FB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

[Gomer Pyle]

While there is a lull in the action, here is a bit of trivia.
    Who was on the MacMurray Football staff as a coach of the wide receivers in 1994 and who is currently the wide receivers coach at the
  university of Florida?   
     
     Billy Gonzales....that`s who. 
     Maddog, if your looking, you guessed wrong!

[mac_5_seven]

While there is a lull in the action, here is a bit of trivia.
    Who was on the MacMurray Football staff as a coach of the wide receivers in 1994 and who is currently the wide receivers coach at the
  university of Florida?  
    
     Billy Gonzales....that`s who. 
     Maddog, if your looking, you guessed wrong!

I remember when Big Mike Hensley scored him as a grad assistant, it was my sophomore year.  I didn't realize that Urban Meyer was his position coach at Colorado St.  No wonder he's followed him around where ever he's been...

[baseman201]

Mac_5-

Of course you can designate where you want YOUR money to go.  In a few years if I want to donate $5,000 to CUCs football team they aren't going to say no.  If you have the money you can tell them where you want it to go.

Just a few years ago someone danated a whole bunch of money to redo the lounges in one of the dorm buildings, and that's the only place they wanted the money to go to.

If I have the money, I have the power to designate where I want it to go.

Tomorrow, get excited Fartcus

[mac_5_seven]

Mac_5-

Of course you can designate where you want YOUR money to go.  In a few years if I want to donate $5,000 to CUCs football team they aren't going to say no.  If you have the money you can tell them where you want it to go.

Just a few years ago someone danated a whole bunch of money to redo the lounges in one of the dorm buildings, and that's the only place they wanted the money to go to.

If I have the money, I have the power to designate where I want it to go.

Tomorrow, get excited Fartcus

That's good for you guys, not the case at Mac...

[Mr. Ypsi]

Mac_5-

Of course you can designate where you want YOUR money to go.  In a few years if I want to donate $5,000 to CUCs football team they aren't going to say no.  If you have the money you can tell them where you want it to go.

Just a few years ago someone danated a whole bunch of money to redo the lounges in one of the dorm buildings, and that's the only place they wanted the money to go to.

If I have the money, I have the power to designate where I want it to go.

Tomorrow, get excited Fartcus

That's good for you guys, not the case at Mac...

While most schools will try for a reasonable accomodation to donors' wishes, few if any schools will totally cede their spending prerogatives.  They may well allow for 'categorical' choices, but really specific wishes will likely only be granted if they had planned on doing that anyway.  (And even then, money is fungible - YOUR donation may go to 'X', but a similar amount will be deducted from X's budget to be spent where the school saw fit.)

Of course, for all but a handful of REALLY wealthy and/or committed schools, all that goes out the window for a REALLY generous donor, but you'd better be talking at least 7 or 8 digits, not 4!

[7400West]

Hey boys and wanna be girls! i am back for football season. as i ease into some discussions just thought that you all should know that CUC is gitting a huge Cougar statue right by the field!!!!!!!! just a little tit bit of info for you all!!! rumor has it that it was a cool 5=7000 for the nice little animal! Lets see if this new attraction will bring even more success then last season for cuc! Oh, and Marcus and Cougswillwin, hope to be hearing and seeing a lot of you this season! hahaha

[7400West]

It still think a real cougar would be way better!!! like the LSU tiger, it could be the CUC cougar!

[old 40]

7400West;

Great Idea on the live cougar. That would be the best mascot in D3. Good Luck to everyone's team this year. Let's hope for no serious injuries in this the last season for the IBFC.

Who is everyone scrimmaging this year. I know Lakeland is scrimmaging Elmhurst at Elmhurst and Aurora is scrimmaging Loras at Loras. What about everyone else?

Again Good Luck to everyone's team this year. IMO it will be very interesting.

[baseman201]

Damn 7400, can't wait to see that thing on September 8th....FIRST HOME GAME!!!!

Can't wait to watch you guys this year.

[7400West]

Marcus,

YOU SAID: The D-coord for CUC last year was not a "top-notch" D-coord and that was his first stint at anything on defense.
  I really don't want to bash the guy because from what I noticed when I met him, he was an all-around good guy. However, when an offense puts up 41 points, it should be a W for that team.

The problem with your comments is the implication is that the players on CUC defense was good but it was the coach who held them back. CUC had one of the slowest defenses in the conference. The LBs were very bad. The coach may not have been good but for anyone with a little know about football (outside of CUC) will agree that the players on the field were not good. Tony Dungy wouldn't have one more than 1 game with those players.

The one thing that has always struck me in football chat rooms is everybody has a good team and it is always some thing or someone else that keeps them from winning. Not one person ever takes responsibility for their losses and say "we sucked and need to get better."

we say it all the time, but how much fun is that!

[7400West]

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CUC received all new weight lifting equipment for their weightroom and from what I hear, it is very nice stuff. Also, the supposed rumor is that they will be tearing down the Geisman Gym and rebuilding a whole new complex either by year 2010 or starting 2010, I cannot remember exactly. This money was donated by the grandparents of a past player at CUC or something along those lines.
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Ill believe it when I see it!! cuc likes to waste money and I would not be surprised that money goes elsewhere. not to bring up the whole discussion about where donors money goes, but if it is not being built now then that money is possibly being used elsewhere! that being said the new 7,000$$ cougar looks great!! ahahaha(the stand in 4,000) alone!!ahah

[7400West]

Pre-Season Div-3 Top 25 poll.
   Con, Wis, came in 43rd. They are listed in teams that also got votes.
    Con, Wis,  has been on a roll of late and it looks like this season will be
    no different.
   With their programs being in good shape, recruiting good athletes
    is made easier.
    Can`t wait for the crowd at Lakeland,AKA...The Baby Cheese Heads, to
    come alive when they find out they didn`t even get (1) vote.
    Lakeland is good for at least one ( and more for sure) "W"  and that`s
   when they beat the snot out of Mac.
       

funny cuz.... I read in another post CUC doing better the Lakeland! I am calling it right NOW CUC beats Lakeland by two touchdowns!!!

[7400West]

Here is A nice little convo that I would like to here some replies!

It seems to me that some schools just have football teams to get people to come to school there. It seems that the field or equipment is old and the budget is thin at some schools, I will dare to say that CUC was like this in the late 90's and maybe up untill last year when Coach Pries took over as head coach. Latly there seems to be alot of changes that could have and should have been made prior to 2006! I also realize that alot of this is due to the hard work a coach puts in to get things done, weather it be lobbying for a bigger budget or making the money he has work for him somehow. I know that the next couple of years at CUC will be better the the Last couple. The school has done an amazing job at taking a more Pro football stance. Pro athletics for that matter. I look at schools like MacMurry, Eureka, and other outside the conf. and ask, why do they have football programs, for the tuitions payments or for the student\athletes to gain? How do you all feel about this???

[old 40]

7400 West;

A bold prediction on the Lakeland score! It may be legit but it's on the road and late in the season. Lakeland has several key returnee's back , especially on defense. I beleive they are going to be pretty good at LB and shoulsd have most of their kinks worked out with the new system by that time of the season.  CUC 's defense better  be a whole lot better than I saw last year versus a Aurora team that most of the CUC  posters thought would be no game at all. The CUC defense will also have their hands full with the Greenville Offense this year. They are quick and have a very good QB.  I hope they challenge  all the top teams from a year ago. What's your thoughts  on RHIT and Chicago, 2 of the three non-conference games? They indeed could be a challenge. Good luck to your cougars this year but don't be disappointed if they are about the same as last year. IMO, they will play much better against everyone but their defense might be to big of an anchor to overcome.

[baseman201]

Agreed, CUCs defense really needs to step it up if they want to have a +.500 record.

None of this giving up 40+ pts/game stuff.

And glad to hear the Cougar looks good.