FB: American Rivers Conference

[Wartburg Fan]

 After reading all these posts about all the parties at Wartburg, I'M glad my kid was there for an education and roomed with Four other guys that were the same way. And again SK, my kid said you were a good guy.  . Then I woke up from my dream.

[doolittledog]

Hey, its the offseason.  What the hell else are we supposed to talk about?  The UEFA Champions League championship?  That's clearly the wrong kind of football.

I'm watching that right now.  And I subscribe to MLS Direct Kick!!!

It is legal to like both kinds of football.  You don't have to choose one or the other. 

I am glad UD chose to have a dedicated soccer field instead of putting both sets of lines on the football field.  Football lines on a soccer field look awfull. 

[Klopenhiemer]

AKA "Dorm Storming"

AKA "Slump busting?"

I remember Sleeze buying burritos at Dyno's and heading dorm cruising after the bar in hopes of luring a lady with a hearty appetite back to his room for after hours.  It was probably the best tactic I've ever seen used in slump busting.

The sad thing is, that is most likely worked. 

[Klopenhiemer]

Hey, its the offseason.  What the hell else are we supposed to talk about?  The UEFA Champions League championship?  That's clearly the wrong kind of football.

With all the dorm stories that I am sure all of us have.  I am suprised the topics have not shifted further to gutter. 

[warthog]

WH: Little Warthog is enjoying his return to Waverly.  Of course being there as a respected member of the health care community is different than being the self proclaimed "Edward 40oz. Hands" champion.
They bought a nice house on a  street south of WSRHS.  That makes it close to the hospital for them.  An added bonus is they have a couple Steeges at the other end of their block, so he'll know the name of any new "roofing" recruit before the rest of us.

[sportsknight]

Steeges in the neighborhood?  That can't be good for the property values.

[Klopenhiemer]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3405784

Very interesting article.  I have no idea whether this would apply to d3, but it would be a great boost.  Think about how many kids enter our programs who are a bit undersized, a step slow, or just need an extra year.  With redshirting not being an option for d3, this could be a great way to build your program and develop more kids to their abilities. 

[Pat Coleman]

Yeah, no -- the Big 12 commissioner doesn't have any power to propose legislation for D-III.

[Klopenhiemer]

Yeah, no -- the Big 12 commissioner doesn't have any power to propose legislation for D-III.

Pat what is this passes at the d1 level.  Could this be filtered down to the lower divisions over time?  Or does d3 have some type of bylaw that clearly states education first and sports second.  As BV says "Education for Service"

[Ralph Turner]

Yeah, no -- the Big 12 commissioner doesn't have any power to propose legislation for D-III.

Pat what is this passes at the d1 level.  Could this be filtered down to the lower divisions over time?  Or does d3 have some type of bylaw that clearly states education first and sports second.  As BV says "Education for Service"

You don't need a by-law when it is in the DNA!   

[Purple Heys]

There's nothing altruistic in the Big 12's push for this.

They want to lock up as many players as they can.

Their main rationale is that they are losing kids or they risk playing them and burning a year of unproductive football.

That's part of the reason for reducing to 85 scholarships...to spread the wealth...and guess what?   It really didn't change the much.

The SEC, PAC-10, Big 10, Big 12 all remain as the conferences where the top teams come from...only now there is competition within those conferences.

A QB that Texas bypasses, shows up at Missouri and demonstrates he can play.   In the old days that kid's locked up as much to seem IF he develops as well as keep away from an opponent.

Louisville and Rutgers and the teams like UConn benefit from the diamonds in the rough.

Some kids filter down...though not often all  the way to D3...but the fact is, many kids may redshirt that first year and while still developing, that kid is leapfrogged by the newest hot recruit and then transfer after giving his Freshman year up.

[DutchFan2004]

There's something altruistic in the Big 12's push for this.

They want to lock up as many players as they can.

Their main rationale is that they are losing kids or they risk playing them and burning a year of unproductive football.

That's part of the reason for reducing to 85 scholarships...to spread the wealth...and guess what?   It really didn't change the much.

The SEC, PAC-10, Big 10, Big 12 all remain as the conferences where the top teams come from...only now there is competition within those conferences.

A QB that Texas bypasses, shows up at Missouri and demonstrates he can play.   In the old days that kid's locked up as much to seem IF he develops as well as keep away from an opponent.

Louisville and Rutgers and the teams like UConn benefit from the diamonds in the rough.

Some kids filter down...though not often all  the way to D3...but the fact is, many kids may redshirt that first year and while still developing, that kid is leapfrogged by the newest hot recruit and then transfer after giving his Freshman year up.

Don't forget what Boise did to the mighty Big 12 and Oklahoma.  I think that the 85 scholarships have done a better job at spreading the wealth so to speak.  There are flashes of other teams now. 

[the_mayne_event]

There's something altruistic in the Big 12's push for this.

They want to lock up as many players as they can.

Their main rationale is that they are losing kids or they risk playing them and burning a year of unproductive football.

That's part of the reason for reducing to 85 scholarships...to spread the wealth...and guess what?   It really didn't change the much.

The SEC, PAC-10, Big 10, Big 12 all remain as the conferences where the top teams come from...only now there is competition within those conferences.

A QB that Texas bypasses, shows up at Missouri and demonstrates he can play.   In the old days that kid's locked up as much to seem IF he develops as well as keep away from an opponent.

Louisville and Rutgers and the teams like UConn benefit from the diamonds in the rough.

Some kids filter down...though not often all  the way to D3...but the fact is, many kids may redshirt that first year and while still developing, that kid is leapfrogged by the newest hot recruit and then transfer after giving his Freshman year up.

Don't forget what Boise did to the mighty Big 12 and Oklahoma.  I think that the 85 scholarships have done a better job at spreading the wealth so to speak.  There are flashes of other teams now. 

yeah, but look at what georgia did to hawaii

[Walston Hoover]

Do many schools have guys stay around in the summer? I know as of 5 years ago, there were VERY few of us that did. Personally, I just worked out at my HS weight room all summer. The OL did get together and have a mini camp with no coaches during the summer and had the new guys come in so we could teach them some things before camp started. Spent 2 days doing it, but the second day was spent mostly recovering from the night before.

[the_mayne_event]

Do many schools have guys stay around in the summer? I know as of 5 years ago, there were VERY few of us that did. Personally, I just worked out at my HS weight room all summer. The OL did get together and have a mini camp with no coaches during the summer and had the new guys come in so we could teach them some things before camp started. Spent 2 days doing it, but the second day was spent mostly recovering from the night before.

in CR we had a majority of the guys that played around all summer.  usually guys stayed unless they had to good of a job to give up at home.  it was always more fun to be around your college buddies during the summer, staying at mom and dad's usually sucked quite a bit on the partying side after you have been away living on your own having your own hours and rules.  we also had 7 on 7 games every sunday that guys would usually come up if they were close to CR, and also had a couple of the incoming freshmen come as well.