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[K-Mack]

And to the guy who took offense to me saying UW-W sorta-kinda outplayed Mount Union but didn't get points out of their drives and therefore didn't play a better game ... I thought the Giants sorta-kinda outplayed the Eagles today but didn't get enough points out of their drives (even missed two FGs) and didn't play a better game. But the Giants (and UW-W) drove the ball and had their opportunities.

Anyway ... thought I'd share.

[Ron Boerger]

The same could be said for the Titans ... but when you keep turning the ball over in the red zone it doesn't matter how many yards you gained, the Ravens played a better game.

[Outsider14]

another stellar article. keep up the good work!

[tmerton]

Nice article about the AFCA convention; mentions Frosty Westerling and John Gagliardi, among others.

http://football.victorysportsnetwork.com/article.php?articleID=8999

[Hawks88]

Where's K-Mack? Haven't seen any posts from him for a while. I hope everything is okay. Hopefully he's just taking a break or something.

[K-Mack]

Where's K-Mack? Haven't seen any posts from him for a while. I hope everything is okay. Hopefully he's just taking a break or something.

Yeah man. I try to take care of business, talk to my wife and raise my children in the offseason so I can resume ignoring all that stuff once football starts back up.

[HScoach]

Yeah man. I try to take care of business, talk to my wife and raise my children in the offseason so I can resume ignoring all that stuff once football starts back up.

After 17 years of marriage, my wife likes football season for the simple reason that it makes me too busy to get in her way. 

And pants too.

[K-Mack]

Yeah man. I try to take care of business, talk to my wife and raise my children in the offseason so I can resume ignoring all that stuff once football starts back up.

After 17 years of marriage, my wife likes football season for the simple reason that it makes me too busy to get in her way. 

And pants too.

Hel-LO!

[K-Mack]

To whom it may concern,

New posts on the Parents With Children Looking to play in College thread, as well as D3 vs. NAIA and the decals, oh my! one ...

[K-Mack]

Nice reference material from Ryan Wood of Active.com:

(and if I don't post it here, it's going to be a much harder reference for me to find when needed )

The short of it is a reminder that not everyone who plays scholarship football can offer full scholarships.

Here's an excerpt:

FBS programs are allowed 85 scholarships on its roster at any given time, and generally can sign up to 25 players per year. All 85 scholarships are full rides. There are no partial scholarships given in FBS football.

FCS schools have 63 scholarships to be distributed, and up to 30 incoming players each year can be given aid.

Division II programs have 36 scholarships to be distributed, though some conferences don't allow their schools to have that many. Football scholarships at Division-II institutions can be divided among as many players as a program wishes. Most Division-II players are on partial scholarships.

There are no athletic scholarships in Division III athletics. Though there's no chance of getting a football scholarship at a Division III school, it is possible to receive an academic scholarship or a need-based grant that can help financially while you play football.

NAIA football programs are permitted 24 scholarships to be spread out in any way.

NJCAA programs are permitted 85 scholarships.

It's also a reference as to how many schools are in each classification.

[wildcat11]

Wildcat11 and Catdomealumni.com's blog (ADvantage Catdome) have a real treat for everyone today.  I just posted up our latest Red and Purple Interview and our subject is D3football.com's very own Pat Coleman.  Great read on some of the sites backstory and you'll get PC's view and thoughs on various topics.

ADvantage Catdome: Red and Purple Interview: D3Sports.com's Pat Coleman

[jmccloskey]

They are, how's that possible?

Last time I checked, the NCAA bylaws STILL prohibited new single sport conferences from EVER becoming eligible for automatic bids in the NCAA tournament.  Since the ECFC is most certainly a football only conference, how are they getting exempted for that prohibition?

[Pat Coleman]

They changed the bylaws.

[K-Mack]

Wildcat11 and Catdomealumni.com's blog (ADvantage Catdome) have a real treat for everyone today.  I just posted up our latest Red and Purple Interview and our subject is D3football.com's very own Pat Coleman.  Great read on some of the sites backstory and you'll get PC's view and thoughs on various topics.

ADvantage Catdome: Red and Purple Interview: D3Sports.com's Pat Coleman

June is slow news month, eh?

[Ron Boerger]

June is slow news month, eh?

K-Mack lives !!!