OT: D1

[Fightingscot82]

I suspect he'll be able to play for WV State. Similar situation happened with a player I know who played at Arizona State as a highly recruited player for 2 years then he was medically DQ'd by their doctors for too many concussions, he found a home at Maine where he finished his career and graduated.

Wow that's surprising. When I was at RMU there were always football transfers who ended up there after a medical DQ at an FBS program. I'm pretty sure none were ever cleared to play. I have to think there's an insurance/liability element to it on top of ethics.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

I suspect he'll be able to play for WV State. Similar situation happened with a player I know who played at Arizona State as a highly recruited player for 2 years then he was medically DQ'd by their doctors for too many concussions, he found a home at Maine where he finished his career and graduated.

You just hope they are making the right decision, long-term. If you get DQ'd by a medical staff ... I'd think long and hard about playing. Football ends. Quickly.

[shipfbfan1]

Pitt RB Malik Newton transfers to MEC West Virginia State. I have doubts about whether he'll play - he was medically disqualified to play. Usually that means doctors found a permanent issue that tells them the player shouldn't be playing the sport.

https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2021...irginia-state/

I suspect he'll be able to play for WV State. Similar situation happened with a player I know who played at Arizona State as a highly recruited player for 2 years then he was medically DQ'd by their doctors for too many concussions, he found a home at Maine where he finished his career and graduated.

[Fightingscot82]

Pitt RB Malik Newton transfers to MEC West Virginia State. I have doubts about whether he'll play - he was medically disqualified to play. Usually that means doctors found a permanent issue that tells them the player shouldn't be playing the sport.

https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2021...irginia-state/

[Fightingscot82]

Hockey players become BMOC. Hoopsters at Bobby Mo are there for a year (most anyway) and they move along.

What's interesting is the two very unique experiences of men's basketball and men's hockey players at RMU when compared to all other students. Most freshmen hockey players were 20 or 21 years old and maxxed out on junior hockey without getting a pro deal. Most opted out of living in dorms but the head coach had very high standards for how they acted on campus. They were super nice to other students and genuinely appreciated the student and community support. Men's basketball lived in upperclassmen apartments (for free of course) from day one. That really irked regular students - especially when apartments ran out for the following year forcing them to decide on traditional dorms or moving to an apartment complex somewhere in Moon or Robinson (there's no college town environment in Moon). Hockey almost always took a bus. The only time men's basketball took a bus was to St. Francis.

Women's hockey players were amazing. Actively engaged. Polite. Involved on campus beyond athletics. Actually worked jobs on campus. A little more sorry for them.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

RE: RMU cutting D1 hockey

The reaction to this should be interesting to watch. No matter the success of men's basketball, men's ice hockey was THE sport students were most interested in at RMU. You almost had to pay students to attend basketball on the weekends but they'd somehow find ways to get to the hockey games. This says several things:

1. They have clear answers as to whether they could find the money to build a new arena - either on campus or on Neville Island - and its a resounding NO.

2. Now that they can secure money games, they're investing in football. This doesn't surprise me - RMU's president was an All-American RB at Air Force in the 90s and served a term on the CFP committee.

3. They also admit that they've been leapfrogged by Penn State as top hockey program in the state and would never compete for best local talent.

4. Money is tight at Bobby Mo. Covid hit them hard (they've done staff layoffs four times in the last 3 years). Hockey is expensive to run with a lot of travel. Their arena is also a for-profit business owned by the university so every hour the teams are there is money they're not making from pee wee and adult leagues.

Hockey players become BMOC. Hoopsters at Bobby Mo are there for a year (most anyway) and they move along.

[Fightingscot82]

RE: RMU cutting D1 hockey

The reaction to this should be interesting to watch. No matter the success of men's basketball, men's ice hockey was THE sport students were most interested in at RMU. You almost had to pay students to attend basketball on the weekends but they'd somehow find ways to get to the hockey games. This says several things:

1. They have clear answers as to whether they could find the money to build a new arena - either on campus or on Neville Island - and its a resounding NO.

2. Now that they can secure money games, they're investing in football. This doesn't surprise me - RMU's president was an All-American RB at Air Force in the 90s and served a term on the CFP committee.

3. They also admit that they've been leapfrogged by Penn State as top hockey program in the state and would never compete for best local talent.

4. Money is tight at Bobby Mo. Covid hit them hard (they've done staff layoffs four times in the last 3 years). Hockey is expensive to run with a lot of travel. Their arena is also a for-profit business owned by the university so every hour the teams are there is money they're not making from pee wee and adult leagues.

[Fightingscot82]

Why go to a dead end franchise? That's a lot of money to turn down though.

I didn't know that he originally played ball at Pitt before transferring to Mount Union. I wonder how many coaches Mount Union has produced.

In other news, Curt Cig promoted Mike Shanahan to be his new OC then hired former Pitt QB Tino Sunseri as QB coach. For those who don't remember, Curt coached at Alabama with Tino's dad Sal.

[IUPalum]

Matt Campbell turned down a contract offer of 8 years, $68.5 million from the Detroit Lions to remain at Iowa State. Good for him.

Why go to a dead end franchise? That's a lot of money to turn down though.

[Fightingscot82]

Matt Campbell turned down a contract offer of 8 years, $68.5 million from the Detroit Lions to remain at Iowa State. Good for him.

[IUP CRIMSON HAWKS]

I see that rather sadly former Hawaii QB standout and Heisman finalist Colt Brennan passed away at the age of 37. He apparently had some horrible problems with alcohol.

[Fightingscot82]

For sure, if you're talking about all DI. That's probably a huge reason those academies run variations of run-first offenses. Insanely difficult job.
Shipfan1 was talking about P5 schools. I'd add Duke and Purdue, too.

Hell if Jim Gaffigan could play for Purdue they can't be that great haha. His show at the KCAC was just rescheduled for Aug 21.

[Matt Burglund]

I think the service academies are #1

For sure, if you're talking about all DI. That's probably a huge reason those academies run variations of run-first offenses. Insanely difficult job.
Shipfan1 was talking about P5 schools. I'd add Duke and Purdue, too.

[Fightingscot82]

To me, Vanderbilt seems like the hardest job in P5. Maybe Washington State.

Anyway, I think Kansas could be one of those programs that has obvious potential but just needs the right leader to develop things (like Minnesota).

It's not far from Kansas City, and within 500 miles you've also got Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Denver. There's a lot of competition in that area, but the right guy could land some outstanding players. It's already known as a basketball power, and Lawrence is a pretty nice college town. Leipold's wife grew up within 100 miles of there and still has family in the area. Plus, Kansas gave him a 6-year, $16.5 million contract. He made about $625,000 last year at Buffalo.

I think the service academies are #1 but I agree that Vanderbilt and Washington State are tough as heck. Maybe throw in Cal and Syracuse, too in the Mt Rushmore of most difficult.

[Matt Burglund]

I'm surprised he took that job. Kansas is probably the hardest place to coach within the P5 with the outdated facilities, lack of history on the gridiron especially when competing against Texas, A&M, Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State & heck even WVU.

To me, Vanderbilt seems like the hardest job in P5. Maybe Washington State.

Anyway, I think Kansas could be one of those programs that has obvious potential but just needs the right leader to develop things (like Minnesota).

It's not far from Kansas City, and within 500 miles you've also got Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Denver. There's a lot of competition in that area, but the right guy could land some outstanding players. It's already known as a basketball power, and Lawrence is a pretty nice college town. Leipold's wife grew up within 100 miles of there and still has family in the area. Plus, Kansas gave him a 6-year, $16.5 million contract. He made about $625,000 last year at Buffalo.