Quote from: Redtooth on May 31, 2025, 01:29:07 PMNot spilling the names or details (to quote John G. "No damn scouting reports") but SJU's offense just picked up a couple MAJOR transfers that could/should/will have an enormous impact on production and efficiency in the post Syverson era......

Thrilled that the "Championship Game" has been eliminated and the divisional garbage that came with it.

Hopeful the new guys will make in impact on the offensive side however the offense hasn't been our Achilles hell the last couple of seasons. I'll take a disruptive d-lineman, stud linebacker and a shut down corner in the mix as well.

Quote from: SagatagSam on May 15, 2025, 12:36:57 PM

Quote from: WashedUp on May 15, 2025, 10:59:22 AMThey wouldn't need to find a game, they'd all play each other.  SJU would play St. Olaf week 11, since those two aren't currently scheduled to play.  Carleton would play Concordia, etc.

I 100% support this. Granted, it doesn't help the strength of schedule numbers for those hoping for an at-large bid, but I think the committee has indicated that SOS is not as important anymore. I would much rather go back to a true round robin schedule again.

Agreed and it doesn't make any sense for the #1 and #2 to beat up on each other or knock a conference team out of the playoffs a week before the NCAA playoffs begin.

Quote from: GoldandBlueBU on May 14, 2025, 03:57:52 PM

Quote from: hazzben on May 14, 2025, 02:37:01 PMSounds like the MIAC Championship game might still be on the chopping block. Mtgs ongoing but a lot of coaches want to get rid of the rematch games and just play a real round robin.

As in - it might be cut this year still?

So all 9 MIAC teams would be scrambling to find a 10th game? That sounds very MIAC-like.

Quote from: SagatagSam on May 14, 2025, 02:01:41 PMT-minus three months until players start reporting to campus for fall camp and just under four months until the Johnnies kickoff against Minnesota-Morris on September 13.

What, if anything, do we know about how the MIAC will look in 2025? I have not heard much since this past winter when there was a flurry of transfer activity.

My focus is always SJU, but I'm curious if there has been any noteworthy activity from across the conference.

All I know is that they played a spring "game" last weekend and are heading up north to scrimmage the Winnipeg Rifles on Saturday the 17th.
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1291793439621132&set=a.495093629291121
No information if the "game" will be live streamed.


Frank did a write up on the spring game.
https://gojohnnies.com/news/2025/5/10/football-defense-looks-strong-in-sjus-spring-scrimmage.aspx
He reported that the defense didn't give up any touchdowns in seven drives. I'll chalk that more up to a lot of new and moving parts on offense. Sounds like the old man Will Blakey has hung up the cleats and is helping on the coaching staff.

Quote from: OzJohnnie on May 05, 2025, 02:50:57 PM

Quote from: hazzben on May 05, 2025, 09:47:07 AM

Quote from: faunch on May 05, 2025, 09:08:59 AMHow will this impact D3?
Considering very few, if any generate any real revenue.

https://www.startribune.com/ramstad-this-could-be-the-week-the-ncaa-becomes-a-professional-league/601335749

I don't think it will. Article notes it's for Division 1, I'm not sure the revenue sharing will be applied below that level. To your point Faunch, there aren't many small college athletic departments that make money. Frankly there aren't that many D1 athletic departments that do outside of the Power4.

It also comes down to who drives the most revenue into their program and operates it profitably. Shockingly the Top 25 revenue athletic departments is an exclusively B1G and SEC party.

Doesn't the D1 money from just a few sports (men's bball and football?) fund the post season tournaments in D3?  If they carve 1/4 off the top of all D1 revenue, then that's a whole lot of spare change which will no longer be available for D3 playoffs, no?

Someone mentioned that to me the other night.

Quote from: hazzben on May 05, 2025, 09:47:07 AM

Quote from: faunch on May 05, 2025, 09:08:59 AMHow will this impact D3?
Considering very few, if any generate any real revenue.

https://www.startribune.com/ramstad-this-could-be-the-week-the-ncaa-becomes-a-professional-league/601335749

I don't think it will. Article notes it's for Division 1, I'm not sure the revenue sharing will be applied below that level. To your point Faunch, there aren't many small college athletic departments that make money. Frankly there aren't that many D1 athletic departments that do outside of the Power4.

It also comes down to who drives the most revenue into their program and operates it profitably. Shockingly the Top 25 revenue athletic departments is an exclusively B1G and SEC party.

I guess it could lead to D1 schools cutting sports that don't generate revenue which could result in more student athletes playing / participating in D2 and D3 athletics.

How will this impact D3?
Considering very few, if any generate any real revenue.

https://www.startribune.com/ramstad-this-could-be-the-week-the-ncaa-becomes-a-professional-league/601335749

Got an extra $30K laying around?

"Luxury suites and premium seats
Anderson Arena will host up to 4,000 fans for men's and women's hockey and up to 5,000 fans for men's and women's basketball. The salespeople are busy trying to find buyers for the suites ($24,000 for a season of basketball games and $29,000 for a season of hockey).

Premium courtside and rinkside seats are also available for season ticket holders in basketball and hockey. You can join the Legacy Club for $2,650 or the Capital Club for $1,025 for hoop games and $1,075 for hockey games. There's even something called the Tommie Score, which offers points for being a season ticket holder, an alum (or spouse) and for donating money to the Athletic Department."

https://www.myvillager.com/sports/wright_call/st-thomas-is-rising-to-the-challenge-of-d-i-sports/article_1e855f1e-17e6-43fb-b03a-ee7123e91552.html

Quote from: SagatagSam on April 22, 2025, 03:35:17 PM

Quote from: DuffMan on April 22, 2025, 01:02:22 PMI can't imagine the mess that would create with transfer credits, etc.

Duff your comment shows your D3 mindset. That line of thinking was thrown out the window years ago at the D1 (and some of the D2 schools/conferences).

"Student"-athletes.

So you're saying that college should really be about learning and accruing credits toward a degree?

We were in Florence, Italy a couple weeks ago visiting our daughter that is studying abroad and I stumbled upon this business. Wondering if John had family in Florence?

Quote from: DuffMan on April 16, 2025, 09:01:17 AMUM-Morris, Auggie Tech, Mac, Hot Carls, and St. Scholastica at home?  What an awful home schedule.  I'll set the over/under for regular season points given up at Clemens at 7.5.

I've been paying for the home game live stream the last couple of seasons...doubtful I'll be coughing up $75 for that schedule. Not really much interest in driving up to Collegeville to watch any of those games. 
Total points for the home schedule 150+ to maybe 10???

Quote from: BiggieSmalls on April 15, 2025, 08:15:58 PM

Quote from: faunch on April 15, 2025, 07:09:40 PMI feel like I'm one of the only Johnnies that never really knew Fr. Don. I feel like I maybe had a brief chat with him once...my loss for not having any personal Fr. Don anecdotes.

On another note...SJU released their 2025 schedule. The SOS takes a hit with week two non-conference game hosting UMN-Morris. Might be good to not have top ranked opponent as the Johnnies will be breaking in a new QB. The Johnnies actually are all time .500 vs the Cougars (2-2-1).

https://gojohnnies.com/news/2025/4/15/old-foes-return-for-sju-in-2025-football-schedule.aspx

Calling my shot, Johnnies will be 3-2-1 all time. 😉

Morris lost 28-7 to Carleton last season.
I'm opening the line at a Monkey+ stomp.

I feel like I'm one of the only Johnnies that never really knew Fr. Don. I feel like I maybe had a brief chat with him once...my loss for not having any personal Fr. Don anecdotes.

On another note...SJU released their 2025 schedule. The SOS takes a hit with week two non-conference game hosting UMN-Morris. Might be good to not have top ranked opponent as the Johnnies will be breaking in a new QB. The Johnnies actually are all time .500 vs the Cougars (2-2-1).

https://gojohnnies.com/news/2025/4/15/old-foes-return-for-sju-in-2025-football-schedule.aspx

Quote from: GoldandBlueBU on April 02, 2025, 12:50:57 PMThat is wild.  I can't see how that will be a good situation for him, Osseo, or Augsburg.

As the great Ron Swanson once said...

I understand that with NIL and the portal it seems like all the rules in NCAA are kind of out the window. That said I don't see how a college coach can also be a high school coach of potential recruits. Just seems weird to me. Also if I'm the person in charge of cutting the check for those positions I might wonder how this is going to work. It's not like coaching his son's 12U baseball team and his daughter's 14U softball team at the same time.

Quote from: OzJohnnie on March 12, 2025, 03:43:54 PM

Quote from: SagatagSam on March 12, 2025, 11:31:40 AMHere are the Durenberger Trophy standings as we close the winter sports season and enter the home stretch:

It's gonna be neck and neck. What's left?  Tennis (Gusyies), baseball (Johnnies?), Outdoor T&F (Johnnies?), Cross Country (Gusties).

Is that right?

Bethel track and field probably is favored to win the conference.