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[Hampton U SID]

Hi Keith
I enjoy reading your column...very insightful.
I do have a question for you....when talking about DIII vs. higher opponents (DII, NAIA, I-AA)...you mentioned in there a Newport News Academy.

Is that supposed to be Newport News Apprentice School?

Thank you Keith

[roocru]

Keith,
As much as I hate to say it, I think you have Mary Hardin-Baylor and Hardin Simmons backwards in your Pool A and Pool C watches.  Because their game with Louisiana College was cancelled due to hurricane Katrina and because the ASC's first criteria is winning percentage, there is no way UMHB can win the AQ unless they win out and Hardin Simmons loses another game.  If they both win out, Hardin Simmons has the AQ because they will have won one more game than UMHB.  Even though they beat Hardin Simmons handily, they cannot catch up on winning percentage.   

[Ron Boerger]

Keith,
Even though they beat Hardin Simmons handily, they cannot catch up on winning percentage.   

Unless Ty Sellers and McMurry shock the world this weekend 

[Toby Taff]

Ron,

We have church on Saturday night's at 6:30 so I might have to miss the game, but you can be sure that if I get out of here in time to catch the second half I'll be at Shotwell.  That game is just too important.

[roocru]

Ron,
After Howard Payne this year and ETBU a few years ago, I am definitely not taking things for granted. 
That's why I said  "If they win out ...."   

[bisonpride]

FLASH NEWS!!!
Click the link below to read today's interesting edition of Washington Post article related to the Gallaudet football team..

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/27/AR2005102702034.html

Go Bison!!!

[Ralph Turner]

Bison pride, thanks for the link!  Good luck to the Bison!

Has Gallaudet discussed joining a conference? 

[religion_major]

I would think that being in DC Gallaudet would consider joining either the CC or the ODAC if they were looking to play football.  The ACFC would be an option, but without the AQ I would see very little for Gallaudet to gain that way.  I have no idea if Gallaudet is considering any of these options or not but those confrences would be the logical canadates.

[K-Mack]

Yes,
both Ron and Ralph also pointed this out. I thought I had taken that into account, but apparently did not proofread very well, if at all.

Keith,
As much as I hate to say it, I think you have Mary Hardin-Baylor and Hardin Simmons backwards in your Pool A and Pool C watches.  Because their game with Louisiana College was cancelled due to hurricane Katrina and because the ASC's first criteria is winning percentage, there is no way UMHB can win the AQ unless they win out and Hardin Simmons loses another game.  If they both win out, Hardin Simmons has the AQ because they will have won one more game than UMHB.  Even though they beat Hardin Simmons handily, they cannot catch up on winning percentage.   

I have no idea where Newport News Academy came from. So noted. (Also, I will slow down as I type)

[Ralph Turner]

Also Keith I have not included NNA in any of my calculations for D3 vs the world.

Sorry that my hard drive crashed and appears to be irreparably corrupted.  The loss of those downloads via my AOL is catastrophic to my recreational interests and a few of my other outside activities.

Good ATN summary of the conferences!

[K-Mack]

That's OK Ralph, I have to skim the schedule a couple times each week for longest road trip, five games to watch, etc., so it's no big to pull out the non-division games, esp. this late in the year when there are few.

It was nice to have the pre-assembled list though.

[K-Mack]

That's good news. Earlier this year, we were in a press box and heard a Chicago Tribune writer say much the same thing ... that he loves coming out to do the D3 games, just have to get those editors to believe the people want to read about it. Even every now and again.

Keep us posted.

[redswarm81]

A year or two ago, one of the Washington Post^* sports columnists wrote a column discussing college football.  His conclusion was that Division III should be the model for all college athletics.  Unfortunately, that sentiment is a minority among fans of college sports.  Even Baylor basketball players killing each other brought virtually no discussion of the negative impact of athletic scholarships.

That Washington Post sports columnist has since retired.

^* Lousy paper, great sports columnists.

[Gray Fox]

OxyBob,

Thanks for posting the LATimes stories.  I can never find them when I search for them. 
For Oxy to go undefeated, they will have to win the Stagg, so I doubt there will be a story.   I see that Linfield was mentioned also as tied for 25th.

[TheCoach]

Does anyone know of any GA posistions that will be opening at the end of the season.  (D1, DII or DIII).