FB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[wildcat11]

Gray,

Since 1998 Willamette has 12 O-linemen named 1st team all-nwc.  here they are:

Brian Greer, Willamette (5-11, 265, Sr., San Diego, Calif.);
Ryan Gold, Willamette (6-1, 230, Jr., Encinas, Calif.);
Geoff Hulbert, Willamette (6-0, 225, Sr., Colusa, Calif.);
Kevin Simmons, Willamette (6-1, 275, Portland)
Tom Bailey, Willamette (6-4, 260, Orangevale, Calif.)
Billy Joe Murray, Willamette (6-0, 260, Las Vegas, Nevada)
Isaac Parker Willamette, (6’0” 280, Wahiawa, Hawaii)
Nate Oltmans, Willamette (6-3, 250, Boulder, Colo.)
Billy Joe Murray, Willamette (6-0, 270, Sr., Las Vegas, Nev.)
Morgan Smith, Willamette (6-6, 295, Sr., Kent, Wash.)
Chad Dybdahl, Willamette (6'1", 260, SR, Dixon, CA)
Brandon Bennett, Willamette (6-2, 300, So., San Marcos, Calif. - La Costa)

As you can see the size is all over the board.  Not sure what that tells you besides that he already covers California pretty dang well.

[d-train]

i know if speckman got hired it would be a bad hire on the part of cal lu. anyone agree? fly offense with that great qb wouldnt be smart on cal lu's part

I agree with wildcat11 on this one. 'Good' or 'bad hire' goes WAY beyond the current QB situation at the prospective school.

[RFB]

snoop dawg:

Re Andy Dick video...

>>I think I saw in the credits that Oxy Bob played the role of the coach!<<

Impossible, since as your Redlands colleague RFB will tell you, I was either fetching water or in the band.

I was very impressed that the film crew got usable shots at night under the dim glow of Paterson Field's notorious 15-watt-bulb stadium lights. I believe Oxy is the only D-III school which issues its football players a helmet, pads, cleats, and night vision goggles.

OxyBob

Bob,

You're a multi-tasker, I'm sure you did both.

[snoop dawg]

Take away the cigar, color his hair, what....gray, and he is the spitting image of OB, or maybe just, spitting.     If you were in the band OB, I am sure you had your face painted orange and black.  You are to be commended on your loyalty to your shool.

Any predictions for this year in the SCIAC?

[Westcoast]

I heard that the DC from Cal Poly applied at Cal Lutheran, but has yet to receive a call.  They play great defense there.

[snoop dawg]

UR's schedule is up.  Looks like they still need a game for week two.  My guess is if it ends up being another NW team it will be at Redlands because they travel to Whitworth week one.  I hope they schedule a good team and not a patsy.  I'd much rather see a good competitive game than a blowout.

I would really love to see a game with a mid-west power on a home and away basis.

[Gray Fox]

Whitewater is available.

[RFB]

UR's schedule is up.  Looks like they still need a game for week two.  My guess is if it ends up being another NW team it will be at Redlands because they travel to Whitworth week one.  I hope they schedule a good team and not a patsy.  I'd much rather see a good competitive game than a blowout.

I would really love to see a game with a mid-west power on a home and away basis.

http://www.d3football.com/opendates.php?get&date=2007-09-15

Here are the teams that need a games for that week. Pacific Lutheran and Puget Sound both need a game. I would like to see Redlands add Pacific Lutheran. Also, Wisconsin-Lacrosse and Whitewater both need games. Might as well step it up and play the big bullies on the block. I was hoping Linfield would have that date open. I want to see that series get re-started.

[Sabretooth Tiger]

Only 24 weeks and a day until DIII kickoff!    8)

And under the "killing time 'til football season" category:

Congratulations to Oxy's Dohring twins who finished 1st and 2nd in the 1 meter and 3 meter diving events at the DIII Swimming Championships!

And this from the Oxy website:

Athletic Director Dixon Farmer To Retire

(March 21, 2007)

Occidental College Athletic Director Dixon Farmer '63 will retire on July 1 after seven years of service to the College, years in which Occidental athletes won numerous conference championships, captured national rankings, and turned in outstanding individual performances.

Farmer, 66, a former NCAA champion in the 440 hurdles and a member of the Occidental Track & Field Hall of Fame, plans to return to San Diego with his wife Mary Ann, where they have owned a home for years. A national search will be launched to find a successor.

"This has been a remarkable opportunity to finish in the same place I started – which makes a lot of sense for an old track guy," Farmer said. "There are a number of reasons why this is a tough place to leave, but up at the top of the list would be our coaching staff. This is a business of  relationships, and I have been lucky to work with coaches and staff who shared my vision of success for Oxy athletics."

This year alone, the nationally-ranked Occidental football team again went to the Division III playoffs after winning the SCIAC championship for the third consecutive year; the nationally ranked Occidental men's basketball team went to the playoffs for the third time in five years; the women's basketball team finished its best season since 1979; the men's cross country team captured its first conference championship since 1995, and finished 30th at the national championships; Occidental divers finished 1-2 in both the 1- and 3-meter events at the national championships; and both the men's and women's water polo teams played their way to national rankings.

"Dixon's years as athletic director have been years of resurgence for Oxy athletics," said Occidental President Susan Prager. "All in all, it is a remarkable record of  accomplishment for Dixon and his wife Mary Ann, who always have worked as a team."

Under Farmer's leadership, part-time coaching positions in soccer, women's basketball and softball were converted to full-time jobs, as was the position of sports information director. Athletic facilities also received major upgrades: Bell Field (softball) was completely rebuilt; a new FieldTurf surface was installed on Patterson Field (football); the Bill Henry Track was resurfaced; the tennis courts were refurbished; and numerous improvements made to Anderson Field (baseball).

"Mary Ann and I will miss the interaction with our student-athletes. Getting to know the kids on and off the field has been a real highlight for us," Farmer said. "Reconnecting with alumni and sharing the pride that comes from seeing a program grow and become more competitive with their help has been a source of tremendous pleasure for us."

Farmer was working as track and field coordinator at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista when he was recruited by then-president Ted Mitchell in 2000. He began his career at Occidental, fresh out of college, where as an assistant coach he helped produce conference champions in both track and cross country for seven years.

He then went to the University of Michigan as head track and cross country coach in 1972. Subsequently, he was successful at every level of competition, winning coach of the year honors three times at San Diego State and at Minnesota's Gustavus Adolphus College, and the USA Track & Field President's Award for service to the sport in 1994.

[Westcoast]

Oxy- Expect to see current HC Dale Widolff named AD and current DC Erik Johnson promoted to HC.   

[snoop dawg]

I would love to see Whitewater come to Redlands!  Pac Lu would be cool too.  It appears that if they initiate a new series, that the first game will be at Redlands because the budget appears to be spent on the trip to Spokane. 

24 weeks, hopefully it will fly by!  Is it too early to start with the predictions?

[Tiger Shark]

Oxy- Expect to see current HC Dale Widolff named AD and current DC Erik Johnson promoted to HC.   

Westcoast,
That will never happen. I don't know who you get your information from, but you should probably find somebody new.

[Westcoast]

Tiger Shark- "That will never happen. I don't know who you get your information from, but you should probably find somebody new."

Well............... I heard that from a guy on their staff last summer.  Seems like a decent source to me.

[Sabretooth Tiger]

Westcoast:  Tigershark appears much more well informed that your "source."

[Gray Fox]

Westcoast,

I think that both the AD and HC jobs at all SCIAC schools require job postings, etc.  These may end up as you say, but it will not be automatic.