FB: American Rivers Conference

[DBQ1965]

I think this accomplishment is great for the IIAC.  However, I still think it is fishy that he gets to play four games last year before his season-ending "injury," and those statistics count eventhough he was awarded a medical redshirt for the year.  Without those four games he doesn't break the record.

There's nothing fishy about it.  It's a career record.  His medical redshirt had to have been granted by the NCAA so those games are a part of his career.  Other records are also held by players who played in additional games (i.e. Nate Kmic holds the all time rushing record and played in 20 additional games in his career.)   

And why do you put "injury" in quotes.  Your not quoting anyone and to get a medical redshirt he would have had to submit documentation that the injury was legit. 

Thanks for your response.  +K for that.

[hazzben]

As far as proximity of rivals, there can't be any that match Claremont McKenna vs. Pomona out in the SCIAC.  The distance between campuses: 0.  The distance between fields: 800 feet.  When they play at Pomona, CMC dresses in its home locker room and walks to Merritt Field--and adjourns to its home locker room at half. (My oldest is an OT at Claremont; he can see the Pomona field from his dorm room.)  On top of all that, the two schools are academic peers, so the hatred runs deep. The play the last game of the season for ironically-named "Peace Pipe."  It gets pretty bitter.

I had forgot about CMC and Pomona/Pitzer pretty much sharing a campus.  Others that I can think of is St. Olaf and Carleton in Northfield, Mn, both members of the MIAC.  There is also Illinois College and MacMurray in Jacksonville, IL.  Though they are in different athletic conferences.  I'm guessing there are some D3 schools in the Twin Cities and in the Chicagoland area that have close proximities.

As far as MIAC proximity is concerned, St. Thomas is exactly 1.1 miles from Macalester. But the athletic prowess of the latter (or lack thereof) doesn't make for much of a rivalry. Hamline and Mac are rivals though, and are only 2 miles apart.

Bethel's only 9 miles from UST and there's a budding football rivalry there. And BU's only 2 miles from Northwestern College. Both schools share a close evangelical affiliation, but are in different leagues and basically never play in football.

[Spurrier]

lil miss spurrier has been accepted to the university of dubuque to study business and play soccer. . .she has narrowed her decision down to florida atlantic, florida gulf coast, and ud. . . spurrier and ms spurrier would welcome the chance to spend some fall days in dubuque over the next four years

[Willie University]

lil miss spurrier has been accepted to the university of dubuque to study business and play soccer. . .she has narrowed her decision down to florida atlantic, florida gulf coast, and ud. . . spurrier and ms spurrier would welcome the chance to spend some fall days in dubuque over the next four years

And if you sit at the top of the new bleachers at Chalmer's Field, you can almost watch the soccer game at the same time.......just saying....in case there is a conflict with home athletic event scheduling 

That should give your buddy Warthog more reasons to come to Dubuque and wear his Spartan hat 

Congrats to her and the Spurrier family and I hope she makes the blue best decision!

Willie U

[doolittledog]

lil miss spurrier has been accepted to the university of dubuque to study business and play soccer. . .she has narrowed her decision down to florida atlantic, florida gulf coast, and ud. . . spurrier and ms spurrier would welcome the chance to spend some fall days in dubuque over the next four years

Great news.  I can understand if she would choose to attend a school closer to home, but I think UD would be a great choice.  It's been interesting to see a number of friends of mine from UD that now have kids attending there. 

[DBQ1965]

lil miss spurrier has been accepted to the university of dubuque to study business and play soccer. . .she has narrowed her decision down to florida atlantic, florida gulf coast, and ud. . . spurrier and ms spurrier would welcome the chance to spend some fall days in dubuque over the next four years

Ah ... soccer played in Florida sunshine.  But who could pass up an opportunity to join the Spartan Nation?  Given how UD alumni/parents are so well grounded and pass on good values to their off-spring, I'm sure she will make a decision that is good for her and will make you proud.

[Spurrier]

she wouldn't play soccer if she goes to school in florida, fau and fgcu are di programs

[AZDutchman]

What do you call 99 people sitting around the computer watching the D3 playoffs?
The Wartburg Knights

It's time! 

[Willie University]

Congrats to Micheal Zweifel for being named a NFF National Scholar Athlete.

http://www.d3football.com/seasons/2011/contrib/20111026dg1nf6

[doolittledog]

What do you call 99 people sitting around the computer watching the D3 playoffs?
The Wartburg Knights

It's time! 

Nice...this is always a fun week watching these two fan bases go back and forth!!!

[Klompen]

Welcome back Sprurrier!  Where have you been this year with UD sitting firmly in 1st place???  Hope your daughter goes to UD so you have another reason to come back to the boards, we have missed you.

[doolittledog]

Congrats to Micheal Zweifel for being named a NFF National Scholar Athlete.

http://www.d3football.com/seasons/2011/contrib/20111026dg1nf6

Great news for a great kid. 

Health and Wellness major...hmm, it would be fun to see the Zwiefels pull the Staker model and see the younger Zweifel join the Spartan coaching staff and then take over the head job when his dad decides to hang it up. 

[Klompen]

Why are the Wartburg Knights like a Possum?

Because they play dead at home and get killed on the road.

[footballdaddy]

she wouldn't play soccer if she goes to school in florida, fau and fgcu are di programs

Why not? DI schools have tons of Title IX scholarships to hand out. She could have the chance to go to school for free.

Or she could go to Wartburg and play on a nationally ranked team.

[Spurrier]

Welcome back Sprurrier!  Where have you been this year with UD sitting firmly in 1st place???  Hope your daughter goes to UD so you have another reason to come back to the boards, we have missed you.

been busy with kowboy and bearcat football. . .now that the spartans have reclaimed past glory, the king of the spartan nation is no longer needed