FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

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Dean Kreps has resigned as head coach of the Hope football team.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Dean Kreps has resigned as head coach of the Hope football team.

Link to the Holland Sentinel article on Kreps:

http://www.hollandsentinel.com/article/20151207/SPORTS/151209304

[formerd3db]

Holland Sentinel article add nothing new to the announcement as it is the same as Hope College official press release.

I will miss Dean Kreps and am sad that he is stepping down.  He is a great coach and a greater person who cared about his players.  I wish him well in his future endeavors, whatever those may be and/or wherever those may take him and his wife.  Thank you Coach Kreps for all you did and your integrity, perseverance, and dedication. "Keep the Faith" and "Stay the Course".

[wabco]

Looking to the future a little ... what are the thoughts concerning what next season will being to teams in the conference in the way of success?  I see Hope lost its coach, that is both a challenge as there is often slippage in a change ... yet at the same time, perhaps a younger more energetics coach might be able to get out and work more ardently in the recruiting wars.  (By this ... I do not mean anything negative relating to Coach Krebs ... just that sometimes a change results in a surge of new thoughts/energy.)  It looks like Albion is going to have a pretty massive job to replace that large squad of their graduating seniors which occupied pretty central positions.  Yet ... Albion's "devil be damned" "full speed ahead" type offence may be able to mask some of the lean spots.  Don't have any great knowledge relating to the other schools ... just as a Michigan resident, have always been interested in seeing success in the MIAA.  Just wondered what those closer to the conference and players/coaches ... think the stack of best to worst might be next year (assuming the problems/unknowns of recruitment.)

[Mr. Ypsi]

The MIAA Pick'ems page has disappeared!  We may never know the final results of the postseason pick'ems.

[Pat Coleman]

The MIAA Pick'ems page has disappeared!  We may never know the final results of the postseason pick'ems.

In the same spot it always is.

[Mr. Ypsi]

The MIAA Pick'ems page has disappeared!  We may never know the final results of the postseason pick'ems.

In the same spot it always is.

That's weird - I've been through every pick-ems listing 4 times, and it isn't showing on my computer!

[Pat Coleman]

Are you only looking at new posts? That will eliminate any board where you've read the latest post.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Are you only looking at new posts? That will eliminate any board where you've read the latest post.

No.  Going to Pick-ems board and specifically repeating it so that ALL listings appear, not just the unread ones.  MIAA has simply disappeared from my screen - I have no clue why.

EDIT: Just checked it again, very slowly line-by-line.  It just ain't there!   (When Captain_Joe posts the results, could someone PM them to me?)

[Raider 68]

Wishing all the MIAA posters a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year! Safe travels to all.

[Captain_Joe08]

Are you only looking at new posts? That will eliminate any board where you've read the latest post.

No.  Going to Pick-ems board and specifically repeating it so that ALL listings appear, not just the unread ones.  MIAA has simply disappeared from my screen - I have no clue why.

EDIT: Just checked it again, very slowly line-by-line.  It just ain't there!   (When Captain_Joe posts the results, could someone PM them to me?)

Sorry I have been buried with work this week. Will be doing them later today.

[formerd3db]

Thanks Raider68 and I, too, wish all our MIAA poster friends here a Merry Christmas wherever you are/whatever you are doing!

[Mr. Ypsi]

WOW!!  I was expecting Alabama to top MSU and for Michigan to beat Florida, but I suspect that anyone who says they expected such total beat-downs is lying.

Iowa is getting creamed by Stanford - I guess that can happen when the Big 10 sends its fourth-best team to the Rose Bowl.

[GoKnights68]

Anyone hear any news coming about possible candidates for the Hope job?  I've heard some rumors that a couple of successful west michigan high school coaches have applied, but they were just rumors.

[formerd3db]

Anyone hear any news coming about possible candidates for the Hope job?  I've heard some rumors that a couple of successful west michigan high school coaches have applied, but they were just rumors.

Hope has been very "tight-lipped" about this entire situation from the beginning and I highly doubt they will make an hint of mention until they are ready to make the final announcement.  I think they learned their lesson when the botched the selection process for a new president about 3-4 years ago, prompting former President and former assistant fb coach/head baseball coach Dr. James Bultman to postpone his retirement for one year.  Also, I have mixed feelings about announcing finalists for candidates.  In some situations, that can be a good, in others, it can not be a good thing, like Olivet did when hiring their current head coach.  Nonetheless, even those of us who might have some insider info would not be at liberty to share that here. 

I sense that Hope may indeed tap into the high school head coaching ranks.  However, IMO (and I'm sure I am not alone in this), it still is a huge step in going even to the DIII ranks from high school.  It is an entirely "different animal" even if one is a highly successful high school coach and not everyone can end up handling it.  However, it will be interesting to see how it turns out at Hope.