UWRF shoutout in The Athletic today

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6799625/2025/11/12/lincoln-riley-lane-kiffin-coaching-carousel/

Really interested in seeing how NCC would potentially match up with them were they to meet in the playoffs.

Quote from: Jbothe on November 12, 2025, 11:06:22 AMMy perception is that the CCIW wanted a full member added to the conference that offered all major sports and fits the overall academic profile of the CCIW. 

Which is funny because when this was initially announced, some of us (not going to point fingers at myself because that would be gloating) said "they obviously want a full member and WU wasn't willing to do it, I bet we see a full member announced pretty quickly" and the old heads were adamant there were no plans for CCIW to add another full member in their place.

So maybe the ITK don't really know and my previous post can get trashed...or maybe for whatever reason they thought the jeopardy was too high to risk a D3 message board finding out that there were talks ongoing for some reason?

Quote from: USee on November 12, 2025, 09:25:25 AMWell, if you are tied into your school and know people there (coaches, AD, SID, etc) you can ask and they might tell you. I am pretty sure that's the context Greg is referring to, but I can't speak for him. Two things I would add here: 1-I don't think there isn't a single smoking gun where you are gonna find someone did something egregious and 2-You aren't going to find anyone with real information who will post anything on this on a public message board.

I guess I'd say if no one with REAL info on it would say anything publicly then what is the harm in those ITK posting their "guesses" about it on a public message board (since it's pretty obvious there are a few here who, while not AT the table, may have an IDEA about what was for dinner at the table based on context clues)?

It is no different than any D1 message board where ITK post stuff that probably shouldn't be out there, in a much more high stakes/high visibility environment.

In this situation an "I can't say for certain but I'd assume" from people who have been around the CCIW forever would seem to be harmless.

Quote from: D3fanboy on November 01, 2025, 05:03:31 PMNCC beating the brakes off of Johnny Hopkins in Baltimore right before Xmas is going to be something else

I smoked pot with Johnny Hopkins

Really enjoyed that, Mr. Sager.


I will also add that I think NCC caught lightning in a bottle with Thorne's hire. Hiring a HC who was an Chicago suburban legend coach from a nearby HS, who also happened to have a kid who would turn into a great coach and a former player who also happened to turn into a great coach (with VERY strong ties to the school)...something we likely won't see for a long time.

Quote from: Pat Coleman on September 24, 2025, 06:28:41 PMPeople may remember North Central got a 10th-place vote in the preseason.

Between this and the depth chart being fudged I think Spencer is leaning a LITTLE too much into the subterfuge. /s

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Quote from: NCC2010 on September 11, 2025, 06:14:35 PMNCC week 1 preview is out. Interesting that it doesn't include a 2 deep like usual, they are keeping everyone guessing on who is starting at QB on Saturday

https://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2025/9/11/football-week-1-preview-Oshkosh.aspx

It was posted for a few seconds and has Lavery starting with Ashiru as the back up. 

The document is still there actually, they just removed the link to it:

https://northcentralcardinals.com/documents/2025/9/11/football_gameday_program_vs_UWO_2025.pdf

All I will say is if that is the actual depth chart and not some sort of gamesmanship play to keep Oshkosh guessing, I would not have the Cardinals ranked #1 in the polls...

it's wild, that in '25 the big dogs of D3FB still think that delaying roster updates, playing game notes games, pulling replays of game streams is the thing to do.  NCC, Mount, the cheaters in TX, Cortland all do it, and they are all wrong.  No coach is sitting around waiting for the game notes, if somebody wants to analyze the game stream, they likely recorded it.  It's all fugazi. 

Just saw a very prominent member of the NCC staff at a local dining establishment. I said "So Lavery is starting"? His response was "We'll see. Maybe that's what we want them to think." So the mystery continues. 

I will say if Lavery does start it will be against all odds. Almost all the talk I've heard around campus the last couple of weeks, both from coaches and students, has had Wilson starting with Ashiru as the backup. At the women's volleyball game Tuesday night one of the guys basketball players told me he asked 11 people that night what their opinion was, and 8 said Wilson, 2 Ashiru, and 1 Lavery. I guess we'll find out tomorrow. 

it's all so lame and antiquated.  I expect that out of Mount, but if you are the new money teams...play into social media/streaming era.  More eyeballs = more tweets, transfers, exposure, etc

Pretty ignorant to think this doesn't happen at any competitive level. High school included.

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Quote from: The Third Division on September 11, 2025, 08:53:08 PMIt's Concordia-Wisconsin.

Yes. That's what Bob Quillman is reporting and I would not doubt him on this.

It's Concordia (WI). Interestingly enough, I first learned about CUW's imminent move from the NACC to the CCIW back in early August from a source that's outside of both the CCIW and CUW. There are few secrets in the D3 community!

Probably not related but I did say back when the news broke that I was guessing Wash U was being kicked out bc  CCIW had someone else lined up to add as a full member 

Wouldn't be the first time that they gamed the depth chart.

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Quote from: Ccrfer on September 11, 2025, 04:38:05 PMQ's post includes a "."

Wabash

That would certainly be something. College Conference of Illinois and Wiscoabash.

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Quote from: Ccrfer on September 11, 2025, 04:38:05 PMQ's post includes a "."

Wabash

That would certainly be something. College Conference of Illinois and Wiscoabash.

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Quote from: Gregory Sager on September 11, 2025, 10:46:22 AMExpect a big announcement to come out of Brainard Street within the next few days.

That's all that I'll say about it.

Adding a school, eh?

sounds like it'll be from Wisconsin.

https://x.com/BQuillmanQcast/status/1966215536016052231 

Well that narrows it down to a handful since it's safe to assume the WIAC schools won't be leaving for CCIW.

Quote from: Gregory Sager on September 11, 2025, 10:46:22 AMExpect a big announcement to come out of Brainard Street within the next few days.

That's all that I'll say about it.

Adding a school, eh?

Rough couple of months for the NCC family with Coach Thorne's battle with cancer and now Al Carius passing due to cancer. I know Carius wasn't a football coach but he had a big reach with all NCC athletes due to the classes he taught.

NCC's Al Carius has passed away after battling cancer at the age of 83

https://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2025/9/9/mens-cross-country-remembering-legendary-cross-country-and-track-field-coach-al-carius-h-06.aspx