FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[ThunderHead]

Have a GREAT and safe 4th of July people.

May all your fireworks go bang.

Go Trine!!!

[Raider 68]

Have a GREAT and safe 4th of July people.

May all your fireworks go bang.

Go Trine!!!

Thunderhead,

Are you staying around or being transferred? Hope it works out for you !

[ThunderHead]

Raider68,

Looks like I'll be transferring, it's a 90% done deal. It's a bit frustrating for me but I suppose one does what needs to be done in today's economy. I'm thankful I have a job, but it's ironic in a lot of ways. I got out of coaching football because changing jobs required serious moving, an uncertain future, and allowed no time with the family.

Now - two of those things are still true, the only one that I have now is a solid future. I guess one can never know.

On a side note, we are in Holland vacationing and me and the kid stopped by Hope's stadium. Needless to say, we jumped the fence and tossed the ball around a little. The field is in very rough shape. Then we went to the practice soccer field, and - well, it was manicured and groomed as well as most game fields.

Anyway - again, I hope everyone is having a great weekend.

[sflzman]

I think the football program has shown that they should deserve a new stadium at Hope. I really don't get why schools wont reward their best programs with the best facilities....

Here at Alma, we buld a brand new gym for our two terrible basketball teams, but then only build a bare minimum softball stadium because of title nine with a crappy old scoreboard, even though that is one of the top three programs in the whole conference.....

[Diezel1]

TUAngola,

I know Watt did receive interest from some teams and his weight was a concern for them but from what I heard was the teams did like his skills. Unfortunately, the lockout has affected him and many other players in similar situations.

Emma,

Are you referring to Paul Curtis the WR?

[sflzman]

Speaking of players playing in the pros - Mackenzie McGrady currently leads the top division in Finland in total offense, and is leading the Butchers to a 3-1 record, 2nd place right now:

http://www.sajl.org/vaahteraliiga/2011/confldrs.htm#conf.wi2

[Raider 68]

I think the football program has shown that they should deserve a new stadium at Hope. I really don't get why schools wont reward their best programs with the best facilities....

Here at Alma, we buld a brand new gym for our two terrible basketball teams, but then only build a bare minimum softball stadium because of title nine with a crappy old scoreboard, even though that is one of the top three programs in the whole conference.....

Adminstrators make some stupid moves that lack common sense. I just witnessed Mount Union make one regarding season ticket renewal!

[ThunderHead]

I know this is a football board, so try not to knock me to much for this, but I just watched the Casey Anthony verdict.

Pretty interesting; I aligned myself to go to Law school after my four, but took a different path. Needless to say, I spent quite a few of my college years in pre-Law classes, and in my opinion this verdict isn't as shocking as many think.

The prosecutors here over-reached badly based on the overall available body of both indirect and direct evidence. How they could look at the above and think they could get a 1st degree murder conviction is beyond me. The quick verdict goes to show exactly how evident a lack of evidence was in this case.

It's a terrible thing a child died, there is no way around that, and as a parent it makes me sick. However, the case just lacked anything beyond circumstantial evidence, there was no direct evidence to really speak of. If I was in the jury box based on what they jury was instructed and the information they were privy to, I couldn't come back with a guilty verdict either.

This will be studied for years in law schools across the country as complete prosecutorial arrogance when it comes to what the body of evidence supports. It hopefully sends a message to prosecutors across the nation, charge what the evidence supports, not what looks good in the headlines. Charge what you can prove, not what you think you can get a jury to reach to believe.

Now I realize that there were secondary charges, but again - they failed to prove this with direct evidence.

Did she do it? Maybe. Did the prosecution prove she did it beyond a reasonable doubt? Nope. That was pretty clear to all 12 jurors, and it didn't take them long to agree.

Anyway - I normally wouldn't have brought this up, because it's a hot topic and I'm fully aware not many people will share this opinion, however this is a big case that probably borders on the level of OJ.

[sflzman]

Thunderhead

I totally agree with you on that one. I too thought that she probably did it, and I think that's it's terrible that the kid died, but there wasn't a way legally you could say she did it....

[Mr. Ypsi]

I have to concur on all points.

I have little doubt she did it and should burn in hell (fortunately only the courts are required to have a presumption of innocence ), but the solid evidence just didn't exist.

Perhaps she, like OJ, will 'get away with murder', only to be tripped up later by her 'can't touch me' mentality.

[Raider 68]

With summer camp approximately 6 weeks out for the MIAA, what will be the forecasted standings and what will be the major competitive "key" position battles for the top teams this fall? 

[sflzman]

With summer camp approximately 6 weeks out for the MIAA, what will be the forecasted standings and what will be the major competitive "key" position battles for the top teams this fall? 

Well the standings is gonna be 1. Trine 2-4. the A schools 5. Hope 6. Kalamazoo and 7. Olivet

I think position battles, the major one is obviously who is going to replace Watt at Trine.

Another question at the QB spot will be who is going to replace McGee at Adrian.

Corry McCain is done at Kalamazoo too, so that's going to be a big question, seeing who can be the go to guy for Kzoo. I think Alma is looking at a similar situation this year with Schaar leaving. Austin Montgomery was decent, Lennaman is more of a slot guy, Barak Henderson could potentially be the biggest big play threat in the conference at WR along with JC Cruise of Albion if he could stay healthy and didn't have stone hands....

[ThunderHead]

Six weeks? Trine reports August 9th for camp.

Are other schools start later?

[sflzman]

Alma reports the 14th

[TUAngola]

With summer camp approximately 6 weeks out for the MIAA, what will be the forecasted standings and what will be the major competitive "key" position battles for the top teams this fall? 

I think Trine should come out on top again, but it won't be as clear cut as the last two years.  They graduated an outstanding senior class and have to replace around 10 starters total from last years starting 22, plus both the kicker and punter.  My pre-season rankings would go like this:  1) Trine 2) Albion 3) Alma 4) Adrian 5) Hope 6) Kalamazoo and 7) Olivet.

Of course everyone that follows the MIAA knows the QB position is going to be key at Trine.  We haven't had to worry about that spot for 3+ years.  Hargraves is the heir apparant but it sounds like a transfer and a couple of highly touted high school QB's will give him a run for the postion in summer camp.  On the D side of the ball the D-line was hit hard by graduation, so filling those holes is IMO one of the keys for the defense having a successful year.  Also finding a replacement for Selking at FS will be huge.  He was just a flat out playmaker who spearheaded that D.