FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[DuffMan]

+K Duff!

The invitations to the upper level come about once a year & the timing couldn't have been better 

You must have to donate some U$T-esque dollars to get that kind of treatment! 

[sjusection105]

+K Duff!

The invitations to the upper level come about once a year & the timing couldn't have been better 

You must have to donate some U$T-esque dollars to get that kind of treatment! 

....Or, know someone who makes large donations to SJU 

[AO]

I'm totally amazed at the crowds you guys draw.  Looking at the stats though, to what do you attribute the "low" turnout vs Bethel?  I gather Hamline hasn't been competitive so that explains that game but it seems Bethel would have brought a crowd.  Does Bethel not "travel well" or do you think it was more a lack of home team crowd?

Just curious.

1.)Not being in the chase for the MIAC title.
All contributing factors,but the biggest being the loss to GAC two weeks prior. If SJU had had entered the Bethel game 8-1 with a glimmer of a chance to beat Bethel (SJU playing crisper up to that point) people would have come out in the rain. But with nothing on the line the casual fans were not interested in sitting in the rain.

St. John's wasn't in the playoffs with a win, but they were definitely closer than apparently many people thought as the committee took the 2 loss Fisher team for the last bid.  If Washington and Jefferson had lost it would have knocked out one of Fisher's regionally ranked wins and given the Johnnies maybe a 50/50 shot at a bid as they would clearly have the best wins of any of the teams on the board.

[sjusection105]

Are the Bethel guys going to shake it up over at the UMAC board? They need some pages....only 60 pages total 

[hazzben]

Are the Bethel guys going to shake it up over at the UMAC board? They need some pages....only 60 pages total 

Yeah, it's disappointing having no one to interact with over there. Is there even a single CSS poster on these boards 

[tommiegun]

A disappointing end to a disappointing season seeing a beast from the east two-loss team with an inflated SOS from the pathetic east (a program the Tommies monkey-stomped 2 years ago) get the last bid.  From a "you've gotta be kidding me" standpoint it would have been nicer to see a one-loss squad get in.  Turns out you can't overcome a firstfull of turnovers and missed kicks against Johnnie Sorcery. 

Reload and refire next year, Tommies!

[USTBench]

A disappointing end to a disappointing season seeing a beast from the east two-loss team with an inflated SOS from the pathetic east (a program the Tommies monkey-stomped 2 years ago) get the last bid.  From a "you've gotta be kidding me" standpoint it would have been nicer to see a one-loss squad get in.  Turns out you can't overcome a firstfull of turnovers and missed kicks against Johnnie Sorcery. 

Reload and refire next year, Tommies!

Don't get the SJF boys started. It's all just a race to see who gets pounded by UMHB in that region anyway.

Hard to say this will be "good" for UST, but it just goes to show you that you can't talk about home-field advantage in the playoffs in August. "One game at a time" should be a more overstated theme from here on out.

Thanks to those seniors for some awesome memories, 3 conference titles and a National Championship appearance is something to be very proud of. Special shout out to Garrett Engelhardt. Never met the guy, but just to stick it out for the duration of a career with that kind of talent as competition just goes to show you that UST has the right type of kids in the program.

[HSCTiger74]

Are the Bethel guys going to shake it up over at the UMAC board? They need some pages....only 60 pages total 

Yeah, it's disappointing having no one to interact with over there. Is there even a single CSS poster on these boards 

I guess it depends on what sort of interaction you're looking for. I'd think that someone should be able to give you an overview of the team, with key players, what to expect from the offense and defense and so forth. But I doubt that you'll find anyone to have a bit of back-and-forth banter with, even the relatively mild sort. When the likelihood is that you'll lose by at least three touchdowns even if you play your best game, there's really not much point.

[AO]

Are the Bethel guys going to shake it up over at the UMAC board? They need some pages....only 60 pages total 

Yeah, it's disappointing having no one to interact with over there. Is there even a single CSS poster on these boards 

I think Biggio34 over on the baseball boards is a "CSS" poster.  They just got the internet in Duluth a couple years ago (lake effect has a bigger impact than you'd think), give 'em time.

[tommiegun]

A disappointing end to a disappointing season seeing a beast from the east two-loss team with an inflated SOS from the pathetic east (a program the Tommies monkey-stomped 2 years ago) get the last bid.  From a "you've gotta be kidding me" standpoint it would have been nicer to see a one-loss squad get in.  Turns out you can't overcome a firstfull of turnovers and missed kicks against Johnnie Sorcery. 

Reload and refire next year, Tommies!

Also, sour grapes taste bad.

[USTBench]

It's official. UND coach Chris Mussman is now FORMER UND coach Chris Mussman. Steve Johnson and Gary Fasching to be considered leading candidates for the job.

[GoldandBlueBU]

It's official. UND coach Chris Mussman is now FORMER UND coach Chris Mussman. Steve Johnson and Gary Fasching to be considered leading candidates for the job.

My sources say that Caruso went immediately from UST's game on saturday to look for homes in the Grand Forks area, and that after UST didn't make the playoffs, they put in a full price offer on a property near the university...

[USTBench]

It's official. UND coach Chris Mussman is now FORMER UND coach Chris Mussman. Steve Johnson and Gary Fasching to be considered leading candidates for the job.

My sources say that Caruso went immediately from UST's game on saturday to look for homes in the Grand Forks area, and that after UST didn't make the playoffs, they put in a full price offer on a property near the university...

It's the NCAA mandated day off, as such it's no surprise I have spotted Steve Johnson talking to UND AD Brian Faison in a booth at the Red Pepper. They were sharing a grinder and looking pretty chummy.

*This is a joke and is not intended as libel. Please do not sue me, Bethel or Steve Johnson.

[sfury]

It's official. UND coach Chris Mussman is now FORMER UND coach Chris Mussman. Steve Johnson and Gary Fasching to be considered leading candidates for the job.

My sources say that Caruso went immediately from UST's game on saturday to look for homes in the Grand Forks area, and that after UST didn't make the playoffs, they put in a full price offer on a property near the university...

It's the NCAA mandated day off, as such it's no surprise I have spotted Steve Johnson talking to UND AD Brian Faison in a booth at the Red Pepper. They were sharing a grinder and looking pretty chummy.

I again sparked my make-believe-but-should-actually-have-merit rumors about Caruso to Columbia today when I wrote about the sorry state of the Lions' program.

Obviously I'm mostly joking. But totally serious about how he would be a good fit there but also just how bizarre some college hirings are. Columbia, of course, has been mostly terrible forever, with a few okay years thrown in. Two years ago they fired their coach after a 1-one season and brought in the Ivy equivalent of Tim Brewster, an old coach named Pete Mangurian, who most recently had been like a receivers coach with Tampa. People at the time thought, huh? Rumors back then said the coach at Don Bosco -- one of best programs in country -- was interested in the job but Columbia didn't even approach him. And you just look at someone like Caruso, who had experience at bigger levels as an assistant and then did a great job at a moribund program and then turned a moribund program into a national power, plus has the enthusiasm and drive to succeed wherever he goes, and wonder what colleges see when they hire some of these guys.

Now Columbia's in open revolt but it sounds like the president will refuse to fire him. If he does can him...I have a candidate for the Lions.

Here's the main fan blog. Tell me GC couldn't do some good in our little village of NYC.

http://culions.blogspot.com/

[GoldandBlueBU]

It's official. UND coach Chris Mussman is now FORMER UND coach Chris Mussman. Steve Johnson and Gary Fasching to be considered leading candidates for the job.

My sources say that Caruso went immediately from UST's game on saturday to look for homes in the Grand Forks area, and that after UST didn't make the playoffs, they put in a full price offer on a property near the university...

It's the NCAA mandated day off, as such it's no surprise I have spotted Steve Johnson talking to UND AD Brian Faison in a booth at the Red Pepper. They were sharing a grinder and looking pretty chummy.

*This is a joke and is not intended as libel. Please do not sue me, Bethel or Steve Johnson.

Well done...too funny.

In all seriousness, I wonder if any MIAC coaches would be interested...Caruso and Johnson and Horan would probably be the only ones that have the resume for it, and I can't any either of them leaving home base...especially Coach J.

Might Chris Meidt be interested?