Welcome to Week 2 in the UMAC. After some good football last
week, it gets even better with some marquee matchups. You might not want to
even scroll down to see Tommy’s picks after his brutal week picking games. The
only thing we aren’t looking forward to this week will be listening to the St.
Scholastica broadcasters again. Anyway here are the picks.
Jay’s Picks (3 of 4
last week; 3 of 4 for the season)
Eureka @ Crown- Eureka
heads to St. Bonafacious where everyone is on cloud nine after Crown’s win last
week. Last year, Eureka had a tough time scoring against Crown winning 23-6,
but I think the Red Devils have a nasty taste in their mouth after last week’s
drubbing from St. Scholastica and will come out firing. Crown might not be able
to run Amos Schmidt like they want to if they cannot stop Durley and the
passing game. Eureka will be too much to handle. Eureka 38-Crown 22
Westminster @ Martin Luther-
The two teams combined for a whopping total of 7 points last week. Both teams head into
this week wondering what the heck happened. Westminster has got to be stunned that
they got trounced so badly at home, and Martin Luther has to be trying to
figure out how to hold on to the football and score some points. I think that
these teams will combine for an astronomically boggling total of 19 point. Westminster 13-Martin Luther 6
Minnesota Morris @ MacMurray-
Before the season started, I would have picked Morris by 30. After watching a
painful 10 point win against Martin Luther, Morris will win by 14. Morris 28-MacMurray 14
Game of the Week
Greenville @ St. Scholastica- This is the game that will grab most people’s attention going into
week 2. The two preseason top ranked teams by the coaches face off in what
should be an excellent match up. On display will be completely different styles
with Greenville’s Brendan Chambers leading the option offense and Scholastica’s
Tyler Harper leading a powerful running attack that last week displayed a
potent vertical passing game. Greenville should be healthy and rested after a
bye. This game last year was a four point game with Scholastica winning. I
think history will repeat itself. St.
Scholastica 27-Greenville 23
Tommy’s Picks (1 of 4 last week; 1 of 4 for the season)
Admittedly, last week was a rough one for me. But, it is not how you start the season it is how you finish and this is the start of my turnaround.
Eureka @ Crown- After a tough loss last last week, Eureka has to turn right around and make the journey back up to Minnesota. Crown looked better than expected in Week 1 and Eureka was the polar opposite. However, Crown barely beat a bad team and while Eureka was certainly exposed, they did hang around with a strong team. Eureka still has a team made up of upperclassmen while Crown is full of young players. Eureka goes back to the drawing board and discovers that running the football actually works this week. Eureka 41 Crown 20
Northwestern @ Presentation - Coming off a huge win last week, Northwestern has to make another long road trip this week. Presentation exponentially improved as last season went on and will be a very different team from the one Northwestern saw a year ago. The Eagles better come to Aberdeen prepared to avoid a letdown in a potential trap game. Northwestern runs the ball effectively and controls the clock in this one winning a moderate blowout. Northwestern 34 Presentation 14
Westminster @ Martin Luther - I have gone back and forth on this one. Westminster laid a huge egg last week and Martin Luther is always a difficult place to play. Still, Martin Luther's offense looked horrendous and Westminster was supposed to be top team this season. I think that Westminster comes out looking for vengeance after last week's disappointment and takes it to the Knights. Either way, this week will tell us a lot about the Blue Jays and how they will respond to their loss to Northwestern. Westminster 28 Martin Luther 10
Minnesota Morris @ MacMurray - This is a winnable game for MacMurray, possibly one of the few they will have this year. Morris struggled last week but did pull out the win. I think the Cougars give the ball to Leandro Dower about 40 times in this game and he goes off. Morris 35 MacMurray 7
Greenville @ St. Scholastica- Here it is - the game we have all been waiting for, the battle of the two teams expected to compete for the conference title. Although it is only the second week of conference play, this game will most likely carry implications for the rest of the year. With Greenville having a bye last week, we still do not know what to expect from them this year. On the other hand, we have a good idea of who Scholastica is after watching them dismantle Eureka in Week1. I think Greenville comes into this game focused and ready to play after having two full weeks to prepare for this match up. The Saints defense, while it looked strong in Week1, is not going to be what it was last year. I think Greenville runs the ball very effectively, as they always do, and gets a few big plays that allow them to win a tight one. Greenville 31 Scholastica 28
Tommy’s Picks (1 of 4 last week; 1 of 4 for the season)
Admittedly, last week was a rough one for me. But, it is not how you start the season it is how you finish and this is the start of my turnaround.
Eureka @ Crown- After a tough loss last last week, Eureka has to turn right around and make the journey back up to Minnesota. Crown looked better than expected in Week 1 and Eureka was the polar opposite. However, Crown barely beat a bad team and while Eureka was certainly exposed, they did hang around with a strong team. Eureka still has a team made up of upperclassmen while Crown is full of young players. Eureka goes back to the drawing board and discovers that running the football actually works this week. Eureka 41 Crown 20Northwestern @ Presentation - Coming off a huge win last week, Northwestern has to make another long road trip this week. Presentation exponentially improved as last season went on and will be a very different team from the one Northwestern saw a year ago. The Eagles better come to Aberdeen prepared to avoid a letdown in a potential trap game. Northwestern runs the ball effectively and controls the clock in this one winning a moderate blowout. Northwestern 34 Presentation 14Westminster @ Martin Luther - I have gone back and forth on this one. Westminster laid a huge egg last week and Martin Luther is always a difficult place to play. Still, Martin Luther's offense looked horrendous and Westminster was supposed to be top team this season. I think that Westminster comes out looking for vengeance after last week's disappointment and takes it to the Knights. Either way, this week will tell us a lot about the Blue Jays and how they will respond to their loss to Northwestern. Westminster 28 Martin Luther 10Minnesota Morris @ MacMurray - This is a winnable game for MacMurray, possibly one of the few they will have this year. Morris struggled last week but did pull out the win. I think the Cougars give the ball to Leandro Dower about 40 times in this game and he goes off. Morris 35 MacMurray 7
Game of the Week
Greenville @ St. Scholastica- Here it is - the game we have all been waiting for, the battle of the two teams expected to compete for the conference title. Although it is only the second week of conference play, this game will most likely carry implications for the rest of the year. With Greenville having a bye last week, we still do not know what to expect from them this year. On the other hand, we have a good idea of who Scholastica is after watching them dismantle Eureka in Week1. I think Greenville comes into this game focused and ready to play after having two full weeks to prepare for this match up. The Saints defense, while it looked strong in Week1, is not going to be what it was last year. I think Greenville runs the ball very effectively, as they always do, and gets a few big plays that allow them to win a tight one. Greenville 31 Scholastica 28
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