A VERY BIG Thanks do the D III Sports Team!!!

[Teamski]

I don't see it anywhere else here, but I wanted to thank the D III crew, Pat Coleman, Keith McMillan and crew for the absolutely outstanding job they do to promote D III football.  Without you guys, D III would be rather faceless.  It was great seeing Keith in the box at the Wesley games.   

The amount of information and knowledge gleaned from the site and it's podcasts is simply irreplacable.   Being the new boy on the block, I know that without the crew, I would be completely clueless.   Once again, thanks for being there for all of us fans out there in D III land!!   

-Ski

[AUPepBand]

I don't see it anywhere else here, but I wanted to thank the D III crew, Pat Coleman, Keith McMillan and crew for the absolutely outstanding job they do to promote D III football.  Without you guys, D III would be rather faceless.  It was great seeing Keith in the box at the Wesley games.   

The amount of information and knowledge gleaned from the site and it's podcasts is simply irreplacable.   Being the new boy on the block, I know that without the crew, I would be completely clueless.   Once again, thanks for being there for all of us fans out there in D III land!!   

-Ski

Ditto (what he said) from Pep. 

[old ends]

I don't see it anywhere else here, but I wanted to thank the D III crew, Pat Coleman, Keith McMillan and crew for the absolutely outstanding job they do to promote D III football.  Without you guys, D III would be rather faceless.  It was great seeing Keith in the box at the Wesley games.   

The amount of information and knowledge gleaned from the site and it's podcasts is simply irreplacable.   Being the new boy on the block, I know that without the crew, I would be completely clueless.   Once again, thanks for being there for all of us fans out there in D III land!!   

-Ski

Ditto (what he said) from Pep. 

Ditto ( what they said)

[Bob.Gregg]

I may have spent "alot of time complaining" this year, but I don't want you all to think that I don't appreciate the work of the Three Amigos! (is it still permissible to say that?  Don't want to get Imus'd or anything...)

I covered D3 football for a lot of years before d3football.com.  And, believe me, it was no picnic.  Getting a two-deep that actually had THIS year's players on it was a chore in and of itself.

So, on this Christmas Eve Eve, let me add my ditto's (mega and otherwise) to what's been posted.

Gentlemen (and the ladies that tolerate all that they do--that'd be YOUR ladies, not mine), thank you, and have a great holiday!

[K-Mack]

Thanks to all of you.

It is nice to see you all posting in the offseason. Means someone will be here to read the Year In Review installments when they finally post, and I am not wasting holiday nights working on them for nothing.

In all honesty, without you, the interested parties, our work would be rather useless, so thank you as well.

[Pat Coleman]

Thanks, Bob, and all. First extended period on the board in a couple of days -- Merry Christmas, everyone!

[footballfan413]

Thanks to Keith, Gordon, Pat and all at D-3football.com for all you do to add to the D-3football experience for players, families and fans. Your site has allowed me and my family to make friends across the country and helped add to so many wonderful memories that will never be forgotten!   Thanks for everything!

[stealth]

ditto from stealth land. 4 years of coast to coast coverage and not once did Pat or Keith threaten to shut us down. 
Happy New Years all. .

Thanks to Keith, Gordon, Pat and all at D-3football.com for all you do to add to the D-3football experience for players, families and fans. Your site has allowed me and my family to make friends across the country and helped add to so many wonderful memories that will never be forgotten!   Thanks for everything!

[Ralph Turner]

Congratulations on 25 Million Hits on D3football.com!

[retagent]

Same from this guy. By the way, I see postings from people like Ralph Turner, Bob Gregg and others, and admit to my ignorance of just who they are and how they fit into the mix. I have a feeling, based on their posts, that they have been around here for a long time, and have some great institutional knowledge that they often share with us. Any one place where I can get a little bio info on these and others like them?

[KitchenSink]

By the way, I see postings from people like Ralph Turner, Bob Gregg and others, and .... I have a feeling, based on their posts, that they have been around here for a long time, ...

Is this your way of saying they sound old?    (and who else is in that group?  Am I?)

You young whippersnapper! 

[retagent]

Watch who you're calling young! I was issued a leather helmet my freshman year in high school. I never wore it since we did get in some new plastic ones before the first practice. I'm reletively new to the site though (3 years or so) It just seems that some of the contributors use their real names, and seem to be a part of the site in at least an auxilliary way.

[Ralph Turner]

I became active on the message boards in 2000.

When I was deciding on a screen name, I noted that some of the posters whom I admired most were those who had used their real names.  I appreciated their posts for the content and their contributions to the discussion, their enthusiasm for D-III, and their "I sure would like to go to a D-III game with that guy" demeanor.

David Collinge, Gregory Sager, Titan Q (Bob Quillman of the Illinois Wesleyan University Titans as deduced from his email address) and Warren Thompson were my inspiration.

Over the years, I think there has been a persistent fraction of posters who have used their real name or their professional identity (e.g., tu_sid for the Trinity TX SID).  These include Matt (the "kid") Barnhart, Ron (Bedtime for Bonzo) Boerger, Ric (Brienza of Mount Union fame) who have used a nickname or moved to their real name as we have come to know them better.  (There are numerous others, too.)  Using your real name does give a straightforward forthright impression to what you post.

I don't know if we will ever know the impact that these web sites have had on D-III sports, but I wouldn't want to go back to when I did not know they existed!   

[Warren Thompson]

Ralph: Thanks for the kind word. Now if only I could be an 'inspiration" to my students .... 

[smedindy]

I became active on the message boards in 2000.

When I was deciding on a screen name, I noted that some of the posters whom I admired most were those who had used their real names.  I appreciated their posts for the content and their contributions to the discussion, their enthusiasm for D-III, and their "I sure would like to go to a D-III game with that guy" demeanor.

David Collinge, Gregory Sager, Titan Q (Bob Quillman of the Illinois Wesleyan University Titans as deduced from his email address) and Warren Thompson were my inspiration.

Over the years, I think there has been a persistent fraction of posters who have used their real name or their professional identity (e.g., tu_sid for the Trinity TX SID).  These include Matt (the "kid") Barnhart, Ron (Bedtime for Bonzo) Boerger, Ric (Brienza of Mount Union fame) who have used a nickname or moved to their real name as we have come to know them better.  (There are numerous others, too.)  Using your real name does give a straightforward forthright impression to what you post.

I don't know if we will ever know the impact that these web sites have had on D-III sports, but I wouldn't want to go back to when I did not know they existed!   

Yet my user name is my online presence everywhere so I want to keep it consistent and I don't think I have credibility issues anywhere.