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DBQ1965

#7260
December 16, 2011, 07:34:59 AM
Quote from: Flying Dutchman56 on December 16, 2011, 06:50:23 AM
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/feature/x1761817199/Hope-College-Holland-and-Holland-Public-Schools-plan-stadium-co-ownership-improvements

Great news for Hope Football and another example of the great relationship that the City of Holland and Hope College share!

That's going to make for a much better facility for the two high schools and Hope College.
Reality is for those who lack imagination 😀

DBQ1965

#7261
December 16, 2011, 12:01:46 PM
Interesting stat found on reading Pat Coleman's end-of-year reflections.  Looking at a variety of numbers from the 2011 season ...

Minus-2 – Albion's net points for the season, despite being a playoff team. Their 59-0 first-round loss to UW-Whitewater ate up their cushion and left them with a 6-5 record.

Reality is for those who lack imagination 😀

OC_SID

#7262
December 16, 2011, 01:41:56 PM
Quote from: DBQ1965 on December 16, 2011, 12:01:46 PM
Interesting stat found on reading Pat Coleman's end-of-year reflections.  Looking at a variety of numbers from the 2011 season ...

Minus-2 – Albion's net points for the season, despite being a playoff team. Their 59-0 first-round loss to UW-Whitewater ate up their cushion and left them with a 6-5 record.

Just a little correction. The end-of-year review was actually written by Keith McMillen.

Desertraider

#7263
December 16, 2011, 02:00:47 PM
I have been watching ESPN2 all day and the ticker at the bottom for NCAAF has the Div.1 FCS semi-finals with times - but nothing on the game tonight. Thanks for nothing ESPN. Even if you are not a fan of either team make it a D3 football event. Remember that one day your team will be in the Stagg and you will want networks to cover it - lets give them some ratings so that can happen. If you don't watch the game thats fine - just turn it on. Maybe if the ratings are decent ESPN will stop moving the game to friday (a TV dead zone!) or moving to a smaller ESPN network so they can show some damn Poker tournament! Even if you not a fan of the teams playing - we are all fans of DIII football!
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sac

#7264
December 16, 2011, 03:11:11 PM
Quote from: Flying Dutchman56 on December 16, 2011, 06:50:23 AM
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/feature/x1761817199/Hope-College-Holland-and-Holland-Public-Schools-plan-stadium-co-ownership-improvements

Great news for Hope Football and another example of the great relationship that the City of Holland and Hope College share!

This awesome news for Hope football.

formerd3db

#7265
December 16, 2011, 03:39:11 PM
We knew this was "in the works" the past 5 months, yet it is, indeed, great news for Hope College.  It is a "win-win" situation for all 3 parties involved.  As I had mentioned before, IMO, there was no reason that this should not have been worked out for a reasonable solution for all 3.  Now, at least we won't have the "worst" football field in the league! ;D :)  Also, not counting any additional lockerroom facilities and/or concession building(s) improvements/additions to the stadium, the costs will be obviously much less for putting in the actual synthetic turf as compared to other college stadium projects, many of which started "from scratch" because they basically had to rebuild an entire stadium or just do an entire new one.
"When the Great Scorer comes To mark against your name, He'll write not 'won' or 'lost', But how you played the game." - Grantland Rice

formerd3db

#7266
December 16, 2011, 04:00:45 PM
desertraider:
Thanks for the info.  Yes, as much as I like ESPN, they are sometimes as ridiculous as the NCAA is at making some decisions and creating "some situations".  We'll indeed be having the TV turned on to the game.
"When the Great Scorer comes To mark against your name, He'll write not 'won' or 'lost', But how you played the game." - Grantland Rice

rome

#7267
December 16, 2011, 04:01:55 PM
 Dan Pifer (offensive coordinator at Trine) will be named head coach at Olivet.

formerd3db

#7268
December 16, 2011, 04:38:59 PM
Quote from: rome on December 16, 2011, 04:01:55 PM
Dan Pifer (offensive coordinator at Trine) will be named head coach at Olivet.

Just saw that on Olivet's website before you posted.  From the press release earlier this week announcing the 3 finalists, I figured they probably wouldn't hire the DI one candidate from Western Michigan.  Trine is probably sad they lost this coach, yet it will be good for Olivet (assuming he is committing and planning on staying for a long time ;D ::) ;)).  Perhaps some of our Trine colleagues can and will comment more about him (I remember some of his coaching stops as were listed, although I guess I forgot he was with Trine these recent years as I obviously didn't follow up on all their staff for whatever reason - usually I do on that type of info just for the knowledge i.e. to be informed. ;D :)
"When the Great Scorer comes To mark against your name, He'll write not 'won' or 'lost', But how you played the game." - Grantland Rice

sflzman

#7269
December 16, 2011, 06:59:42 PM
Anthony Sabatella named d3football.com Honorable Mention All-American tonight
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formerd3db

#7270
December 17, 2011, 01:09:07 PM Last Edit: December 17, 2011, 01:11:58 PM by formerd3db
Wayne State is not doing well right now in the Div II championship game against Pittsburg State (KS).  Turnovers have hurt them.  It is only 27-14, however, one more score by Pitt St. and I think the game is essentially over.  Unless they have a huge "miraculous" turnaround in how they're playing, it will (IMO) be very difficult for Wayne State to come back from that kind of deficit.  I hope they can do it, however, but... ;D ???
"When the Great Scorer comes To mark against your name, He'll write not 'won' or 'lost', But how you played the game." - Grantland Rice

formerd3db

#7271
December 17, 2011, 01:12:52 PM
BTW, sflzman, congrats on your 100th +karma point. :)
"When the Great Scorer comes To mark against your name, He'll write not 'won' or 'lost', But how you played the game." - Grantland Rice

ACMIAAD3

#7272
December 18, 2011, 08:26:06 PM
Quote from: sflzman on December 16, 2011, 06:59:42 PM
Anthony Sabatella named d3football.com Honorable Mention All-American tonight

He had an awesome year and deserved all his accolades. Hopefully there will be more recognized next year for Alma...will see what the new coach brings with him.
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formerd3db

#7273
December 18, 2011, 09:35:32 PM Last Edit: December 18, 2011, 09:39:17 PM by formerd3db
Too bad for Wayne State yesterday, although they did give a flicker of hope in almost getting near to either taking the lead or tying towards the end, before Pittsburg State pulled away for good.  Still, they had a great season.  That game, in addition to the 3 Div. I bowls yesterday which kicked off "Capital-One Bowl Week", were excellent and exciting games (obviously Ohio U's and UL-Lafayette's last second wins and even though Temple blew out Wyoming, it was an exciting game and good to see Temple rebound from previous poor years). Despite that they are "minor bowls" and considered worthless by many people in the "bowl game glutenous situation", I think that those just might outdo perhaps a couple of the BCS bowl games.  We'll see what happens.

The Div. II announcers once again shows why ESPN needs to get some better people for that;  Pam Ward just doesn't do it...example, when talking about Wayne State's former nickname, she kept pronouncing it as Tart-Tars, instead of Tartars ::) :P Ridiculous.  At least, let's get our own state's former Central Michigan University/Buffalo Bills LB Ray Bentley back in there, although he does the DI MAC games for ESPN now and, as such, probably wouldn't want to return/go back to announcing the DII and/or DIII championship games. ;)

Yes, congrats to Alma's Anthony Sbatella for his Honorable Mention AA tab. 
"When the Great Scorer comes To mark against your name, He'll write not 'won' or 'lost', But how you played the game." - Grantland Rice

Raider 68

#7274
December 19, 2011, 09:10:06 AM Last Edit: December 19, 2011, 10:22:39 AM by Raider 68
Quote from: formerd3db on December 16, 2011, 03:39:11 PM
We knew this was "in the works" the past 5 months, yet it is, indeed, great news for Hope College.  It is a "win-win" situation for all 3 parties involved.  As I had mentioned before, IMO, there was no reason that this should not have been worked out for a reasonable solution for all 3.  Now, at least we won't have the "worst" football field in the league! ;D :)  Also, not counting any additional lockerroom facilities and/or concession building(s) improvements/additions to the stadium, the costs will be obviously much less for putting in the actual synthetic turf as compared to other college stadium projects, many of which started "from scratch" because they basically had to rebuild an entire stadium or just do an entire new one.

formerd3db,

This is great news for Hope. your alma mater. Good to see the strong relationship between the City of Holland and Hope College! :)
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