FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Kazoo's new field looks great!  We are definitely spoiled in the MIAA.

Hope is reportedly finished with their field renovations. 



Final pictures available here:

http://www.hope.edu/pr/campusdev/fbstadiumsix.html

[Raider 68]

FDF,

Great job on all the Hope photos! +k. Has anyone posted the Kalamazoo pics, maybe I just missed them.

[NCF]

Even the Hornets are Buzzin' with a *NEW* look:

http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2012/07/kalamazoo_college_renovated_at.html

Here is the link

[Stinger]

Pretty cool summer job for Albion SS Devin Burnett. How sweet would that be?
http://tinyurl.com/ctdzhgo

For more pics of the K Fields renovation, you can always go to their Facebook page. Here's a link to the latest: http://tinyurl.com/bmeyefk  Looking beautiful and can't wait to get back to campus this fall to experience homecoming.

[NCF]

Pretty cool summer job for Albion SS Devin Burnett. How sweet would that be?
http://tinyurl.com/ctdzhgo

For more pics of the K Fields renovation, you can always go to their Facebook page. Here's a link to the latest: http://tinyurl.com/bmeyefk  Looking beautiful and can't wait to get back to campus this fall to experience homecoming.

Very cool! 

[formerd3db]

Pretty cool summer job for Albion SS Devin Burnett. How sweet would that be?
http://tinyurl.com/ctdzhgo

For more pics of the K Fields renovation, you can always go to their Facebook page. Here's a link to the latest: http://tinyurl.com/bmeyefk  Looking beautiful and can't wait to get back to campus this fall to experience homecoming.

Very cool! 

Pretty cool summer job for Albion SS Devin Burnett. How sweet would that be?
http://tinyurl.com/ctdzhgo

For more pics of the K Fields renovation, you can always go to their Facebook page. Here's a link to the latest: http://tinyurl.com/bmeyefk  Looking beautiful and can't wait to get back to campus this fall to experience homecoming.

Yes, very neat experience.  However, I hope he has been keeping in shape and able to workout (and I assume he has) as he has only just about 3 weeks to get ready for such as pre-season camps will open then.  Forget baseball then and all focus will be on football

BTW, yes, the new facilities at Kazoo look fantastic, just as Hope's do as well.  Thanks to all of you guys (FDF, Stinger, sac, newcard, Raider68 for posting those).  Now...I only hope that Kazoo is able to get fans to fill the new seats, more than they did last year or historically have.  While playing in DI Western Michigan's Waldo Stadium last year was a neat and once-in-a-lifetime experience I'm sure, still it looked kind of ridiculous in having only 800 fans in a 30,000 seat stadium.  Echoes anyone??   In all seriousness, though, I do hope Kazoo has a great i.e. like capacity crowd for the home opener there and at the dedication game ceremonies whenever that is.

We are now really counting the days until college football camp opens, athough still a few days left for some of us to enjoy what remains of the summer in that regard. Anyway, I hope all of you are doing well.

[NCF]

Pretty cool summer job for Albion SS Devin Burnett. How sweet would that be?
http://tinyurl.com/ctdzhgo

For more pics of the K Fields renovation, you can always go to their Facebook page. Here's a link to the latest: http://tinyurl.com/bmeyefk  Looking beautiful and can't wait to get back to campus this fall to experience homecoming.

Very cool! 

Pretty cool summer job for Albion SS Devin Burnett. How sweet would that be?
http://tinyurl.com/ctdzhgo

For more pics of the K Fields renovation, you can always go to their Facebook page. Here's a link to the latest: http://tinyurl.com/bmeyefk  Looking beautiful and can't wait to get back to campus this fall to experience homecoming.

Yes, very neat experience.  However, I hope he has been keeping in shape and able to workout (and I assume he has) as he has only just about 3 weeks to get ready for such as pre-season camps will open then.  Forget baseball then and all focus will be on football

BTW, yes, the new facilities at Kazoo look fantastic, just as Hope's do as well.  Thanks to all of you guys (FDF, Stinger, sac, newcard, Raider68 for posting those).  Now...I only hope that Kazoo is able to get fans to fill the new seats, more than they did last year or historically have.  While playing in DI Western Michigan's Waldo Stadium last year was a neat and once-in-a-lifetime experience I'm sure, still it looked kind of ridiculous in having only 800 fans in a 30,000 seat stadium.  Echoes anyone??   In all seriousness, though, I do hope Kazoo has a great i.e. like capacity crowd for the home opener there and at the dedication game ceremonies whenever that is.

We are now really counting the days until college football camp opens, athough still a few days left for some of us to enjoy what remains of the summer in that regard. Anyway, I hope all of you are doing well.

ALWAYS enjoy my summers-even if I am just working around the house:(. Three weeks till camp, five till the first game! Hope the weather stays nice-today is picture perfect here. Looking forward to another exciting season as well. To those of you  who got new fields-they are really nice. Good Luck to all in the MIAA this season!

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Not sure if this was already posted - but the Hope website has a pre-season outlook for the Dutchmen:

http://hope.edu/athletics/fb/

[Bricklin1132]

I think Hope does an excellent job. There website is easy to navigate, they update the roster and they have a preseason outlook. Look at the other schools and you find nothing. With there new field and a staff that really has it together they are going to be a good solid team. This will be a good season.

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Bricklin1132 - welcome to the board!!  I agree it's a bit frustrating to not have something coming from the other schools - maybe it's just our eagerness to get to the season.

[NCF]

Bricklin1132 - welcome to the board!!  I agree it's a bit frustrating to not have something coming from the other schools - maybe it's just our eagerness to get to the season.

I haven't seen many schools do what you and Wheaton do. I guess the rest of us will have to wait until the D3 kick-off comes out. Looking forward to seeing your new field in person this season.

[DBQ1965]

Is anyone going to put together some pre-game "gathering" of D3 folk from here who turn up at Hope's home opener against North Park?

[Bricklin1132]

I was at a North Park football recruitment day in December and met the coach and many of the players. They are a running team and only pass a couple times a game. i was not impressed with the coaching staff, program and or the school itself.They do recruit very well and were desperate for running backs. Not sure what they recruited but in December they didn't have anybody significant. They normally rotate 5 in during each game to grind down the defense but they were very light in that department. Mike Holmgren of GB Packer coaching fame is a big donor at the school and they named the football stadium after him. I spent about a half an hour watching there game film and was not impressed. Very sloppy, mistakes and a lack of discipline. It will be interesting to see how Hope handles this first game. The North Park defense certainly looked better than the offense.

[sflzman]

Bricklin1132 - welcome to the board!!  I agree it's a bit frustrating to not have something coming from the other schools - maybe it's just our eagerness to get to the season.

I haven't seen many schools do what you and Wheaton do. I guess the rest of us will have to wait until the D3 kick-off comes out. Looking forward to seeing your new field in person this season.

I know in the past that Alma has put one out when players report

[Flying Dutch Fan]

Bricklin1132 - welcome to the board!!  I agree it's a bit frustrating to not have something coming from the other schools - maybe it's just our eagerness to get to the season.

I haven't seen many schools do what you and Wheaton do. I guess the rest of us will have to wait until the D3 kick-off comes out. Looking forward to seeing your new field in person this season.

I know in the past that Alma has put one out when players report

Cool - looking forward to seeing that