FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Pat Coleman]

There may not be. Most schools don't generally list their JV programs on the web because of time constraints.

[FearTheEar]

Is there a list we could come up with to see what schools have them as of right now... Concordia does!

[ron doney]

Mike Grant on the short list to replace Tubby. Yet, Teague said to have spoken with Tom Stock, looking for update on how to coordinate national search.

[DuffMan]

Mike Grant on the short list to replace Tubby. Yet, Teague said to have spoken with Tom Stock, looking for update on how to coordinate national search.

+K

It'll be interesting to see if Grant withdraws his name...

[Retired Old Rat]

Are the Johnnies playing JV this year?

Gary Fasching stated at the Johnnie Standup last week that they would play a JV schedule.  No details.

[DuffMan]

Gary Fasching stated at the Johnnie Standup last week that they would play a JV schedule.  No details.

Excellent.  Thanks, ROR.

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

WAAAAY too many smartassed comments come to mind when seeing the topic of SJU playing JV, especially after some of their results the past 2 years or so. 

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

DI athletes should receive a stipend that allows them to have money to buy clothes, travel home on breaks, buy food.  Not enough to buy a BMW, but enough to live like the average college student.  DI is all about the money.  The athletes are too many times being taken advantage off.  And lets face reality here, a significant number of basketball and football student athletes are coming from homes that don't have the financial resources most of us who post here have.

The money would be a drop in the bucket.  I prefer to see some who may not need the money get it rather than those who do need it not get it.

What about DI programs that are cash strapped?  Maybe they don't belong in D1.

DI scholarships should be payment enough. Hell, free tuition, room & board isnt enough? Thats a gift of $20,000 & up depending on institution. Pretty good payment in and of itself.

IF however the NCAA goes the stipend route, there should also be a repayment clause... if said "athlete-maybe a student" does not complete college in 6 years, he/she must repay all tuition/fee/room/board they received gratis. I think a pretty huge percentage of DI football and hoops schollys would be due for repayment.

[ron doney]

Here is a link to save for your files.......the short answer to the question, should we go D1?

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/03/21/good-question-why-arent-more-minn-colleges-in-division-i/

[ron doney]

Curious if anyone has read any credible/respected takes on UWW, UMHB and UMU's off seasons or expectations for next fall?  I realize it is early, but spring practices are about two weeks away.

[faunch]

Looks like SJU picked up two nice recruits:

Austin Britnell, Lakeville South HS
Ryan Landherr, Prior Lake HS

Austin Britnell http://www.hudl.com/athlete/751295/highlights/16353395

Ryan Landherr http://www.hudl.com/athlete/501196/highlights/18286407
     (I know it's a highlight film but I like this kid a lot....absolutely blows up and out kids!)

[faunch]

Here is a link to save for your files.......the short answer to the question, should we go D1?

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/03/21/good-question-why-arent-more-minn-colleges-in-division-i/

I almost posted this myself.  Does Steve Fritz really believe U$T is a "pretty local school?"  I get that the basketball team has a bunch of CDH kids (guess they can't find their way out of St. Paul).  The reality is that U$T is far from the "little local" school in Mac-Groveland that it once was.  To be honest that really make my blood boil.  I get that that $ probably don't add up for U$T to go D1 but stop portraying yourself as this little neighborhood institution.  You have a campus Minneapolis and St. Paul.  You have over 6500 students and will probably grow by 2-3 thousand students in the next 5-10 years.

[AO]

DI athletes should receive a stipend that allows them to have money to buy clothes, travel home on breaks, buy food.  Not enough to buy a BMW, but enough to live like the average college student.  DI is all about the money.  The athletes are too many times being taken advantage off.  And lets face reality here, a significant number of basketball and football student athletes are coming from homes that don't have the financial resources most of us who post here have.

The money would be a drop in the bucket.  I prefer to see some who may not need the money get it rather than those who do need it not get it.

What about DI programs that are cash strapped?  Maybe they don't belong in D1.

DI scholarships should be payment enough. Hell, free tuition, room & board isnt enough? Thats a gift of $20,000 & up depending on institution. Pretty good payment in and of itself.

IF however the NCAA goes the stipend route, there should also be a repayment clause... if said "athlete-maybe a student" does not complete college in 6 years, he/she must repay all tuition/fee/room/board they received gratis. I think a pretty huge percentage of DI football and hoops schollys would be due for repayment.

No, it's not enough.   I don't understand the point of trying to pretend that D1 is an amateur level like D3.  Just because you're not handed cash, doesn't mean you're not being paid.  In a free system players would earn over $500K.  How do you explain to Gary Tinsley's kids that their daddy who died was worth millions to the Gophers and was a likely future NFL player, but wasn't able to leave anything behind for them?

[Retired Old Rat]

Here is a link to save for your files.......the short answer to the question, should we go D1?

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/03/21/good-question-why-arent-more-minn-colleges-in-division-i/

Steve Fritz in the referenced article:

The NCAA requires an average football attendance of 15,000, which practically means you need a stadium that will hold about 30,000 fans.

"We're 5,000 to 7,000," said Fritz. "In the end, it might cost us the football program [if UST were to go D-I]."

5,000 - 7,000?  Only when Johnnie Nation is in the house.

[faunch]

Here is a link to save for your files.......the short answer to the question, should we go D1?

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/03/21/good-question-why-arent-more-minn-colleges-in-division-i/

Steve Fritz in the referenced article:

The NCAA requires an average football attendance of 15,000, which practically means you need a stadium that will hold about 30,000 fans.

"We're 5,000 to 7,000," said Fritz. "In the end, it might cost us the football program [if UST were to go D-I]."

5,000 - 7,000?  Only when Johnnie Nation is in the house.

Well played!!!