University Athletic Association

[Raider 68]

I looked up last year and the Tartans had 44 new players.

A recruiting class of 45-50 is fairly normal for many D3 programs.

[ADL70]

There is a wide range from around 20 for say Oberlin to the mulitudes that the likes of Mt. Union and Wesley bring in.

[Raider 68]

There is a wide range from around 20 for say Oberlin to the mulitudes that the likes of Mt. Union and Wesley bring in.

In the last 10 years Mount Union has brought in approximately 75-100  freshman per year. But the larger question is how many play and last the 4 years. Numerous top level talent have to wait until their junior or senior year to get a shot at starting. Despite that many of those freshman hang on to part of the experience versus going to other schools to play sooner!

If the CMU and CWRU's can get almost 50 freshman that is great!

[DagarmanSpartan]

What size class does CWRU have this year?

[ADL70]

My usual source hasn't had any info for me.

Practice starts in less than six weeks.

[ExTartanPlayer]

Re: the size of CMU's recruiting class...56 is large but not stunningly so.  I played from 2004-07 and we brought in at least 40 every year.  My class had 47 freshmen, 20 of whom stuck around for all four years - and that's a pretty typical retention rate for a given class at CMU, from what I've seen.  About half the guys that show up as freshman play all four years.

As far as "turning the program around" - the stats that you mentioned with a 68-43 record are pretty decieving.  Take out the 11-1 season in 2006 and you'll see that we have been 5-5 or 6-4 almost every season in that span (except the 2007 season, where we won seven games, but even that team was 6-4 before the ECAC bowl game).  It's hard to say there's a "turnaround"...really more like a program stuck around the .500 level that's likely to stay there.

I actually thought we had turned a major corner in 2006 when we won 11 games and went to the playoffs.  In 2007, returning a bunch of key contributors (two 1000 yard rushers, four OL's plus our TE, and eight starters on defense) we dropped back to seven wins.  Never did really figure that out.

As far as the nine quarterbacks - that's primarily because there was only one returnee (and he has no game experience), so every kid that played QB in high school will get a look.  Of those nine, I'd bet at least three will be converted to other positions by the end of camp, and a couple more will quit once they realize they aren't the favored son.

One of them, in particular, I have high hopes for.  #4 on the roster was a four-year starter for a very good AAAA program in the WPIAL...he's a little on the short side, but I hope he wins the job.

[ADL70]

Here's to the UAA's d3football.com Preseason All Americans:

WUStL Sr CB Brandon Brown (1st team)

CWRU Jr G Tony Opperman (2nd)

[Raider 68]

Here's to the UAA's d3football.com Preseason All Americans:

WUStL Sr CB Brandon Brown (1st team)

CWRU Jr G Tony Opperman (2nd)

ADL70,

Any major competitive battles for key positions that give CWRU any advantages/concerns against JCU on 9-4-10?

[ADL70]

The biggest battle will be at LB where 2 OLB and 2 ILB have departed.

3 CBs w/starting experience will compete to start (unless Snyder moves to QB)

Both lines return intact.

[Raider 68]

The biggest battle will be at LB where 2 OLB and 2 ILB have departed.

3 CBs w/starting experience will compete to start (unless Snyder moves to QB)

Both lines return intact.

Thanks +k, so reading between the lines, its Whalen's replacement at QB and how well he does that will affect that game or the rest of them in 2010!

Correct?

[ADL70]

Baum will be fine at QB, but backup is a huge ?  Baum maybe lacks a bit of Whalen's arm strength  and while a good runner, lacks the scramble ability of Whalen.  But he started a game in 2008 and has lots of experience with a great efficiency rating.

It's D that gives me  more concern.

[ADL70]

Dale English's brother Mike is not listed on this year's BW roster.  Could he be transferring to CWRU?

Recruit Rylan Pyciak is playing tonight in an All-Star game in Wheeling.

[edit]

I was premature, this weekend's game is tonight @ 7pm

His coming to CWRU may be premature as well.  Despite a well publicized announcement of CWRU in May and one paper's July 14 article, another paper covering the game today reported that he is going to BW. 

There is supposed to be a webcast at wtov9.com.

Several Mt Union recruits are also playing in the game.

[ADL70]

Looks like Bohon has transferred to Hiram.

[ADL70]

Spartans are in a three-way tie for 38th with Capital and Trinity (TX) in the pre-season poll here.  CMU got two points.

Based on All-UAA players returning, the case could be made for Chicago to pose the stiffest challenge in the UAA.  They have eight returning on offense who were first or second team in 2009.  In addition six are on the defense. 

The caption on the roster CWRU football site has been changed from Spring 2010 to just 2010, but the only editing is the class years have been updated.

Pyciak is not listed on BWC's updated roster for 2010, so all may not be lost with him.

Practice starts in about a week and the season about a month.  This is the latest since the website was started that I can recall it has been with no report of incoming players.

[Pat Coleman]

Case's SID resigned over the summer and they have had a hard time filling the position. I suspect they are trying to get by on the cheap and not offer a realistic salary for the position.