FB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Pat Coleman]

Gagliardi Trophy Finalists Show going live at the top of the hour:
https://www.d3football.com/notables/2024/12/gagliardi-finalists-show

[emma17]

Tough year for the WIAC-
No team advances beyond week 2 of playoffs.

No 1st or 2nd team All Americans on O or D. Three from WIAC did make 2nd team specialists.

Congratulations to UWW's Burba on 3rd team D.

What comes first- Stagg Championships or 1st team All American (recognized by D3) players?
I imagine I can look back to see if any team won the Stagg without a 1st team AA.

[KitchenSink]

Hate to say it, but the WIAC has been trending down for some years now. Other conferences have soared beyond, at least the conference leaders.

[Pat Coleman]

Hate to say it, but the WIAC has been trending down for some years now. Other conferences have soared beyond, at least the conference leaders.

I think the talent in the league is spread among more schools. When the WI D-III type talent was concentrated more at UWL in the 90s, UWL was hard to beat. Same with when it was concentrated at UWW.

[bleedpurple]

Hate to say it, but the WIAC has been trending down for some years now. Other conferences have soared beyond, at least the conference leaders.

I think the talent in the league is spread among more schools. When the WI D-III type talent was concentrated more at UWL in the 90s, UWL was hard to beat. Same with when it was concentrated at UWW.

Agreed. And I can't tell you how annoying that is. 

[palum]

Congratulations to the following WIAC athletes that made the D3football.com All American Team.
UWP
Ben Younker 2nd Team Punter
Brant Stare 4th Team WR
UW Stout
Luke Cool 2nd Team Kicker
UW WW
Tyler Vasey 2nd Team Return Specialist
Matt Burba 3rd Team DL

[kubiack78]

Shout out by Tony Romo during the Chiefs broncos game about UW-whitewater football when talking about Quinn Meinerz. Mentioned that Bob Berezowitz ran the program back in the day

[JohnnyMoxon]

From football scoop:

UW Whitewater (D-III): The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is taking applications for their Offensive Coordinator opening. A master's degree is required, prior coordinating/play calling and quarterback coaching experience is preferred. This is a full-time position with benefits and there are teaching responsibilities. If you are attending the AFCA Convention please include that in your email. Please email resume and references to RindahlJO12@uww.edu.

[02 Warhawk]

From football scoop:

UW Whitewater (D-III): The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is taking applications for their Offensive Coordinator opening. A master's degree is required, prior coordinating/play calling and quarterback coaching experience is preferred. This is a full-time position with benefits and there are teaching responsibilities. If you are attending the AFCA Convention please include that in your email. Please email resume and references to RindahlJO12@uww.edu.

Good to see. Offense needs a spark from someone.

[D3fanboy]

From football scoop:

UW Whitewater (D-III): The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is taking applications for their Offensive Coordinator opening. A master's degree is required, prior coordinating/play calling and quarterback coaching experience is preferred. This is a full-time position with benefits and there are teaching responsibilities. If you are attending the AFCA Convention please include that in your email. Please email resume and references to RindahlJO12@uww.edu.

Good to see. Offense needs a spark from someone.

never thought I'd be jealous of UWW, but here we are

[emma17]

Wow- big news day for UWW.
I wonder if Matt Behrendt is coaching. He or Danny Jones might make a great OC for UWW.

How about Quinn Meinerz- NFL All Pro!!!!

[colinsteinke]

Wow- big news day for UWW.
I wonder if Matt Behrendt is coaching. He or Danny Jones might make a great OC for UWW.

How about Quinn Meinerz- NFL All Pro!!!!

I'm not sure if anything has changed, but I talked to Danny shortly after Jace took over about whether he'd be joining the staff, and while interested, I think moving his family away from CA was too big an ask at that point. But for OC, maybe not. He did just take his HS team to the state championship in CA.

Matt Behrendt is the OC for the Green Bay Blizzard, and has been for the last few years.

I don't know if either have a masters degree, but either would be a good choice. Both played under Leipold, and good coordinators, and I imagine have held onto a lot of what they learned winning those titles with those coaches.

Part of me wants to see an outside hire without UWW ties, but if you're going to hire someone with ties, a QB from the Leipold era who played under Zebrowski or Kotelnecki has to be better than what we've had the last few years. Those two guys knew how to get the most out of what they had.

Granted, Zebrowski had Justin Beaver, so...

[emma17]

Interesting, thanks for sharing their current status.

UWW won six national championships with three different OC's.

Z (outsider) coached 2007-w, 08-L, 09-W. Two QB's.

Dinkel (was UWW O Line coach) coached 2010-W, 2011-W, 2012- the wheels fell off. Two QB's and then Behrendt came in late 2012.

Kotelnicki (outsider) coached 2013-W, 2014-W. One QB.
Not sure what all this says, except LL was there.

[colinsteinke]

Interesting, thanks for sharing their current status.

UWW won six national championships with three different OC's.

Z (outsider) coached 2007-w, 08-L, 09-W. Two QB's.

Dinkel (was UWW O Line coach) coached 2010-W, 2011-W, 2012- the wheels fell off. Two QB's and then Behrendt came in late 2012.

Kotelnicki (outsider) coached 2013-W, 2014-W. One QB.
Not sure what all this says, except LL was there.

Interesting, though. Bullis didn't have what it took to get them there. Or maybe just didn't have the right radar when it comes to hiring. His track record for hiring offensive coaches wasn't great.

Does Rindahl have the ability to hire the right guys? LL brought in Z, so he didn't win one without an OC that he handpicked, so I'll give Jace a chance to do the same. (I am well aware that Jace is not Lance, and probably will not be, but Lance had 6-7 years more coaching experience before he took over UWW, so maybe with some growth, he can get UWW back to prominence).

It's going to take getting the right people around him, though. It's very clear that Zebrowski is a heck of a QB coach (look what he did with Jason Bean), and that Kotelnecki is a heck of an OC, so while Lance has won everywhere, he also knows how to hire the right coaches around him.

Does Jace know how to do the same? At least he had the wherewithal to make a change when it was needed.

[emma17]

Interesting, thanks for sharing their current status.

UWW won six national championships with three different OC's.

Z (outsider) coached 2007-w, 08-L, 09-W. Two QB's.

Dinkel (was UWW O Line coach) coached 2010-W, 2011-W, 2012- the wheels fell off. Two QB's and then Behrendt came in late 2012.

Kotelnicki (outsider) coached 2013-W, 2014-W. One QB.
Not sure what all this says, except LL was there.

Interesting, though. Bullis didn't have what it took to get them there. Or maybe just didn't have the right radar when it comes to hiring. His track record for hiring offensive coaches wasn't great.

Does Rindahl have the ability to hire the right guys? LL brought in Z, so he didn't win one without an OC that he handpicked, so I'll give Jace a chance to do the same. (I am well aware that Jace is not Lance, and probably will not be, but Lance had 6-7 years more coaching experience before he took over UWW, so maybe with some growth, he can get UWW back to prominence).

It's going to take getting the right people around him, though. It's very clear that Zebrowski is a heck of a QB coach (look what he did with Jason Bean), and that Kotelnecki is a heck of an OC, so while Lance has won everywhere, he also knows how to hire the right coaches around him.

Does Jace know how to do the same? At least he had the wherewithal to make a change when it was needed.

I agree Jace needs more time- and if he did terminate the OC (not sure), it is a very good sign. I'm on record w my opinion on Bullis' handling of the offense- he didn't. He was hands off and I feel that started the downfall as one OC after another couldn't grasp what made UWW's offense so effective in the championship years.

Speaking blasphemy here, UWW and the Chicago Bears are in similar situations. The head coach has been a defensive guy with little to no experience with running an offense.