FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Flying Dutch Fan]

sflzman,

Thanks for the info, not surprized to see Trine picked to win the MIAA, but which one of the "A" named schools will finish 2nd or give Trine a real test?

I'd suggest it would be A HOPEful team   

[sflzman]

Released at 10:00 am this morning.

Trine Picked To Repeat As MIAA Football Champs
Defending champion Trine has been picked to win the MIAA football championship for the fourth consecutive year in a preseason poll of the league's coaches.
The Thunder, who have won 20 consecutive MIAA contests dating back to 2007, received six of the seven first-place votes in the coaches poll released Monday. Coaches could not vote for their own team.

Albion, which received the other first-place vote, was picked to finish second, followed by Adrian, Hope, Alma, Kalamazoo and Olivet.

Poll Results (first-place votes in parenthesis): 1. Trine (6) 6 pts. 2. Albion (1) 12. 3. Adrian 15. 4. Hope 23. 5. Alma 25. 6. Kalamazoo 31. 7. Olivet 35.

Last fall, Trine finished with a perfect 6-0 record in MIAA play (11-1 overall) and defeated DePauw, Ind. 45-35 in a first-round game in the NCAA Division III football playoffs. The Thunder were defeated in the second round by eventual national champion Wisconsin-Whitewater, 45-31.

The MIAA will kick off its 114th season of intercollegiate football action Thursday, Sept. 1, as Trine visits Manchester, Ind. League play begins Saturday, Oct. 1.

sflzman,

Thanks for the info, not surprized to see Trine picked to win the MIAA, but which one of the "A" named schools will finish 2nd or give Trine a real test?

My unbiased opinion says Alma if Jarrett Leister performs like the d2/d1aa player like he is supposed to be. But Albions going to be tough with the combination of Orr and Cruse on offense (and i looked further into that, and he does for sure have another year of eligability left)

[BOYA87]

I think the A's will finish 2,3,4 and I think they got it right with picking Albion at the #2 spot.  The only change I forsee would be Alma jumping up into that 4th spot over hope.

Again I say "I think".  Thats why we play the season!  You never know what will happen. 

Trine players will be here on campus late today!!  Best wishes to athletes and coaches health and performace during camp this year!

[sflzman]

I think the A's will finish 2,3,4 and I think they got it right with picking Albion at the #2 spot.  The only change I forsee would be Alma jumping up into that 4th spot over hope.

Again I say "I think".  Thats why we play the season!  You never know what will happen. 

Trine players will be here on campus late today!!  Best wishes to athletes and coaches health and performace during camp this year!

I don't see how you could say Adrian is better than either of the other "A" schools

[Raider 68]

I think the A's will finish 2,3,4 and I think they got it right with picking Albion at the #2 spot.  The only change I forsee would be Alma jumping up into that 4th spot over hope.

Again I say "I think".  Thats why we play the season!  You never know what will happen. 

Trine players will be here on campus late today!!  Best wishes to athletes and coaches health and performace during camp this year!

I don't see how you could say Adrian is better than either of the other "A" schools

sflzman,

What is going on with our helmets today?

[Uncle Rico]

I think the A's will finish 2,3,4 and I think they got it right with picking Albion at the #2 spot.  The only change I forsee would be Alma jumping up into that 4th spot over hope.

Again I say "I think".  Thats why we play the season!  You never know what will happen. 

Trine players will be here on campus late today!!  Best wishes to athletes and coaches health and performace during camp this year!

I don't see how you could say Adrian is better than either of the other "A" schools

sflzman,

What is going on with our helmets today?

Your source site must be down.  However, Trine Thunder Mighty Mascot Storm lives on!!!!

[sflzman]

The building that houses the internet on campus here in Alma flooded last night, and since the link for our helmets is the one that they use for live stats (I love being able to drag pics to the URL bar on a mac) I'm sure the crashed internet server is making them inaccessible....

[sflzman]

I think the A's will finish 2,3,4 and I think they got it right with picking Albion at the #2 spot.  The only change I forsee would be Alma jumping up into that 4th spot over hope.

Again I say "I think".  Thats why we play the season!  You never know what will happen. 

Trine players will be here on campus late today!!  Best wishes to athletes and coaches health and performace during camp this year!

I don't see how you could say Adrian is better than either of the other "A" schools

sflzman,

What is going on with our helmets today?

Your source site must be down.  However, Trine Thunder Mighty Mascot Storm lives on!!!!

Yes, haha, Storm and the Hope anchor are the lone survivor of the awful rain in Alma.....

[Flying Dutch Fan]

I think the A's will finish 2,3,4 and I think they got it right with picking Albion at the #2 spot.  The only change I forsee would be Alma jumping up into that 4th spot over hope.

Again I say "I think".  Thats why we play the season!  You never know what will happen. 

Trine players will be here on campus late today!!  Best wishes to athletes and coaches health and performace during camp this year!

I don't see how you could say Adrian is better than either of the other "A" schools

sflzman,

What is going on with our helmets today?

Your source site must be down.  However, Trine Thunder Mighty Mascot Storm lives on!!!!

Yes, haha, Storm and the Hope anchor are the lone survivor of the awful rain in Alma.....

You get enough rain you may be looking to borrow my anchor.

[sflzman]

I think the A's will finish 2,3,4 and I think they got it right with picking Albion at the #2 spot.  The only change I forsee would be Alma jumping up into that 4th spot over hope.

Again I say "I think".  Thats why we play the season!  You never know what will happen. 

Trine players will be here on campus late today!!  Best wishes to athletes and coaches health and performace during camp this year!

I don't see how you could say Adrian is better than either of the other "A" schools

sflzman,

What is going on with our helmets today?

Your source site must be down.  However, Trine Thunder Mighty Mascot Storm lives on!!!!

Yes, haha, Storm and the Hope anchor are the lone survivor of the awful rain in Alma.....

You get enough rain you may be looking to borrow my anchor.

Yeah I might need it for my house! 

[sflzman]

On the bright side, it looks like they have the server up and running again 

[Raider 68]

On the bright side, it looks like they have the server up and running again 

Yeah!!!

[BOYA87]

I'd hate to beat a dead horse but I just found a great article on the laughable title of "Student-Athlete" at DI programs.  It is a little leangthy but if you take the time to read it, I would love to hear your opinions!  It touches on some of the issues we debated before and brings up some new ones to think about.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/10/sports/time-for-colleges-to-add-education-back-into-the-student-athlete-equation.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&smid=fb-share

[ThunderHead]

I think as long as people have opinions and the ability to express them either written or spoken, this will never end and good points can be made on both ends.

It's a touchy subject, with no right answer or right opinion.

I'm very excited for the season and fairly sad to be leaving the mid-west in five days. Uhg

Go Trine!!!

[sflzman]

good points can be made on both ends.

Exactly! That's what makes a good, competitive, argument/debate!