MBB: St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[allamericanredhead]

Has anyone heard from Dennis lately   A couple years ago he posted a couple of stories from a book he was writing. If he ever got it published, I would like a copy. Dennis, if you are having trouble getting it published, which I am sure is hard to do in this internet age, how about posting a chapter a week on this board throughout the season? You would not make any money but it would be fun for us long timers in the STL area to hear your stories. I bet the monitors of this site wouldn't mind. How about it?

[hopefan]

Has anyone heard from Dennis lately   A couple years ago he posted a couple of stories from a book he was writing. If he ever got it published, I would like a copy. Dennis, if you are having trouble getting it published, which I am sure is hard to do in this internet age, how about posting a chapter a week on this board throughout the season? You would not make any money but it would be fun for us long timers in the STL area to hear your stories. I bet the monitors of this site wouldn't mind. How about it?

If this were to come to fruition, I would think Dennis' essays would merit its own room versus being inserted among writeups regarding the current goings-on of SLIAC activity in this room...

[y_jack_lok]

I know this isn't about basketball, but there was a discussion here a while back about Iowa Wesleyan cutting back academic programs. Here's another article that focuses on Wartburg College, an IIAC school, doing the same thing. But it is also SLIAC relevant because it mentions MaacMurray in the 5th paragraph from the end. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/10/29/wartburg-college-and-other-liberal-arts-institutions-make-drastic-cuts-challenging

All these things can have an impact on athletic programs, just as athletic programs can help enrollment. Lots of forces at work.

[Denny McKinney]

Hey Red Head. Your right, leather bound is a thing of the past. But, the internet offers opportunities to for short story writers. Hopefan is also right. Since most of the stories are childhood memories, they wouldn't be relevant for this site. Except maybe one titled The best referee I ever met was horrible.

If I'm not mistaken FU scrimmaged Ill. College earlier this evening. Next Friday night at the Alumni game they are honoring FU's first team, the 88-89 team. It will be fun to see all the kids. It's been a long year.

Good Luck to all the teams this year. Hopefan, I'll be looking forward to your recaps. I got two nephews playing varsity HS ball together. It will keep the family busy.

[y_jack_lok]

Denny, do you hope make some money from your writing, or do you just want tell your stories and have people read them?

[Mr. Ypsi]

I know this isn't about basketball, but there was a discussion here a while back about Iowa Wesleyan cutting back academic programs. Here's another article that focuses on Wartburg College, an IIAC school, doing the same thing. But it is also SLIAC relevant because it mentions MaacMurray in the 5th paragraph from the end. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/10/29/wartburg-college-and-other-liberal-arts-institutions-make-drastic-cuts-challenging

All these things can have an impact on athletic programs, just as athletic programs can help enrollment. Lots of forces at work.

I have to kind of wonder if a school that no longer offers an English, history, or philosophy major is still a 'liberal arts' college.  While there is certainly a role for tech schools, business schools, etc., at what point of cutting majors does MacMurray become guilty of false advertising in claiming to be a Liberal Arts College?

I certainly don't know enough about MacMurray to claim this is happening, but I've often thought cutting entire majors can start a 'death spiral'.  After all, presumably most if not all who were majoring in those departments will now transfer, and potential students interested in those departments will not enroll.  In the face of declining enrollment, cutting entire programs should be an absolute LAST resort.

(Sorry if this was already discussed when MacMurray made the cuts.  I'm a regular reader (and occasional poster) in the SLIAC room, but I have no memory of the MacMurray cuts.  [Of course, at my age, there are lots of things I have no memory of! ])

[allamericanredhead]

Hey Red Head. Your right, leather bound is a thing of the past. But, the internet offers opportunities to for short story writers. Hopefan is also right. Since most of the stories are childhood memories, they wouldn't be relevant for this site. Except maybe one titled The best referee I ever met was horrible.

If I'm not mistaken FU scrimmaged Ill. College earlier this evening. Next Friday night at the Alumni game they are honoring FU's first team, the 88-89 team. It will be fun to see all the kids. It's been a long year.

Good Luck to all the teams this year. Hopefan, I'll be looking forward to your recaps. I got two nephews playing varsity HS ball together. It will keep the family busy.

Come on Dennis, post the stories. Writers never get famous until after they are dead and dying broke is all part to the writing mystique. !!

[hopefan]

I got two nephews playing varsity HS ball together. .

I hope to heck they'll end up playing SLIAC ball!!!!

[Denny McKinney]

Sorry Red Head. You already know my stories. Dying broke is a given. Enjoy watching your favorite area teams, this year.

[Denny McKinney]

Yjak, I really haven't thought that much about it lately. Hopefan I doubt it. They can't afford the inflated tuitions in the SLIAC. Besides those small town Kids can't play SLIAC ball.

[CoachM]

As one who has a vested interest in the long term success of MacMurray as a viable college, I can say that all students enrolled in majors that were eliminated will be able to finish their majors at Mac. There just will be no option for current frosh to major in the eliminated majors. Also, Mac is in the process of adding new majors to the curriculum. With a new President and Provost, there should be a lot of positives going forward for Mac to see long term growth and susuccesses academically. New scholarship opportunities implemented for 2016 will help secure growth for Mac.

[hopefan]

As one who has a vested interest in the long term success of MacMurray as a viable college, I can say that all students enrolled in majors that were eliminated will be able to finish their majors at Mac. There just will be no option for current frosh to major in the eliminated majors. Also, Mac is in the process of adding new majors to the curriculum. With a new President and Provost, there should be a lot of positives going forward for Mac to see long term growth and susuccesses academically. New scholarship opportunities implemented for 2016 will help secure growth for Mac.

Let's hope the new President and Provost recognize the positives student athletes can bring to a small school... the kids deserve far better facilities than are currently existing....

[ecreddevils]

School   Total Points   1st Place Votes
Webster   71                            4

Spalding   70                             4

Fontbonne   64                      1

MacMurray   63                       

Greenville         43                         1

Westminster   38

Iowa Wesleyan    36

Eureka   24   
Principia   20   
Blackburn   14

EC has shown well in a couple of scrimmages: beat Carl Sandburg College by 30+ and played North Central on Friday to an even first half. 

EC should surprise some teams and will be competitive even with the key departures of Saathoff, Wickert, and James.  Sam Feehan and Tommy Goulding will provide a good bit of offensive firepower in combination with returners Kent and Gibson. Ahnafeld, Warner, Gossett, and Sain could get minutes, and look for a couple of freshmen, Alex Wiegand and Hank Thomas to get in the mix. Wiegand could make a significant impact.

[hopefan]

EC has shown well in a couple of scrimmages: beat Carl Sandburg College by 30+ and played North Central on Friday to an even first half. 

EC should surprise some teams and will be competitive even with the key departures of Saathoff, Wickert, and James.  Sam Feehan and Tommy Goulding will provide a good bit of offensive firepower in combination with returners Kent and Gibson. Ahnafeld, Warner, Gossett, and Sain could get minutes, and look for a couple of freshmen, Alex Wiegand and Hank Thomas to get in the mix. Wiegand could make a significant impact.

EC  -  Your optimism is good news... Based simply on returning players, my vote would have had Eureka in the basement of the SLIAC... Good to hear that new faces are having such a positive impact...

Are we talking North Central of the CCIW?   I ask as there are a bunch of North Central this and thats out there...

[ecreddevils]

EC has shown well in a couple of scrimmages: beat Carl Sandburg College by 30+ and played North Central on Friday to an even first half. 

EC should surprise some teams and will be competitive even with the key departures of Saathoff, Wickert, and James.  Sam Feehan and Tommy Goulding will provide a good bit of offensive firepower in combination with returners Kent and Gibson. Ahnafeld, Warner, Gossett, and Sain could get minutes, and look for a couple of freshmen, Alex Wiegand and Hank Thomas to get in the mix. Wiegand could make a significant impact.

EC  -  Your optimism is good news... Based simply on returning players, my vote would have had Eureka in the basement of the SLIAC... Good to hear that new faces are having such a positive impact...

Are we talking North Central of the CCIW?   I ask as there are a bunch of North Central this and thats out there...

Yes, CCIW version, so a very good program.  I noticed they added a Peoria-area local, Alex Sorenson (6' 8", 245) who had been on scholarship at Northern Michigan.