FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

[ADL70]

Not sure what this means for CWRU football...no specific mention, but not looking good if UAA league play for spring sports are already cancelled.

https://athletics.case.edu/general/2020-21/releases/20210112hq4vm0?fbclid=IwAR0Hw4k3UBRSLACY0Z7_xdkkm1AMEy7OW1ONeVwfb8-PL5nFhjQnGiGW3N0

I suspect that the amount of travel for UAA likely had a lot to do with the decision. Although CWRU, unlike several PAC schools, hasn't posted a spring football schedule.

Note this proviso however, "Member institutions will still be able to engage in practice and other non-UAA competition, including informal competition against other UAA teams, as their respective institutions deem appropriate. CWRU has not yet made a decision about competition for spring sports outside of UAA competition."

[ADL70]

FWIW CWRU has the 'spring' games on it's website, but that may be something that was done by d3football with it's connection to PrestoSports.

[DagarmanSpartan]

As far as I know, football is the only varsity sport at CWRU that isn't UAA.

I assume that club sports competition may continue.  I remember CWRU club hockey playing a number of much larger schools back in the day. 

I'll say this.  Participants in every other sport at CWRU are going to be REALLY ticked-off if they don't get to play during this school year, and football players do.  What sort of message does THAT send?

Doesn't really seem fair to everyone else, although, to be frank, I'd really like to see this Spring football thing happen!

[ADL70]

Currently the CWRU athletic facilities master schedule does not list any facility reserved for varsity football.

[Pat Coleman]

The information I put into the D3football.com master schedule is what is on the PAC schedules.

[Bob.Gregg]

Eagles hire Nick Sirianni as their new head coach

That according to Adam Schefter on Twitter.....

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1352330002772193280?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[ADL70]

FWIW All varsity sports at CWRU now have facility reservations on the master schedule, including football, presumably for practices.  However the two home football games on March 26 and April 16, are not on the facility schedule.

[E.115]

Historic spring college football season fast approaching
By Mark Podolski mpodolski@news-herald.com @mpodo on Twitter
Jan 28, 2021


https://www.news-herald.com/sports/historic-spring-college-football-season-fast-approaching/article_39f789b8-61ac-11eb-a017-0b0e55541d96.html

[ADL70]

Historic spring college football season fast approaching
By Mark Podolski mpodolski@news-herald.com @mpodo on Twitter
Jan 28, 2021


https://www.news-herald.com/sports/historic-spring-college-football-season-fast-approaching/article_39f789b8-61ac-11eb-a017-0b0e55541d96.html

Nice! Thanks for sharing

[DagarmanSpartan]

It'll be interesting to see if CWRU actually plays!

[Bob.Gregg]

I don't see how W&J plays on Mar. 12.

There's 12-15 inches of snow/ice on Cameron Stadium field.
Forecasters say we could get another 8-12 inches Monday into Tuesday.

The Presidents have not been on the field yet, now 4 weeks from that scheduled opener.

[ADL70]

As far as I know, football is the only varsity sport at CWRU that isn't UAA.

I assume that club sports competition may continue.  I remember CWRU club hockey playing a number of much larger schools back in the day. 

I'll say this.  Participants in every other sport at CWRU are going to be REALLY ticked-off if they don't get to play during this school year, and football players do.  What sort of message does THAT send?

Doesn't really seem fair to everyone else, although, to be frank, I'd really like to see this Spring football thing happen!

CWRU baseball and softball each tentatively have a non-conference schedule. The games appear on some of the opponents websites, but not yet on CWRU's.

https://www.d3baseball.com/teams/Case_Western_Reserve/2021/index

 

[DagarmanSpartan]

Yeah, I see what you're saying.  But even if baseball plays............how do you imagine that's going to make all of the fall sports athletes feel that didn't get to play?

So far, I don't see CWRU's own athletic site, as you mentioned, listing any scheduled varsity competition.

I have to ask again where the CWRU enrollment numbers come from.  The number quoted on d3baseball.com is over 1,000 undergraduate students short.  See here.

https://case.edu/ir/cwru-facts/cwru-glance

[WashJeff68]

CMU now has a Spring football schedule on their web site

https://athletics.cmu.edu/sports/fball/2020-21/schedule

[jknezek]

Yeah, I see what you're saying.  But even if baseball plays............how do you imagine that's going to make all of the fall sports athletes feel that didn't get too play?

About like the spring players felt last year.  I suspect most schools are prioritizing spring athletes so they don't lose 2 seasons and wedging in fall sports where possible.