FB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Voice of the Titans]

I for one am looking forward to seeing Wisconsin Polyester Stout play this season.

[AndrewB]

I don't have any social media accounts.  But when I typed in "Kyle Haas football", it showed part of his X account.  It thanks his UW-L teammates and staff, but also said he was entering the transfer portal. Is this true, or is this old and not applicable anymore?

[BDB]

I for one am looking forward to seeing Wisconsin Polyester Stout play this season.

Like you did last year?
Stout 27 Oshkosh 16

There is no upside to being disrespectful to a fellow WIAC member.

[bleedpurple]

I don't have any social media accounts.  But when I typed in "Kyle Haas football", it showed part of his X account.  It thanks his UW-L teammates and staff, but also said he was entering the transfer portal. Is this true, or is this old and not applicable anymore?

I think you might have misread it. Another La Crosse QB, Joe Cheatham, entered the portal. Haas re-posted it with a very kind "endorsement" of the kid. Hass is all about UW-L. He isn't going anywhere.

[AndrewB]

I don't have any social media accounts.  But when I typed in "Kyle Haas football", it showed part of his X account.  It thanks his UW-L teammates and staff, but also said he was entering the transfer portal. Is this true, or is this old and not applicable anymore?

I think you might have misread it. Another La Crosse QB, Joe Cheatham, entered the portal. Haas re-posted it with a very kind "endorsement" of the kid. Hass is all about UW-L. He isn't going anywhere.

Thanks,
Is this Josh?

Just a quick question.  Did you go to the June golf outing?  And how was the turnout and attitude for the 2026 year?

Thanks again

[bleedpurple]

I don't have any social media accounts.  But when I typed in "Kyle Haas football", it showed part of his X account.  It thanks his UW-L teammates and staff, but also said he was entering the transfer portal. Is this true, or is this old and not applicable anymore?

I think you might have misread it. Another La Crosse QB, Joe Cheatham, entered the portal. Haas re-posted it with a very kind "endorsement" of the kid. Hass is all about UW-L. He isn't going anywhere.

Thanks,
Is this Josh?

Just a quick question.  Did you go to the June golf outing?  And how was the turnout and attitude for the 2026 year?

Thanks again

This is not Josh. I don't know if he has an account here. If you have an X account, you can find him at @joshgolberg.

[palum]

I've seen some news reports that former UW WW AD Shawn Eichorst is a leading candidate to be Wisconsin's next AD.

[hazzben]

I've seen some news reports that former UW WW AD Shawn Eichorst is a leading candidate to be Wisconsin's next AD.

Looks legit. He was a train wreck at Nebraska, also at Miami back in the day.

[colinsteinke]

I've seen some news reports that former UW WW AD Shawn Eichorst is a leading candidate to be Wisconsin's next AD.

Leipold to UW once he gets rid of Fickell?

[AndrewB]

Just bought airline tickets to watch UW-Platteville vs Springfield this September.  Looked like a great game to watch.  NBA Hall of Fame right in the city.  Can't wait.

[AndrewB]

Can someone tell me when players report to camp this summer?  Do all WIAC schools report on the same day?  Would be nice if the WIAC network had a Zoom style media day.

[bleedpurple]

There is not a single WIAC-mandated date on which every team has to report. The controlling rule is the NCAA Division III rule governing the first permissible practice date.

A Division III football team may begin official preseason practice 23 days before its first scheduled game. There is a special provision for a team opening on the Thursday of the NCAA's opening weekend: it may calculate the 23 days from the following Friday. The WIAC does not appear to add a separate conference-wide starting date; its football code directs the schools back to the NCAA playing-season rules.

So, teams that play their first game on the same date will generally have the same earliest permissible practice date, but teams do not necessarily have to begin camp—or have players report—on the same day. The exact report date is set by each school and is usually immediately before the first practice so players can move in, complete medical and compliance requirements, receive equipment, and attend organizational meetings.

For example, a team opening on Saturday, September 5, could hold its first practice on Thursday, August 13. Players would likely report on or around Wednesday, August 12, depending on how that school structures its administrative day. I do believe UW-W is reporting on August 12. A team opening on Thursday of that opening weekend could potentially begin a day earlier under the Thursday-game provision.This applies to River Falls this year. I'm guessing they would take the extra day and report on the 11th.

And I completely agree about a WIAC media day. A Zoom-style event with each coach discussing returning starters, position battles, newcomers and expectations would be inexpensive to produce and would generate some much-needed preseason coverage and discussion.

[Patrick Coleman]

The calculation is not quite that simple -- it also includes some provision for what the first day of classes is, so it's not an automatic that Sept. 5 equals Aug. 13.

[bleedpurple]

Ahhh. I stand corrected. Thanks Pat. Why would I think the NCAA would have something simple and straightforward? Silly me. 

[AndrewB]

Not to get too off topic.  Do the players that live on campus move into temporary rooms?  When I went to College at UWO, football players didn't have a dorm building for themselves.  Do they move twice then during the summer?