University Athletic Association

[ADL70]

The addition of Mentor RB Ricky Hanzlik (5-11 210, 4.5 40?) may mitigate against the loss of LaBarge.  He excelled at rushing, receiving, and blocking.

http://scoutingohio.com/index.php/view-profile.html?task=userProfile&user=4936

[seventiesraider]

My son had a BB tournament game in Adelbert Gym. Place hasn't changed in 40 years.

[ADL70]

My son had a BB tournament game in Adelbert Gym. Place hasn't changed in 40 years.

http://www.youtube.com/user/case#p/search/5/A9Bm01hSs_k

The radiators are gone from behind the benches, some of the bleachers are gone, and the scoreboard down, but there's still an "R" in the center circle.

[ADL70]

WR/DB

Tony Lybarger 5-10 175 Fredericktown  All-Ohio SM WR

Sean Lapcevic  Chartiers Valley (PA) 5-7 170

http://www.cvcolts.com/Lapcevic.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtkaAr4DdaM

[seventiesraider]

My son had a BB tournament game in Adelbert Gym. Place hasn't changed in 40 years.

http://www.youtube.com/user/case#p/search/5/A9Bm01hSs_k

The radiators are gone from behind the benches, some of the bleachers are gone, and the scoreboard down, but there's still an "R" in the center circle.

I used to shoot baskets in there while my Dad worked at University Hospital. Was just a little hot in there last weekend. Then we moved over to the old Case gym. I kept expecting Gene Hackman to walk down that rampazt Adelbert

[ADL70]

TE George Darany Detroit Catholic Central 6-3 230   

One star recruit on ESPN recruiting site.

Three-year starter for 2009 state champs and 2010 regional finalists.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYoLCl-f5j8

[ADL70]

Speculation from the SCAC FB board with the shakeup:

My contacts (in Cleveland,OH) tell me that the UAA greatly desires to "expand" the conference with 3 "quality institutions" (NOTE: current UAA members play full 9 or 10 game D3 football schedules without requiring that their opponents be mega-graduate institutions).

My take:

I can see the attraction in adding four teams, at least 3 of which sponsor football.  Football and baseball get an AQ, and other sports could schedule division play to lessen travel.  Would UofR return fulltime?


Anyone else heard such speculation?

[DagarmanSpartan]

Hadn't heard that.

Other than Rochester, which teams might we invite that would be a good "fit" with UAA academic profiles?

Johns Hopkins (another former UAA team)?


Who else?

[ExTartanPlayer]

Nor have I heard that.

I'm not exactly connected with UAA sources, so take the following with a grain of salt, but I would be surprised if the conference made such a move (using SCAC refugees or otherwise).  I can see the attraction in adding teams from a football standpoint, but I just don't think there are enough quality candidates that a) would meet the UAA criteria of "research institution in metropolitan area" (paraphrased, but I think that's the general message) and b) would actually WANT to make the move.

The SCAC schools probably don't fit the UAA criteria (though I can't say this for certain).  Even if they do, are we really supposed to believe that SCAC refugees will want to join the UAA?  Colorado College dropped football, leaving four members...and why wouldTrinity, Austin, et cet have any interest in the UAA?  It's just a poor geographic and academic fit.  They'd be much better off somehow hooking up with ASC schools.

Most of the Pennsylvania and Ohio schools in Division III are happy with their current conference.  Can't really see any of them suddenly ditching their conference for the UAA.

Rochester just left a few years ago.  Hard to imagine them suddenly coming back on board unless there's an AQ available; and it seems like

Johns Hopkins is a great candidate on paper, but I'm guessing that they're pretty happy where they are.  They play in a competitive conference with a lot of convenient regional rivals.  They're suddenly going to give that up to play Chicago, WashU, Case, and a few former SCAC schools?  They'd have to fly at least three times a year (possibly as many as five).  No way Hopkins goes for that.

[ADL70]

The two schools I could see going after would be MIT and Tufts.  MIT is an AAU member, and while I don't believe Tufts is, their profile is much more like the UAA schools than the NESCAC.  Tufts does have a few sports that the UAA doesn't offer however.

Those two, plus UofR would make seven for football and therefore the AQ.

I too can't see expansion outside the current footprint. 

San Antonio is 900 miles from St Louis, closest current UAA member.  A travel partner for Emory would be  desirable, but I don't really see a candidate.

[DagarmanSpartan]

MIT and Tufts are both urban private research universities, and as such, would seem to fit the UAA academic profile.

However, can we convince them to forsake their New England rivals in favor of CWRU, Chicago, and Emory?

I dunno.

[ExTartanPlayer]

I think you've hit it on the head, Jagran.  Just can't see MIT/Tufts leaving their current conferences - they're a much better geographic and competitive fit from a football standpoint.

Tufts - the NESCAC schools all seem pretty happy to play against one another and that's it (and I don't have any problem with that).  I don't think they're leaving the NESCAC in hopes of making a run the D-3 playoffs (they finished 2-6 and 1-7 the last two years).

MIT has struggled to compete in the NEFC for the last few years.  Again, it's hard to imagine them leaving a conference with relatively equal competition and a bunch of relatively "local" rivals to fly 3x per year and get trounced by the current UAA football members.

[jam40jeff]

Is there any word yet on where Derek Buganza is going?  I saw his Facebook page had St. Vincent Bears Football as one of the groups he's in, but he's also in Penn State Football, so that may not mean anything.  Also, he's not listed on the roster on the St. Vincent website.

[ADL70]

There will be unprecedented beef in the backfield in Cleveland this fall.

QBs   215, 200, 195

Rbs  220, 215, 210, 210, 210


And tall timber taking snaps:  6-4, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2

[ADL70]

2011 CMU roster

39 frosh

http://www.cmu.edu/athletics/sports/football/rosters/index.html