Another Region X schedule dropped

Whitworth

After Lewis & Clark did this last year, it's apparently Whitworth's turn to open the season in Hawaii playing Hawaii Pacific and Chaminade.  They had four Hawaiians on the roster last season, so it's been fertile ground for them in recruiting.  One quirk in the schedule is after returning to the mainland and playing a community college and Carroll (Montana) (NAIA), they have a two week break before starting NWC play against Willamette.  They did something similar last season after a trip to Texas.

Amherst

Opening with Suffolk and Conn College again, but this year on the road.  Plays Albertus Magnus, Anna Maria, and Penn State Harrisburg instead of WPI, Manhattanville, and Emerson, but keeps Babson (at home this year).

Carroll

Some tough games added to the schedule for 2025, including St. Olaf, @Colorado College, and Wisconsin-Whitewater, plus return engagements with Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Lake Forest.

Baruch

The teams in the Potsdam Invitational to open the season are still TBA, but just knowing that NYU isn't on the schedule after beating them 10-0 last season must be a relief.

Whitworth

After Lewis & Clark did this last year, it's apparently Whitworth's turn to open the season in Hawaii playing Hawaii Pacific and Chaminade.  They had four Hawaiians on the roster last season, so it's been fertile ground for them in recruiting.

Updated SLU commit list:

Zach Amato, GK, Brooks School MA.
Verus Kibanga, CAM/CM, Tanzania/UWC East Africa.
Henry Blaxter, F/CAM, Stevenson School, Pebble Beach CA.
Sam Bothwell, CAM/wing, Manchester Essex HS MA
Kenneth Mejia Lopez, LB/LW, Fox Lane HS NY.
Neel Mitra, M, Mamaroneck HS NY
Jack Greenwood, RB/LB, Harwood Union HS VT

Quote from: TheChucker on Yesterday at 01:28:50 PMMight as well do what D1 fans figured out a couple years ago. Don't even fret over a roster until it's set and the players show up in August.

Most D3 players at some point dreamed about playing D1 or getting a football scholarship, but odds of that happening were small prior to the portal. Hoards of G5 and FCS players moving up and/or out via the portal are leaving roster spots to fill. There's more opportunity now for the best players. 

I really agree with this on both points.

With the resources and history that UMHB has, we are positioned well to gain more then we lose in terms of talent. It will make it harder to know the team going into the season and we will lose high quality freshmen and sophomores after a good season to higher divisions but as pointed out there is a lot of talent that enters the transfer portal that needs someplace to land when summer comes.

And as much as I will hate to lose players I can't blame them if they take a chance on themselves to seek greener pastures. 

Quote from: Kuiper on Yesterday at 07:53:48 PM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on Yesterday at 04:14:28 PMI wish someone would do a study of how many players end up in the portal and end their careers / return to their original team / actually find a home elsewhere and at what level.

I don't know about where they end up athletically, but studies suggest that athletic transfers graduate at a lower rate than those who remain at their home institutions

QuoteThis freedom of movement has been widely hailed as a major victory for student-athletes from athletic, financial and ethical perspectives. But as a college professor, I would be remiss if I did not raise an important potential cost of this new era of free agency in college sports. What is the impact of the increase in transfers on graduation rates going to be?

Graduation success rates (or GSRs) have increased to record highs in recent year, including in the sports of football and men's basketball. The NCAA reports that . . . graduation rates for students transferring between four-year institutions is lower than that of students who remain at the same institution.

This makes sense. Few (if any) undergraduate athletes are entering the transfer portal for academic reasons. In addition to the decreased focus on academics in favor of athletics, the loss of credits during the transfer process, a poor fit between the student's academic ability and interests and the institutional offerings, the level and quality of academic advising and support, as well as differences and difficulty in assimilating to a new campus culture are all challenges faced by those who transfer. The addition of the potential pursuit of NIL dollars as a factor motivating the decision to transfer adds yet another layer of complexity.

Unless something has changed, you can generally only transfer so many hours as well. It was also a lot of work transferring some of my classes from Kettering to UMHB. Like, I had to find the syllabus for the class from 2 years before just so they would accept some of my classes.

Quote from: Ron Boerger on Yesterday at 04:14:28 PMI wish someone would do a study of how many players end up in the portal and end their careers / return to their original team / actually find a home elsewhere and at what level.

I don't know about where they end up athletically, but studies suggest that athletic transfers graduate at a lower rate than those who remain at their home institutions

QuoteThis freedom of movement has been widely hailed as a major victory for student-athletes from athletic, financial and ethical perspectives. But as a college professor, I would be remiss if I did not raise an important potential cost of this new era of free agency in college sports. What is the impact of the increase in transfers on graduation rates going to be?

Graduation success rates (or GSRs) have increased to record highs in recent year, including in the sports of football and men's basketball. The NCAA reports that . . . graduation rates for students transferring between four-year institutions is lower than that of students who remain at the same institution.

This makes sense. Few (if any) undergraduate athletes are entering the transfer portal for academic reasons. In addition to the decreased focus on academics in favor of athletics, the loss of credits during the transfer process, a poor fit between the student's academic ability and interests and the institutional offerings, the level and quality of academic advising and support, as well as differences and difficulty in assimilating to a new campus culture are all challenges faced by those who transfer. The addition of the potential pursuit of NIL dollars as a factor motivating the decision to transfer adds yet another layer of complexity.

Quote from: Crubacker on Yesterday at 07:05:15 PMEtchglow----------there's a task for ya!

There have been studies done at the d1/d2 level iirc. I want to say something like 50 percent of the kids who entered the portal never played another snap. I wish I had access to the portal to do some number crunching like that though!

UW-Stevens Point gets Winona State transfer Tyler Orr, 5'11". He'll have 3 years remaining. His younger brother, Zach, had previously committed to the Pointers.

Quote from: tomt4525 on Yesterday at 06:18:47 PMWinona St transfer, Tyler Orr, has done the unthinkable and has committed to play with his brother at UWSP.

Welcome back. I'm guessing this is a pretty big "get" since he did the "unthinkable". I guess we have our PG for the next 3 years.

OWU lost at home to Wilmington who was 8-18 and last place in the OAC.  8th straight loss for the Bishops dropping to 8-21.  This will never stop shocking me for that once great program.