Comments on: Gameday: Stagg Bowl 36

By: mikem17

mikem17 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:01:55 +0000

T Unit- I appreciate the opportunity to commiserate with you.

Pat, do you have any thoughts as to why 1. Coppage received so many carries? 2. Why UWW didn’t run the ball much more than they did? From your viewpoint, did you find yourself asking “why aren’t they just pounding Anderson”?

Here is a question. What coach actually controls player substitutions? With the coordinator in the booth, I sort of doubt he is doing it. I realize they may have certain “packages”, but I doubt they have one for every play of every series.

By: T_Unit14

T_Unit14 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:47:50 +0000

agreed 100% Pat…and I hope no one thinks I’m down grading Coppage in any way because I’m not the kid is a heckuva back and was playing through injury giving it everything he had…I know he almost bounced one outside and could have gone for 20-30 had he got the corner…but he just wasn’t where he was at at the middle of the season…anderson on the other hand was playing at his peak for the season…plus I would much rather see a back such as anderson (190lbs) then Coppage (160lbs soaking wet) at the goal line…I just never understood it either Mike…we had a huge line and we were pushing them around at the end of the 3rd quarter into the 4th…why didn’t we just keep pounding the rock…I too thought there was more to this with Coppage seeing so much time, but I guess we probably won’t know for sure…if there wasn’t…I’ll be scratching my head over the matter for a few years

By: Pat Coleman

Pat Coleman — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:36:01 +0000

Coppage is definitely limited right now and couldn’t make the cutbacks that he did when he was healthy. What Coppage did the past two games is not what I saw him do at Eau Claire, for example.

By: mikem17

mikem17 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:31:43 +0000

Hey T Unit, good post. Long is ok when you have something to say.
I agree entirely that the ref calls or non calls did not make the difference in the game.
In my opinion, there were two offensive series by UWW that made the difference.
1st series: 1st and goal from the 4. Anderson is NOT on the field. Run Coppage once, then pass twice. Does anyone, anywhere honestly believe that MUC could have stopped Anderson on four carries from the 4? Really, be honest?
2nd series: The interception series. No need, whatsoever, to be passing in that set. Even coach Kehres referenced UWW was wearing them down. I saw Anderson run play after play after play against St. Johns. Anderson had 35 carries against Willamette. He was the answer.

Antwan Anderson 19-124. Long of 18, average of 6.4 per carry.
Levell Coppage 13-42. Long of 7, average of 3.2 per carry.

There must be a deeper story to all this. It was too obvious to too many people and UWW coaches are smart. There is something more to the story.

By: T_Unit14

T_Unit14 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:18:08 +0000

HOWDY!

Got back from driving to and from Virginia last night around 10:30 P.M. I bet WW wishes it was back in Virginia (-10 degrees without the wind chill right now) a few things I wanted to get out of the way right away about a great weekend (even with the WW loss)…

Mount Union fans – You were all really classy and you support your team well…I know their were quite a few WW fans as well and we came from a longer distance…but quite a few of the fans on our side were neutral observers…your side was packed with nothing but purple cheering for mount…

Next…I know this is going to sound bad to the MU fans but I never really was impressed with Kmic through all of the Stagg Bowl’s…and I KNOW…I KNOW…that just sounds absurd…but I think that is because he was always more of the “second” option on offense compared to the likes of Garcon and Micheli…maybe it just sticks out more to me this year that he was “held” to 88 yards…

Next…Micheli should seriously get a look from the big boys at the NFL combine…I don’t see how he doesn’t deserve a shot to go there…sure other teams have had better statistical seasons…but look at Mounts offense…the guy I just knocked a bit in Kmic is the only reason Micheli’s numbers aren’t in the 50 TD 2 INT range…Micheli really didn’t make one bad decision all game…sure he fumbled twice that I remember and one of the was when he got smoked on the goal line…but he was at least in my opinion 80% of the reason they won the game…great career…seems like a great guy…I wish him the best of luck…

Next…this isn’t me being bitter…and this isn’t me being bias…I just think overall WW was the better team…but being the better team doesn’t always mean you are going to win the game…and it also doesn’t mean other great teams can’t beat you…I just think that WW of this year was MU of last year…MU’s turnovers of last year were WW’s mental mistakes and breakdowns this year…please don’t take that as me being bias at all…I just think that WW truly was outcoached as others have said with the FG attempts when they needed TD’s (and I brought this up to others even before he missed them)…and why is a 75% at best Levell Coppages getting a bunch of carries NEAR THE GOALINE compared to Anderson who was obviously the best back on the field for WW in the game…just a few head scratchers…but I do agree with the missed field goal by Schebler being the coaches fault…they waited and waited for an obvious replay to be called that wasn’t and then Schebler rushed his kicked and yanked it left…which brings me to my next point…

For as many missed calls and bad calls as there were…they sure did affect the game…but not the outcome IMO…to say that the first review was a “good non call” is idiotic…that was a more obvious catch then the second one…however…there were blown calls and bad calls all day…it’s part of football…they are made every week in D3…they just aren’t as magnified as they are in the championship game…

Another thing that upset me is a few of the Mount fan’s who I’m guessing aren’t even in college much less in their first year or two of high school creating names to make it sound like they are from Wisconsin aka Warhawkgrad and Cheesehead when it’s quite obvious you are a mount union fan…hell be proud of it…don’t try to hide who you really cheer for…and don’t try to make wisconsin look any worse by creating a fake name…

Lastly…it has been fun talking and jawing with all of the other mount fans and even the UMHB fans on here through the playoffs…its great to see others get excited with D3 football even when their team isn’t involved…I am confident that next year is going to be very competitive…and one thing is guaranteed…it’s going to be a blast to watch…no matter who’s in the Stagg…

my book is over…sorry it’s so long (if anyone is even reading this anymore) but I didn’t have time to get on here since being back from Salem…and on that note…keep up the good work Salem…just work on being a little less strict with the bike cops telling us to dump out our beers if they are in a can…it’s hard get it into a cup from the can if you keep threatening us jail time for having it in a can…

By: purplephyco

purplephyco — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:38:49 +0000

that would be nice but cecil is too good of a reciever, although he could really help the run game as well kinda of an option qb.. hes got a good arm. i got a feeling some young guy from the jv team will step up and be the man if not a true freshman.

By: Warhawkguard

Warhawkguard — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:35:15 +0000

I thought that was a great game. MUC was the real deal, and that QB was dead on. He made it look easy. Those guys were covered, maybe not the first TD where the d-back fell, but otherwise the passes were perfect. I thought Kmic finally saw a worthy defense, good back anyways. UWW blew the game with TWO missed FG’s by the All-American kicker, who returns in 09, and that INT for a TD. That was the dagger in the hesrt, as MUC was holding on for dear life the whole 2nd half.

The MUC linemen were not big at all, but they sure hustled and made plays. In the end speed kills. I think UWW should have ran more, and had they not gave out 21 points to start the game, they probably had planned to do just that.

Now they can plan on coming back next year. I personnally hope we put up 60 on UW-SP – our most depsised rivals in the WIAC. Bad blood there every year. At least LaCrosse has class.

Retool, regroup, and see ya next year gentlemen.

By: buddy

buddy — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:27:29 +0000

there was some chatter at the game about shorts moving back to QB next year, morring returning as the RB. so mount and whitewater will again start the season favored to meet for round 5.

By: worty55

worty55 — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:54:08 +0000

“thebigmp”

I see you found one of my buttons . I made them a year too early, but I’ll take the win this year. Watching the game up close (great seats)
I was really impressed with the solid play of UWW and their quarterback. Those UWW guys up front were amazing and very physical.
Great job MUC seniors.

GO MOUNT — and see you next year !!!

By: mikem17

mikem17 — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:10:23 +0000

I really like all you Cru guys, but I have to be honest. I feel last year’s Cru was a lot better than this year’s Cru. If the Cru had to play MUC this year, I think it would have been a long, long day for you. I don’t mean anything negative because I have massive respect for the Cru, it’s just my opinion on the teams this year.