D3 vs. D1-AA, D2 and others

[smedindy]

Perhaps it should have read "facing middling D-3 teams that play in tough conferences" then? Tomayto - tomahto. Let's call the whole thing off! 

[K-Mack]

I interrupt this continuing nitpicking to bring you the running list of how Division III is doing, as promised in this week's ATN:

Who are those guys?

Following Division III teams in interdivisional play.

vs. Division I, FCS (formerly I-AA, 7-8 in 2006)
Ursinus 28, at La Salle 0 (Thurs.)
Wagner 20, at Western Connecticut 7 (Fri.)
at Butler 42, Albion 14
at Iona 14, Delaware Valley 12
1-3 --------------
Butler 44, at Hanover 14
1-4 --------------

vs. Division II (5-10 in 2006)
UW-Eau Claire 42, at Southwest Minnesota State 13 (Thurs.)
at Husson 25, Pace 13 (Fri.)
Fairmont State 3, at Newport News Apprentice 0
at Upper Iowa 38, Loras 11
at Concordia-Moorhead 34, Moorhead State 32
Western Oregon 23, at Willamette 9
3-3 -----------------
at Western Oregon 32, (ranked) Linfield 20
at UNC-Pembroke 26, Greensboro 20
at Missouri-Rolla 28, UW-Stout 10
at Ouachita Baptist 46, ETBU 19
3-7 --------------

[K-Mack]

Week 3

vs. Division I, FCS (0-1 in Week 2, 1-4 in 2007)
Drake at UW-Platteville
Valparaiso at Kalamazoo

vs. Division II (0-4 in Week 2, 3-7 in 2007)
No. 2 UW-Whitewater at St. Cloud State
Methodist at Chowan

[OshDude]

According to a credible source, there's a new No. 7 team in the land.

Forgive me if someone already mentioned this.

http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/michigan_drops_to_division

[Ron Boerger]

ROFLOL!  +k   

And you know, some of the UMHB guys are saying they could defeat some D-I teams, and since they're ranked #3 in the poll this dovetails right into that discussion. 

[K-Mack]

That's awesome. You gotta love The Onion.

They actually had to check out our poll, I think, to do that.

[Pat Coleman]

Guess so.

For the heck of it, I put together a screen shot of the Top 25 with Michigan in it and sent it along to the Onion folks.

[smedindy]

Classic. The great thing about the Onion is that they use actual true facts in their made up news...

[Mr. Ypsi]

Well, this is one Wolverine fan who thinks this is very disrespectful.  I think they should be ranked at least #4!

Pat, the AP opened up their poll to allow voters to vote for Appalachian State (that was before Oregon made ASU's victory look like much less of a big deal!) - you gonna take the wraps off your voters

[Pat Coleman]

Hmm, no, I doubt we'll allow voting for scholarship programs.

[ADL70]

Classic. The great thing about the Onion is that they use actual true facts in their made up news...

As Homer Simpson is reputed to have said: "Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!"

[Ron Boerger]

Well, this is one Wolverine fan who thinks this is very disrespectful.  I think they should be ranked at least #4!

Pat, the AP opened up their poll to allow voters to vote for Appalachian State (that was before Oregon made ASU's victory look like much less of a big deal!) - you gonna take the wraps off your voters

They can vote for D3 or D2 teams, too.  I am waiting for someone to give MUC a point, it's bound to happen. 

[Mr. Ypsi]

Hmm, no, I doubt we'll allow voting for scholarship programs.

Hmm, does this mean Air Force, Navy, and whoever is this year's power in the Ivy League are now eligible?

[Tongue-in-cheek belated revenge for the brouhaha over a certain Titan bball player who shall not be named, but never had a scholarship!  ]

[Pat Coleman]

I wasn't going to rule out the other programs in case they join. I know there won't be scholarships in D-III to worry about.

[Mr. Ypsi]

For the heck of it, I put together a screen shot of the Top 25 with Michigan in it and sent it along to the Onion folks.

At the half: Michigan 31, Notre Dame 0.

How about a new version of Kickoff, with ND just below Principia?