Should Jamestown be accepted into the NSIC?

[Tech Boys]

Maybe hiring a coach with RMAC ties will lead to an affiliate membership.

[Finchwidget]

https://jimmiepride.com/news/2025/1/...ead-coach.aspx

Jimmies have their new men's soccer coach.

Pro: they actually managed to poach a sitting D2 head coach, as he was previously the HC at Adams State in the RMAC from 2022-2024

Con: he had a combined 3-43-4 record in his 3 seasons there

He previously worked at Emory & Henry during their own D2 transition, so that plus the fact that he was a D2 head coach seems to indicate that Jamestown is at least committed to keeping their men's soccer program, seeing as they hired someone familiar with the D2 landscape and the challenges of transitioning a program. That said though... Were there really no better options?

[MrMustang]

You'd be surprised. Some of the threads on the PSAC subforum would make your head spin with how long they are

interesting. I had no idea

[MrMustang]

I would recommend The James Gang.

solid

[Dan Brookens]

Running out to Funk 49 as the James Gang would actually be pretty righteous.

[laker]

For a while the actual nickname for St. Bens athletics was the Blazers but nobody called them that. Not sure what year they official changed it to the Bennies. But a fun fact for you all.

Just found it on Wikipedia. In 2019 the athletic teams at CSB were officially rebranded from the "Blazers" to the "Bennies". I sure missed the announcement at the time. Just like Bennie and the Jets.

[laker]

For a while the actual nickname for St. Bens athletics was the Blazers but nobody called them that. Not sure what year they official changed it to the Bennies. But a fun fact for you all.

I went to a NCAA basketball playoff there decades ago to watch a gal who I had coached against when she was in HS. She gave me a Blazers cap- I didn't know that they had officially changed it but everyone called them Bennies anyway. The last St John's football game that I was at last year the coeds all seemed to be wearing Bennies apparel.

[WSUWarriorFan]

For a while the actual nickname for St. Bens athletics was the Blazers but nobody called them that. Not sure what year they official changed it to the Bennies. But a fun fact for you all.

[Stanger86]

"Just turn your pretty head and walk away.........."

Very much an MIAC name- Johnnies, Tommies, Oles, Gusties, Carlton used to go by the Carls.

Fun fact from the Concordia-Moorhead website:

Before the name Cobber stuck, however, Concordia athletic teams tried out many names. Early teams were called Lutefiskers, Corncobbers, Corncobs, Concordians, Lutherans and Vikings.

MIAC has the Bennies too and St. Catherine is the Wildcats, which sorta works

[laker]

After the bank robbers or funky music group?

Isn't Jimmies a derivatives of MIAC naming system.

"Just turn your pretty head and walk away.........."

Very much an MIAC name- Johnnies, Tommies, Oles, Gusties, Carlton used to go by the Carls.

[SW_Mustang]

If by that, you mean: unimaginative, lazy and lame AF. Then yes.

Johnnies, Tommies*, Gusties, Aggies, Oles, Bennies...

By that logic, we should have the Hamline Hammies. But no...

[Purple Mav Man]

After the bank robbers or funky music group?

Isn't Jimmies a derivatives of MIAC naming system.

If by that, you mean: unimaginative, lazy and lame AF. Then yes.

[vikingfaithful]

I would recommend The James Gang.

After the bank robbers or funky music group?

Isn't Jimmies a derivatives of MIAC naming system.

[laker]

Been thinking on this for a while...but as part of them joining the NSIC, make them change their nickname. "Jimmies" is awful

I would recommend The James Gang.

[canadarican]

Been thinking on this for a while...but as part of them joining the NSIC, make them change their nickname. "Jimmies" is awful