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Incoming Kicker, Nathan Knuffman

WIU712 — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:14:24 GMT

This video is from a KHQA-TV-7 sports cast.

It is about Nathan Knuffman from Camp Point Central. He will be a freshman this fall at Western.

http://www.connecttristates.com/sports/story.aspx?id=754831

Crump Signs With Bears

catch212 — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:54:22 GMT

I just read on twitter than Terriun Crump has signed with the Bears.

Congrats to him and his family!

Incoming Freshmen

Iowa NeckFan — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:03:50 GMT

This annual lull in the Football talk is always tough to bear. Does anyone know when incoming Freshmen players will begin to arrive on campus? Do any of them take summer classes and start working out?

It's all relative......Team

letsgonecks — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:48:18 GMT

So with this down time as the year comes to an end and the long await for WIU football got me thinking of a topic. Thinking about the Holtschlag brothers got me thinking about other family members that have suited up for the leathernecks.

This will require some help and research from other bored wiu fans, but here goes.

(Grandfathers, Fathers, Brothers, Uncles, Cousins)

QB - ?

RB - ?

FB - Sam Dancer (brother max), Cam Valle (uncle to the Valle brothers)

WR - Kyle Robiskie, Makik Johnson (don't know father Marcus's position but profile says he played at WIU), Myers Hendrickson (Dad being the coach makes him eligble)

TE - RJ Luke (father Robert played but don't know position)

Tackles - Brett Valle, Jimmy Holtschlag

Guards - Frank Valle, Max Dancer

Center Jordan Valle, Andrew Robiskie

DEFENSE

DE - Chip Holtschlag, Eddy Holtschlag

DT - Mike O'Brien,

LB - Andrew O'brien,

CB - Vinsen Campbell, Victor Campbell

S - Milan Woodard (Nijauh)

Please feel free to throw in your two cents. Sick of looking at the board with nothing new.

This should get you to the list of all time letter winners. A few same last names that aren't common, but couldn't tell you if they were related.
https://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf8/780921.pdf?ATCLID=205156349&SPSID=50026&SPID=4963&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=12000

Football announcers

meganeck — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:00:34 GMT

I saw on twitter today, that they named the new football announcers and Beau wasn't one of them. He is no longer going to announce for WIU?

Wil Lunt's Brother Starting for OK. St.

catch212 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:20:24 GMT

I just saw on ESPN that Wes Lunt will become the first true freshman in OK St. history to start week one. It took a second to click that he was the brother of our own Wil Lunt.

That's pretty cool to say the least. Hopefully the older Lunt brother has some success of his own this year.

Saturday's Spring Game

WIU712 — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:18:28 GMT

Both Ross Green from kHQA-TV and Dylan Austin from WGEM-TV were at the Spring Game.

Hopefully they will post their video reports on line.

Very disappointing news

WIU712 — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:24:58 GMT

Leatherneck football fans received some very sad and disappointing news on Saturday when two of our football players were listed in the "Police Beat" section of the Macomb newspaper.

Apparently they did not learn anything from Tommie Tyler's mistake.

Spring Practice

Iowa NeckFan — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:37:58 GMT

Whether or not Hanson Field receives updates, one thing is for certain: Spring Practice can't be far off. Does anyone know the start date and the Spring Game date? Also, who should we look for to emerge as real players and leaders?

Any Pro Day Info

letsgonecks — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:40:19 GMT

Just wondering if anyone heard anything out there. Figured Crump to be the one getting the best look, but would need a good 40 time.

Lets talk about the Scoreboard

western-101 — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:48:00 GMT

If we are going to get the scoreboard this year, that would be something really exciting to look forward to.

Does anybody know if it is for sure going to happen for the upcoming season?

I gather from TVA that yet again nothing will be done to upgrade the West Side.

Athletics eyes Hanson Field

ST_Lawson — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:06:30 GMT

Article from today's Western Courier, talking about the awareness of the Athletics department of the situation with the west side stands at Hanson field: http://www.westerncourier.com/news/athletics-eyes-hanson-field/article_82316b16-5d80-11e1-87cf-0019bb30f31a.html

They're obviously aware of the problem, but the biggest thing, of course, is finding the money to do it.

Also, on the front page of the paper, taking up a large amount of space is the artist's rendering of the Hanson Field west side renovations. Many of you have already seen it, but for those of you who haven't...

New Off Coordinator

meganeck — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:59:22 GMT

KHQA in Quincy is reporting that Doug Ruse is leaving.

2012 Football Schedule

ST_Lawson — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:39:36 GMT

I'm sure many of you have seen this already, but now that it's been officially posted a few places, I thought I'd add it here for discussion:

Aug. 30, Butler, Hanson Field, 7 p.m.
Sept. 8, Hampton, Hanson Field, 2 p.m.
Sept. 15, at Iowa State, Ames, Iowa, TBA
Sept. 22, Illinois State* (Homecoming), Hanson Field, 4 p.m.
Oct. 6, at South Dakota*, Vermillion, S.D., TBA
Oct. 13, at South Dakota State*, Brookings, S.D., TBA
Oct. 20, Indiana State*, Hanson Field, TBA
Oct. 27, at Missouri State*, Springfield, Mo., TBA
Nov. 3, Northern Iowa*, Hanson Field, TBA
Nov. 10, Youngstown State*, Hanson Field, TBA
Nov. 17, at Southern Illinois*, Carbondale, Ill., TBA

* - Missouri Valley Football Conference game

You think the Necks have problems!

Neckfansince71 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:55:53 GMT

So I know the Necks have been looking for coaches, have hired two defensive coordinators, and have lost an offensive coordinator, but take a look at the SHS coaching staff. If you include the head coach and Doug Ruse, they have a total of 6 coaches at the present time. Thats after a run to the NCAA FCS championship game!

New D-Coordinator

newneck — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:05:07 GMT

Just heard from a player that the new D-coord. is Brian Ward from Drake. Anyone know anything about him?

Future Leathernecks

FormerNeck46 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:50:35 GMT

I have not heard of too many recruits that are currently coming in that could make an immediate difference. Also i have yet to see or hear of any JUCO players come to macomb that are worth speaking of, now my question is how do the leathernecks plan on getting better so they can potentially compete for a national championship

New D Cord Already Gone

Tailgater — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:01:43 GMT

Rumor has it the new d cord has already moved on to greener pasture.

Camp Point Central/S'eastern kicker commits to WIU?

KippJones — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:59:59 GMT

KHQA/Channel 7 Sports Director Chris Deurr is reporting (via facebook/twitter), that Central/S'Eastern place-kicker Nathan Knuffman has verbally committed to WIU.

Knuffman is an all-conference, all-area, all-state kicker (left-footer), and was getting several looks from big D1 schools, as well as schools like IL-State, Mo-State.. so glad it appears he'll end up in Macomb.

Having called a few CSE/Macomb football games (in which he kicked), he's got a huge leg. Very accurate and I described his kick-offs as "NFL high." Meaning I had to stick my head outta the pressbox just to see how high his kicks were going.

He also punted, played line-backer and fullback.

Former Leatherneck Frisman Jackson

ST_Lawson — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:27:37 GMT

Looks like former Leatherneck WR and coach (and NFL WR) Frisman Jackson is back where he started, becoming an offensive assistant coach at Northern Illinois University (where he played QB for 3 years before transferring to Western).

3 Assistant Football Coaches Named!

WIU712 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:09:37 GMT

Western head football coach Mark Hendrickson announced the hiring of three assistant coaches to his staff:

http://www.goleathernecks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205362732&DB_OEM_ID=12000

New Defensive Coordinator Named

catch212 — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:25:26 GMT

We finally have our new DC, Kevin Corless. He most recently was the DC at Arkansas State from the Sun Belt. Perhaps most importantly, he runs a 4-3.

Article

Thoughts?

Southern Illinois

meganeck — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:28:50 GMT

SIU RB Jewell Hampton announced he is turning pro after his junior season, but they are getting another former Iowa running back as Makail McCall announced he is transfering to Southern. Should have 3 years there.

Brian Van Gorder

meganeck — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:56:14 GMT

Former WIU Def Co, left the Atlanta Falcons to go to Auburn to be their DC. It seems like he has been all over the place since he left Western

football recruits

goleatherneck — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:23:48 GMT

Any word on any Junior College players coming in for the spring semester? What are our top priorities in high school recruits for 2012?

Anybody catch the FCS playoffs on ESPN?

catch212 — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:58:56 GMT

I've been watching the FCS playoffs on ESPN this weekend and I thought it was pretty funny that we played three of the final eight schools left (NDSU, UNI, Sam Houston State). We really didn't do too badly for what could be considered the best teams at our level.

So how is it that we at least competed with those schools, yet played like trash against the terrible teams like Missouri State? I don't know, but for some reason I'm slightly more encouraged about next year now. On a side note, Montana's stadium was awesome. It reminded me a lot of Boise State's for some reason. Anybody know if they're going to move up? The WAC would seem like a perfect fit.

Casey Out

meganeck — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:28:18 GMT

Per a tweet fro Ben Marth, Tom Casey and Josh McCall are out. Big week for the people on the message board, McKay is fired and now Casey and McCall.

Hopefully they can get a young DC, have some engery and fresh ideas.

Thank you to Josh McCall and Tom Casey for their committment and time to WIU.

Western Illinois Football Uniforms

StLouisNecks — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:37:47 GMT

I just read this short article, and it got me thinking about the football team's uniforms:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/the_bonus/12/28/uniforms/index.html

There was another post about the west side stands, among other things, that are causing us to fall behind the rest of the MVC in recuriting due to ancillary stuff that "shouldn't" be important to recruits, but is. Honestly, I don't know that the west side stands are a big deal to recruits. It has an impact on the university image and has and affect on the perceptions in the community, but the recruits want things to feed their egos when they choose a college, to put it bluntly.

And uniforms are one of them, and honestly, ours don't quite make the cut these days. I know its been bought up before, but having "Western Illinois" spelled out all the way is dumb. Its just too many words and letters. I would really advocate it just saying "WESTERN" again. When the college name on the jersey is too long, the subtle message is "small school." Yeah, I know Western is a direction, but it sounds more difinitive, like this is *the* Western.

Secondly, the helmets have a cute cartoon dog on them. Maybe something classic like the University of Washington "W" design, or something without words that looks cool. I'm hesitant to say to make them black too, because that is the flavor of the month in the MVC (I'm looking at you ISUb and MSU). Just something that looks tough or classic.

Third, the uniform color design is boring. Purple with trim on the sleeves, yawn. Alternatively, a white top with trim on the sleeves. Boring. That being said, I thought Marylands uniforms earlier this year was hideous. Just to throw something out there, maybe something like Montana State, but switch the blue to purple and turn the "M" on the helmet upside down:

http://www.oregonlive.com/collegefootball/index.ssf/2011/12/elvis-akpla-catch.html

Just some thoughts, discuss!

Ah, the good old days...

ST_Lawson — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:11:52 GMT

A Day in I-AA, 2002

"In my mind, at least 15 of the 16 teams in the field are clear, though there are plenty of other questions, like who will be the top four seeds. McNeese State, Georgia Southern and Western Illinois are obvious, but a number of other schools will be considered for that fourth spot."

Collinsville QB J'Vaugh Williams committs to WIU

B-Ball Fan — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:18:27 GMT

Saw this in STL Post Dispatch tosday. 6'5" 195 lbs. Looks like an athlete.

Article about the Tailgating situation

ST_Lawson — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:16:03 GMT

Just saw this and wanted to post a link to it...article talking about the (much improved) tailgating experience this football season, and briefly mentions ideas for next year.

"The 2011 tailgating season was such a success, in fact, that McDonough hinted that the University is planning on expanding and enhancing the experience next year, possibly adding live entertainment to the Q Lot mix."

Taligating: back in fan's favor

Last Place Again - I have seen the future and it is not good.

IlliNeck — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:21:31 GMT

Well, if Southern holds on agains ISUb, we will have secured our 2nd last place finish in 3 years. I guess an All-World QB and LB do make a difference in one's season afteralll.

Reflecting on This Season

Football Fan — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:11:38 GMT

Looking back over this season, a particular moment stands out for me. It was at the Missouri game - still in the 1st half, the score was already 42 to 0 and then Missouri went for a first down on a fourth and long instead of punting. They made it.
I did not see a single flag, let alone an ejection of a Neck player. Nothing - no pushing , no yelling, nothing - they simply accepted what had been done to them.

Let me ask you older Neck fans: What do you think a Mr. Teerlinck or Mr. Winters or Mr. Cox might have done?

How about Mr. Spraggins or Bowens or Harrison?

Maybe you haven't been a Neck fan that long, so how about: Mr. Rocchieti or Tetzel or Daum?

Do you think Mr. Irish or Waddell or Rennick would have let that pass and accepted it?

What would any or all of the above players done?
Where was the FIGHT in the Leathernecks this year?
Following the Missouri game, our coaching staff decided "not to talk about it - to move on". In effect to pretend it did not happen.

Last Question: Do you think Coach Bill Wilt would have said, "oh geeze guys let's just move on" or
Coach Rod Holder would have said, "oh that's ok I know you guys tried really hard"?

It is time for a major change in what we fans have been led to accept as acceptable. We need someone to put the FIGHT back into the FIGHTING LEATHERNECKS !

Cap'n Cat Is Back!! Miss Me???

Cap'n Cat — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:08:34 GMT

Been a hectic year for The Cap'n. Took a job in Grand Forks, ND, and it's a ballbuster.

Been cheering for the Leather Heads all season and wish you coulda had more success.

Hey, you gotta beat those Prairie Pooper Cow azzholes this weekend to help my Cats!

Incentive: If you beat those corksoakers, I'll buy everyone on here a twelve pack of beer and a copy of Hustler AND I'll let you look at my butt! Come on, LeatherHeads, what could be more wonderful than that????

Mike Lamphear a Bear

StLouisNecks — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:44:11 GMT

http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/sports/x242965074/Mike-Lamphear-Invited-to-Chicago-Bears-Training-Camp

Grats to him, lets hope he makes the team. I was really expecting Matt Barr, Lito Senatus or Kyle Glazier to get an invite somewhere, I've been searching since the lockout ended, and haven't seen anything.

Should a staff change be made?

Neck_Nation — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:10:40 GMT

Do you think we need to make any staff changes? I'm on the fence, I feel Ruse is a great coach with a proven record....

Eastern Illinois fires entire staff

Mizzou Rah — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:01:01 GMT

A great friend of our family whose son plays at Eastern says that the entire staff has been let go. I am assuming they will allow the new coach to hire his own staff. Will be interesting to see how the Western admin will react after this Saturday's game with the WIU staff.

Attack the Jacks

Boatdrinks — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 06:16:36 GMT

Game day, Necks!! Great weather and great home atmosphere. This what you put all that work in for. Appreciate your opportunity. Go in with execution and intensity and come out with a big ole W. Love your job. It won't last forever.

Have a great game, have fun and GO LEATHERNECKS!!!

Illinois State

Neck_Nation — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:58:38 GMT

So far, down 17-0....not exactly looking good.

SDSU Prediction

Neck_Nation — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:25:31 GMT

Anyone want to guess what we will be able to do this week?

We haven't beat the jackrabbits since 2007 (or 06) in the multi-OT game.

I just looked on SDSU's website and saw this interesting stat------13-1 in season finale games in last 14 years. Completely out of left field statistic, just thought it was interesting.

I'm going to hope we can pull this out, as it is our last real chance for a 2011 victory.....but I just don't see this team getting it done.

SDSU- 38
'Necks- 13

and i hope I am wrong!