FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[GrizFan]

Congratulations to the two AFCA All-Americans from the HCAC - Kyle Linville (Franklin) & Tony Sierra (Defiance)!

[dc_has_been]

Congratulations to the two AFCA All-Americans from the HCAC - Kyle Linville (Franklin) & Tony Sierra (Defiance)!

Those two have been racking up the honors.  Congrats to the both of them!

[dc_has_been]

Linville received first team D3football and Sierra received third team.  Congrats to the both of them.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Franklin has released it's 2014 schedule... while it's nice to see Franklin test their abilities against a top caliber program like Whitewater... this will be the 4th year in a row the Grizzlies have played either UWW or Mount Union (5 if you include the playoff game against Whitewater in 2010).
Their other non-conference game however is what we've been wanting for a while now... they will open the season at Illinois Wesleyan. A high quality team but a little more in the realm of Franklin's talents. I hope we see more games like this on the schedule in future years

[bleedpurple]

Franklin has released it's 2014 schedule... while it's nice to see Franklin test their abilities against a top caliber program like Whitewater... this will be the 4th year in a row the Grizzlies have played either UWW or Mount Union (5 if you include the playoff game against Whitewater in 2010).
Their other non-conference game however is what we've been wanting for a while now... they will open the season at Illinois Wesleyan. A high quality team but a little more in the realm of Franklin's talents. I hope we see more games like this on the schedule in future years

Such great news that the Warhawks and Griz are playing each other again this year. I know there is a ton of respect between the programs and the coaches.  If 2014 unfolds as both schools would hope, the game should be a boost for both teams' SOS and hopefully both will add a RRO. I know there are no guarantees in this regard, but either way it is a good non-conference game!

[D3FTBALLFAN]

Any thoughts or reaction to MSJ dropping TMC? In my opinion I think they are cowards!!

[D3MAFAN]

Any thoughts or reaction to MSJ dropping TMC? In my opinion I think they are cowards!!

Maybe it is a scheduling issue with the other teams joining the PAC.

[Pat Coleman]

I don't believe Thomas More wished to discontinue the rivalry and the size of the HCAC hasn't changed.

[SaintsFAN]

Any thoughts or reaction to MSJ dropping TMC? In my opinion I think they are cowards!!

The MSJ Program is clearly outmatched.  This either signals a de-emphasis on the program or is just the 2nd period they've decided to step away.  1995-2001 was the last time they felt like they couldn't compete either.  Frankly, with the coaches believing this (not one voted to keep playing TMC), they really can't. 

The problem isn't dropping TMC, it's the way they did it.  After telling TM there would be a game in 2014 - they informed TM Coaches of the change in wishes to play. 

What does Thomas More do to their schedule?  They added a road game at Wesley.  These programs are headed in different directions. 

[ADL70]

Any thoughts or reaction to MSJ dropping TMC? In my opinion I think they are cowards!!

Maybe it is a scheduling issue with the other teams joining the PAC.

The PAC schedule has "rivalry games" for week 11.  Since there are an odd number of teams, the option for TMC-MSJ remained.

This event likely leaves a open date week 11 for TMC for the foreseeable future.

[SaintsFAN]

Any thoughts or reaction to MSJ dropping TMC? In my opinion I think they are cowards!!

Maybe it is a scheduling issue with the other teams joining the PAC.

The PAC schedule has "rivalry games" for week 11.  Since there are an odd number of teams, the option for TMC-MSJ remained.

This event likely leaves a open date week 11 for TMC for the foreseeable future.

The question before the last 10 days was where to put the CWRU game.   

The schedule is better without MSJ and Capital on it.  Those two cost TM a shot at Pool C last season.

[ADL70]

I don't think for 2014 there was any date to move it to.

[Adam Sayer]

Any thoughts or reaction to MSJ dropping TMC? In my opinion I think they are cowards!!

The MSJ Program is clearly outmatched.  This either signals a de-emphasis on the program or is just the 2nd period they've decided to step away.  1995-2001 was the last time they felt like they couldn't compete either.  Frankly, with the coaches believing this (not one voted to keep playing TMC), they really can't. 

The problem isn't dropping TMC, it's the way they did it.  After telling TM there would be a game in 2014 - they informed TM Coaches of the change in wishes to play. 

What does Thomas More do to their schedule?  They added a road game at Wesley.  These programs are headed in different directions.

One coach did vote to keep playing...unfortunately, there's about a 95% chance that coach will not be around for 2014.

[Adam Sayer]

Any thoughts or reaction to MSJ dropping TMC? In my opinion I think they are cowards!!

This MSJ man is far from it.


BTW, congrats to Kevin as his way-to-beautiful-for-him wife gave birth to a girl a few days ago.

[Darryl Nester]

At 2:00 (35 minutes ago), Bluffton University announced their new head football coach: Denny Dorrel, former assistant at Hanover (and before that at Marietta and Thomas More).

Dorrel replaces Tyson Veidt, who took a position at UToledo at the end of February.