FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Pat Coleman]

Today, it seems.

[formerd3db]

I believe Pat is right.  In many years, they have usually met on the Thursday after the last regular season weekend, although I think they have moved that up to the Monday after the past couple of years or at least last year for one time.  Of course, it was disrupted this year due postponed Hope/Alma game; a delay to allow for everyone to have a "fair" and equal chance (as much as possible) for the accalodes.

[Uncle Rico]

All MIAA Honors....

http://www.miaa.org/fb/index.html

[usee]

MIAA all conference picks are out

Offensive Most Valuable Player
Troy Niblock, Adrian
(senior from White Pigeon/White Pigeon HS)


Defensive Most Valuable Player
Courtney Pearson, Trine (senior from Fort Wayne, Ind./South Side HS)

Pete Schmidt Memorial Award
Buddy Scarborough, Alma (senior from Romeo/Romeo HS)


First Team All-MIAA Offense
QB -Eric Watt, Trine* (sophomore from Kentland, Ind./South Newton HS)
RB-Troy Niblock, Adrian** (senior from White Pigeon/White Pigeon HS)
RB-Pat Clasgens, Olivet** (junior from Livonia/Stevenson HS)
RB-Mikael Glidden, Trine* (senior from Indianapolis, Ind./Monrovia HS)
WR –Andrew Schaar, Alma* (sophomore from DeWitt/DeWitt HS)
WR-Jimmy Semelsberger, Kalamazoo* (junior from Bloomfield Hills/Lahser HS)
WR - Lemar Qualls, Trine* (freshman from Indianapolis, Ind./Arlington HS)
OL-John Ahearn, Adrian* (senior from Tecumseh/Tecumseh HS)
OL-James Vinston, Adrian* (senior from Ypsilanti/Ypsilanti HS)
OL-Cameron Reichow, Albion* (junior from Albion/Albion HS)
OL-Erik Ladomersky, Hope*** (senior from Grandville/Grandville HS)
OL-James Greenlee, Trine* (junior from Columbus, Ind./North HS)
TE-Troy Hirschy, Trine* (senior from Monroe, Ind./Adams Central HS)

First Team All-MIAA Defense
DL-Gino Panza, Adrian* (junior from Monroe/Jefferson HS)
DL-Austin Rodgers, Albion* (sophomore from Dexter/Chelsea HS)
DL-Erik Walker, Trine* (junior from Grand Rapids/Ottawa Hills HS)
DL-Justin Judd, Adrian* (sophomore from Grosse Ile/Grosse Ile HS)
LB-Courtney Pearson, Trine** (senior from Fort Wayne, Ind./South Side HS)
LB-Hakeem Yakubu, Olivet** (junior from Kalamazoo/Central HS)
LB-Harry Bailey, Adrian* (senior from Hudson/Hudson HS)
LB-Joe Curtis, Trine* (senior from Walkerton, Ind./John Glenn HS)
DB-Christon Calley, Adrian* (senior from Grosse Pointe Woods/Warren Lincoln HS)
DB-Steve Charon, Kzoo* (senior from Ionia/Ionia HS)
DB-Michael Terranova, Olivet** (senior from Lansing/Catholic Central HS)
DB-Corrie Latta, Trine** (senior from Battle Creek/Delton-Kellogg HS)

First Team All-MIAA Specialists
P-Ryan Patten, Olivet**(junior from Charlotte/Charlotte HS)
K-Jeremy Howard, Trine* (sophomore from Elkhart, Ind./Concord HS)
Return Specialist-Jared Edwards, Adrian* (freshman from Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook HS)
* - Number of years All-MIAA First Team

Second Team All-MIAA Offense
QB-Mackenzie McGrady, Alma (junior from Portland/Portland HS)
RB-Brandon Cooley, Adrian (senior from Adrian/Adrian HS)
RB-Aaron Dolkowski, Albion (freshman from Dearborn Heights/Dearborn Divine Child HS)
RB-Tyler Periard, Alma (junior from Birch Run/Birch Run HS)
WR-Kyle Dietrich, Hope (sophomore from Gobles/Gobles HS)
WR-Joey Beehler, Adrian (junior from Wakarusa, Ind./Penn HS)
WR-Sam Hartman, Trine (senior from Fort Wayne, Ind./Bishop Dwenger HS)
WR-Aaron Baker, Albion (senior from Constantine/Constantine HS)
TE-David DeBoer, Hope (junior from Grosse Pointe/South HS)
OL-Jared Andrzejewski, Kalamazoo (junior from Saint Johns/Saint Johns HS)
OL-Bryce Sims, Trine (sophomore from Columbia City, Ind./Columbia City HS)
OL-Kelly Durr, Alma (senior from Bad Axe/Bad Axe HS)
OL-Mike Fowler, Trine (senior from Saint Johns, Ind./Lake Central HS)

Second Team All-MIAA Defense
DB-Travis Martin, Alma (senior from Fennville/Fennville HS)
DB-Alex Hill, Olivet (senior from Berrien Springs/Berrien Springs HS)
DB-Ryan Rickaby, Trine (freshman from Adrian/Adrian HS)
DB-Aaron Selking, Trine (sophomore from Decatur, Ind./Adams Central HS)
DL-John Kinville, Adrian (junior from Northville/Detroit Catholic Central HS)
DL-Jeremy Green, Albion (sophomore from Chattanooga, Tenn./The McCallie School)
DL-Buddy Scarborough, Alma (senior from Romeo/Romeo HS)
DL-Chris Eichman, Trine (sophomore from Yoder, Ind./Carroll HS)
LB-Derek Jackson, Albion (sophomore from Allegan/Gobles HS)
LB-Zach Comer, Alma (senior from Alma/Alma HS)
LB-Bobby Watson, Adrian (senior from South Lyon/South Lyon HS)
LB-Chris Batterbee, Hope (junior from Gladwin/Gladwin HS)

Second Team All-MIAA Specialists
P-Nathan Fitzsimmons, Trine (senior from Warsaw, Ind./Warsaw HS)
K-Justin Warner, Adrian (junior from Paw Paw/Paw Paw HS)
Return specialist-Kyle Dietrich, Hope (sophomore from Gobles/Gobles HS)

[Flea]

Just because all MIAA football teams are now done for the 2008 season, let's not all disappear from this board you guys.

Anyone know of any two-sport athletes (one being football)?

[cardinals1226]

Just because all MIAA football teams are now done for the 2008 season, let's not all disappear from this board you guys.

Anyone know of any two-sport athletes (one being football)?

For Tri-State, the only one I know of is Jeremy Howard. He plays baseball as well.

[D306]

Here is a few of the Albion Football players whom also play another sport.

Charles Green LB Track and Field
Jeremy Green LB Track and Field
Austin Rodgers DL Track and Field
Nicholas Salley DL Track and Field

Interesting they are all DL or LB on Football

Brad Polnasek Baseball  WR / Pitcher

Looks like there will be some cold, wet games this weekend.
The weather can really change the picture of a game in favor of the strong running teams, that is why going strictly on records is not always the best way to predict a winner.

Wow was last weekend ugly for Football around this state.
The Lions 0-2 this week both Mercy rule games
MSU, Uof M, CMU, and MIAA representative Trine all lost last weekend in big games for each team.

[formerd3db]

RE:  MIAA football players that participate in two sports:

Two that come to mind (without checking the full rosters right now) are:

Nick Glass of Olivet- football (DB) and wrestling

Jon Rodriquez of Hope - football (RB) and track

[OC_SID]

Sean Misko (starting FB) and wrestling. Sean will be in the starting lineup very soon for wrestling.

[sac]

Found this on the Hope website this morning...........

Football Alumni Guide Teams to State Titles
Hope football alumni have coached Michigan high school football teams to unprecedented success this year. Three Hope alumni are the head coach of teams that captured Michigan state high school championships this past Thanksgiving weekend and another 11 alumni are members on coaching staffs of state championship teams. These 14 Hope alumni were on the staffs of six state championship teams.

Peter Stuursma '93 is head coach at East Grand Rapids High School. His team won a third straight Division 3 state championship.
Pat Collins '97 guided Montague High School to the Division 6 state championship in his fifth season as head coach.
Greg Vaughan '99 led Traverse City St. Francis High School to the Division 7 state championship in his first season as head coach.

Alumni on the staffs of state championship teams include: Joe Schwander '07 and Randy VanderVeen '75, Division 1 Rockford HS; Joe Cossey '89, Division 2 Muskegon HS; Matt Putnam '99 and Bill Kowal '95, Division 3 East Grand Rapids HS; Josh Rumpsa '04, Josh DeHaan '06, and Matt Workman '03, Division 4 Holland Christian HS; Cary Harger '94 and Jim Smith '96, Division 5 Muskegon Oak Ridge HS; and Jay Mulder, Division 6 Montague HS.

[formerd3db]

sac:
Thanks for that great piece of research info.  Quite impressive for sure.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Wow was last weekend ugly for Football around this state.
The Lions 0-2 this week both Mercy rule games
MSU, Uof M, CMU, and MIAA representative Trine all lost last weekend in big games for each team.

Depends on which part of the state you root for!

Andy Schmitt broke the all-time NCAA record with 58 completions, while Tyler Jones tied the all-time NCAA record with 23 receptions - and already-fired HC Jeff Genyk got 25% of his wins against CMU, finishing at 16-42 over five years.  If EMU/CMU were UM/OSU, Butch Jones would be John Cooper!

[D306]

Ypsi

Your comment is true though based on the context and time that I wrote my comments I was referring to CMU losing to Ball State after winning several in a row to have a very solid record.
The loss to EMU just was another kick in the butt, and after my comments were posted.

I would like to see EMU return to some soild football, in my opinion they will need some help to get there. Alot of the MAC is on a growth spurt.

[formerd3db]

Ypsi

Your comment is true though based on the context and time that I wrote my comments I was referring to CMU losing to Ball State after winning several in a row to have a very solid record.
The loss to EMU just was another kick in the butt, and after my comments were posted.

I would like to see EMU return to some soild football, in my opinion they will need some help to get there. Alot of the MAC is on a growth spurt.

Wow was last weekend ugly for Football around this state.
The Lions 0-2 this week both Mercy rule games
MSU, Uof M, CMU, and MIAA representative Trine all lost last weekend in big games for each team.

Depends on which part of the state you root for!

Andy Schmitt broke the all-time NCAA record with 58 completions, while Tyler Jones tied the all-time NCAA record with 23 receptions - and already-fired HC Jeff Genyk got 25% of his wins against CMU, finishing at 16-42 over five years.  If EMU/CMU were UM/OSU, Butch Jones would be John Cooper!

Since we're talking about MAC football right now (and not DIII/MIAA, which is certainly okay ), I will jump in here with a few comments on this EMU/CMU aspect.  Ypsi and I have had quite a few discussions regarding EMU's program, so I won't reiterate those here.  Like you D306, I also would like to see EMU's program return to some solid football and I really believe they can do it (just like many of the other "similar" programs I always use as examples concerning the same task regardless of level i.e. Northwestern, Olivet (MI), and others; heck, even Buffalo and Temple are improving, and look at Wake).  A tough goal, however, not impossible with the right people and it appears EMU's president and AD have a "new" commitment to that end - at least it appears that way from their recent comments upon Genyk's dismissal.

One aspect I will add, however, is that even though I had some friends play at Central Michigan and it is good to see that program do well, I still have a "craw" in for them when they were the "ringleaders" in attempting to get EMU thrown out of the MAC back in the 1980's.  That was dispicable and no reason for it.  While those responsible are essentially gone from the school (having retired, left or whatever), still that reputation lingers.  As such, I was glad to see back then when EMU kicked CMU's tail all the way and won the MAC and California Bowl back in '88 I believe.  While they have fallen a long way from that, again, I think with the now parity in college football at all levels, EMU can make a respectable showing.  Northwestern did it and is doing it and some people have been trying to kick them out of the Big Ten for decades.  I, for one, am glad they've stayed and kicked some others tails a times in the process, although don't tell that to U of Mich fans (of which I'm one also since my dad was an alum and my nephew attends there, aside from being a Northwestern fan as well  )   Anyway, we'll see what happens with EMU.

Not much to report on the MIAA right now, unless you are a basketball fan!   But we'll have to get some Stagg Bowl discussion going on the board here.  We can't just "fade away" now friends.

[Mr. Ypsi]

While probably possible to at least occasionally be good, EMU has some huge obstacles.  Probably number one on the list is sitting 7 miles from the Big House - they are totally overshadowed even in their own home town.  And it may take a miracle fo them to even retain d1A status, due to the attendance requirement.  They dodged the bullet the first time from a massive PR campaign (and the purchase of thousands of tickets by business sponsors - something they cannot count on too often).  The second time they dodged the bullet through outright fraud: attendance numbers were proven to have been inflated by 50-300%.  I'm not sure how they can survive a third time.  Against Central (Central!) they eliminated ticket prices (i.e., FREE admission to all) and had attendance of 5500, about half of whom were cheering for CMU.