FB: American Rivers Conference

[warthog]

UWRF has settled on someone else to become their head football coach.  That leaves Wartburg's Assistant Coach Dettwiler available for another program.  I'm sure he'll be in the running for more head jobs.  When he is selected for a head coaching job, that school (where ever it is) will be getting a keen football mind and a head coach devoted to his craft

[doolittledog]

If your team dresses in a PINK locker room, you might be in Iowa

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... is it just my monitor? 

Ok, just one joke.

With Wartburg copying the Iowa visitor locker room for their home locker room, and in consideration of being an all inclusive school, they are now considering dropping their Knight mascot for this guy...

[5 Words or Less]

Secret of Central's Success Revealed!

Red shirt colour is associated with long-term team success in English football 
Authors: Martin J. Attrilla; Karen A. Grestya; Russell A. Hillb; Robert A. Bartonb

Abstract
The colour of sportswear has been shown to influence the outcome of bouts for several different combat sports. The generality of these effects, and whether they extend to collaborative forms of contests (team sports), is uncertain. Since 1947, English football teams wearing red shirts have been champions more often than expected on the basis of the proportion of clubs playing in red. To investigate whether this indicates an enhancement of long-term performance in red-wearing teams, we analysed the relative league positions of teams wearing different hues. Across all league divisions, red teams had the best home record, with significant differences in both percentage of maximum points achieved and mean position in the home league table. The effects were not due simply to a difference between teams playing in a colour and those playing in a predominantly white uniform, as the latter performed better than teams in yellow hues. No significant differences were found for performance in matches away from home, when teams commonly do not wear their "home" colours. A matched-pairs analysis of red and non-red wearing teams in eight English cities shows significantly better performance of red teams over a 55-year period. These effects on long-term success have consequences for colour selection in team sports, confirm that wearing red enhances performance in a variety of competitive contexts, and provide further impetus for studies of the mechanisms underlying these effects.

[DBQ1965]

In case I don't get to it later ... here's wishing a Happy New Year to all Iowa Conference fans and followers.

And just think ... if the Spartans open their season on a Thursday as they did last year ... there are only 244 days until kick-off!

[footballdaddy]

And let me be the second to wish everyone a healthy and prosperous 2011!

Even though I lost karma for wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.

[DBQ1965]

UD BEATS WARTBURG!

Well .. sort of.  I ran in the Wolverine (the shoe company, not the maize-and-blue) Resolution Run this afternoon.  Four miles around Reed's Lake, East Grand Rapids.  At about the 1-1/2 mile point, I came up on a guy in an orange t-shirt (it was 53 degrees here) which had Wartburg College and the school seal emblazioned on the front.  We chatted a few minutes and then I pushed on ... as I was determined not to lose to a Knight.  He finished 1:42 minutes behind me ... and he was Class of 79.  After the race, my wife and I chatted with him and his wife for a few minutes.  Its a small world and that's what makes running fun, even in my dottering old age.

GO SPARTANS!

Happy New Year to all!

[NewKnightDad]

Happy New Year to all!!

[DutchFan2004]

The rule, to my understanding (and I am not an NCAA compliance officer), is actually 33%, rounded up.

If you are correct, and I have no reason to dispute your statement and it is rounded up to 40% then him playing in 4 games or 40% of the schedule he would have played in one to many games correct? 

[5 Words or Less]

How do others identify recruits?

... Coe and Luther actually subscribe to services that help them identify potential recruits, especially in Iowa ...

http://www.easterniowasportsandrec.com/2010/02/01/no-signing-day-for-d-iii-football-programs/

[5 Words or Less]

How'd Schipper "know" blue chippers?

... College recruiters come into high schools all the time. They usually ask who the coach has that might be able to play college football. Coach Schipper would come to visit and ask if he could meet with one or perhaps two players and ask for them by name. He knew the kind of person he wanted to recruit and he didn't miss often. ... Coach Schipper would request time for a visit, show up promptly, meet with the athletes for a short time, visit with me, and off he would go. ...

[Purple Heys]

How'd Schipper "know" blue chippers?

By smell, evidently.   (That's 3 words)   

[AUPepBand]

Pep is posting this here as, sometime ago, Pep had input from IIAC posters about his 1992 Grand Caravan, which Pep had purchased from an Iowa family back on Sept. 1, 2001. Offered just in case there's anyone out there that wondered what happened to the 1992 Grand Caravan.....


2010 marked the end of the original AU Pep Bandwagon, placed in service at a cost of $3500 on Sept. 1, 2001 with 173,000 miles of service to its previous Iowa owner and withdrawn from "the fleet" on Dec. 30, 2010, completing its service with 319,764 miles. In hindsight, Pep's loyalty to the 1992 Grand Caravan apparently can go only so far....and, in this case, 146,764 miles over 9 years and 3 months.

Because of Pep's attachment to said vehicle, it was most difficult taking that final step of separation. There had been all sorts of ideas on how the pep band carrier could go out with a glorious finish....a cross-country trip back to its roots in Iowa, an appearance in a motion picture, or perhaps a smashing performance in the Demolition Derby at the Allegany County Fair!

So, with the inspection having expired Oct. 31, 2010, the exhaust system in need of replacement and the registration expiring on Dec. 31, 2010, Pep fired up the old faithful Caravan on Thursday, Dec. 30 for a trip to its final resting place, Howbill's Junkyard in Belmont some 15 miles from Pep's home, where the title would be handed over for $200. Pep has retained the rear bench seat and a bucket seat for use in his proposed "Mancave" and also removed the Jensen speakers that had recently been installed together with a CD player. Pep drove the stripped down bandwagon down Vandermark Road to Scio, then up Rt. 19 almost to Belmont to its resting place.

Howbill's buyer walked around the Bandwagon, assessing its condition and appeared satisfied. A younger co-worker looked it over as well and remarked that it was in pretty good shape for a 1992. Then he said, "I've got a friend of mine who would love to get his hands on this thing. He's driven these vans in the Demolition Derby and has done well, just crushing everyone."

Pep burst out in joyous laughter.

"Oh my gosh, I can't believe you said that," Pep remarked, "I have always wanted this van to go out with a smashing successful stint at the County Fair's Demolition Derby!"

Pep left him his cell phone number in the event the bandwagon does indeed make an appearance at the County Fair, so that Pep can be perhaps offer his assistance in painting the van and/or can be present  in the crowd to cheer on this 1992 Dodge Grand Caravan--a true Saxon Warrior--to victory. It's been a great ride!

On Saxon Warriors!

[dahlby]

Pep,

What a fitting tribute to ole '92.

Plus K for you and the 'van!

[dutchfan1]

I love it -- great story, Pep.

What did you buy to replace the Pep Wagon?

[AUPepBand]

I love it -- great story, Pep.

What did you buy to replace the Pep Wagon?

Pep's boss at AU, after driving his 2000 Dodge Caravan for ten years, was upgrading, and, given the fact it needed considerable work and that he'd receive nothing on trade-in, offered it to Pep. Pep has already put about 50,000 miles on it after taking title to it in January 2009.