FB: Ohio Athletic Conference

[Desertraider]

When GD was hired - he knew the expectation. Period. Is it unrealistic to expect a National title every year - yes. Is it unrealistic to expect a National title after 5 years? Not at Mount. Mount should have 2 - at least - in the last 5 years AND we all know it! Purple I respect everything you put on here - but no one comes to Mount to win the OAC. Thats why they dont get OAC Championship rings. Its expected. Mount needs KB and Kappas. This is the year.

[D3 Poster]

Quick review of the out of conference schedules for 2026 based on 2025 records:

Mount 19-6 Wheaton/Grove City
Etta & Wilm 14-8  Westminster/MSJ, Wooster/Hanover
ONU 13-7 Adrian/Bluffton
Musk 11-10 MSJ/Franklin
Heidi 10-10 Maryville/Rose Hulman
BW 9-12 Bethany/Alma
Ott 7-13 Calvin/Manchesster
Cap 6-14 Waynesburg/Anderson

[D3fanboy]

Quick review of the out of conference schedules for 2026 based on 2025 records:

Mount 19-6 Wheaton/Grove City
Etta & Wilm 14-8  Westminster/MSJ, Wooster/Hanover
ONU 13-7 Adrian/Bluffton
Musk 11-10 MSJ/Franklin
Heidi 10-10 Maryville/Rose Hulman
BW 9-12 Bethany/Alma
Ott 7-13 Calvin/Manchesster
Cap 6-14 Waynesburg/Anderson

in the NPI world that we live in, Alma @ BW, Maryville @ Heidi, ONU @ Adrian and the Etta games are some big ones for the OAC outside of the Mount Union OOC's.  The conference needs to clean up on the winnable games and make some noise in the big-time matchups

[D3fanboy]

https://x.com/CoachBurke10/status/2049891476180471962?s=20

we're doing it, Mount Union culture is back

[Dr. Acula]

Not football related, but a great week for the Raiders!

Men's track & field won their 15th straight OAC outdoor title.  The dominance of the track program over the decades is incredible.

Women's lax won the OAC tourney after winning the regular season title.  Even better, they beat BW 11-10 on a goal with 3 seconds left.  Beautiful. 

Men's golf won the OAC team title for the first time in 15 years.

#12 softball clinched the OAC regular season title.  They swept 2nd place Muskie 9-1, 6-0 on the road Saturday.

#14 baseball clinched the OAC regular season title with their sweep of Muskie.  They've won back to back titles for the first time ever.

[D3fanboy]

that's a whole lot of OAC championship rings!  I'm just glad that the football team is lucky enough to join in these days....

[Fido0650]

I'm getting tired of these cheap shots at Coach Dartt. He's won the OAC every year he's been there. Gone undefeated,10-0. He is at the big table. He is highly respected. The Administration of any small college would love, love, love to have a program that brings in 100 freshmen every year. Ask Wittenberg and about twenty other small colleges in Ohio what they'd give for that kind of consistency in their freshmen classes over the past 10 years. Coach Dartt heads up the program. He has held up the standard and enhanced the brand name.

He is, only if you invite him to your Thanksgiving dinner.
Nothing has changed yet, except maybe the piece of gum he chews during the game.
We won't know anything until this season's Stagg Bowl is played, Mount is in it, and they win it.
Then things will have changed.