Quote from: True To The Cru/Riley Zayas on March 23, 2023, 01:31:54 pm

Quote from: jknezek on March 23, 2023, 01:18:28 pm

Quote from: UMHB03 on March 23, 2023, 01:14:01 pm

The schedule is official. Any idea why they decided to put the UWW game on September 16 at noon? I was planning to come up for that one but I'm not sure I want to roast in the 98 degree mid day sun for three hours. Might need to switch to the McMurry game instead.

https://cruathletics.com/sports/football/schedule

Might allow UWW to cut one night off the overnight stay. Or not drive on the buses until 5 a.m.

Would think that is the case. Often times, teams that have to fly in prefer to save time and money by getting on a late flight out that night of the game, rather than staying another night. Happens with just about every playoff game. Teams almost never stay the night after a playoff game, no matter where they are flying back to.

Good points. On the bright side, the Texas heat might be an advantage for the Crusaders. Those big Wisconsin boys probably aren't used to that.

Generally the decision is between Friday at 7 and Saturday at 11 a.m.  Friday is seen as being the better option. 

Saturday night is not one of the time slots on the table.

Quote from: Ron Boerger on March 03, 2023, 12:51:32 pm

I dunno but UW-LaX posted their sched and HSU plays up there on Sep 9 (week 2).

Talk about problems lining up games - LaX other two are at Dakota State and at Northern Michigan.

Yeah I've got UMHB playing UWRF and TLU playing UWO in week 1, ETBU playing UWL in Week 2 and UWO in week3, and then UMHB playing UWW at some point. 

Quote from: crufootball on March 03, 2023, 12:51:45 pm

Quote from: Etchglow on March 03, 2023, 12:28:43 pm

So I see at least 5 games between the ASC and WIAC, wonder if they formally finished up the agreement on non-conference games that was in the talks last year?

It would seem those conversations would have to be put on hold till the future of the ASC is more clear. Doesn't do the WIAC school any favors to hold spots for teams that might have to make bigger decisions as soon the season after next.

I could see them lining something up for a few seasons.  ASC doesn't lose auto bid until 2026 right?  I can't see them making a move before that happens.

Quote from: crufootball on March 01, 2023, 09:37:03 am

Well now we know 2 of the 3 non conference games for UMHB, crazy that I can only assume they are going through the phone list for the 10th time trying to convince someone to play them.

When the HBU HCU game got canceled I wondered where Trinity would go, happy for UMHB to get the game but do fell bad for HSU who seems to be having even more trouble finding games.

Now that Trinity is at the point where teams don't want to play them in non-conf I can only imagine how hard it is on teams like UMHB which have actually won nattys to find games.  And the geographic challenges make it that much worse.

Quote from: Ron Boerger on February 27, 2023, 07:41:21 am

I had the pleasure of running into Coach Urban at yesterday’s SCAC men’s basketball championships and he shared what they’re planning for the non-conference slate.  I can say that it’s truly something they’ve never done before and is more challenging than last year’s schedule.  They are hoping to be able to release it this week.

I saw this leaked on Twitter yesterday.  Awesome move by all parties! 

Trinity will play two DIII powerhouses in 2023

Quote from: Ron Boerger on February 02, 2023, 04:19:16 pm

SFU plays in an 1800-seat stadium.  D2?  Why?

A quick looks shows some interesting history there.  They originally wanted to go D2 back in the 90's but got turned down, they then tried to get into the Canadian league for college football but that never got completed, and then became the only D2 CFB team from in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.  I guess that conference had everyone quit playing football but Simon Fraser, Central Washington, and Western Oregon who then joined the Lone Star Conference in 2022.  Kind of a strange fit but I guess they're the only 3 D2 football teams west of Colorado left?  I think Simon Fraser is supposed to open at Linfield, they could probably find a home in D3 but they'd have to give up scholarships... I don't know enough about them to know if that is even a possibility.

Quote from: Fatherof4 on January 09, 2023, 01:53:06 pm

Also, why are these schools leaving the ASC?

McMurry says it is a "Mission and Vision" thing (my quotation marks, my assessment), that the SCAC is a more academically compatible group of schools. McM has been a Swimming affiliate for several years.