FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[GoldandBlueBU]

Sorry if this was discussed previously- has St Thomas had success in landing new recruits that can play at the D1 level?

Time will tell. They haven't won too many recruiting battles with the Dakota schools and UNI, but have sniped a few which indicates to me they're targeting the right kids. Most kids they've landed have had plenty of NSIC attention which is plenty good enough to win in the Pioneer.

https://www.tommiesports.com/news/2020/12/16/football-welcomes-26-players-in-first-d-i-signing-class.aspx

Really putting the rest of the pioneer league on notice:

-a multi-sport athlete who found time to co-create a podcast on pop culture;
-one player who speaks fluent Chinese;
-a math and science wizard who has mastered Rubik's Cube strategies as well as the sport of archery;

[jamtod]

Sorry if this was discussed previously- has St Thomas had success in landing new recruits that can play at the D1 level?

Time will tell. They haven't won too many recruiting battles with the Dakota schools and UNI, but have sniped a few which indicates to me they're targeting the right kids. Most kids they've landed have had plenty of NSIC attention which is plenty good enough to win in the Pioneer.

https://www.tommiesports.com/news/2020/12/16/football-welcomes-26-players-in-first-d-i-signing-class.aspx

Really putting the rest of the pioneer league on notice:

-a multi-sport athlete who found time to co-create a podcast on pop culture;
-one player who speaks fluent Chinese;
-a math and science wizard who has mastered Rubik's Cube strategies as well as the sport of archery;

For sure. Those are the types of talents a school like Drake or Davidson covets!

[augie77]

Sorry if this was discussed previously- has St Thomas had success in landing new recruits that can play at the D1 level?

Time will tell. They haven't won too many recruiting battles with the Dakota schools and UNI, but have sniped a few which indicates to me they're targeting the right kids. Most kids they've landed have had plenty of NSIC attention which is plenty good enough to win in the Pioneer.

https://www.tommiesports.com/news/2020/12/16/football-welcomes-26-players-in-first-d-i-signing-class.aspx

Really putting the rest of the pioneer league on notice:

-a multi-sport athlete who found time to co-create a podcast on pop culture;
-one player who speaks fluent Chinese;
-a math and science wizard who has mastered Rubik's Cube strategies as well as the sport of archery;

For sure. Those are the types of talents a school like Drake or Davidson covets!

Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report regard Davidson's admission process as "most selective".[15]

For the class of 2023 (enrolled fall 2019), Davidson received 5,973 applications and accepted 1,091 (18.3%).[16] The yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who enroll) was 48.4%.[16] The middle 50% range of SAT scores for enrolled students was 650–720 for Evidence-Based Reading & Writing, and 660–750 for Math, while the ACT Composite range was 30–33.[16] Enrolled freshmen represent 41 states and 18 countries; 43.1% were from the U.S. South.[16]

I'm not sure why you're singling out Davidson as a school that would "covet" these student athletes.  Davidson is "highly selective" and is listed by Forbes as the #48 college in America, with numerous Rhodes Scholars among their graduates.

[jamtod]

Sorry if this was discussed previously- has St Thomas had success in landing new recruits that can play at the D1 level?

Time will tell. They haven't won too many recruiting battles with the Dakota schools and UNI, but have sniped a few which indicates to me they're targeting the right kids. Most kids they've landed have had plenty of NSIC attention which is plenty good enough to win in the Pioneer.

https://www.tommiesports.com/news/2020/12/16/football-welcomes-26-players-in-first-d-i-signing-class.aspx

Really putting the rest of the pioneer league on notice:

-a multi-sport athlete who found time to co-create a podcast on pop culture;
-one player who speaks fluent Chinese;
-a math and science wizard who has mastered Rubik's Cube strategies as well as the sport of archery;

For sure. Those are the types of talents a school like Drake or Davidson covets!

Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report regard Davidson's admission process as "most selective".[15]

For the class of 2023 (enrolled fall 2019), Davidson received 5,973 applications and accepted 1,091 (18.3%).[16] The yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who enroll) was 48.4%.[16] The middle 50% range of SAT scores for enrolled students was 650–720 for Evidence-Based Reading & Writing, and 660–750 for Math, while the ACT Composite range was 30–33.[16] Enrolled freshmen represent 41 states and 18 countries; 43.1% were from the U.S. South.[16]

I'm not sure why you're singling out Davidson as a school that would "covet" these student athletes.  Davidson is "highly selective" and is listed by Forbes as the #48 college in America, with numerous Rhodes Scholars among their graduates.

For one, it was a joke about the value of these kinds of obscure talents (and their relevance to football recruiting).

But also, I chose 2 schools with strong academic reputations in the Pioneer League that would value a multi-lingual student or a Rubik's Cube and archery master (also as evidence of STEM proficiency).

[augie77]

Your explanation makes sense now.  Thanks!

[jamtod]

Your explanation makes sense now.  Thanks!

I think it is clear that UST is ready to compete with most of the Pioneer League in the Academic Bowl. Going to have to bring that to the PFL discussion board.

I'm not a great recruiting mind by any measure, and don't really follow MN High School football. The one dude that I've heard about from that list is the Kowalkowski QB kid from Totino. There has been a decent amount of discussion about him on the Gopher forum GopherHole (maybe driven by his dad? I guess y'all are sad he won't find a home with us here) and he had some G5 offers along with being the #1 rated MN QB by sites that do that sort of thing.

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

So Davidson is the Carleton of Dixie and Drake is the Olaf of Iowa?

[GoldandBlueBU]

Sorry if this was discussed previously- has St Thomas had success in landing new recruits that can play at the D1 level?

Time will tell. They haven't won too many recruiting battles with the Dakota schools and UNI, but have sniped a few which indicates to me they're targeting the right kids. Most kids they've landed have had plenty of NSIC attention which is plenty good enough to win in the Pioneer.

https://www.tommiesports.com/news/2020/12/16/football-welcomes-26-players-in-first-d-i-signing-class.aspx

Really putting the rest of the pioneer league on notice:

-a multi-sport athlete who found time to co-create a podcast on pop culture;
-one player who speaks fluent Chinese;
-a math and science wizard who has mastered Rubik's Cube strategies as well as the sport of archery;

For sure. Those are the types of talents a school like Drake or Davidson covets!

Well done.

[faunch]

U$T students expecting a sell out when Drake comes to campus.

[faunch]

Gustie making big announcement today...upgrading and looking to establish themselves as the King of the MIAC jungle.

https://twitter.com/GustieAthletics/status/1362779304774557700

https://athletics.blog.gustavus.edu/2021/02/19/lund-center-project-to-break-ground-this-spring/?fbclid=IwAR2GQL7g-b-NpzR5ydd-QSLfELEIZmJ7PrGQEDg2iEOhW8SXecnntk2je1c

[USTBench]

Gustie making big announcement today...upgrading and looking to establish themselves as the King of the MIAC jungle.

https://twitter.com/GustieAthletics/status/1362779304774557700

https://athletics.blog.gustavus.edu/2021/02/19/lund-center-project-to-break-ground-this-spring/?fbclid=IwAR2GQL7g-b-NpzR5ydd-QSLfELEIZmJ7PrGQEDg2iEOhW8SXecnntk2je1c

Looks pretty schnazy.

[faunch]

Gustie making big announcement today...upgrading and looking to establish themselves as the King of the MIAC jungle.

https://twitter.com/GustieAthletics/status/1362779304774557700

https://athletics.blog.gustavus.edu/2021/02/19/lund-center-project-to-break-ground-this-spring/?fbclid=IwAR2GQL7g-b-NpzR5ydd-QSLfELEIZmJ7PrGQEDg2iEOhW8SXecnntk2je1c

Looks pretty schnazy.

Where will U$T build an indoor turf facility?
Once GAC completes their upgrades one could argue that the Tommie$ will lag behind the U of M, MN-State Mankato, SJU, and GAC when it comes to year round training facilities.

[Retired Old Rat]

Gustie making big announcement today...upgrading and looking to establish themselves as the King of the MIAC jungle.

https://twitter.com/GustieAthletics/status/1362779304774557700

https://athletics.blog.gustavus.edu/2021/02/19/lund-center-project-to-break-ground-this-spring/?fbclid=IwAR2GQL7g-b-NpzR5ydd-QSLfELEIZmJ7PrGQEDg2iEOhW8SXecnntk2je1c

Looks pretty schnazy.

Sure does. Especially the covered turf facility. Got to believe that will help recruiting. I wonder if the football lockers are made of cherry?

[USTBench]

Gustie making big announcement today...upgrading and looking to establish themselves as the King of the MIAC jungle.

https://twitter.com/GustieAthletics/status/1362779304774557700

https://athletics.blog.gustavus.edu/2021/02/19/lund-center-project-to-break-ground-this-spring/?fbclid=IwAR2GQL7g-b-NpzR5ydd-QSLfELEIZmJ7PrGQEDg2iEOhW8SXecnntk2je1c

Looks pretty schnazy.

Where will U$T build an indoor turf facility?
Once GAC completes their upgrades one could argue that the Tommie$ will lag behind the U of M, MN-State Mankato, SJU, and GAC when it comes to year round training facilities.

If I'm betting money I'd say baseball is getting moved off campus.

[sjusection105]

Gustie making big announcement today...upgrading and looking to establish themselves as the King of the MIAC jungle.

https://twitter.com/GustieAthletics/status/1362779304774557700

https://athletics.blog.gustavus.edu/2021/02/19/lund-center-project-to-break-ground-this-spring/?fbclid=IwAR2GQL7g-b-NpzR5ydd-QSLfELEIZmJ7PrGQEDg2iEOhW8SXecnntk2je1c

Looks pretty schnazy.

Where will U$T build an indoor turf facility?
Once GAC completes their upgrades one could argue that the Tommie$ will lag behind the U of M, MN-State Mankato, SJU, and GAC when it comes to year round training facilities.

If I'm betting money I'd say baseball is getting moved off campus.

To the Twin's AAA facility?