Quote from: Kuiper on September 09, 2026, 11:50:39 AMAzusa Pacific's home opener against Whittier was supposed to be played at its own, newly renovated, stadium, but the field isn't ready yet.  According to this report, they are moving it to Citrus College, which is a community college right next door.  Citrus' field is, in my opinion, a very cool place to watch a game as the stadium is built into a hill to form a bowl and the views are outstanding.  Citrus hosted Azusa Pacific football games for years during its glory days.


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Saturday, 9/19 at 7 pm

Citrus is a fantastic facility! I played there for a few big games in High School. Awesome atmosphere when it gets a good crowd. Hopefully Azusa draws well for their home opener!

Quote from: that guy 31 on September 03, 2026, 05:12:47 PMCMS sports bowl looks sweet and ready to go! Been a long time coming! I'm going to try to get out there for the opener.

I think Redlands is undervalued in the pre-season poll. I expect them to be right in the mix with the top of the league.

Chapman a no-brainer favorite even having to replace a few studs but any of those top-5 teams could win the title. Conference is wide open. We'll know more on Saturday night I guess.

Oh man, I need to learn how to edit comments. I guess the coaches knew what they were talking about with the SCIAC poll.

Another brutal night for Bulldog fans in what has become a few years of brutal nights. If the admin had any self respect they'd leave Jim Good on the tarmac but at the very least this looks like the beginning of the end.

Report from the hot CMS Sports Bowl:

Stadium is cool. Super easy to park right by the field. Nice seats and overall environment. Very sunny and very little shade. Will be interesting to see if they play mostly night games. 1pm games will very sunny and hot, especially on the visitor side.

CMS looked ok. Offense looked good in the 1st half. The RB Nixon is a dude and they looked good up front early. 2 WRs went up and made contested catches. But they bogged completely down in the 2nd half. They lost an OL to injury right before the half and that coincided with their offense going dormant. Not sure I've seen one OL make that big of a difference but maybe they had to do some shuffling to replace him? Defense was mostly solid but the NW QB was able to Houdini out of trouble a few times in the first half. Tough kid and decent athlete. The big DL Gerber for CMS was in the backfield immediately on almost every pass play. He had 3 sacks and could have had more without the QB's escapability. CMS will need to get better on O if they are going to be a factor for the league title but good start for their D and fun time to be a Stag.

CMS sports bowl looks sweet and ready to go! Been a long time coming! I'm going to try to get out there for the opener.

I think Redlands is undervalued in the pre-season poll. I expect them to be right in the mix with the top of the league.

Chapman a no-brainer favorite even having to replace a few studs but any of those top-5 teams could win the title. Conference is wide open. We'll know more on Saturday night I guess.

Quote from: RFBredux on August 19, 2026, 10:08:47 AMIt's a put up or shut up season for Jim Good at Redlands. He's had plenty of time to get the program right and he needs a SCIAC title this year to stay in the job in my personal opinion.

Men's basketball and Women's softball show that leadership can change things significantly at Redlands, so if he can't get it done this year it's time to move on.

I agree with everything in this take. He has had plenty of time. Other sports are excelling at Redlands like never before. Showing improvement can't be the standard this year. Win the SCIAC or get someone else in who can get the program back to where it belongs.

On a side note, if Redlands does move on they need to give honest consideration to DC Joey Mariani. I know he doesn't have college HC experience (he was a successful high school HC FWIW) or a flashy resume but he has the defense ready every year no excuses. Not saying they should just hand him the job, but he should get a real look.

The U of R Website has a schedule preview article which says that the SCIAC will continue the division format (the Sun and the Surf just won't die) and there will be crossover games once again in week 10.

I can't say I understand why there would be divisions in an 8 team league where everyone plays everyone. Even if you wanted to play the week 10 rematches (which I feel are completely unnecessary with a round robin schedule) you could just match up 1 v 2 and 3 v 4 down the line.

Hopefully the division line is a mistake on the article writer's part but it probably isn't. Looks like it's gonna be another Sunny and Surfy fall in the SCIAC!!

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.

Anyone with good post-spring info? Chapman still the favorite? Do they have a plan to replace Pacheco and Zimmerman?

I'd expect CMS and Redlands to both be trending upward. Redlands has some studs to replace on D but they always seem to get the defense ready to play. Most of their playmakers on O were underclassmen. CMS is hopefully over their year long QB controversy and found a RB toward the end of the year.

I'm expecting Laverne to sneak up on people. They were way better toward the end of last year than they were early and I have heard good things about that staff. Any word on Cal Lu? Pomona?

CMS football schedule is posted. It includes 2 non-conference games and one matchup with each SCIAC team. Pomona game is game three which really stinks for CMS and PP fans.

Also the last week is blank and says "SCIAC Championship Weekend." I wonder if this just means they'll play a conference title game or if they are going to match up everyone based on records. Either way I don't like the sounds of it.

Drove by the "sports bowl" on the way to the CMS vs Pomona basketball game last weekend. They're really working on it now. The fields are laid out and graded. You can really see it developing!

Also, does anyone else find it strange that Chapman has not announced a permanent HC yet? It has been about seven months since Owens announced his retirement. I assumed Chapman would be one of the first schools to get a guy in place with all the extra time. If they bring someone in he will now have missed an entire year of recruiting and it has to be hard for the interim guys to recruit selling a program that doesn't have a permanent HC. If they are going to remove the interim tag from Shine they should have done it already. Feels like they might be missing an opportunity to build on their fantastic 2025 season.

Quote from: olddog on January 12, 2026, 04:49:49 PMAny idea the total budget?

A project in two counties means two sets of everything, plans, permits, utility work plans, releases, etc..
More than a nightmare for the builder.

My guy said they haven't told them the actual cost. He's a moderate size donor (as CMC donors go) but not a top line guy. He's usually pretty well informed so they're holding that info back. A little digging shows that the gift that kicked off the project was 140 million from George Roberts in 2022. Roberts previously gave 50 million to the college in 2012 to build the Roberts Pavillion.

My buddy did say that if any of you high rollers are interested you can have a dugout or locker room named after you for about $100,000 or the entire sports bowl for $75 million.

Quote from: olddog on January 09, 2026, 05:07:10 PMHave any of you SCIAC fans seen CMS planned "Sports Bowl", CMS owns a huge parcel 50 to 60 acres across from existing Stadium. The fund raise is to move the FB stadium, soft ball and baseball field, along with a three par practice golf hole with two green to this vacant parcel. CMS would then tear out the existing FB, SB, and BB facilities and extend the housing like you can see from the Northern edge of the FB stadium. I dont know what their growth plan/goals are. 

No shortage of funding at CMS, the past golf alums are trying to raise 3m alone for a meeting room (not sure why they need it), simulator, etc...
Yes, I said golf. I can not imagine how much the old FB players are getting hit up to donate.

There is no reason that school with its funding is not the best in the SCIAC...They can offer free education to a top 20 school, with new facilities...How does UR, WC,CLU, LV, and APU compete.

My buddy is involved in the alumni organization and the "sports bowl" is definitely happening. I've driven by it and they are actively working on it. It was a very complicated process and will likely continue to be because the county line runs right through it so like right field of the baseball field will be in SB County and home plate will be in LA County. As you can imagine here in the great state of CA that makes the permitting process a logistical nightmare.

I personally will be disappointed to see Burns Stadium and Zinda Field go. The view from the home side during the day games with the mountains in the background makes it a great setting. I hope they'll name the new field after Zinda as well. They did a great job with the inside of the basketball/weight facility (Roberts Pavillion) although it is kind of an eyesore from the outside quite frankly. CMC has been talking about developing that pit across the street for 25 years, the time is upon us.

Quote from: MRMIKESMITH on December 17, 2025, 04:37:39 PMBrian Smith out as Ohio University football Coach. Former Coach at Cal Lutheran and Occidental.

Yeah, wild stuff. Sounds like a story where the only real winner will be BILLABLE HOURS

Obviously the SCIAC is in way over their heads vs the WIAC. This has been true for decades. Too big and too talented.

Objectively great year for Chapman though. Unbeaten in conference play, a conference title, and a road playoff win!

Panthers will have some big holes to fill in the offseason. The biggest will be in the HC office but also replacing Pacheco and Zimmerman on offense is no easy task. Hopefully the University Admin has been working and can get the coaching hire done quickly so they can hit the recruiting trail running.

Been a fun year! Looking forward to recruiting updates from all you insiders!

Great win for Chapman and an exciting finish!! Whitworth ran a slick reverse pass for the score but their jump pass on the 2pt was covered. They were up against the play clock on the 2pt and barely got it snapped so it wasn't as clean as it maybe would have otherwise been.

Credit to Chapman for sticking with it in a sloppy game for the SCIAC's first playoff win since 2019!!