Voices thought on UWW's day in Naperville

- It may have been snowing lightly Saturday afternoon but what a day it was for the UW-Whitewater football program.

- Just to be safe, the KOOL 106.5 broadcast team headed down to Naperville Friday evening. We were glad we did.

- There was a lot of "talk" in the D3football.com chat room that Saturday's game at North Central College had Warhawk fans in the mood to make the two-plus hour drive to Chicago's western suburbs.

- Our KOOL 106.5 Vista Cruiser arrived at the stadium parking lot just after 9:30 a.m. It was a parking lot full of tailgaters from both Whitewate and North Central.

- As we pulled into the parking lot, five separate NCC security officers stopped our vehicle to guide us to our "drop off point." I'm serious when I say we had more contact with security than I did arriving at the Packers-Broncos Super Bowl game in San Diego.

- NOT Complaining as the directions and assistance were greatly appreciated.

- NCC did a super job in removing the 3 1/2 inches of snow off the playing field. Snow removal began a 7:30 a.m. and was completed by 11 a.m., an hour prior to kickoff.

- What a fan turnout dressed in purple! We could tell a half-hour prior to kickoff that UWW would have a nice crowd down to root on the Warhawks. A steady line of Warhawk fans would its way around the stadium track to the opposite side of the field for a good half hour prior to the game.

- By the time the procession from tailgating in the parking lot to the Warhawk stands behind the player's bench ended, the visiting stands were packed with Chicago-area fans rooting for there "home town" players that had come "home" for the first time to play in the Chicago area... The Warhawk band... Willie Warhawk and the Spirit Squad... and a huge contingent that made the drive in snowy conditions to back the Warhawks was an incredible sight from the press box.

- Listening to the comments of several Warhawk players and coaches, and talking to KOOL 106.5 sideline announcer Arnie Peck - the loud and sometimes boisterous UWW crowd was a huge emotional lift for the team in a tight game.

- UW-Whitewater's Dick Haven and Bruce Bukowski were part of the KOOL 106.5 halftime show on Saturday. Bukowski, a former UWW defensive coordinator said that the game would come down to turnovers. He was right on as Whitewater parlayed three second half turnovers into 13 points and was absolutely the difference in the game.

- Talking about being right on with a pregame prediction, D3football.com's Pat Coleman has had a great "feel" for the Warhawks in the postseason. In Friday's Triple-Take predictions, Coleman picked the Warhawks to win 16-13 by saying UW-W has the championship grit and the muscle along the line to grind out a game-winning drive. I’ll call an Eric Kindler field goal — he’s 9 of 10 since missing six straight in September — to decide an epic clash. Again, Pat shows everyone why he is the guru of Division III football!!

- To the western suburb McDonalds we stopped at on the way home yesterday - YOU OWE US TWO SERVINGS OF FRENCH FRIES!!! KOOL 106.5's Gary Douglas is p*ssed!! By the way, I eat much healthier than Gary and Arnie. For that reason I do not order fries!!

- The extended weather forecast for Saturday in Dover, Delaware calls for a chance of showers and a balmy high of 45 degrees.

- I'll have more thoughts this evening.

- Voice