FB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[Ralph Turner]

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Ralph,

Just kidding you with the prior post.  I am curious about ANY ODAC team, including Lynchburg College adding football, too.  I live in MD so I will be the last to know.  (I know, a lot of help I am, huh?)  Skoaltrain lives in Lynchburg, I think maybe some other Stone Station crew also.  Hopefully, one of them will be able to give us an update.  Unless they are still hibernating for the summer.

Your insight as a D3 guru (I hope Pat Coleman doesn't own the copyright to that term) is always appreciated on this board.

No malice assumed...

It is the boring off-season and we are just waiting around.  I checked the archives of the News-Advance and the Lynchburg web site and found nothing.

Any comments are appreciated...

First game for McMurry is eight weeks from tomorrow.

[pakownr97]

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Ralph,

Just kidding you with the prior post.  I am curious about ANY ODAC team, including Lynchburg College adding football, too.  I live in MD so I will be the last to know.  (I know, a lot of help I am, huh?)  Skoaltrain lives in Lynchburg, I think maybe some other Stone Station crew also.  Hopefully, one of them will be able to give us an update.  Unless they are still hibernating for the summer.

Your insight as a D3 guru (I hope Pat Coleman doesn't own the copyright to that term) is always appreciated on this board.

No malice assumed...

It is the boring off-season and we are just waiting around.  I checked the archives of the News-Advance and the Lynchburg web site and found nothing.

Any comments are appreciated...

First game for McMurry is eight weeks from tomorrow.

See how educational this board is.  I did not know until I clicked your link to McMurray that it is affiliated with the United Methodist church.  Good to know.

[pakownr97]

... wow.  You had me in tears while reading this.  You have my vote for post of the offseason!  Well, you may have to be second behind this K-Mack statement...

[...] Lastly (for now), your [WLU78's] arrogant attitude toward the academic quality of the rest of the ODAC stinks. You sound like a 7th grader bragging about how he can beat up the 6th graders.

Don't make me get an 8th grader from the NESCAC board to come over here, squat, and take a healthy dump on that Washington & Lee degree.

I wet my pants twice after that one.
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Thanks, Kid.  I will gladly accept the silver medal.  K-Mack's quote above is an all-time classic.  Generations of post pattern readers will be repeating it for thousands of years.

God, was that guy obnoxious.

[xbcdad]

XBCDad is spending way to much time with the Mennonites.

Yep you nailed it PAK. Since you are interested in the ODAC especially in the northern Shenandoah valley you might be interested in knowing that one of those Mennonites where I work informed me that our institution was asked to support a request by Shenandoah U to join the ODAC. I mentioned that a few weeks back and barely got a nibble. But at the time we were debating the value and disposition of various diplomas. As the Kid pointed out ...K Mack had the definitive word on the subject  and the board was then cleared for "macon folks to discuss history. I've learned to skim the articles rather quickly like non-eagle fans have done for the last number of years.

Anyway ...is the idea of SU leaving the USAC old news or really not that interesting?

Man I can't wait for Miz to provide some spicy post game commentary or Snakehandler to tell us he saw Elvis at the Hardees on Dinkle avenue

[kickerdad]

56 and 1/2 days and counting................this board has more activity than the USA South.......

[Ralph Turner]

XBCDad is spending way to much time with the Mennonites.

Yep you nailed it PAK. Since you are interested in the ODAC especially in the northern Shenandoah valley you might be interested in knowing that one of those Mennonites where I work informed me that our institution was asked to support a request by Shenandoah U to join the ODAC. I mentioned that a few weeks back and barely got a nibble. But at the time we were debating the value and disposition of various diplomas. As the Kid pointed out ...K Mack had the definitive word on the subject  and the board was then cleared for "macon folks to discuss history. I've learned to skim the articles rather quickly like non-eagle fans have done for the last number of years.

Anyway ...is the idea of SU leaving the USAC old news or really not that interesting?

This actually makes good sense from a geographical perspective.  The travel savings will be noticed immediately.  The ODAC offers a home for Shenandoah Field Hockey and for the Lacrosse teams that have been affiliates in the Pennsylvania AC, which is definitely less stable than it was.

The next domino to fall could be the acceptance of invitations to join the USAC by the GSAC members in all sports.  This provides a "Southern Division" for both the women (7 GSAC members) and the men (4 members, 3 of which play football).  This would give plenty of buffer to movement by schools considering other changes, e.g., a CNU going to D-I or CNU being invited to the Captial AC.

The Capital AC has three football-playing members. (Gallaudet, Salisbury and Wesley)  New member Hood is rumored to be adding football.  That would give the four core members.  I think that Gallaudet is the least stable of these, so adding another football member would be wise.  CNU is a logical choice.  That gives five members.  Accept Frostburg St as a football affiliate, and you have six, only one shy of an AQ.  I have postulated that SUNY Maritime, and independent in football would love to guarantee 6 games in its schedule by becoming the 7th member of the Capital.  The Capital would love to have the AQ.  Next Apprentice is invited to become the 8th to fill the open date.  (NNA cannot count towards the AQ).  Voila!  The Capital has an AQ.

The acceptance of the GSAC schools provides the buffer for the AQ in numerous sports, football, soccer, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis.  Division play would be very easy.  The schools could play inter-divisional games that help with "in-region" requirements.

The only issue in this is that Huntingdon and LaGrange have affiliated with the SLIAC in football for 2008.  I wonder what the "buy-out" on that contract is...time in the form of advanced notice? Or/and money?  Is 2-years' notice (2008 and 2009) the minimum participation in the SLIAC?

[pakownr97]

XBCDad is spending way to much time with the Mennonites.

Yep you nailed it PAK. Since you are interested in the ODAC especially in the northern Shenandoah valley you might be interested in knowing that one of those Mennonites where I work informed me that our institution was asked to support a request by Shenandoah U to join the ODAC. I mentioned that a few weeks back and barely got a nibble. But at the time we were debating the value and disposition of various diplomas. As the Kid pointed out ...K Mack had the definitive word on the subject  and the board was then cleared for "macon folks to discuss history. I've learned to skim the articles rather quickly like non-eagle fans have done for the last number of years.

Anyway ...is the idea of SU leaving the USAC old news or really not that interesting?

Man I can't wait for Miz to provide some spicy post game commentary or Snakehandler to tell us he saw Elvis at the Hardees on Dinkle avenue

What?? Elvis was in Bridgewater and I missed him?  I wonder if they are allowed to play Elvis music at Washington & Lee?  

Re Shenandoah, it doesn't matter what conference they are in, we will kick their butts wherever and whenever.

On a more serious note, I hope you are going to be able to attend more games at Jopson in 2007 than last year.  I seemed to me that you were absent from quite a few.  Tsk, tsk.  I had an old lady give me a rash of dirty looks for being too loud at, I think, the homecoming game.  I needed your support (and your vocal volume) to put her in her place.  Why do quiet people go to football games, anyway?

Oh well, hope to see you plenty come September.  Can't wait.

GO BC!!!

[xbcdad]

PAK,

I had an old lady give me a rash of dirty looks for being too loud at, I think, the homecoming game. Roll Eyes  I needed your support (and your vocal volume) to put her in her place.  Why do quiet people go to football games, anyway?

I'm not much on Elvis but I can tell you I've had more than one person who was sitting close to me come up AWOL after half time. I took my boss with me to RMC one time and he just turned off his hearing aid. 

Ralph,
Thanks for your thorough analysis. I thought it made sense geographically and I know many ODAC schools already schedule them but I hadn't considered the impact on the norther schools.

[Jacketlawyer]

So, in the meantime, K-Mack, jacketlawyer, yellowjacket and Allsky, it looks like this is your board for the summer...but come September...WE'LL BE BA-ACK!!!

Just funnin' with everyone.

Hey Pak, you and the other BC guys will never bother me. 8)

[allsky7]

So, in the meantime, K-Mack, jacketlawyer, yellowjacket and Allsky, it looks like this is your board for the summer...but come September...WE'LL BE BA-ACK!!!

Just funnin' with everyone.

Hey Pak, you and the other BC guys will never bother me. 8)

     I kinda miss the BC crowd. Maybe I need to throw some Maconesque  barbs out there and see if they are paying attention.  I tell you what Jacket....I'll trade you one Jacket W over the Tigers for one Tiger W over the Eagles. What do you say?  Can you make it happen? I mean you know....for the sake of the rivalry and all. 

[Jacketlawyer]

So, in the meantime, K-Mack, jacketlawyer, yellowjacket and Allsky, it looks like this is your board for the summer...but come September...WE'LL BE BA-ACK!!!

Just funnin' with everyone.

Hey Pak, you and the other BC guys will never bother me. 8)

     I kinda miss the BC crowd. Maybe I need to throw some Maconesque  barbs out there and see if they are paying attention.  I tell you what Jacket....I'll trade you one Jacket W over the Tigers for one Tiger W over the Eagles. What do you say?  Can you make it happen? I mean you know....for the sake of the rivalry and all. 

Actually went to a B'water/H-S battle royal at Hampden-Sydney a few years ago.  Watched Ricca, Singh and Co. duke it out with Eagles at Death Valley (Conrad Singh was a PLAYUH). The Tigers lost, but it was a heck of game.

Eventually Martyball will prevail over the Eagles. 8)

[Bwana]

Just trying to get some the Bridgewater Brethren back in action, K-Mack.  Kid has broken away from his newlywed bliss to post a few, but the rest of the Eagles crowd is AWOL for the summer.  Do llamas need more food in summer?  Snakehandler must be stuck in the snakepit.  XBCDad is spending way to much time with the Mennonites.  Olinemom is either visiting France, or she's planning to feed brownies to every D3 football team in America.  Skoaltrain must be working on "Lil Skoal 3" or Copenhagen or Happy Days or whatever he's gonna call his next kin.  Rugbyguy must have found a 55 gallon drum of peanut butter for his doggie.  Religion Major must be visiting the Holy Land trying to translate the original Hebrew script for himself, ala Reggie White.  BC Photos is still developing shots from 2006 to see if Guilford or EHC had too many players on the field, or some other reason we can have those results reversed.

... wow.  You had me in tears while reading this.  You have my vote for post of the offseason!  Well, you may have to be second behind this K-Mack statement...

[...] Lastly (for now), your [WLU78's] arrogant attitude toward the academic quality of the rest of the ODAC stinks. You sound like a 7th grader bragging about how he can beat up the 6th graders.

Don't make me get an 8th grader from the NESCAC board to come over here, squat, and take a healthy dump on that Washington & Lee degree.

I wet my pants twice after that one.

Dang...go away for a few months and you miss the really good go rounds!

I will confess that while the post didn't bring tears, it did have me laughing so hard and distracted that when I tried to diaper my WMD #3, I ended up with a naked child with a diaper doo-rag...

Dang, way to bring the heat K-Mack!

[Snakehandler]

XBCDad is spending way to much time with the Mennonites.

Yep you nailed it PAK. Since you are interested in the ODAC especially in the northern Shenandoah valley you might be interested in knowing that one of those Mennonites where I work informed me that our institution was asked to support a request by Shenandoah U to join the ODAC. I mentioned that a few weeks back and barely got a nibble. But at the time we were debating the value and disposition of various diplomas. As the Kid pointed out ...K Mack had the definitive word on the subject  and the board was then cleared for "macon folks to discuss history. I've learned to skim the articles rather quickly like non-eagle fans have done for the last number of years.

Anyway ...is the idea of SU leaving the USAC old news or really not that interesting?

Man I can't wait for Miz to provide some spicy post game commentary or Snakehandler to tell us he saw Elvis at the Hardees on Dinkle avenue

As a matter of fact.  I did notice a new BC recruit touring campus yesterday.  I think he maybe the new center.

[xbcdad]

As a matter of fact.  I did notice a new BC recruit touring campus yesterday.  I think he maybe the new center.

Yep! Looks like he coulda been hanging out at Hardees. I knew you'd find him sooner or later. At least he showed up before the annual appearance of that guy hawking Subway sandwiches and posing as a mild mannered football reporter.

[allsky7]

XBCDad is spending way to much time with the Mennonites.

Yep you nailed it PAK. Since you are interested in the ODAC especially in the northern Shenandoah valley you might be interested in knowing that one of those Mennonites where I work informed me that our institution was asked to support a request by Shenandoah U to join the ODAC. I mentioned that a few weeks back and barely got a nibble. But at the time we were debating the value and disposition of various diplomas. As the Kid pointed out ...K Mack had the definitive word on the subject  and the board was then cleared for "macon folks to discuss history. I've learned to skim the articles rather quickly like non-eagle fans have done for the last number of years.

Anyway ...is the idea of SU leaving the USAC old news or really not that interesting?

Man I can't wait for Miz to provide some spicy post game commentary or Snakehandler to tell us he saw Elvis at the Hardees on Dinkle avenue

As a matter of fact.  I did notice a new BC recruit touring campus yesterday.  I think he maybe the new center.

     Looks like an O tackle to me!!