FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[DuffMan]

I am not sold on Eggum, he loses very good wrestlers to other schools and I am not sure he gets everything out of his team. I don't know that for sure but they all finished in the same range ranking-wise, not great, not bad but I expect more of the University of Minnesota wrestling team than the occasional superstar (Lesnar, Steveson, etc).

I tend to agree with you.  I like Eggum as a person, and he's obviously a good coach (and was a phenomenal wrestler), but I don't see them challenging Iowa and Penn State, and they used to.  I don't necessarily agree with the U's firing of J Rob, but I see why they did it.  Unfortunately, he really knew how to get the most out of his wrestlers.

[art76]

Hey gang, does anyone know if there any more games or scrimmages this coming weekend in the MIAC, besides Gustavus going down to Mankato State?

[AO]

Hey gang, does anyone know if there any more games or scrimmages this coming weekend in the MIAC, besides Gustavus going down to Mankato State?

No need to settle for a scrimmage if you're looking for some football.  The UMAC and ARC are starting play this weekend.  Northwestern is playing Loras, Luther, Morris, Martin Luther and Crown.

[sjusection105]

Hey gang, does anyone know if there any more games or scrimmages this coming weekend in the MIAC, besides Gustavus going down to Mankato State?

No need to settle for a scrimmage if you're looking for some football.  The UMAC and ARC are starting play this weekend.  Northwestern is playing Loras, Luther, Morris, Martin Luther and Crown.

The Eagles should be 2+ TD favorites in all those games.

[faunch]

Hey gang, does anyone know if there any more games or scrimmages this coming weekend in the MIAC, besides Gustavus going down to Mankato State?

No need to settle for a scrimmage if you're looking for some football.  The UMAC and ARC are starting play this weekend.  Northwestern is playing Loras, Luther, Morris, Martin Luther and Crown.

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[art76]

No need to settle for a scrimmage if you're looking for some football.  The UMAC and ARC are starting play this weekend.  Northwestern is playing Loras, Luther, Morris, Martin Luther and Crown.

Wow - all this weekend? 

[AO]

No need to settle for a scrimmage if you're looking for some football.  The UMAC and ARC are starting play this weekend.  Northwestern is playing Loras, Luther, Morris, Martin Luther and Crown.

Wow - all this weekend? 

We still hold the modern-era record for most college football games played in a day when we crushed Trinity Bible and Macalester with 4 hours of rest between games in 2005,  so who knows what we could do with an entire weekend   

[Retired Old Rat]

Any word on SJU scrimmages this spring?

[DuffMan]

I haven't heard anything, ROR.

[OzJohnnie]

Richmond are a good side (they are defending premiers, after all) and their backline in particular manhandled our young front line.  Regardless, the boys played well and went down with pride.  It was particularly nice to be back watching football live and in person at the MCG.  We've got a chance of putting a good season together.

For some reason the first half highlights have gone missing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB-mq1glgMo

[DuffMan]

St. Cloud Orthopedics Thursday Feature: SJU Football Focuses on Getting Ready for Fall

[sjusection105]

St. Cloud Orthopedics Thursday Feature: SJU Football Focuses on Getting Ready for Fall

Any speculation if the Red-White "game" will be live streamed?

[OzJohnnie]

St. Cloud Orthopedics Thursday Feature: SJU Football Focuses on Getting Ready for Fall

While Fasching said there remains the possibility of scheduling a scrimmage with another team, the Johnnies intend to continue with a spring practice schedule building up to an intra-squad spring game May 1 or 2 at Clemens Stadium.

The Johnnies have already set their fall 2021 schedule, which is listed below (and linked above):

Sept. 4 vs. Aurora
Sept. 18 vs. Martin Luther
Sept. 25 vs. Bethel
Oct. 2 at Concordia
Oct. 9 vs. Augsburg (Homecoming)
Oct. 16 vs. St. Olaf (Family Weekend)
Oct. 23 at Gustavus Adolphus
Oct. 30 vs. St. Scholastica
Nov. 6 at Carleton
Nov. 13 at MIAC Championship Week

Fasching said many factors went into the decision not to play games this spring. They included the fact that a number of Saint John's players are involved in spring sports, or are seniors who are taking this semester off in order to take advantage of an NCAA ruling allowing them an extra season of eligibility next fall.

In all, he said his team is without around 40 players, including three of four projected starters on the defensive line.

He said six transfers joined the team at the semester break, including former Minnetonka (Minn.) High School quarterback Aaron Syverson, a transfer from Colorado State, and wide receiver Jimmy Buck, an Orono (Minn.) High School graduate who spent the last two seasons at Minnesota. They join several transfers who joined the team prior to the start of this school year, including former local prep standouts in running back Devin Vouk (Sartell-St. Stephen High School) and wide receiver Darian Washington (St. Cloud Apollo), who both transferred from Division II St. Cloud State when the decision was made to eliminate the football program there in late 2019.

The team also brought in 73 freshmen last fall, and the expectation is that this year's freshmen class could number around 50. Then there are a number of seniors who will be back for an extra year of eligibility.

[art76]

St. Cloud Orthopedics Thursday Feature: SJU Football Focuses on Getting Ready for Fall

Thanx Duff. After reading this I went to the BU website and found their updated schedule for next fall as well. Nothing on the MIAC site that I could find. It's a bit weird to see Macalaster on the schedule. BUs two non-conference games are North Park U and UW Platteville.

[AO]

St. Cloud Orthopedics Thursday Feature: SJU Football Focuses on Getting Ready for Fall

Bob and Frank are really sticking to the company line of the rivalry being over.  Are they under the impression that the Tommies are stealing recruits from the Gophers now?  The 2021 class looks pretty similar to every other recent recruiting class they've had.