FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Gregory Sager]

Midland offers not only mens and womens hockey, but also mens and womens trap shooting as varsity sports.  Co-ed dance too.

d3trapshooting.com looks like it is available if this site's overlords are interested in expanding the empire... 

(Sorry. I couldn't resist.)

[markerickson]

I've done a little research on Midland U.  It is an NAIA school that doles out a huge sum of athletic scholarships.  They have a student population of 1,200 yet claimed 506 athletic slots were occupied by men.  Oddly, they had 94 men on their baseball team last year.  Their football roster had 148 males.  Midland doled out $6,000,000 in athletic scholarships to male athletes last year.  Football expenses were $2.2 million.  Wow.

[Pat Coleman]

Midland offers not only mens and womens hockey, but also mens and womens trap shooting as varsity sports.  Co-ed dance too.

d3trapshooting.com looks like it is available if this site's overlords are interested in expanding the empire... 

Midland isn't in D-III, though.

[Gregory Sager]

I've done a little research on Midland U.  It is an NAIA school that doles out a huge sum of athletic scholarships.  They have a student population of 1,200 yet claimed 506 athletic slots were occupied by men.  Oddly, they had 94 men on their baseball team last year.

Actually, they had 42 players last year, which is still a pretty good-sized college baseball team.

[Titan Q]

The Titans will be without QB Jack Warner again today.  Jack Donegan will make his second start.

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/football/different-kind-of-opponent-awaits-iwu-football-team/article_3cf06711-cbd5-5be8-8a0e-c7290c57c5fd.html

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/football/donegan-expects-less-nerves-in-second-iwu-start/article_62ee99ca-8e95-5d1b-806c-3426c279bd71.html

[markerickson]

According to stats provided to the feds under the EADA, they had 94:  http://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/details.

[kiko]

Midland offers not only mens and womens hockey, but also mens and womens trap shooting as varsity sports.  Co-ed dance too.

d3trapshooting.com looks like it is available if this site's overlords are interested in expanding the empire... 

Midland isn't in D-III, though.

Right -- that just makes you look more forward-thinking, visionary, etc...

[matblake]

If you have a second today, take a look at this. Wheaton will supposedly be on the pre-game show that starts at 2 PM (Central Time) for the SEC game on CBS. Got it off the Wheaton athletic Instagram. 
https://instagram.com/p/BKJebGKA6rB/

[Gregory Sager]

According to stats provided to the feds under the EADA, they had 94:  http://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/details.

Yes, but the team roster said that they had 42, and that's what matters.

It is a bizarre discrepancy, though.

[USee]

If you have a second today, take a look at this. Wheaton will supposedly be on the pre-game show that starts at 2 PM (Central Time) for the SEC game on CBS. Got it off the Wheaton athletic Instagram. 
https://instagram.com/p/BKJebGKA6rB/

Yes. CBS is doing a piece on the anniversary of 9/11 about the "Let's Roll" story and Todd Beamer's son, who is currently a Wheaton football player. Very cool.

[USee]

The Titans will be without QB Jack Warner again today.  Jack Donegan will make his second start.

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/football/different-kind-of-opponent-awaits-iwu-football-team/article_3cf06711-cbd5-5be8-8a0e-c7290c57c5fd.html

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/football/donegan-expects-less-nerves-in-second-iwu-start/article_62ee99ca-8e95-5d1b-806c-3426c279bd71.html

Seems a little more than precautionary don't you think?

[USee]

I'm very intrigued by the Carthage traveling to Bethel (MN) game in week 2. Bethel was picked to finish 3rd in the MIAC while Carthage was picked to finish 4th in the CCIW. These seem to be 2 programs traveling in opposite directions. Carthage seems to be on the rise while the Bethel program seems to be on a rapid descent since their undefeated 2013 regular season and quarterfinal appearance against NCC. Bethel finished 7-3 in 2014, then 5-5 in 2015, and then opened 2016 by giving up 735 yards and 70 points to DuBuque in a week 1 loss.

I like Carthage in this one despite a long road trip...

This is a game I will be watching closely. I have picked Carthage as the 3rd place team in the CCIW this year (although I think it's close with Augie and IWU) and how they perform today, on the road, is a big part of their development. Bethel giving up 700 yds and 70 pts is mind boggling to me.

[Titan Q]

The Titans will be without QB Jack Warner again today.  Jack Donegan will make his second start.

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/football/different-kind-of-opponent-awaits-iwu-football-team/article_3cf06711-cbd5-5be8-8a0e-c7290c57c5fd.html

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/college/football/donegan-expects-less-nerves-in-second-iwu-start/article_62ee99ca-8e95-5d1b-806c-3426c279bd71.html

Seems a little more than precautionary don't you think?

Yes.  I was under the impression he'd be ready to go in week 2.  Sounds like he has 7 stitches that will come out very soon...but I assume he's going to need some rehab time to get ready to play in a game.

Huge factor in IWU's chances a week from today vs NCC.

[AndOne]

I've done a little research on Midland U.  It is an NAIA school that doles out a huge sum of athletic scholarships.  They have a student population of 1,200 yet claimed 506 athletic slots were occupied by men.  Oddly, they had 94 men on their baseball team last year.  Their football roster had 148 males.  Midland doled out $6,000,000 in athletic scholarships to male athletes last year.  Football expenses were $2.2 million.  Wow.

Among others, this was one of the primary reasons for Nebraska Wesleyan's move away from the NAIA to full time NCAA D3 status.
They got tired of trying to compete in a conference where they were the only school not giving athletic scholarships. Their institutional philosophy always coincided more with that of the NCAA on this issue.

[thunderdog]

If you have a second today, take a look at this. Wheaton will supposedly be on the pre-game show that starts at 2 PM (Central Time) for the SEC game on CBS. Got it off the Wheaton athletic Instagram. 
https://instagram.com/p/BKJebGKA6rB/

Yes. CBS is doing a piece on the anniversary of 9/11 about the "Let's Roll" story and Todd Beamer's son, who is currently a Wheaton football player. Very cool.

Thanks for the heads up on this one matblake and USee, I would've missed it otherwise.