FB: American Southwest Conference

[Ron Boerger]

[....]

Saw this posted on twitter, it kind of says out loud everything we expected about the state of the ASC:

https://youtu.be/DeBnRlHcEEc?si=x_pwrUDxqGoWKPuZ&t=1679

Wow.  Sad to say that confirms what a lot of us have been saying.

[Riley Zayas]

[....]

Saw this posted on twitter, it kind of says out loud everything we expected about the state of the ASC:

https://youtu.be/DeBnRlHcEEc?si=x_pwrUDxqGoWKPuZ&t=1679

Wow.  Sad to say that confirms what a lot of us have been saying.

It's gotten bad. The ASC needs to make something happen very soon...the longer that people wait to make a decision, the more costly it will be. I don't want to say it is too late to keep the ASC alive, but in reality, we're at that point. Despite talking to multiple sources on a very regular basis in covering this story, I still haven't heard any piece of actual concrete news to indicate a merger or the addition of new schools to the conference is any closer than it was 4-5 months ago.

I should note as well that if you remember, UTD was looking at going to D2 before Covid. The UT system wants all of their schools at D2 or higher. So while I definitely think it points to the future of the ASC being less than ideal, there's a good chance UTD was going to make this move all along.

[Crubacker]

What happened to Tristan Green and Pete Smith---don't see either one of them on the roster, which is finally listed by the way.  Don't see Spiller, they don't have Trey Witcher listed on Varsity roster either.  Pete Smith received pre-season recognition and he's not even on the roster?

[Pat Coleman]

Pete Smith was listed as not returning on the info we received from UMHB six weeks or so ago.

[Riley Zayas]

The Pete Smith "preseason honor" was from Dave Campbell's Texas Football, which we were informed was a mistake. Pete used his last year of eligibility in 2022. Unsure on the others.

[Etchglow]

updated roster stuff here:

UMHB lost 110, returned 85 (86?), and has 144 (143) new.  I noticed Courtney Patridge Lee is back after sitting out last year.  Looks like 21 transfers or new upper classmen.


Also, looks like only 62 with numbers this year vs 82 last year.  Some kids who had numbers last year didn't...  Lost more on the OL than I expected.  I don't see Reul Tandoh (14 games started), or Wyatt Crawford (9 games played) back.  Also, looks like Montana Miller is gone :-(.  Always rooted for him.  Surprisingly, Cornelius Merchant (transferred from ETBU last year) is back. 



Here are all of the transfers and where they're from:


   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Player	Class	Position	Prev School
Vontez Martin	So	WR	TX State
Daniel Keith	So	DE	Blinn
Gabriel Adewusi	So	WR	Blinn
Justin Moore	So	DE	UCONN
James Judie	So	DT	Navarro College
Red Jones	So	WR	Nevada, Kilgore, SHSU
Eduardo Pizarro	So	WR	Monterrey, Aurora
Eli Save	So	OL	Southern Oregon
Tyler Woods	So	RB	Hardin-Simmons
Trystin Brown	Jr	S	Blinn
Ryan Shiller	Jr	OL	Trinity Christian
Stanley Asiegbu	Jr	TE	Cal Lutheran
Emmanuel Malek	Jr	DE	Reedley
Jordan Oldoerp	Jr	QB	Southern Nazarene
Marcos Pina Jackson	Jr	CB	Austin College
Aj Wilson	Jr	LB	Georgia Military
Jared Iscimenler	Sr	DE	Kilgore
Eric London	Sr	RB	Southern, Grambling State
Ozias Wright	Gr	RB	SRSU
Caleb Durham Honer	Gr	WR	Texas Tech, Sammford
Dominik Izydorczyk	Gr	DE	Southwestern

[Riley Zayas]

Talked with Larry Harmon at yesterday's press conference...Jackson Tingler will start at QB on Saturday, the UMHB defense should be a major strength (especially against UWRF's offense), and despite what has been said about UMHB's performance at its two preseason scrimmages, Harmon expects for there to be significant improvement this week against UWRF.

https://truetothecru.com/2023/08/29/3-takeaways-from-larry-harmons-first-press-conference-of-the-fall/

[Ron Boerger]

Here is the UWRF preview of the UMHB game:  https://uwrfsports.com/news/2023/8/29/football-no-23-falcons-open-season-hosting-no-3-mary-hardin-baylor.aspx

Not much there, but there is a link to the webcast which appears to be open to all at no cost (unlike St. John's and their freaking $15+ charge for their games)

[UMHB03]

Talked with Larry Harmon at yesterday's press conference...Jackson Tingler will start at QB on Saturday, the UMHB defense should be a major strength (especially against UWRF's offense), and despite what has been said about UMHB's performance at its two preseason scrimmages, Harmon expects for there to be significant improvement this week against UWRF.

https://truetothecru.com/2023/08/29/3-takeaways-from-larry-harmons-first-press-conference-of-the-fall/

From his mouth to God's ears.

[umhb2001]

updated roster stuff here:

UMHB lost 110, returned 85 (86?), and has 144 (143) new.  I noticed Courtney Patridge Lee is back after sitting out last year.  Looks like 21 transfers or new upper classmen.


Also, looks like only 62 with numbers this year vs 82 last year.  Some kids who had numbers last year didn't...  Lost more on the OL than I expected.  I don't see Reul Tandoh (14 games started), or Wyatt Crawford (9 games played) back.  Also, looks like Montana Miller is gone :-(.  Always rooted for him.  Surprisingly, Cornelius Merchant (transferred from ETBU last year) is back. 



Here are all of the transfers and where they're from:


   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Player	Class	Position	Prev School
Vontez Martin	So	WR	TX State
Daniel Keith	So	DE	Blinn
Gabriel Adewusi	So	WR	Blinn
Justin Moore	So	DE	UCONN
James Judie	So	DT	Navarro College
Red Jones	So	WR	Nevada, Kilgore, SHSU
Eduardo Pizarro	So	WR	Monterrey, Aurora
Eli Save	So	OL	Southern Oregon
Tyler Woods	So	RB	Hardin-Simmons
Trystin Brown	Jr	S	Blinn
Ryan Shiller	Jr	OL	Trinity Christian
Stanley Asiegbu	Jr	TE	Cal Lutheran
Emmanuel Malek	Jr	DE	Reedley
Jordan Oldoerp	Jr	QB	Southern Nazarene
Marcos Pina Jackson	Jr	CB	Austin College
Aj Wilson	Jr	LB	Georgia Military
Jared Iscimenler	Sr	DE	Kilgore
Eric London	Sr	RB	Southern, Grambling State
Ozias Wright	Gr	RB	SRSU
Caleb Durham Honer	Gr	WR	Texas Tech, Sammford
Dominik Izydorczyk	Gr	DE	Southwestern

Reached out to Wyatt's dad. He said he was focused on studies his final year. I can appreciate that. Not sure on Tandoh, but I know a few front line guys like Trey W Blitcher  are injured.

[UMHB03]

I was disappointed to see Romello Cook on the "no number" list.

[Etchglow]

I was disappointed to see Romello Cook on the "no number" list.

Wonder if so many without numbers has something to do with Coach Harmon's statement about getting them out to play a good team and prove to them that they're not as good as they think they are...

Did yall see the height and weight of Eli Save who transferred in? Came from Southern Oregon where he last appeared on the roster in 2019. He was listed as 6'3" 370 there... He is listed as 6'5" 350 here. That's one hell of an offensive lineman!

[D3Navy]

Here is the UWRF preview of the UMHB game:  https://uwrfsports.com/news/2023/8/29/football-no-23-falcons-open-season-hosting-no-3-mary-hardin-baylor.aspx

Not much there, but there is a link to the webcast which appears to be open to all at no cost (unlike St. John's and their freaking $15+ charge for their games)

GULP!  What?!  Gonna have to take out a loan...

[umhb2001]

I was disappointed to see Romello Cook on the "no number" list.

I was surprised by this as well. Big game experience and good hands.

[Crubacker]

Probably making them earn their spot in the varsity locker room.  Work hard---get rewarded