Revisiting the discussion above, CWRU definitely DID NOT experience a post-Great Recession application drop off.

Over 39000 applications resulting in 1650 new students.

https://case.edu/news/get-know-cwrus-class-2029-numbers

NO demographic cliff.

I guess I'll pick CWRU over Rowan, but not by much.  We'll see.

Thanks for the preview.  Good info!

As a pre-med, he would have MANY kindred spirits at CWRU.  Perfect fit for just such a football player.  I hope that he is admitted, chooses CWRU, and has an opportunity to contribute on the football field.

We seem to have quite a bit of rebuilding ahead.

Last year when we had Coyne, a tough defense, and a veteran QB was really a year when we needed to make noise.  Sadly, we had that string of close losses at the end.

Hopefully some of the transfer talent will patch some holes.  We'll also have to rely on several people previously in backup roles to step up.

Can Hansen Sports do a similar preview for the Presidents' Athletic Conference?

Glad to hear your son had such a good impression.  What position does he play, and what is he interested in studying?  Has he already made an application for admission?

DOH!!!

Yes.

 

CWRU's schedule is out.

https://athletics.case.edu/sports/mens-soccer/schedule

The out of conference schedule consists mostly of Ohio and Western PA small colleges.  Nothing too strenuous.

Although several of the teams have changed, the Spartans basically used that same scheduling strategy last season as well.

And did better out of conference than in conference.

I just noticed that PAC Media Days are on August 6.

https://www.pacdigitalnetwork.com/

Interesting.

I guess CWRU's endowment places it just outside the threshold.

We'll see.

Actually, I watched some highlight film on Aaron Alexander, the RB from Texas.

He played for a very good playoff level large TX high school, and based on his highlights, he looks tough to bring down.

Wouldn't surprise me to see him come in and get some carries right away.

Wow!

We added a 6'5" 288 pound D1 O-lineman and a WR that averaged over 14 yards per catch?

Nice!

Ladies and Gents,

Coach Debs gave a really great interview on the YouTube show "Object of the Game."

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BfuiZqWExmM&pp=ygUhQ29hY2ggZGViYWxqYWsgb2JqZWN0IG9mIHRoZSBnYW1l

Clark is a university whose star has definitely fallen in the last few decades.

Consider this.  Clark was an original CHARTER member of the elite Association of American Universities (AAU); a membership it held until 1999.

Today, however, it doesn't even rank as a Carnegie Foundation Tier One research university (Clark is now considered R2 by that group).

For comparison, two of my alma maters are AAU (CWRU and Illinois), and a third is R1 (Houston).  R2 puts Clark on the same Carnegie Foundation tier in terms of research productivity as Central Michigan U.

Not sure exactly what went wrong at Clark, institutionally.