FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Willy Wonka]

fred - question for you.  At the WRF website it lists the 2006 recruits - all 65 of them - but the football roster only lists 11 freshmen (at least one of whom is not on the list of 65 recruits).  What's up with that?  Do you guys have a freshman/jv team or have 54 kids already been cut?

I don't know for sure, but there are a few things that could be at play here:

1.) WIAC limits its squads' rosters to 100 players.  So each school cannot have more than 100 guys practicing and thus a part of the team.

2.) Grayshirting.  Since redshirting is not allowed at the D3 level, some schools (and I don't know if UWRF is one) will bring in a freshman for preseason practice, determine that they wouldn't play as a frosh anyway, put them on an informal (meaning the team does not supervise) weight training and skills training regimen, and "cut" them off their 100 man roster before the first game of the season.  That way the player gets the preseason practice and gets to improve themselves as a redshirt would during the season, but just cannot participate in practices with the team, and thus gets an "extra" year of eligibility.  The player cannot play on the JV team either.

Two things about this practice-- in the WIAC, where players often take 5 years to graduate, it helps keep players in school and interested; and two, it is completely legal under NCAA rules.

And three:  What football coach wouldn't want their starters playing at the age of 22 instead of 18 whenever possible.  Usually big difference in body size. 

Yeah, if TDT can go from an A cup to a C cup imagine what athletes can do!

[USTBench]

fred - question for you.  At the WRF website it lists the 2006 recruits - all 65 of them - but the football roster only lists 11 freshmen (at least one of whom is not on the list of 65 recruits).  What's up with that?  Do you guys have a freshman/jv team or have 54 kids already been cut?

I don't know for sure, but there are a few things that could be at play here:

1.) WIAC limits its squads' rosters to 100 players.  So each school cannot have more than 100 guys practicing and thus a part of the team.

2.) Grayshirting.  Since redshirting is not allowed at the D3 level, some schools (and I don't know if UWRF is one) will bring in a freshman for preseason practice, determine that they wouldn't play as a frosh anyway, put them on an informal (meaning the team does not supervise) weight training and skills training regimen, and "cut" them off their 100 man roster before the first game of the season.  That way the player gets the preseason practice and gets to improve themselves as a redshirt would during the season, but just cannot participate in practices with the team, and thus gets an "extra" year of eligibility.  The player cannot play on the JV team either.

Two things about this practice-- in the WIAC, where players often take 5 years to graduate, it helps keep players in school and interested; and two, it is completely legal under NCAA rules.

And three:  What football coach wouldn't want their starters playing at the age of 22 instead of 18 whenever possible.  Usually big difference in body size. 

Yeah, if TDT can go from an A cup to a C cup imagine what athletes can do!

Wonka:

Definitely my comment of the day.

[finsleft]

Let's try and treat our media friends a little better than this on Saturday, OK? Remember, no biting!

http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/television-reporter-beaten-during/20060907020409990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

[BDB]

I just watched that video on MSN. What a freakin' eye gouger. 

[Retired Old Rat]

I think Johnnie Red needs to roll out to Hollywood and prosecute Paris Hilton for her latest infraction.

I wonder if her excuse..."probably the result of an empty stomach and working all day and being fatigued," is the same excuse for her horrendous CD that Johnnie Red spent money on?

oAs.

I especially like the part about them putting her in handcuffs.  Think she enjoyed it?

[Kilted Rat]

So what's the M.O. for the Stiftungsfestivities (man, that's a bear to type)... do we all wear a sticker that says: HELLO, I'm [insert Post Patterns moniker ]   ?

I wish!  You never know who you're talking to, and you feel like an idiot if you say "Hi, I'm DuffMan" to someone who's never read Post Patterns before. 

Yeah, I walk around not knowing whether to introduce myself as Dusty or KiltedRat.




New project for the day tomorrow, since I know no one on this board does actual work on Saturday:

Post your Username, real name and a picture of yourself.

I'll kick it off:



Username: Kilted Rat
Real name: Dusty
Picture:



Feel free to insert comments about how much hotter my wife is than I deserve.

[DuffMan]

KR, the avatar is f-ing hilarious

[DuffMan]

Solid idea, too, KR.

Username:  DuffMan
Real name:  Ryan
Picture (click it to see it bigger):

I'm the less hairy one.

[frankrickard]

Username:  Frank Rickard
Name:  Mike
Picture:

[AO]

Username: AO -also nickname and initials, that's all I hear at Northwestern
name-Andrew
picture:

since this was KR's idea, I thought I'd use a pic from Des Moines and Drake Stadium

[Willy Wonka]

I'm at the office and don't have a picture handy. Frank or OAS, you got one of me with my 'fro? Post it for me. I should be there Saturday to pound Duffy.

[frankrickard]

Username:  Willy Wonka
Name:  Lazy Boese
Picture:

[FPM]

Username: MIACtrackguy fFPM or FmrPiperMascot
Name:   Kevin
Picture:

pic @pregraduation party.

[Freebird]

Username: Thefreebird
Name: Justin




I'm not a Pirates or A's fan if that helps you figure out which person I am

[piperinsider]

Username: why do we need to do this...it posts it
Real name: Eric Kraushar
Picture:

That's me on the left with Ernie Els and his green jacket.