FB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[KitchenSink]

Looks like cat11 is jealous!!   

[wildcat11]

Looks like cat11 is jealous!!   

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!  Definitely not jealous of those ridiculous bad videos...but I wouldn't mind being in Salem 6 times in a row. 

[wartknight]

UMD's Bulldogs (14-0) will be seeking their second NCAA D2 championship under Coach Bob Nielson this weekend against Delta State University.

Nielson is a former UWEC head coach, and includes two others coaches on his staff with WIAC ties = Stout's Todd Strop, and Curt Wiese, who quarterbacked UWSP's Pointers to a share of the conference title in 1998...

Good luck to them and the rest of the Bulldogs, many of whom played high school ball in Wisconsin...

Go UMD!!!  They are lucky to have such a well resumed staff! 

Nielson has a good background: IA roots;Wartburg grad/asst/head coach.

[02 Warhawk]

How many times a year do we see posters like this 

Isn't the answer really to make that WIAC play at a level that better reflects its enrollments? Whitewater's undergrad enrollment (and LaCrosse's and Eau Claire's . . . ) is within a stone's throw of 10,000! Compare that to the enrollments of the other D3 schools in the 32. Indeed, there are entire CONFERENCES of schools playing DIVISION 1 football with smaller enrollments (Patriot League, Pioneer League, Ivy League). Meanwhile, ALL of our neighboring states (Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan) play their non-flagship state universities at D1 or D2 (so much for the sad songs about scholarship funds). Indeed, name me ANOTHER state where ALL the state extensions play in Division 3. But--all hail, mighty WIAC! Right.  IMHO--and as a Wisconsin resident, I might add--pound for pound, the WIAC is a freaking joke.

I wonder if he'll be pulling for Whitewater this saturday   

[badgerwarhawk]

Right now it's looking like Brekke will be under center in the Stagg Bowl.....or will he? 

http://dailyunion.com/main.asp?SectionID=37&SubSectionID=111&ArticleID=7148

[theaprof]

With the ability level of some of our younger guys I think that we'll be faster next year on both sides of the ball. It's hard to get players like Garcon, Shorts, or even Knapp who seems to have been forgotten in the discussion. I too would like to know how Mt. Union is able to have an absolute monster at WR every year. I heard a rumor that Mt. Union's recruiting area is rather expansive so maybe that has a bigger role in the process than we give it credit for. If UWW wants to send me to Florida to "recruit" I'd be more than happy to oblige  

Shorts and Knapp are both NE Ohio guys--and Shorts came here because he wanted to play quarterback--and he wasn't all that happy about switching to WR at first.  And, if you want to see a monster, wait until you get a look at Kyle Miller (6'6", 265 lbs.), our TE who has been lining up as a wide out in the last two games.

[Barber Greene]

Looks like good driving weather later this week...load up the buses Warhawk fans!!

[Warhawk 96]

How many times a year do we see posters like this  

Isn't the answer really to make that WIAC play at a level that better reflects its enrollments? Whitewater's undergrad enrollment (and LaCrosse's and Eau Claire's . . . ) is within a stone's throw of 10,000! Compare that to the enrollments of the other D3 schools in the 32. Indeed, there are entire CONFERENCES of schools playing DIVISION 1 football with smaller enrollments (Patriot League, Pioneer League, Ivy League). Meanwhile, ALL of our neighboring states (Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan) play their non-flagship state universities at D1 or D2 (so much for the sad songs about scholarship funds). Indeed, name me ANOTHER state where ALL the state extensions play in Division 3. But--all hail, mighty WIAC! Right.  IMHO--and as a Wisconsin resident, I might add--pound for pound, the WIAC is a freaking joke.

I wonder if he'll be pulling for Whitewater this saturday  

I can loosely translate this language. : Waaaaah, waaaaaaahh, waaaaaaaah, waaaaaaaaaah.

[warhawkbabe]

I may be wrong on this however I believe that the Ohio Athletic conference has a rule that the coaches are not allowed to do any off campus recruiting visiting high schools, or home visits. They are allowed to go to college fairs and things like that but not go to schools like the WIAC is. I remember the head coach from Ohio Northern telling me this. If it's true then the recruiting is harder then ever as you have to constantly be on the phone with recruits and convince them to come visit campus. Of course with Mount Union it's a little easy as they can point to their success over the last ten or fifthteen years of  normally playing in the stagg bowl.
Like I said I may be wrong on this so hopfully one of the Mt. Union posters can confirm this if then know. Either way not being able to go off campus to recruit in high schools as well as homes of potential student athletes homes is a disadvantage.

[bulk19]

Warhawkguard--It's my understanding, from one of the people on the selection committee, that Lax has not even opened their position to candidates yet. That gives RF a leg up on them, I would think.

It takes two years to totally appreciate the "UWRF/City of RF Relative Worth." Obviously, you left a year too early! (Said in response to the implied disparagement of the city in comparison to LaCrosse.)

Go Hawks! Or, at least I think I'll be happier if they win. But wouldn't a MU win make VK an even greater asset if he eventually gets hired. I'm conflicted.

As posted earlier with a link to the UWL site story, the university officially opened the search on Dec. 6; the search and screen committee is scheduled to do its first review of candidates on Jan 10.

[bulk19]

How many times a year do we see posters like this  

Isn't the answer really to make that WIAC play at a level that better reflects its enrollments? Whitewater's undergrad enrollment (and LaCrosse's and Eau Claire's . . . ) is within a stone's throw of 10,000! Compare that to the enrollments of the other D3 schools in the 32. Indeed, there are entire CONFERENCES of schools playing DIVISION 1 football with smaller enrollments (Patriot League, Pioneer League, Ivy League). Meanwhile, ALL of our neighboring states (Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan) play their non-flagship state universities at D1 or D2 (so much for the sad songs about scholarship funds). Indeed, name me ANOTHER state where ALL the state extensions play in Division 3. But--all hail, mighty WIAC! Right.  IMHO--and as a Wisconsin resident, I might add--pound for pound, the WIAC is a freaking joke.

I wonder if he'll be pulling for Whitewater this saturday  

I can loosely translate this language. : Waaaaah, waaaaaaahh, waaaaaaaah, waaaaaaaaaah.

Why so flippant, Warhawk 96?
He asks a legitimate question. Back in the days of the WSUC, there were similar thoughts made about the conference playing in the NAIA. And then the schools went to D3.

Check out the enrollments for UMD and Delta State University, which are playing for a D2 title on Saturday, and see where the bigger schools, such as UWEC, UWL, and WW, fit in with that mix.

Why is it so difficult to think that the WIAC might not be better suited for D2, based on enrollments?

[Champs07]

Paul Plinske is one of the final candidates for UWM job....talk about the backbone of Warhawk Athletics over the past 6 years!! Great AD and even better man! sad to see this, but saw it coming: Too young and too talented to be at UWW forever!

[02 Warhawk]

How many times a year do we see posters like this  

Isn't the answer really to make that WIAC play at a level that better reflects its enrollments? Whitewater's undergrad enrollment (and LaCrosse's and Eau Claire's . . . ) is within a stone's throw of 10,000! Compare that to the enrollments of the other D3 schools in the 32. Indeed, there are entire CONFERENCES of schools playing DIVISION 1 football with smaller enrollments (Patriot League, Pioneer League, Ivy League). Meanwhile, ALL of our neighboring states (Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan) play their non-flagship state universities at D1 or D2 (so much for the sad songs about scholarship funds). Indeed, name me ANOTHER state where ALL the state extensions play in Division 3. But--all hail, mighty WIAC! Right.  IMHO--and as a Wisconsin resident, I might add--pound for pound, the WIAC is a freaking joke.

I wonder if he'll be pulling for Whitewater this saturday  

I can loosely translate this language. : Waaaaah, waaaaaaahh, waaaaaaaah, waaaaaaaaaah.

Why so flippant, Warhawk 96?
He asks a legitimate question. Back in the days of the WSUC, there were similar thoughts made about the conference playing in the NAIA. And then the schools went to D3.

Check out the enrollments for UMD and Delta State University, which are playing for a D2 title on Saturday, and see where the bigger schools, such as UWEC, UWL, and WW, fit in with that mix.

Why is it so difficult to think that the WIAC might not be better suited for D2, based on enrollments?

On the flip side, one can come back with: So is it difficult to think that Notre Dame football is better suited for DIII, based on its enrollment?

[Pat Coleman]

New Jersey, I believe, is similar to Wisconsin in that regard.

[bulk19]

How many times a year do we see posters like this  

Isn't the answer really to make that WIAC play at a level that better reflects its enrollments? Whitewater's undergrad enrollment (and LaCrosse's and Eau Claire's . . . ) is within a stone's throw of 10,000! Compare that to the enrollments of the other D3 schools in the 32. Indeed, there are entire CONFERENCES of schools playing DIVISION 1 football with smaller enrollments (Patriot League, Pioneer League, Ivy League). Meanwhile, ALL of our neighboring states (Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and Michigan) play their non-flagship state universities at D1 or D2 (so much for the sad songs about scholarship funds). Indeed, name me ANOTHER state where ALL the state extensions play in Division 3. But--all hail, mighty WIAC! Right.  IMHO--and as a Wisconsin resident, I might add--pound for pound, the WIAC is a freaking joke.

I wonder if he'll be pulling for Whitewater this saturday  

I can loosely translate this language. : Waaaaah, waaaaaaahh, waaaaaaaah, waaaaaaaaaah.

Why so flippant, Warhawk 96?
He asks a legitimate question. Back in the days of the WSUC, there were similar thoughts made about the conference playing in the NAIA. And then the schools went to D3.

Check out the enrollments for UMD and Delta State University, which are playing for a D2 title on Saturday, and see where the bigger schools, such as UWEC, UWL, and WW, fit in with that mix.

Why is it so difficult to think that the WIAC might not be better suited for D2, based on enrollments?

On the flip side, one can come back with: So is it difficult to think that Notre Dame football is better suited for DIII, based on its enrollment?

And what conference does Notre Dame football play in? Seems to me it is a private school, with no conference affiliation, which chooses to play D1?