FB: American Rivers Conference

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Bluegolds hire Norse assistant, Ruot
http://www.leadertelegram.com/Sports/2016/03/15/Building-up.html

UW-Eau Claire football: Dan Larson emphasizing fundamentals in first two months of job ... Larson brought in a coach who is solely dedicated to the strength and conditioning portion of the team — Zach Ruot, formerly of Luther College ... Ruot is one of five full-time assistants Larson brought in, which UW-Eau Claire formally announced on March 4.

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"Be Orange Hall" renovation begins
http://www.wartburg.edu/2016/02/23/wartburg-breaks-ground-on-clinton-hall-renovation-project/?s=

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"Be Orange Hall" renovation begins
http://www.wartburg.edu/2016/02/23/wartburg-breaks-ground-on-clinton-hall-renovation-project/?s=

Game rooms and a movie theater.  I should have been born 30 years later than I was 

[doolittledog]

With spring practice about to start for most conference schools, here is what the seniors-to-be have done over the past 3 years with only 1 more year to leave their mark.

Wartburg 19-2  2 titles
Dubuque  14-7  1 title
Central   14-7
Coe....... 11-10
BVU.......  8-13
Simpson  8-13
Luther   5-16
Loras    5-16
NWU.... -----


Buena Vista
4-3 ; 4-3 ; 0-7

Central
4-3 ; 6-1 ; 4-3

Coe
4-3 ; 4-3 ; 3-4  (new coach this fall)

Dubuque
4-3 ; 3-4 ; 7-0

Loras
0-7 ; 2-5 ; 3-4

Luther
1-6 ; 2-5 ; 2-5

Nebraska Wesleyan
--- ; --- ; ---

Simpson
5-2 ; 0-7 ; 3-4  (new coach this fall)

Wartburg
6-1 ; 7-0 ; 6-1

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Central begins renovating Kuyper Gymnasium
https://www.central.edu/athletics/story.cfm?storyID=6258

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Dutch demolish old weight room
https://twitter.com/VoiceOfBigRed/status/714932871409111040

Yeah, that "temporary" weight room, aka the Spam Can, is finally history after 35+ smelly yrs #ForeverDutch https://www.youtube.com/watch? ... from Voice of Big Red twitter post

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What rules govern matriculation announcements?

• Postings per from Loras Football Twitter page
• SW sub CHI produces a commitment again! A skilled & versatile young man, joins his HS teammate in DBQ! #LorasElite
• Excited to announce another BIG time commitment! Young man from our backyard! #LorasElite
• Another Duhawk has landed! Hard nosed runner from Jayhawk territory! #LorasElite 
• It's up & good! Great addition to the kicking game out of CR!
• Sound the siren 🚨🚨🚨!!! Instant impact player from Des Moines to make his presence known in the #ATC 🏈✈️❌
• The phone rings & brings another #playmaker from WI! Athletic #gunslinger committed to the #LorasElite!
• Great way to start off Sunday morning! Instant impact player committed from the Northwest suburbs! #RushSquad #LorasElite
• BIG time commitment to add to the offensive trenches today! Great addition from Linn County #LorasElite
• The Hwy 20 corridor produces another commitment! A DL who can help us dominate the game in the trenches! #RushSquad #LorasElite
• What an afternoon! 1st we get word from an explosive athlete from Milwaukee! The #Stampede got better today! #LorasElite
• Wooooo! @FootballCoachO adds a high flying Highway 20 DuHAWK to stretch the field & #RuleTheSky #LorasElite
• Another great day to welcome elite talent to the @lorascollege campus on an official football visit! #LorasElite
• 630 commitment last night! Excited to have another young defensive player on board #LorasElite
• On the road w/ @FBCoach_Jones in IA today. Two impact PLAYMAKERS down, one committed #Duhawk to go! @LorasCollegeFB #LorasElite
• Add another defensive #playmaker to the #LorasElite! Great addition to the core of our defense! #RushSquad
• Trenches just got a big addition! Ecstatic to welcome this tough as nails lineman! #LorasElite #BackyardBrawler
• Great news again tonight as a versatile defender joins the ranks of the #AirTrafficControl #LorasElite
• Add another to #LorasElite! Big time playmaker on the outside to help our QBs #RuleTheSky
• Add another commitment! A young man who joins the #Stampede #LorasElite 
• HUGE commitment out of the US 20 corridor! Going to be a BIG presence in the trenches! #LorasElite
• Big time commitment from a gunslinger! Excited for his future as a Duhawk! #LorasElite
• Huge commitment from a TE! Instant impact player! #LorasElite
• Huge commitment from a TE! Instant impact player! #LorasElite
• A late night commitment from the 708 adds size and speed to #RuleTheSky #LorasElite
• And another 309 commit! This one in the #Trenches. Grit and grind are a huge part of his game #LorasElite
• Added a speedster to #RuleTheSky from the 319! Ecstatic to have him as part of the #LorasElite
• Gunslinger from the 309 committed to the Duhawks yesterday. Excited to have him on board! #LorasElite
• Big time local commitment last night! #RushSquad talent #LorasElite
• Added two top notch athletes to the fold this weekend! #LorasElite

[Spurrier]

#duhawks #adaylateandadollarshort #howoriginal #Spartansrulethistown

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OK - Here's what I found on the NCAA Division III Legislative Services Database:
https://web1.ncaa.org/LSDBi/exec/bylawSearch?division=3&articleRadio=0&bylaw=13&bylaw2=&adopted=0&contain1=1&searchWords1=&in1=1&advanced=N&fromMscs=N&bylawSearchSubmit=Go+Search&queryCount=false

13.02.11
Electronic Transmissions.

• Any electronically transmitted correspondence (e.g., electronic mail, Instant Messenger, private communication through social networking site, text messages or facsimiles) may be sent to a prospective student-athlete (or his or her parents or legal guardians) provided the communication is private between only the sender and recipient (e.g., no use of public chat rooms, message boards, public communication through a social networking site). An enrolled student-athlete may send private electronic correspondence (e.g., electronic mail, Instant Messenger, private communication through social networking site, text messages or facsimiles) to a prospective student-athlete for recruitment purposes.

and

13.02.11.3
Exception -- Public Release of General Athletics Information Sent Through Electronic Transmission.

• Electronically transmitted correspondence in forms other than electronic mail, text messages and facsimiles may be sent to a prospective student-athlete by an institution's athletics department, or a campus department acting on behalf of athletics, provided the following criteria are satisfied:  (Adopted: 7/21/09 effective 8/1/08, Revised: 1/14/12)
  
  
  
  
  • (a) Any member of the general public may become a member of the group to which the electronic transmission is sent;
  
  
  • (b) A prospective student-athlete who chooses to receive electronic transmissions through the electronic service must retain the ability to decline receipt of the communications at any time or may unsubscribe from the electronic service at any time; and
  
  
  • (c) The content of any electronic transmission that is sent to a public group that may include prospective student-athletes must be the same for all members of the group (e.g., news alerts, admissions and alumni information, scores) and of a general nature.

I am not out to roast Loras over their football twitter posts, since they aren't the only ones in the IIAC posting comments on Twitter to announce recruiting successes.  Rather, I'm more interested in what governs these kind of announcements since they are new to me (and frankly seem somewhat silly).  Also, I'm sure that AD's and the conference commissioner are more aware of the rules than I, so that if an infraction were being made, it would surely be identified and corrected.

That said, I wonder how the NCAA interprets a "group."  The rules seem to suggest a broad definition for a group, such as ALL alumni or EVERYONE matriculating though admissions.  Does a football team qualify as a group? Well I suppose it might since a team of 100 men could constitute a quarter of the male student body at a small college.  Even so, I wonder what the music department or English department thinks of this skirting of the rules.  I haven't checked but perhaps they may consider their own Twitter account:

• Pluck your strings for our latest cellist commit / alto choir diva from Range 5 West.  BIG time soundalicious.  #BaddaBingGottaSing
• Whoa Betty!  We dun nabbed a 30+ ACT from our rival's turf - ain't that smack!  #EnglishDeptRules

If I were to give my two-cents, I'd suggest the NCAA reconsider their electronic communication rules policy

Sincerely yours,
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Hey 5WOM - Unbunch yer undies.

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Hey 5WOM - Unbunch yer undies.

5WOM earlier today...before he unbunched his undies 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUY05_ZwFzg

Loras and Nebraska Wesleyan tweet about recruits committing more than other conference schools, but they all do to some extent.  The fact they all word their tweets fairly similar to each other makes me think the IIAC office let the schools know what could and could not be said in these tweets.  It's just a different world today than what us old coots grew up in. 

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#duhawks #adaylateandadollarshort #howoriginal #Spartansrulethistown

If you want to see a Loras supporter lose his sh*# ...say to him "Spartans rule this town"   

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Simpson hires an alum to take over as HC.

http://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/20160401gomhia

Des Moines native.  Two year starter at DB in the 90's.  Was most recently the DC at D2 Central Missouri

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Simpson hires an alum to take over as HC.

http://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2016-17/releases/20160401gomhia

Des Moines native.  Two year starter at DB in the 90's.  Was most recently the DC at D2 Central Missouri

Seems like a good fit

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Spring practice for many conference schools started this week.  No news from the actual practice at UD, but I did find an article for the engineering aficionados out there.  Before UD could build their indoor practice facility, they had to come up with a plan for the storm water runoff.

http://www.whks.com/?wysija-page=1&controller=email&action=view&email_id=5   

Putting in the storm chambers prior to the build...



And the completed building...