FB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Raider 68]

A lot of credit to Franklin for scheduling the National Champs first game of 2011!  It will be a good travel game for UWW, but ashame there is no second game in 2012.

[02 Warhawk]

A lot of credit to Franklin for scheduling the National Champs first game of 2011!  It will be a good travel game for UWW, but ashame there is no second game in 2012.

Not sure if they are crazy about playing UWW and UMU to start off their 2012 season  .

It'll be a good experience....but still.

[warthog]

No need to worry UWL football fans.  Coach Detwiller will do just fine as the head coach of your football program.  Remember, another former Wartburg assistant coach is heading your wrestling program and they are doing very well.

[badgerwarhawk]

A lot of credit to Franklin for scheduling the National Champs first game of 2011!  It will be a good travel game for UWW, but ashame there is no second game in 2012.

I have to admit that I'm glad Kyle Ray has graduated. 

[02 Warhawk]

A lot of credit to Franklin for scheduling the National Champs first game of 2011!  It will be a good travel game for UWW, but ashame there is no second game in 2012.

I have to admit that I'm glad Kyle Ray has graduated. 

second that

[1_For_27]

PurpleRaiders announced via Twitter a MUC Football Coaching announcement will be made tomorrow. Is Larry done???

[badgerwarhawk]

PurpleRaiders announced via Twitter a MUC Football Coaching announcement will be made tomorrow. Is Larry done???

Is Vince his successor??? 

[footballfan413]

A lot of credit to Franklin for scheduling the National Champs first game of 2011!   It will be a good travel game for UWW, but ashame there is no second game in 2012.

I have to admit that I'm glad Kyle Ray has graduated.  

second that

All in favor say aye:
    AYE!  

[footballfan413]

PurpleRaiders announced via Twitter a MUC Football Coaching announcement will be made tomorrow. Is Larry done???

I have a better question.  You actually follow the purple raiders on Twitter???   

[Pat Coleman]

PurpleRaiders announced via Twitter a MUC Football Coaching announcement will be made tomorrow. Is Larry done???

Is Vince his successor??? 

I have heard he turned down the UW-L job. Perhaps this is why.

[Pat Coleman]

PurpleRaiders announced via Twitter a MUC Football Coaching announcement will be made tomorrow. Is Larry done???

I have a better question.  You actually follow the purple raiders on Twitter???   

You don't have to follow @purpleraiders on Twitter to find out the important stuff. Follow @d3football and we'll keep you apprised on the important posts from everyone.

[footballfan413]

PurpleRaiders announced via Twitter a MUC Football Coaching announcement will be made tomorrow. Is Larry done???

I have a better question.  You actually follow the purple raiders on Twitter???    

You don't have to follow @purpleraiders on Twitter to find out the important stuff. Follow @d3football and we'll keep you apprised on the important posts from everyone.

Ah, good to know but I am deathly afraid of getting involved in the Twitter craze.............considering how much time I already spend on here and facebook!  

[BoBo]

Yes, I am surprised.  Mostly because he has no head coaching experience.  But he sounds like a good pick and I'd love to see him turn it around at LAX.  Good Luck!

You make a good point, BD, but every HC had a FIRST head coaching job and got there by working their way up the ranks and Detwiller sure seems to have done that and done it well.

Were any of the WIAC fans surprised by UWL's pick for HC?

No, not surprised. Looking over the candidates body of work, using the examples fbf413 pointed out, Detwiller kind of stands out in hindsight. Initially, I felt the UWL grad might be the first choice. He is a HC, but not at a very strong program. Kehres is going to have a tough time getting a HC position, IMO, especially in this part of the world. I think it's plausible to think he's in the position he's in because of his father - I mean would he be a DC anywhere else if it wasn't for his dad? I'm not too sure. I would've liked to hear from him in an open forum-style interview to understand his views. I also thought Moreland from Western Mich looked strong on paper because of his connections to Wisconsin. After reading the release from UWL, it sounded like Detwiller really bowled them over at La Crosse & they got the man they were looking for. He's got a major rebuilding job to do. The La Crosse people seem unanimous that he's up to the challenge.

BoBo,

Let's give credit to V.Kehres as a good coach on his own. Since becoming
DC, from former DC Don Montgomery, the Raider defense is almost always at the top of the  NCAA charts in many categories. While Coach L. Kehres focuses on the offense and total team, V.Kehres has distinguished himself. He did win Coordinator for D3 this year!

Why would he have that much trouble in the upper mid-west?  He was a finalist for two WIAC schools and could also coach in a good conference like CCIW as well. All I am saying, is that Coach L.Kehres may have been a huge factor at the outset, but V. Kehres has become a first rate coach, enough to be among the top of list for the positions that he has applied!

Also good points, 68.  Making it to the final four for both WIAC jobs is a credit to Coach V. Kehres's accomplishments so far.  "Success is when preparation meets opportunity," and he has made the most of his opportunity.  Coach V. Kehres needs no career advice from me, clearly, but his first hire away from UMU may need to be more of a lateral move, another DC job perhaps, in order to prove himself in another program under another head coach that is not his father.  More time, "moving up the ranks," maybe called for or at the very least, apply for a HC position less coveted or a program with less notoriety in the D-3 world than a WIAC school or CCIW school if he is willing to do that. I imagine there are a lot of D-3 programs with varying degrees of success that would love to hire him as their head coach.  Whatever his next move is, I wish him the best of luck and he will get there, I'm sure!  

Well said 413...that was sort of the idea I had, too.

[KitchenSink]

The Gerry Davis guy who handled the championship apparel orders also happens to have a relationship with my umpire association - and he was at our meeting tonight.

I asked him about the Whitewater stuff and he said they should be shipped next week.

I happen to think the Stagg Bowl championship stuff in my closet is balanced nicely by the Super Bowl Champ stuff in there now. 

[badgerwarhawk]

PurpleRaiders announced via Twitter a MUC Football Coaching announcement will be made tomorrow. Is Larry done???

Is Vince his successor???  

I have heard he turned down the UW-L job. Perhaps this is why.

Very interesting.

Oops, I should have read the North Region OAC thread first.  The big news is that Larry Kehres was named the offensive coordinator for the US men's national football team which will compete in the fourth annual International Federation of American Football World Championship in Austria this July.