Weird af to say but Utica is the best team in the state.

Bombers absolutely dog walking the Saxamaphones 38-7 early 4th.

Maybe Hopkins really is amazing then. Roll Bombs.

Yeah this will be a no contest once the NCAA looks at it. They didn't play enough game time, and you certainly can't invent points that were never scored to create a tie. Not sure if football games that are tied at or past the minimum point of completion count either tbh.

Either Hop is about to win a Stagg or we suuuuuckk

I can't help but note through social media and their website, as well as the LL website, that Union appears to have restored the old U logo without the cell phone charger symbol. The 1795 hockey puck emblem remains as well.

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Quote from: Caz Bombers on July 03, 2025, 11:06:51 AMUtica already made a few athletics cuts 2 years ago, ending the swim teams and women's water polo due to the cost of upkeep on the pool (they also cut men's tennis at the time).

They also took a swing at new sports, adding wrestling and gymnastics. Not sure what other cuts they could make at this point. Maybe the golf teams and women's tennis.

If they hadn't just built a brand new facility, hockey would be the easy target. Nothing in D3 sports is more expensive than a hockey team. Rinks cost a fortune, and the maintenance is even worse. But since the facility opened in 2022, hopefully they get enough rent out of it to cover the costs.

Hockey is by far their most successful and well attended sport, Utica would never touch it, they'd sooner drop football (they won't do that either).

Utica already made a few athletics cuts 2 years ago, ending the swim teams and women's water polo due to the cost of upkeep on the pool (they also cut men's tennis at the time).

They also took a swing at new sports, adding wrestling and gymnastics. Not sure what other cuts they could make at this point. Maybe the golf teams and women's tennis.

Marywood to the MAC in 2026-27.

Atlantic East Conference looks less viable by the day.

Quote from: Gray Fox on June 24, 2025, 09:46:05 PM

Quote from: BigSoccerFan on June 24, 2025, 09:20:58 PMI don't know where to put this.  Bryn Athyn drops all athletics.

Post it in the topic "Future of Division III"  Under General D3 Issues"

we posted about it in that room months ago when it was announced.

Vassar swaps in Cortland, NYU and Middlebury while dropping Brandeis and Drew. Tough schedule.

https://www.vassarathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule/2025

Mike McSloy (head coach at Drew) taking over the Ithaca men's basketball program. He won a lot of games down there, seems like a strong hire.

Quote from: Ralph Turner on June 06, 2025, 12:04:48 PMA genuine question asking for insight on the dynamics of the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) and Regions 1 and 2. Losing SUNY Cobleskill and SUNY Delhi really hurts.

Does the NAC consolidate back to a "one division" conference with 8 teams?

(The conference will have a smaller footprint.)

almost assuredly, yes. They're on track for grace period/AQ loss in a few sports too (men's lax, women's lax, women's tennis).

Quote from: justafan12 on May 13, 2025, 11:22:23 AMTLU getting sent to Ithaca, NY for a regional.  I think that might be a travel record for D3 softball (1,763 miles)  in the regional / super regional format.  Linfield and PlU both traveled to Tyler for regionals in the just regional format days.

not even the longest this year. Johnson & Wales (RI) is going to Linfield.

RPI beats Ithaca again 4-1 to claim the LL championship. Don't see any way Ithaca gets in. Reminiscent of that Super Regional where they were on the doorstep but couldn't seal the deal.

Ithaca down from 37 to 45 in the NPI after the loss to RPI yesterday, so seems safe to say it's a one bid league. Gotta win today to keep playing ball.