Muskingum hires Matt Nardo away from Bluffton. He got his start at Muskingum and certainly knows the valley! I think this is a good hire.

I'm not trying to take anything away from Waddle and Staff they were great. I'm just pointing out what an outstanding hire MC made. Look at the places Kaufman has worked. After nearly 2 decades of chasing the highest level of football he's found a home at a program that is ready to take the next step. MC could have messed this up, but it looks like they hit a home run with this hire. I could see MC and BW starting a rivalry for #2 in the OAC.

If you're Harley Hopkins, how can you not wanna play for him! He is a D1 LB Coach, Hopkins will be back next fall. This is an absolute home run hire for MC. I'm not sure how you lose one of the most successful coaches in school history and somehow upgrade, but the Pioneers may have just done that.

Marietta Hires JCU Alumni to lead their Football Team. Tom Kaufman is the Next Head Coach at MC. This is a GREAT Hire by the Pioneers!

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Quote from: D3fanboy on November 26, 2024, 04:00:11 PMWith the OAC Awards out, which I'm sure Mount players feel slighted by, the "national media" basically calling Saturday's game a toss up and Mount being picked as the "biggest disappointment"...there is zero chance that the Raiders come out with no energy right?

I don't have multiple conference coach of the year awards, a 94% win % or in high demand as a coordinator, but I'm pretty sure that even I could get the boys going this week.  Bad Saturday to be a piece of gum

Nobody has been more down on this group day after day after day after day than you....and you're salty that somebody in the ATN column said this might not be Mount Union's year?  Pick a lane. 

I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.  But I was just saying that there is a lot of ammo for the "Mount against the World" messaging

I'm all good.  I picked Mount Union to win their region if you read the entire piece. 

The single most abundant source of Purple Raider bulletin board material in 2024 has been you.  There's not an aggregation of content from media or any other place that has dumped on 2024 Mount Union the way you have or to the degree you have here this fall.  It's not UMU vs. the World.  It's UMU vs. UMU. 

This is a very true statement! However, if the D3 national media agrees with the Mount Union fan base that this isn't a national championship team it's all bulletin board material inside the Raider's locker room.

I think it's a win for Etta if they can keep it to 21 or less. Mount will be ready for the Pioneers.

North Carolina Wesley was also on opponent on a 2 year deal.

I seem to remember Mount Union playing Marietta at night when Freshman BJ Mitchell score they final TD to win by like 84-7. BJ Mitchell was so good!

That was after the Marietta Football players were disrespectful to the Mount Basketball players/team in the OAC tournament the year before. Mount had a bone to pick with the Pioneers.

Marietta could just as easily be the 4th place team in the OAC. They've had a good year, but still need to play BW, JCU, and Mount. Their best win is probably Muskingum.

Quote from: RaidersRGr8 on October 14, 2024, 05:54:55 PMThey've played football since 1920 and have an all-time winning percentage of .399. I don't believe that dog will hunt.

According to the OAC website:

All Time OAC Win/Loss Records

#1 Mount Union .681
#2 Baldwin Wallace .664
#3 JCU .650
#4 Muskingum .561
#5 Ohio Northern .545
#6 Heidelberg .520
#7 Capital.487
#8 Otterbein .440
#9 Marietta .352
#10 Wilmington .200

Why is Wilmington not recruiting Florida? It seems like an easy way to start improving your overall athleticism.

Barry is a very good football team. Been in the playoffs for multiple years.

ONU took down Heidelberg in impressive fashion. Congrats to Coach Fries. Impressive win.

I think you need to add Muskingum to this group. They lost to BW, driving the field for the win before they Through a pick 6. Heidelberg faked a Punt and ran 49 yards before making a FG with no time left of the clock to win 20-17. Lost to Etta 21-20 with a failed 2 point play at the end of the game. Don't sleep on the Muskies, they are under rated!

#1 Mount
#2 Alma
#3 JCU
#4 Depauw
#5 Hope
#6 BW
#7 MSJ