University Athletic Association

ADL70 · May 01, 2009, 08:28:21 AM

Big props to the Spartan Parents Football Club for chipping in for championship rings for Ronald and Donald, the long-time Spartan ball "boys."

ADL70 · May 05, 2009, 12:04:01 AM

Award for Coach Macalla

http://www.footballfoundation.com/news.php?id=1886

EveryOneAround · May 05, 2009, 03:16:52 PM

I read the paper the other day and it said Hokavar was going to Case? Is this official?

ADL70 · May 05, 2009, 09:47:37 PM

Which paper?

I read somewhere he intended to major in engineering.

In d3 nothing is official until they show up for camp.

I found a post on a cleveland.com forum which claimed he was going to CWRU, but that's a long way from official.

frank uible · May 05, 2009, 11:15:33 PM

And even then they can change their minds at any time.

EveryOneAround · May 06, 2009, 12:12:36 AM

Well if he enrolls then its official. I thought deadlines were May 1st?

I read through some of the posts on here, I guess the kid is a stud? I don't really know much about him. Just a CWRU fan.

Pat Coleman · May 06, 2009, 12:34:59 AM

If he enrolls it means he's paid money. It doesn't mean he will actually attend and it doesn't mean he'll play football if he does. That's the reality in Division III.

EveryOneAround · May 06, 2009, 08:50:04 PM

I've done some research on Hokavar. According google, Vinny is ranked in the ESPN 150 for athletes category. Threw for over 3500 yards and 40 total touchdowns in his two years as a starter. He was being recruited as a safety by some of the bigger schools but I guess an offer never came his way. If this video is a sign of anything, expect some points to be put up the next 4 years at CWRU.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/video/recruiting-football/Hokavar-airs-it-out-38337

ADL70 · May 06, 2009, 09:43:33 PM

Welcome EveryOne. What is your connection to CWRU?

Hokavar got lots of press: All-Ohio recognition 3 yrs. Both at DB and at QB.

Recruiting services put the "athlete" tag on him.

I wouldn't be so quick to pencil him into the lineup, even if he shows up at CWRU. Whalen obviously has a year left and Baum showed he has the potential to lead the team.

If he starts a a freshman it would likely be at OLB replacing Chlebina. Even there though, there are several players who would give him a battle for that position.

Still curious what your source is.

I also see that the LB from Lakota who was reported considering CWRU and WUStL is supposed to be going to Denison.

DagarmanSpartan · May 07, 2009, 06:59:48 AM

Wow! What a triple threat athlete! He appears just as adept at faking, running the option, running the play action, and throwing!

Could CWRU really get a recruit like that? I'm amazed that he hasn't gotten any Division I offers at QB. He'd be a major recruiting coup if we could haul him in!

That said, I bet he plays Safety or WR for a year while he learns our system. I can't imagine him beating out Whalen right away, but I could be wrong!

Pat Coleman,

Has d3football.com ever tried to do a ranking of D3 football recruiting classes, sort of like the various recruiting services do for the Division I-FBS teams? It'd be interesting to see where Case would end up in such a ranking, if Case ever managed to get athletes like that!

blue4now · May 07, 2009, 08:22:36 AM

Yes, he dominated in hs buts lets not forget it was at Perry. There are always places for quality athletes to contribute.

I agree w you Major, I dont see him knocking out any of the 15 returning senior starters. Certainly not Whalen or the WR's. DB is a possibility with our graduatiing loses.

He may be able to contribute on special teams to take some of the load off of some others.

In any case, if he does come he will help maintain the program after this sr classes moves on.

ADL70 · May 07, 2009, 09:44:32 PM

Great Big News

The first home CWRU football game was a 0-0 tie with John Carroll in 1970 (I was there).

Forty years later the Blue Streaks will return to University Circle to face the Spartans on September 4, 2010. Spartans go to John Carroll in 2011. B-W for 2012?

The 2009 schedule posted now has WUStL a third UAA away game, but that has to be an error.

The opener with Kenyon is a day game designated "Heritage Day." Will the team wear Case uniforms one half and Reserve the other, ala basketball's "Throwback Days?"

DagarmanSpartan · May 07, 2009, 09:51:45 PM

cwru70,

I like the idea of a "Heritage Day."

I once heard of an idea for a new CWRU mascot called the "Rough Cats," essentially a merger of the Rough Rider (CIT) and Red Cat (WRU) mascots.

Too bad nobody thought of that at the time of federation, not that our Spartan mascot and logo are bad by any means.

ADL70 · May 07, 2009, 11:54:25 PM

I suspect the Case element wouldn't have gone for that since most likely the macot would still be a cat. But since Case got first billing and Case Cats has the alliteration factor I'd have liked it. Spartans at least is a less common name. I don't know if it was discussed at the time, but later I thought that Blue Crew would have been unique and a word play on CWRU. I don't know, but it might have helped CWRU catch on as the common name instead of Case that has become predominate

frank uible · May 08, 2009, 08:14:26 AM

How about Red Riders - also alliterative?