The Blog is Back!

Howdy Y'all?! I've done changed stations now and work for a country station so now I speak with this southern accent. I bet y'all be wondering what happened to the blog last year? Well shucks... I done had it linked to my old stations email and couldn't get it back till just now! So saddle up partners and let's get ready for week one power rankings!


That's actually really annoying so I'm gonna stop.

Power Rankings to start the year!

1. Saint Scholastica
You can't take them off the top till they get knocked off the top. Scholastica lost a lot from last year in upperclassmen and might be in a little bit of a rebuild phase, but anything other than the top spot would be an insult to their team in the preseason.

2. Northwestern
They continue to get better every year and this might be one of the best teams that they've had in a while. Close call last year with Scholastica, but maybe this is their year to shine. Sounds like a lot of underclassmen are getting starting spots which means either they're really good or they're desperate. Only time will tell on that.

3. Greenville
Look for Greenville to have a huge bounce back this year. I've been carefully watching their twitter accounts and have seen the rise in recruits that they have gotten this year... Now football is a quality over quantity sport, but at the same time you bring in enough guys and a few are bound to be good.

4. Westminster
Maybe I'm still stuck on the Westminster of yesteryear, but I think a solid showing here from Westminster this year and they might even break that top 3 if they get those key wins

5. Eureka
 Still top half of the UMAC, but going to need some big underclassmen to step up to somehow crack that top 3. Kept a lot of games close last year though!

6. Morris
 If you're anything like the Gophers this year tho.... Top 6 is generous. For one of the cheapest (if not the cheapest) school in the UMAC they have a tough time getting a decent team. Maybe this year will be different though!

7. MacMurray
Not much to say about MacMurray... not the worst team in the UMAC but probably won't be contending for the conference anytime soon.

8. IWC
Thought someday this team would turn the corner, but they havn't gotten close the past three years. Not much to expect this year from this team unless they got some crazy new recruits.

9. Crown
Ahhh Crown I might have you a little too low on this list, but I already started typing it before I remembered about you... so just from that sake enjoy the 9 spot.

10. Martin Luther
Nobody goes to your school anymore. Nobody... That's all I Got







Week 1 Match ups!

Maranatha Baptist at Martin Luther

First off let me start this one off by asking how much they pay each person to just go to this game to watch it? I am a man who can be bought, but I'm thinking anything less than a $10 bill to go to this game wouldn't be enough. Now maybe I'm wrong... maybe this battle will be one they talk about for the rest of the year! Mainly due to the fact that it might be the only game Martin Luther has the upper hand in. Good luck to both of these team's fans. Make sure you bring those extra comfy folding chairs to sit on the side of the hill.

Martin Luther 57 
Maranatha Baptist 38



MacMurray at Rockford

Who? Never heard of Rockford... They any good? They were like 4 and 6 last year... I'm gonna give them the nod on this one. Being they had a win over Ripon and also over Concordia Chicago. I'm guessing they'll win easily.

MacMurry 14
Rockford 27



Crown at Hamline

Hamline sounds like a delicious food item you bring to Easter so they get the nod on this one. Also I went Frolfing (Frisbee Golfing) at Crown and wasn't that impressed. Don't ask about my logic... It's foolproof I promise you that.

Crown 6
Hamline 36


Gustavus Adolphus at Westminster (Mo.)

How the heck did Westminster get the Gusties to agree to go all the way over there. Now maybe ol' GA will take their private jet to this one... but wow this shouldn't be close. Gustavus has had some great years since my brother graduated from there. If this is close at all it says a lot about Westminster

Westminster 7
Gustavus 43


Cornell at Iowa Wesleyan

Cornell was like 5-5 last year and from the look of the pictures from their website I've gotta give them this win.

Cornell 32
IWC 18


Augsburg at Northwestern

Augsburg low on the MIAC totem pole and Northwestern high on the UMAC one. This might be a closer game than most MIAC people would expect... that being said inexperience at some positions game one of the season Augsburg will take this one.

Augsburg 21
Northwestern 7


Eureka at Knox 

Knox lost this one last year and I believe will lose again. This one is gonna be a close one though!

Eureka 28
Knox 26



Millikin at Greenville

Millikin takes this one, but this game will tell us a lot about Greenville if they can stay within 15.


Millikin 42
Greenville 14



St. Scholastica at Saint John's

Ouch... I don't want to do this one. There's never been a close match up between Scholastica and a MIAC school. Sorry buddies. Saint John's has this one and it really hurts to even type this.

SJU 60
Scholastica 0



Morris vs Nobody

 I can promise you Morris doesn't lose this game.



I'll break down the actually conference games more than this... but 10 games sucks.

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