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Quote from: art76 on October 05, 2025, 05:50:16 PMPollsters were a bit harsh on the Johnnies this week: https://www.d3football.com/top25/2025/week5

Not as harsh as all the Johnnies in this thread it seems

We still have the nicest Tailgating setup in the MIAC...which is nice....I guess

Quote from: sju56321 on October 04, 2025, 04:12:53 PMI don't think sju deserves a playoff spot right now-but with npi

If they do it will be on the road vs WIAC Champion,and that's turned out so well over the years....

Quote from: art76 on September 02, 2025, 11:13:05 PMPlease bear with me for a spell. Over the summer I had a cochlear implant put in for the acute loss of hearing in my left ear that happened overnight about 4 years ago now. As my audiologist works with me, more and more avenues/vistas are getting opened again for me. So today for the first time I listened to the Podcast on Spotify on my phone by listening directly into my processor because I could connect to it via Bluetooth. To say Pat and Greg sure sounded funny would be an understatement - but, I could hear them again in my left ear! That's the miracle of modern technology. I'll still be learning to better discern what I'm hearing as the days go by - so very grateful for the doctors who have helped me in my journey from total and absolute deafness to being able to hear the human voice again.

Outstanding Art!
My sister and one of our cousins have cochlear implants, truly a blessing.

Quote from: BigMark on September 02, 2025, 05:32:50 PMWhat does everyone think of the Cobbers this year? Coming off a 7-3 year and giving the Johnnies all they wanted, I think they are the sleeper in the MIAC this year. I have been following the MIAC for 20+ years and hoping that Coach Horan can take a big step this year. Excited to see they have added lights to their field and get a chance to open up with an NAIA opponent at 7pm to show it off!

I see it as follows:
St Johns
Concordia
Bethel
Gustavus
Augsburg
Carleton
St. Scholastica
St. Olaf
Hamline
Macalester

The Johnnies are on the road for the tougher contests this season. Anything can happen in a big transition year that we're experiencing in 2025

Quote from: OzJohnnie on August 30, 2025, 07:46:32 PMI expect the Stiftungfestivities to dramatically lift its game this year.

https://x.com/blinkinriley/status/1961610316825125288?s=46

Quote from: faunch on August 13, 2025, 04:36:03 PM

Quote from: faunch on August 13, 2025, 01:47:00 PMJust curious if anyone know of any D3 schools are paying athletes or have athletes getting money through NIL? I was asked today if I had any knowledge of a school paying an athlete(s) and I had no idea.
Thanks!

I'll add a slight clarification. Someone asked me today if I heard any info about a 3rd division team paying a rather significant amount to a player that had transferred...like about double what it might cost to attend school for two years. It sounded outrageous to me.

NIL = Now It's Legal

Quote from: Redtooth on May 01, 2025, 08:55:05 PMAn article came out today about D1/FBS NIL and the cost to play with the big boys......last fall Ohio State spent just north of $20MM for the roster that won the National Championship.  For the upcoming season, Texas is said to be spending between $35-40MM.  Those teams hoping to compete into the playoffs will likely all have $20MM payrolls this fall.  The cost of doing business will escalate until the courts force a salary cap.

Nick Sabin said recently in an interview that he would not coach college football with the current NIL structure in place. His exit clearly shows that he is a man of his word.

Quote from: MIAC23 on April 22, 2025, 12:31:43 PM

Quote from: BiggieSmalls on April 21, 2025, 10:58:49 PMWonder what changed for him to just be passing through

I would assume he came in to compete, lost job to Feeney this Spring, and now is looking elsewhere. Same thing happened with Pyron for the Gophers. Was in dinkytown for a couple months, lost QB competition, now going elsewhere. Becoming the norm.

The result of the  Nico & Madden Iamaleava NIL saga might have an impact of guys making a commitment and actually following through with it.

Quote from: Retired Old Rat on April 16, 2025, 01:16:56 PM

Quote from: Flynntowne on April 16, 2025, 01:12:26 PMAccording to the St. John's football archives, the football team's first loss against Morris was in 1975, by an 8 - 6 score. So, in the three years from 1975-1977, SJU was 0-2-1 against the Cougars.

Forgot about 1975.  It was a LONG time ago. 

Remember that in the 70's UMM was a completely different institution, turning out a lot of Ag and PE majors.

Rest in Peace Father Don. He had a very good run.

Happy Birthday faunch 

As the local KFAN radio host "Common Man"/ Dan Cole said many years ago (he was talking about professional sports, but it applies to all levels) What are the sports teams selling? What is their product? It's not entertainment, though many would say it is. No, the product is HOPE. We are now in our (SJU's) off season, but we will be looking for bread crumbs of information all through the off season. Who are the incoming Freshmen? Who are the transfers? Is there a couple of D1 athletes who are jaded by D1 that were recruited out of high school and decided to go the PWO route with a D1 school and now are coming to SJU because of the great experience they had on their recruiting visit? That's the thing...we don't know but not knowing makes us more hopeful than knowing. It's like you are 7 years old opening presents on Christmas morning.

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Quote from: OzJohnnie 8-) on December 06, 2024, 03:23:27 PMI missed my own wedding for a game.

A good move all around no doubt.

A long time my friend. I hope all is well in NoCal 

Quote from: 84SJU on December 03, 2024, 05:18:51 PMI realize that this is neither here nor there, but was Saturday's play by play announcer, Tom Wheeler, the voice of Gustavus athletics?

YES on ESPN+, they would not allow local ad reads so WBHR did their own radio broadcast with their own local advertising

Temperature at game time in Collegeville +9*F, with a "feels like temperature" of -5*F.

That's cold enough to freeze the nuts off a John Deere plow 

Happy Thanksgiving everybody. Don't forget to wear your "stretchy pants"