Hey, Ron's been wrong before.  I think there are two other factors besides academics:

1.  After SW affiliates the SAA will be back to nine members which is as large as it's ever been.  Not sure the Berrys, BSCs, Centres, and Trinitys would be happy with only one non-conference warmup before starting conference play, especially as often as two contenders face off early in the season.
2.  I haven't run the numbers but it seems travel for Centenary would be worse going to the SAA than the ASC (yes, I know *cough* *cough* Sul Ross *cough* *cough*).  It also would be worse for a number of the SAA core who will again face an annual trip to TX when SW arrives.

Unspoken is
3.  With the scarcity of non-conference opponents the ASC needs another football team (after SW departs) more than the SAA does and may be more highly engaged in pursuing new members.

Can't believe Fritz is not getting a shot.

Any D3 guys selected or invited to camps ?

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Quote from: Ron Boerger on April 24, 2022, 03:16:34 pm

Southwestern (in the last year of ASC associate membership before switching to the SAA next year) took out a half-page humblebrag in the local daily announcing they converted property donated in the 1930s into $28 million.  One of the things they will do with the funds is build a multi-purpose sports complex seating 5,000 which will host football, soccer, and lacrosse.  Other uses include two new residence halls and renovation of existing buildings.

Wonder where the complex will be? Right now I believe they essentially have 2 full sized football fields that are only for practice and then 2 full sized fields for Lacrosse and Soccer which includes some stands. I assume they will take some of that land and repurpose it for this complex but you would think they will need to add a good deal of parking on campus to take up to 5,000 additional people on any given day.

Yeah, they're going to have to add a considerable amount of parking.  I think they could squeeze a good bit between the practice fields and the creek.  The logistics might be strange, but I could see them replacing the practice field with the track around it.  It would be a pretty good location.

Southwestern has a good deal of property east and north of the current practice fields - used to be a golf course until around the turn of the century.  From the Williamson County Appraisal District maps they still seem to own all that land.  They also have a couple of plots across University Avenue which aren't large enough for much (one is 4+ acres, the other not quite one).   

And, of course, it's one thing to have a 5K facility, another to fill it.  The attendance listed for each of the last three home games this season was exactly 1500 which means it probably wasn't even that. 

What I find odd is there is nothing - nada, zip, zilch - on either the athletics or main Southwestern web site saying boo about this.  You would think that if you take out a huge ad in the Sunday paper that it would be part of a coordinated announcement.   It will certainly come soon, no doubt.

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Quote from: Crawford on April 19, 2022, 09:52:50 pm

Any D3 guys in the new USFL ?

Bryan Scott (qb) from Occidental is on the Philadelphia Stars and Keith Gipson (cb) from UMHB is on the Pittsburgh Maulers. Haston Adams (dt) from UMHB was playing for the Stallions but cut when he got hurt.

FYI:  Oxy no longer plays football.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/usfl-first-stars-three-point-conversion-win-maulers

Any D3 guys in the new USFL ?

Quote from: Etchglow on April 13, 2022, 08:37:14 pm

Now that's a hell of a schedule. 

On another note, who yall reckon gets the nod at kicker next year?  Thought Brandon Cunningham had another year but according to his twitter he is doing graduate work at A&M now.

Yeah, Cunningham has graduated. But I believe Avila has another year. Has spent 4 years with the program, but in 2020, everyone got an additional year of eligibility. This would be his fifth year. He was part of the senior day ceremony, but that doesn't necessarily mean a lot. Also, Andrew Cunningham may have a shot. Nick de las Alas has an exceptional leg...will join the team in the fall as he is a Class of 2022 commit, but don't be surprised if he ends up getting reps in the case that Avila does not come back.