Quote from: pastprime on March 16, 2006, 07:51:31 PM

Quote from: 5wide on March 09, 2006, 01:25:45 PM
I went to Winona and won a few championships there.  There dominate their conference winning it five out of the last six years.  I can attest that none of the WI D3 schools are remotely close to competiting with Winona.  Maybe they could compete with some of the bottom schools from that conf, but they would get spanked by the top 4 each year.

I have replied to this post 3 time now.  I don't know why they don't show up but I will try again. 
5wide, have you ever heard of the Boarder War?  If I recall, the WIAC was 9-7 against those mighty D-II schools that you speak so highly of.  And if I remember, Winona St. was 0-2 in those games.  Care to give an explaination as to why they lost both games?  Also, who felt it in their best interest to not participate anymore in those games?  I'll give you a hint, it wasn't the WIAC.

Yes I have heard in the border war, and back in the early to mid 90's LaCrosse and Riverfalls used to give the MN D2 schools their money worth.  The reason they aren't played anymore goes to Winona.  When they went and played the University of North Dakota and saw the facilities and what it took to be a national power in D2.  From them on they stepped up funding (their stadium now boasts a skybox which is sold out for the next 4 seasons, as well as stadium seating for the fans) and recruited higher caliber players.  They now schedule 1AA and D2 teams only.  It made no sense for them to play a D3 school because even if they did win, it hurt their SOS, which is huge in determining who makes the national playoffs.

At this point, none of the UW schools could touch Winona, Concordia SP or Bemidji, the top 3 in the NSIC.  Winona is stacked with top level D2 players and has many players who received D1 scholarships transfer in.

I went to Winona and won a few championships there.  There dominate their conference winning it five out of the last six years.  I can attest that none of the WI D3 schools are remotely close to competiting with Winona.  Maybe they could compete with some of the bottom schools from that conf, but they would get spanked by the top 4 each year.

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Elmhurst is "almost there", I would have to strongly disagree with you. For the exception for this year Augie has hand their hands full with UW-Platteville (the worst team in the WIAC). I personally think that the WIAC is just a overall better conf. then the CCIW for several reasons. Athletes pay state tution, avg $3000 a year, Wisconsin also only has 1 d-1 program in the state, Illinois has 6. So alot of IL talent goes and plays d-1AA, good WI talent ethier go to madison or go into the WIAC (probably why they have the most pro's in the NFL), some WI football studs will go into MN and play D-2 however areas like around Whitewater which is very close to the Illinois boarder do not want to go 7 hours away from home. Not only all of that, they get state funds, I dont know if any of you has seen then WIAC facilities (UWW, UWL) their crazy. Seriouly looks like a d-1 program. So I think not only elmhurst but the whole CCIW is not ready to play the WIAC top 5 teams, not because they can't hang with them, because they are overlly funded, and the reasons stated below. WAIC should play D-2.


I still love the CCIW, and I predict the CCIW champion this year will go to the show.

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The WIAC has scheduled D2 programs from the NSIC, namely Winona State, and Winona no longer plays the WIAC schools because it hurt their strength of schedule.  The fact is that the WIAC couldn't compete with the area D2 schools and rarely would pull out a win.  Go back 10-Years and maybe the WIAC was competing, but MN D2 schools have really stepped up their programs recently.

Quote from: CardinalAlum on January 13, 2006, 01:33:30 PM

Quote from: has been coach 1 on January 02, 2006, 03:22:50 PM
Scott Pethel from the University of Buffalo has accepted the Head Coaching Job at North Park.  He is on campus today accepting the job and talking to the assistants to see if any are going to be retained or not.  Has a D I background but did coach at Adrian College back in the 80's.

That's the scoop for today.

Quote from: redman04 on January 13, 2006, 12:50:31 PM
Not sure if this has been covered or not, but has NPU named their head coach yet?

 

How does this guy go from a MAC school to North Park?  That is a major drop.

Redman04, here you go.

Did North Park's HC resign?

Speaking of recruiting...

How has NP having the high school play their home games on friday nights work out?  What a recruiting gimme that is, having HS kids come in and see the stadium at a place they probably wouldn't have visited before.

Will that help turn their program around?

Hi all, its been a while so I had to get a new username.  Anyway, I'm a big D2 and D3.

I was just wondering, how has having the highschools playing their games at North Park worked out so far.  Will it help them get to be respectable and help out this conference on a national level.