I know this is Pierce JC, but what does this mean?

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/local-college-football-program-forced-to-cancel-season/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTgZdpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFucnBvVXYwakZ5ZmE1aUNZc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHt3ecDpsxcLjR4VgixxHun26oKL316h8rOAU2FZ-P8yM64OvduSsSZIZy3jo_aem_reYM6z8axvr-9WyCctj2eQ

Washington and Lee license plate frame in Dallas, Texas,

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Quote from: tigerguy on July 31, 2026, 10:44:13 AMHave not seen anybody making positive comments about any portion of it. The comments sections on Trinity's social media posts are excellent. Never seen our alumni base so unanimous on an issue before.

I can see why y'all's alumni base is upset. I find it rather blasé.  And very much disconnected from the athletic branding.  But... solely opinions of the author, your mileage may vary, standard disclaimers apply.

How much does all this cost?

Quote from: Ron Boerger on July 30, 2026, 07:13:31 PMThe ESPN story linked above has been updated with Concacaf's decision:  "Following its own meeting later in the day, the 41-member Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football said it had also rejected the proposal.

Concacaf members include 2026 World Cup hosts the United States, Canada and Mexico. The U.S. Soccer Federation wrote on social media that it "stands with Concacaf and its members." " 

Concacaf's statement, however, does not go as far as UEFA's, saying nothing about a boycott of FIFA events, and instead "tasked" their "FIFA Council Members" to engage FIFA and to instruct "the FIFA President to ensure that any matter follows the proper governance processes via staff and FIFA Council, in accordance with the FIFA Statutes."

Will any of this affect who will be the coach of the national team?

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Quote from: UMHB03 on July 08, 2026, 06:25:04 PMHoward Payne finally found their 10th opponent. Something called Clutch City Preparatory, which I assume is who you're forced to call when Westgate Christian doesn't have any open dates. 

HPU Football Schedule

Clutch City is part of something called National Junior College Prep football league that is starting this season. I'm having trouble figuring out if there are any actual schools involved.
There's an entry from Alabama named Alabama Rays based in Gulf Shores, AL that just had 8 players arrested, so they're off to an inauspicious start.

https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/07/23/gulf-shores-police-arrest-8-teens-after-reported-armed-robbery/

Yeah, if they're having to prep for junior college, I can't imagine we're dealing with many elite scholars.

Where do we find these schools or how do they find us?

Chapman is the only SCIAC team mentioned.

https://www.d3football.com/top25/2026/preseason

Quote from: Kuiper on July 19, 2026, 06:19:23 PMKind of a dreadful final until the end (although not as bad as the halftime show).  The 3rd place game was more fun. 

It turns out that Capo Verde did better against Spain than Argentina.

Apparently, even in soccer, the "prevent defense" prevents you from winning.

Quote from: rmc1982 on July 15, 2026, 09:12:20 AMDidnt know where to post this so I did it here so as to address "the elephant in the room". Whats the liklihood of and the degree to which the NCAA is going to allow NIL for D3 sports?? I know its being discussed at a number of D3 schools, and whats there to stop the schools with huge endowments from basically turning D3 into a full scholarship entity for the kids some schools really want. For example- whats to stop high power and big endowment schools from luring some D1 and D2 talent thats maybe not getting playing time at a D1 or D2 to come play D3 football and ruin the integrity of D3 by PAYING THEM? The whole thing just seems unfair and gives advantage to schools with bigger endowments or alumni with deep pockets. Sooner or later the NCAA is going to have to face this head on or this is going to turn into a bidding war!

There is a board near the top for general D3 issues.  You might post your question there.

Italy can host or co-host. That will guarantee a slot.

2030 will have Morocco, Spain, and Portugal as hosts.  Some 100 year celebration opening games in Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay.

Quote from: that guy 31 on July 13, 2026, 04:43:09 AMThe 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!!

You could have a "Dogs and Cats" Division.  The name of the other division is up for grabs.

Quote from: Kuiper on July 01, 2026, 12:47:39 AMMexico at Azteca is one heck of a home field advantage.  England or the DR Congo are going to have their hands full.

The only comparable in D3 men's soccer might be Colorado College, which hasn't lost a home game since September 1, 2023 (2-1 to Pacific Lutheran).  Colorado College's 6000 feet elevation isn't quite as high as the ~7300 feet of Azteca, nor is the fan base as rabid, but the views of the Rockies from campus are pretty impressive

Colorado College has signs that read "Where the air is rare"

The SCIAC and NWC are islands of schools that are very diverse.  It works for them.

Quote from: Kuiper on June 21, 2026, 02:00:49 PMThis feels like the next evolution of transfers, from grad, medical redshirt, and Covid transfers to transfers of proven players with lots of years left instead of relying upon unproven freshman.  The reason I mention it in this thread is that it might represent a more national trend, at least with some of the more attractive soccer/academic schools where they accept transfers, of the squeezing of DI rosters.  Middling D1 players and strong D3 players all enter the portal to move up and both may be finding that their best option is a better (academic/soccer/location) D3.  I'll be interested to see if other transfer-friendly schools like Johns Hopkins are doing the same thing.

In basketball,  Caltech had a freshman SCIAC Newcomer of the year transfer to Penn.

Oxy had two star players transfer to NYU and Johns Hopkins.

Quote from: Ralph Turner on June 17, 2026, 05:03:55 PMI saw this and thought...

Dorian Glogovac, CalTech (three years) to Penn.

Is he transferring to the basketball team or to the Wharton School of Business?

Probably both.  He was Newcomer of the year for the SCIAC.