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#1
General football / Re: 2017 Playoffs
December 04, 2017, 05:24:36 PM
I guess technically these are 2017 playoffs you're talking about.
#2
Here's a new one that's not necessarily specific to one player, but I thought you all could help. Didn't have permission to post names, so that's redacted, but referred the e-mailer to this thread.

QuoteI came across your blog and wanted to get opinions on recruiting.  We are a small christian school in [state] with numbers so low we play 8man ball.  Have you see instances where 8man players were able attend and play D3 from a recruitment standpoint?

Our staff firmly believe we have a few players that could play 3-5A H.S. ball but due to preference by the parents and students they desire to education outside the traditional Public School environment.

Thank you for taking the time to review this email and any opinion or insight is appreciated.

Final comment: We are using FieldLevel attempting to promote our players as well as trying to attend more camps to showcase our athletes. 

Sincerely,
xxxxxxx

I replied with this, and directed him here.

QuoteOne of the great things about D-III is no scholarships means no roster limits. And often, small schools are happy to have tuition-paying students on campus. So it gives the football coaches flexibility to cast a wide net while searching for talent, and it means that coaches are often willing to be patient with players who don't blossom until they've been in the program a year, or two, or three.
#3
Huh, I didn't realize it was good to send your Hudl link unsolicited. There's something I learned today.

I get e-mail like this but I tend to ignore them since, you know, I'm not a coach:

QuoteMiracle Williams <miracletwilliams@icloud.com>
10:27 PM (14 hours ago)

to keith.mcmillan
http://www.hudl.com/video/3/4285985/5721c2400c5e68122497896a Hey coach ! My Name is Miracle Williams and I'm 20 years of age . I attended Randolph Clay High School Class of 2015 . I received a scholarship to this school in Virginia(Virginia University of Lynchburg) I only stayed there for a semester due to the fact that the school was on academic probation. I'm currently working to save up money to get back in school . I sent you a link to my highlight tape , I hope you like it  .
    Ready to get back on the field
#4
This thread is basically the same thing, but from a parent's perspective, and contains a lot of similarly useful advice over eight pages.
#5
I get a handful of these each season, and we give out a lot of the same advice; just remembered I started a thread to centralize it, and then promptly forgot about it. Anyone want to take a crack at this one?

QuoteDear Mr. McMillan,

My name is [redacted] and I play high school football in Texas. I am a two year starter and was an all district selection as a junior at a 5A program. I am 5'10, 200 lbs and I play guard and center for [redacted] High School. I know that I'm very small, probably too small to play most places. I was just wondering if you think I'd be able to play football at the division 3 or naia level?

Thanks for your time,
xxxxxxxxx

#6
General football / Re: Pool B
August 19, 2017, 05:53:49 PM
I have a spreadsheet that can answer the above questions, if anyone still cares.

Was hoping I might luck out and find a breakdown of the 2017 Pool Bs here. I guess i have to use my brain  ;D
#7
Quote from: SaintsFAN on December 10, 2016, 07:41:38 PM
Quote from: wally_wabash on December 10, 2016, 07:34:48 PM
Pete Fredenburg just now:



Holy cow.

Wally - do you think they called that fake?  I think Mullins went with an "automatic" after nobody lined up over that WR.

Confirmed this in the postgame, but that's pretty basic special teams, every team should have that built in. MU was sending 10 and the return man noticed it too late. Fredenburg said if it had been a call, he wouldn't have done it at that point in the game but he trusts Mullins and Mullins saw it and executed it.
#8
Quote from: wesleydad on December 10, 2016, 07:32:54 PM
congrats Cru for the win today.  will have to play better next week to beat oshkosh.  should be a good game.

For what it's worth, that's what they do. Looked very similar to the game against Wheaton. It looks like they're plodding along and going conservative on offense but they put it on their defense to win.
#9
Assuming I land on time at 11:30, four hours to kickoff should be enough to get me there, even with a bit of traffic. I'm from D.C., so it'll take a lot for me to get annoyed by traffic; I live it. Appreciate all the pointers. My friend Waze will ride shotgun.

Been battling a bad back for the past week. That's the bigger obstacle, IMO.

Haven't been to Belton since the new stadium opened. Looking forward to it.
#10
General football / Re: Playoffs -- 2015
December 07, 2015, 02:26:18 PM
Quote from: MasterJedi on December 07, 2015, 02:02:52 PM
Quote from: wildcat11 on December 07, 2015, 02:01:29 PM
Quote from: USee on December 07, 2015, 12:16:31 PM
Quote from: jknezek on December 07, 2015, 09:29:02 AM
DIII football is not really interested, nor should it be interested, in making it affordable for fans. What it is interesting in doing is creating the fairest possible tournament given the money bequeathed by the DI basketball tournament. So while that skews the first round for island teams, and sometimes influences second round match ups, the rest of the tournament is relatively dollar blind.

Why is Linfield travelling to Minnesota? Because the Regional Committee, made up of a representative member of every West conference, ranked St Thomas ahead of Linfield and the national committee, made up of two members of each of the regional committees, chose not to over rule that ranking.

As for your favoritism argument, Whitworth's coach sat on the Regional Committee for the NWC and was also one of two West Region reps on the national committee. He will remain on the national committee through the 2017 season I believe. So if anything, the NWC had a greater voice at the table than any West Region conference except the WIAC, which also had a National Committee member. The MIAC did not have its own voice at the national committee this year.

Of some interest, the OAC also did not its own voice at the national committee this year, with north region reps coming from the IIAC and NCAC. So of the four remaining teams, the schools on the road had the extra voice (WIAC and NWC), not the home teams (MIAC and OAC). That should put paid to at least some of your bias concerns.

This.

I should also point out that Whitworth's coach (he of national committee fame) was a coach at Wheaton for almost 20 years before taking over at Whitworth. He knows the level of competition between midwest and west. Though he is just one vote.

I will point out that Caruso was on the West committee as well....so there's that.

However....I think there are many at Linfield that want to be able to get it done on the road in the Midwest.  The 'Cats obviously could very well come up short but part of the program knows that's a December hurdle we have to clear.

If Linfield wins it all this year and goes undefeated next year it's likely they would finally have home field throughout. Problem until then is probably SOS.

It has everything to do with SoS. The MIAC is loaded, and on top of that, St. Thomas smartly games the system by playing lower-tier WIAC teams so they get the OOWP bump. The SoS is 2/3 your opponents winning percentage and 1/3 the oppoonents opponents winning percentage, which effectively means even if you schedule a team that's from a strong conference but has a weak record because the whole conference is strong, the SoS still accurately attempts to reflect that.

Linfield would get a huge boost if it opens up with a win over UMHB next season.
#11
General football / Re: Playoffs -- 2015
December 07, 2015, 02:19:58 PM
Quote from: George Thompson on December 07, 2015, 09:11:07 AM
Pat,

Sorry, I did not see that.    Where was it posted?

No, I figured it was seeded.   But, over the years, people (NCAA) says it was seeded, then it wasn't seeded.    It seems like they change their minds over time.

It is my opinion only, I do not represent any college or conference in saying this, that all the NCAA playoffs are slanted to favor midwest schools.    Probably not purposely, but that is where the votes are.  The MIAC and WIAC are clearly strong conferences.   Texas, the deep South and the West coast just do not have enough conferences to have an equal say in the seedings. 

The purpose of my questions was to see who makes these decisions.     If Regional Rankings are the criteria, The West coast will always get shortchanged if teams on paper appear equal.   I do consider Linfield, St. Thomas and Mary Hardin Baylor very close. 

Being in the Midwest, I am sure you do not like to hear this.    But, there are fair ways to give each team an equal chance for a home game beyond the first one or two playoff games.

1.   Flip a coin each Sunday afternoon, visible to all conference reps.  or,
2.   Make each playoff team beyond the first round have to travel at least once, if possible, before the Stagg Bowl.

Any other system is inherently unfair because it is based on people's opinions.    And those opinions are not free from conference and local bias.    Heck, if I had a vote, of course I would vote for the NWC or SCIAC team to get some home field advantage.   

And as a fan, I love a home game, mainly because it is affordable.     I just bought airline tickets for the Stagg Bowl.    There went my Social Security check for December!    But next Sunday, I am sure it would have been even more expensive.   Very few of us can afford to go to St. Paul and the Stagg Bowl.    Heck, few of us can go to even one.

Pat, you and I may never agree on this, but I do appreciate the job you do.    This is one great website.   Thank you so much.

By the way, who is Ralph Turner?   I have seen his name times over the years.    He does not appear to be a typical poster.

Sincerely,

George

With all due respect George, a lot of this is just you saying stuff without taking the time to research how it really works, so I can't respond to all of it. But I'll give you this much.

The national selection committee is made up of eight D-III folks -- either coaches, ADs or conference commissioners. Two from each region. Each two has a regional advisory committee which reports to them. Those RACs are made up of one representative from every conference. So best it can, the NCAA ensures there is no bias, or no extra weight given to any particular bias.

For whatever it's worth, an NWC coach was a member of the national committee.

Furthermore, the committees are given set criteria to interpret for the exact purpose of taking as much subjectivity out of it as possible. I played in the era just before this, and it seemed a lot more subjective.

The best football is played in the West Region. That sounds like an opinion, but frankly, over time it's proven to be a fact. However, if you consider Ohio, Wisconsin and Minnesota part of the midwest, then yes, the Midwest dominates. (Ohio, for D3 purposes, is North Region).

As with all claims of bias with regards to D3 and the East and Midwest, I suggest you check this out:

#12
General football / Re: Playoffs -- 2015
December 07, 2015, 01:54:05 PM
Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on December 05, 2015, 09:21:13 PM
Well the quarterfinals were as good as could reasonably be expected.  Two nail-biters (in McMinnville and Oshkosh), a very entertaining game in Alliance (though I doubt many thought the final outcome was ever in real jeopardy), and a game in St. Paul that got WAY more out-of-hand than probably anyone expected (but that apparently no one could watch due to internet provider incompetence).

I'm really looking forward to the semis - I currently have no clue how I will pick either game! :o ;D

Same here.

Well, I have a clue, but I'm not decided by any means. What one side lacks brute strength, in both games, it makes up for in heart, grit, versatility, etc.
#13
General football / Re: Pool C -- 2015
November 30, 2015, 01:56:12 PM
Quote from: Toby Taff on November 30, 2015, 10:50:25 AM
Quote from: jknezek on November 30, 2015, 10:25:28 AM
Chalk and cheese. Only JHU and HSU have been "upset", and both of those happened to teams within 3 places of them in the rankings, basically a wash. DIII football has got to be one of the least surprising sporting events on the planet.
but entertainig

It gets better. The past three or so years, the semifinals have had at least one epic game.
#14
General football / Re: Playoffs -- 2015
November 30, 2015, 01:54:31 PM
Quote from: Kira & Jaxon's Dad on November 27, 2015, 08:24:29 PM
Quote from: Ralph Turner on November 27, 2015, 01:13:42 PM
A boatload of us are tied for 26th place in the D3Challenge. I guess the Cortland win over Salisbury was the miss for most of us.

I should be impressed with the 25 who predicted the Cortland win (but there were probably 20 Red Dragon faithful playing the Challenge.  :-)  )

I will stick with my Challenge picks.  There are three game where I see the road team having a very good chance to win, UWW, Wesley and TMC.

I missed the ONU win.

I don't do the brackets because I do Triple Take, but so far, that Cortland-Salisbury game is my only miss. Not that I didn't get  lucky on some of the other picks ... but this is when the rubber meets the road to Salem.
#15
General football / Re: Playoffs -- 2015
November 30, 2015, 01:34:24 PM
Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on November 29, 2015, 12:21:59 AM
Quote from: wabndy on November 28, 2015, 11:50:29 PM
Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on November 28, 2015, 08:55:54 PM
Another option, but be careful not to overly discourage teams from having challenging OOC games.  NCC (just for one example) has already been burned twice in the last four years for overly ambitious scheduling.  I'd like to find a way that encourages scheduling games like NCC/Wesley and NCC/UWP, not potentially making them the 'kiss of death' if you don't win the AQ.

I still don't get what the beef some folks have against who gets in the tournament.  Yes - the WIAC is awesome - whatever.  Bottom line is that if you want a Pool C bid, you kind of have to be able to beat the third best team in a conference - any conference.  Filling out a d3 non conference schedule isn't as easy as picking your opponent out of a catalog and there is only so much creative scheduling one can do to achieve that mythic "credible-but-not-too-tough" schedule.  Besides, we also need to acknowledge that lots of cross-country games like NCC/Wesley- while cool for us - just don't make much sense at this level.  It just costs way too much and for most schools it is an unaffordable luxury.

Agreed, and NCC did not deserve a C this year.  But if they had chosen to beat a Podunk instead of the loss to UWP, and thus been 8-2 (losses only narrowly to Wheaton and Wesley), what would have happened?

My goal (thus far unrealized) is to come up with a system that rewards teams for scheduling tough opponents.  Despite SOS and results vs. RROs, my sense is that the current system penalizes aggressive scheduling unless you are absolutely 'purple-power' quality.

Fair points, Mr. Ypsi, although there are some instances of a strong schedule and a win over someone good working as a reprieve for a team that scheduled tough and lost.

The real measure should be rewards teams for beating tough opponents. That's where the results against regionally ranked opponents should come in to support or otherwise make sense of SoS alone. The ONU selection didn't seem to follow that this year though.