FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

ThunderHead · May 03, 2011, 02:28:44 PM

Well seeing how we are at kind of a stand still topic wise, I though I would throw out a WAY early 2011 poll.

What say you posters for these categories in the MIAA?

Top Three

Middle of the Pack

Looking forward to 2012

sflzman · May 03, 2011, 06:14:19 PM

I'm sticking to my predictions from before:

1. Trine

2/3/4 in any order: Adrian, Albion, Alma

5. Hope
6. Kalamazoo
7. Olivet

sflzman · May 03, 2011, 06:16:08 PM

Alma has announced the resignation of Head Volleyball Coach/Assistant AD Cheyenne Luzynski.

She will be pursuing further education, and taking an assistant volleyball coaching job at Eastern Michigan.

Raider 68 · May 03, 2011, 06:47:17 PM

Quote from: sflzman on May 03, 2011, 06:14:19 PM
I'm sticking to my predictions from before:

1. Trine

2/3/4 in any order: Adrian, Albion, Alma

5. Hope
6. Kalamazoo
7. Olivet

That would be my order as well!

ThunderHead · May 03, 2011, 08:44:49 PM

Ok - here I go...

1. Trine

I see them possibly going undefeated through conference play.

2. Alma
3. Albion

I think this group will be separated by 1-2 games.

4. Adrian

Adrian maybe the one that loses close a few times to put themselves on the higher end of .600

5. Kalamazoo

Kzoo is improving very slowly, but is the best of the worst

6. Olivet
6. Hope

These two get my "who cares" award, and will probably be the teams that might even be bad enough to be overlooked.

Just my thoughts. I love to stir the pot.

Go Trine!

ps - I'm worried about formerd3er - he's been MIA for a minute.

Pat Coleman · May 04, 2011, 01:19:19 AM

He tends to go quiet for significant periods of time but he always comes back.

Raider 68 · May 04, 2011, 04:01:24 PM

Quote from: Pat Coleman on May 04, 2011, 01:19:19 AM
He tends to go quiet for significant periods of time but he always comes back.

He is one very busy medical doctor!

ThunderHead · May 04, 2011, 04:28:25 PM

He's a medical doctor? Nice. I can see how that can make his schedule very hectic. I have family members in the medical field, including a nurse and a radiologist.

The shift work they do is amazing, 12 hours on for four days in a row, sometimes more. Then they're off for 3 days.

I can see how posting can be an on and off again type deal. Good to know he's okay.

Mr. Ypsi · May 04, 2011, 05:39:45 PM

If I recall correctly, he is the orthopedist for Hope athletic teams (at least football; not sure if for other teams as well), which explains his 'insider' information.

ThunderHead · May 04, 2011, 07:18:53 PM

Good deal

Mr. Ypsi - I'm waiting for you to reveal your 2011 MIAA poll....

Common in, join the fun. I know you spend most of your day bantering over on that political board, but every now and again, come check back with your people.

Go Trine!!!!

Mr. Ypsi · May 04, 2011, 08:42:17 PM

Actually, ThunderHead (great name, by the way!

), my number one people are on the CCIW boards (I'm an IWU grad). Since in a few months I will have lived in Michigan for twice as long as Illinois, I've finally adopted the MIAA as my secondary 'home'! But I have no real ties to any of the schools - I tend to favor Hope (I've personally met several posters from there, but nowhere else) and Adrian (the closest school to Ypsilanti).

BTW, I run the MIAA football pickems - come join us in September!

But as my (lack of) success in said pickems indicates, I just don't follow MIAA football all that closely. The most mystifying thing lately is that Hope gives one helluva scare to IWU every fall (when IWU would dominate anyone in the MIAA except probably Trine), then falls flat on their collective face. This year IWU plays both Hope AND Alma, so perhaps I'll have a better grasp of the teams (or maybe playing IWU tells absolutely nothing!

).

My 'gut feeling' would be that sflzman got it about right, but out of loyalty to my Hope friends (and the best doctor in the conference

), I'll add Hope to the 2-5 mix instead of having them alone in 5th.

ThunderHead · May 04, 2011, 10:59:46 PM

Mr. Ypsi,

So we're not "your people?" Oh boy - very sad. Well, I'll think we can adopt you anyway, regardless of if you're interested in that or not.

I will definitely join you in the pickems. I look forward to that.

I'm equally surprised that Hope gives IWU a game, but then again a few years ago Hope gave us a scare here in Angola. Sometime if you over look them, they can sneak up on you, but again I think to some degree they just aren't good enough to overcome even being over looked.

Now some people think I dislike Hope, that's not true at all. Actually wish Hope was solid, because the knock on Trine is that they play in the "weak" MIAA, and I think to an extent that opinion has some merit. So it would be great if the overall league got better, and that obviously happens by being more competitive top to bottom consistently, and that means Hope, Kzoo, and Olivet must improve.

But regardless - at this point, I still have Hope at the bottom this season, with Olivet. That said, I have no doubt they have the best doctor in the league.

Go Trine!!!

Raider 68 · May 05, 2011, 07:16:41 AM

Quote from: ThunderHead on May 04, 2011, 10:59:46 PM
Mr. Ypsi,

So we're not "your people?" Oh boy - very sad. Well, I'll think we can adopt you anyway, regardless of if you're interested in that or not.

I will definitely join you in the pickems. I look forward to that.

I'm equally surprised that Hope gives IWU a game, but then again a few years ago Hope gave us a scare here in Angola. Sometime if you over look them, they can sneak up on you, but again I think to some degree they just aren't good enough to overcome even being over looked.

Now some people think I dislike Hope, that's not true at all. Actually wish Hope was solid, because the knock on Trine is that they play in the "weak" MIAA, and I think to an extent that opinion has some merit. So it would be great if the overall league got better, and that obviously happens by being more competitive top to bottom consistently, and that means Hope, Kzoo, and Olivet must improve.

But regardless - at this point, I still have Hope at the bottom this season, with Olivet. That said, I have no doubt they have the best doctor in the league.

Go Trine!!!

Thunderhead,

Though a Raider grad and former player, we lived in Western Michigan in the mid-90's and I became familiar with the MIAA. Also have an MBA from Central Michigan, am a Buckeye, but also root for MSU!

Diezel1 · May 05, 2011, 10:05:39 AM

I think everyone has nailed their predictions but as we all know, the MIAA is known to be a little crazy. With that said, which team from the 3-6 range has the best chance to be the surprise of the year? It seems like every year there is a team that performs better than expected. My guess would be Hope

adidas28 · May 05, 2011, 01:12:36 PM

Here are my thoughts on the 2011 season;

1.) Trine - you have to beat the best to be the best and I don't see them losing anytime soon. I agree with ThunderHead, we may be looking at another undefeated regular season. The trip to Georgia scares me - long ride, distractions, etc...

2b) Albion - I think this comes down to the winner of the Albion/Adrian game, I like Albions run game and I like Adrian's defense - Albion by a field goal for second place.

2c) Adrian - see above

4) Hope - The best of the rest, they will put a scare in to one of the teams above.

5) Alma - Does the new QB make a difference or was the year off too long? No defense last year.

6) Kzoo - all offense - no defense - I heard numbers are way down

7) Olivet - 0-10?