Denison vs. Hiram story and recap.......... good stuff!

http://www.denison.edu/athletics/mens/football/1011/fb_hiram10.html

Denison 31-24 over Hiram in overtime as the Big Red come from 14 points down late in the 4th qtr. over the terriers. Denison movees to 3-0 on the season.

Denison 41-20 over The Quakers Big Red move to 2-0

First off as I recall the connection is between OWU's stadium and the old Yankee Stadium in that the were both designed by the same firm (from St. Louis I think). As for the bishop's having attended the game with the Big Red on Saturday I found OWU to seem to lack any confidence on offense and very flat overall. The OWU team seemed stunned as they left the field, and if you have ever been to Granville for a game you know you get a good look at the teams as the exit from Deeds-Piper. With Witt and Wabash coming up the team had to know how important this game was for them.

Denison looked much improved on both sides of the ball, and it was interesting to see the pistol offense run by the Big Red.

Witt. has only one side so you can keep an eye on your car.

As far as football stadiums here is my ranking list with some observations from over the years about traditions etc.

1) Wabash - it just feels like old time football with tailgating and the students who chant and sing for the team leaving the field.

2) Denison - Great setting for a fall game when the leaves are changing colors, now with lights and the Woody Hayes rock.

3) Allegheny - New lights, turf, and visitor stands, note the fence made out of old road signs coming into town.

4) OWU - Its big old and designed by the same firm that erected the now demolished old Yankee stadium

5)tie Witt - Only has stands on one side which hurts an otherwise fine facility

5)tie Wooster - Love the band, love the home stands, but lets install stands on the visitor side and move this one up the list.

7) Kenyon - Beautiful campus and indoor facility that is second to none, but once again only one side and small number off stands.

8) Hiram - Very nice but small, stands on one side only, I believe the Cleveland Browns summer camp was at this school at one time.

9) Oberlin - I was in the home locker room during a visit a few years ago and don't think it looked much different then when John Heisman was coaching there. Attended a game and they had an announcer who sounded like Barry White and used only last names for players most of the time which sounded pretty cool.

Denison and Kenyon may have not have lead the NCAC last football season, but here is something both schools can be proud of!

http://www.footballfoundation.org/news.php?id=2194

I'm not the kind of guy to post the name on a public board private kind of things but if one of you regular posters here messaged me in private I'll share the name.

I understand the Big Red of Denison have completed the on campus interviews of the 4 finalists for the head coaching position, including at least one coach who would be pretty well known to you Wabash guys.......... I'm now waiting for a puff of white smoke from Granville over the next week or so.

As I understand it the most if not all the assistants coaches are under contract and have been asked to stay on for next year as strange as that may seem. The question at Denison over the last few years has not been finding players interested in the the big red its been getting them accepted into the school!

Word is that Denison just ended taking applications and it may be mid March before a coach is named, the rest of the staff is still in place at least until a new coach is announced.

Denison searching for a new head football coach.........


http://www.denison.edu/athletics/mens/football/0910/fb_search09.html

I was at the Denison vs. Wooster game on Saturday which was my first trip to Wooster and here are a few of my thoughts........

The Good - Great and I mean great college band! Some really cool traditions with the badpipes and the team coming down the hill in the pregame. Nice well kept up stands and new field turf.

The Bad - No visitor stands, I always think the lack of stands for the away team is like inviting somebody over to your house and not having a chair for them to sit in. Rain and I mean rain made for a long game with the delay but do not think it was any factor in the outcome.

The ugly - Wooster up 19 - 7 in the final minute throwing the ball 3 times to tack on a meaningless TD instead of taking a knee which IMO might have been the classy move.


As to compare Wabash to Wooster (and I have now seen both) at this point of the season Wabash is much much better with far more weapons on offense, a bigger talented line on both sides of the ball, a stud for a QB and stronger D. The Scots will have their work cut out for them!

I have no problem with Wabash in the league as an all male school, as noted Wabash was invited into the league and has been a good member. I do though wonder if as the only Indiana school, if Earlham is leaving, how good a fit the school will continue to be in the future. Having said that I do not think the NCAC should or even could ask Wabash to leave. To balance the league Depauw would be a good fit, but if the league picks up a Pa. school you might want to get a map out and look at the future with one school being a bit away fromeverybody else, it might not be best for everyone involved. Just my thoughts though, and I do think the league will move to seek out a new member.

I've seen a lot of good points made on the subject of who could replace Earlham (if they are leaving) and I know this is a football forum (my favorite sport) but to listen to many of the posts one would assume Wabash and the schools that start with a W dominate the league! As many of you know these schools have had and I think will continue to be forces in football, but a league such as the NCAC is more than just one sport, lets look at the NCAC all sport trophy as the true reading of school strength and low and behold I came accross this........




The final 2008-09 All-Sports standings are as follows: 1. Denison (159.5); 1. Ohio Wesleyan; 3. Wittenberg (147.0); 4. Allegheny (141.0); 5. Wooster (139.5); 6. Kenyon (137.5); 7. Oberlin (108.5); 8. Wabash (66.0); 9. Hiram (57.5); 10. Earlham (51.0).

The NCAC All-Sports Championship is awarded annually to the school that performs best across the NCAC's 22 sponsored sports. Ten points are awarded for a first-place finish, nine for a second, eight for a third, and so on.  Men's and women's performances are combined, exemplifying the North Coast's commitment to equity and balance among programs. Denison leads all NCAC institutions with 11 All-Sports Awards.  Ohio Wesleyan is second with nine trophy's followed by Wooster (five) and Wittenberg (one).


I can't help but notice if you double  the Wabash point total to account for the all male school status that would still put Wabash 7th in the most recent all sports race.

Hey, I'm new around here and just trying to show a different point of view, as for who to add to the league maybe an  Indiana school is not such a bad idea.