FB: Northwest Conference

[D O.C.]

Wonder if R.C. Owens was on that team.

Raleigh Climon Owens (November 12, 1934 – June 17, 2012) was a former professional American football wide receiver from 1957 through 1964. Owens graduated from Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, and attended the College of Idaho (where his roommate and teammate was Elgin Baylor). He played amateur basketball with the Seattle-based Buchan Bakers the year after their national championship.    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[RedandPurple]

Wonder if R.C. Owens was on that team.

Raleigh Climon Owens (November 12, 1934 – June 17, 2012) was a former professional American football wide receiver from 1957 through 1964. Owens graduated from Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, and attended the College of Idaho (where his roommate and teammate was Elgin Baylor). He played amateur basketball with the Seattle-based Buchan Bakers the year after their national championship.    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Growing up in the Bay area I was a fan of the San Francisco 49ers and I still am. As a kid playing football in the local parks of Alameda I wanted to be R.C. Owens. His "Alley Oop" catches in the end zone always amazed me. 

I gave you plus K D O. C. for bringing back that memory to me. 

[Gig Harbor Cat]

Lightning Packed
Heading south to the Catdome this afternoon
Lets do this thing !!

[Gig Harbor Cat]

RP,
  +K for backing the 9ers

[desertcat1]

Hey GHC,

Send the G5,  i ran the little VW off the road in some farmers field(dead flies all over  the windshield) in Lone Wolf , OK .. I FOUND A special load of Salt, ..

Cats will control JD and the boys tomorrow ..   

Go Cats
Go Big D

[wildcat11]

ADvantage 'Catdome NWC Pick 'em: Week 9 with special guest (509)Rat

[DBQ1965]

Wonder if R.C. Owens was on that team.

Raleigh Climon Owens (November 12, 1934 – June 17, 2012) was a former professional American football wide receiver from 1957 through 1964. Owens graduated from Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, and attended the College of Idaho (where his roommate and teammate was Elgin Baylor). He played amateur basketball with the Seattle-based Buchan Bakers the year after their national championship.    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Growing up in the Bay area I was a fan of the San Francisco 49ers and I still am. As a kid playing football in the local parks of Alameda I wanted to be R.C. Owens. His "Alley Oop" catches in the end zone always amazed me. 

I gave you plus K D O. C. for bringing back that memory to me. 

Part of the 49ers "alphabet backfield" ... R.C. Owens, J. D. Smith, C.R. Roberts and Y.A. Tittle.

[George Thompson]

As a retired academic from a PAC-12 school (but also formerly a Linfield prof) I've witnessed a lot of academic snobbery in conference affiliations over the years. Witness Boise State's attempts to move up to a more prestigious conference. Presidents of colleges and universities want to be affiliated with similar institutions and don't want their academic reputations sullied by admitting (in their view) an unworthy member. The Presidents often (nearly always?) have the vote that determines who gets to join their "exclusive club."

In the case of Eastern Oregon I suspect the rationale for the rejection was "lack of fit" related to the very different natures of public vs. private institutions...not an unreasonable position at the D3 level. On the other hand, I suspect that if there had been unofficial inquiries into NWC affiliation by CofI that any lack of interest might have involved lack of "academic fit." All is speculation on my part...but a reasonable speculation, I believe.

Longterm, I also think it reasonable speculation that C of I will be a member of the NWC.

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OldCatProf,

Very well put.

GO CATS! GO!   

[George Thompson]

Wonder if R.C. Owens was on that team.

Raleigh Climon Owens (November 12, 1934 – June 17, 2012) was a former professional American football wide receiver from 1957 through 1964. Owens graduated from Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, and attended the College of Idaho (where his roommate and teammate was Elgin Baylor). He played amateur basketball with the Seattle-based Buchan Bakers the year after their national championship.    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

D O.C.,

Boy that is name from the past I had long forgotten.

GT   

[d-train]

TDT - how was Voodoo?

[OxyBob]

Presidents of colleges and universities want to be affiliated with similar institutions and don't want their academic reputations sullied by admitting (in their view) an unworthy member.

I don't think that'll be a problem for Linfield, considering that it admits 75% of its applicants.

OxyBob

[D O.C.]

I don't smite, OB, you're safe with me.

I think the LINFIELD coaching staff wins tomorrows game.

[OldCatProf]

It's good to know there is no academic snobbery between the SCIAC and the NWC. 

[wildcat11]

Presidents of colleges and universities want to be affiliated with similar institutions and don't want their academic reputations sullied by admitting (in their view) an unworthy member.

I don't think that'll be a problem for Linfield, considering that it admits 75% of its applicants.

OxyBob

The remaining 25% wind up at CLU or one of the WIAC schools.

[OxyBob]

Presidents of colleges and universities want to be affiliated with similar institutions and don't want their academic reputations sullied by admitting (in their view) an unworthy member.

I don't think that'll be a problem for Linfield, considering that it admits 75% of its applicants.

The remaining 25% wind up at CLU or one of the WIAC schools.

I think Whitewater admits 135% of its applicants.

CLU only admits 73% of its applicants, but I'd bet 100% of applicants who play football.

OxyBob