FB: American Rivers Conference

[MediaGuy]

https://www.channel3000.com/new-university-of-wisconsin-whitewater-chancellor-announces-millions-in-base-budget-cuts/
Trouble in paradise?

[doolittledog]

https://www.channel3000.com/new-university-of-wisconsin-whitewater-chancellor-announces-millions-in-base-budget-cuts/
Trouble in paradise?

I think there's trouble everywhere.   I understand ARC schools feeling nervous for the future.  You drop 500 in enrollment and you're talking around $10 million less a year in revenue.  Recently, I talked to a Grinnell administrator who said even their school, with a near $2 billion endowment are concerned.  That one surprised me.  Grinnell has been covering student costs after FAFSA, he said that hasn't allowed for proper investment back into the campus.  He thought the future lies more with professional degrees like nursing and education and less with liberal arts.  We shall see. 

Football related, I'm seeing twitter posts now from kids recruited to D3 schools that look just like the posts from kids recruited to D1 schools.  Say they are blessed to receive an offer from school X and then post pictures of the school, or pics of their visit.  Looks like our D3 schools have learned how to put on the 1st class visit for these athletes and given them a rewarding experience.  Fun to see that. 

[Fannosaurus Rex]

Doing a little off-season research and looks like Wartburg is playing the Gusties and the Scots in Non-Conference games next year, anyone else know who is on the Non-Conference schedules around the ARC?

https://gustavus.edu/athletics/fb/schedule/

Central is at Kalamazoo 9/12.

[Pat Coleman]

It is early, but here is what we have so far:

https://www.d3football.com/conf/ARC/2020/schedule

[doolittledog]

Dubuque released their 2020 schedule...no kickoff times as of yet.

09/05 - @ Marietta
09/12 - UW La Crosse
09/19 - @ BVU
09/26 - NWU
10/03 - @ Simpson
10/10 - Wartburg
10/17 - @ Coe
10/24 - Central (Homecoming)
10/31 - @ Loras
11/07 - Luther
11/14 - BYE

[doolittledog]

Luther 2020 schedule...

09/05 - Whittier 1pm
09/12 - @ St Olaf 1pm
09/19 - @ NWU 1pm
09/26 - Simpson 1pm
10/03 - @ Wartburg 1pm
10/10 - Coe 1pm (Homecoming)
10/17 - @ Central 1pm
10/24 - Loras 1pm
10/31 - BYE
11/07 - @ Dubuque 1pm
11/14 - BVU 12pm

[doolittledog]

Don't have the full schedule yet, but the Nebraska Wesleyan Homecoming game is Oct 3rd against BVU at 1pm

https://www.nebrwesleyan.edu/alumni/homecoming-2020#Welcome

[doolittledog]

Coe 2020 conference part of the schedule is released.

https://kohawkathletics.com/sports/football/schedule/2020

09/19 - BYE
09/26 - @ Central
10/03 - Loras
10/10 - @ Luther
10/17 - Dubuque
10/24 - @ BVU
10/31 - NWU
11/07 - @ Simpson
11/14 - Wartburg

[DBQ1965]

Doing a little off-season research and looks like Wartburg is playing the Gusties and the Scots in Non-Conference games next year, anyone else know who is on the Non-Conference schedules around the ARC?

https://gustavus.edu/athletics/fb/schedule/

Central is at Kalamazoo 9/12.

An hour away from me.  Another chance to cheer on IIAC/ARC team against the MIAA.

[doolittledog]

Wartburg releases their 2020 schedule

https://twitter.com/WartburgKnights/status/1226891793477853185

09/05 - @ Monmouth  7pm
09/12 - Gustavus  7pm
09/19 - Central  1pm
09/26 - @ Loras  1pm
10/03 - Luther  1pm
10/10 - @ Dubuque  1pm
10/17 - Buena Vista  1:30pm  Homecoming???
10/24 - @ NWU  1pm
10/31 - Simpson  1pm
11/07 - BYE
11/14 - @ Coe  1pm

And Simpson releases their 2020 football schedule

http://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2020-21/schedule

09/05 - @ Mary Hardin-Baylor  6pm
09/12 - @ UW-Stevens Point  1pm
09/19 - Loras  1pm
09/26 - @ Luther  1pm
10/03 - Dubuque  6pm  Homecoming???
10/10 - @ BVU  1pm
10/17 - NWU  1pm
10/24 - BYE
10/31 - @ Wartburg  1pm
11/07 - Coe  1pm  Senior Day
11/14 - @ Central  1pm

[MediaGuy]

Wartburg releases their 2020 schedule

https://twitter.com/WartburgKnights/status/1226891793477853185

09/05 - @ Monmouth  7pm
09/12 - Gustavus  7pm
09/19 - Central  1pm
09/26 - @ Loras  1pm
10/03 - Luther  1pm
10/10 - @ Dubuque  1pm
10/17 - Buena Vista  1:30pm  Homecoming???
10/24 - @ NWU  1pm
10/31 - Simpson  1pm
11/07 - BYE
11/14 - @ Coe  1pm

And Simpson releases their 2020 football schedule

http://www.simpsonathletics.com/sports/fball/2020-21/schedule

09/05 - @ Mary Hardin-Baylor  6pm
09/12 - @ UW-Stevens Point  1pm
09/19 - Loras  1pm
09/26 - @ Luther  1pm
10/03 - Dubuque  6pm  Homecoming???
10/10 - @ BVU  1pm
10/17 - NWU  1pm
10/24 - BYE
10/31 - @ Wartburg  1pm
11/07 - Coe  1pm  Senior Day
11/14 - @ Central  1pm

Pre-season prop betting opportunity...Simpson's final Strength of Schedule Over/Under .600?

[Ralph Turner]

Friends, I am reading (audiobook   )  The Perfect Pass, American Genius and the Re-invention of American Football by S. C. Gwynne.

I am currently in the Hal Mumme/ Mike Leach era at Iowa Wesleyan College in the old Illini-Badger-Hawkeye Conference.

The book is lots of fun.

Gwynne, who attended JHU, has also written Empire of the Summer Moon about Comanche Chief Quanah Parker and Hymns of the Republic about the last year of the Civil War. Both are excellent.

[doolittledog]

Friends, I am reading (audiobook   )  The Perfect Pass, American Genius and the Re-invention of American Football by S. C. Gwynne.

I am currently in the Hal Mumme/ Mike Leach era at Iowa Wesleyan College in the old Illini-Badger-Hawkeye Conference.

The book is lots of fun.

Gwynne, who attended JHU, has also written Empire of the Summer Moon about Comanche Chief Quanah Parker and Hymns of the Republic about the last year of the Civil War. Both are excellent.

My book reading these days tends to be audio books while I drive.  If I can find that one on audio I will give it a try.  At least from my perspective, living near Waterloo, IIAC/ARC schools get plenty of press while I rarely get news of NAIA schools.  These days we get a bit of news about Grand View and their sports.  Back in the day I was unaware of what Mumme/Leach were doing at Iowa Wesleyan which is a shame.  They have a great story. 

[formerd3db]

Friends, I am reading (audiobook   )  The Perfect Pass, American Genius and the Re-invention of American Football by S. C. Gwynne.

I am currently in the Hal Mumme/ Mike Leach era at Iowa Wesleyan College in the old Illini-Badger-Hawkeye Conference.

The book is lots of fun.

Gwynne, who attended JHU, has also written Empire of the Summer Moon about Comanche Chief Quanah Parker and Hymns of the Republic about the last year of the Civil War. Both are excellent.

My book reading these days tends to be audio books while I drive.  If I can find that one on audio I will give it a try.  At least from my perspective, living near Waterloo, IIAC/ARC schools get plenty of press while I rarely get news of NAIA schools.  These days we get a bit of news about Grand View and their sports.  Back in the day I was unaware of what Mumme/Leach were doing at Iowa Wesleyan which is a shame.  They have a great story.

:

Leach has a good story until Texas Tech. From there and after, his story is, indeed, a shame. Too bad.

[Ralph Turner]

I finished the 8 hour book in 6.5 hours (on 1.25 times speed). I only put the book down twice.

I recommend the book from the "science" of football perspective. The author explains very clearly what principles drove Coach Mumme to develop the Air Raid.  In many cases Coach Mumme took average hard-working athletes and put them in a system in which excellent execution of the system permitted success against more talented athletes.

The account of the 1994 2nd round game between Valdosta State and Univ of North Alabama is very enjoyable to read.