BB: MIAC: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[forheavendial4999]

I don't think this regional comes down to just a battle of the WIAC vs the MIAC.

This regional almost always comes down to WIAC v. WIAC or MIAC v. WIAC; I'd be shocked if that wasn't the case this year. 

Here's the data to your theory going back a little:
2011: Whitewater over St. Scholastica (WIAC vs UMAC)
2010: Whitewater over Point (WIAC vs WIAC)
2009: Tommies over St. Olaf (MIAC vs MIAC)
2008: Whitewater over St. Scholastica (WIAC vs UMAC)
2007: Point over Oshkosh (WIAC vs WIAC)
2006: Point over Ripon (WIAC over MWC)
2005: Whitwater over Point (WIAC vs WIAC)
2004: Whitewater over Tommies (WIAC vs MIAC) --BOO
2003: Oshkosh over Whitewater (WIAC vs WIAC)
2002: Lakeland over Ripon (LMC vs MWC)
2001: Tommies over Ripon (MIAC vs MWC)

You were only 50% right about what it normally comes down to. But in my book 50% of the time it works everytime!

But it is true that one of the two leagues wins it almost every year.

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

wow how the mighty have fallen. I never thought Id see the day that Olaf would be in last place in the MIAC at the halfway point.  What has happened down there?

meanwhile, Augs and BU continue to surprise me by haning in the race for 2nd place with Mac and USJ.

[wiacguy]

Olaf doesnt play any defense anymore...... 7 errors today against UST.  Also they dont have the pitching depth they used to

[tommiegun]

What I meant was one of the two leagues always wins.

[MIACLUV]

Time to start moving in the playoff hunt upcoming series this weekend:
3rd - 7th place still within 2 games of each other. Tommies (12-0) and St. Johns (7-3) sitting comfortably at this point.
* T-4th Augsburg (7-5) @ #3 Bethel (6-4)
* #2 St. Johns (7-3) @ T-7th St. Marys (4-6)
* T-7th Carleton (4-6) @ #11 St. Olaf (2-10)--hard to believe
* T-4th Mac (7-5) @ #6 Conc. Moor (5-7)
* T-7th GAC (4-6) @ #10 Hamline (2-8)
* Tommies - No games until Monday @ Bethany Lutheran

Just over the halfway point of the Conference season and the biggest surprises are not in the teams doing well but the 2 teams at the bottom, Hamline & Olaf. Poor defense and pitching has been a killer to both of these squads.

[D3guy99]

So Jason Verdugo is the new AD at Hamline. I wonder who will be the new head coach there?

[MIACLUV]

I wonder if the experience interviewing for the St. Thomas job helped here. 

[biggio34]

So Jason Verdugo is the new AD at Hamline. I wonder who will be the new head coach there?

Does him getting the AD job mean he automatically will not be the head coach?  Was it announced that he won't be coaching anymore?

[MIACLUV]

The article only talked about the fact that he would not be coaching for the St. Paul Saints. Assume he would Coach and be the AD. Very common at the D3 level.

[D3guy99]

He didn't interview for the AD position at St. Thomas

How common is it for an AD to be a head coach?  I'm sure he could probably do it.

It will be interesting to see. What if he isn't the coach? Will there be a lot of interest in that job given the level that program has risen to in the past 10 years?

[MIACLUV]

You're right, he didn't interview for the St. Thomas AD job, but did interview for the St. Thomas baseball job during his own teams fall season. That was the joke. As for you're inquiry about coaches/AD's Matt McDonald at Olaf has done this for years, Mark Fohl and Morris multiple sports as well as AD. Very common. Any college job will gather interest but Hamline would get some quality candidates.

[D3guy99]

Maybe it's over my head, I don't understand what the joke is.  I didn't know about the other guys as AD and coach. I would think that Hamline would be an attractive job. I wonder who would apply.

[BigPoppa]

I already know two guys that plan to apply should it truly be an open job. Hamline website alluded to the fact there would be some type of transition for a baseball coach. Makes it sound like it is open...

[D3guy99]

Maybe he'll stay or they will keep it in-house. They are down this year but I think it's a place that can win.

[biggio34]

Maybe he'll stay or they will keep it in-house. They are down this year but I think it's a place that can win.

Or maybe.... Olean will apply for the job.