FB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[wally_wabash]

CMS football schedule is posted. It includes 2 non-conference games and one matchup with each SCIAC team. Pomona game is game three which really stinks for CMS and PP fans.

Also the last week is blank and says "SCIAC Championship Weekend." I wonder if this just means they'll play a conference title game or if they are going to match up everyone based on records. Either way I don't like the sounds of it.

The divisions are gone (RIP Sun and Surf), but the SCIAC will have a 1 vs 2 championship in Week 11 to determine the AQ. 

[DriftlessDuhawk]

Really interesting article about the Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy and how he got his start in coaching at the D3 football level. The article talks about him helping CMS to a SCIAC title in 1986 and other fun tidbits. Figured I would share it here for anyone who may be interested.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2026/04/17/the-untold-football-story-of-milwaukee-brewers-manager-pat-murphy/89465648007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z116851p118950c118950e1116xxv116851d--54--b--54--&gca-ft=52&gca-ds=sophi

[olddog]

I listen to both podcast where Pat interviewed the Whittier and APU new head coaches. I am not surprised that Coach White at WC has over 70 players in the program. He is a good recruiter. I was surprised APU was in the low 20's for players at this point, I was expecting north of 40. I do wish Pat would have asked where APU was going play their games at Citrus College (almost stupid expensive to rent) or at there dinky small bleachers on side, high school press box stadium, but Pat did a good job on this interview given the national audience.


I think both schools will struggle for a few years, and it will come down to the same issue I harp on all the time, the best Offensive Line wins league. APU is in a world of hurt right now with just 21 kids. I have been following Whittier on social media, I think I have only seen one linemen publish he was going to WU. What I saw from the tape I doubt he is on UR must have list. I am sure they have a few more, but from what I can see no shortage of QB, RB, and WR. I have a feeling a few may converted.

Pat and Company discussed how successful APU might be, I agree in other sports there will be some juniors and seniors that stick around to complete their degrees, but in football it all comes down the O line. When APU was D2 they landed some pretty good local linemen (only D2 in So Cal), maybe a touch slow or smaller than D1, but the kids could play.
Finding non scholarship O linemen is the toughest chore, given the cost of private school in CA. It will be no different for them, when you can go to Citrus College next door for almost free.
BTW D3 Staff, Azusa is in LA County and not the Inland Empire. The IE is considered Riverside and San Bernardino County.