FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[BOYA87]

CENTURY MARK!  MY 100th POST!!

Thats awesome Alma and Kalamazoo will get to relive the high school glory days under the Friday Night Lights!  I love that Trine gets to play at least one night game every year against Manchester for the season opener.  Its a totally different atmosphere.

d3db- Your right, I had never seen anything like that either but it looked very bad and the player I talked to said it was not a good surface to play on.  Perhaps it was just a shoty job done by the construction crew who installed it.  Non the less, I am sure Alma's turf will be a great upgrade from their 1st gen field turf previously had. 

[Raider 68]

CENTURY MARK!  MY 100th POST!!

Thats awesome Alma and Kalamazoo will get to relive the high school glory days under the Friday Night Lights!  I love that Trine gets to play at least one night game every year against Manchester for the season opener.  Its a totally different atmosphere.

d3db- Your right, I had never seen anything like that either but it looked very bad and the player I talked to said it was not a good surface to play on.  Perhaps it was just a shoty job done by the construction crew who installed it.  Non the less, I am sure Alma's turf will be a great upgrade from their 1st gen field turf previously had. 

BOYA67,

+k for you. Formerd3db is correct, one of the advantages of field turf is the base!

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Thought I would look and see who has pre-season rosters posted, and compiled this list.

Adrian:  http://www.adrianbulldogs.com/sports/m-footbl/2011-12/roster
Albion:  http://www.albion.edu/sports/mens-sports/football/roster
Alma:   Not posted
Calvin:   Same roster as last year 
Hope:  http://www.hope.edu/athletics/fb/fbrost.html
Kalamazoo:  Not posted
Olivet:  http://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/fball/2011-12/roster
Trine:  Not posted

[Flying Dutch Fan]

And here is a Holland Sentinel article on incoming players on the offense for Hope:

http://www.hollandsentinel.com/sports/x242967638/Zeeland-East-quarterback-to-play-at-Hope

[ThunderHead]

Hey guys, hope the summer has been treating you well, and we are one month away from kickoff.

I've been busy getting things set for my move west, but wanted to check in and chime in.

Regarding bands, most of the time, a booster pays for the band to travel, at least in the Big Ten. It's rarely covered by the music department or the football department budgets.

For instance a few years ago when OSU opened at Texas, a big OSU alum paid big money to fly and house the band on the trip.

In some instances the trip is planned and budgeted from extra funding raised by the band itself, ei MSU v OSU, the band directors are very good personal friends and regardless of location, the OSU band will be in EL and the MSU band will be in Columbus.

Regarding MIAA stuff, I have no idea.

Go Trine!!!

Hope everyones doing well.

[ThunderHead]

During a recent trip to Holland, I got to meet Kirk Cousins as he was throwing and training with another guy I'm also going to root for.

This is what's right with college football, if you haven't seen this, or listened to it, well - it's the embodiment of every guy I've ever coached at the D1, D2, and FCS level. (I'm sure the D3 level as well, I just haven't had the honor of saying I've coached that level)

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp15N9BbYgY&feature=feedu

[TUAngola]

Hey ThunderHead, contact Coach Land at Trine.  Maybe the staff could use your experience and expertise and in return you will get that "coaching at the D3 level" checked off your list.     

[Joe Wally]

During a recent trip to Holland, I got to meet Kirk Cousins as he was throwing and training with another guy I'm also going to root for.

This is what's right with college football, if you haven't seen this, or listened to it, well - it's the embodiment of every guy I've ever coached at the D1, D2, and FCS level. (I'm sure the D3 level as well, I just haven't had the honor of saying I've coached that level)

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp15N9BbYgY&feature=feedu

+k

[BOYA87]

wow great speach!  I'll definitely be rooting for that kid this year!  Not enough of the Kirk Cousins and Tim Tebows in sports today but I hope they acheive all the success in the world to show that great things can be accomplished the right ways!

[sflzman]

Alma:   Not posted

One of the examples where the coach doesn't allow it to be posted until the last possible moment

[TUAngola]

Alma:   Not posted

One of the examples where the coach doesn't allow it to be posted until the last possible moment

Trine doesn't post their roster until just before the season starts too.  I emailed the SID about this last year to no avail.  That is the frustrating part about the Trine athletics website.  It could be SO much better.  Just doesn't seem like things get updated promptly like news, articles, scores, etc.

[sac]

If you are going to root for anybody this fall, root for Albion's Julian Paksi......worth the read.

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20110801/SPORTS/108010312/College-football-St-Johns-graduate-Paksi-playing-for-his-life?odyssey=tab

[LetItRain]

Alma:   Not posted

One of the examples where the coach doesn't allow it to be posted until the last possible moment

Trine doesn't post their roster until just before the season starts too.  I emailed the SID about this last year to no avail.  That is the frustrating part about the Trine athletics website.  It could be SO much better.  Just doesn't seem like things get updated promptly like news, articles, scores, etc.

Trine has a new SID as of a few weeks ago.  I'm hoping the media will get better as a result.

[Raider 68]

Alma:   Not posted

One of the examples where the coach doesn't allow it to be posted until the last possible moment

Trine doesn't post their roster until just before the season starts too.  I emailed the SID about this last year to no avail.  That is the frustrating part about the Trine athletics website.  It could be SO much better.  Just doesn't seem like things get updated promptly like news, articles, scores, etc.

Trine has a new SID as of a few weeks ago.  I'm hoping the media will get better as a result.

LetItRain,

Glad your back! +k

[Raider 68]

When is the MIAA 2011 Pre-season projection announced or not?