FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Stinger]

The Albion stuff was mostly on the basketball board.  Albion college blocked the d3.com's family of sites from students.  I don't recall it exactly but I remember some of my Albion friends mentioning something about participation on these boards was not welcomed by the administration.

I don't wish to define 'administration' but it was not necessarily just people in the fancy offices with fancy titles.  It was also dumb, but that's beside the point.

I think the Thiel reference can give you an idea of who was behind the decision at Albion.

[Stinger]

Is Kazoo new field ready for next year?, have to catch a game just to see the stadium.

The new fields are slated to be done for next fall, yes.  Of course, there's a long way to go.  Here are some updated pics of the project. http://tinyurl.com/89lp3ge

[sflzman]

official as of 3:42 this afternoon

http://www.alma.edu/athletics/football/archives/2011/11/18/jimcole

[sflzman]

On a less sober note, I didn't realize it at the time, but that was post #800! 

[D306]

Stinger +1 for the fast reply with good link

Looks like the stadium is moving along well, and will be a large project, I commend Kazoo for building a top end stadium in these tough times.

sflzman Sad/Glad to see Alma coach retire, unique offense many years of service to Alma
Nice to see he is remaining in the school, so it does not look to be health related

[adidas28]

Good luck today to the Brits fof Albion College! Tall task beating the defending National Champions on the their home field. But, the good news is it has happened before. Here is part of the news release from one of the more famous upsets:

David hurls a stone from his sling with all his might, and hits Goliath in the center of his forehead. The Philistine falls on his face to the ground.

[formerd3db]

stinger:
Thanks for the link regarding the progress on Kalamazoo's athletic complex and stadium renovations.  A question:  is the plan to use the existing old concrete stands (repairing/upgrading those, of course) or are they planning on tearing those entirely out and replacing them in the same place with new ones.  It is not clear from some of the photos, however, I would think that if those are in good shape, even though they are from the 1930's I believe, it would obviously be less expensive not to replace them.  However, when you spending mult-millions of $ on a project like that, what's a few thousand more, right?   Besides, since everything is being renovated, doing it right is the ideal choice.  It also looks great to see the "easy access" flow between all the playing fields i.e from the football field to the soccer and baseball and softball fields.  New visitors permanent stands look very nice as well.  I assume they are going to keep the Louis Calder Fieldhouse behing there intact for storage use of field equipment?  Anyway, thanks again.

sflzman:
Thanks for informing us of the announcement regarding Coach Cole's retirement.  I read the press release.  Coach Cole is a fine man and was a very good coach - he always had the best interests at heart for his players, not just as players but also as students in preparing them for life beyond college football.  That was always evident - anyone who knows him and worked with him is more than well aware of that (I include myself in that group as well) - it has also always been evident in any of his written statements about the program over the many years. I am saddened that he has retired, although like D306 mentioned in his post, it is good to see that he will stay on in a teaching/educators position at the college.  As there were rumors that he was going to step down either last year or this year, although more likely this year because of his son being a senior on the team, still I am somewhat surprised he did not choose to go for the "quarter century" mark of 25 years.  Anyway, I will miss seeing him on the sidelines , but also wish him all the best in this next chapter of his life.  His dedication and service to his alma mater i.e. Alma College has been/is tremendous and will continue.

A question: as would be expected, a "national" search for the next head coach is in effect and I suspect there will be hundreds of applications, yet do you see anyone on the current staff who might apply such as John Lewis?  Also, do you think any of the current assistants will stay on/be retained?  That is always a tough situation and, especially in this case because much of the staff are former players at Alma for Cole.  Keep us posted on what you can and are at liberty to share.  Again, I congratulate Coach Cole on a very fine career and his service/contributions to his players and many other people associated with Alma College and wish him all the best for "the next chapter".     

[sflzman]

Not sure right now, I think a lot of the athletic department is still in the impact of the first blast, so to speak, and I doubt the job has even been posted.

It wouldn't surprise me if Lewis applied, it might be nice to have a defensive minded man in charge too!

[sac]

Whitewater 59 Albion 0

[formerd3db]

Whitewater 59 Albion 0

Oh my, they were smashed.  That might suggest a "step backwards" for our MIAA in the opinion of other DIII followers.   I was hoping the would at least score a couple of times. Anyone know the details of the game?

slfzman:
Yes, I'm sure that there is some initial "shock" at this announcement, even if it was in the back of some people's minds that it might happen.  It will be interesting to see what plays out.

[formerd3db]

People must have had some late fall chores to get done today and/or they assumed their teams (who were the favorites) would win as the attendance at the first round playoff games was only fair.   The only team (that box scores are shown for on the front web page so far) that was over 2,000 in attendance was the the Monmouth/Illinois Wesleyan game.  All the others were in the mid 1,000, with most being around 1,300 - 1,500.  I hope some of the bigger, more competitive games now will have more attendance.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Whitewater 59 Albion 0

Oh my, they were smashed.  That might suggest a "step backwards" for our MIAA in the opinion of other DIII followers.

Well, that WAS the single worst pasting in round one, but it was against UWW.  No way does the MIAA fall below ECFC, NEFC, NathCon, or UMAC (and, probably, the PAC).  Hopefully they can stay above more than four or five conferences!

[I'd say we are about on par with the Liberty League and MWC (whose champ beat my Titans in triple OT).   And once you get past their champions, probably no worse than the NCAC or HCAC.  The recent image of the MIAA was carried by Trine; gonna have to do it as a league.]

[BoBo]

Whitewater 59 Albion 0

Oh my, they were smashed.  That might suggest a "step backwards" for our MIAA in the opinion of other DIII followers.   I was hoping the would at least score a couple of times. Anyone know the details of the game?

The game was essentially over after Albion's first 7 offensive plays - 3 short possessions ending with 2 INT's and a fumble all deep in Albion's side of the field led to 3 Levell Coppage TD runs. In fact after it was 21-0 after about 7 minutes in the first, UWW had only 39 total yards. Later, UWW blocked a punt and picked up a fumble for TD's as well. It got so bad, that UWW with a third and goal at the Albion 4, went into victory formation with 2:30 in the 4th quarter and took a knee on 3rd and 4th down to turn the ball over to Albion for the games final 2 plays.

[sac]

Whitewater 59 Albion 0

Oh my, they were smashed.  That might suggest a "step backwards" for our MIAA in the opinion of other DIII followers.   I was hoping the would at least score a couple of times. Anyone know the details of the game?

The game was essentially over after Albion's first 7 offensive plays - 3 short possessions ending with 2 INT's and a fumble all deep in Albion's side of the field led to 3 Levell Coppage TD runs. In fact after it was 21-0 after about 7 minutes in the first, UWW had only 44 total yards. Later, UWW blocked a punt and picked up a fumble for TD's as well. It got so bad, that UWW with a third and goal at the Albion 4, went into victory formation with 2:30 in the 4th quarter and took a knee on 3rd and 4th down to turn the ball over to Albion for the games final 2 plays.

LSU did the same inside the 10 on all 4 plays vs Ole Miss today, but with 5 minutes on the clock.

[DBQ1965]

Whitewater 59 Albion 0

Oh my, they were smashed.  That might suggest a "step backwards" for our MIAA in the opinion of other DIII followers.   I was hoping the would at least score a couple of times. Anyone know the details of the game?

slfzman:
Yes, I'm sure that there is some initial "shock" at this announcement, even if it was in the back of some people's minds that it might happen.  It will be interesting to see what plays out.

You can find a recap here ...

http://www.d3football.com/seasons/2011/contrib/201111198moqxk