Quote from: ziggy on October 13, 2026, 03:14:58 PM

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on October 13, 2026, 01:40:42 PMCalvin's roster is posted:

https://calvinknights.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster

All 13 of the known recruits/transfers (10 FR and 3 transfers) are included in the 22 man roster.  One additional FR that was not on our recruit list is 6-0 guard Kade Clayton from Vancouver BC. 

6 underclassmen from last years roster did not return (5 who logged less than 40 minutes total), most notably Brady Ewing who appeared in all 27 contests.

Michael DeKuiper, Bryce O'Mara, Luke Riebel, Andy Spoelman and Tuna Teksen are the guys who were listed on last season's varsity roster who do not appear on the new roster. DeKuiper is playing football now while the other four were seldom-used sophomores a year ago with Riebel, Spoelman and Teksen also appearing on the listed JV roster.

Kade Clayton was with the program last year but spent the season injured in a boot, so he's a sophomore standing but has not used a season of participation. I expect he will be a JV guy.

If MUW must change the name, they should change it to MUW and if that must stand for something it can be Mississippi University W. The W can stand for the letter W which represents the history of the college being a women's college.

My two biggest issues with Flo navigation are:

(1) you might see recommended content with something like "WashU vs. Ohio Wesleyan" and have no idea if it's football, soccer, or volleyball (etc.).

(2) if you go to a category like College Football you see D3, D2, NAIA, FCS all together. I would like to see preference filters for each division.

Malachi Hooser has transferred from Albion to Calvin, he has 2 years left.

If you have a FB team with 100 roster spots, after 20 years you've had 2,000 player-seasons.

In a five-year eligibility model, you've filled those spots with 400 individual student-athletes.
In a four-year eligibility model, you've filled those spots with 500 individual student-athletes.

*roughly

Quote from: Berewyn on July 30, 2026, 12:12:40 AMI see that the NCAA has removed Trinity Washington from its membership directory.

I'm a bit surprised, given that in January the school posted this article about their new athletic director: https://discover.trinitydc.edu/athletics/2026/01/21/trinity-athletics-enters-new-era-of-development-and-opportunity/. The article highlights the value that Division III sports bring to the university, and it mentions the AD's interest in joining a conference.

The July membership committee report indicated they (i.e. Trinity Washington) withdrew their minimum sports sponsorship waiver request.

Also, the SCAC had 12 schools participating last year and 10 the prior year with Trinity and Southwestern opting out. So some part of the increase in Total Live Viewership could be that more games were on-platform.

What's the deal with the SAA, why does it seem like everyone is abandoning ship?

Quote from: DagarmanSpartan on July 10, 2026, 10:40:15 AMI can't lie though.  I'm a little bummed that the D3 sports action that I used to stream in for free will now actually cost something.  I hope that the athletic department at CWRU sees at least some of that money.

I agree that most of us feel "a little bummed" about costs, but IF broadcasts improve under Flo and IF athletic departments see the revenue increase it could be a good (or at least neutral) thing for D3.

My concerns are:

• I have personally seen little evidence that broadcast quality/consistency improves a measurable amount under these deals.
• I'm not convinced the deals with conferences are for "enough money" to improve hardware and increase staffing to sustain improved quality (much less increase wider department staffing).
• I see it as a limiting factor to the potential exposure of D3 athletics to the wider sports audience.

Flo has said that:

"Beyond live competition, FloSports will also invest in original content and storytelling initiatives online and across social media aimed at elevating the profile of student-athletes and institutions"

But I have largely not seen that to be the case.

Quote from: goodknight on July 09, 2026, 07:56:02 AMCalvin picks up another transfer -- Malachi Hooser II from Albion. Hooser comes to Calvin with two years of eligibility remaining. He started 24 games for the Brits last year and will add speed and shooting ability to the Knights' roster. He averaged just under 10 points a game and shot 45 percent from beyond the arc and 85 percent from the charity stripe.

Looks like a really nice addition for Knights. He was also 2nd on the team in assists and had a 1.3 A/TO ratio.
Shouldn't let these GR Christian grads get away in the first place!

Quote from: Kuiper on June 26, 2026, 06:41:26 PMAnother item on the agenda that could be of interest is rethinking the the automatic qualification process and how it might be perversely affecting conference affiliations and travel/expenses:

QuoteRethink championships automatic qualification – address unintended conference
behavior driven by AQ requirements. Preserve championship access by identifying
opportunities for stability and cost savings to reshape conference realignments
decisions for AQ access that may result in inefficient, unstable membership
outcomes. 

I believe one aspect they are (or were) specifically looking at is the C2C model where conference members don't need to play a conference schedule in order to be AQ eligible.

Quote from: WUPHF on May 14, 2026, 11:25:45 AMNo promises of feature-style coverage or maybe I missed it.

Flo College did publish a greatest sports dynasties story last week, so they are doing things.  Limited things.

It seems strange that Johns Hopkins lacrosse and St. Thomas football made the list by the way, especially with the obvious recency bias.

You have to favor the recent dynasties to pick NYU Women's Basketball over the other more storied UAA program.

And Calvin volleyball?

https://www.flocollege.com/articles/15882801-the-greatest-d3-sports-dynasties-ever

The Calvin volleyball dynasty could almost be called the Kamp dynasty. In the 11-year stretch from 2008-2018, eight MIAA MVP awards awards were collected by Calvin's string of Kamp sisters.

Rebecca Kamp (x3), Lizzie Kamp, Maggie Kamp (x2), Anna Kamp (x2)

In that span, Calvin also had six AVCA D3 National Player of the Year winners, including each of the four Kamp sisters above, won three national titles, and two national runner-up finishes. There were other amazing players who weren't all related to each other as well, but it was a pretty incredible run for the program and family!

Quote from: Jake Feldman on May 14, 2026, 02:11:07 PMIF we had most of the D2 schools move down to D3, that may necessitate a split to maintain competitive balance in the division.

My baseline assumption is programs coming to D3 from 'higher' levels will struggle for a while as they adjust to turning over their roster and recruiting without scholarships to offer.

Quote from: pointlem on May 01, 2026, 08:17:49 AM

Quote from: goodknight on April 30, 2026, 11:18:04 PMMatthew Elderkin, an athletic 6-6 wing who prepped at Calvin Christian, will transfer from D2 GVSU to Calvin this fall with three years of eligibility.

With 14 eligible returning players and this impressive new 11-man recruiting class, Calvin should have a great jv team, GoodKnight (or some disappointed returnees and recruits)? Coaches, I presume, would rather have too much talent than too little. I'm guessing you have your varsity contributors in the post-Jalen era already penciled in.

Everyone will have the opportunity to compete for playing time in the fall, and I believe Coach Sall and the Calvin staff do a good job honestly communicating with recruits and seem to set realistic expectations with where they see them fitting in.

Case in point: during this year's MBB banquet, Luka Ressler recounted his recruitment and how Sall told him he saw him beginning as a JV player. Luka got to work proving what he could do and started 17 varsity games as a freshman.

You shouldn't be hurt by not taking them because you could just decide to take them.