Baseball and track overlap quite a lot.

I've heard similar.

Brand-new facility probably doesn't hurt, either.

Quote from: PauldingLightUP on April 23, 2025, 10:40:17 PMInteresting how different schools decide to it differently.

Just two years ago Dernbach left UW-La Crosse for UW-Stevens Point on April 27.

UW-La Crosse went through the full posting, interviews, and hired Gritzmacher June 22.

UW-Stout has an opening on April 23, names an interim, and won't post the position until after the 2025-2026 season.

It's probably entirely based on whether they had an assistant coach who was ready to take the reins.

Quote from: lumbercat on April 23, 2025, 05:35:19 PMN1
Agree completely and think we are essentially making the same point. I'm just not sure all those on this board and beyond truly understand the realities of D3 football as compared with other sports.
As you point out, just getting there and maybe winning a couple will be a home run for NESCAC programs. Believe this will be adopted eventually, by all, as the best possible result.

With the part of the country the NESCAC is in, the baseline should be getting to the round of 16, which will probably mean one win since the top* 24 teams get a first-round bye. (* geography plays a role but mostly seeding)

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on April 23, 2025, 04:45:28 PMInteresting they never mention "interim".

"A full search for the position will take place following the 25-26 season."

Quote from: RedAndBlack on April 22, 2025, 04:07:20 PMThe ultimate prize will still be a NESCAC championship. Without an OOC game, the chances the NESCAC sends multiple teams to the playoffs will be slim. Unless the AQ can go win some games in the playoffs in the first few years, the NESCAC will be sending its champion every year and maybe the runner up every so often... This talk of the NESCAC Championship or rivalry games like Amherst/Williams not mattering anymore is crazy.

It's actually not slim. The Presidents' Athletic Conference had no OOC games the past two years and last year got two at-large teams in the playoffs.

It's all math -- a conference winner's previous playoff experience has no bearing whatsoever on how the playoff teams are selected.

Yeah, and I've heard, or read, the same rumblings about a MAC school, which is why I believe they are probably waiting to assign Neumann to a league.

Quote from: jumpshot on April 19, 2025, 05:31:40 PMNot so fast ... my view is that Williams should not have voted (if they did) for post-season football.The Ephs already end with a meaningful rivalry game, the season is of sufficient duration, the academic schedule in November is intense, vast differences exist in NESCAC regarding football admissions, emerging potential financial pressures, etc. In short, often "less is more." Perhaps the risk of being the odd person out (relative to Ivy League, others) outweighed the merit of defending a proven balance. Lots of possible unforeseen consequences ... stay tuned to assess the true value.   

It hasn't hurt Wabash or DePauw's rivalry. It hasn't hurt Cortland or Ithaca's rivalry. I bet you'll be OK.

Quote from: ziggy on April 17, 2025, 11:59:29 AM

Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on April 17, 2025, 11:26:28 AMNeumann to the MAC in 26-27.  That puts the AEC down to 6.

https://d3sports.com/notables/2025/04/neumann-to-the-mac

Thing that is interesting to me but ultimately may not turn out to be interesting: no announcement of whether Neumann would be MAC Commonwealth or MAC Freedom. Just makes me wonder if their unique division model ends up going away in the next few years given the overall climate we're in - not to mention that I don't love the idea of their grandfathered-in status as a single conference able to sometimes operate as two conferences being maintained with conference shuffling.

I think the delay in announcing this part is caution on the part of the MAC. They don't know what other moves might take place before the fall of 2026 and I suspect the most likely result is that a member school might close.

If you like game times for that schedule:
https://d3football.com/teams/Simpson/2025/index

Quote from: IC798891 on April 16, 2025, 10:16:33 AM... But partnering with an agency plus "extensive research and collaboration" means lots of people in lots of meetings, exchanging lots of emails, and that stuff has a cost to it.

So does hiring someone.

Quote from: Caz Bombers on April 16, 2025, 12:48:43 PMVery confusing because I thought Kean was basically absorbing NJCU and not having athletics there anymore.

New Paltz is joining the NJAC, they'll want nothing to do with the CUNY schools that don't fund athletics. The future additions referenced are likely from the Skyline. I'm thinking Purchase, Old Westbury, possibly others.

Yeah, and we address the Kean bit in our story as well. Along with adding more background, taking out the bullet points and such.

https://d3sports.com/notables/2025/04/njcu-heading-to-new-york-city

Quote from: D3fanboy on April 15, 2025, 12:39:43 PM

Quote from: pradierguy on April 15, 2025, 11:55:17 AMMount released a "new" logo for athletics today. Yawn.

Screams of consultants getting paid for consulting and that is about it.

https://athletics.mountunion.edu/news/2025/4/15/general-mount-union-announces-new-athletics-logo-brand.aspx

I'd rather hire an Offensive Coordinator than paying a graphic artist to slap a sword on the generic purple M

hopefully they don't but it wouldn't shock me if Mount messes with one of college football's iconic helmets

I am sure they spent way less than one FTE salary on the graphics.

I know the handbook still talks about Pool B, but you'll see there is no number of bids for B or C. It's just 23 at-large teams.