The Original Chicago Catholic League Thread - 2017 - Week Three

[ignazio]

Three weeks into the season and it seems that "numbers" (a combination of concussion hysteria and the pussification of the American male) is the theme of the year, causing forfeits and blowouts, which lead to conference-hopping. I'm reminded of this quote:

“We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man

Somehow I don't think all those guys in Houston (the Cajun Navy et al) quit football in high school.
That's the way I see it, and I'm Len O'Connor.

Make your picks against the spread.

Blue:
AC @ BR [2017] Brother Rice (Chicago, IL) 31, [2017] Aurora Christian (Aurora, IL) 21
MC @ LA [2017] Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL) 28, [2017] Mount Carmel (Chicago, IL) 17
SR @ PC [2017] St. Rita (Chicago, IL) 35, [2017] Providence Catholic (New Lenox, IL) 31

Green:
MA @ SF [2017] Marmion Academy (Aurora, IL) 35, [2017] St. Francis (Wheaton, IL) 7
DLS @ Benton Harbor
[2017] De La Salle (Chicago, IL) 26, [2017] Benton Harbor (MI) 21
F @ MCHS [2017] Fenwick (Oak Park, IL) 20, [2017] Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL) 17


White:
AC @ BR (above)
SL @ BMac [2017] St. Laurence (Burbank, IL) 44, [2017] Bishop McNamara (Kankakee, IL) 19
SI @ TECH [2017] St. Ignatius (Chicago, IL) 31, [2017] DePaul College Prep (Chicago, IL) 14


Red:
Leo @ Hope [2017] Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago, IL) 44, [2017] Leo (Chicago, IL) 14
SI @ TECH (above)
Catalyst/Maria @ SJ [2017] St. Joseph (Westchester, IL) 38, [2017] Catalyst-Maria (Chicago, IL) 10

 

[3OrangeWhips]

Three weeks into the season and it seems that "numbers" (a combination of concussion hysteria and the pussification of the American male) is the theme of the year, causing forfeits and blowouts, which lead to conference-hopping. I'm reminded of this quote:

“We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man

Somehow I don't think all those guys in Houston (the Cajun Navy et al) quit football in high school.
That's the way I see it, I'm Len O'Connor.

Make your picks against the spread.

Blue:
AC @ BR [2017] Brother Rice (Chicago, IL) 31, [2017] Aurora Christian (Aurora, IL) 21
MC @ LA [2017] Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL) 28, [2017] Mount Carmel (Chicago, IL) 17
SR @ PC [2017] St. Rita (Chicago, IL) 35, [2017] Providence Catholic (New Lenox, IL) 31

Green:
MA @ SF [2017] Marmion Academy (Aurora, IL) 35, [2017] St. Francis (Wheaton, IL) 7
DLS @ Benton Harbor
[2017] De La Salle (Chicago, IL) 26, [2017] Benton Harbor (MI) 21
F @ MCHS [2017] Fenwick (Oak Park, IL) 20, [2017] Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL) 17


White:
AC @ BR (above)
SL @ BMac [2017] St. Laurence (Burbank, IL) 44, [2017] Bishop McNamara (Kankakee, IL) 19
SI @ TECH [2017] St. Ignatius (Chicago, IL) 31, [2017] DePaul College Prep (Chicago, IL) 14


Red:
Leo @ Hope [2017] Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago, IL) 44, [2017] Leo (Chicago, IL) 14
SI @ TECH (above)
Catalyst/Maria @ SJ [2017] St. Joseph (Westchester, IL) 38, [2017] Catalyst-Maria (Chicago, IL) 10

BR 35-21
PC 28-24
LA 24-14

DLS 28-16
MCHS 21-17
MA 31-14

STL 28-21
SICP 35-15

CHA 49-30
SJ 26-6

 

[DeanOfSelection]

gonna be a tall order for MC to go into Wilmette Saturday with Bo Jackson not back from baseball yet. Just looking for special teams and the defense to perform well.

 

[Simon "GHOST' Riley]

Green:
MA @ SF [2017] Marmion Academy (Aurora, IL) 35, [2017] St. Francis (Wheaton, IL) 7
DLS @ Benton Harbor
[2017] De La Salle (Chicago, IL) 26, [2017] Benton Harbor (MI) 21
F @ MCHS [2017] Fenwick (Oak Park, IL) 20, [2017] Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL) 17

Marmion over SF
I have no idea in the DeLasalle game
Montini wins a tight one against Fenwick

 

[DeanOfSelection]

i think best game is SR-PC in Augustinian Bowl. I will go with PC in a close one something like 31-28.

 

[pjjp]

gonna be a tall order for MC to go into Wilmette Saturday with Bo Jackson not back from baseball yet. Just looking for special teams and the defense to perform well.

What do you think of MC's non-con schedule? Not having Thomas is huge against LA, but playing two CPS teams does not exactly prepare MC for the Ramblers. I can see one CPS team, but two?

 

[RockSoup]

Three weeks into the season and it seems that "numbers" (a combination of concussion hysteria and the pussification of the American male) is the theme of the year, causing forfeits and blowouts, which lead to conference-hopping. I'm reminded of this quote:

“We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man

Somehow I don't think all those guys in Houston (the Cajun Navy et al) quit football in high school.
That's the way I see it, and I'm Len O'Connor.

Make your picks against the spread.

Blue:
AC @ BR [2017] Brother Rice (Chicago, IL) 31, [2017] Aurora Christian (Aurora, IL) 21
MC @ LA [2017] Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL) 28, [2017] Mount Carmel (Chicago, IL) 17
SR @ PC [2017] St. Rita (Chicago, IL) 35, [2017] Providence Catholic (New Lenox, IL) 31

Green:
MA @ SF [2017] Marmion Academy (Aurora, IL) 35, [2017] St. Francis (Wheaton, IL) 7
DLS @ Benton Harbor
[2017] De La Salle (Chicago, IL) 26, [2017] Benton Harbor (MI) 21
F @ MCHS [2017] Fenwick (Oak Park, IL) 20, [2017] Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL) 17


White:
AC @ BR (above)
SL @ BMac [2017] St. Laurence (Burbank, IL) 44, [2017] Bishop McNamara (Kankakee, IL) 19
SI @ TECH [2017] St. Ignatius (Chicago, IL) 31, [2017] DePaul College Prep (Chicago, IL) 14


Red:
Leo @ Hope [2017] Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago, IL) 44, [2017] Leo (Chicago, IL) 14
SI @ TECH (above)
Catalyst/Maria @ SJ [2017] St. Joseph (Westchester, IL) 38, [2017] Catalyst-Maria (Chicago, IL) 10

Let us start the Blue season that should be more wide open than years past, with a quote from former Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld:

"There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things we know we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know."

PC +4
MC +11
BR -10

SF +28
DLS -5
MCHS +3

BMAC +25
SICP -17

Leo +30
Joe -28

 

[BigJohn34]

BR 34-26

Loyola 35-14

Rita 24-23

Marmion 45-13

Fenwick wins a close game 21-16

 

[SOUTHSIDECFD]

Brother Rice 35 Aurora Christian 21
BR-bigger and stronger

Loyola Academy 35 Mount Carmel 14
LA-better schedule and injured/suspended players back

Providence Catholic 31 St. Rita 24
PC-home field

Montini Catholic 24 Fenwick 20
MC- hungry

De La Salle 28 Benton Harbor 14
DLS- Bigger and stronger

Marmion Academy 35 St. Francis17
MA- more talent

St. Laurence 42 Bishop McNamara 21
SL-speed advantage

St. Ignatius 38 DePaul College Prep 14
Iggy- better slide rulers?

 

[Bowie50]

gonna be a tall order for MC to go into Wilmette Saturday with Bo Jackson not back from baseball yet. Just looking for special teams and the defense to perform well.

If Team USA loses Friday, does Thomas play Saturday?

 

[ignazio]

If Team USA loses Friday, does Thomas play Saturday?

He still needs a week of football practices.
<phew>

 

[SOUTHSIDECFD]

If Team USA loses Friday, does Thomas play Saturday?

Just one man's opinion but if this kid is a first or second round baseball draft pick he should hang up the football spikes. It's great if he helps win a championship but what if he gets a knee injury?

 

[DeanOfSelection]

Just one man's opinion but if this kid is a first or second round baseball draft pick he should hang up the football spikes. It's great if he helps win a championship but what if he gets a knee injury?

since he is also committed to TCU for football ,not happening

 

[DeanOfSelection]

If Team USA loses Friday, does Thomas play Saturday?

He will be back for Rita. u need 12 practice days . he has 3 from the summer that apply so he will practice week of DePaul and SR and can play at Rita.

 

[SOUTHSIDECFD]

He will be back for Rita. u need 12 practice days . he has 3 from the summer that apply so he will practice week of DePaul and SR and can play at Rita.

Not being argumentative on this point. Be great if he plays four years of college ball and then plays MLB. His options have changed since he made this national baseball team. He may not be going to TCU if he’s a 1st rounder.

How well has the backup played in the first two games at QB? Does he play QB or RB when he comes back. The LA game may show MC’s needs changed.

 

[caravan8]

Not being argumentative on this point. Be great if he plays four years of college ball and then plays MLB. His options have changed since he made this national baseball team. He may not be going to TCU if he’s a 1st rounder.

How well has the backup played in the first two games at QB? Does he play QB or RB when he comes back. The LA game may show MC’s needs changed.

Tough to tell how well the backup has played since the two games were weak. This week will show just how the team looks without him.

I know it's a great opportunity to be drafted high and play MLB someday. But Joe Mauer played HS football his senior year and was the consensus #1 pick in MLB. I'm sure others have done the same. I think he will play football starting week 5 with SR. Should be nice to have him back and hopefully he returns with a Gold Medal for Team USA

 

[caravan8]

BR 35-17
LA 38-27
SR 42-31

Marmion 27-14
DLS 21-7
Montini 24-21

STL 27-13
SICP 35-6

 

[DeanOfSelection]

Not being argumentative on this point. Be great if he plays four years of college ball and then plays MLB. His options have changed since he made this national baseball team. He may not be going to TCU if he’s a 1st rounder.

How well has the backup played in the first two games at QB? Does he play QB or RB when he comes back. The LA game may show MC’s needs changed.

I am not sure what will happen but his situation with TCU only increases his bargaining power.

 

[SOUTHSIDECFD]

I am not sure what will happen but his situation with TCU only increases his bargaining power.

If we were all 18 years old again with his options...

 

[biglatte]

BR
LOYOLA
SR
MA
DLS
MCHS
SL
SI
LEO
ST. JOE

 

[DeanOfSelection]

If we were all 18 years old again with his options...

id be good with him starting in CF for the Sox and leading off. Today not even 2021-22

 

[ignazio]

Working upwards . . .
Taking the wife's alma mater, Maria, and the 28 on the Chargers.
Mighty Mighty L-E-O and the 30 over Hope.
Wolves playing angry, cover the 17 on TECH.
Vikes, giving the 15 points.
Broncs over Friars in what should be best game of the weekend.
Benton Harbor over the Meteors just on the basis of their coach, former Navy and Western Michigan head coach, Elliot Uzelac. (from his wiki bio: Uzelac is known for his temper and intensity and has had a history of coronary artery disease that has led to multiple surgical procedures.) LINK
Spartans get 28 on the Cadets. Watch them disappoint me.
'Stangs and their speed over Celts in the Tolle Lege Bowl.
From '01 to present, MC leads the series 10-9. (Prior to that, MC rolled back to '84 (no game '91, '92)). Unfortunately, LA will be without their odd-numbered players this week, as they're all injured (broken ribs). LA will win, but won't cover.
BR will not only win and cover the 10, the AC fans will donate their spare phones, watches, spot them a twenty and give them a decent meal before heading home.

 

[refref01]

That is the thing. Thomas literally has an inside track to an MLB team. While not a first round pick for them they could assure him what they think. This is not some kid that has to rely on third party conversations and what not. His father can walk into an office down the hall from his and get a clear understanding of where his son fits in the MLB draft world. He just played with some of the top young players in the world with Turang being talked about being number 1 overall pick next summer.

If he is thought to be a 1st or 2nd round pick, I'm not sure I'd come back to play football.

I also don't think QB is a good idea. If he thinks TCU football is in the cards that will be at DB and that is where he should play.

I would think that the MC team would welcome him back but that is another question.

 

[Cat Box]

BR will not only win and cover the 10, the AC fans will donate their spare phones, watches, spot them a twenty and give them a decent meal before heading home.

Ignazio - your comment on the AC fans strikes me as humorous, but not sure how you formulated that perspective. Do tell...

 

[GreasyItalian]

BR by 14 - They are hungry and need a win.

MC by 1 - Always a battle and close game. Wish I could go watch this one.

SR/PC is a toss up for me. Rita seems to have some momentum right now, so I want to give them the edge, but PC is at home. Providence also has their backs against the wall starting 0-2. Things to keep in mind are that this is Providence's 50th year of football anniversary game. The place should be packed and there will be a lot of pressure to perform. The way things have went for PC lately I feel like as soon as something goes bad for them in recent games, it snowballs and they lose control. I'll say Provi keeps it together, keeps playoff hopes alive, and wins by 3.

 

[stonedlizard]

bleu

 

[stonedlizard]

vert

 

[RockSoup]

bleu

Is the SR PC game a pick'em? I mean the title for the 'Whose line is it anyway ' is Hoedowns and Irish drinking songs.

Hoedowns can refer to a night at the Mustang Ranch and obviously Irish drinking songs refers to a celtics normal Tuesday morning. So which one is it HighRep?

 

[BBCHS77]

Ignazio - your comment on the AC fans strikes me as humorous, but not sure how you formulated that perspective. Do tell...

Brother Rice left their stuff in Crete

 

[stonedlizard]

Is the SR PC game a pick'em? I mean the title for the 'Whose line is it anyway ' is Hoedowns and Irish drinking songs.

Hoedowns can refer to a night at the Mustang Ranch and obviously Irish drinking songs refers to a celtics normal Tuesday morning. So which one is it HighRep?

In this case I'm taking the Celtics and the points

 

[tomloner reborn]

LA 35 MC 24
BR 31 AC 14
SR 31 PC 30

FW 27 MCHS 24
DLS 28 BH 21
STL 28 Bmac 24
IGGY 49 DPCP 14

 

[Cat Box]

LA 27 MC 20
BR 31 AC 33
SR 28 PC 24

FW 31 MCHS 28
DLS 28 BH 21
STL 35 Bmac 21
IGGY 42 DPCP 6

Yes, Edgy-Nation. AC over Rice in the upset of the year. AC goes out with a bang in their last ever game against an 8A opponent.

 

[eagles2k3]

LA 27 MC 20
BR 31 AC 33
SR 28 PC 24

FW 31 MCHS 28
DLS 28 BH 21
STL 35 Bmac 21
IGGY 42 DPCP 6

Yes, Edgy-Nation. AC over Rice in the upset of the year. AC goes out with a bang in their last ever game against an 8A opponent.

I think BR wins big. AC won't run the ball and they haven't seen well coached athletes like BR is going to have. If this was 4 years ago I'd agree but this team isn't that AC team.