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Quote from: Crubacker on October 04, 2026, 02:32:43 PMAnother thing I noticed, All American BJ Stewart had 6 catches for 3 yds?? WTH?
Quote from: CruFrenzy on September 23, 2026, 05:40:09 PMQuote from: Toby Taff on September 23, 2026, 12:01:17 PMQuote from: CruFrenzy on September 22, 2026, 04:49:35 PMyeah, my head is peeling a little after saturday. my seats never make the shade early in the seasonQuote from: Toby Taff on September 22, 2026, 12:01:46 PMQuote from: CruFrenzy on September 21, 2026, 04:42:56 PMYes, we need to win out. If we do a top 8 seed and hosting some games is very possible. HSU looks good again this season. That last game of the season in Belton might just be a gigantic one.If we win out and HSU is undefeated coming into Belton, it'll be for the conference championship, playoff seeding, and school pride, and should be a crazy atmosphere. If only it could be a night game...
Night game would be incredible but with the game being in mid November the weather could potentially be fantastic for a 1 pm kickoff.. could even be cold by then depending on what the weather does. I'll take either of those options over the weather we had vs Endicott last week
At least we were there Toby. Season ticket holders buy up about 60% of the reserved seating & then might show up only for a game or two, it's a problem but not sure it's a priority the admin cares about or will deal with. Would be easy enough to RSVP morning of and if you aren't going or haven't given your tickets away they can go back into the system for game day. Idk, just a thought.
Quote from: IC798891 on September 15, 2026, 02:27:17 PMQuote from: Etchglow on September 15, 2026, 01:29:23 PMAs much as I clown on flo, the fact I can go back and watch archived games (including umhb jv games) makes it worth it. But I also watch their racing content.
Right, and that's an admitted value add -- provided your school doesn't archive its own games. My alma mater Ithaca streams a lot of its stuff on YouTube, which means it is archived. (Though I'm not super into re-watching like, a random field hockey or men's basketball game from five years ago either way.)
But if I was into that, and they would otherwise be unavailable, I'd consider paying for it.
Quote from: Toby Taff on September 14, 2026, 12:13:52 PMI agree about flo to a point. it irritates me that I paid for a sub-par product, but on the bright side. I watched The UMU final drive and flipped o a few other games. And Flo covers Cycling so I have access to other things i didn't have before. However, if you're going to use the paywall, at least make an effort
Quote from: Ron Boerger on August 28, 2026, 12:50:49 PMJust posted on the official SCAC Xitter:QuoteSCAC (@SCAC_Sports) on X
As we start a new season, give @SCACcommish a follow!
Who knows, there might be more fun announcements coming soon...
Which of course could mean anything, or nothing ...
Quote from: jknezek on August 28, 2026, 08:58:38 AMYes, it's a great headline. Congratulations to LC. But Northwestern State is one of the worst teams in FCS. In 2022 they went 4-7. Since then, they've won 1 game. I think they forfeited half of the 2023 season, going 0-6, 0-12 in 2024, and 1-11 last year. They did beat FCS Alcorn State in week 1 last year.
Again, congratulations to LC, but take it out of a vacuum and I'm not sure it's much more than oddity of a really bad FCS team being really, really bad.
Quote from: Ron Boerger on July 27, 2026, 06:25:18 PMUpdate from the ASC front office, courtesy today's D3.tickerQuote
- Now at six full members, what is the league's ideal size? "It's probably that 10 to 12 sweet spot. I think that we'll focus on footprint like institutions. I think that that was probably, if I could put a finger on one of the challenges maybe the ASC had in the past was the private and public challenges. So they're really looking at like institutions, footprint, how we grow within that kind of space. I think that that's doable. I think that if you build something people can get excited about, a lot of what's happened in the past that we can move forward from. ... We want to try to look at how do we get as close to a tight footprint as we can get? Not that we're close minded on other folks, but that we really want to look at what's the impact on adding institutions, where they're located and how far our student-athletes are going to have to travel."
- One key item the league can improve upon is the ASC's brand beyond just athletics, to focus on and share the impact student-athletes and alumni are having on campus and in their communities. In her first year, Schuemann has been focused on building a strong structure. That means adding a second full-time staffer, reviewing all documents and procedures and more. "I think in the next year or so, it's really about building a league people can get excited about, making sure that our operations and our structure is sound so that going into 26-27, we're very clear about who we are and where we're going. And then moving into strategic planning and looking at the next five years and what does that look like for us. And then conversations surrounding membership."
The full ~15 minute interview (which I did not listen to) is on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kueEmAY3_YE
Quote from: Ron Boerger on July 27, 2026, 06:25:18 PMUpdate from the ASC front office, courtesy today's D3.tickerQuote
- Now at six full members, what is the league's ideal size? "It's probably that 10 to 12 sweet spot. I think that we'll focus on footprint like institutions. I think that that was probably, if I could put a finger on one of the challenges maybe the ASC had in the past was the private and public challenges. So they're really looking at like institutions, footprint, how we grow within that kind of space. I think that that's doable. I think that if you build something people can get excited about, a lot of what's happened in the past that we can move forward from. ... We want to try to look at how do we get as close to a tight footprint as we can get? Not that we're close minded on other folks, but that we really want to look at what's the impact on adding institutions, where they're located and how far our student-athletes are going to have to travel."
- One key item the league can improve upon is the ASC's brand beyond just athletics, to focus on and share the impact student-athletes and alumni are having on campus and in their communities. In her first year, Schuemann has been focused on building a strong structure. That means adding a second full-time staffer, reviewing all documents and procedures and more. "I think in the next year or so, it's really about building a league people can get excited about, making sure that our operations and our structure is sound so that going into 26-27, we're very clear about who we are and where we're going. And then moving into strategic planning and looking at the next five years and what does that look like for us. And then conversations surrounding membership."
The full ~15 minute interview (which I did not listen to) is on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kueEmAY3_YE
Quote from: tigerguy on July 16, 2026, 10:54:17 PMQuote from: MCScots2013 on July 15, 2026, 03:37:26 PMTrinity, Berry and Centre (along with Maryville in our last USAC year) made the playoffs in 2024, so it's possible you could see a Trinity-added ASC getting 3 playoff teams due to NPI. The SAA did it.
Trinity would only join ASC as an absolute last option, but it's become more plausible as a scenario faster than I expected it would. Funny enough, wouldn't Trinity joining the ASC finally resolve the Texas island gauntlet in the playoffs? At least for the first round - since (assuming all three top teams get bids) they'd trigger the NCAA's no first round matchup rule for same conference opponents? There might be an exception to that (something like they can't do it, unless economics aren't workable or some bs), but I can't remember and I'm too lazy to go look.
Quote from: Mavchamp on July 15, 2026, 06:08:11 PMQuote from: crufootball on July 15, 2026, 03:16:35 PMQuote from: Mavchamp on July 14, 2026, 06:04:44 PMHPU and ETBU will be buried if Trinity, UMHB, and Hardin Simmons were in conference together with them.
May as well just go to NAIA if you ever want to have football success again.
If—and I think it's a very unlikely scenario—Trinity were to join the ASC in any fashion, I could see ETBU benefiting almost as much as it might lose in the new NPI landscape. Trinity's addition would provide the conference with greater long-term stability while also giving every member another high-quality NPI game on its schedule
Historically, defeating Trinity, HSU, and UMHB has been a challenge for nearly every program. However, if ETBU could finish 8-2 in a conference that included those 3, you would have to think they would have a legitimate chance at an at-large bid.
Looking at ETBU's 2026 schedule, replacing Louisiana Christian with Trinity would make an 8-2 record difficult but not impossible. During ETBU's strongest stretch from 2015–2019, the Tigers consistently fielded competitive teams but often seemed to have one not great loss that kept them from finishing with a more impressive record. If they can avoid that stumble while navigating a stronger conference schedule, an 8-2 finish could put them squarely in the at-large conversation.
Hard to imagine ETBU finishing (8-2) in an ASC that has Trinity, UMHB, and HSU in it. The Tigers are (3-53) Vs. UMHB and HSU. They only have one game with Trinity. (7-3) would be possible....but they would desperately need an upset to achieve that (8-2) mark.
I admire how consistent the purple schools have been the last 25+ years....they have owned the conference. I just wish other conference members (ETBU) could become more competitive (ETBU) and occasionally get a big win over HSU (ETBU) and UMHB (ETBU) to keep things exciting (ETBU).
Quote from: Mavchamp on July 14, 2026, 06:04:44 PMHPU and ETBU will be buried if Trinity, UMHB, and Hardin Simmons were in conference together with them.
May as well just go to NAIA if you ever want to have football success again.
Quote from: Mavchamp on July 09, 2026, 08:37:45 PMQuote from: MCScots2013 on July 09, 2026, 07:50:27 PMI think the issue at hand is the total number for the SCAC when accounting for non-football schools. Unless they want to be the D3 SEC with 16 schools, the total number is getting big. Someone needs to try to make that SCAC move asap because they shut that door. I think the ODAC has 14 schools (not checking their website), so I guess there is Region 3 precedence.
But, yeah...if ex-D3's came back it could help a lot.
Call me a pessimist....but I think the ASC on life support again when this 10 year "deal" is done.
All six members should be thinking long-term if they are wise.
The good news: Necessity may force them together long term....even if they don't like it.
There's always a chance that the SCAC will have no interest in taking McMurry and Schreiner back in 10 years. If that's the case...both could be stuck with the ASC unless they look else where.
Trinity may not want the ASC..... and the ASC may not want Trinity. But.... they may have to live with each other.
HSU and UMHB may not want to move to D2...but if they ASC falls apart.... will they have any options?
And HPU and ETBU have got to decide if they remain faithful to the Baptist Four or if they decide to go every many for themselves and start looking at SCAC, D2 or NAIA.
And like mentioned....Sul Ross coming back could be huge....even if it's a long shot.
Recruiting the Sooner Conference
But it could be interesting..... all the talk of life support in 10 years (and it's still very real).... but the ASC could end up being an alliance of the unwanted and unwilling if the SCAC say thanks but no thanks to everyone.
Trinity
UMHB
HSU
ETBU
HPU
McMurry
Schreiner
A conference that hardly anyone would be happy about being in....but survives due to necessity.
Quote from: AndrewB on June 13, 2026, 04:06:45 PMQuote from: crufootball on June 13, 2026, 12:24:22 PMYou didn't go to the home of the Division 3 National Champions? 35 miles from Hamline. Could have taken the real trophy and replaced it with a forgery.Quote from: UMHB03 on June 12, 2026, 02:30:25 PMQuote from: The Third Division on June 12, 2026, 01:53:35 PMEither hardin simmons is gonna drop a schedule soon or we're just gonna assume they won't be playing football this fall.Howard Payne still hasn't released theirs either, unless I missed it. Nobody understands the difficulty of finding non-conference opponents in our region better than UMHB fans, but not having a schedule out less than 90 days before the season kicks off is pretty wild.
Speaking of non-conference opponents, I attended a conference at Bethel University in Minnesota and it was kind of wild how close they were to some of their conference and non conference opponents. Heck they could walk to a non conference opponent as the University of Northwestern is less then 2 miles away. I wanted to check some of the football fields out and in less then an hour I saw Bethel, Augsburg, Hamline, Macalester and former member St. Thomas. I really wanted to justify going out to Saint John's but that is one of their long drives at 76 miles which I would gladly do to see a game but not see an empty football field.
Quote from: UMHB03 on June 12, 2026, 02:30:25 PMQuote from: The Third Division on June 12, 2026, 01:53:35 PMEither hardin simmons is gonna drop a schedule soon or we're just gonna assume they won't be playing football this fall.Howard Payne still hasn't released theirs either, unless I missed it. Nobody understands the difficulty of finding non-conference opponents in our region better than UMHB fans, but not having a schedule out less than 90 days before the season kicks off is pretty wild.
Quote from: Mavchamp on May 14, 2026, 05:53:09 PMDid everyone in the ASC get a 10 game schedule? I believe they did.
It's a step in the right direction.
I hope the ASC isn't standing pat with just six and coasting until either someone else joins or revert back to panic mode when someone jumps ship. History has shown that both are likely to happen sooner than later.
Maybe Sul Ross and Texas Wesleyan will tire of being bottom feeders in the LSC after a while.
Maybe Wayland Baptist will start feeling the financial crunch to move from NAIA to D3 and join the other Baptist
Maybe others from the SCAC will move over (Centenary?)
Maybe Mississippi College alum will grumble enough that football will reinstate and a return to D3.
Belhaven going all the way to Virginia and North Carolina for conference games is wild...an opportunity?
Maybe a new program is on the way that will join
Anyhow..... we're in a much better place than we were this time last year. But definitely not safe. Hopefully more work is being done that we don't know about.