Quote from: deiscanton on Today at 10:11:34 AMI just got an email this morning from FloSports telling me that when my annual subscription is up for renewal for the 2026-27 academic year on July 2, they wanted to raise my price for next year from $107.88 for the year that I paid last July (covering the 2025-26 academic year) to $119.88 for the new year.    I decided that I could not afford that price and would rather cancel the subscription for at least a few days in July to see if I could come up with that amount.   When I first attempted to cancel, FloSports counteroffered, offering to renew my subscription for next year at a 20% discount at $86.30 for next year payable on July 2 if I stayed on.  I have agreed to that counteroffer for the time being.   Hopefully on July 2, FloSports will honor their part of the bargain and allow me to keep FloCollege for the 2026-27 year at their offer to me of $86.30 for next year. 

Good to know. I hope all subscribers attempt to cancel and get the same offer. I certainly will. I'm already on the cusp about renewing -- mainly because the value of the product just isn't there.

Quote from: WUPHF on May 14, 2026, 11:54:07 AMNot one for the list, but interesting nonetheless... in Women's Basketball, a Knox College guard is transferring to the University of Iowa.

Kyle Huesmann
@HuesmannKyle
Iowa Women's Basketball has landed a commitment from Knox College transfer guard Bria Medina. Medina was fifth in the NCAA (DI-DIII) in scoring, averaging 23.6 points per game last season

Interesting. The Webster women played at Knox this past season and got smoked 83-53. Ms. Medina scored 27 in that game.

I don't know if this qualifies for inclusion on the list of players that nescac1 maintains, but I was just listening to a podcast done by the sports information staff at Randolph-Macon. They were talking with Jabril Robinson and Amr Areikat. Jabril is finished with college hoops and looking to play overseas if possible, but Amr said he was hurt his freshman year so is looking to play a grad year somewhere. I know Amr isn't a well known name, but he played in 31 games for the Jackets in '25-'26, averaging 15.6 mpg and 6.8 ppg. Was always one of the first guys off the bench. Another name for the list if you think he merits it.

Quote from: WUPHF on May 12, 2026, 01:25:21 PMA part of me wishes the primary care industry would be disrupted because I have far too many examples, including three of my own, of a PCP pushing statins and scoffing at the idea of using diet and exercises to manage metabolic health, but this is probably the farthest I have ever been off topic, lol...

Yes, we are definitely getting off topic. I was just trying to point out the distinction between "traditional" medicine as taught at places such as Wash U Med School vs Osteopathic Medicine which is what Dubuque is undertaking. As for statins, I resisted them for years, but finally caved about three years ago. I have, for decades, eaten a healthy diet that seems unlikely to contribute to increased blood cholesterol. My cholesterol numbers weren't alarming, but always just high enough to get the attention of any doctor I saw. One doctor said that some people just have high cholesterol for which there is no explanation. Statins definitely work to lower cholesterol readings and I have not experienced any side effects. Whether or not they can be the reason why I haven't had a stroke or heart attack since starting them is unprovable. There seems to be better evidence that they are beneficial for those who have already experienced one of those traumatic events.

Anyway, let's hope Dubuque's new med school is a success and that the institution remains in D3. (How's that for getting back on topic? ) 

Quote from: WUPHF on May 11, 2026, 11:45:29 PMDubuque is starting a medical school, no way!

https://www.kcrg.com/2026/04/30/iowas-first-new-medical-school-century-takes-shape-dubuque-targets-2028-opening/

From the article: "State and community leaders got a tour of the University of Dubuque's proposed John and Alice Butler College of Osteopathic Medicine Thursday.

Definitely an ambitious undertaking, but not exactly like the Wash U School of Medicine.

https://osteopathic.org/what-is-osteopathic-medicine/

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Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on May 10, 2026, 09:04:22 PMIt's cheaper to watch Rochester now than it used to be.

Rochester wasn't the only team competing in the tournament, and several games didn't include them at all.

Hope this helpes

And Rochester is the only UAA (and thus Flo connected) school that competes in softball in the LL. NYU is an affiliate member of the LL, but competes in the UAA in softball.

I didn't know that Lyon's HC had taken HC job at D2 Albany State. Here's the announcement about his replacement.

https://lyonscots.com/news/2026/5/8/thomas-orr-named-new-head-mens-basketball-coach-at-lyon-college.aspx

Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on May 10, 2026, 09:04:22 PMIt's cheaper to watch Rochester now than it used to be.

But wasn't it previously free to watch the LL teams competing against Rochester in the softball tournament?

Isn't the relevant question that if it is the Liberty League softball championship and the LL doesn't have a contract with Flo, then why are they putting the tournament games behind the Flo paywall? If Rochester was hosting the tournament (I don't know if they were) and their broadcasts are behind the Flo paywall because of their UAA connection to Flo, couldn't the LL intervene and get the paywall removed? It is, after all, the LL's tournament, not Rochester's.

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Quote from: Kuiper on May 08, 2026, 12:13:06 PMKenyon was downgraded from Positive to Stable in January 2024, so this continues the downward cycle

Linfield University Considers Controversial Program Cuts to Close Budget Deficit

I thought Kenyon was elite enough to be more immune to the tough times, but I was wrong.

This may explain why they added squash.

Interestingly, Webster University is discontinuing their chess program, one of the most noteworthy and accomplished things they have done over the past 20 years.

Unfortunately for Webster, they needed to run that program with full scholarships in order to maintain that level of success.

I remember the billboards along I-70 touting the Chess program in its first year or so. That really riled up the Webster student-athletes whose competition was housed within the athletic department. All those resources devoted to chess and a handful of students that could have been used to benefit so many more students at the university, and not just athletes. Let some Ivy League school -- or NESCAC or UAA school -- take it on.

Quote from: hopefan on May 06, 2026, 09:18:03 PMTodd Creal Named Athletic Director at Lincoln Land Community College.

Life has its ups and down.... This is a real up for Todd and his family... AND for Lincoln Land CC

Central Illinois is where he is from and where he spent most of his career before Westminster. I lived eight years in Springfield, where LLCC is located. It's a great community. He should be happy there.

Article from the LLCC website: https://lincolnlandloggers.com/news/2026/5/6/general-llcc-names-new-athletics-director.aspx

Quote from: el_jefe_90 on May 05, 2026, 11:38:36 AMEric Ahlers, former Husson forward who averaged 20ppg and 9rpg this season, is heading to D2 Hawaii Pacific. That is quite a long way from Maine!! Edit* Hawaii Pacific's quick claim to fame last year was upsetting Boise State to open the season.

He was a senior this year. Looks like he got hurt after the first game in 2024-25.

The dude deserves a year in Hawaii after four years in Maine!

Just went to login to an ODAC softball tournament game and got offered the opportunity by Flo to answer a survey, so I did. If you haven't had the chance to do that, if you are interested it might pop-up if you go to watch some event.

^^^ Interesting, indeed. Sure seems like that involves a lot of risk and there would need to be some significant liability and fire insurance policies paid for by someone, especially if cooking is done using natural gas. However, if they have equipped the dorms with induction cooking stoves and ovens, then that probably makes it somewhat safer.

^^^ RMC will surely NOT be pre-season #3. They do not appear to have lost any underclassmen to the portal, but they graduated some very good players. If all underclassmen return they will surely be good, but there are no All-American type players to suggest they will be a top five pre-season pick.