Quote from: Mavchamp on July 09, 2026, 08:37:45 PM

Quote from: MCScots2013 on July 09, 2026, 07:50:27 PMI think the issue at hand is the total number for the SCAC when accounting for non-football schools. Unless they want to be the D3 SEC with 16 schools, the total number is  getting big. Someone needs to try to make that SCAC move asap because they shut that door. I think the ODAC has 14 schools (not checking their website), so I guess there is Region 3 precedence.

But, yeah...if ex-D3's came back it could help a lot.

Call me a pessimist....but I think the ASC on life support again when this 10 year "deal" is done.

All six members should be thinking long-term if they are wise.

The good news:  Necessity may force them together long term....even if they don't like it.

There's always a chance that the SCAC will have no interest in taking McMurry and Schreiner back in 10 years.  If that's the case...both could be stuck with the ASC unless they look else where.

Trinity may not want the ASC..... and the ASC may not want Trinity.  But.... they may have to live with each other.

HSU and UMHB may not want to move to D2...but if they ASC falls apart.... will they have any options?

And HPU and ETBU have got to decide if they remain faithful to the Baptist Four or if they decide to go every many for themselves and start looking at SCAC, D2 or NAIA.

And like mentioned....Sul Ross coming back could be huge....even if it's a long shot.

Recruiting the Sooner Conference

But it could be interesting..... all the talk of life support in 10 years (and it's still very real).... but the ASC could end up being an alliance of the unwanted and unwilling if the SCAC say thanks but no thanks to everyone.

Trinity
UMHB
HSU
ETBU
HPU
McMurry
Schreiner


A conference that hardly anyone would be happy about being in....but survives due to necessity. 

The above conference would immediately become one of the best football conferences in the country at the top...maybe only behind the WIAC.

As for ETBU, their elite softball, baseball, volleyball, etc. seem like a natural fit for a tough D3 conference and national relevance even if football isn't usually a top contender.

Quote from: TheChucker on April 22, 2026, 01:50:30 PM

Quote from: faunch on April 18, 2026, 08:59:39 AM

Quote from: DuffMan on April 17, 2026, 08:30:13 PMThat was tough to watch/listen to. 

Dude makes a lot of social media content and yes it can be difficult to listen to with his delivery.

If the speaker simply edited some pauses in between sentences (like real people communicate) instead of letting his software remove the pauses, it would be much more listenable. My brain don't process the run-on sentences well...

As for the content, the McMurray/Schreiner thing is old news. The DC school joining the SCAC for one game is relatively new. The SCAC (aka UMAC of the south) would rather game the rules than face UMHB and Hardin Simmons in conference play.

Quote from: faunch on April 18, 2026, 08:59:39 AM

Quote from: DuffMan on April 17, 2026, 08:30:13 PMThat was tough to watch/listen to. 

Dude makes a lot of social media content and yes it can be difficult to listen to with his delivery.

If the speaker simply edited some pauses in between sentences (like real people communicate) instead of letting his software remove the pauses, it would be much more listenable. My brain don't process the run-on sentences well...

Quote from: corn horn on April 13, 2026, 02:19:15 PMThis will break the heart of many posters here (sarcasm alert), especially those who think MIAC football streaming should parallel ESPN, but Larry Knutson, radio voice of the Cobbers (and Spuds) for nearly 5 decades has decided to retire. I, for one, will miss the down-home style of our own prairie home companion.

Hard to believe he called Cobber FB games for about 40 years and it only spanned 1.5 coaching tenures. I wonder if he has any stories of the big Cobber/Dragon rivalry games (now defunct). I don't know if his style was intentional, but it reminds me of the pre-1950s broadcaster style. I'll miss his coverage!

Looks like TX Wesleyan is off the board for any future ASC membership. Going D2.

https://x.com/ramsports/status/2026437467163808221?s=46

Quote from: Mavchamp on January 14, 2026, 04:48:14 PM

Quote from: Ralph Turner on January 13, 2026, 01:23:58 PMPerhaps, "participation in intercollegiate athletics" is not the enrollment driver that it is for so many of the private colleges in the SCAC and the ASC.

That's a fair point.

I would think a small rural college would use any tool to recruit a student body....academic, athletics, campus vibe and excitement, school spirit.

But when all of your teams are getting skull-dragged week after week, season after season it sure makes it hard to build any sort of school spirit or campus social vibe.

Maybe the financials make all that losing worth it....but seems like some competitiveness would solve a multitude of other issues.

JMHO.

FWIW, when I visited Alpine for softball, the games were well attended by students. Better than most. Maybe because the recreation options are limited, but school spirit wasn't an issue. Still, that doesn't mean it's a recruiting talking point.

My only exposure to River Falls was when I traveled over there to see them pound Mary Hardin Baylor a couple years ago. Blaha is the real deal and UWRF was loaded in the trenches. I'm assuming they're even better now. This will be a really tough game for SJU. Hopefully they keep the game close enough for some late Johnny Magic or it could be a long day.

Quote from: Ralph Turner on November 23, 2025, 02:12:14 PMI doubt that Centenary would jump. Centenary is competitive in most of the other sports, especially baseball.

Louisiana (College) Christian University is having too much success and with an easier travel budget in the Red River AC.

Sul Ross State won't come back.

IMHO, the only chance the ASC might have is for Wayland Baptist and Nelson, the former SWAGU, to switch. You would make HPU and Wayland travel partners and Nelson is nicely located in Waxahachie (southern DFW area for non-Texans, and phonetically Wahk'-sah-HATCH-ee).

Ah, Waxahachie. To me, it's the home of Meat Church BBQ Supply. A short trip up I35 is in my near future.

Lol. That last phantom PI call against SJU that iced it for Bethel could be one of the worst calls I've ever seen. I pulled the game up on the TV app just too see that... I have no dog in this fight, either.

Lol. The ugly Cobber vs Ole Troll trophy made it onto ESPN Gameday!

Quote from: Reverendbiker on September 07, 2025, 08:22:27 AM

Quote from: Pat Coleman on September 05, 2025, 03:23:19 PMHere's a little more about Destin Chance from when he was in D-III last year.
https://www.d3football.com/columns/features/2024/illinois-college-chance-to-grow

I don't know if it was because of the DLine pressure (4 sacks) or good coverage in the secondary, but Chance looked pretty ordinary last night. And Michaux actually finished with a better QBR.

Agreed. Chance seemed to look impressive at the start but was seeing ghosts by game end. The Cru got good pressure on him even only rushing 4 or less most of the time.

Quote from: corn horn on September 07, 2025, 12:37:40 PMCobbers looked downright pathetic on offense out of the gates last night. In the past four years, they have stumbled similarly, resulting in come from behind squeaker victories against Valley City State and losses to what should have been a beatable WI-Eau Claire team. Defense is way ahead of the offense. Red zone stalls and a momentum killing turnover in the first half did make the score appear tighter than the game play did, but the first half was truly about as ugly as it gets offensively. For some of the passes, the term incomplete doesn't even capture it...they were throws to nowhere.

Grateful for a second half recovery, where the Cobbers had dominating drives and controlled the game.

I think the Cobbers will show up at St. Olaf in two weeks with those opening nerves settled and return to Moorhead with the troll trophy still safely in Horan's office. Quarterback play still a big question based on last night, so it is really hard to say at this point whether or not this team will be in the mix for top of conference. I would guess at this point they are probably shooting for #3.

Yeah, the double tight-end formation with endless runs up the middle was a throw back to Christopherson with the exception of doing straight zone blocking every play...booooring. That won't work against the better MIAC teams so here's hoping the Cobs get the passing game working. That said, the RB #3 for the Cobs started to show some great patience in the zone running game and kept the ball rolling in the second half. Nice showing for him.

Quote from: Reverendbiker on August 31, 2025, 09:57:32 PM

Quote from: Etchglow on August 31, 2025, 09:17:26 AMJealous you were able to find a roster! I figure we won't get the official roster until Thursday or Friday. As of last Friday only ~183 schools had posted rosters though. Not just a umhb thing haha.

Edit to add: do we only have two captains named so far? Noticed only two at the scrimmages...

2025 Roster has dropped. Check it out:
https://cruathletics.com/sports/football/roster/2025

Wow. 127 freshman on that roster. How many stick around through November?
37 Sophomores
28 Juniors
18 Seniors
2 Graduates

Quote from: UMHB03 on May 20, 2025, 11:14:46 AMWhile I'd prefer more D3 opponents, this is a very intriguing schedule all things considered. I'm not crazy about going 9 straight games without a bye week, but there are some pretty interesting matchups.

That schedule should hopefully sell more tickets than usual.

Quote from: UMHB03 on May 19, 2025, 11:16:24 AMThat's my guess as well, though I could also see it being OUAZ. They always struggle to put together a full schedule just as we do.

Whoever it is, they need to get a move on. It's less than a week until Memorial Day and we still don't have a schedule.

Yeah, as bad as the Texas D3 football island can be, OUAZ has it much worse. Arizona is a desert when it comes to small 4-year schools. I think AZ Christian is the only other non-D1 AZ school with football.