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#1
For the IPA nerds among us:  skəˈnɛktədi.

I am looking forward to the game.
#2
Quote from: ADL70 on September 29, 2018, 05:57:50 PM
Quote from: WashJeff68 on September 29, 2018, 04:43:15 PM
W&J holds on to beat Bethany 27-20. Not very pretty, but it is a win.

Looking forward to the CWRU Westminster game this evening.

Hopefully Spartans don't under-perform as Tartans and Prez did.

Apparently Westminster is a difficult place to play as a road team.
#3
I love the articles about the kids on all the teams.  Keep posting them!
#4
Quote from: ExTartanPlayer on September 14, 2018, 12:38:39 AM
Quote from: WashJeff68 on September 13, 2018, 10:13:05 PM
Where is ExTartanPlayer?

Ha! Funny, I just logged in here for the first time in many moons. My wife delivered our first child in July, a little boy who weighed 9 pounds on arrival and checked in at 15 pounds today for his two month appointment. Lineman in the making, methinks.


Congratulations!
#5
Quote from: DagarmanSpartan on September 02, 2017, 04:43:31 PM
We won, but I'm not sure that we looked like a Top 25 team....


...That said, it's only our first game.  Presumably we know what to fix for next week!...


...We have a bye week to sort everything out.

I was watching College Gameday yesterday and the hosts were talking about FSU and Alabama.  They were talking about the lack of preseason games in college football and how it affects the first game.  I think that is an issue for all levels of college football, not just D1.  I think that is what you were seeing.

I tuned in during the 2nd quarter and Case seemed a bit rusty.  The team got into a groove in the second half and I do think the slow start was due to first game issues.  My son was watching and texting furiously.  I wonder how he would have handled it if the game was in Cleveland.  I can just see him trying to run on the field...
#6
Quote from: jknezek on June 29, 2017, 09:26:54 AMI agree on this except you can see the potential for abuse right? Powerful booster promises a 5 star X number of dollars, per year, based on a single signed item or photo shoot. It's essentially pay to play. The NCAA shouldn't be in position of trying to judge if the pay is appropriate to the job performed. The NCAA has enough trouble enforcing simple rules. This would be a nightmare, so I understand why they fight against this even though it makes perfect sense.

I do see the potential for abuse but as a parent of two athletes and one non athlete I see a tremendous disparity between athletes and non athletes in this regard.  My middle son is a student studying music.  He has a scholarship.  He gets paid to play all the time.  He gets paid to give lessons.  They should figure out a way.  There shouldn't be such a disparity.

Quote from: jknezek on June 29, 2017, 09:26:54 AM
Here's where we really disagree. It's a team game. Isn't that what we always hear? You win as a team, you lose as a team. Therefore you skirt the rules as a team as well. Especially when there are coaches involved who should know better. There isn't another way to handle this.

The thing is I really do see this as ore of a coaching and institutional failure and less of a failure of the player.  That is why I hate to see the other players punished.  I agree in principle that the players win and lose as a team but when the people who really should know better aren't really affected as much as the student athletes I have problems with  the resolution. 
#7
Quote from: jknezek on June 22, 2017, 10:06:46 AM
.......the people that will really suffer are the student athletes. The vast majority of whom probably played no role in any of this...

Isn't this the problem throughout the entire NCAA?  After all if the player in question had simply been allowed to transfer to the program of her choice (likely Kentucky) none of this would have happened.  The NCAA is an institution that has rules that are disrespectful to players in so many ways.

Why should the first school she played for control the rest of her college career?  If she wanted out she should have been allowed to transfer.  NCAA gives these coaches tremendous power over student athletes.  A student athlete receives their scholarship for the year and fulfills their service.  I don't think schools should be allowed to control anything after the school year ends.

Why can't players make money from things like appearances and photo shoots?  Other students are allowed to get jobs related to their skills.

How can an institution strip away wins?  It is totally disrespectful to the other players involved in those games.  The games were played and this young lady was not the only one on the court.

I agree that TMC broke the rules but there has to be a better way to punish a program than punishing students who were not involved in the infraction. 

#8
Quote from: SaintsFAN on November 05, 2016, 08:45:54 PM
Quote from: SpartanMom_2016 on November 05, 2016, 08:33:17 PM
9-0 should be ahead of 9-1.

Hi SpartanMom, hope you're well.  I've been in your neck of the woods a lot lately (and am headed to PB, tomorrow.  We are in one of three regions where an undefeated is behind a team with one loss.  To me, it's on case by case basis.  LAST WEEK, with Case's SOS number so low, I contend Thomas More should've been fourth.  Both are behind a 1 loss Hardin-Simmons, though.  I just think their schedule is stronger. 

For reference:  http://d3football.com/playoffs/2016/first-regional-ranking

If Case finishes unblemished, then I have no problem with it.  I don't think it's an accurate snapshot of the two teams, and that's my opinion. 

I really feel like TM is built for and is poised to make a run in the tournament.

Hi there.  We are all doing fine here in the land of sunshine.  I hope you enjoy your visit.

I also believe there are individual cases where a 1 loss team can be ranked ahead of an undefeated team.  However, the two teams in this case play in the same conference.  What that means is that the bulk of their schedules are similar. 

While Franklin is a good team it isn't the kind of team where the committee is going to overlook the loss over an undefeated team.  I agree that CWRUs SOS is low but so is Mount Union, and John Carroll and nobody ever questions the inclusion of those teams in the RR (nor should they be questioned).
#9
9-0 should be ahead of 9-1. 
#10
What is the south Florida connection?  Westminster has a bunch of kids from around Miami and Fort Lauderdale including American Heritage (my kids school).  One of the Westminster freshmen was a team mate of my younger two sons (lacrosse).  Other than Walter I don't know any of the other Westminster players but some pretty good players come out of this area. 

I am surprised to see so many FL on a D3 roster.  So many kids around here have a D1 or bust attitude.  It could mean good things of Westminster's future. 
#11
RE:  87 new recruits-How does a coaching staff evaluate that many new players?

There are some obvious advantages to having large numbers but I would imagine that it also has its disadvantages.  How do you develop young players when there are so many of them? 
#13
Quote from: SaintsFAN on November 07, 2015, 04:04:54 PM
Case is a very good team with a lot of fight in them.  The turnovers forced were the difference today. 

SpartanMom - great meeting you, your son and that defense played really well.

It was great to meet you today.  I agree that the turnovers were the difference.  It was a very exciting game and both teams should be proud of their play.
#14
While I agree that losing is losing most end of season rankings weight early season action less than late season action.  After all, the regional rankings are being used to rank the teams now, not during the first week.  It's true that all one loss teams have one loss, but in my experience an early loss, especially a close one to a decent team in week 1 usually doesn't hurt a team as much as a loss late in the season (or to a weak opponent).

#15
Quote from: SaintsFAN on November 05, 2015, 07:24:30 AM
Quote from: E.115 on November 05, 2015, 12:15:23 AM
Cuda getting a featured shout out from the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/sports/ct-ecn-college-notes-rob-cuda-st-1105-20151104-story.html

I'll check this out - it's pay and I'm sitting at breakfast.  My coworker commutes from Chicago and will have to let me use his password.

I had to register but no payment was required.