Sep 01, 2022
| Chris Winter at Wartburg is a first-year head coach at the Division III level. Is someone predicting his team will win a playoff game? Wartburg athletics photo |
We've covered playoff picks, national champs, players of the year, conference winners and more, and now our panel has a handful of other thoughts about the season.
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What will be the most surprising upset of the season?
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| Amherst over Williams | Huntingdon over Linfield | UW-Eau Claire over Central | Utica over Cortland | UW-La Crosse over UW-Whitewater |
Which non-conference game are you most anticipating?
| Pat | Greg | Ryan | Logan | Riley |
| UMHB at UWW, Sept. 10 | Wheaton at Trinity (Texas), Sept. 10 | UMHB at UWW, Sept. 10 | UW-Stout at Wartburg, Sept. 10 | UMHB at UWW, Sept. 10 |
Which conference game are you most anticipating?
| Pat | Greg | Ryan | Logan | Riley |
| UMHB at HSU, Sept. 24 | UMHB at HSU, Sept. 24 | Muhlenberg at Johns Hopkins, Oct. 14 | UWW at UWL, Oct. 1 | UMHB at HSU, Sept. 24 |
Give us a one-sentence prediction we're unlikely to see anywhere else.
| Pat | Greg | Ryan | Logan | Riley |
| Annapolis will put on such a good Stagg Bowl that D-III will want to return. | The Gagliardi Trophy will be awarded to a non-quarterback in 2022. | The Centennial will again be the most successful "academic" conference come playoff time. | A team that finished at or below .500 in 2021 will end the season in the Top 25. | The power of the fifth-year senior will be displayed more in 2022 than it was in 2021. |
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