 (2 National Titles)
    St. Johns 43-5 (1 National Title)
    Linfield 40-5 (1 National Title)
    Wisconsin-Whitewater 42-7 (2 National Title Appearances)
    Mary Hardin-Baylor 41-7 (1 National Title Appearance)

    Others of Note:
    Mary Hardin Simmons 36-7
    St. Norbert College 38-6

  6. WarhawkBadger,
    By your La Crosse logic, which makes some sense, Capital should be 3 or at least higher than 6. Their only losses are to MUC and the second one was by a field goal. Likewise, UWL has a bad loss to UWW and then lost by an FG the second time.

    St. John’s problem is that it lost to Bethel, and Bethel lost to La Crosse, so even though the Johnnies and Eagles looked good in the playoffs vs. Whitewater, we have to look at the rest of the body of work. Same with UMHB, if UWW ends up winning … I’m not sure yet how we sort all those guys out. And how do you do Wesley, which got crushed by UWW but beat UMHB, who played UWW even?

    Nothing easy about the final rankings. SJF is definitely in that top 5-6 mix, and that bodes well for some of the East teams that played them closely too.

    I’ve seen Jacobs look great and I’ve seen him get rattled and Stanley not play that well. MUC is a great defense with not as many individual standouts as in some past years (DEs Stickley, Vusevich and SS Kostelnik), but their results are good. I’m not sure how they’ll match up yet, but I can’t see this Stagg Bowl being anything but great.

    What can you do if you’re Wesley. You have to start with stopping the run, and Beaver. UWW is so good on offense you end up picking your poison.

    Maybe Beaver does make that much difference. UMHB was masterful defending UWW midseason.

    Lots to think/talk about as we approach this one!

  7. Well,
    finally finished reading all the game-day reaction from a hotel room here in Cleveland, with the Jermain Taylor fight on.

    Thanks so much for all the kudos on the broadcast today. It’s amazing what being able to see the game adds to it.

    Kmic was probably not a Gagliardi nominee. Off that team someone like Stickley fits the bill, as a senior and heck of a player. But as we’ve mentioned before, you could probably start with Kmic and Beaver and make a list of 10 players that wouldn’t look out of place as this year’s Gagliardi finalists.

    As far as Kmic and Beaver’s records, I myself like to recognize playoff stats from previous years, even though the NCAA only started counting playoff games in ’01 or ’02.

    Basically, that means Ricky Gales (Simpson) and his 51-carry, 389-yard game against St. John’s edges Kmic’s 371 as the best day ever (although Kmic did it on fewer carries, 42) and Gales’ 2,424 edges Beaver’s 2,420 last year … although some people are saying Kmic could break them both with a great game next week.

    Anyway, FWIW.

  8. Fisher represented well today. They played their hardest and Mt. Union just had a little more. We could’ve beaten them though. It was really close and I dont think Mt. Union was even expecting that.

    A few comments:

    -Mt Union holds like crazy, and at times were really nasty to our players. Thats not why we lost, and i will not pretend it was, but i certainly lost some respect. Some of the fans also were some of the crudest 40 year olds i know.
    -Fisher Family was strong again. Fisher fans you showed up and rocked those stands at times like you were in growney. The team couldnt of asked for anything more. Respectable and Dedicated once again.
    -everyone predicted that FIsher would get “mystified” and “stary-eyed” but that was not the case. We lost not because we were scared-like everyone thought, but because we simply couldnt produce as much as we wanted. Credit to their D-Line.
    -To say our team was “manhandeled” on Defense is a ridiculous statement. We allowed 24 points to a team that averages 48…Kmic was great, but that was about it. We had some stops that no one expected to stop.
    -Fisher is a fairly young team. And I know u will see them late in the post season again.
    -Good luck to both teams as they try to represent every team before them. Stagg Bowl next year for Fisher.

  10. rachacha,

    Enough of your sour grapes. Your defense WAS manhandled in the second half. They were worn out and Mount Union exploited that fact. Your comments about holding and how your players were treated are silly. How could you know? I’m presuming you weren’t in on the plays.

    Your team played their hearts out today and represented themselves well. Why don’t you try to do the same?

    Fans are fans. Some behave and some don’t. It’s the same at any level and at every school.

    Peace.

  11. Any defense that gives up 238 yards rushing to a single running back in a half has been “manhandled” in my book. I’m not sure you can refute that.

  13. We were at Nate’s will that second half no doubt, but the defense kept leaving us in posistions to try and fight back/win the game and that’s all you can ask of them especially against a great team like Mount Union and their offense.

    The inability to stop Nate brought visions of Chris Sharpe back, I was at both games and they were equally effective. Nate relied on his speed, power, and just god given ability. Sharpe had an amazing combination of speed and deception, both were great to watch. I just wish the outcomes would have been different.

  14. BucksFan

    Yes, 238 yards is a bit much, but if you recall there were lots of folks talking about a Mount Union blow out which never happened. Both teams played a great game and Fisher was about one play short of taking the lead.

    If Mount Union blows out UWW next week, maybe the real championship game was today and maybe it really came down to one or two plays. Mount Union won, today, I will not argue that point, but it learned a lot about its weaknesses as well. I can’t wait for the next rematch. I am sure St John Fisher will be ready and able.

    Now as to RIGG0123’s promise:

    I went looking for his Bronco after the game. I could not find it on either side parking lot near the field. Had to get back to Rochester. I had my decal ready. For those who missed our exchange earlier: RIGG0123 offered the following legal contract and agreement:
    /***********************************************************/
    I predict MU will score at least 50 points. I also predict SJFC will score no more than 10 points.
    If those 2 predictions come true, I get to stencil your car, at no charge to you, and I’ll bring the stencil, which will read “Deez Nutzz”.

    f those 2 predictions don’t come true, stencil whatever you want on my green Bronco. In any event, come on by for a tasty beverage.
    /************************************************************/

    RIGG0123 LOST ON BOTH ENDS OF THE AGREEMENT.

    So Rigg0123 please send me your mailing address and I will send the decal. Once you receive the decal, please send a digital camera shot showing your honor in placing the decal on your vehicle.

    Next year if our teams meet again, lets talk about the new agreement.

    I can be reached at billb@tmssolutionsltd.com

    Good luck to Mt Union next week.

    Fisher Football you did us proud today. As one of the founders of the program in 71, I cannot say enought about a great season.

  15. wjbtms

    “If Mount Union blows out UWW next week, maybe the real championship game was today and maybe it really came down to one or two plays.”

    First of all, not gonna happen

    Second, we all know that one game cannot give a true measurement of a team. I would like to think that Wesley (both years) were much better teams than they showed in the semis.

    Third, even if you could measure a team by one game, then how can you say the title game was today when Capital came closer to beating Mount Union last week?

    Just some thoughts to ponder

  16. I cannot believe UWW beat up Wesley that bad. UMHB played UWW even and stunk it up at Wesley. I don’t think Beaver would have made a big difference in that game. Perhaps the cold made the difference this week for Wesley. I can’t wait until next week because it will be a great game. I predict UWW 31 MUC 24.

  17. This year’s semifinal games were eerily similar to last year’s. MU wins by 12 both years. WW blows Wesley out of the box by 52 and 37, respectively. MU by 7 over WW in 2005. For 2006…..WW over MU by 3 in 2006. My guess is as good as anybody’s.

  18. Dutchman89 – Don’t forget to add all of the DII schools in the Northeast (including Bloomsburg who is in the national semifinals) to the list of DIII’s, and DI-AA’s (scholarship and non-scholarship) competing for talent.

    The occasional miracle is all that would allow the top team(s) in the East to beat a Mount Union or a UWWW. Somebody told me that the enrollment at UWWW is close to 10,000……..that’s bigger than all of the DI-AA’s, DII’s and a bunch of DI’s around here!!

    Flush the Johnnies – It’s impossible to ask for some class from the classless!! Enough said!!

  19. Good job Mount! What an awesome team, and facility. We tailgated at 9am and packed the stands.

    Very deflating outcome as we were 4th and nine from the 17, down 5 with 7 minutes to go….’We’ were that close to beating the machine called MUC! I thought we should have gone for the TD not the FG. Even if the FG was good, you are still down 2 and giving the ball back to Kimic who hasnt been stoppped and when he scores (he did on the ensuing drive) you are down two scores again at 9 (woulda been 24-15). So why not take your one shot at shocking the d3 world when it presented itself. SJF completed a key 4th and 20 play in Sprinfield a couple weks ago. It was there for the taking.

    Cortland Fan/Dlipp/Mainjack: Thanks for the support above. What an awesome run this was for the team and the family, students and former players that followed it. SJF knocked on the door yesterday to the championship game. Cannot wait till opening game ’08 when we travel to MUC for the rematch.

    I spoke to a few MUC former players at the game and they were impressed with the team and with our fan support.

    Badger: take a look at SJF record the past 4 seasons.

    Keith: The guys I travelled with had the same question after the game…where should SJF be in the final rankings? I presented that there is a dilemma between Capital and SJF in that SJF technically went further, but that Capital lost to the same team a week earlier in a ‘closer’ game. It was closer on the scoreboard but Capital did score a late TD after being down 17-7. You were at the game yesterday and you saw that SJF was exchangin blows and knockin on the door with 7 minutes to go. I did not see Capital play this year, but I do know this: SJF played and beat Rochester, Alfred, Ithaca, Union , Sprinfield and Rowan , all play-off or ECAC bowl teams except Ithaca. And SJF dominated all those teams. MUC was the only football team that SJF did not beat this year, as with Capital I believe.

    Finally, congrats to SJF players and coaches. Who woulda saw a 2-8 team from not too long ago come into Alliance in the final four and play at the level you played yesterday. It may sound corny, but I was as proud as can be when you guys stepped on that field AND when you walked off it when it was over. I know that there are no consolation prizes, but trust me, 10 years from now when you are just a former player bloggin on d3 and your kids are asking you to put cartoons on tv (like mine are right now) you will be able to reflect and put what you accomplished yesterday and in your football careers into perspective. You will be proud as well!
    Thanks for the run, I and the former teammates of mine that attended all your play-off games this year and in ’04 appreciate you.

  21. This is wierd: after two consecutive tries,

    W&J can’t get past UMHB
    UMHB can’t get past Wesley
    Wesley can’t get past UWW
    And UWW??????? Will they get past MUC?

    Is there a ‘jinx factor’ involved? Is it possible?? Is someone out there playing with little football-player voodoo dolls?

    I dearly wish I could have seen a UMHB-UWW rematch yesterday instead of the debacle I ended up seeing. It would have been a better game. But then any team can have an ‘off’ day when things just don’t go right. We had ours, and Wesley had theirs. It can happen to anyone at any time. Kudos to all the athletes and students of all the D-III schools, who do their best day in and day out to make themselves, their school and their nation a better place. We are truly blesssed to have such young men & women.

  22. My question is this…IF UWW beats MUC by a bunch…does that mean the Stagg Bowl was actually the WEST REGION FINAL?

    Another thought, can we eliminate the South Region, and give the deserving bids to the West? Also the East did well today, they stayed competitive in the game, but I still think the majority of the East is weak

    Good luck to both teams in the Stagg Bowl Final.

  23. VOJ:

    You have to give up the Weak East fight now. Can’t come back with it until the next time the East craps the bed in the semis.

  24. Congrats to MUC, their players, coaching staff and fans. It was truly a great game and an even better atmosphere. Most MUC fans were classy and very respectful before, during and after the game. What can you say? Fisher only committed two penalties and did not turn the ball over once which is one of the reasons why the contest was as close as it was with about 7 and change to go in the game. They showed a lot of poise and character by battling back for the entire day. This is only the beginning.

    Thank you Fisher! I think I can speak on behalf of the alumni who traveled to the game, and alumni who either watched or listened to the game while at home that we are extremely proud of what you have accomplished this year. Seniors, hold your heads high!!! What you have achieved during these past four years is the catalyst for the program’s special future. I could not have been more proud of you guys during this season and throughout this playoff run. The lengths that some of the alumni went to, to make sure they were at the game this past weekend were incredible. This team and this playoff run did more for fans and alumni off of the field than you might realize. We thank you for that!!!!

    Great year, Fisher. Seniors, TREMENDOUS career… you have accomplished something that will help you achieve even greater successes off of the field upon graduation.

    I have never been more proud of being a SJFC graduate than I was yesterday!

    Take care and have a great off-season. Good luck to the remaining two teams next week!

  25. rachacha,

    Seems like you are spouting a lot of sour grapes. I seem to remember Stickley getting tackled by the STJF tackle and he still got a sack on the play. Sometimes you get calls and sometimes you don’t. I do not think there were more than a one or two penalties all day on St John Fisher and there was a lot of holding going on in the middle when STJF had the ball. Not complaining, because no matter what the situation is you cannot control the refs and you have to keep looking to make plays.
    As for fan behavior I think in your mind the behaviour could have been bad. I was in the secion bording the two teams fans (where some of the purple hairs sat) and I thought both sides were very well behaved and were having fun. I didn’t hear bad language, I didn’t hear taunting (unless you didn’t like the beep beep beeps or the first down calls) and if you think that is taunting then you need to stay home and watch it on the internet next time.

  27. Please. No excuses for how bad Wesley was yesterday. It was as good of a day as your gonna get in Wisconsin in December. It was 42 degrees and sunny all day. They had their “turf shoes” or whatever they didn’t have last year. Whitewater gave them the same dose of medicine they did last year so Wesley should have been better prepared.

    The only Wesley team I saw was the team that was totally out played. Whitewater is generally conservative in the playoffs with their play calling. Wesley gave them no other option but to go down field to wide open recievers with one-on-one coverage. They did stop Beaver though, but they did give up 5 TD passes in 1-1/2 quarters.

    KEY TO THE GAME: They were the only team that tried to cover Derek Stanley without a safety over top. Not a good idea. 3 catches 3 TDS against an unknown defender because he was never in the picture when the ball was caught.

    St. Johns would have put 40 on them and La Crosse would have beat them up.

    Enough about that. It’s time for the big game. It is gonna be a good one.

  28. “dukefinadv Says:
    The 10th of December, 2006 at 8:09 am

    Somebody told me that the enrollment at UWWW is close to 10,000……..that’s bigger than all of the DI-AA’s, DII’s and a bunch of DI’s around here!!”

    Perhaps a trip through D3football.com might be useful. That’s the kind of information we keep on the site and you do not need to get through word of mouth. 🙂

    http://www.d3football.com/school_info.php?school=UW-Whitewater&year=2006

  30. Last comments,

    MUC vs Fisher came down to the 1st and ten at the MUC 16 and Fisher came away with nothing. To that point Fisher gave everything they had and it was enough to go toe to toe with MUC even with the offensive show by Kmic. Fisher lost their will at that point. Hate to say it but Champions can’t give up with 10 minutes left because of a miscue. What they needed to do was go back to work and shutdown MUC. I have great respect this Fisher Team and hope they learned from this.

    MUC – great teams make great plays when they have to. Fisher had them on the ropes and let them off. Great lesson for Fisher on what they have to be to take the next step. Could be the start of a great rivalry, if Fisher can learn that lesson.

    MUC Fans – Most part had class and offered appreciation for a great game. My assumption is they don’t have an opportunity to sweat out another teams offensive series in the fourth quarter very offen. I think they enjoyed the experience.

    Fisher Players and coaches – Great year and you represented your school, the E8 and the East very well. It is obvious you learned a great deal this year and look forward to another great year next year. You might want to check your in-season conditioning and weight training as the team had a number of critical injuries from the middle to end of it’s season.

    Final Rankings – I think it is hypocrisy for DIII to talk about having a championship tournament, have a team make it to the semi’s with a shut-out, push the defending national champ to the limit and immediately talk about whether other teams should be moved in front of it in the ratings. I am sure Capital is deserving but remember their first experience with MUC did not go that well and they have plenty of experience with MUC. Fisher was in new surroundings, against a team that had had something to prove after last week with Capital. They did a great job and just ask Springfield how well they can adjust to a second game against a premier running back. (That is in no way a slam to Springfield, just a statement that Fisher’s coaching and team can do better job the second time). If MUC wins a close game, Fisher should be third. If they win by a blowout then second is a possibility. If MUC losses a close one third should still be Fishers. And if MUC loses by a blowout there should be some drug testing. LOL.

    Good Luck MUC.

  31. UWW enrollment is Aprox. 10,400. There have been rumors for years around there that they were trying to move up a division or two but from what I hear they don’t have enough average attendence per game. They average like 3500-4000 people per home game. I was at the UWW vs. LAX game that had somethings like 9,500 people at and it and it was nuts for a D-III game.

  32. Sorry, exact enrollment is 10,447. Stadium holds 11,000. The notes on this website say different but that could just be a matter of year to year updates. No offense to anyone who runs this website, I love it.

  33. VOJ,

    I think the thing about the region lineup is that the South has inconsistent not bad. UMHB was by all measures a very solid team, given the 7-3 victory over UWW. (I do think South proponents underplay the absence of Beaver in that game.) I’ve been a East scoffer for a while but after their teams stayed within 12 of MUC the past two years, it appears that’s changing.

    Or, on the off chance that UWW wins substantially, maybe not.

    But I’m not foolish enough to ever count LK and MUC out.

    All in all, we’ll get a much better read after Saturday. Perhaps this is a “down” MUC with “an offense in disarray” but who can tell for sure. It was just a few years ago when some were calling a certain squad one of the best ever as it took a huge wining streak to Salem . . .

    A compelling season will end on the field Saturday and that’s why this could be a great Stagg.

  34. I just want to throw this warning out to all Whitewater fans. Last season we saw the same scenario…we manhandled Wesley and thought we would beat Mount Union (who is king of kings). We spouted off saying how we couldn’t be beat.

    Well, we got beat.

    So I just hope all of you who are somewhat newer to the site don’t make the same mistake I did last season. Don’t come on here and make rediculous comments saying how UW-W is going to whoop on Mount. If you feel we can beat them, well that’s fine and dandy. But don’t act like we’ve won any Stagg Bowls….ever. Mount Union is the best football team in Division III (and they have been many, many times over the past decade or so), so give them the respect they deserve.

  35. First off, amazing job on the internet feed yesterday. I was able to switch easily back and forth between the two games. The WW game got out of hand in a hurry, but, when that happened I just switched over to the MU game. My cousin and I (also a former D-III football) player were texting each other the whole time about how cool this was. A couple of things:

    Broadcast. One thing, they are not the WhiteHawks, but, that made me laugh. Also, is the on-air bickering part of the schtick? There were some uncomfortable parts of the broadcast as a result.

    Wesley – I just don’t get Wesley. 2 years in a row they show up like they’re scared out of their minds. Also, 2 years in a row Robinson does this thing where he pretty much gives up on his team and appears to try making friends with the opposition and their coaches.

    Homeboy, being a “cool guy” never won any titles as you know.

    SJF – How many times in a row did MU run the exact same play on them? Did they have no one in the booth? I don’t get SJF either, but, I was rooting for them.

    dukefinadv – about Kmic and/or Beaver getting drafted….not a chance. Hey, I like ’em both, but, they’re merely products of superior offensive lines.

    But, we’re right back where this whole crazy thing started. 1 vs. 2.

  36. GBill$:

    Thanks for the feedback and I’m glad you generally enjoyed the broadcasts.

    On the UWW/Wesley game, Pat and I did have some banter back and forth a couple of times. We’ve worked together a fair amount and that’s part of our style at times.

    Some of it was strategic, particularly when the game was 38-0 and there was nothing happening on the field. I’ve found some conflict, even at a very mild level, can be entertaining for sports broadcasts. Otherwise shows like PTI and Mike and the Mad Dog wouldn’t exist.

    Maybe it doesn’t always work in a game broadcast though. That’s something worth chewing on.

  37. UWW has not entertained moving up a division. It will not entertain such thoughts in the immediate future. Moving up a division makes no sense because you ramp up your costs without a likely rise in revenues.

  38. Dubb:

    It’s actually because we run full-time undergraduate enrollment, since those are the enrollees most likely to play intercollegiate sports. Your number must include part-timers. I got my numbers from the info the school reported to the federal government.

  39. Pat: That makes sense to me. I just recently did a market research project on UWW Football and I recieved that information from the university.

    uwwWHOOT: I didn’t mean to claim that there were plans to move up a division. I was mearly saying that I have heard that rumor before. I’m sure that they came with the recent update of all the facilities. UWW either has or will have some of the most impressive facilities in D-III athletics.

    Lilpeds00: I got crushed on my game line this last week. Who would of though that Wesley would dump two years in a row.

  41. # AndrewChrz Says:
    The 10th of December, 2006 at 5:30 pm

    Whitewater enrollment, ~10,000.
    Wesley enrollment, ~2,000.

    Well, there’s your problem…

    Then how do you explain this:
    Whitewater enrollemnt 10,000
    Mount Union enrollment 2,000

    2005 Stagg Bowl: MUC 35, WW 28

    Total enrollment doesn’t have that much to do with it. The majority of the players on the field were recruited. It’s not numbers, it’s quality.

  46. D3 Football, thanks for providing the live video feed yesterday. It was great for those of us who couldn’t travel.

    MUC- Great team, you guys controlled the line of scrimage both offensively and defensively. That was the difference in the game. Kimic is dynamite, but a great deal of credit needs to go to that o-line. There were times when it seemed that they had every Fisher defender engaged. Keith pointed out in the broadcast how hard it is to tackle Kimic, especially when you’re engaged by a blocker. That seemed to be the case all day. Good luck next weekend. You guys played us like the champions you are, you deserve all the credit you get.

    SJFC- Fantastic effort yesterday. You answered the call time after time. 1st and ten in the red-zone down 5 in the 4th quarter…..You gave yourselves a chance to win. You never backed down and you never lost your composure in the face of the #1 team in the nation. That is more than most people expected. You should all be very proud of what you have accomplished this season. Know that you have given all of us alumni a sense of pride, and brought the program a degree of respect that we’ve been chasing for the better part of two decades. Thanks!

    Final rankings- Other than winning the Stagg Bowl and being #1, what difference do they make? No one ever runs around chanting “We’re number 3!” do they? SJFC team and fans, don’t worry about the final ranking, worry about what we can all do to help next years team reach the final objective.

  47. Is there anyway we can download the video feed from the sjfc v mt union game? It’d be great to be able to watch at least a couple plays over again

  48. 1993: I’ve seen final rankings referenced on banners hanging in gymnasiums and such.

    218: Doesn’t look like it. The NCAA doesn’t usually permit that.

  49. SJF Team and Fans,

    From one fan.

    Great job! You came to have fun and the team came to play hard and all of that happened yesterday IMO. Fans section was great and I liked the tailgate even after the game. Nice touch.

    Your team had a plan and worked it well. Nate’s first TD was answered right away so it didn’t knock you off track like it might to a lesser team.

    Then two heavy weights slugged it out till the end.

    Great game. Hope we have something left for next week.

    Good luck next year and maybe we’ll see you again before 2008.

  50. sjfc1993,
    Here’s my take on rankings. The final poll is remembered until pre-season next year. Impacts recruiting and pre-season rankings next year. Pre-season rankings next year provides basis for polls through the year. Final polls gives you seeding for next years NCAA and a possible home game in semi’s next year if you are undefeated. Sure it is looking ahead and a lot of things need to fall in place. But our season next year starts now with weight training, recruiting and yes – Rankings. Fisher has performed and deserves the number three spot until they are beaten next year (if they are).

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