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[Fightingscot82]

If I were a Shepherd person, here are my concerns:

1) The original hire was previously a soccer coach and no direct experience with athletic...

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Ferris is very much a D2 school from top to bottom whereas Grand Valley is a truly regional university. Their connections to Amway and Meijer are huge....

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Very limited sample - but I've heard two people say great things about him....

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Does New Haven have the corporate connections that QU has? If I recall correctly, New Haven is somewhat landlocked so their ability to build a true D1...

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Commonwealth makes it official - Albert Jones is the permanent AD at Lock Haven. He's been the interim for a bit now.

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Imagine that. Joe redshirting his best high school recruit. LOL...

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They hired a Slippery Rock grad to clean up the mess...

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They've made some momentum to try to spur economic development in downtown New Ken, but its still New Ken. There's nothing going on around there....

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Penn State is closing its DuBois, Fayette, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre and York campuses. Just 3.5% of the total enrollment but...

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Its a good matchup. Rock has lost a lot so its a good tune up with a lot of new starters....

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Thanks for the correction....

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Not surprising because the majority ownership block is spread amongst several members of the Rooney family instead of one household. The Rooneys that...

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This is the 3rd or 4th team the NEC has done this with. The NE10 and PSAC should file a grievance with the NCAA....

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I agree. If anything, the NEC and NE10 should merge - and be D2....

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He's got some money to spend after the Nulph defections and some playing time to sell. The mostly online class model of Penn West is a good selling point...

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I don't want to trash anyone, but the sudden change is yet another sh*tty late move by the NEC. Taking D1 envious teams this late for immediate full membership...

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The head coach also left, so that's probably a big factor. Hopefully some guys follow the former DC to Erie County.

I liked that the Rock...

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I agree with what you're saying. Its really hard to compare pro sports leagues between the games, league structures, and economics, too. I guess the best...

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Reports swirling that Bill Belichick's 24 year old girlfriend is banned from the athletic facilities. If true, that's amazing, but also smart. She's nothing...

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I'm now old, but I do miss the MLB of the decade leading up to the strike and expansion. The rivalries with Philadelphia and NY Mets. The small ball strategies...