The NAIA passed the 5 in 5 model this week, so at this point, given D1, D2, and now NAIA have all gone with five years of eligibility, feels like it's a matter of when, and not if, D3 follows suit.

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Quote from: MCScots2013 on September 04, 2026, 10:06:28 AMIf you want to see what Flo streaming could be, log in and check out a Carson-Newman game.  They're a D2 school about an hour north of Maryville.  Whatever they are doing, they should write the recipe and sell it.

I am very impressed with their production.

It's likely they were competent before the advent of Flo.  Until the schools step up their own games (which has been very slow to happen in the years since this rolled out) overall production quality will continue to be inconsistent.

I don't believe that to be the case. There were reports of Flo streams all over the country dealing with technical difficulties. Without pulling back the curtain too much, I know - with absolute certainty - that most of it was on Flo's end. I fear that Flo has been so focused on scaling up the number of schools and conferences that they have under their header that they forgot to actually scale up the infrastructure/servers to match the client growth, and this opening weekend was proof they weren't ready for all of the additional schools and sports all playing at once.

Found out today that Austin College has a first-year receiver who went viral last fall for a 750+ yard, 11 touchdown game. Granted, it was 6-man football at a small level, but I'll be curious to check out his progression and see if he can get on the field this year. He's about 6-1, 190, so he's got good size at least.

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Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on July 18, 2026, 04:45:43 PM

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Quote from: Kuiper on July 17, 2026, 05:07:23 PMI missed this note when I first read the SCAC announcement about the two year extension with FloSports:

QuoteAdditionally, FloSports will launch a nationwide, free streaming option – the FloSports Channel – this Fall, giving fans more ways to watch select matchups.

Not sure how many "free" games will be included or in how many sports, but it's something to watch out for rather than automatically expecting that you won't be able to watch a game just because it's on Flo.

Been told that, after a certain amount of time, streams on Flo will be made free as archived games. Or at least, that was the plan. I assume it's still moving forward in that direction. So there's a high liklihood that all games will be free a few days after the fact, unless something has changed from the last time I was given this info.

I do think that's negotiable in the contract, but most conferences I've seen have games available 72 hours after the broadcast ends.

 From one who watches those delayed videostreams, it's been sporadic in the Landmark wrt basketball the past 2 seasons; some schools don't have them available.

Yeah, it's been on the individual schools to post them other places. What my understanding is, is that moving forward, Flo is going to make the archived streams available for free on their own platform to cut out that middle man. At least, that's the last that I'd heard about it, so I'm just working under the assumption that's going to be happening.

Quote from: Kuiper on July 17, 2026, 05:07:23 PMI missed this note when I first read the SCAC announcement about the two year extension with FloSports:

QuoteAdditionally, FloSports will launch a nationwide, free streaming option – the FloSports Channel – this Fall, giving fans more ways to watch select matchups.

Not sure how many "free" games will be included or in how many sports, but it's something to watch out for rather than automatically expecting that you won't be able to watch a game just because it's on Flo.

Been told that, after a certain amount of time, streams on Flo will be made free as archived games. Or at least, that was the plan. I assume it's still moving forward in that direction. So there's a high liklihood that all games will be free a few days after the fact, unless something has changed from the last time I was given this info.

Quote from: WUPHF on July 16, 2026, 03:23:23 PM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on July 16, 2026, 08:40:00 AMThe SCAC has extended their Flo partnership through 2031, a two-year extension.  The release claims a 78% YoY increase in "total live viewership" in the second year of the contract recently ended, though (of course) no mention is made of the drastic reduction that took place the previous year.

I'm assuming, in part, it refers to the football championship being played at War Memorial in Little Rock.

The press release states that the contract provides resources to host championships in first-class venues.

Dwayne Hanberry mentions this in the interview with Pat Coleman as well.

As with many other details of the contract, it would be interesting to know what that means.

Quote from: KnightSlappy on July 16, 2026, 12:12:04 PMAlso, 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.

Austin College had also opted out the previous year, as well. This past year was their first year as a Flo client.

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. 

I hate to say it because I know some folks at HPU and they're good people, but I don't see any D3 path for them outside of NAIA if the ASC goes away. (Not that NAIA is bad; I have some deep connections to that level, and respect the heck out of the schools at the level that do things well, as well as the national office. But it's obviously not ideal for a small school trying to hold on from an enrollment standpoint, in this day and age.)

Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on June 02, 2026, 08:16:39 AMThere are 10? d3 conferences on Flo now?  It's hard to keep track sometimes.  That would be the 27%, correct?

I suspect the other deals are like the New England schools covered by NSN or some local production company that they outsource to?

Up to 12 D3 conferences now after they just announced the USA South as the latest Flo partner this morning.

American Southwest Conference
Landmark Conference
Little East Conference
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
Northwest Conference
Ohio Athletic Conference
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Southern Athletic Association
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
University Athletic Association
USA South Athletic Conference

Quote from: Ron Boerger on July 07, 2026, 06:24:29 PM

Quote from: awadelewis on July 07, 2026, 06:05:59 PMReally off the wall thought: Trinity to UAA with FB as affiliate in either ASC or SCAC?

Trinity does not meet the UAA's standards in basically any dimension.  And why the UAA would want to fly to Texas is beyond comprehension.

Also heard that the UAA has already given Trinity a definitive and uncompromising "No" previously.

Quote from: jknezek on July 07, 2026, 03:12:03 PM

Quote from: MCScots2013 on July 07, 2026, 02:55:34 PM"The move splits up Southwestern and Trinity (Texas), longtime travel partners in the SCAC."

This is from the story on the d3football.com home page.  What's the chances Trinity follows?  Is a Trinity/Southwestern pairing a big deal to the schools?

I would classify it as pretty high if the SCAC wants them back.

I would think that hinges on the whole "if the SCAC wants them back" part. Don't be surprised if the answer to that is a resounding "No."

Had a feeling this one was coming, just didn't realize it'd be so soon. Heard some stories about staff members being upset when they left for the SAA in the first place due to the added travel time, and then heard some other rumblings about how it wasn't fiscallly feasible for them to continue with all of the flight travel.

Man, Concordia can absolutely rake. If they can get their pitching going even a little, they could be trouble for people at the national level. Their lineup is loaded.

The forecast in Cleburne might make for a few long days at the tournament. Looking like pretty constant rain on both Thursday and Friday right now.

Quote from: Ralph Turner on April 21, 2026, 06:11:16 PMJekelish, Does the SCAC determine final standings by winning percentage?

If so, then McMurry at 15-13 (0.536) looks to finish above someone at 16-14 (0.533) for tournament seeding and would be seeded 4th unless AC or Hendrix sweeps. If AC finishes 15-13, I think they have the head-to-head vs McMurry for 4th.

The AC at Hendrix series is crucial for both teams. It is almost like a play-in series for them

One loss by a team at 13-14 knocks them out. Each has to sweep for any chance.

Yep - McMurry, after these games are canceled, is in. My math tells me there's no way they can be bumped at this point, because conference winning percentage is the next metric. I spent waaaaaaay too much time this weekend breaking down scenarios. And you're dead on: AC vs HC really is pretty much a play-in. I feel like we can probably expect Centenary to sweep Ozarks, which would put the Gents in. But if Ozarks takes a game, that's makes things very interesting and confusing. Looking at the forecast, it looks like there's a very good chance the HC/AC games don't end up being played, either. If that happens, both McM and AC are almost certainly in based on win percentages.

What a wild season.