FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Raider 68]

formerd3db,

You are welcome, helmut looks good!

[sac]

formerd3db, I saw on the Hope website the soccer team is doing the purple uniform thing for one of its games.

Is the football team going to do that again this year?

[formerd3db]

Thanks Raider68 and thanks again for the help.  I'm just trying to keep up with you guys and the high standards expected here!

[formerd3db]

formerd3db, I saw on the Hope website the soccer team is doing the purple uniform thing for one of its games.

Is the football team going to do that again this year?

sac:

From what I heard a few weeks ago, the possible scenario this year that was to be considered is to just take up donations from the players and their families.  While the football team players and coaching staff obviously liked contributing to such a worthy cause, the color of the purple jersey's didn't go over all that great.  Although they are a "keepsake" and memory of the occasion, the jersies did cost a lot of money, players weren't so sure they would wear them around later in the off season, and, rather than spend the $ on colored jerseys that would only be used once, the thinking was it would be better just to contribute $ to the cause rather than waste additional $ on jerseys.  I haven't heard if they thought about doing just an armband or perhaps even just a sticker for the helmets or something similar.  Of course, those kind of aspects still have to be approved by the NCAA and those also still costs extra $ (unless a business donates those).

As I mentioned, that is what I heard a while back, however, admittedly, I do not know what, if any, updated plans are for contributing and participating in that cause for this year.  

[sac]

...but purple and orange go so well together.

[formerd3db]

...but purple and orange go so well together.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!   We'll see about that this Saturday!  I hope you are doing well sac.  Will you be at the game down at Albion?

[OC_SID]

formerd3db, I saw on the Hope website the soccer team is doing the purple uniform thing for one of its games.

Is the football team going to do that again this year?

The purple uniform game was tonight. Olivet won the game 3-2 in double overtime. Comets sent the game to overtime with a goal with 23 seconds left in regulation and won it 3:05 into the second overtime. Should also mention that Olivet is the only MIAA men's soccer team to beat Hope on the Van Andel turf. Comets won 1-0 last year in the first-ever game there.

[sac]

...but purple and orange go so well together.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!   We'll see about that this Saturday!  I hope you are doing well sac.  Will you be at the game down at Albion?

I will be in Ann Arbor.  or  or  or  or  or    or  or 

formerd3db, I saw on the Hope website the soccer team is doing the purple uniform thing for one of its games.

Is the football team going to do that again this year?

The purple uniform game was tonight. Olivet won the game 3-2 in double overtime. Comets sent the game to overtime with a goal with 23 seconds left in regulation and won it 3:05 into the second overtime. Should also mention that Olivet is the only MIAA men's soccer team to beat Hope on the Van Andel turf. Comets won 1-0 last year in the first-ever game there.

Well the Hope men's soccer team has done a sensational job throwing away all the good feelings from beating #1 Calvin at home a few weeks ago.

[sflzman]

formerd3db, I saw on the Hope website the soccer team is doing the purple uniform thing for one of its games.

Is the football team going to do that again this year?

The purple uniform game was tonight. Olivet won the game 3-2 in double overtime. Comets sent the game to overtime with a goal with 23 seconds left in regulation and won it 3:05 into the second overtime. Should also mention that Olivet is the only MIAA men's soccer team to beat Hope on the Van Andel turf. Comets won 1-0 last year in the first-ever game there.

That would really stink losing the first game ever in your brand new arena/stadium....

[Diezel1]

So with Hope starting off 2-0 in conference, is this another year where their tough non-conference schedule has helped prepare them for the MIAA ? Because I remember the last time they won the conference they ran the table in the MIAA and finished 6-4.  And I hate to look ahead, but could next weekend be the showdown for the conference championship?

[adidas28]

So with Hope starting off 2-0 in conference, is this another year where their tough non-conference schedule has helped prepare them for the MIAA ? Because I remember the last time they won the conference they ran the table in the MIAA and finished 6-4.  And I hate to look ahead, but could next weekend be the showdown for the conference championship?

Sure it is! As long as both teams take care of business this weekend, then the following week end ends up being the match up of undefeated teams in the conference. I do think that Hope definitely has a tougher test than Trine does this week.

Albion should be looking to prove some things against Hope, while Alma is on the road with a true Freshman starting at QB. I do believe that Trine's only concern this week is beating Alma - they will not look past the Scots.

Hope has played Trine as tough as anyone thepast few years, that being said andme being a Thunder fan I still think Trine beats Hope in two weeks by 21. 

[Raider 68]

So with Hope starting off 2-0 in conference, is this another year where their tough non-conference schedule has helped prepare them for the MIAA ? Because I remember the last time they won the conference they ran the table in the MIAA and finished 6-4.  And I hate to look ahead, but could next weekend be the showdown for the conference championship?

Sure it is! As long as both teams take care of business this weekend, then the following week end ends up being the match up of undefeated teams in the conference. I do think that Hope definitely has a tougher test than Trine does this week.

Albion should be looking to prove some things against Hope, while Alma is on the road with a true Freshman starting at QB. I do believe that Trine's only concern this week is beating Alma - they will not look past the Scots.

Hope has played Trine as tough as anyone thepast few years, that being said andme being a Thunder fan I still think Trine beats Hope in two weeks by 21. 

Good post, nice helmut! +k

[formerd3db]

So with Hope starting off 2-0 in conference, is this another year where their tough non-conference schedule has helped prepare them for the MIAA ? Because I remember the last time they won the conference they ran the table in the MIAA and finished 6-4.  And I hate to look ahead, but could next weekend be the showdown for the conference championship?

Sure it is! As long as both teams take care of business this weekend, then the following week end ends up being the match up of undefeated teams in the conference. I do think that Hope definitely has a tougher test than Trine does this week.

Albion should be looking to prove some things against Hope, while Alma is on the road with a true Freshman starting at QB. I do believe that Trine's only concern this week is beating Alma - they will not look past the Scots.

Hope has played Trine as tough as anyone thepast few years, that being said andme being a Thunder fan I still think Trine beats Hope in two weeks by 21.  

Good post, nice helmut! +k

Ditto to all 3 of you!

[BoredatWork56]

So with Hope starting off 2-0 in conference, is this another year where their tough non-conference schedule has helped prepare them for the MIAA ? Because I remember the last time they won the conference they ran the table in the MIAA and finished 6-4.  And I hate to look ahead, but could next weekend be the showdown for the conference championship?

I got a chance to talk to a couple of the Trine coaches last weekend, and believe me, they are not going to let themselves or their players overlook anybody.  They seem very focused on the goal at hand, and taking it one game at a time.

Hope has to get past a good Albion team first, but they do seem to be back in the conference hunt. And Hope has played Trine very tough the last few years.  I will never forget the 31-30 game from a couple years ago. (winning at the last second on a blocked extra point will stick in your mind)

But  to look ahead to any potential "conference championship" matchups is a mute point.  Halfway through the year, Trine has showed they are the class of the conference.  Lets see if they can handle having the target on their back and getting everyone else's best shot.  Even with one conference loss, Trine should be alright as I think the rest of the conference will beat each other to the point where there will be a bunch of 3-3 teams.

[Diezel1]

Your right Bored, looking ahead to anything in the MIAA is putting the cart before horse.  Anything can happen in this conference on any given day. And I too remember that PAT getting blocked like it happened yesterday.  I brought up the Hope comment because of the discussion about players/coaches when Hope was struggling.  And almost every year Hope struggles during non conference and some how turns it on when MIAA play starts