University Athletic Association

[DagarmanSpartan]

Gang,

I should mention that I'll be following the rest of this season from abroad.

Early next week, I leave for Afghanistan where, for the next ten months, I'll be the Deputy Director for NATO Forces at the Presidential Palace in Kabul.

GO SPARTANS!!!

[ADL70]

Keep safe Dman.

[casefldad]

Gang,

I should mention that I'll be following the rest of this season from abroad.

Early next week, I leave for Afghanistan where, for the next ten months, I'll be the Deputy Director for NATO Forces at the Presidential Palace in Kabul.

GO SPARTANS!!!

Best of luck and stay SAFE.....

[SpartanMom_2016]

Gang,

I should mention that I'll be following the rest of this season from abroad.

Early next week, I leave for Afghanistan where, for the next ten months, I'll be the Deputy Director for NATO Forces at the Presidential Palace in Kabul.

GO SPARTANS!!!

Thank you for your service!  Stay safe.

[ExTartanPlayer]

Adding more good wishes, Dagarman.  Stay safe.

[SpartanMom_2016]

Three out of four UAA football schools made the cut!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/09/geekiest-colleges-2013-hercampus_n_4072457.html

[jaybird44]

Dagarman, Godspeed and be safe!  Thank you for your service!

[jaybird44]

Wash-U survived a shootout in Conway, Arkansas this afternoon, as the Bears outlasted Hendrix 45-41.  Both teams' defenses were scrambling to keep up with the opposing offenses, and the game went down to the final play before it was decided.

Wash-U (4-2) scored the go-ahead TD with 51 seconds left, on a 17-yard pass from Eric Daginella to freshman Zach Strittmatter.  But, Hendrix drove to the Wash-U 35-yard-line and called timeout with 3.4 on the clock.  A Hail Mary pass was caught by Hendrix freshman Spencer Smith at the Wash-U 1-yard-line, but Bears CB Andrew Skalman make the tackle at the buzzer to give them a hard-fought win.

Wash-U outgained Hendrix 524-448, including 304 yards rushing and averaging 6.2 yards per carry.  Hendrix (2-3) tossed the ball for 316 yards and a TD.

Bears QB Eric Daginella compiled 220 yards passing and a career-best 83 yards on 10 carries and 2 TDs.  RB Zach Lonneman also enjoyed a career-high 137 yards on 21 attempts and a TD.  Cody Ratermann had 2 TDs and 47 rushing yards.

Dayton Winn had 99 yards rushing and 2 TDs to lead Hendrix, and Seth Peters threw for 232 yards and a TD.  Travis McMahon had 92 yards receiving and a TD.

Wash-U has a bye next week, and travels to Macalester in two weeks.  Following that game, the UAA schedule begins.  This football season is going to become much more entertaining...

[ADL70]

CWRU has quietly re-named Case Field to DiSanto Field.

http://athletics.case.edu/facilities/disanto_field

Fred DiSanto (WRC '85, MGT '86) was a star athlete (12 letters and All American QB) and now a successful investment advisor.  He was named a University Trustee this year and led fund-raising for the Wyant Field House, for which I'm told ground was broken on Friday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g16GLIprkCk  Interview from 2010.

[ExTartanPlayer]

Wash-U survived a shootout in Conway, Arkansas this afternoon, as the Bears outlasted Hendrix 45-41.  Both teams' defenses were scrambling to keep up with the opposing offenses, and the game went down to the final play before it was decided.

Wash-U (4-2) scored the go-ahead TD with 51 seconds left, on a 17-yard pass from Eric Daginella to freshman Zach Strittmatter.  But, Hendrix drove to the Wash-U 35-yard-line and called timeout with 3.4 on the clock.  A Hail Mary pass was caught by Hendrix freshman Spencer Smith at the Wash-U 1-yard-line, but Bears CB Andrew Skalman make the tackle at the buzzer to give them a hard-fought win.

Wash-U outgained Hendrix 524-448, including 304 yards rushing and averaging 6.2 yards per carry.  Hendrix (2-3) tossed the ball for 316 yards and a TD.

Bears QB Eric Daginella compiled 220 yards passing and a career-best 83 yards on 10 carries and 2 TDs.  RB Zach Lonneman also enjoyed a career-high 137 yards on 21 attempts and a TD.  Cody Ratermann had 2 TDs and 47 rushing yards.

Wash-U has a bye next week, and travels to Macalester in two weeks.  Following that game, the UAA schedule begins.  This football season is going to become much more entertaining...

Thanks for the report jaybird.  WashU offense has found its footing against a few lesser defenses.  CMU's been a shade disappointing, CWRU is off for a little while, but to me WashU looks like a clear-cut favorite now, although Chicago is a decent contender.  If WashU can run the table, they'll have a decent shot at Pool B.  Not sure that Chicago will since their losses are not quite as good as WashU's; the Bears will get a big SOS assist if UWW and/or Coe win their respective conferences.  It is conceivable that their losses will both come by 10-point margins against undefeated conference champs; while they're still a marginal playoff candidate, I could see them squeezing in if they are able to run the table and either UWW or Coe wins out.

[ExTartanPlayer]

I know it's several weeks away, but if any WashU fans are planning to make the trip to Pittsburgh on 11/2 or any Case fans are coming on 11/16, please let me know.  I've gone to both home games thus far and plan to attend both of these as well; I will be glad to meet up with y'all at the game (and can give tips on good dinner spots the night before/after).

[wally_wabash]

Wash-U survived a shootout in Conway, Arkansas this afternoon, as the Bears outlasted Hendrix 45-41.  Both teams' defenses were scrambling to keep up with the opposing offenses, and the game went down to the final play before it was decided.

Wash-U (4-2) scored the go-ahead TD with 51 seconds left, on a 17-yard pass from Eric Daginella to freshman Zach Strittmatter.  But, Hendrix drove to the Wash-U 35-yard-line and called timeout with 3.4 on the clock.  A Hail Mary pass was caught by Hendrix freshman Spencer Smith at the Wash-U 1-yard-line, but Bears CB Andrew Skalman make the tackle at the buzzer to give them a hard-fought win.

Wash-U outgained Hendrix 524-448, including 304 yards rushing and averaging 6.2 yards per carry.  Hendrix (2-3) tossed the ball for 316 yards and a TD.

Bears QB Eric Daginella compiled 220 yards passing and a career-best 83 yards on 10 carries and 2 TDs.  RB Zach Lonneman also enjoyed a career-high 137 yards on 21 attempts and a TD.  Cody Ratermann had 2 TDs and 47 rushing yards.

Wash-U has a bye next week, and travels to Macalester in two weeks.  Following that game, the UAA schedule begins.  This football season is going to become much more entertaining...

Thanks for the report jaybird.  WashU offense has found its footing against a few lesser defenses.  CMU's been a shade disappointing, CWRU is off for a little while, but to me WashU looks like a clear-cut favorite now, although Chicago is a decent contender.  If WashU can run the table, they'll have a decent shot at Pool B.  Not sure that Chicago will since their losses are not quite as good as WashU's; the Bears will get a big SOS assist if UWW and/or Coe win their respective conferences.  It is conceivable that their losses will both come by 10-point margins against undefeated conference champs; while they're still a marginal playoff candidate, I could see them squeezing in if they are able to run the table and either UWW or Coe wins out.

Agree with this.  I'm not currently projecting WashU into the playoffs, but that's mostly because I'm doing a minimum of forecasting future results.  On the side though, yes, WashU is going to have a real shot at making the field. 

A quick Pool B breakdown here...I think Wesley is pretty safe, assuming they don't faceplant against Rowan.  So that leaves two more spots and basically seven teams: Millsaps, Texas Lutheran, Framingham State, Centre, Rhodes, Chicago, and WashU. 

Let's eliminate Chicago because in our hypothetical, WashU wins out which leaves Chicago with (at best) a two loss record and a loss to WashU...so they'd be out.  Table Framingham for the moment...we'll get back to them.  Millsaps, Centre, and Rhodes...worth looking at remaining schedules here:
Millsaps: @Birmingham-Southern, @Sewanee, Berry, Centre, @Rhodes
Centre: Sewanee, @Rhodes, Hendrix, @Millsaps, Birmingham-Southern
Rhodes: Centre, @Birmingham-Southern, @Hendrix, Millsaps

There's not a whole lot of gimmes on that list for anybody in the SAA. I think there are two scenarios likely here.  One is that one of these three emerges as either unbeaten or with one loss and is in good shape. The other is that they wipe each other out. 

Texas Lutheran...remaining schedule is: @Sul Ross State, @MissColl, Louisiana College, @Hardin-Simmons, Howard Payne.  Sul Ross and Howard Payne don't look to provide a lot of resistance here.  Any of the other three I could see going either way.  The other thing here is that this group will help TLU's SOS some, but they won't all of a sudden have a top 30 schedule because of it.  If TLU can get through this with just one loss, I think they are pretty locked in.  Two losses and I don't think they'll have the SOS or any quality wins to get in. 

So that leaves Framingham State.  Remember now that last year the NEFC landed an at-large bid, controversially, and it happens because those teams have a decent SOS.  Now, we've got half of that group that is broken off but FSU is still carrying a big SOS.  It will temper some over time, but if they get through this thing and only have the single loss to Rowan, they become a serious player for a Pool B spot. 

So after all of that, I think what you're really looking at here is the SAA champion, WashU, and Framingham State in play for the third Pool B spot.  Those three teams are playing for two spots if TLU loses twice.  That's my long term Pool B analysis. 

[BearFan]

Wash-U survived a shootout in Conway, Arkansas this afternoon, as the Bears outlasted Hendrix 45-41.  Both teams' defenses were scrambling to keep up with the opposing offenses, and the game went down to the final play before it was decided.

Wash-U (4-2) scored the go-ahead TD with 51 seconds left, on a 17-yard pass from Eric Daginella to freshman Zach Strittmatter.  But, Hendrix drove to the Wash-U 35-yard-line and called timeout with 3.4 on the clock.  A Hail Mary pass was caught by Hendrix freshman Spencer Smith at the Wash-U 1-yard-line, but Bears CB Andrew Skalman make the tackle at the buzzer to give them a hard-fought win.

Wash-U outgained Hendrix 524-448, including 304 yards rushing and averaging 6.2 yards per carry.  Hendrix (2-3) tossed the ball for 316 yards and a TD.

Bears QB Eric Daginella compiled 220 yards passing and a career-best 83 yards on 10 carries and 2 TDs.  RB Zach Lonneman also enjoyed a career-high 137 yards on 21 attempts and a TD.  Cody Ratermann had 2 TDs and 47 rushing yards.

Wash-U has a bye next week, and travels to Macalester in two weeks.  Following that game, the UAA schedule begins.  This football season is going to become much more entertaining...

Thanks for the report jaybird.  WashU offense has found its footing against a few lesser defenses.  CMU's been a shade disappointing, CWRU is off for a little while, but to me WashU looks like a clear-cut favorite now, although Chicago is a decent contender.  If WashU can run the table, they'll have a decent shot at Pool B.  Not sure that Chicago will since their losses are not quite as good as WashU's; the Bears will get a big SOS assist if UWW and/or Coe win their respective conferences.  It is conceivable that their losses will both come by 10-point margins against undefeated conference champs; while they're still a marginal playoff candidate, I could see them squeezing in if they are able to run the table and either UWW or Coe wins out.

Agree with this.  I'm not currently projecting WashU into the playoffs, but that's mostly because I'm doing a minimum of forecasting future results.  On the side though, yes, WashU is going to have a real shot at making the field. 

A quick Pool B breakdown here...I think Wesley is pretty safe, assuming they don't faceplant against Rowan.  So that leaves two more spots and basically seven teams: Millsaps, Texas Lutheran, Framingham State, Centre, Rhodes, Chicago, and WashU. 

Let's eliminate Chicago because in our hypothetical, WashU wins out which leaves Chicago with (at best) a two loss record and a loss to WashU...so they'd be out.  Table Framingham for the moment...we'll get back to them.  Millsaps, Centre, and Rhodes...worth looking at remaining schedules here:
Millsaps: @Birmingham-Southern, @Sewanee, Berry, Centre, @Rhodes
Centre: Sewanee, @Rhodes, Hendrix, @Millsaps, Birmingham-Southern
Rhodes: Centre, @Birmingham-Southern, @Hendrix, Millsaps

There's not a whole lot of gimmes on that list for anybody in the SAA. I think there are two scenarios likely here.  One is that one of these three emerges as either unbeaten or with one loss and is in good shape. The other is that they wipe each other out. 

Texas Lutheran...remaining schedule is: @Sul Ross State, @MissColl, Louisiana College, @Hardin-Simmons, Howard Payne.  Sul Ross and Howard Payne don't look to provide a lot of resistance here.  Any of the other three I could see going either way.  The other thing here is that this group will help TLU's SOS some, but they won't all of a sudden have a top 30 schedule because of it.  If TLU can get through this with just one loss, I think they are pretty locked in.  Two losses and I don't think they'll have the SOS or any quality wins to get in. 

So that leaves Framingham State.  Remember now that last year the NEFC landed an at-large bid, controversially, and it happens because those teams have a decent SOS.  Now, we've got half of that group that is broken off but FSU is still carrying a big SOS.  It will temper some over time, but if they get through this thing and only have the single loss to Rowan, they become a serious player for a Pool B spot. 

So after all of that, I think what you're really looking at here is the SAA champion, WashU, and Framingham State in play for the third Pool B spot.  Those three teams are playing for two spots if TLU loses twice.  That's my long term Pool B analysis. 

Wally - you obviously have given this a lot of thought.  Throwing out Framingham for now, how do you think the selection committee would look at a 2-loss Wash U versus a 1-loss Centre or Rhodes given that 1 loss is to Wash U?

[ExTartanPlayer]

Wash-U survived a shootout in Conway, Arkansas this afternoon, as the Bears outlasted Hendrix 45-41.  Both teams' defenses were scrambling to keep up with the opposing offenses, and the game went down to the final play before it was decided.

Wash-U (4-2) scored the go-ahead TD with 51 seconds left, on a 17-yard pass from Eric Daginella to freshman Zach Strittmatter.  But, Hendrix drove to the Wash-U 35-yard-line and called timeout with 3.4 on the clock.  A Hail Mary pass was caught by Hendrix freshman Spencer Smith at the Wash-U 1-yard-line, but Bears CB Andrew Skalman make the tackle at the buzzer to give them a hard-fought win.

Wash-U outgained Hendrix 524-448, including 304 yards rushing and averaging 6.2 yards per carry.  Hendrix (2-3) tossed the ball for 316 yards and a TD.

Bears QB Eric Daginella compiled 220 yards passing and a career-best 83 yards on 10 carries and 2 TDs.  RB Zach Lonneman also enjoyed a career-high 137 yards on 21 attempts and a TD.  Cody Ratermann had 2 TDs and 47 rushing yards.

Wash-U has a bye next week, and travels to Macalester in two weeks.  Following that game, the UAA schedule begins.  This football season is going to become much more entertaining...

Thanks for the report jaybird.  WashU offense has found its footing against a few lesser defenses.  CMU's been a shade disappointing, CWRU is off for a little while, but to me WashU looks like a clear-cut favorite now, although Chicago is a decent contender.  If WashU can run the table, they'll have a decent shot at Pool B.  Not sure that Chicago will since their losses are not quite as good as WashU's; the Bears will get a big SOS assist if UWW and/or Coe win their respective conferences.  It is conceivable that their losses will both come by 10-point margins against undefeated conference champs; while they're still a marginal playoff candidate, I could see them squeezing in if they are able to run the table and either UWW or Coe wins out.

Agree with this.  I'm not currently projecting WashU into the playoffs, but that's mostly because I'm doing a minimum of forecasting future results.  On the side though, yes, WashU is going to have a real shot at making the field. 

A quick Pool B breakdown here...I think Wesley is pretty safe, assuming they don't faceplant against Rowan.  So that leaves two more spots and basically seven teams: Millsaps, Texas Lutheran, Framingham State, Centre, Rhodes, Chicago, and WashU. 

Let's eliminate Chicago because in our hypothetical, WashU wins out which leaves Chicago with (at best) a two loss record and a loss to WashU...so they'd be out.  Table Framingham for the moment...we'll get back to them.  Millsaps, Centre, and Rhodes...worth looking at remaining schedules here:
Millsaps: @Birmingham-Southern, @Sewanee, Berry, Centre, @Rhodes
Centre: Sewanee, @Rhodes, Hendrix, @Millsaps, Birmingham-Southern
Rhodes: Centre, @Birmingham-Southern, @Hendrix, Millsaps

There's not a whole lot of gimmes on that list for anybody in the SAA. I think there are two scenarios likely here.  One is that one of these three emerges as either unbeaten or with one loss and is in good shape. The other is that they wipe each other out. 

Texas Lutheran...remaining schedule is: @Sul Ross State, @MissColl, Louisiana College, @Hardin-Simmons, Howard Payne.  Sul Ross and Howard Payne don't look to provide a lot of resistance here.  Any of the other three I could see going either way.  The other thing here is that this group will help TLU's SOS some, but they won't all of a sudden have a top 30 schedule because of it.  If TLU can get through this with just one loss, I think they are pretty locked in.  Two losses and I don't think they'll have the SOS or any quality wins to get in. 

So that leaves Framingham State.  Remember now that last year the NEFC landed an at-large bid, controversially, and it happens because those teams have a decent SOS.  Now, we've got half of that group that is broken off but FSU is still carrying a big SOS.  It will temper some over time, but if they get through this thing and only have the single loss to Rowan, they become a serious player for a Pool B spot. 

So after all of that, I think what you're really looking at here is the SAA champion, WashU, and Framingham State in play for the third Pool B spot.  Those three teams are playing for two spots if TLU loses twice.  That's my long term Pool B analysis. 

Wally - you obviously have given this a lot of thought.  Throwing out Framingham for now, how do you think the selection committee would look at a 2-loss Wash U versus a 1-loss Centre or Rhodes given that 1 loss is to Wash U?

Not sure that's something you'll have to worry about.  They play each other (so one will take a loss), and both play Millsaps & Birmingham-Southern.  Too many scenarios in play there to figure out just yet to assume someone will finish 9-1.  Best advice: start rooting for Birmingham-Southern, who already has two losses, to knock off at least one of those teams, and then also hope that Centre/Millsaps/Rhodes trade losses so no one finishes better than 8-2.

[wally_wabash]

Wally - you obviously have given this a lot of thought.  Throwing out Framingham for now, how do you think the selection committee would look at a 2-loss Wash U versus a 1-loss Centre or Rhodes given that 1 loss is to Wash U?

Great point and the multitude of h2h results really helps.  The answer is favorably.  Espeically if WashU can maintain a big gap in SOS advantage...I would think that as long as WashU maintains a 0.050 advantage there, plus the h2h result, would put them in front of a one loss Centre or Rhodes.  But as mentioned and noted again by ETP, this last month of games in the SAA is a meat grinder.  I kind of think that the only team that can get through it with a look at an invitation is Millsaps.  I think they've got a game to play with while the others don't...and especially since the others have lost already to WashU.