Opponent News on the Chips...

John Wagner of the Blade reports that the MAC has suspended CMU DL Jon Kinville for the BG game for dropping an elbow or forearm on an NIU player Saturday.  Our Commissioner said this:

"The behavior of Joe Kinville during the Central Michigan-Northern Illinois contest is unacceptable and will not be tolerated," MAC commissioner Dr. Jon Steinbrecher said in a release. "I want to thank CMU coach Dan Enos and CMU athletic director David Heeke for the proactive manner in which they have addressed this matter."

The CMU Life (Student Paper) tell us that QB Ryan Radcliffe, who has had a pretty good season, was benched during the loss to NIU, and replaced by JUCO Transfer Brandon Fricke.  Coach Enos referred to Radcliffe's play as "very, very poor."  Enos says that he expects Radcliffe to start but that could change in practice this week.  Either way, you'd have to think he's on a short leash, even though Enos admits this is a psychological ploy to motivate Radcliffe.

The paper also editorialized that those calling for Enos' job are being hasty.  (Ya think?  I mean, you win all those titles in a row, and you thought it would keep going forever?)   While I am sure no one is seriously looking to get rid of him, it is clear that when BG arrives, the Chips will be hungry for a win.

Meanwhile, gameday atmosphere-wise, there is additional trouble in Mt. Pleasant.  The University has decided to tread down the perilous path of attempting to rein in tailgating.  Apparently, they set up a "special" tailgate area for students with some "expectations" on what they could bring and do, and students have responded by drinking in their dorm rooms during the games.  Alumni have followed suit, and attendance is suffering.

(My note:  I understand why this is a concern for universities.  There can be a lot of alcohol consumed and it does present dangerous situations.  I guess I would just say this...if you decide to walk down this path, you had better be sure you are right, because you will pay a price.  It appears that without tailgating, there are many people who will not attend a football game.)

Basically, it appears that things are in a snit up there.  Are they just waiting to see Trey Zeigler?