It’s time for the 2nd edition of Balladeer’s Bowl, the annual event where I pit the NAIA college football champs against the champs from NCAA Division 3. The outcome is decided by votes from you readers. This year the NAIA is represented by the pride of Rich Koz-land AKA Chicago, IL, the St Xavier University Cougars (helmet at left). [...]
Posts Tagged ‘National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics’
BALLADEER’S BOWL II – THE NAIA CHAMPS VS THE NCAA D3 CHAMPS
Posted in college football, tagged Balladeer's Bowl, Bowl game, college football, NAIA, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Rich Koz, St Xavier Cougars, Whitewater Warhawks on December 27, 2011 | 8 Comments »
NAIA COLLEGE BASKETBALL: COOL NAMES; CURRENT RANKINGS
Posted in College Basketball, tagged basketball, college basketball, NAIA basketball, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Sport on December 21, 2011 | 14 Comments »
With the college football season over with in the divisions covered by Balladeer’s Blog it’s time to get caught up on basketball. For this first light-hearted dive into the 2011- 2012 basketball season I’ll cover the cool-named teams in the rankings and
2011′s COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS
Posted in college football, tagged CCCAA football champions, college football, D2 football champions, D3 football champions, football, Mike Feminis, NAIA, NAIA football champions, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, National Christian College Athletic Association, National Collegiate Athletic Association, NJCAA football champions, Sport on December 19, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Sad to say, the college football playoffs and bowls for the divisions covered by Balladeer’s Blog are all over now, except for some All-Star Games. The SXU Cougars won the NAIA football championship in the latest game of Saturday night, giving the Cougars and their head coach Mike Feminis their first national title. It’s not at all true [...]
SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS DETHRONE THE CC FIGHTING SAINTS FOR THE NAIA TITLE; GORILLAS TAKE D2 CROWN
Posted in college football, tagged CC Fighting Saints, college football, D2 football championship, NAIA, NAIA Football Championship, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Pitt State Gorillas, Rome Georgia, Saint Xavier Cougars, Saint Xavier University, Sport on December 18, 2011 | 6 Comments »
The ST XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS dethroned the defending NAIA college football champions the CC FIGHTING SAINTS in a 24- 20 game for the ages. I throw the term “Instant Classic” around with giddy abandon here at Balladeer’s Blog, but there’s no denying the fact that this game lived up to that label. Both teams played focused, virtually mistake- free football [...]
THE REAL CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL: 2011
Posted in college football, tagged CC Fighting Saints, championship games, D2 football, Mike Feminis, NAIA, NAIA football, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Pitt State Gorillas, Rome Georgia, Saint Xavier University, Wayne State Warriors on December 17, 2011 | 3 Comments »
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE ROME FOR THE HOLIDAYS – That’s Rome, GA, where the NAIA college football championship game is once again being played. I’ve taken to describing NAIA football as “a league full of Tim Tebows” to help appeal to people who are sick and tired of the cheaters, felons and alleged child- abusers of [...]
COOL FOOTBALL HELMET: SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY CRIMSON STORM
Posted in Cool Helmets, tagged college football, football, NAIA, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Rachel Laird, Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm, Southern Nazarene University, Sport, Tim Tebow on December 13, 2011 | 26 Comments »
Location: Bethany, OK Site: http://sports.snu.edu/ Comment: The SNU Crimson Storm have got one of the coolest names around and they sport incredibly cool helmets, too. Plus, the Crimson Storm is the favorite NAIA college football team of my special friend Rachel Laird, so this
DROVERS MEN AND WOMEN BOTH END SEASON RANKED
Posted in college sports, tagged Drovers, NAIA, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, soccer, Sport, University of Science and Arts Of Oklahoma, university of science and arts of Oklahoma Drovers on December 8, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is not only a fine institution, but their sports teams have the incredibly cool nickname the Drovers. Balladeer’s Blog’s readers voted them the Coolest Named NAIA Sports Teams in 2010, and the Drovers often kick butt in soccer, basketball and baseball. For the 2011 season the men’s soccer [...]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: WEEK OF OCT 31ST
Posted in college football, tagged college football, D2 rankings, D3 rankings, football, NAIA, NAIA Top 25, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NJCAA rankings, SCFA rankings, sports on November 1, 2011 | 6 Comments »
The NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) hadn’t had a regular season number 1 vs number 2 matchup since 1999 prior to this year and already we are getting the second such matchup of the 2011 season! The St Xavier (IL) Cougars, the football pride of Chicago, are still the top- ranked team in [...]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLLS: WEEK OF OCTOBER 24TH
Posted in college football, tagged college football, College football polls October 24th, D2 Top 25, D3 Top 25, NAIA, NAIA Top 25, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NJCAA football poll, SCFA football poll on October 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Rocky Mountain College Battlin’ Bears have jumped back into the NAIA Top 25 for the 5th time this year. The up and down team moves back into the rankings at number 24 this week. The St Xavier Cougars remain in the top spot for the 7th straight week. In fact all of the Top [...]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCOREBOARDS FOR OCTOBER 22ND
Posted in college football, tagged college football, College football scores October 22nd, college sports, D2 football, D3 football, NAIA football, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NJCAA football, SCFA football, Sport on October 22, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The NAIA’s 5th ranked MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers (helmet at left) will host the number 7 Benedictine Ravens today in a crucial matchup in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. The Pioneers are the defending HAAC champs but Benedictine currently tops the conference standings. MNU will be led by quarterback Sean “How Bad” Ransburg as they take on the Ravens’ [...]
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