Congrats to Whitworth 9-0

[froropmkr72]

Hope no one is butt hurt over their excellence!!!

 

[BiggsCoug]

They should have a nice run in the playoffs. They will run into a pretty strong team in the quarters. Will be interesting to see how they do.

 

[froropmkr72]

I was surprised as anybody when they beat Linfield. Wishing the best for them. BTW....haven't checked it out ....but who is it Biggs??

 

[froropmkr72]

Chapman at Whitworth....nice! I'd like to be there.

 

[BiggsCoug]

I was surprised as anybody when they beat Linfield. Wishing the best for them. BTW....haven't checked it out ....but who is it Biggs??

Wheaton and Wisconsin Whitewater are prob favorites to advance to that quarterfinal game if Whitworth gets there. Both of their leagues are prob tops in d3 right now. Very competitive leagues. That part of the country is producing very strong d3 teams right now.

There are 4 leagues that matter in d3 when it comes to titles. One is in OH, another in WI, another in IL and the last in TX.

Everyone else may have a great season here or there but they will get drummed out of the playoffs badly when they run into a school from those 4 leagues. If Whitworth were to make it to the quarters and win, they have a national title caliber team.

Linfield, imo, may be the most consistently well coached football program on the West Coast. It is a damn shame their coaches aren’t moving up the ladder in college football.

 

[PeteTheChop]

Linfield, imo, may be the most consistently well coached football program on the West Coast. It is a damn shame their coaches aren’t moving up the ladder in college football.

@BiggsCoug, could that Linfield staff move up to one of the FBS schools in Oregon and Washington and hold their own?

Lance Leopold, the Kansas coach, got his start in D3 and he’s obviously exceeded expectations with the Jayhawks.

 

[BiggsCoug]

@BiggsCoug, could that Linfield staff move up to one of the FBS schools in Oregon and Washington and hold their own?

Lance Leopold, the Kansas coach, got his start in D3 and he’s obviously exceeded expectations with the Jayhawks.

The entire staff? No. Some of the staff? Yeah maybe. They do an excellent job there. No one will hire them at FBS. There would have to be steps in between. With so few d2 schools on the West Coast I wouldnt be surprised if guys on that staff were fine staying at Linfield.

Lance is one of the best coaches in all of football. I never had any doubt he would win at KU. He is ridiculously good.

 

[whoisyaodaddy]

Wheaton and Wisconsin Whitewater are prob favorites to advance to that quarterfinal game if Whitworth gets there. Both of their leagues are prob tops in d3 right now. Very competitive leagues. That part of the country is producing very strong d3 teams right now.

There are 4 leagues that matter in d3 when it comes to titles. One is in OH, another in WI, another in IL and the last in TX.

Everyone else may have a great season here or there but they will get drummed out of the playoffs badly when they run into a school from those 4 leagues. If Whitworth were to make it to the quarters and win, they have a national title caliber team.

Linfield, imo, may be the most consistently well coached football program on the West Coast. It is a damn shame their coaches aren’t moving up the ladder in college football.

Johns Hopkins is 10-0 and pretty good this year. (Son's on track team and knows some of the players). They may compete and get to quarterfinal...but the Wisconsin/Minnesota teams are probably a step above. Same with track. Wisconsin-Whitewater guys are running low 10s in the 100 meters!

 

[BiggsCoug]

Johns Hopkins is 10-0 and pretty good this year. (Son's on track team and knows some of the players). They may compete and get to quarterfinal...but the Wisconsin/Minnesota teams are probably a step above. Same with track. Wisconsin-Whitewater guys are running low 10s in the 100 meters!

JH is doing a great job with their kids.

The Wisconsin state school league is tough to compete with. State school tuition, big enrollments… If CWU and WWU were d3 they would be similar. Just a lot of advantages over small private schools.

 

[AlwaysSpokanesFault]

They're undefeated because I bought a Whitworth football t-shirt and my daughter goes there. I'm not taking it off until they lose, which is no big deal because I'm not cruising for chicks. Was getting a few turned-up noses at the old Bigfoot though last Saturday...