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Show posts MenuQuote from: TigerDad on August 25, 2009, 12:34:47 PM
Just logged in to the brand-spanking new "2009 Kickoff" and took a quick look. This will require some serious study tonight, but I would like to encourage all you SCAC fans to pony up the $10 (or less) to get your own access.
Trinity fans will be interested to read the stories on of Robby Long at DPU, Hal Mumme at McMurry (TU's first opponent) and that TU is picked as a 'maybe' under playoff teams beyond the top 25. Some say that the opening schedule of four games on the road will determine TU's season outlook ... I would agree with that assessment.
Now I'm looking forward to the 2009 edition of the Trinity Tigers! 11 days and counting ...
Quote from: Tacttm1 on August 25, 2009, 10:07:14 AM
*** Just ordered the d3football "Kickoff" ...seems like a solid 10 dollars well spent and it goes to support the boards. I challenge other SCAC fans to do the same. (kinda like a pledge-a-thon with out the great acts!!!)
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on August 25, 2009, 02:59:55 PMQuoteJust logged in to the brand-spanking new "2009 Kickoff" and took a quick look. This will require some serious study tonight, but I would like to encourage all you SCAC fans to pony up the $10 (or less) to get your own access.
Agree wholeheartedly...at $10 it's a bargain. Pat and his team have done another great job...a real service to all who play, coach or are simply interested in DIII football!
Quote from: old 40 on August 25, 2009, 03:14:42 PM
If you have not purchased your Kickoff 2009 then I would recommend you do so. It is very, very good. Purchasing this will give you insight on all the D3 teams and all the conference teams, plus it supports the D3 website. Great Job Pat and Keith. The best work you have done. Great Job.
Very good synopsis on each team in the conference. Sounds like WLU and BU can be very dangerous this year.
Quote from: dlippiel on August 25, 2009, 05:20:05 PM
Kickoff looks GREAT by the way. What else could be better pre-season reading for D3 football. dippiel is very appreciative of all the hard work and preparation that goes into making the kickoff so great. The U gets ranked 74th and RPI gets the nod at 70th in the rankings. Very interesting to dlippiel that U is ranked that low, let alone behind RPI who does not even have an established QB. Yet dlippiel feels this may be the theme of the U's season, underated and something to prove. Honestly to dlippiel with the U's lack of recruiting info available and the recent struggles he would most likely not give the U much love until they earned it. dlippiel just feels, he knows he is saying it again, that U will sneak up this year and have one of those memorible U years. To dlippiel anything short of NCAA birth is disappointing.
QuoteChris Baldwin turned out to be a quick study in his return to the defensive side of the ball for Johns Hopkins. The senior, who spent 2007 as a running back, scored three touchdowns as a defensive back for the Blue Jays, returning interceptions 28 and 45 yards for scores and bringing back a fumble 32 yards for a touchdown in a 34-3 win against St. Lawrence.
Scott Haneberg kept Menlo in the game against UW-Stout, blocking two field goals, including one with 20 seconds left in the fourth quarter. UW-Stout won 13-10 in overtime.
Quote# Pat Coleman Says:
November 3rd, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Albright 21-7 at the half. Widener called timeout twice on Albright's field goal attempt to end the second quarter and blocked both attempts.
Quote# Pat Coleman Says:
November 3rd, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Susquehanna scored on the last play of the game at WPI, went for the two-point conversion and got it to win the game 8-7.
QuotePurple Crush Says:
The 20th of November, 2006 at 4:29 pm
Food for thought. Why not play the Stagg Bowl in a warmer climate, larger city, and central part of the country. I think the turnout would be much better. If played in a big city football lovers would show up just to watch the game even if they had no ties to the program.
Quotesabretooth tiger Says:
The 20th of November, 2006 at 4:39 pm
I nominate the Rose Bowl to host the Stagg Bowl. A great warm-up for the Grandaddy of them all, and no so big as to garner a fight from the neighbors. I'd be happy to help in the process!
Live from Pasadena, CA where it is 85 degrees and sunny.
sabretooth
Quotesabretooth tiger Says:
The 20th of November, 2006 at 4:40 pm
Make that "not so big."
QuoteHScoach Says:
The 20th of November, 2006 at 4:41 pm
Salem, VA is the perfect host. Most of D3 is located east of the Mississippi and located in cold weather states. While a December game in Florida might be nice, I'm not sure how many fans it would draw from the participating schools when 90+% of the D3 towns would be too far away to drive?
QuoteBucksFan Says:
The 20th of November, 2006 at 4:48 pm
^^^^^^What he said!
QuoteD3Keith Says:
The 20th of November, 2006 at 7:58 pm
PurpleCrush,
Not to dis, but you're harping on two old-news points here.
(skips 1st not-relevant-here point):
2. "Host the Stagg Bowl in a warmer climate."
Been done. It was in Bradenton, Fla. for years and then Phenix City, Ala.
Problem with that is it's not near any D3 schools. No fan base nearby. And unless you can drive or the school organizes a charter, flying to the Stagg Bowl is a tough thing to do on less than a week's notice.
Salem is a willing host that does a great job with the game for the size it is. I don't think, outside of moving it to Collegeville or Alliance, you'd really guarantee a bigger crowd anywhere else.
I also think you're wrong on the big city point. It seems to me small places where there's nothing else in town garner more interest for D3. CUA gets lost in D.C., Hopkins does in Baltimore. I don't remember huge crowds at Occidental (L.A.) or even this weekend in Pittsburgh (Carnegie Mellon). There's lots to do, but the general populous is interested in the big pro or college teams.
D3 tends to draw people with ties to the school, except in small towns where the team is also a source of local pride and/or the thing to do in town.
From my experience, anyway ...
QuoteD3Keith Says:
The 20th of November, 2006 at 8:03 pm
As far as Salem,
I've never heard anyone say it's broken, so why fix it?
And as far as logical D3 places to move it, like Ohio, New York, N.J., Illinois, Minnesota or Wisconsin ... well, none of those sound like much warmer climates than Salem, Va., even though Salem isn't balmy and 70 degrees in December.
But few are the teams coming to the Stagg Bowl from warm climates, so this is the best replication of a regular game, except for the teams not used to grass.
The thing is, there's a lot of behind-the-scenes work that goes into putting the game on, and Salem has the size, the proper venue and experience, and it does get treated like the big game in town when it's there.
I think they contract the game on 2-year cycles, but I've never even heard rumblings of another place putting in for the Stagg Bowl.
QuoteDear Mr. McMillen,
I am the mother of a high school football player. I will be honest with you--my son is neither an outstanding athlete nor an outstanding scholar. He has, however, enjoyed being part of his high school football team, even though he gets very little playing time. This is partially due to his lack of size (5'8", 165 lbs.), and his lack of speed. Also, our team is one of the best in the state of Florida, and we have a lot of very talented boys, which means a lot of depth in each position, and not much chance for an average player to get much playing time.
Even with all of the above, my son still really enjoys being on the team, and wishes he could get to play more often. Being part of the football team has truly been a life-changing experience for him. It has given him self-confidence and self-discipline, and has helped him develop good leadership skills. And, though he rarely gets into the game, he still makes all the practices, and works very hard. He has a good relationship with the coaches, and his best friends are his fellow players.
My son is a senior this year, and, as we have been researching potential colleges, he has said that he wishes he could go to a small college that has a football program, where he could try out for the team as a walk-on.
I am realistic enough to know that my son's chances of making any college team, no matter how small, are about zero. But as a concerned and caring parent, I would like to find out if such a small-college program exists. As someone knowledgeable about small-college football programs, I would appreciate your opinion and your insight on this subject. Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Mrs.xxxxxxxxx
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