Quote from: d3boardssearcher on August 29, 2026, 10:26:26 AMThey couldn't do just football only in the HCAC. I believe that new core member requirement rule that passed last year would mean they have to join a league fully as long as that league is not a single sport conference.

I don't think that's true.  The rule was just to force core members to play a conference schedule in every sport they sponsor.  It doesn't effect affiliate members.  I believe you still only need four core members in a sport to get an AQ (as long as you meet the minimum total).

The whole rule was entirely because Johns Hopkins women's tennis team refused to play in the Centennial Conference, trusting they'd get an at-large into the national tournament every year anyway.

Quote from: jknezek on August 28, 2026, 12:58:22 PM

Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on August 28, 2026, 12:48:22 PMAsbury makes a lot of sense to me.  It's a decent geographic fit and I'm not sure the CCS will hold together anyway.

HCAC is down to 6 for football after this defection. It's enough, but no margin for error. Asbury doesn't help with that issue.

For smaller conferences these days, I think beggars can't be choosers.  Get the teams in, figure out the AQs later.  This is the UEC model, right?

There are always SLIAC football teams to grab if you get desperate.

Asbury makes a lot of sense to me.  It's a decent geographic fit and I'm not sure the CCS will hold together anyway.

I don't really care how it works out.  I think fewer and fewer students are working on a four year model with each passing year, so keeping everything tied to that doesn't make a ton of sense.

At the same time, I'd be pretty sad if there's no pathway for nontraditional students to play sports.  When I was in college, we had a 28 year old freshman playing for the basketball team.  He was a local guy who'd just never gone to college for whatever reason.  The Coach found him somewhere, offered him a spot.  He commuted, but was on campus all the time, got involved in student life, played four years, and earned a degree he'd not otherwise have had.

I think those stories are generally pretty unique to d3 and I'd hope they'd provide ways for that kind of thing to be preserved.

Quote from: PauldingLightUP on August 12, 2026, 04:24:21 PM

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Quote from: Jbothe on August 04, 2026, 07:52:32 PMIWU schedule was similar last year. Only 4 of 12 games before Christmas were at home.  That includes Sikma tournament.

They did not have a home CCIW in that stretch last year either.

Makes you wonder if Shirk has commitments in December each yea4.

This is going to be the second straight year that Shirk will be the site for the D3 women's volleyball national championship in early December. The eight regional champions all qualify for the championship phase of the D3 WVB tournament, so it's spread out over the course of a week.

Has UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse and Pittsburgh, PA backed out of hosting volleyball at the last second?

I haven't heard anything about that, but it's always possible, I guess.

I suspect this is just a new outlet for what they've been putting live on their youtube channel.  Amazon Prime has a lot of "free" sports that are also available free on youtube.  They're working to be the only place people go to watching streaming.

Quote from: PauldingLightUP on July 20, 2026, 10:28:08 PMI *think* with the new exhibition rules the announced exhibition of NMU at UWSP October 24 will be an actual game open to the public?

Can anyone (Ryan, Pat) confirm?

Exhibitions are all up to the schools, I believe.  If you're doing a scrimmage (which, I think, can be three halves and doesn't have to follow all the official game rules) that has to be closed door.  I'm ignorant if the WIAC has their own specific rules governing these games.  As far as I know, there's no NCAA rule that would make exhibitions private.

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Quote from: Kuiper on July 17, 2026, 05:07:23 PMI missed this note when I first read the SCAC announcement about the two year extension with FloSports:

QuoteAdditionally, FloSports will launch a nationwide, free streaming option – the FloSports Channel – this Fall, giving fans more ways to watch select matchups.

Not sure how many "free" games will be included or in how many sports, but it's something to watch out for rather than automatically expecting that you won't be able to watch a game just because it's on Flo.

Been told that, after a certain amount of time, streams on Flo will be made free as archived games. Or at least, that was the plan. I assume it's still moving forward in that direction. So there's a high liklihood that all games will be free a few days after the fact, unless something has changed from the last time I was given this info.

I do think that's negotiable in the contract, but most conferences I've seen have games available 72 hours after the broadcast ends.

From what I've gathered, it really does depend on the conference.  Some have given the conference office an equal share with each school - money that's used to supplement championships, etc.

This actually matches what I've been hearing from schools.  Few people like the idea.  Lots of folks complain, many vociferously. The majority of core supporters (family and alums) buy the subscription anyway and eventually the vitriol dies down and people just accept it.

Jumps from year 1 to year 2 are likely people who started angry and stubborn and eventually gave in.

This seems like any other inconvenience in our lives - and it's pretty quickly divorced from the justice or injustice of the thing itself.

Carnegie Mellon

Wheaton - NEWMAC
MN-Morris - UMAC

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on June 15, 2026, 03:45:48 PM

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on May 31, 2026, 03:31:45 PMGood work Mitch. Maybe D1 programs low ball D3 athletes because they already don't get a scholarship and part of the appeal is the "D1 experience". Curious what fellow D3er Overway got from GB coming from Calvin.

Whaterve Jalen "got" to head to GB, he won't be getting it this season:  https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/sports/college/uwgb/2026/06/11/uwgb-transfer-jalen-overway-will-miss-2026-27-season-with-torn-acl/90506060007/

There's all indication he's going to stay with the team and rehab.  Maybe there's an injury clause (I have no idea how NIL deals work) or an insurance payout for the school, but he's likely going to be able to get two years of masters work covered.  Certainly the scholarship portion of his offer remains, at the very least.

Gwynedd and Willamette

Quote from: SpringSt7 on June 11, 2026, 09:57:21 PMGood for him but that is kind of crazy to me. WAC has 3 winning seasons since 2000. Seems like it is going to hard to win there too. 4th place behind JHU, Swat, and F&M gets you nothing in that league. 5th place in the NESCAC could make the tournament. Not trying to come across as an elitist but seems a lot different than leaving other jobs in that conference

I suspect it's much more about how much time and effort has been put in to get where they are and wanting to see it through.  Hopkins is always going to be good, but there aren't guaranteed juggernauts anywhere else anymore.  I think WAC could be competitive under the right circumstances.

Again, just because he's not desperate to leave doesn't mean he wouldn't go somewhere else.

That WAC team was decent last year.  They went 0-13 in conference, but there were a lot of close games the young squad couldn't close out.  We all know how easily that can flip with some experience.  I want to see him stay, because I want to see how it plays out.

I think, beyond the investment, the rationale for staying is the same as why Sweeney left for F&M.  It's just going to be easier to make the tournament in the CC.

Swat wasn't any good before Kosmalski got there.  The possibilities are broader in the CC, for sure.