Quote from: The Third Division on July 16, 2026, 09:34:13 PM

Quote from: ADL70 on July 15, 2026, 05:25:53 PMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqgzryHbrVc&t=51s

These bozos are just spouting a lot of hot air. They spend almost half of the time speculating about practicing before their first game which is vs Grove City on September 23. But they don't bother the check the NCAA rule which states their start date of practice is September 3. https://web3.ncaa.org/compliance/seasonStartDate/calculator

Now two pre-season outside scrimmages are allowed, but who could they scrimmage? Monroe University, New Rochelle, NY, is transitioning from a JC to Div2. Their football team has only 9 games scheduled, two of which are against beleaguered D3 Keystone. They have an open date on September 19. They could play a scrimmage or even an official game. An official game would allow St Francis to start practice a week earlier. I don't know if it's too late to add that game. Unfortunately, that would give Monroe five straight games to open their season.

They make a point of looking at the roster for the top players not returning, but who's returning. They don't even mention roster size, Which is 18 returning players and 36 newcomers, only one of is not a FR. He's is a d2 SO xfr QB, who did not play last season.

Of the 18 returners none were starters and only one was on the 2-deep last season. Only 12 got any playing time. And only had any stats. They return 5 DBs, 4 DL, 4 LB, 1 OL, 1 P, 1 RB, and 1 WR. Positions for FR are not listed.

I think that they might beat Hiram, St Vincent and Bethany. But they lose to W&J, GCC, Westminster, Geneva and CWRU.

so they will have players from last year returning??

Isn't that what I wrote?

https://sfuathletics.com/sports/football/roster?view=3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqgzryHbrVc&t=51s

These bozos are just spouting a lot of hot air. They spend almost half of the time speculating about practicing before their first game which is vs Grove City on September 23. But they don't bother the check the NCAA rule which states their start date of practice is September 3. https://web3.ncaa.org/compliance/seasonStartDate/calculator

Now two pre-season outside scrimmages are allowed, but who could they scrimmage? Monroe University, New Rochelle, NY, is transitioning from a JC to Div2. Their football team has only 9 games scheduled, two of which are against beleaguered D3 Keystone. They have an open date on September 19. They could play a scrimmage or even an official game. An official game would allow St Francis to start practice a week earlier. I don't know if it's too late to add that game. Unfortunately, that would give Monroe five straight games to open their season.

They make a point of looking at the roster for the top players not returning, but who's returning. They don't even mention roster size, Which is 18 returning players and 36 newcomers, only one of is not a FR. He's is a d2 SO xfr QB, who did not play last season.

Of the 18 returners none were starters and only one was on the 2-deep last season. Only 12 got any playing time. And only had any stats. They return 5 DBs, 4 DL, 4 LB, 1 OL, 1 P, 1 RB, and 1 WR. Positions for FR are not listed.

I think that they might beat Hiram, St Vincent and Bethany. But they lose to W&J, GCC, Westminster, Geneva and CWRU.

Hiram looks good. Nice looking Titan, but Westminster's color is dark blue, not purple.

Where did you see that?

The PAC Westminster College teams are the Titans.

Westminster University in Salt Lake are the Griffins which is what is depicted there.

Hiram are terriers, but bull terriers not the scotty-like dog depicted there.

I saw it on someone's website schedule.

found it third try. It wasn't the host St Vincent

https://gopresidents.com/sports/football/schedule

Notice St Francis has 5 more FY added to roster. Now 55 players w/ 19 returners.

We've known that there were 40 newcomers for six weeks. Just one was recently added.

OL and DE lost the most starters, but there is experience returning for both. Remember that two of the OL departures were transfers in from scholarship programs for just one and two seasons. respectively.       

Interesting revolving door to QB room at St Francis. 2025 FR Frank Hoogerwerff transfers to Clarion and 2025 FR Ashton Walk transfers to SFU from Clarion.

Just added to that roster - SO WR Julian Dahlem he was on JCU's roster last season but didn't see any varsity play. His brother Ethan was an All-PAC WR for Spartans 2021-2014.

St Francis posts 2026 roster  19 returnees 31 new players  30 FY 1 SO transfer Ashton Walk from D2 Clarion didn't play as FY

https://sfuathletics.com/sports/football/roster?view=3

Yes next sason the will be the Red Wolves. Not to be confused with John Carroll which Flo thinks already are Wolves.

In 2025 Trump and DOGE cut NIH grans already approved by Congress.

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/cost-trump-administrations-attacks-research-funding

Quote from: DagarmanSpartan on June 08, 2026, 01:51:23 PMWell, I'm glad CWRU, my main D3 alma mater, wasn't on any of the big loss lists.

OTOH........I don't like seeing Yeshiva, my other D3 alma mater, on one of the deficit lists.

Here's the thing I don't understand though.  D3 sports at CWRU were definitely not well attended back in my time, and I don't see many indications that much has changed in that regard over the last three decades.

Given that, I truly have a hard time wondering how it is that athletics there don't run a bigger operating deficit.  Surely they aren't bringing in major revenues.

It's not like I-FBS P4 where your media rights deal alone might be worth $40-$90 million annually per school, not even counting ticket revenues, merchandising, and donations from wealthy alumni boosters.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the data anthletic budgets, but the university as awhole.

My thoughts:

QB Filips #1 of course. DeTillio? He could be used under center in the short yardage double wing or getting the direct snap in wildcat. But since he was far and away the leading rusher last season, it wouldn't surprise me to see him as the #1 RB. Olsen backed up DeTillio and mostly shared the position later in the season. He is a senior academically, but his first two years were at FCS Merrimack without playing any. He could return for a GR year. The intriguing FY is Bryson. He graduated HS in 2025 and played last season at a prep school, so still has four seasons of eligibility. His social media suggested that he would enroll in January which should mean that he could have participated in spring practice. At 6'4 210 he has size that hasn't been seen at QB for at least a dozen years. He should get pt and potentially be a 3-year starter.

TE/HB Only one returner a senior who had limited pt. Maisenbacher is only one of six newcomers listed at that spot, but certainly looks like the likely starter.

OL DiDona is the only returning starter. He started at C as a sophomore last season. Petrucci played in 8 games last season, but mostly for PK snaps although also backed up at RG. Meschede also played in 8 games as backup LG. Granger and Casper each played in 4 games. There is interesting size among the FYs. Only one senior is on the roster, so there is the potential for a unit to play two season together. 

DL Tierny started at NG as a soph and earned PAC HM notice. Last season DEs were seniors who weighed 205 and 215, while the backups who return are Clark JR 245 and Reichert SR 220. FYs include some size that hasn't been seen in a awhile.

Quote from: IC798891 on May 08, 2026, 12:59:31 PMI know Rochester is split between two conferences, (and typically charges anyway), but it's ridiculous to me that the Liberty League softball championship is behind FloSports' paywall when the Liberty League is not part of Flo

Has anyone inquired if Rochester is sharing revenue from the championship with LL or the other paarticipating teams?

Pat Coleman interviews new Bethany HC David Blake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=indbi38PN80

His highlight video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6-37YW1k0U

I peeked at Spartans' 2026 roster. 73 returners (I didn't see any significant defections) and 40 newcomers (38 FY and 2 transfers). Sergio Beltran is a QB/WR GR transfer from Bates who after a 2nd team NESCAC junior year had a season ending injury after three games senior year. Will Maisenbacher is a 6'3 220 TE who didn't play in 2025 as a FY PWO at FCS Wofford.

It appears that Filips will return as a GR for his 4th year's eligibility which last season ended in the 3rd quarter of game 1.

You should read posts on this topic. My post from 2/7 has coaching chnages