Quote from: D3fanboy on December 10, 2025, 12:20:55 PMMount Union K Ivan Maric has entered the transfer portal

Eastern Michigan to Notre Dame College to Mount Union. What's next?!

Quote from: Raider 68 on December 10, 2025, 03:10:05 PMJust saw that Jason Candle is leaving Toledo for UMass and a new HC was announced. Apparently, Toledo did not want VK as a HC.
Hope he moves on from Toledo in a bigger assignment. Is he still a candidate for Nebraska DC?

VK was at least considered, if not offered, the Toledo HC job, which he declined in lieu of the Syracuse DC job.

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Quote from: pradierguy on December 08, 2025, 08:03:10 AMNo longer are extremely talented kids choosing to come to Mount knowing they might not play until their Junior or Senior years. Kids would rather take the "easier" route to playing time a join programs like BW, Wittenberg, etc. so they can play immediately


It used to be a honor to wait your turn at Mount Union, but now that is just an insult to the player and their families if they aren't starting.

What's wrong with a player wanting to play throughout their career?

This just reads like bitterness that every quality football player in the area doesn't worship at the altar of Mount Union, and like every other OAC program should have to make due with the players Mount doesn't deem worthy enough to play for the Raiders.
 

Could not have been further from the point I was trying to make, but clearly failed in doing so.

Quote from: D3fanboy on December 08, 2025, 06:48:27 PMDavion Grant is entering the transfer portal...

Yawn. Nothingburger.

Quote from: hazzben on December 08, 2025, 01:55:00 PMBut what about the university itself has changed to make it harder to win at Mount? That's a genuine question, zero snark implied.

I am the least political person I know, but several people I know that have inner ties to the university have used forms of the phrase 'go woke, go broke.'

The lack of attention put on the program that has turned Mount Union into the school today is mind numbing. It is almost like the football program is a badge of shame as it doesn't fit the image being put forth to be an athletic led institution.

Could be way off, but there are points of evidence that do support this theory.

And it was not always this way.

I think Mount's decline is largely due to coaching and the university itself.

That being said, there is something about this generation of players that plays a part. No longer are extremely talented kids choosing to come to Mount knowing they might not play until their Junior or Senior years. Kids would rather take the "easier" route to playing time a join programs like BW, Wittenberg, etc. so they can play immediately. This era of youth sports with the incredibly insane parenting has caused a paradigm shift where little Johnny has to continue being the star of the show, and team results be dammed. It used to be a honor to wait your turn at Mount Union, but now that is just an insult to the player and their families if they aren't starting.

In the golden era, the OAC was:
#1 - Mount Union
#2 - Mount Union 2nd Unit
# 3- Maybe a Capital/BW/Heidelberg mixed in
#4 - Mount Union 3rd Unit

Those days are long gone. And I think its a function of the NCAA landscape these days, but also the reasons I mentioned above. That competitive edge and depth is completely absent at Mount.

Mount Union turned off comments on their final score post on social media. Very on brand for this institution that continues to weaken and be a shell of its former self.

Sad state of affairs. Clean house.

Kaleb Brown is such a beast

Maybe VK can take over the YSU program after today's Geoff-like debacle in Youngstown. YSU was up 35-7 at half and played not to lose, and choked it away.

Would not surprise me if the Penguins are looking for a new leader after today. VK's name would have to be in the conversation!

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Quote from: Dr. Acula on November 03, 2025, 07:32:27 PMI will never stop enjoying the BW hate.  Really a rallying cry for everyone!  Haha

I mean, I believe I can speak on behalf of the JCU fanbase; while we dislike the Evil Purple empire, we respect you. However, what is there to respect about that team in Berea?

They aren't the worst football team that hold practices in Berea, Ohio.

Quote from: D3fanboy on October 28, 2025, 02:31:06 PMMinner might be the guy by the time the playoffs hit. 

Said this very thing on Saturday.

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Quote from: D3fanboy on October 12, 2025, 10:27:03 PMunfortunately, with the expanded playoffs pushing everything back a week.  I doubt that you'll ever see those large attendance numbers at Mount again.  Maybe if you got JCU in a round that isn't over Thanksgiving, maybe.  The UWW semi-final was something special

Yeah even the last JCU playoff game that wasn't during thanksgiving weekend only got about 4500

between the complacency of Mount fans, the ease of streaming, the younger generation sort of sucking, the new alumni association leaders, and the lack of a true "rival" Sadly, I think the days of "big" Mount attendance are in the past.   

imo, the greatness of the Mount football program has been extremely taken for granted in the last 5-8 years by the powers that be.  Maybe we're in cost savings mode now as a small college university, but why not market the hell out of the main reason most people have heard of you? or why half of your freshman class is there?

It doesn't seem like it's less marketed than it used to be and UMU Football has been all over national news in recent years, Pat Mcafee show, alum winning the superbowl, the LK feature on ESPN about Sirianni etc.

and none of that has to do with the current admin.  The national media stuff will take care of itself with the football team winning 99% of its games after LK building the empire.  Retweets and facebook posts are great, but actually do something.  The dwindling student/alumni/local support has to do with the lack of marketing, etc

I completely agree with all of this. Its almost like the current admin is ashamed of the program, when in all reality is the main reason the school is still thriving. Frustrating to say the least.

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Quote from: D3fanboy on October 08, 2025, 03:09:40 PMhttps://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/athletics.mountunion.edu/documents/2025/10/7/25_Football_Game_Notes_Wilmington.pdf

Mount game notes up for Wilma.

I'd love to see the Mount defense step up and shut down an inferior opponent, but this looks like a game where the offense scores every 2-4 minutes and Mount loses the TOP battle 2:1. Gotta think that Cockrell goes off a little after a couple of big drops, Williams is a home run hitter and likely has a long run or two

If you're like me, and the lack of size at LB for Mount keeps you up at night....at least they tower over Wilma's 5-5 175 OLB....right?

Erhardt at 220 lbs looked good out there against Ott subbing in for Rinard.  Cruz is listed at 5'8", 205 and he looks smaller than that watching the games.  He's fast and seems like a sure tackler, but when your MLB is that size and they run the ball you're a long way from hosses like Jason Hall or Tony DeRiggi blasting RB's.  I know the game has changed so maybe there is more value on your LBs being able to defend the pass today so smaller, more athletic LBs are preferred.

Tony DeRiggi was a scary scary man.

Quote from: D3fanboy on September 29, 2025, 09:37:44 AM

QuoteMikey Maloney through 3 games so far this season:

62/87 - 71.3% completion percentage

875 Passing Yards

9 Passing Touchdowns

18 carries, 133 yards and one Touchdown on the ground

https://x.com/LucasCochran16/status/1972294679615115755

Maloney's first three career starts (against three playoff-ish caliber teams), 3+ more years of him in Alliance as well

Let's hope he sticks around.