Entries Tagged as ‘Region Commentary’

November 29, 2007

This just in: Tyler Cain has blocked 2 more shots

If I were a coach prepairing to face the Coyote Men’s Basketball team, here is the offense I’d run:
5 guards, all 3 feet outside of the 3-point line. No movement anywhere toward the paint. Ever. Period.
The scary thing is, Cain would probably still block a couple shots. He really is that good of a defender. [...]

November 21, 2007

USD earns 5 NCC FB 1st teamers

In an announcement earlier this week, the USD Coyotes football team earned five players on the All North Central Conference first team.
Senior running back Amos Allen, senior wide receiver Brooks Little, senior center Christian Morton and senior left tackle Tim Schneider were all named All-NCC first team offensive selections. Senior outside linebacker Justiss Scales [...]

November 11, 2007

2007 Northwest Region bracket

With the USD Coyotes football team not making the playoffs, the three North Central Conference schools who defeated Coyotes all made the playoffs in three of the top four seeds from the Northwest Region.
The 2007 and final North Central Conference champion Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks (10-0, 8-0), who finished their first undefeated season since 1954, is [...]

November 11, 2007

And he’s not a Harlon Hill candidate

In his final game as a USD Coyote, Amos Allen had his best performance.
All the senior from Miami, Fla., did was rush for 306 yards and two touchdowns and break two school records in USD’s 31-27 loss.
Allen set the single game record for rushing yards, which was previously held by Stefan Logan who [...]

November 2, 2007

Well, I guess that’s why they’re ranked #1 in the region…

Well, as much as I didn’t want to see it, it was a loss in Omaha.
Not just any loss, either. It was a 41-14 crushing by UNO.
I guess there are a few things that stand out to me in this game: 1) It was a tale of two halves; 2) rushing, not turnovers were the [...]

October 19, 2007

Football: Region Outlook

While every week is a chance for the USD Coyotes football team to move up from their No. 6 spot in the Northwest Regional rankings, this week has a few games in which teams ranked in front of the Coyotes could lose.
Let’s start at the top. No. 1 Nebraska-Omaha hosts Minnesota-Duluth. The Mavericks are 6-0 [...]

October 18, 2007

USD can play with SDSU

A couple weeks ago, the Argus Leader ran a story about South Dakota State Athletics. What a shock right? I look through the Argus and I don’t see an SDSU story in sports I have to pinch myself.
Anyways, in this story, Director of Athletics Fred Oien ran his mouth again about USD. What he had [...]

October 11, 2007

USD has 112th toughest schedule

We all knew the Coyotes would play a tough schedule in 2007. Heck, through six games, it’s painfully obvious how difficult it is.
But according to Kenneth Massey’s ratings, USD has the 112th toughest schedule in the nation. That’s not just in Division II. That’s in the ENTIRE country.
That’s right. USD’s schedule is statistically more challenging [...]

October 8, 2007

USD is No. 6 in Northwest Region?

In the first Northwest Region rankings today, the USD Coyotes football team was ranked No. 6.
Why? We at The Volante aren’t sure. But we’ll take it.
The Coyotes (3-3, 2-1 NCC) are one of SIX North Central Conference teams that are ranked in the top 12.
Here’s the top 12
1. Nebraska-Omaha (5-0)
2. North Dakota (6-0)
3. Grand Valley [...]