University Athletic Association

[Bishopleftiesdad]

WashU has officially added Alfred State to its schedule November 8 at WashU.  Game time at 6:00 p.m.  I will have some fun that day...calling two WashU-Chicago soccer games plus the football game that day and night!

I'll take full credit for suggesting this idea.  I expect +K from all UAA board members.

Seriously, it just made too much sense. Glad that it works out for both WashU and Alfred State. This is a game WashU should win (no offense to ASU), but it's likely to be more competitive than MB and WashU will get those few hundred bucks in revenue

Edited to add: plus, with night games being a relative rarity in D3, it will be fun for the players to get a night game out of the deal.

Sounds like you'll have a busy day, jaybird! Make sure the hot tea and honey are ready to soothe your throat after all that talking

+1 For getting this worked out. Are you sure you do not work in the UAA scheduling office?

[jaybird44]

According to the Alfred State website, it will push its 2-year agreement with Maranatha to next season and 2016.  That may have been the fly in the ointment that needed to be resolved before the agreement could be reached.

The new addition to the schedule will likely produce a very sizable crowd.  A night game allows the students to hit the books during the day, and have the night free for football; out-of-towners won't have to get up so early to travel to the game; and it will be senior night unless they keep those festivities as originally scheduled Nov. 1 vs. Case.

I will have a spiced hot tea with honey beverage throughout the day; my wife combines instant tea, powdered orange drink and lemonade, cinnamon, and cloves.  Just add hot water and honey.  I'll post the exact recipe--it never fails to keep my voice in good working order.

That day may be easier compared to what I have next weekend...2 soccer games on Halloween, football on the 1st, and 2 soccer games on the 2nd.  Lots of fun!

[ExTartanPlayer]

The new addition to the schedule will likely produce a very sizable crowd.  A night game allows the students to hit the books during the day, and have the night free for football; out-of-towners won't have to get up so early to travel to the game; and it will be senior night unless they keep those festivities as originally scheduled Nov. 1 vs. Case.

Just one man's opinion, but I wouldn't change senior day festivities this late in the game.  I haven't looked at WashU's roster to see where the seniors hail from, but knowing that the UAA schools generally draw from a pretty wide geographic region, some parents may have already planned flights in for 11/1 from various locales, and it would be difficult to ask them to change on such short notice when some may have planned all season on attending the Senior Day game on the 1st.

Still, I think you're right that WashU could draw a very nice crowd, with the night game.  CMU has definitely drawn significantly better for the night games I've attended vs. the daytime games.

I will have a spiced hot tea with honey beverage throughout the day; my wife combines instant tea, powdered orange drink and lemonade, cinnamon, and cloves.  Just add hot water and honey.  I'll post the exact recipe--it never fails to keep my voice in good working order.

That sounds delicious.  I'm partial to Throat Coat tea with a tablespoon of raw honey stirred in til it dissolves.  Cinnamon and cloves are a good addition to anything.

[Gregory Sager]

I will have a spiced hot tea with honey beverage throughout the day; my wife combines instant tea, powdered orange drink and lemonade, cinnamon, and cloves.  Just add hot water and honey.  I'll post the exact recipe--it never fails to keep my voice in good working order.

That day may be easier compared to what I have next weekend...2 soccer games on Halloween, football on the 1st, and 2 soccer games on the 2nd.  Lots of fun!

Since I have broadcasting weekends like that coming up, too, Jay, I may have need of your wife's recipe.

[jaybird44]

I shall post it today or tonight (the recipe).  Pretty easy, just blending dry ingredients together and keeping the mix in a sealed container.

WashU's Senior Day remains November 1st vs. Case.

[jaybird44]

This comes from my blog article "Defeating Laryngitis" that I wrote for the Sportscasters Talent Agency of America website:

"Now, about that recipe for the hot spiced tea. It involves mixing the following dry ingredients together in order to scoop them into a coffee cup or travel mug and add hot water: powdered lemonade mix, enough to make the equivalent of 3 quarts of liquid; powdered orange juice mix, enough to make 3 quarts of liquid; 1 1/2 cups of unsweetened instant tea; one teaspoon of cinnamon, one teaspoon of cloves, and 4 teaspoons of Sweet & Low sweetener. The combined ingredients can be placed in a small jar, and you just add enough spoonfuls or scoops from it into a cup or mug of hot water to satisfy your tastebuds. Add a few drops of lemon juice and some honey for the pesky forms of laryngitis. Try to use powdered lemonade and orange juice that has some Vitamin C to aid the recovery process."

I had a nasty case of laryngitis a couple of basketball seasons ago that threatened to sideline me from a couple of Wash-U UAA Friday/Sunday doubleheaders.  This spiced tea helped keep me in good voice throughout that weekend.

[Gregory Sager]

Thanks, Jay!

[ADL70]

WashU has officially added Alfred State to its schedule November 8 at WashU.  Game time at 6:00 p.m.  I will have some fun that day...calling two WashU-Chicago soccer games plus the football game that day and night!

I'll take full credit for suggesting this idea.  I expect +K from all UAA board members.

I gave you prps earlier, and figure you have a surfeit of k. 

But if you're stooping to fishing for it, +k.   

[ExTartanPlayer]

WashU has officially added Alfred State to its schedule November 8 at WashU.  Game time at 6:00 p.m.  I will have some fun that day...calling two WashU-Chicago soccer games plus the football game that day and night!

I'll take full credit for suggesting this idea.  I expect +K from all UAA board members.

I gave you prps earlier, and figure you have a surfeit of k. 

But if you're stooping to fishing for it, +k.   

Nobody can ever have enough +K!

A thought that occurred to me this morning: Chicago, also, should be happy about WashU picking up another game (and likely win), as well as rooting for an Elmhurst win streak. If they make it to 8-1 they'll be on the fringes of playoff consideration and will need every SOS bump they can get. Not that it's a given - I've seen enough UAA results to know that even when one team LOOKS the best, the title is often decided in close games or OT - but worth mentioning.

[ADL70]

Agreed re: UAA parity.

I don't think there will be a 3-0 champ this year.

[DagarmanSpartan]

Gang,

US News is now producing a "global" universities ranking that is separate from its national ranking (and often QUITE different).

It's "global" rankings are based primarily on research-related factors, and give ZERO weight to undergraduate admissions.  For this reason, some schools that may be ranked higher "nationally" in their rankings may rank lower "globally".

FWIW, here are the UAA rankings:

Chicago: 9
NYU: 36
Washington U: 41
CMU: 74
Emory: 84
Rochester: 120
CWRU: 134
Brandeis: N/R (the rankings only go up to 500)

Based on my preliminary research, only the B1G and Ivy League had every school in the global Top 500.  The ACC comes close, but Clemson isn't a member.

I'm guessing that the UAA has more such schools, and a higher percentage of members, in the global Top 500 than any other Division III conference, but perhaps someone could double-check that for me.

[ExTartanPlayer]

Agreed re: UAA parity.

I don't think there will be a 3-0 champ this year.

I'm rethinking this after Chicago blew the doors off WashU.

The Maroons look quite a bit stronger than CMU or CWRU. 

I would now be surprised if either can beat Chicago.

I think WashU is a toss-up with both teams.

[ADL70]

Pretty impressive showing by the Maroons.

FWIW:  Massey predicts CWRU loses to WUStL by 1 and beats UChi by 2, despite ranking UChi above them and WUStL below

Freshmen are starting to show up on CWRU's O, 5 started against W&J, three on the line.  I'm hoping they continue to improve and the O with 'em.

The D has held Chi to 18 points combined in the last three games.

Saturday is a must win game for the Spartans

[SpartanMom_2016]

I'm partial to Throat Coat tea with a tablespoon of raw honey stirred in til it dissolves.  Cinnamon and cloves are a good addition to anything.

Throat Coat is good stuff.  I sing so I baby my voice. 

[ExTartanPlayer]

I'm partial to Throat Coat tea with a tablespoon of raw honey stirred in til it dissolves.  Cinnamon and cloves are a good addition to anything.

Throat Coat is good stuff.  I sing so I baby my voice.

No kidding?  My GF is a voice professor at Central Michigan.

I don't sing.  I just like the taste

(of Throat Coat, that is)