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Quote from: 10Freeway on June 08, 2026, 02:56:12 PMSo awesome to see UR win a Natty in any sport.  Sad to think where the football team would be if they had actually hired a head coach when the AD we don't speak of took the lamest way out ever and didn't open the job or show some spine to keep Maynard.  Basketball is getting it done and now softball.  Football was rolling for almost 30 years and now is awful.  Such a pity where football could be with this new AD who is wanting sports to be great at Redlands.

The Maynard situation was one of the most ridiculous, softest, weakest things I've seen in California education and that is really saying something. The guy complaining was a jilted former player who had transferred out and obviously had an ax to grind. I know Mike personally and know he doesn't have a racist bone in his body. Everyone involved knew that but had to put on some weird performative dance. It was the ultimate social-contagion 2020 absurdity and Bulldog football has been suffering since. Every day that they don't address it, bring him back, apologize, name something after him or whatever just digs the hole deeper.

That said, I expect U of R to be a factor this year for the league title. They were improved last year and bring back a lot of production. I would say Chapman is the favorite just based on recent results but after that it is pretty wide open. No reason to think Redlands couldn't be the top challenger for the Panthers. I don't trust Jim Good as a HC but at least he isn't the playcaller anymore.

Well said! Mike Maynard was beloved and they did him absolutely dirty which still bothers me to this day.

Coach treated me like everyone else and challenged me to become a better man which he succeeded in doing. And he helped me get into graduate school as well writing a letter of recommendation that was personal and far from a boilerplated template. He deserved much better after 30 years of dedicated service to the university.

The program was a juggernaut for a long time, and it's a shell of its former self unfortunately. I've been critical of Jim Good, but saw some better play last season and willing to give him the benefit of doubt. He's had plenty of time now and this season needs to be a strong one. No excuses!

Wut?!

https://willamette.edu/bettertogether/

Quote from: SoCalLance on November 23, 2025, 09:30:03 PMCongrats to Chapman for a great win on the road. From the what it looks like this is the first SCIAC road playoff win in 40 years. I believe the last time was Oxy in 1985.

Chapman D has been playing well this season. They have speed all over the field and did a great job containing the Whitworth QB.

Should be a good one at River Falls!

 

Congrats to Chapman on the win! WIAC level offensive lines are a different animal to deal with. Chapman has speed but are small upfront and will have difficulty competing in the trenches.

Quote from: SoCalLance on November 14, 2025, 01:34:36 PMGoing to be some unusual weather for these games tomorrow in Socal.

CMS and Redlands both play on grass fields and with heavy rainfall today and tomorrow, it is going to be a mud bowl. Redlands clearly spray paints their field green so hopefully pomona has a good laundry crew for those white jerseys! 

Say what now? Redlands ground crew does a phenomenal job and it's the best natural surface football field in the west.

Quote from: DawgsOT57 on November 14, 2025, 02:39:37 PMRedlands OC looks like an E-Sports coach and looks like his placalling experience is from 3AM Tecmo Bowl marathons in Cortner Hall.  I would definitely have an issue sending my kid to play for him.  After years of excuses by Jim Good that it was too hard to be the HC and call plays, this is the best he could do?  Don't worry, SCIAC fans, this year is an outlier for Jim Good.  He will regress to the mean next year. How is the Campaign for Bulldog Athletics going? 

I'm willing to give Jim Good a chance based on this seasons improvement. Having said that, Mike Maynard established a standard that the program needs to return to, and if there is not a big leap next season, it's time for change in program leadership.

Quote from: SoCalLance on November 10, 2025, 01:13:46 PMInteresting weekend in the SCIAC.

Pomona completed 50/50 jump balls, won the field position battle and had a pick six that led them to a strong win on senior night versus Cal Lu. Cal Lu was unable to run the ball and Pomona forced the QB to scramble. The poor announcers of Pomona did a great job on the broadcast but was constantly saying with a Pomona win tonight, Cal Lutheran would not be in the SCIAC championship game, which they already had clinched before the game kicked off due to tiebreakers.

CMS has been a completely different team since they found #11 at running back. A running game mixed with strong defense is what led them to a win at Redlands. Redlands offense struggled all throughout SCIAC play only scoring a high of 17 points in regulation outside the La Verne game.  What a waste of an opportunity for Redlands to make the SCIAC championship game with Cal Lutheran getting handled by Pomona.

Chapman and LaVerne looked to be a sloppy game. Turnovers on both sides of the ball which led to touchdowns. Chapman gets the win and improves to 7-0 in conference play.

 

The key to beating a 3-3-5 defense is running power football. Mix in some traps and misdirection with it and you can will your way against that kind of defensive set up.

Redlands used to be known for high powered offenses, and it's just turned the other way unfortunately.

I'm going to give Coach Good some slack and see the season as a positive, but next season they need to take a leap offensively and just have to hope they do exactly that.

Quote from: wildcat11 on November 04, 2025, 01:45:14 PMYup!

Good for you! I know you put a lot of time into it for a long time and the end product was elite like your DE play. More time for family is always the right call. Enjoy it to the fullest!

4 wins in a row for Redlands. Well done by the players to find a way.

Quote from: wildcat11 on November 04, 2025, 01:01:14 PMNWC Week 6 Power Rankings

1. Whitworth - Looks like a 1 and done team in the postseason but they're the best we've got this year.
2. Linfield - Not sure why this team can't put it all together yet. Plenty of talent
3. L&C - Had a WR playing QB and was within 1 TD of Linfield.
4. Fox - Building for next year and could be tough in 2026.
5. PLU - Played Whitworth close so that's nice.
6. Pacific - Have Fox this weekend. We'll see if they can stay in this one.
7. Puget Sound - Have forced Linfield into some stinkers in previous years at home.
8. Willamette - Not good, but like previously said, more competitive.

Did you retire catdomealumni?

Quote from: wildcat11 on October 29, 2025, 10:13:44 AMOxy was a pretty unique set up. I did enjoy the fact Oxy's team was on the opposite side of the stands. I figured that was done so the coaching staff didn't have to listen to armchair QB's in their home crowd and less distractions.

Dale Widolff was a smart man. Too bad Oxy's trash leadership defamed and ended the career of a phenomenal coach and ultimately a proud football program with 100 years of legacy and pride. Bunch of bafoons in Eagle Rock.

Quote from: SoCalLance on October 27, 2025, 02:42:25 PMI personally like the POD system... It keeps teams in the hunt longer. I hope they keep it once Whittier and APU get introduced into the league next year.  If the league decides to go back to the old structure, Chapman would have already won the conference based off of this season with the games played/remaining schedule.

Playing teams twice in one season is stupid. The SCIAC will be back to 8 teams and let's hope Occidental wises up and restarts their program as well.

3 wins in a row for Redlands. Have to give credit where it's due in finding ways to win and it's always nice to beat Cal Lu in Thousand Oaks. Looking forward to this dumb round robin system being gone next season.

That's a very good win for Redlands. On the road against a CMS program they have not beat since 2021, and with a new QB at the helm as well. Need to build off the win though and continue the momentum in the right direction.

I like you Olddog but you're a little out of pocket here with Pat.

Pat has traveled all over the country watching and supporting D3 football and other sports for well over 25 years.

His vast knowledge on the sport nationally FAR exceeds yours and I don't say this to throw shade at you.

I watched the George Fox game as it was free and thought there were some better signs on offense with the new OC, specifically more creativity. The win at Whitworth was encouraging and thought maybe Redlands was tracking in the right direction.

However, back to back losses to Cal Lutheran and Chapman tells me that there are still a lot of structural problems within the program. I've been hard and critical towards Jim Good but will have zero issue eating some crow if he can figure it out and turn it around.