BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[BigPoppa]

I know this is from another conference, but many WIAC programs are geographically close to Ripon. Anyone have info on this story out of Ripon?(And this is where the action is today)

http://www.riponpress.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=171&ArticleID=8472

[badgerwarhawk]

What is an "administrator in the dugout?"   

[ShineTime]

Let's pray it's nothing criminal I've heard nothing but good about him.

[cubs]

What is an "administrator in the dugout?"   

I'm guessing someone who is actually on the administrative staff...  (I believe Ernst is the assistant athletic director at Ripon.)

It probably has more to due with the fact that Schumann isn't a full time staff member so they are covering their behind liability wise.

[cubs]

I know this is from another conference, but many WIAC programs are geographically close to Ripon. Anyone have info on this story out of Ripon?(And this is where the action is today)

http://www.riponpress.com/main.asp?SectionID=3&SubSectionID=171&ArticleID=8472

Where did you find that article? 

[ShineTime]

Sounds like 1 or 2 guys on team complained about coach being verbally abusive.  Obviously I wasn't in the dugout but that sounds pretty minor if indeed that's the case.  Physical violence I can totally understand but a coach yelling at a player well that's part of life in my opinion

[Bishopleftiesdad]

And if that's the case I cannot understand why he would get admin leave, especially since it is unsubstantiated, or as the school put it need more info. It does not look like any one was in any physical danger.

[Pat Coleman]

BTW-Since you are on the boards right now, can you fill us in on what happened to former columnist Ricky Nelson (OshDude?) 

I really enjoyed reading the articles he put together in your Around the Nation section and have really missed it this year.

Me too. Ricky put a lot of time and effort into ATN and really elevated the site with his contributions. He has been difficult to replace, which is why we haven't done so. There are probably only a few people in the entire country who could do what he did for us.

[ShineTime]

Huge win for point against a quality Ripon team.

[cubs]

Huge win for point against a quality Ripon team.

Always exciting when the tying run gets thrown out at the plate to end the game!!!

[ShineTime]

Ripon has some good left handed pitchers a few should transfer to point and fast.

[BigPoppa]

Sounds like 1 or 2 guys on team complained about coach being verbally abusive.  Obviously I wasn't in the dugout but that sounds pretty minor if indeed that's the case.  Physical violence I can totally understand but a coach yelling at a player well that's part of life in my opinion

Chapman let their coach go two years ago for verbal abuse. Program has not recovered from it yet.

[ShineTime]

Do you guys believe whitewater lacrosse and point are all locks for regionals.  Does point need to avoid going 0 and 2 or are they a lock based on sos and regional ranking.

[BigPoppa]

Do you guys believe whitewater lacrosse and point are all locks for regionals.  Does point need to avoid going 0 and 2 or are they a lock based on sos and regional ranking.

I think they are locks and just playing for seeding this weekend. Might be nice to see the top two WIAC programs get split apart into different regionals. Give them a chance to get two teams in the World Series.

[Just Bill]

Since La Crosse is hosting a regional, it would have to be UW-Stevens Point or UW-Whitewater getting moved to a different region. Wartburg would still be well within the 500-mile "bus ride radius" for UWSP and UWW so one could certainly go there. It seems unlikely that both UWW and UWSP would get sent to a different region leaving UWL alone.