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Quote from: Gregory Sager on August 26, 2025, 12:42:40 PMThe CCIW Network has been launched:

https://cciw.org/news/2025/8/26/general-cciw-partners-with-hudl-to-launch-cciw-network.aspx

This is an important read, regardless of whether you just follow a specific CCIW team, or you're a fan of CCIW sports in general.

I like the fact that the service is free.  I downloaded the HUDL app on my roku, but I don't see CCIW games available for streaming - at least yet.

Will this be an option?

The CCIW will likely have their own Roku app (most hudl conferences do) - often I have to search for games on the hudl app itself. The user interface there is pretty terrible.

The MIAA did this last year with hudl, and do indeed have their own Roku app which I love.  One stop shoping for live streams and archives of previous contests. Super easy to filter by school or sport.

Updated list:

Player	Height	Position	High School	College
Carson Lutz	6-0	G	Milford (MI)	Adrian
Ben Murphy	6-2	G/F	Dexter (MI)	Adrian
Cameron Essell	5-11	PG	East Lansing (MI)	Albion
Tyler Davis	6-0	PG	Grand Rapids Christian (MI)	Albion
Aaron Lauer	6-1	PG	Novi (MI)	Albion
Bowen Moore	6-4	G/F	Holly (MI)	Albion
Kaleb Brown	6-4	G	Ann Arbor Huron (MI)	Albion
Colin Whalen	6-4	F	Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (MI)	Albion
Austin Miller	6-5	G/F	Marshall (MI)	Albion
Henri Maye	6-7	C	Tindley (IN)	Albion
Vincent Salmon	6-8	C	Brighton (MI)	Albion
Elijah Sykes	5-10	G	Sacramento Sheldon (CA)	Alma
Jaxon Jurmu	6-0	PG	Marquette (MI)	Alma
Ben Beetham	6-1	PG	West Ottawa (MI)	Alma
Darrion Sardo	6-1	SG	Sandy Spring Friends School (MD)	Alma
Ryan Mossburg	6-2	G	Tecumseh (MI)	Alma
Maxx Ladd	6-3	SG	San Jose St Francis (CA)	Alma
Jayden Hanson	6-5	W	Bellaire (MI)	Alma
Waylon Sales	6-6	F	Gwinn (MI)	Alma
Tamarion Kindle	6-8	F	Saginaw Heritage (MI)	Alma
Zion Ruckard	6-0	PG	Aurora (CO) / St Thomas Aquinas transfer	Calvin
Kade Clayton	6-1	G	Prolific Sports Prep Calgary (AB)	Calvin
Michael Dekuiper	6-1	PG	Rockford (MI)	Calvin
Jayden Keefer	6-5	F	Ann Arbor Huron (MI)	Calvin
Dylan Trobetsky	6-5	F	Bend Valley Catholic (OR)	Calvin
Ben Elzinga	6-8	C	GR Covenant Christian (MI)	Calvin
Ryan Wind	6-10	C	Denver Christian (CO)	Calvin
Brendan Cargill	5-11	G	Forect Hills Central (MI)	Hope
Avery Sanchez	6-2	G	Turlock Pitman (CA)	Hope
Justin Fisher	6-3	G/F	Hudsonville (MI)	Hope
Tucker Walther	6-4	G	Schoolcraft (MI)	Hope
Derek Sanders	6-5	G	Brooklyn Columbia Central (MI)	Hope
Sean Wesolek	6-6	PF	Bay City John Glenn (MI)	Hope
John Kaul	6-3	G	Clarkston (MI)	Kalamazoo
Ben VanSumeren	6-5	G/F	Midland (MI)	Kalamazoo
Zander Nash	6-7	G/F	Imlay City (MI)	Kalamazoo
Tarren Calvert	5-11	G	Wyoming (MI)	Olivet
Levi Stambaugh	6-0	G	Mason (MI)	Olivet
Warren Williams	6-1	G	Wyoming (MI)	Olivet
Adam Devalaar	6-2	G	Holland (MI)	Olivet
Hayden Cross	6-2	F	White Lake Lakeland (MI)	Olivet
Alex Genuise	6-2	F	Allendale (MI)	Olivet
Gavin Ort	6-4	F	Waterford Mott (MI)	Olivet
Danny Flood	5-11	PG	Valley City (OH) / Marietta transfer	Trine
Landon Lybarger	6-1	G	Monroeville Heritage (IN)	Trine
Adam McBride	6-1	G	Ossian Norwell (IN)	Trine
Ayden Dirschell	6-2	G	Coldwater (MI)	Trine
Montell Johnson	6-3	G	Indianapolis Park Tudor (IN)	Trine
Michael Roberson	6-3	W	Knightstown (IN) / Marietta transfer	Trine
Nick Ryan	6-3	G/F	Warren JFK (OH)	Trine
Jayden Bradshaw	6-4	W	Blanchester (OH) / Marietta transfer	Trine
Nolan Fedak	6-6	F	Westerville North (OH)	Trine
Paxton Crane	6-7	F	Ft Wayne Carroll (IN)	Trine

Quote from: Gregory Sager on August 26, 2025, 12:39:21 PMThe CCIW has struck a blow for maintaining free livestreams while also consolidating access to coverage among the league's member schools by creating the CCIW Network in connection with Hudl:

https://cciw.org/news/2025/8/26/general-cciw-partners-with-hudl-to-launch-cciw-network.aspx

This has been in the works for the past year; I've mentioned it a couple of times in recent months on  d3boards.com. I'm glad to see that it's finally been launched, given that the 2025-26 CCIW sports season begins on Friday.

It won't change what we're doing at North Park's Viking Sports Network, as far as I know. And I'm not sure how this affects Carthage's toe-dip into the water of PPV men's basketball games, as they put two of the Firebirds' home contests on the Marquee Sports Network last season. I'm not sure whether Carthage wanted to pursue that path, or if that was just an experiment.

The MIAA did this exact same thing last year, and I really like it.

https://www.miaasportsnetwork.com/

Quote from: y_jack_lok on August 22, 2025, 10:05:59 AM^^^ Can you elaborate on: "I would not be surprised if Flo Sports is watching the thread as the d3boards do show up in the search engine."

Simply means if you Google something like Flo Sports Discussion Forum, this thread shows up.

As I was playing around Googling I did find that I can put any conference along with Flo Sports and get Flo Sports results.  I did Flo Sports MIAA and you get a page with a schedule of events versus Flo Sports schools for MIAA teams.  Same happens for any other league I try (provided they have games vs Flo Schools

Quote from: WUPHF on August 21, 2025, 01:47:45 PM

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on August 21, 2025, 01:40:49 PMMIAA press release on an interesting approach to increasing revenue.

https://miaa.org/news/2025/8/21/miaa-launches-new-collaboration-with-brentwood-partners.aspx

The MIAA is moving to Flo Sports!  I am kidding.  Mostly.  Other conferences started with a consultants.

Bite your tongue till it bleeds please!!!  You are almost as bad as a Calvin fan

Really interesting press release from the MIAA today:

https://miaa.org/news/2025/8/21/miaa-launches-new-collaboration-with-brentwood-partners.aspx

from the release:

"Led by former collegiate athletic administrators Michael Waddell and Keith Tribble, Brentwood Partners offers strategies that go beyond sponsorships. The firm focuses on revenue innovation, fan engagement, NIL programs, brand building, content creation, and executive searches."

MIAA press release on an interesting approach to increasing revenue.

https://miaa.org/news/2025/8/21/miaa-launches-new-collaboration-with-brentwood-partners.aspx

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on August 07, 2025, 10:50:21 AM

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on August 04, 2025, 10:19:07 AM

Quote from: ziggy on August 01, 2025, 03:07:11 PM

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on July 15, 2025, 11:19:36 AMOlivet schedule has beem posted:  https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/schedule

Non-cons at home vs Heidelberg and UWSP

Non-cons on the road at Ohio Northern, Northwestern Ohio (NAIA), Central MI (D1), Rose-Hulman, and Findlay OH (D2)

Non-cons at neutral sites with John Carroll, Ohio Wesleyan, Muskingum, and WashU

Olivet has added a game at Carthage on December 19.

And they have removed the game against NW Ohio (NAIA) - a good move, but sheesh their schedule just got even tougher, now with 9 games vs D3 and 2 exhibitiions (expect there are 2 more additions to come).  Right now the 9 opponents had a 0.654 winning percentage last year, an average NPI of 86, and 3 of the 9 were NCAA tournament teams. 

Found that per Franklin's schedule, that they are hosting Olivet on Fri Nov 7 (they are then hosting Hope the following day). Add another really tough opponent to the Comet's schedule

https://franklingrizzlies.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule

Updated Olivet schedule is posted and now has 11 D3 games with the addition of Anderson as well the first weekend.  That schedule is just super tough - 0.676 win % last season for their opponents, with an average NPI of 79 and 4 NCAA tourney teams.  ALL of the Comet's opponents had a better NPI than Olivet last year (Olivet was 241, and their "worst" opponent, Muskingum was 14-13 and NPI 178 last season).

https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/schedule

Recruit/transfer update:


                                                                                                 

Player	Height	Position	High School	College
Carson Lutz	6-0	G	Milford (MI)	Adrian
Ben Murphy	6-2	G/F	Dexter (MI)	Adrian
Cameron Essell	5-11	PG	East Lansing (MI)	Albion
Tyler Davis	6-0	PG	Grand Rapids Christian (MI)	Albion
Aaron Lauer	6-1	PG	Novi (MI)	Albion
Bowen Moore	6-4	G/F	Holly (MI)	Albion
Kaleb Brown	6-4	G	Ann Arbor Huron (MI)	Albion
Colin Whalen	6-4	F	Pontiac Notre Dame Prep (MI)	Albion
Austin Miller	6-5	G/F	Marshall (MI)	Albion
Henri Maye	6-7	C	Tindley (IN)	Albion
Vincent Salmon	6-8	C	Brighton (MI)	Albion
Elijah Sykes	5-10	G	Sacramento Sheldon (CA)	Alma
Jaxon Jurmu	6-0	PG	Marquette (MI)	Alma
Ben Beetham	6-1	PG	West Ottawa (MI)	Alma
Darrion Sardo	6-1	SG	Sandy Spring Friends School (MD)	Alma
Ryan Mossburg	6-2	G	Tecumseh (MI)	Alma
Maxx Ladd	6-3	SG	San Jose St Francis (CA)	Alma
Jayden Hanson	6-5	W	Bellaire (MI)	Alma
Waylon Sales	6-6	F	Gwinn (MI)	Alma
Tamarion Kindle	6-8	F	Saginaw Heritage (MI)	Alma
Zion Ruckard	6-0	PG	Aurora (CO) / St Thomas Aquinas transfer	Calvin
Michael Dekuiper	6-1	PG	Rockford (MI)	Calvin
Ben Elzinga	6-8	C	GR Covenant Christian (MI)	Calvin
Brendan Cargill	5-11	G	Forect Hills Central (MI)	Hope
Avery Sanchez	6-2	G	Turlock Pitman (CA)	Hope
Justin Fisher	6-3	G/F	Hudsonville (MI)	Hope
Tucker Walther	6-4	G	Schoolcraft (MI)	Hope
Derek Sanders	6-5	G	Brooklyn Columbia Central (MI)	Hope
Sean Wesolek	6-6	PF	Bay City John Glenn (MI)	Hope
John Kaul	6-3	G	Clarkston (MI)	Kalamazoo
Ben VanSumeren	6-5	G/F	Midland (MI)	Kalamazoo
Zander Nash	6-7	G/F	Imlay City (MI)	Kalamazoo
Tarren Calvert	5-11	G	Wyoming (MI)	Olivet
Levi Stambaugh	6-0	G	Mason (MI)	Olivet
Warren Williams	6-1	G	Wyoming (MI)	Olivet
Adam Devalaar	6-2	G	Holland (MI)	Olivet
Hayden Cross	6-2	F	White Lake Lakeland (MI)	Olivet
Alex Genuise	6-2	F	Allendale (MI)	Olivet
Gavin Ort	6-4	F	Waterford Mott (MI)	Olivet
Danny Flood	5-11	PG	Valley City (OH) / Marietta transfer	Trine
Landon Lybarger	6-1	G	Monroeville Heritage (IN)	Trine
Adam McBride	6-1	G	Ossian Norwell (IN)	Trine
Ayden Dirschell	6-2	G	Coldwater (MI)	Trine
Montell Johnson	6-3	G	Indianapolis Park Tudor (IN)	Trine
Michael Roberson	6-3	W	Knightstown (IN) / Marietta transfer	Trine
Nick Ryan	6-3	G/F	Warren JFK (OH)	Trine
Jayden Bradshaw	6-4	W	Blanchester (OH) / Marietta transfer	Trine
Nolan Fedak	6-6	F	Westerville North (OH)	Trine
Paxton Crane	6-7	F	Ft Wayne Carroll (IN)	Trine

Quote from: ziggy on August 18, 2025, 12:58:32 PMMIAA preseason poll is out.

1. Alma (10 pts, 4 first place votes)
2. Hope (11 pts, 4 first place votes)
3. Adrian (23 pts)
4. Trine (25 pts)
5. Albion (26 pts)
6. Olivet (42 pts)
7. Calvin (43 pts)
8. Kalamazoo (44 pts)

The poll points create very distinct tiers with the order essentially a toss-up within each tier.
Tier 1: Alma, Hope
Tier 2: Adrian, Trine, Albion
Tier 3: Olivet, Calvin, Kalamazoo

Would love to know who gave Hope a third place vote...

Quote from: IC798891 on August 15, 2025, 09:34:29 AM

Quote from: CNU85 on August 15, 2025, 08:40:32 AMMen's and Women's season tickets are sold together as a package.

This is somewhat bothersome to me as a fan.

I get it on some level, but as a parent with three kids, if they're interested in seeing basketball games at IC, guess what? We're seeing the women's team because it works better for everyone's blood sugar levels and sleep needs. I wouldn't want to have to also pay for men's tickets I'm going to rarely use.

Quote from: CNU85 on August 15, 2025, 08:40:32 AMThere are upcharges in football for items like chairback seating

As a person with a disability, I'm moderately curious if there are exceptions to this policy or if it would withstand legal scrutiny. Not that anyone is being deliberately ableist, I just typically see things like chairback seating as less of a comfort upgrade but something that someone might need.

I have always appreciated that Hope has kept the M & W Basketball season tickets separate (although you may get a discount if you purchase both).  Hope's DeVos Fieldhouse has 3 kinds of seats - padded chair back & plastic chair back are reserved/season tickets and take the top 10 rows of each section. The bottom of each section is standard bleacher seating, which are general admission seats.  Details of tickets and a good photo of the Fieldhouse are here: (if anyone is interested):

https://athletics.hope.edu/sports/2024/10/18/hope-college-athletics-ticket-information.aspx

Hope, and most of the MIAA charge for Football and M & W Basketball.  Hope also charges for Volleyball, and M & W Soccer (and I just discovered for M & W Lacrosse).  Season tickets for basketball at Hope have been a thing for 40+ years.  Football for a long time as well.

Hope has lead the nation in attendance for decades in basketball

Last season Avg attendance (national rank):

Football 2554 (36th)
W Volleyball 793 (1st)
W Soccer 370 (3rd)
M Soccer 596 (2nd)
W Basketball 1183 (1st)
M Basketball 1622 (1st)

Schedules are out for all the MIAA teams except Adrian.  Albion just posted theirs, and they are playing two games right before Christmas in Honolulu HI!!!

https://gobrits.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule

Adrian's schedule has just been posted:

https://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule

An exhibition game vs CMU (that's two MIAA teams playing the same D1 school as they also are playing Olivet)

Non-cons at home versus Wittenberg, Wilmington, Bluffton, and Hiram

Non-cons on the road at Siena Heigths (cross-town NAIA), Capital, Denison, Dominican, and Concordia-Chicago

Non-cons at a neutral site are 2 TBD games at the Oberlin Classic

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on August 04, 2025, 10:19:07 AM

Quote from: ziggy on August 01, 2025, 03:07:11 PM

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on July 15, 2025, 11:19:36 AMOlivet schedule has beem posted:  https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/mbkb/2025-26/schedule

Non-cons at home vs Heidelberg and UWSP

Non-cons on the road at Ohio Northern, Northwestern Ohio (NAIA), Central MI (D1), Rose-Hulman, and Findlay OH (D2)

Non-cons at neutral sites with John Carroll, Ohio Wesleyan, Muskingum, and WashU

Olivet has added a game at Carthage on December 19.

And they have removed the game against NW Ohio (NAIA) - a good move, but sheesh their schedule just got even tougher, now with 9 games vs D3 and 2 exhibitiions (expect there are 2 more additions to come).  Right now the 9 opponents had a 0.654 winning percentage last year, an average NPI of 86, and 3 of the 9 were NCAA tournament teams. 

Found that per Franklin's schedule, that they are hosting Olivet on Fri Nov 7 (they are then hosting Hope the following day). Add another really tough opponent to the Comet's schedule

https://franklingrizzlies.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule