FB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[02 Warhawk]

Is WW playing a bunch of pushovers because they couldn't schedule anyone else? Seems like a poor way to prepare for conference play. Their next opponent, Keystone, lost to Southern Virginia, 38 - 14. SV, 73 - 7 losers to RF, is in same conference as Keystone.

Of course, comparative scores may mean nothing.

Yes, this year we had particular difficulty in filling our schedule. I think we've gotten a much better jump on the next couple of years. If some of the things I've been hearing get locked in, then next year will be a much more fun and competitive non-con schedule.

That can't be right. I was told Jace was scared to play good teams.   

[AndrewB]

Is WW playing a bunch of pushovers because they couldn't schedule anyone else? Seems like a poor way to prepare for conference play. Their next opponent, Keystone, lost to Southern Virginia, 38 - 14. SV, 73 - 7 losers to RF, is in same conference as Keystone.

Of course, comparative scores may mean nothing.

They are playing pushovers because they WANT TO.  Going on a trip to Scranton Pennsylvania.  To play in front of a crowd of 75 FANS.  To be winning 56-0 at half.  NOTHING WAS GAINED!
They could have tested themselves by playing Grand Valley State the week before.  But why play a D2 school like La Crosse or Stout when you can get a easy and untested win. 
Really looking forward to attending the River Falls game this upcoming weekend. 

[emma17]

Is WW playing a bunch of pushovers because they couldn't schedule anyone else? Seems like a poor way to prepare for conference play. Their next opponent, Keystone, lost to Southern Virginia, 38 - 14. SV, 73 - 7 losers to RF, is in same conference as Keystone.

Of course, comparative scores may mean nothing.

They are playing pushovers because they WANT TO.  Going on a trip to Scranton Pennsylvania.  To play in front of a crowd of 75 FANS.  To be winning 56-0 at half.  NOTHING WAS GAINED!
They could have tested themselves by playing Grand Valley State the week before.  But why play a D2 school like La Crosse or Stout when you can get a easy and untested win. 
Really looking forward to attending the River Falls game this upcoming weekend. 

Lame. Your post suffers from shallow thinking.

[badgerwarhawk]

They are playing pushovers because they WANT TO.  Going on a trip to Scranton Pennsylvania.  To play in front of a crowd of 75 FANS.  To be winning 56-0 at half.  NOTHING WAS GAINED!
They could have tested themselves by playing Grand Valley State the week before.  But why play a D2 school like La Crosse or Stout when you can get a easy and untested win. 
Really looking forward to attending the River Falls game this upcoming weekend. 

You really don't understand the benefit in getting backups significant game reps? 

[fredfalcon]

What size crowd will attend the RF game? Somebody estimated 21K online. That seems beyond possibility, or isn't it?

[AndrewB]

What size crowd will attend the RF game? Somebody estimated 21K online. That seems beyond possibility, or isn't it?

First, it depends on the weather.  The game last year against La Crosse was 80 and sunny.  If it's 65-70 and sunny that's perfect. 
Do the Brewers play the Cubs, or whoever, at the same time?  If they play at night it helps
If those 2 things work out, for the games advantage, it's going to top 20k.

[palum]

UW WW has had 3 20,000 plus in attendance in each of the past 3 years. So 2k is not out of reach.

[bleedpurple]

UW WW has had 3 20,000 plus in attendance in each of the past 3 years. So 2k is not out of reach.

All three 20K-plus crowds were against Oshkosh (twice) and La Crosse. Both of those schools traveled very well. If River Falls brings a bunch of people, it pushes the number upward as well.

[bleedpurple]

Playing a hard nonconference schedule is a little overrated, imo. Can do more harm in fact.

Especially playing in the WIAC. You lose a nonconference game it puts tons of pressure on to run the table and win the WIAC. 2 losses puts you in a very tough spot for a Pool C bid. Almost better off playing cupcakes to begin the year, so if you were to lose in the WIAC a one loss team, is almost a shoe-in for a Pool C.

UWW has won a couple of their championships playing no bodies to start the season. And in other years, won the Stagg Bowls playing really good non-con teams. I don't think it makes a difference in "preparing" the team for anything.

I agree with this. Not to mention the health issue. The truth is that the highest levels of D-III are brutally physical games. The WIAC is stacked with highly physical teams. In many ways, the WIAC race can be a race of attrition. Adding highly physical games on top of that adds risk. And I'm not saying it's a reason not to do it, but it is a reality, especially if the risk/reward in terms of the playoffs doesn't make sense.  UMHB lost one of their best defensive players for the season against UW-W last year.

[bleedpurple]

Is WW playing a bunch of pushovers because they couldn't schedule anyone else? Seems like a poor way to prepare for conference play. Their next opponent, Keystone, lost to Southern Virginia, 38 - 14. SV, 73 - 7 losers to RF, is in same conference as Keystone.

Of course, comparative scores may mean nothing.

They are playing pushovers because they WANT TO.  Going on a trip to Scranton Pennsylvania.  To play in front of a crowd of 75 FANS.  To be winning 56-0 at half.  NOTHING WAS GAINED!
They could have tested themselves by playing Grand Valley State the week before.  But why play a D2 school like La Crosse or Stout when you can get a easy and untested win. 
Really looking forward to attending the River Falls game this upcoming weekend. 

La Crosse played Grand Valley State week 3 in 2024. They proceeded to get off to an 0-2 start in the WIAC losing to both Platteville and Oshkosh.

[AndrewB]

Is WW playing a bunch of pushovers because they couldn't schedule anyone else? Seems like a poor way to prepare for conference play. Their next opponent, Keystone, lost to Southern Virginia, 38 - 14. SV, 73 - 7 losers to RF, is in same conference as Keystone.

Of course, comparative scores may mean nothing.

They are playing pushovers because they WANT TO.  Going on a trip to Scranton Pennsylvania.  To play in front of a crowd of 75 FANS.  To be winning 56-0 at half.  NOTHING WAS GAINED!
They could have tested themselves by playing Grand Valley State the week before.  But why play a D2 school like La Crosse or Stout when you can get a easy and untested win. 
Really looking forward to attending the River Falls game this upcoming weekend. 

La Crosse played Grand Valley State week 3 in 2024. They proceeded to get off to an 0-2 start in the WIAC losing to both Platteville and Oshkosh.

They also played each other in 2021.  After losing to GVS, they won 5 conference games in a row.