2019 Football Non-Game Thread

[VULB#62]

Millennial child?

[crusader05]

yeah my guess is this is probably personal, either college/valpo wasn't for him or he wasn't ready yet.

[crusader05]

https://soundcloud.com/wvursport/get-to-know-valpo-athletics-jack-jarnigan

WVUR has an interview with one of the Senior players

[vu72]

https://soundcloud.com/wvursport/get-to-know-valpo-athletics-jack-jarnigan

WVUR has an interview with one of the Senior players

Great interview.  Sounds like a wonderful young man.

[VUBBFan]

https://twitter.com/AlBillets/status/1169822712673357830

[covufan]

After today's game, I think we'll be a TD underdog in the Homecoming game in two weeks.  Maybe a competitive game against Stetson and Morehead St.

Hopefully, we'll improve little things each week and make the last 4-5 games close.

[JD24]

After today's game, I think we'll be a TD underdog in the Homecoming game in two weeks. 

I don't.

[VULB#62]

FWIW, Stetson is bringing in a DIII team from New England for this week's game. Western New England has been a consistent conference champion and a participant in the NCAA DIII playoffs the last two years. It'll be interesting to see what the outcome of this game is in light of Butler's defeat at the hands of DIII Taylor this past weekend.

[IndyValpo]

FWIW, Stetson is bringing in a DIII team from New England for this week's game. Western New England has been a consistent conference champion and a participant in the NCAA DIII playoffs the last two years. It'll be interesting to see what the outcome of this game is in light of Butler's defeat at the hands of DIII Taylor this past weekend.

Note that Taylor switched to NAIA several years ago. Football plays in the Mid States with Marian and St Francis. They very well may give scholarships.

[JD24]

FWIW, Stetson is bringing in a DIII team from New England for this week's game. Western New England has been a consistent conference champion and a participant in the NCAA DIII playoffs the last two years. It'll be interesting to see what the outcome of this game is in light of Butler's defeat at the hands of DIII Taylor this past weekend.

Note that Taylor switched to NAIA several years ago. Football plays in the Mid States with Marian and St Francis. They very well may give scholarships.

Same league as Missouri Baptist as well I think. Taylor's been competitive with Butler in the past.

To 62's point, Western New England would be likely on par with Div III teams such as Trine and Hanover who both played in the playoffs last year but were knocked out. I have some familiarity with Hanover and my thoughts are that Valpo would handle them and possibly fairly easily. I would expect a Stetson win but, as with everything, I will probably be proven wrong.

[vu72]

Well we have hit "the big time" or possibly we will be "hit" by the big time, as this article says we will be playing North Dakota State in 2021.  They have won something like a dozen FCS titles. The better news is that it is a $240,000 pay day.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/football/4733123-Bison-add-two-home-games-to-2021-football-schedule

[valpofb16]

Take the spread

[vu72]

Well we have hit "the big time" or possibly we will be "hit" by the big time, as this article says we will be playing North Dakota State in 2021.  They have won something like a dozen FCS titles. The better news is that it is a $240,000 pay day.

https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/football/4733123-Bison-add-two-home-games-to-2021-football-schedule

We now know that Valpo will be playing Illinois State in 2022 but the pay day is only $115,000 (guaranteed).  I suppose the added amount would be due to attendance?  Interesting how far out these games are scheduled.

https://fbschedules.com/illinois-state-to-host-butler-in-2021-valparaiso-in-2022/

This site shows Valpo playing North Dakota State in 2021 to open and then hosting Dartmouth.  Glad to see up playing the Ivy again.

https://fbschedules.com/ncaa-2021/team/valparaiso

[usc4valpo]

Kind of an honor to play NDSU in beautiful Fargo.