That's Clinton Orr he's tackling in that photo.  Circa 2009.   

Great open field tackle on a great Albion player.  Orr is definately fun to watch. 

Good luck to all MIAA teams today wrapping up the regular season!  And congrats to all of the seniors as well!!

The other issue with playing a tougher non-conference schedule is getting tougher teams to agree to play against you.  At some point you get good enough where others don't want to play you.  I believe this has been an issue for Trine over the past couple of years. 

(Sorry if this is a redundant point and someone has already mentioned this...)

GO THUNDER!

Quote from: TUAngola on August 30, 2011, 06:19:38 PM
Roll call:  How many Trine posters here are actually going down to the game this Thurs?

I'll be there.  My son is no longer playing but I have the opportunity to go and I want to see the team kickoff their 2011 season.

My son played at Trine for four (4) years and we attended every single game, regular season or playoff, except one (when we played Franklin College when my son was a freshman).  That's 44 games in 4 years all over the place (I think River Falls, WI was the longest trip).  And before that it was high school, and middle school, and youth football...  Whew!  I am going to have some severe withdrawel this fall!!!

I wish I could give you karma, BOYA - I couldn't have said that better myself. 

I hate to hear about any injury - I feel bad for this young man.  I always say a little prayer before each game to protect the players from injuries on both sides of the ball.  Winning isn't nearly as fun if you're not playing against the other team's best.  I hope VanAusdall recovers quickly.

As far as the role call goes...

Thursday:  Trine @ Manchester (GO THUNDER!!)
Friday:  Heading North to the cottage for the weekend with my family and 6 guests. 
Saturday - Monday:  Sitting on the boat, swimming and enjoying all of the company (assuming the weather holds out)!

I hope everyone has a safe Labor Day weekend!

Mario Brown, not Williams.   

Hey Pat - nice upgrades on the site!

And let's not forget what happened at the scrimmage last year with Mario Brown.  A scrimmage can be a very dangerous thing... 

Yes, I believe the reason is huge depth (and a great coaching staff/program).  Last year there were several games where the starters only played the first half.  They built up a comfortable lead and then 2nd/3rd string players finished the game.  It gave the 2nd/3rd string players a lot of reps during the season.  These players have now moved up to starting positions with the departure of the senior class.

Coach Land and staff have done a great job of recruiting and building a team over a few short years.  Plus, having a winning program also attracts a lot of quality players.

Again - just my opinion.

Trine's Outlook is posted.

http://trine.edu/trineathletics/football/outlook.cfm

Short & sweet - exactly what we've come to expect.  Keep those cards close to the chest.   

sflzman - Trine reported to camp on Tuesday, August 9.  I think I read that one other MIAA team reported this week also.  I'm not sure if they've put on the pads yet (run tests, meetings, etc...), but they are in Angola right now preparing to win their 4th consecutive MIAA conference title!

(I decided to join Mr. Ypsi with the trash talking).   

Quote from: ThunderHead on August 11, 2011, 07:05:11 PM

You're exactly right, the weather has been fantastic for those guys. I hope they're enjoying themselves.

Somehow I doubt the players would say they're "enjoying themselves".   

Trine players report for camp next Tuesday so I hope Media Day is sometime this week.   

Quote from: TUAngola on August 02, 2011, 06:11:16 PM

Quote from: sflzman on August 02, 2011, 04:41:53 PM

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on August 01, 2011, 01:34:52 PM
Alma:   Not posted

One of the examples where the coach doesn't allow it to be posted until the last possible moment

Trine doesn't post their roster until just before the season starts too.  I emailed the SID about this last year to no avail.  That is the frustrating part about the Trine athletics website.  It could be SO much better.  Just doesn't seem like things get updated promptly like news, articles, scores, etc.

Trine has a new SID as of a few weeks ago.  I'm hoping the media will get better as a result.

Raider - I don't have an exact number on Trine graduates but I believe someone told me were were at approximately 375.  Trine's enrollment continues to grow so these numbers should grow also.  It's great to have so many degree choices at Trine.  Our son graduated from the engineering school, but there's also education, business, professional studies and arts and sciences.  Both bachelors and masters degrees also.  Lots of good choices.

Thanks Formerd3db and Thunderhead for the graduation wishes.  It was a very good day.  Coach Holtz was entertaining to be sure and had a good message for the kids.  I'm sure someone caught it all on film and it can be found on YouTube by now.  They had a nice party at my son's frat house for the graduates/families after commencement.  I sure am going to miss the people we've become friends with - coaches, parents, faculty and administrators.  However, we are planning to return for some games next fall.  I can't imagine not watching any Thunder football!!

We heard some encouraging feedback from the coaches on the recruits for next fall.  The coaches are continuing to do a great job building the program and it should be a lot of fun to watch!