Quote from: BergAlum2 on Today at 04:15:26 PMNot sure how the NPI numbers would work out for getting 2 OAC at large bids.  I know in the D3 podcast a few times logan hansen listed the conferences most likely to get 2 at large teams in, and the OAC has not been mentioned, yet.  Shame there are less at large bids than last year.  Idk if Logan Hansen ever takes a gander here, but curious if it's even mathematically/realistically possible for us to get two in via at large bids.

9-1 BW and 9-1 Berg are very likely in.  8-2 Mount is likely one of the first teams out.  All three could be Pool C teams, but Mount needs Grove City to win and the OAC to win the rest of their HCAC crossovers

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Quote from: Kira & Jaxon's Dad on Today at 02:46:18 PMRB Depth Chart:

Starter: Minner
Backup: Bokman

D-A-R-R-T

Is this meant to be sung to the tune of the old Kraft Foods jingle? Because my mind went there. I'm also willing to bet Mount's coach was also thinking about macaroni and cheese when he conjured this 2 deep.

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Quote from: Hopkins92 on Today at 03:48:26 PM(It's getting increasingly weird to even talk about a national poll when it's really close to being completely irrelevant with the NPI determining the at-large field... Unless I'm wildly missing the mark.)

From the perspective of the schools, the more rankings the better!

In fact, alert the JHU athletics social media manager: According to the Rankings Aggregator, Johns Hopkins is in the top 25 (ranked #25)!

Well that is interesting....

SC.

Marantha Baptist missed one of their last remaining chances to get a win, losing to previously 2-13 Northwestern (MN) by a 1-0 score on a 68th minute goal.

Quote from: that guy 31 on Yesterday at 05:26:42 PMComplete and total domination by the Bulldogs. Crazy after ULV had given CMS all they could handle a week before. Maybe the Bulldogs are figuring some things out? They were good in the 2nd half against Chapman too.

This Cal Lu team losing on Homecoming to this Pomona team is a very bad look. Pomona is in a rebuilding year and Cal Lu has an all-conference caliber QB and a stud group of WRs. Can't lose that game. Lutherans have done nothing to address their run game struggles. 2.6 yards per carry isn't going to get it done. If anyone in admin over there cares, Cal Lu needs to do some soul searching.

Same problem, No offensive line or running game for 8 years

Quote from: SoCalLance on Yesterday at 09:47:43 AMAny Cal Lu guys thinking Lugo needs to be gone? 23-32 as a head coach and never had a winning season in the SCIAC.

Lugo is not a good coach, leader or man.  He is not honest and cares about himself, not the players.  My son played 4 years and started over 20 games, played in over 30.  His opinion that I am relaying.

Quote from: BIG BLUE BEN on Yesterday at 09:32:01 AMHow Millikin Pulled Off the Upset Over Illinois Wesleyan

The most fascinating part of Millikin's upset over Illinois Wesleyan wasn't just that Millikin won. It was watching Illinois Wesleyan play as though they didn't believe they were in any real danger of losing until it was too late.

Wesleyan played like a team that expected to win by 21 points simply by showing up and being the more talented team. They never seemed to fully appreciate that Millikin was capable of beating them, and that arrogance showed up repeatedly in their play calling.

What makes it even more incredible is that Wesleyan seemed to carry that same mentality into the final moments. Even on the last play, they took their chances on a jump-ball fade or back-shoulder throw rather than running something that reflected a genuine respect for Millikin's ability to win the game. In a way, it was the perfect ending to a game in which Wesleyan never seemed to fully respect the opponent standing across from them.

The fact that anyone would ever associate the word arrogance with Illinois Wesleyan is totally incomprehensible. 😏

First place in the SCIAC is on the line Saturday night as CMS travels to Chapman. Both teams enter at 5-1 overall and 4-0 in conference play.

CMS has been impressive defensively all season and features one of the conference's most dangerous offensive weapons in Noah Macapulay, who leads the SCIAC in receptions and receiving yards.

Expect a physical battle where turnovers, special teams execution, and limiting costly mistakes could be the difference.

Chapman has won five straight against CMS, a streak the Stags are looking to snap as both teams fight to remain undefeated in conference play.

Quote from: Crubacker on Today at 03:48:44 PMI would like to see the run game develop more.  It seems as if the linemen hit one guy and say, "Well, I did my job, I'm done)  They have got drive these defenders downfield.  If they can hole defenses to 3 sacks on the year in 6 games, then they can run block better than what they currently do.  UMHB has great running backs, just need better blocking.

Completely agree, we have one of the most talented RB rooms I can remember - it's really impressive. We just don't have a ton of maulers up front. Some of that is scheme, the RPO concepts limit how far you can drive the defenders up the field without being called for illegal lineman down field but even on straight run plays we get very little push. That is concerning for when we play HSU and some really elite level opponents in the playoffs if we get that far. Need those guys to flip the switch mentally and get a little nasty. Have not seen enough of that you are right.

Quote from: Hopkins92 on Today at 05:11:38 PMYeah, what SKUD said.

We haven't had a "state of D3 school economics" discussion in a while. All the reporting I've seen is painting a very bleak picture: demographics and the overall cost of a 4-year education are making it extremely difficult for these small schools to stay afloat.

Yup, super, super bleak.  All the chickens are coming home to roost right now and not enough colleges to figure out things to survive, imo. Don't know what motivated St. Francis (Pa) to ever go D1 with only about 2500 students (apparently only 40% male). Obv. a huge mistake. However, according to the interwebs it went D1 in 1981 when ob. things were different to say the least.

Also did not want to bring up the football team.