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[wab64]

General question ... is Raeburn (or Reaburn ... however 64 wants me to spell it) a good recruiter?  Does he work well with Admissions?  This was one of Creighton's secret weapons ... working well with Admissions and fitting the football desires within the world of Admissions as they run admissions. 

After an initial flurry of vibrations/news stuff upon the hiring, it seems to have gone silent.  Is this just style and too early ... or should I take up fall golf?

     Just remember, wabco, that Andrew Jackson said he had absolutely no respect for a man that knew only one way to spell a word (or a name)
                                                                               wab64

No criticism or panic button here here ... just a little "worry creep" given the lateness of the hire and the need to get the horses going with Frosh recruitment.  I believe the upperclass cupboard is full for next year's run at conference championship and playoff run (assuming no terrible invasion of the injury monster) ... but future?

[DadofBashWarrior..]

General question ... is Raeburn (or Reaburn ... however 64 wants me to spell it) a good recruiter?  Does he work well with Admissions?  This was one of Creighton's secret weapons ... working well with Admissions and fitting the football desires within the world of Admissions as they run admissions. 

After an initial flurry of vibrations/news stuff upon the hiring, it seems to have gone silent.  Is this just style and too early ... or should I take up fall golf?

No criticism or panic button here here ... just a little "worry creep" given the lateness of the hire and the need to get the horses going with Frosh recruitment.  I believe the upperclass cupboard is full for next year's run at conference championship and playoff run (assuming no terrible invasion of the injury monster) ... but future?

If I have the facts correct.... he got the job offer on a Friday and was at Wabash to get started 3 days later on Monday. That is impressive I believe and I look forward to what is next.

[wab64]

General question ... is Raeburn (or Reaburn ... however 64 wants me to spell it) a good recruiter?  Does he work well with Admissions?  This was one of Creighton's secret weapons ... working well with Admissions and fitting the football desires within the world of Admissions as they run admissions. 

After an initial flurry of vibrations/news stuff upon the hiring, it seems to have gone silent.  Is this just style and too early ... or should I take up fall golf?

No criticism or panic button here here ... just a little "worry creep" given the lateness of the hire and the need to get the horses going with Frosh recruitment.  I believe the upperclass cupboard is full for next year's run at conference championship and playoff run (assuming no terrible invasion of the injury monster) ... but future?

      I thought I saw a reference that Coach Raeburn was going to give a series of seminars on the potential of his defense at some coaching clinic on 8 Feb, et seq. This may explain the absence of meaningful comments on how he is evaluating the returning players, recruiting, facilities and the program. I did like his comment that he thought the all-male environment would be a cachet to attract recruits, not a detriment, as everyone on the d3 boards seems to assume. There are plenty of things for a potential recruit to consider about the academic and athletic opportunities at Wabash, other than whether he could possibly play football without the opportunity to leer at co-eds in the back row of the classroom. Besides, if we had a full panoply of womens' sports, Brent would be unable to produce anything.

[BashBacker#16]

The link - http://www.afmuniversity.com/speakers.php?clinic_id=St.%20Paul%2008

AFM University Speakers
St. Paul 08
February 8, 2008 - February 9, 2008
Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront
11 E. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55101
·Sessions | ·Speakers | Schedule 

Erik Raeburn
Head Coach
Wabash College

Erik Raeburn was just named the head coach of Wabash College in Crawfordsville, IN. Raeburn had been head coach at Coe College for the past eight seasons. In 2002, he led Coe to a 10-2 record, their inaugural Iowa Conference title and first trip to the playoffs in nearly a decade. Raeburn previously served as an assistant for seven seasons at Mount Union College including four years as offensive coordinator. As a player and then assistant coach for the Purple Raiders, Raeburn's teams posted a 127-9-2 record including four Division III National Championships.

[wab64]

    #16----You got it! I knew it was somewhwere and participating on this board hasn't caused my memory to atrophy.   YET!

[wally_wabash]

I see that Coach Raeburn gave a session on improving turnover margin...great news.  Wabash finished -6 on turnover ratio last year and had just 18 takeaways (compare this to 43 takeaways and a +20 margin during the 2002 quarterfinal run).  I'd love to see the Hard Hats get back to some serious ball hawking. 

[smedindy]

Wow, Bash only forced 9 fumbles last season. That's rather low.

[bashbrother]

Actually the number is technically 10....... I dropped a beer after the third 1st qtr. interception at Whitewater....which may not count in the official stats, but counts in my unofficial season tally. 

[wally_wabash]

Actually the number is technically 10....... I dropped a beer after the third 1st qtr. interception at Whitewater....which may not count in the official stats, but counts in my unofficial season tally. 

I thought you dropped that beer because you couldn't feel your hands.   

[WallyFS4]

I see that Coach Raeburn gave a session on improving turnover margin...great news.  Wabash finished -6 on turnover ratio last year and had just 18 takeaways (compare this to 43 takeaways and a +20 margin during the 2002 quarterfinal run).  I'd love to see the Hard Hats get back to some serious ball hawking.  

2002 was a special group.  Not sure they all were great players, but they always seemed to know what their competitors were going to do, before they did it.  2 games come to mind.  I was told before the Gheny game some was going to get knocked out.  I asked how do you know this.  I was told, the film told him so.  Not sure a knock out came, but I think the tight end got a wake up call.  Then the WOO game.  I was told Sutton was not going to be a issue.  I'm not sure I have ever seen a more swarming D than what was played that day.  I think every player on that D knew what they other was going to do, before they did it.  I would love to see another D like that one.  I'm sure we will see another, and I hope it it is sooner than later.   As always.

WABASH ALWAYS FIGHTS!

[wally_wabash]

The hit that #4 laid on that Gheny TE is still one of the baddest hits I've seen at a Wabash game.  Maybe not quite the Adi one-man goal line stand in the Bell game this past fall, but it was bad news.  That hit was delivered with bad intentions. 

They did have Sutton bottled up pretty good.  Unfortunately, as I recall, Sutton only got about 10 carries before he left the game with some kind of knee injury...but the way that game was going, I'm not sure he was going to be a serious factor. 

My take on why the turnover numbers have come way down is that I think the scheme had progressively gotten less aggressive.  Wabash offenses have been very good over this period and I believe that it's easy for a coaching staff to decide that the best course of action is to play a "safer" brand of defense as the only way a lot of teams were going to beat Wabash was by hitting homeruns.  So the idea is play it safe, don't give up the big play, and sooner or later the other offense will more or less bog down and be forced to punt.  I'd like to see the Wabash D get back to attacking more. 

[scotty]

The hit that #4 laid on that Gheny TE is still one of the baddest hits I've seen at a Wabash game.  Maybe not quite the Adi one-man goal line stand in the Bell game this past fall, but it was bad news.  That hit was delivered with bad intentions. 

They did have Sutton bottled up pretty good.  Unfortunately, as I recall, Sutton only got about 10 carries before he left the game with some kind of knee injury...but the way that game was going, I'm not sure he was going to be a serious factor. 

My take on why the turnover numbers have come way down is that I think the scheme had progressively gotten less aggressive.  Wabash offenses have been very good over this period and I believe that it's easy for a coaching staff to decide that the best course of action is to play a "safer" brand of defense as the only way a lot of teams were going to beat Wabash was by hitting homeruns.  So the idea is play it safe, don't give up the big play, and sooner or later the other offense will more or less bog down and be forced to punt.  I'd like to see the Wabash D get back to attacking more. 

Question...do you date? Just curious.

[wally_wabash]

The hit that #4 laid on that Gheny TE is still one of the baddest hits I've seen at a Wabash game.  Maybe not quite the Adi one-man goal line stand in the Bell game this past fall, but it was bad news.  That hit was delivered with bad intentions. 

They did have Sutton bottled up pretty good.  Unfortunately, as I recall, Sutton only got about 10 carries before he left the game with some kind of knee injury...but the way that game was going, I'm not sure he was going to be a serious factor. 

My take on why the turnover numbers have come way down is that I think the scheme had progressively gotten less aggressive.  Wabash offenses have been very good over this period and I believe that it's easy for a coaching staff to decide that the best course of action is to play a "safer" brand of defense as the only way a lot of teams were going to beat Wabash was by hitting homeruns.  So the idea is play it safe, don't give up the big play, and sooner or later the other offense will more or less bog down and be forced to punt.  I'd like to see the Wabash D get back to attacking more. 

Question...do you date? Just curious.

Not during football season.   

[Li'l Giant]

Any future Mrs. wally_wabash will have to love D3 football just as much. *cough*ScotLass*cough*.   

[BashBacker#16]

2002 Bash Little Giant Ball Hawks:

DL:  Josh Stanton 37, Matt Mercer 94? , Blair Hammer 54, Temarco White 43

LBs:  Aaron Selby 38, Nick Fanelli 48, Nate Boulais 41, Josh Foster 20

DBs:  Artie Montes, Stu Johnson 4, Dustin Deno 6

That is pretty sick actually.  Is that right?  Powell saw a lot of PT on the D front, Springer was in there, the tall frosh DB that transferred (Chief), etc.  Also add DB coach - Brian Ward