Not a D3 guru by any stretch. What are the chances Calvin will host the first weekend?

Everyone who had Calvin going 4-0 in the stretch of at Hope, Alma at home, at Trine, and Hope at home, raise your hand.

Quote from: Flying Dutch Fan on November 07, 2024, 09:25:50 AMGetting anxious for the FIRST FB rivalry game on Saturday.  Nice front page article by Brian Lester: https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2024/rivals-stand-between-hope-playoff-spot

Not sure what you are anxious about.  Hope will win something like 63-3.

Calvin loses its first MIAA game on the road in Kzoo in a heartbreaker 33-31.  Kalamazoo scored a TD with 23 seconds left to win.  Calvin outgained Kalamazoo by almost 200 yards but committed 19 penalties for 179 yards.    

Final score - Calvin 50, Oberlin 6. Still undefeated since 1876! 

And Calvin's first points in school history are scored by the defense! Calvin leads 2-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Calvin's roster has been released and they have an incoming freshman named Xtreme Hauk.  Might be one of my favorite athlete names ever.  Hopefully they are also able to recruit his younger brother Incredible.

Congratulations to Trine!! Nice to have in essence 6 home games on the way to a national title, but it was certainly well deserved. Beating the #1 and #3 teams in the country is no small feat.

Quote from: TUAngola on March 09, 2024, 10:11:24 PMOH MY GOODNESS!!  I am still in shock. 

Will post tommorrow as I need to comprehend what I just witnessed.  Jubilation for the Thunder, heartbreak for the Pioneers.

That was UNBELIEVEABLE!! And now to be in the Final Four only 45 minutes from campus is quite a luxury.  Best of luck next weekend!

Jalen Overway held without a FG and scores only 3 points total. Calvin loses the turnover battle 16-3 and the game 69-62.

Great season, Knights!!

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Quote from: Grutte Dirk on February 26, 2024, 09:26:19 AMA big Calvin fan told me Trine and Hope were final four quality teams-you you'd think the MIAA would get three in.

They will. But I think a more accurate statement is that all three have shown at times this year that they're capable of playing with/beating anyone. They're also all very capable of getting bounced on a cold shooting night. I wouldn't be surprised to see any of the three make the final four. I also wouldn't be surprised to see them not survive the first weekend.

It pains me to say it, but I don't think Calvin shoots consistently well enough from 3 or the free throw line to make a deep run.  Guard play is typically paramount in tournament games, and I don't think Calvin matches up as well at this position as some other teams.

Does the MIAA get 3 teams in?

Heartbreak again losing to Chicago.     Thank you seniors!

Schau gets pulled down on a mini-break with 9 seconds left outside the box.  Red card for Chicago defender.  Resulting free kick goes high and we are headed to PKs.

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Akintade with a goal to tie it in the 57th minute for Calvin.

Looking back at the goal on the stream, I'm pretty confident that was Jacob Ryu who got the last touch from Foster Garrett's assist.

Yep.  Box score gave the goal first to Akintade, now to Garrett, but neither of those are correct.