FB: Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

[Fightin Hawk]

Can someone tell me about Trinity Bible?  Are they provisional NCAA III or are they only affiliated with the NCCAA? 

Any information would be greatly appreciated!

[Pat Coleman]

Trinity Bible has no affiliation with the NCAA whatsoever, regardless of division.

Last I checked they were about seven sports short of the minimum required to be in Division III.

[Fightin Hawk]

Thank you, Sir.  I appreciate your response. 

[Hoopology101]

Congrats to Crown College, They beat Mn Morris at Morris 44 to 28 they are 5 n 2 now with crown having their first winning season ever!  Things are changing at Crown!

[WLCALUM83]

This one's for all the Maranatha and Rockford football fans:

2008 Northern Athletics Conference Football Schedules are now up:

the link is:  http://northernathleticsconf.com/releases/2007_10/20071017a.html

Don't know how soon Pat will set up a separate NAthCon football board--given the long off-season.

[Pat Coleman]

We'll convert the IBFC board into the NAthCon board after the IBFC's playoff entrant is eliminated.

[lineman79]

I have a question about scheduling. I was just reading Eureka's program and it states that they will play a 9 game season last year. I know it is a VERY long shot, but don'ty ou have to play a minimum of 10 games to qualify for the playoffs.? Their schedule is like this for 2 years. As far as I know the Red Devils have always played 10 games. Please only respond if you are going to be serious. I kow Eureka has been struggling and we don't need anohter discussion on that.

Thanks!

[CougsFB]

I am guessing that the 9 game season is a simple misprint or something....I know eureka is still playing CUC next year. Is that posted on the schedule?

Mr. Coleman-- I know that a whole O-line is picked for team of the week...when I put it all in caps with the question marks it was in regards to the CUW d-line and telling them they better bring their "A" game because Bethel has such a great O-line. Sorry for the misinterpretation.

[Gomer Pyle]

No misprint. The Red Devils open with Knox, play CUC the second game, have a bye week and then open SLIAC play which for football has seven other teams. I thought that there was a minimum nuber of games you had to play to qualify for the playoffs. I could be wrong though.

  Scheduling aside, when Eureka and others start play next season in the SLIAC, they won`t be eligible for the play-offs till 2010.
   On scheduling, maybe they just haven`t filled it out yet. 
   

[touchdownjesus]

Min. Games - you need 9 games to qualify for the NCAA DIII play-offs.  My guess is that Eureka is moving to 9 games due to squad size and travel.  Plus, I think their HC was at U of Chicago last, they played 9 games there too with a squad size of 50-60.  Make sense to have 2 bye if you are playing with a small squad.   

[baseman201]

Gomer-

Actually, teams moving to new conferences would still be eligible for the playoffs, but not through an automatic conference bid.

They would have to go undefeated probably and hope for an at large in 2009.

[Gomer Pyle]

Gomer-

Actually, teams moving to new conferences would still be eligible for the playoffs, but not through an automatic conference bid.

They would have to go undefeated probably and hope for an at large in 2009.

  baseman201: Check out the SLIAC site: SLIAC news, March 13th, 2007.
     Subject was .....Eureka.   But applies to others as well.
     Nobody in the "new" conference (SLIAC ) will be playing in the Play-offs
      till 2010.      
     Enjoy your Thanksgiving. 

[Gregory Sager]

Gomer-

Actually, teams moving to new conferences would still be eligible for the playoffs, but not through an automatic conference bid.

They would have to go undefeated probably and hope for an at large in 2009.

  baseman201: Check out the SLIAC site: SLIAC news, March 13th, 2007.
     Subject was .....Eureka.   But applies to others as well.
     Nobody in the "new" conference (SLIAC ) will be playing in the Play-offs
      till 2010.      
     Enjoy your Thanksgiving. 

It doesn't say that at all, Gomer. Read it again:

http://www.sliac.org/headlines/football_07.htm

As you can see, baseman201 is correct. SLIAC teams that are members in good standing of NCAA D3 can qualify for the football playoffs as a part of Pool B (independents and teams from non-qualifying conferences) and Pool C (all at-large teams) until the SLIAC becomes a qualifying conference in 2010. At that point, SLIAC teams will be able to compete for playoff berths as a part of Pool A (the SLIAC's automatic berth) and Pool C.

[baseman201]

So then the automatic bids for both the NAC and SLIAC aren't until 2010?

I thought it was 2009???

Or is it just the SLIAC thats 2010?

If someone could clarify that would be WONDERFUL!!!

Gomer-

Score one for Baseman....
enjoy your Thanksgiving

[lineman79]

Thanks for the info gentlemen. I can see EC going to a 9 game schedule also. Both years they have scheduled 5 home games and 4 road games. They might have done this to save on travel costs since they be going to Alabama and Georgia with LaGrange and Hunnington joining the SLIAC for football.

Thanks again for help me out! HAPPY TURKEY DAY!