FB: Midwest Conference

D3MAFAN · February 27, 2014, 01:27:28 AM

Quote from: The Roop on January 26, 2014, 12:07:28 PM
Now that the BCS is over, I wonder if the NCAA will apply the 500 miles rule for teams in the 4 team play off next season.

Know I am late, but that gave me something to laugh at while I am overseas for work.

grboob · February 28, 2014, 05:26:09 PM

St Norbert's hiring 2 local high school coaches New head coach with local roots hiring local hs coaches ------ maybe begin to get more talents from the area, which is is really competitive (how many DIII schools near Green Bay?

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gbpuckfan · February 28, 2014, 07:57:28 PM

Lawrence is 30 miles away. Oshkosh is 60. Ripon is 75. Stevens Point is about 110.

grboob · March 01, 2014, 04:44:15 PM

Tough recruiting competition in the Fox River region. If you are good enough Whitewater or Oshkosh
will be on you

grboob · March 11, 2014, 06:14:42 PM

Should Finlandia University, in Hancock Michigan (4-5 hr drive in good weather), a new DIII football team in 2015 , be a new recruiting competitor for St Norbert's football? The Saints have several Yooper players on the roster.

Pat Coleman · March 11, 2014, 07:37:09 PM

Not the first time Finlandia has announced it is starting football.
http://www.d3football.com/notables/2009/finlandia-adding-football-in-2012

grboob · March 13, 2014, 10:02:16 AM

Right on Pat, I've followed the Finlandia football stories since the onset, since I grew up north of Hancock, Mich.

Coming up with the private money in Hancock/ CooperCountry, Mich. is a difficult task with such a long term depressed economy.

Redhawk Sighting · March 31, 2014, 02:16:39 PM

Rick Coles from Ripon College was inducted into the Wisconsin's Coaches Hall of Fame over the weekend. I would like to congratulate him on this big accomplishment!!!

gbpuckfan · April 12, 2014, 08:09:36 PM

I was reading the release on attendance, and excerpted the MWC figures:

2013 NCAA DIVISION III FOOTBALL CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE
Total 2013 Change
Rank Division III Teams Games Attendance Average In Avg.
1. Minnesota Intercollegiate 9 48 160,482 3,343 -29
2. American Southwest # 7 39 125,180 3,210 704
3. Wisconsin Intercollegiate 8 44 129,922 2,953 10
5. Iowa Intercollegiate 8 40 99,535 2,488 211
11. Illinois & Wisconsin 8 43 93,512 2,175 -117
16. Michigan Intercollegiate 7 35 72,090 2,060 -233
27. Midwest 11 54 64,410 1,193 -3

school- dates- overall - average
Ripon 5 9,250 1,850
Illinois Col. 4 5,850 1,463
Carroll (WI) 6 8,310 1,385
St. Norbert 5 6,169 1,234
Beloit 5 6,000 1,200
Monmouth (IL) 6 7,150 1,192
Cornell College 4 4,760 1,190
Lake Forest 5 5,247 1,049
Lawrence 5 5,173 1,035
Knox 5 4,425 885
Grinnell 4 2,076 519

gbpuckfan · April 12, 2014, 08:17:11 PM

And now my comments...

Well, that's disappointing. I didn't realize the MWC was so low nationally. That's embarrassing.

I wouldn't have guessed that Ripon was the highest. Kudos to them.

And Grinnell? Sheesh. Most teams had one game with higher attendance than the Pios had all season.

SNC's should be higher, but it was really rainy the Monmouth game (680) and having two November games - with under 900 - didn't help. No home games against Lawrence or Carroll didn't help, either.

fulbakdad · April 13, 2014, 06:01:12 AM

Not sure about the other schools, but Lake Forest has over 60 percent of the students coming from out of state. That reduces many from attending. But I will say their numbers have been going up during the last three years....

wnc52 · April 13, 2014, 09:58:18 AM

Perhaps all of the conference schools are like this, but I have no idea how IC's numbers could be accurate. So many of their attendees don't have to pay to get in for a variety of reasons that I don't know how they could ever chart it. Maybe they just take an approximation for every game?

gbpuckfan · April 13, 2014, 02:58:29 PM

Quote from: fulbakdad on April 13, 2014, 06:01:12 AM
Not sure about the other schools, but Lake Forest has over 60 percent of the students coming from out of state. That reduces many from attending. But I will say their numbers have been going up during the last three years....

If they are from out of state, aren't they staying on campus during the weekend? Wouldn't take make it easier for students to attend?

Pat Coleman · April 13, 2014, 05:39:04 PM

Quote from: wnc52 on April 13, 2014, 09:58:18 AM
Maybe they just take an approximation for every game?

Most D-III schools do.

fulbakdad · April 15, 2014, 06:32:03 AM

Don't they stay on campus?

I was saying the majority are from out of state could be a reason for lower numbers do to the families also being from out of state. When my son was looking at other schools, if he had chosen one closer to home, we would be at every game both home and away. We travel out to all of the home games but that comes at some expense. There are many families that can't afford to do that. So you are really missing many family members (and friends) at both home and away games.....