FB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[old 40]

Hickory;

Good points. If they go scholarship at least the tuition is not much. I wonder why the media loon does not call out the people of Wisconsin on this issue. Leave the Private colleges alone. They are all struggling without the large amount of tax dollars coming in. If the WIAC is having problems getting opponents then the loon should call for help in the right places. The Wisconsin Private schools are not the place to be calling, IMHO.

Enough on this subject from me.

Whose QB has looked good this year? I hear the CUW and Rockford QB have looked good but the other parts of the offenses have struggled. IMO they and the CUC and AU QB are good ones. This week will certainly test everyone in the NAC to the max except for WLC.

[old 40]

Pat;  You are right on that point. The WIAC has it all. If I was a high school athlete in Wisconsin I would enroll immediately. Play with the best in Wisconsin and agaist the best in Wisconsin. Great Facitities and big crowds (big time school game day feeling), Very inexpensive tuition and a good education, Great campus life with large campus enrollments for that big school feel. Tough for a Wisconsin High schooler to turn down, I would not. The WIAC is a great conference in all sports. This loon from the LaCrosse media is off base, IMHO.

[CU Alum]

I think that schools like UWW and UW Lacrosse and maybe Point -- should move up to D2 

Pat -- do you know off hand what the requirements are for d2 as far as attendance and scholarships, or anything else?

[Pat Coleman]

There are none. Max scholarships is 36. Minimum is 0.

[Pat Coleman]

There are none. Max scholarships is 36. Minimum is 0.

Sorry, but I should mention that in order to be in Division II, you must offer a certain amount of scholarship money to athletics as a whole. It just doesn't have to be for football.

[CU Alum]

thanks for the input

[baseman201]

Old 40, unfortunately you are right on with your picks, rough day it will be.

IWU at AU- IWU wins easy after an early struggle by AU. To much CCIW. 31-14
Rockford at Alma- Alma fires up the Scott Gun and wins big, 42-7
Carthage at Lakeland- To much CCIW. The Redmen continue to air it out. Lakeland does score. 56-14.
Olivet at CUC- Olivet is looking for their first win. To much for the Cougars. 48-7
Wheaton at CUW- Wheaton is coming off a big win. Close for a while. To much CCIW. 42-7
M.Baptist at Macalaster- Minnesota will not be kind to the NAC team. 48-0
St. Scholastca at WLC- The saints play their first game ever. WLC wins 28-13.
NCC at Benedictine- NCC is loaded.38-0. To much CCIW.

I just copied and pasted your picks,  , I hope you don't mind.

Actually, I could see IWU and Wheaton winning by a bigger margin as well as Olivet (sorry CUC,  ).  I think these games will be over by halftime.  I want to see NAC succeed to as much as the next guy, but this is a tough overall schedule on Saturday.

Good luck though to everyone.

[hickory_cornhusker]

There are none. Max scholarships is 36. Minimum is 0.

Sorry, but I should mention that in order to be in Division II, you must offer a certain amount of scholarship money to athletics as a whole. It just doesn't have to be for football.

Pat, are the scholarships the same as Division 1 where you could only have 36 players on scholarship or could you split up the scholarship money and have 72 players each with a half scholarship?

[Pat Coleman]

You can split scholarships at D-II and my understanding, though I am not an expert, is it's fairly common.

[AndOne]

Indeed! I know a young man who was offered a 3/4ths scholarship at Winona St, MN in 2006-07.

[WLCALUM83]

Concordia-WI gets some attention here:

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=796606

A Lakeland LB gets some props here:

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=796572

    (Scroll down a ways on the 2nd link, it's toward the bottom).

[ausid]

Illinois Wesleyan @ Aurora is available with live stats

http://www.aurora.edu/football/xlive.htm

[WLCALUM83]

Concordia-WI at Wheaton-IL just underway:

[WLCALUM83]

Wheaton 3, Concordia-WI 0   still early in 1st.

[WLCALUM83]

Wheaton 10, Concordia-WI 0   End of 1st Qrtr.