FB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[Uncle Rico]

This from the Tazon de Estrellas football game (D3 football players vs a team of all stars from Mexico). 

USA won 32-15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPC9uf3uPsE&feature=youtu.be

Writeup of the game on facebook...

https://www.facebook.com/notes/global-football-ltd/team-stars-stripes-32-conadeip-all-stars-15-game-recap/469285513106502

My son played in this game 2 years ago when the USA also won.  It was a cool experience in a number of ways.  After the game, many of the Mexican kids and parents came up to the US players asking for autographs and pictures to be taken with the players. 

A great way to promote the game of football to other areas and a nice way for my son to end his college football playing career. This game does not get the hype of some of the other games but I think it is an awesome thing to do.

[formerd3db]

Uncle Rico:

I assume this all-star game is separate from the other DII-DIII all-star game against Mexican all-stars?  Is the one you are talking about the original Aztec Bowl?

Also, glad to see you are still "lurking around" and posting with us once in awhile.  Hope your son and you and your family are doing well and best wishes for the holidays.

[Uncle Rico]

The Tazon de Estrellas replaced the Aztec Bowl.  This is it's 4th year. Only DIII players from what I understand.

Yep, still lurking.  I don't get email notifications every time there is a post, so I randomly drop by and find new posts. 

I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays as well!

[Raider 68]

To all the MIAA posters, May you and your families have a Merry Christmas and a Healthy
and Happy New Year. 

[formerd3db]

Thanks Raider68 and the same to you and your wife and family.

[Uncle Rico]

Same to you Raider and formerd3db.

[DBQ1965]

Let me add my wishes for a Merry Christmas to all you MIAA fans and your families.

[formerd3db]

Thanks Uncle Rico, DBQ, Raider68 and sflzman. Again, a Merry Christmas to you and everyone of our MIAA posters/friends here on this board.  I hope everyone has an enjoyable day today and the upcoming New Year's weekend as well.

And...a special thanks to sflzman for solving the puzzle and obtaining the helmet logo info for me for posting here (it even has the new helmet "H" logo on it - I like the new logo, although also still like the old "traditional" logo, but I guess it is time to "move on" and embrace the new one) .  I really appreciate sflzman's efforts in obtaining this as well as all of Raider68's efforts in that endeavor as well.  As a computer idiot, I need all the help I can get with that kind of technical "stuff". Anyway, thanks again you guys!

[Raider 68]

Thanks Uncle Rico, DBQ, Raider68 and sflzman. Again, a Merry Christmas to you and everyone of our MIAA posters/friends here on this board.  I hope everyone has an enjoyable day today and the upcoming New Year's weekend as well.

And...a special thanks to sflzman for solving the puzzle and obtaining the helmet logo info for me for posting here (it even has the new helmet "H" logo on it - I like the new logo, although also still like the old "traditional" logo, but I guess it is time to "move on" and embrace the new one) .  I really appreciate sflzman's efforts in obtaining this as well as all of Raider68's efforts in that endeavor as well.  As a computer idiot, I need all the help I can get with that kind of technical "stuff". Anyway, thanks again you guys!

formerd3db,

Helmet pic looks great! Yeah! Enjoy your Christmas and all the best for the New Year!

[sflzman]

First off. Merry Christmas too everyone. Hope it was enjoyable for all of you and that you all got to spend time with the family and loved ones near you. Also happy new year as that will be quickly apon us as well!

Second of all. Let me revisit our terrible uniform topic of a few weeks ago. Of the 10 NBA jerseys today I think there were two that were legible. The clippers right now have by far the worst. They are terrible.

[formerd3db]

Great win for Central Michigan this evening in the Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit.  It probably further helped save Enos's job for another year at least.  Nonetheless, I still can't understand why the Western Kentucky coach didn't elect to kick the field goal with some 40 seconds left and almost assure an OT period.  While I realize they wanted to go for the win, IMO, that was a foolish choice/mistake.

BTW, it was reported by the ESPN crew announcing the game this evening (which included former Central Michigan LB/Buffalo Bills LB Ray Bentley, who is a radio co-host in Grand Rapids for the WBBL network -Huge Radio Network) that Western Kentucky's new coach Bobby Patrino will not be retaining any of the current WKU coaches.  That includes former U of Michigan QB Mike Sheridan, who is the QB coach there.  Despite Bentley being a Central alum player, I thought he did a pretty good job of being unbiased and fair in calling the game.

Also, I did not hear the announced crowd, however, it certainly was well-less than at the Lions game this past Saturday, although probably in keeping with past attendance at this bowl game.  I would say perhaps, slightly less this year, which is surprising since they had two regional teams again this year.  While I think it is a neat bowl game, especially for us midwest people, at the same time, I'm not sure how much longer they can sustain it, unless Mr. Illich wants to continue funding it.

P.S. sflzman, I agree with you about the NBA jerseys!

[Mr. Ypsi]

Re: attendance at Ford Field for bowl game.  Don't forget that we got hit with the first serious snowstorm of the year today.  Not a major snowstorm, but enough to keep a lot of sensible people off the roads (especially since, even in Michigan, half the people forget every year how to drive on snow!).  My son got hit (with OUR car ) coming home from work, when some a$$hole tried to merge onto the expressway going about 65 (e-way traffic way moving about 35) - the a$$hole spun out, David almost avoided him, but not quite, the a$$hole then slammed into the median, then tore off down the e-way!  (David and our car survived without a dent. )  I can't help wondering if the a$$hole (and innocent others) are still alive.

Probably not enough of a storm to keep most ticket-holders home, but probably seriously depressed any walk-up fans.

[sac]

  That includes former U of Michigan QB Mike Sheridan, who is the QB coach there.

Sheridan had accepted a position at South Florida with former WKU coach Willie Taggart.  Taggart took at least a couple guys off the WKU staff with him to South Florida.


The Pizza Pizza Bowl is also supposed to have a Big Ten team and not a WKU.  The Big Ten's little problem with OSU/PSU being ineligible really screwed the Detroit bowl game since the league didn't have enough teams to fill their 8 slots.   Had they been eligible this would have been Minnesota/Central Michigan.  Still not great, but still more marketable.

23,310 was the attendance.  I'd say the weather didn't help either.  This is 1/2 of last year's Purdue/Western Michigan game.

[formerd3db]

Excellent points Mr. Ypsi and sac.  First, let me say Mr. Ypsi that I am sorry your son was involved in the motor vehicle accident (MVA), however, I am glad that he wasn't hurt nor his car damaged.  As you know, cars can be replaced, not people. Nonetheless, I agee with you that there is always some A-holes who have no regard for others and are just plain stupid idiots and reckless whether it is bad weather or not, although more often it is especially true with the latter.

As to the Pizza Pizza Bowl, yes, I agree that it is highly likely the suprise snowstorm had much to do with it.  I figured it was about half of last year's attendance.  Still, a decent showing and usually what a huge MAC game or title game that Central would see in regards to attendance at its own Kelly-Shorts Stadium.  At the same time, WKU isn't a slouch team IMO - while not great, they are becoming competitive like, for example, South Florida has been until this year and the likes of Central Florida, etc.  Still, I agree with you guys that a Minnesota or some other Big Ten team (or again, the likes of Cincinnati) would have been much more marketable.  Overall, however, it was an exciting and good bowl game, just like the Nevada game was (Las Vegas Bowl) despite some of the radio pundits slamming that bowl game.  Even the New Orleans Bowl was a very good bowl game.  I think we'll find that those 3 bowl games will have been much more exciting than Michigan State's or Michigan's bowl games, although I am obviously hoping Michigan's is a good one and that they can pull the upset against Spurrior's South Carolina team.

Speaking of South Florida and Michigan, that is good to hear that Sheridan went with Taggart there.  I think I had heard that but forgot about it when i had posted last evening.  Thanks for the info.

[formerd3db]

Pretty crappy refs in the Belk Bowl between Duke and Cincinnati right now.  The refs are terrible.  To use Jay Moore's favorite phrase (Moore is Jim Rome's Guest Host this week, including today)..."they stink".