2 teams both 4-0 and it’s the biggest upset in 40 years? No doubt this was an enormous and well deserved win for Ignatius. The biggest upset in 40 years?
I would say not only the fact that SICP beat MC, but how handily they did it and how dominant they were in this game makes it the most surprising result in close to 40 years.
Yep. I thought the score was backwards in the paper. Then I came here for the info and I'm shocked.
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I was about to give you a like on this until I read your prediction on a 10 game series. Pump the brakes on that. MC does not have the reputation they have or the State Titles they have by not learning from and fixing their mistakes. To quote Tommy Boy, “You got one past me, savor the flavor, it won’t happen again”.
Take it easy! That’s a very bold statement my friend. Nobody in the last 40 years has beaten MC 10 out of 10 times And I mean nobody. Silly to predict what one team would do in 10 matchups in a single season because it’ll never happened. It’s hyperbole.
Iggy was down 16-0 and then came back to win 20-16, pounding Marmion in the fourth quarter.
Not all of us got ahead of ourselves. I know it was an exciting start, but I still believe that if you have 2 QB’s, you don’t have a QB. I am sure that Lynch and his staff will make adjustments and kids will respond. Another very tough game coming this week.
So, since MC was dominated by a more physical and more prepared team, it wasn’t a trap game. Got it.
Naz beating carmel in maybe 08ish. I think it was the roadrunners only win of the year. Their first year in the escc
Same goes for last night...."It was just one of those days"
BR. RICE TOPS MT. CARMEL
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Naz’s first year in escc was 2003. In 03 and 04 they went 1-8 with only win being against st joes. In 2005, rackis first year, they broke through and beat Marian and Benet in addition to st joes to finish 3-6. In 2006, they beat joes and an 8-3 Carmel team in addition to a non con win against st Francis to finish 3-6 . 2007 they made the playoffs for the first time.
MC’s offense will score points next week and their defense will see a more familiar spread offense style that they’ve been defending well against all year. Not a doubt in my mind it will be a 48 minute game. At least.
When the traditional powers beat each other it’s one thing. When SI beats MC it shakes the very foundation of the the CCL. Maybe this is an anomaly and maybe it’s SI announcement that they are moving up. I’m eager to see. Anyone that denies that last nights result was anything short shocking is in denial.
1997 when that quote was used BR was years removed from being a traditional power and beat and undefeated MC for the first time in 17 years. At that time it was a huge W for BR.
I have to agree with you septon34. SI came into the game undefeated as did MC. We all expected MC to roll them as they have for years. SI showed they would have none of that and came ready to fight like they have never before. You have to give them credit for punching MC square in the mouth at their home. We know MC will bounce back but did Iggy show other teams a path to beating MC? I wonder if Iggy is really that good or did they find away to beat MC? Teams match up differently for each team they play. The good teams are able to adjust against all teams. So far Iggy has adjusted well this year. MC has done well with this young team but they clearly did not adjust well for Iggy. Only time will tell if Iggy is as good as their record. IMO they have figured out MC and they match up really well against them. If they meet again in the playoffs it will be a dog fight. Their is a good chance Iggy wins again. I would not normally say this but the way they beat MC shows me this was no fluke.
Apples to oranges: in 2019 LA was without their starting QB in the regular season & that led to the perfect storm of pick 6’s for BR, whereas in the championship game BR QB played on a bum leg. As others have stated (and I know this changes nothing) if Bean were 100% Crusaders probably win.
I know you’re kidding, but Ignatius did shut down it’s football program for at least 30 years.
Let’s not make this about BR & LA. That’s over. I suggest BR focus on MC. They have a chance to take down a young Caravan team. If I were Rice coach’s I would be studying the Iggy game film.
Maybe, maybe not. They played two different Loyola teams that year. Think it’s tough to beat a team like Loyola twice in one year. They beat Marist twice that year, which was a feat in and of itself. If Bean had been healthy, maybe they would have scored. Who really knows.
