Future of Division III

Pat Coleman · September 28, 2010, 04:09:35 PM

The NWC gained two football programs, with Pacific this year and George Fox upcoming. Probably lessens the need for them to take a school with football. Plus, if they get College of Idaho to come over as well, that's a school more inclined to add football, I'd say.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · September 28, 2010, 05:16:47 PM

From what I hear, the College of Idaho is looking to add football and NNU has been told they won't have to.

The news that's come out recently is due to a leak - someone said something they shouldn't have. The school had to scramble a bit to get on top of things. They're (administration) is still very much neutral and taking seriously the investigation into a move.

Personally, I think going to d3 is a great fit for them. I've thought this was coming since they moved from NAIA to d2. It's a small school with a strong and growing academic reputation in a conference with schools with very different profiles.

I'm excited to see this happening (and not just because I have a brother attending school there).

Ralph Turner · September 28, 2010, 06:31:38 PM

The Winchester Star (subscription required) has an article today about a possible move by Shenandoah to the ODAC.

Whether the ODAC has lifted its moratorium on new members is not certain, and whether it is football only, remains to be seen.

Pull quote from the article...

QuoteODAC commissioner Brad Bankston said Monday that SU is under "active membership consideration" by the Salem-based league and that a decision on its status would be made Wednesday.

Pat Coleman · September 28, 2010, 08:57:08 PM

Yeah, either ODAC or MAC makes sense. I understand that Shenandoah's new affiliation will be just one conference.

Warren Thompson · September 29, 2010, 08:43:38 AM

Quote from: Pat Coleman on September 28, 2010, 08:57:08 PM
Yeah, either ODAC or MAC makes sense. I understand that Shenandoah's new affiliation will be just one conference.

Several years ago, there was some talk about Shenandoah joining the MAC ....

BUBeaverFan · September 29, 2010, 10:00:43 AM

The Albertson Center on the College of Idaho campus is one of the most beautiful facilities I have ever seen. The wooden arches in the gym are amazing and the Caldwell Rodeo is nearby. NNU hosted the NAIA Men's basketball championships for a few years in the 90's and had great community support. If you have never been to the Boise, Nampa, Caldwell areas it is worth the trip.

Ralph Turner · September 29, 2010, 06:51:27 PM

Shenandoah to the ODAC...

http://www.d3blogs.com/d3hoops/2010/09/29/conference-shuffle-drifts-south

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · October 01, 2010, 07:34:46 PM

NNU is going to stay d2. They haven't been there long enough to really know if it's the right place for them. They need to be sure of that before they consider other options. I wouldn't be surprised if they consider the move again some time in the future.

This was supposed to be an internal investigation into the possibility - they've decided to stay; no one should have ever known. It's a shame things got leaked and people got worked up.

Time's not right for them.

radiodavel · October 02, 2010, 07:18:56 PM

they released a statement yesterday that they would remain D2...

Ralph Turner · October 03, 2010, 08:57:06 AM

Quote from: radiodavel on October 02, 2010, 07:18:56 PM
they released a statement yesterday that they would remain D2...

Link to Press Release

tcccfriend · October 08, 2010, 11:19:01 AM

While the fast movement of schools changing conferences has heightened the awareness that college athletics is in reality a big business, the general consensus is that such activity is just taking place at the Division I level. After all, at the Division III level, the focus is on education; athletics serve as a means to enhance the experience of the student while in college.

This is not to say that athletics does not hold a place of importance in the culture of the school; certainly, those employed by the institution in the athletic department want to create the best environment for their potential success. More often, this success is measured in wins and losses rather than long-term results.

[This seems to me to be material that may have been published elsewhere. We can't allow that publisher's copyright to be violated here. If this is your original work, please email me. - Pat Coleman]

radiodavel · October 19, 2010, 08:02:31 PM

Misericordia University to add football

another college adding football to help student count...interesting...

www.theseniorreports.com/naiadiv3.htm

smedindy · October 19, 2010, 08:18:46 PM

It makes total sense. Football is one thing that adds male students, and even if they don't play for four years, they don't melt like you'd think.

Pat Coleman · October 19, 2010, 10:10:42 PM

Yes, and yesterday's news on D3football.com, by the way.
http://www.d3football.com/notables/2010/10/miseri-adds-football

Guess it's one thing to post links on your site to stuff we don't have but this was front page news already and it's being discussed elsewhere.

Ralph Turner · October 20, 2010, 08:15:42 PM

The number of "one-school boards" that were appearing were beginning to "clutter" (IMHO) the board. They seldom generated more than a half-page of comments.

Since the original intent of this message board was to track the progress of the D-IV movement back in the mid-decade, I believe that merging those small boards that are featuring a simple one-time move, probably fitting well into this topic, will clean up the board to some degree.

I have not change Subject lines so one can follow any posts that might be separated in time.

The U New Orleans matter generated much more news from numerous sites and contributors. I have not moved it at this time.