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[blue4now]

cwru70

that would be great for the schools, city and ne ohio in general.  maybe they could schedule a rotating series like you propose in browns stadium.

for now we will have to settle for this years scrimmage with jcu.  im guessing august 30th but thats also labor day weekend so we'll have to see.

surprised with the momentum the program has right now more updates and releases havent been made public......

[frank uible]

In the late 40s and early 50s each of Case, Western Reserve, John Carroll and BW annually played the other three. I saw some of these games at League Park, Shaw Stadium and the field next to the old gym on Adelbert at Western Reserve - all of which were close to my home and reachable by me via CTS (Cleveland Transit System) although I walked the six blocks to games on Adelbert. The annual Case/Reserve game was played on Thanksgiving morning.

[ADL70]

Frank--before JCU revamped its website there was an archive with the cover of a WRU-JCU game from the 30's in Municipal Stadium.  I had saved the image, but lost in in a computer crash.   Case hosted Reserve at Shaw Field in 1967 after Clarke Field (the one on Adelbert) was torn down and before Finnigan Field was built.

blue 4--I wouldn't want the game off campus, but if JCU or BW travelled well Case Field (not sure there's ever been an official name declared.  I've seen both Case Field and Case Western Reserve Field used) might be too small.  Perhaps a HS field could be used if that happened (Cleve Hts?), but I'm afraid the game would look lost in Browns Stadium.

The scrimmage might be on Thurs or Fri because of the holiday (just an educated guess on my part).

[blue4now]

Case easily handled the Wabash fans.  I think either venue would be fine.  Not sure everyone would be happy at Cleve Hts....   They could always go to Byers.

And still no incoming freshman announcment.  bummer.....

[ADL70]

Cleve Hts was about proximity.  I don't recall that much about the facility.  Lots of good HS venues in Cleveland area--Bedford and Lakewood, in addition to Parma's Byers. 

Wabash was Thanksgiving weekend so many students were gone.  And Crawfordsville's a lot further than Berea.  Case Field would look great with the stands full and students ringing the field.  I wish the design had terracing around the track to encourage that.

The Sports homepage was updated yesterday with the three preseason rankings featured.

The last few years CWRU has played JCU and BW in JV games.  I know last year the BW JVs lost only to Mt Union and CWRU (twice).

[blue4now]

Both Bedford and Lakewood would be fine.  Great PR for both schools locally.  Case has both JCU and BW on their JV schedule this fall.  They play both schools twice.

I saw yesterdays rankings announcement.  All good stuff.  I hope the team continues to work hard with the same attitude and approach as last year and not get too full of themselves.  I know Whalen, Cowdrick, Deitman, Goncalves, Calderone, Bott and Brown to name a few will keep them focused.

41 days

[ExTartanPlayer]

When I was a freshman at CMU in 2004, we played Case at a high school, I believe the name was Brush.  They had a very nice stadium.  Not sure about the proximity to Case & JCU, but it was a good place for a D3 game.

Also - is Calderone actually returning?  He's a very solid player, that's a huge factor for Case's D if he's back.  I thought he was done.

[ADL70]

I wouldn't think you would have fond memories of Brush High given the outcome.     I didn't mention it because from CWRU you pretty much go past JCU to get there.  Heights High is more in the middle.

I'll admit Calderone's eligibility puzzles me as well.  He was at Mich Tech (DII) and the CWRU media guide says he didn't play, but doesn't say as a redshirt or injury.  I'm pretty sure that I saw him listed on their roster.  In contrast, Mirando's year at Valpo was clearly denominated as a redshirt in the guide.  CWRU's roster listed Calderone as a soph both in 2005 and 2006.

[Pat Coleman]

If he redshirted at a D-II school he doesn't lose a year of eligibility in Division III. (Except in the MIAC, which refuses to honor those redshirts.)

[ADL70]

I understand, but my point was that his status at Mich Tech wasn't clear. 

[DagarmanSpartan]

cwru70,

What was our JV team's record last year?  Against whom did we play?

Who were the major contributors, and are any of them expected to be major varsity contributors this season?  If so, then who?

Please let me know.  Thanks!

[DagarmanSpartan]

Hmm.........

Still no recruiting news.

Strange.

[ADL70]

Check for a PM

[blue4now]

It finally made it.   All 28 of them.  Here is the link.

http://www.case.edu/athletics/varsity/fall/football/2008recruits.htm

Never heard anything about the 6'7" WR but that could be a problem for some.  How could you cover Nicely, Kolesar and Cowdrick and let this beast roam free??? 

With 71 returners that puts us at 99.  A nice start for sure although I know of 2 returners who wont be back.

[DagarmanSpartan]

blue4now,

I would have preferred that we sign a few more D-Linemen (especially DT/NT types), but at least we signed several LBs.

Twenty-eight seems like a relatively small total (especially compared to last season), but hopefully, we filled some needs.

That 6'7" wide receiver could be a dangerous target for Whalen, if he has even decent hands and speed.

We'll see!