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DuffMan

Quote from: Schipper Strong on April 18, 2023, 07:25:04 PM
Quote from: DuffMan on March 30, 2023, 02:11:31 PM
I saw a blurb today that Cooper Downs is returning to SJU this year.  :o
Too much competition at Central for the starting spot.

Well, he's transferring back to SJU, who has a pretty solid QB returning.  He probably wants to be on a team that will actually make the playoffs.  :o

A tradition unrivaled...
MIAC Champions: 1932, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
National Champions: 1963, 1965, 1976, 2003

DuffMan

Quote from: hazzben on April 20, 2023, 09:33:22 AM
Some buddies and I are looking at doing a motorcycle trip down to Dubuque along the Mississippi through Red Wing, Winona, etc. Picking Dubuque because it's a nice scenic ride, and we can play some craps at the Diamond Jo Casino.

Motorcycles?  Gambling?  Bethel is going to revoke your degree!  ;D

A tradition unrivaled...
MIAC Champions: 1932, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
National Champions: 1963, 1965, 1976, 2003

bleedpurple

Quote from: DuffMan on April 21, 2023, 09:23:29 AM
Quote from: hazzben on April 20, 2023, 09:33:22 AM
Some buddies and I are looking at doing a motorcycle trip down to Dubuque along the Mississippi through Red Wing, Winona, etc. Picking Dubuque because it's a nice scenic ride, and we can play some craps at the Diamond Jo Casino.

Motorcycles?  Gambling?  Bethel is going to revoke your degree!  ;D

Yes Hazzben, I'll be praying for you for sure!

(What is your Venmo? I'd like to have you throw some green down on the come line for me)

MediaGuy

https://www.kwwl.com/sports/upper-iowa-university-to-drop-seven-sports-programs/article_76fc4482-e6c7-11ed-9af5-3bbef5f3dc40.html

Upper Iowa dropping 7 athletic programs.  Budget constraints and maintaining competitive programs were the reasons given.  Wonder if the new conference is causing increased travel expenses or if this is just the beginning of a larger budget contraction for college athletics in Iowa.

hazzben

Quote from: bleedpurple on April 22, 2023, 07:46:38 AM
Quote from: DuffMan on April 21, 2023, 09:23:29 AM
Quote from: hazzben on April 20, 2023, 09:33:22 AM
Some buddies and I are looking at doing a motorcycle trip down to Dubuque along the Mississippi through Red Wing, Winona, etc. Picking Dubuque because it's a nice scenic ride, and we can play some craps at the Diamond Jo Casino.

Motorcycles?  Gambling?  Bethel is going to revoke your degree!  ;D

Yes Hazzben, I'll be praying for you for sure!

(What is your Venmo? I'd like to have you throw some green down on the come line for me)

Just to clarify, are you praying for my soul, or my/our betting outcomes  ;D

doolittledog

Quote from: MediaGuy on April 30, 2023, 04:13:05 PM
https://www.kwwl.com/sports/upper-iowa-university-to-drop-seven-sports-programs/article_76fc4482-e6c7-11ed-9af5-3bbef5f3dc40.html

Upper Iowa dropping 7 athletic programs.  Budget constraints and maintaining competitive programs were the reasons given.  Wonder if the new conference is causing increased travel expenses or if this is just the beginning of a larger budget contraction for college athletics in Iowa.

From the Higher Education Data Center

https://iowacollegeaid.gov/DataCenter

In 2017 Upper Iowa had a total enrollment of 4,966 with 747 on campus.  In 2022 they had a total enrollment of 3,072 with 580 on campus.  Most every school in Iowa has seen an enrollment decrease, but that is a bigger drop than most.  Add in that UIU has an endowment around $20 million and they have a lot less to throw towards athletics.  When Iowa Wesleyan announced they were closing they noted they had asked the state for $12 million in Covid funds.  It was noted at that time that Graceland, William Penn, and Upper Iowa were the other schools to ask the state for $12 million.  This will be an interesting next 5 years in Iowa for higher education.   
Coach Finstock - "There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that and everything else is cream cheese."

Fannosaurus Rex

Completely off topic, congratulations to Luther for the excellence of their video production for their baseball games.  I'm pretty sure they had three cameras working. Pretty fancy for the ARC.
"It ain't what ya do, it's the way how ya do it.  It ain't what ya eat, it's the way how ya chew it."  Little Richard

doolittledog

Coach Finstock - "There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that and everything else is cream cheese."

doolittledog

Quote from: MediaGuy on April 30, 2023, 04:13:05 PM
https://www.kwwl.com/sports/upper-iowa-university-to-drop-seven-sports-programs/article_76fc4482-e6c7-11ed-9af5-3bbef5f3dc40.html

Upper Iowa dropping 7 athletic programs.  Budget constraints and maintaining competitive programs were the reasons given.  Wonder if the new conference is causing increased travel expenses or if this is just the beginning of a larger budget contraction for college athletics in Iowa.

More info from the Des Moines Register...

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2023/05/18/upper-iowa-university-layoffs-campus-closures-enrollment-drop-workforce-development-debt/70228457007/

Upper Iowa laid off 37 employees and closed it's centers in Illinois, Wisconsin, and 4 military bases.  The school took out a $75 million loan from the USDA in 2018.  They were supposed to pay $337,000 a month for 30 years.  USDA allowed the school to pause payments from May 2021 to October 2022.  In November 2022 the USDA allowed Upper Iowa to reduce monthly payments to $30,000 through this June and then $60,000 per month from July through June 2024. 

Coach Finstock - "There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that and everything else is cream cheese."

doolittledog

Quote from: doolittledog on May 18, 2023, 04:32:42 PM
Quote from: MediaGuy on April 30, 2023, 04:13:05 PM
https://www.kwwl.com/sports/upper-iowa-university-to-drop-seven-sports-programs/article_76fc4482-e6c7-11ed-9af5-3bbef5f3dc40.html

Upper Iowa dropping 7 athletic programs.  Budget constraints and maintaining competitive programs were the reasons given.  Wonder if the new conference is causing increased travel expenses or if this is just the beginning of a larger budget contraction for college athletics in Iowa.

More info from the Des Moines Register...

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2023/05/18/upper-iowa-university-layoffs-campus-closures-enrollment-drop-workforce-development-debt/70228457007/

Upper Iowa laid off 37 employees and closed it's centers in Illinois, Wisconsin, and 4 military bases.  The school took out a $75 million loan from the USDA in 2018.  They were supposed to pay $337,000 a month for 30 years.  USDA allowed the school to pause payments from May 2021 to October 2022.  In November 2022 the USDA allowed Upper Iowa to reduce monthly payments to $30,000 through this June and then $60,000 per month from July through June 2024.

1 week later from the Des Moines Register...

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2023/05/25/upper-iowa-university-layoffs-professors-deans-as-usda-debt-looms-financial-exigency/70256765007/

An additional 13 faculty positions and two deans have been eliminated. 
A financial consulting firm told the school it needed to cut $6.8 million in spending and raise $5.5 million by the end of next month. 
Coach Finstock - "There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that and everything else is cream cheese."

doolittledog

We're will over a month away from football practice starting up.

Another article about the USDA and loans to rural colleges.  Iowa Wesleyan and Dordt are mentioned in the article, as well as some regional D3 and NAIA schools.

https://www.kmaland.com/news/feds-call-loan-rural-iowa-university-shutters/article_745de0fe-1120-11ee-9332-dbff1d28640e.html
Coach Finstock - "There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that and everything else is cream cheese."

Fannosaurus Rex

I sure will be glad when we have something to say about football.  In the mean time, looks like some competitive races at Prairie Meadows tonight. I like Ain't Life Grand in the Cornhusker and Eyeing Clover in the Iowa Derby.
"It ain't what ya do, it's the way how ya do it.  It ain't what ya eat, it's the way how ya chew it."  Little Richard

Fannosaurus Rex

"It ain't what ya do, it's the way how ya do it.  It ain't what ya eat, it's the way how ya chew it."  Little Richard

doolittledog

Coach Finstock - "There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that and everything else is cream cheese."

hazzben

Thanks for posting DD.

My foggy memory thought Wart's D was pretty Sr. laden last year. That unit was dialed in and as confident and cohesive a group as I've seen. I was very impressed watching them in a few of the playoff games last year. Did they graduate a lot on that side of the ball? Obviously the offensive backfield is stacked and experienced. Just looking ahead to the Wartburg v Bethel tilt.

Bethel brings back a lot but is missing Roste at QB. He'll leave some massive shoes to fill. WR core is very good and very deep. Frosh RB was a defacto starter for the playoff run and could be one of the best Bethel's ever had if he stays healthy and continues to develop. D brings back something like 17 of 22 on the two deep. Oline graduates an AA and another really good lineman, but the latter was hurt for the final 5 games, and a highly regarded freshman filled in well and got a lot of really quality reps against top comp. I hate not having a week 1 game, especially with a new QB to break in, but that's the way it's set up. Hopefully another classic tilt between the Royals and the Knigts, we've had some good ones through the years!