I'm not looking forward to an AI prostate exam.

Quote from: Ralph Turner on May 09, 2026, 08:06:35 PM

Quote from: Gray Fox on May 09, 2026, 05:58:46 PMA little SCIAC trivia.  The games this weekend are being played at Azusa Pacific. They will not be a SCIAC member until 2026-2027.

A little bit of good will from Azusa to their future conference.
Gray Fox, is it an above average venue for the SCIAC?

I would assume so since they have been playing at D2 level.

A little SCIAC trivia.  The games this weekend are being played at Azusa Pacific. They will not be a SCIAC member until 2026-2027.

Quote from: Gregory Sager on May 01, 2026, 01:41:15 PM

Quote from: jknezek on May 01, 2026, 10:43:01 AMLook, JHU is not a "peer institution" for the CC. That doesn't mean they don't belong in DIII, it just means it can feel a little unfair to those other institutions. But that's a conference decision, and I suspect the Presidents in the CC like being under the halo of being spoken of in the same breath as JHU, even if it is in sports and not medical research.

This halo effect works in reverse situations as well. Look no further than Caltech, which for decades has been dragged around like an anchor by the rest of the SCIAC, competitively speaking, because the cachet of sharing a conference with one of the most distinguished and prestigious research institutions on the entire planet was important enough for the rest of the SCIAC schools to retain the membership of an opponent that they beat like a rug in almost every sport year after year after year. To a lesser degree this halo effect characterized Macalester's relationship to the rest of the MIAC for many years as well, especially with regard to football.

It's common for current students to be somewhat myopic to the big-picture relationships that schools have with each other. There's certainly more to how schools relate to other institutions, both within and outside of conferences, than scoreboards and standings.

The SCIAC is on an island, and Caltech was an early member.  The admissions process required the professors to approve the students directly.  Maybe THAT was the reverse halo effect you mention.  They changed this a few years ago and actually encourage team membership (varsity or intramural) because that is part of the world they will work in.  The coaches now have some input. They still have trouble in some sports.  Everybody has trouble with pitchers.
I remember the national NPR news when they beat Oxy in basketball after years without a SCIAC win.

In the past there was a lot a bad vibes on the SCIAC basketball board about Caltech because some of the posters think D3 is all about winning.   

Quote from: Ralph Turner on April 27, 2026, 06:26:01 PMIn May 2028, those 2026 incoming freshmen can assess their NIL-ability at St Elsewhere St or continue toward a valued St Anselm degree.

I'm starting to hear about NIL in high school.  This explains why the QB at my old high school is transferring for his senior year.  He already has signed with Delaware State for college.

 St. Anselm stated that NIL was one of the driving forces due to the instability it causes.

Quote from: Gregory Sager on April 14, 2026, 05:37:54 PM

Quote from: DagarmanSpartan on April 14, 2026, 05:18:29 PMJust saw this news alert.

https://www.westernmassnews.com/2026/04/14/hampshire-college-closing-its-doors-end-fall-semester/

Is this a D3 school?

Nope. It's USCAA.

Documentary filmmaker  Ken Burns is an alum.

Quote from: IC798891 on April 14, 2026, 11:19:22 AMFrom the NPR article:

That NPR article picked a really bad anecdote for their story. I'm not trying to sound heartless here, but everything I read about Sterling indicates it...wasn't a very good college.

US News and World report has the 4-year number at 29%.

"Twenty-year-old Izzy Johnson has already been buffeted by this. The college he originally wanted to attend closed the month before he graduated from high school. So he enrolled as a freshman in the fall at Sterling — only to learn a few months later that it would also close."

I'm not trying to pile on here, but this student appears to have done very little research on the long-term viability of the colleges they picked. 

I think students trust the system.  But he should have had a advisor to send him in the right direction.

Azusa Pacific will be adding Flag Football in 2026

https://www.apu.edu/media/news/release/apu-athletics-expands-with-womens-flag-football/

Quote from: SoCalLance on April 11, 2026, 11:46:34 AMI believe APU and Cal Lutheran are the only Colleges/University in the SCIAC that require students to take to take religion and philosophy courses.

APU has a very unique opportunity with what was D2 sports and facilities now moving to D3. I would imagine due to the decline in enrollment (similar to Whittier) they are going to be letting just about anyone in to build the football program back up. 2.5+ GPA's should do the trick.

Also, any word on how APU and Whittier are doing in terms of overall numbers? I would hope each team will have 60+ on the roster for the 2026 season? Who knows.

In the broadcast, the coach said they had 26 players at spring practice.

Quote from: hazzben on April 10, 2026, 12:30:48 PMD3Podcast had an episode not to far back with AJ Parnell, new APU head coach.

Interesting to listen to AJ, a former teammate, talk about his vision. Similar to Bethel in the MIAC or Wheaton in the CCIW, carve out a niche recruiting pitch / footprint and hammer away at it. My gut reaction was that this would be a pretty unique pitch in the SCIAC correct?

It starts about 1:04

Not just D3:
Syracuse University is closing or halting enrollment in about 20% of its academic programs, in a move that the school's provost said was designed to create a university that would be "more focused, more distinctive and more aligned with student demand." The humanities and the fine arts represented the largest share of programs that will be closed or paused.

Includes Classics, Ceramics, and Italian.

Quote from: Gray Fox on March 23, 2026, 07:11:20 PMmembership in the prestigious Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCAIC).

LOL I missed the typo.  It should be "SCIAC".

Maybe some of that million should go to a new SID.

Quote from: olddog on March 24, 2026, 11:56:18 AMAdvise for APU fans and coaches, take that 1m and go find some linemen. I keep seeing post for back line players going to Whittier and APU...Best O line in the SCIAC wins league. CU, CMS, UR, even CLU and PP will play good defense, but it comes to the O line.

CMS Sports Bowl, they have started and raising funds for naming rights, btw I have seen more renderings and the FB Field will sit in a bowl, now sure how good the views will be.

If OXY had an OL they may still be playing.

membership in the prestigious Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCAIC).