FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

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Doesn't WMU's Waldo Stadium right across the street have lights? Or is it far enough away that it doesn't bother the neighbors?

[Stinger]

It does have lights, and they're on quite a bit. However, I think they are too far away to bother the neighborhood.

[formerd3db]

While they are entitled to their opinion, the Neighborhood Association's concerns are ludicrous, IMO, for several reasons.  First, the independent evaluator who they jointly hired with the College (as indicated by the article) made the recommendation that there would be no adverse affects for having football stadium lighting.  Secondly, the neighbors are misguided in thinking that night lighting is going to be somehow detrimental to their "well being".  The College is not going to keep them on all night and I would not doubt for a minute that the College would not make some agreement stipulations as to when in the evening the lights would be turned out - certainly there is no way they would keep them on all night and I'd bet (if I were a betting man ) that they would even agree to a specific time for turnoff, such as say 10 PM for example.  Third, the College already said and agreed to in the initial "memorandum of agreement" that they would limit the number of evenings in any given week that lights would be able to be used for any purposes, including football as well as the fact that they made the agreement that no night football games would be played for a couple of years.  Moreover, the Neighborhood Association's claim that they would not be able to revisit the issue or voice concerns in the future is ridiculous as that could easily be settled by entering into an agreement i.e. in the final agreement with the College and the City that if there were any issues of detriment that could be legitimately proven once the the stadium lighting had been in effect after a couple of years, that there would be allowance for revisiting the issue and possibly working out a mutually agreeable solution.  These people (the Neighborhood Association) are just p.o.'ed that the College has made renovations to the athletic complex.  As stated in the article and as everyone knows (and the Neighborhood Association acknowledges), the College had no other options because there was no other land available for acquisition in expanding the college so the physical plant is limited.  Do you really think the Neighbors would ever sell their properties to the College in the long-term future? I doubt it.  Also, other college campuses in our MIAA have not had problems with this (and most of the stadiums are next to private housing and neighborhoods).  The Kazoo neighbors need to quit whining and grow up.  Sounds like the usual situation in many cities where someone always has to be difficult, complain - and this particular situation is nothing compared to some of those type of situations which have much more legit concerns and real possible detriments.  It's unfortunate, however, as many of us know, this attitude has been one that has plagued Kazoo College for decades.  It's too bad they do not have the type of relationship that some of the other MIAA colleges have with their communities (and that doesn't even mention the "disconnect" the College has had with many of its academic faculty regarding athletics for decades either, but...I won't even go there with that one right now! ).  Just my opinion on this and I hope that the City agrees with the College on this one.  No reason not to in the scenario I've outlined.  

[sac]

Albion CB Chris Greenwood drafted in the 5th round by the Detroit Lions.  Congratulations to Chris.


I had the volume off but the Lions pick came from a trade with Oakland, maybe the Lions moved UP to get him.

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Albion CB Chris Greenwood drafted in the 5th round by the Detroit Lions.  Congratulations to Chris.


I had the volume off but the Lions pick came from a trade with Oakland, maybe the Lions moved UP to get him.

Yep, Lions moved up into Oakland's spot to get Greenwood in the fifth round: http://sidelionreport.com/2012/04/28/detroit-lions-select-chris-greenwood-in-fifth-round-of-2012-nfl-draft/

[oldknight]

Albion CB Chris Greenwood drafted in the 5th round by the Detroit Lions.  Congratulations to Chris.


I had the volume off but the Lions pick came from a trade with Oakland, maybe the Lions moved UP to get him.

Yep, Lions moved up into Oakland's spot to get Greenwood in the fifth round: http://sidelionreport.com/2012/04/28/detroit-lions-select-chris-greenwood-in-fifth-round-of-2012-nfl-draft/

Greenwood played high school football at Detroit Martin Luther King--the same school that produced Flenard Whitfield who played basketball for Western Michigan University, and these two must have played together at MLK. Whitfield was an outstanding high school football player who turned down offers from SEC schools to play hoops and star for Steve Hawkins the last four years. As it turns out, Whitfield has decided to play next fall for Bill Cubit on the Broncos football team for one year.

[Joe Wally]

Congratulations to Chris Greenwood and to Albion!!!

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This little blurb at the bottom of the miaa.org press release caught my eye.


Greenwood is the first MIAA player taken in the NFL draft since Albion linebacker Barry Siler was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the eighth round of the 1967 draft.

[sflzman]

This little blurb at the bottom of the miaa.org press release caught my eye.


Greenwood is the first MIAA player taken in the NFL draft since Albion linebacker Barry Siler was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the eighth round of the 1967 draft.

Josh Brehn was at the Lions rookie mini camp

http://www.alma.edu/athletics/football/archives/2007/05/01/brehmc

[Raider 68]

Congrats to Chris Greenwood and Albion on being drafted. Another D3 player in the NFL!

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Albion CB Chris Greenwood drafted in the 5th round by the Detroit Lions.  Congratulations to Chris.


I had the volume off but the Lions pick came from a trade with Oakland, maybe the Lions moved UP to get him.

Yep, Lions moved up into Oakland's spot to get Greenwood in the fifth round: http://sidelionreport.com/2012/04/28/detroit-lions-select-chris-greenwood-in-fifth-round-of-2012-nfl-draft/

Greenwood played high school football at Detroit Martin Luther King--the same school that produced Flenard Whitfield who played basketball for Western Michigan University, and these two must have played together at MLK. Whitfield was an outstanding high school football player who turned down offers from SEC schools to play hoops and star for Steve Hawkins the last four years. As it turns out, Whitfield has decided to play next fall for Bill Cubit on the Broncos football team for one year.

Green Bay's first round #28 pick Nick Perry (USC) also played for MLK in 2007.

[D306]

Conrats to Chris

The King team was 14-0 and has numerous quality players, who are playing College and now Pro sports.


I expect there will be a few more DIII players each year, as the profile for players and research expands.
Players grow after 18 years of age and many are missed because of the lack of sheer size, come from a small school, HS> coaching staff does not promote players to D1 coaches, to get a offer at D1. The player then grows in size and some quality coaching to improve on their athletic talents, becomes a "sleeper" in the draft.

D3DB great to see the Hope football turf coming in.  Another excuse for me to get back in town to see a game.

[formerd3db]

Yes, congratulations to Greenwood.  He reminds me of a previous Detroit Lions DB of a few years ago, Bruce McNorton, who came from little Georgetown, KY and became a Lions starter.  I think Chris has a good chance.

D306:
Yes, it is great and also, hopefully see you sometime this year.  Also, same to you i.e. it is great that Albion now has the new turf.  I am looking forward to seeing their new athletic facilities improvement with the lacrosse/soccer stadium/field, baseball, softball, etc.

sflzman and sac:

That is true but also remember that Alma had Mark Kornecky, back in the late 1980's who played with Miami in the strike year, however, after being cut by the Jets the next season, he made it with the Philadelphia Eagles and was the NFC's leading punt returner, being the Eagles main punt returner.  Unfortunately, the next season (his third), he had a career ending knee injury in pre-season after signing with the NY Jets as I recall.  There have been a number of MIAA players over the years who have made the NFL since the 1950's (as I recall, Joe Felton of Albion also played in the NFL in the strike year and with the Lions).

[frank uible]

Given Greenwood's eye popping "numbers", it should be no surprise that he has been drafted in the 5th round. His progress will be fun to watch.

[sac]

I realize other MIAA players have had their cup of coffee in the NFL, I was focusing on the draft itself.  45 years is long time for no player to get drafted.