Quote from: Retired Old Rat on April 17, 2026, 09:28:48 PMThe whole thing is wrong.  Would like to know what the UMHB donor paid.

It's a weird twist to say the least.....

Quote from: DuffMan on April 14, 2026, 02:16:19 PMVan Krevelen to Lead Saint John's Wrestling

He's certainly built great success at Shakopee.  I hope he can return SJU wrestling to relevance!

The resume with junior director of MN USA Wrestling, assistant at STMA & Prior Lake + Head coach at Shakopee will pay dividends on the recruiting trail at least in MN, possibly Upper Midwest.

Quote from: faunch on March 30, 2026, 09:03:27 AM

Quote from: sjusection105 on March 29, 2026, 07:53:56 AMCSS Men's Puck?

Nope...not a MIAC school.
If I recall the dad I know was told that the alum is ponying up about $300K....that should be enough to build one really good line and get a goalie. Wonder how the other guy feel about playing with guys getting $50K each and the rest of you are getting bupkis.

CSS Men's Puck?

Quote from: DuffMan on March 18, 2026, 09:52:26 PMBig news out of Collegeville as SJU parts ways with wrestling coach Kevin Schiltz.
I'm hopeful that AD O'Brien is committed to bringing the program back to competitiveness.  They have an opportunity to be great, but the school will need to commit to it.

Lots of shake ups with SJU coaching. I'm wondering if the days where you take a job as a coach and stay 40+ years are a thing of the past at SJU.

I saw a Robin in the Colorado Blue Spruce in my yard Thursday. My grandpa used to say "the Robins get snowed on three times before spring is here to stay". The storm coming today and into tomorrow will probably count as three routine snowfalls.......

BDB are the shelves empty? Folks preparing for "Snowmageddon 2026"

Quote from: DuffMan on March 09, 2026, 07:47:25 PMI smoked pot with Johnny Hopkins.

Rebel 

Quote from: DuffMan on February 26, 2026, 04:14:23 PMI get that you want it to be free, Faunch, but it costs money to produce these streams.  Do you think the schools should just eat the cost?  How much would it actually cost you to go to the game?

I'm not saying that I like having to pay, but if the option is paying for a decent broadcast vs. watching a CSS Football stream, I'll gladly pay the $10-$15.

There are a lot of variables on the table such as cost of tuition. There could be a lot of "nickel & dime" charges and price increases for things we already pay for in the not too distant future.

Quote from: Patrick Coleman on February 06, 2026, 11:15:00 AMYes, St. John's is playing UW-La Crosse to open. It's a home-and-home in 2026 and probably 2028, not 2027.

Outstanding! SJU is finally hearing the fans. Paying the highest season ticket and tailgate lot access in the MIAC the fanbase is sooooo tired of paying top dollar to watch yet another noncompetitive non-conference match up. Win or lose playing a top tier non-conference opponent is a positive for the program. Go Johnnies!

Quote from: DuffMan on February 02, 2026, 01:19:47 PMA couple of changes on SJU's staff: Dumonceaux Elevated to Assistant Head Coach, Herberg Named SJU's Defensive Coordinator

IMHO there seems to be a solid succession plan for when Gary retires.Could this be that now Dan O'Brien is AD he's looking at an orderly transfer when Gary decides to hang up the headset?

If they weren't already aware,all MIAC schools are now on notice UWRF recruiting of the entire state of Minnesota is in overdrive... the pipeline is open.

Congratulations UWRF Falcons!

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Quote from: Retired Old Rat on December 18, 2025, 04:21:15 PM

Quote from: DuffMan on December 18, 2025, 03:50:04 PMPotential huge loss in Collegeville as Brandon Novak is rumored to be announced at Loras College head coach (via Twitter).

That really sucks.  Yes, huge loss.  I don't blame him.  He's been kind of stuck where he is and is certainly more than qualified to be a head coach.  Steep hill to climb at Loras.  Hope he's got some guarantees of institutional buy in.

As the board's resident Duhawk I can confirm this to be true as there was an email sent to all alums yesterday introducing him as the new head coach. Everyone in the program and administration feels that it is a home run hire. There is legitimate excitement around the program for the first time in a while.

As for the institutional buy in part... Loras recently got a new president last year and many have stated that football is now a top priority at the College. The president himself told alums at a fundraising event that the handcuffs are coming off the program. The future remains to be seen...

Brandon will bring decades of winning culture with him to Loras. I wish him the best and would welcome him back with open arms if he wants to return when Gary retires.

Quote from: Redtooth on December 06, 2025, 04:00:01 PMCalm down with the hyperbole and Debbie Downer stuff......we just lost to the likely other team playing in the Stagg Bowl (North Central clearly is the best team).  The reality of D3 football is the best teams are clustered geographically and forced to play each other early in the playoffs, thus never allowing for a true 1-2-3-4 bracket.  River Falls is a once a decade team right now with Blaha and his supporting cast is very good. 

Not making any effort to run the ball throughout the season came back to haunt us.  We can't continue to throw the ball 50+ times in playoff games and expect to win.

Final point- let's have some perspective......we ended our season 10-2 with loses to two teams in the Top 5 of the country.  The last time our season ended the way we want the oldest of today's players were 2-3 yrs old, the d3 playoffs are (and always have been) a gauntlet.

Yep. If you can't control the line of scrimmage and run the ball in December the odds of a deep playoff run are greatly diminished.