For the last six seasons in a row the Whitewater Warhawks and the Mount Union Purple Raiders have faced each other in the D3 championship game. Proving once again that the football gods love drama, the Yankees and Red Sox of D3 football have split those games 3-3. It comes as no surprise, therefore, that once again UWW and Mt Union are ranked at one and two in the preseason poll. The defending champion Warhawks are at the top of the poll (“Ma” – rimshot) with the Purple Raiders right behind them. No surprise at number three, either. The Wesley Woverines are still playing third banana to the Big Two. Last season even with home field advantage in Continue reading
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NCAA DIVISION 3 PRESEASON TOP 25: GUESS WHO NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO ARE
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GENERALS PICKED TO ONCE AGAIN WIN THE OLD DOMINION ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
What football fan doesn’t love the coolness of the logo and the name of the Washington and Lee Generals? Here at Balladeer’s Blog that logo is the honorary 27th letter of the alphabet, forming a combined w and l sound like in “bowl” or “knowledge”. The Generals are the defending champions of the Continue reading
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NAIA COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS SIGNED IN THE NFL
Recently I looked at NCAA Division 3 players signed to NFL teams. Now let’s take a look at the NAIA football players signed by NFL teams in this year’s odd, frenzied period of free agent signings.
The Chargers took Patrick Crayton from the NWOSU Rangers, the Bills took Michael Jasper from the Continue reading
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HUTCHINSON BLUE DRAGONS PICKED SECOND IN JAYHAWK CONFERENCE
At the Media Day events for the Jayhawk Conference (Unofficial slogan: The greatest concentration of cool-named teams in college sports) the Hutchinson Blue Dragons were picked to finish second, behind perennial nemesis Butler (KS). The Blue Dragons are fresh off a 10-2 season and a Salt City Bowl victory over the Eastern Arizona College Gila Monsters. Will this be the year they Continue reading
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WHERE’D EVERYBODY GO? LIFE IN THE DEPLETED GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE
Remember all the way back to last football season, when the Gulf South Conference was still being called “The SEC of Division 2 Football”? What a difference a year makes. Last season Balladeer’s Blog covered the departure of teams from the GSC and the Lone Star Conference in order to form the Great American Conference. The Gulf South was hit the worst, losing over half their football schools, as opposed to three from the LSC. Though retaining an overall membership of nine institutions only five of those remaining GSC schools sponsor football. Wow.
The Delta State Statesmen are the preseason pick to Continue reading
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THE TOP SIX COLLEGE FOOTBALL STADIUMS IN NCAA DIVISION 2
Yes, I know that technically the plural form of stadium would be “stadia” but I’m going with the more generally known form here. With this post I’ll be looking at some of the D2 football venues that I feel are that division’s equivalent of D1’s Big House or The Swamp.
For my look at the Coolest Football Helmets in D2 Football click here : https://glitternight.com/2012/08/11/the-coolest-helmets-in-ncaa-division-2-college-football/
Winston-Salem
6. BOWMAN-GRAY STADIUM
TEAM: WINSTON-SALEM STATE RAMS
COMMENT: This is sort of D2’s version of Ohio State’s stadium the Horseshoe, back when it Continue reading
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SCHEDULE FOR THE AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY GYRENES’ INAUGURAL FOOTBALL SEASON
Well, it’s been a long wait, but the NAIA’s Ave Maria University Gyrenes will be kicking off their very first season of intercollegiate football in about a month and a half. Here is the schedule for the team’s inaugural season of gridiron action.
Sep 3 – ROLLINS COLLEGE TARS (as in Jacktars)
Sep 10- FAULKNER EAGLES
Sep 17 – Continue reading
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HUTCHINSON BLUE DRAGONS AT NUMBER 8 IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S PRESEASON “DIRTY THIRTY”
The Hutchinson Blue Dragons football team is going to be among the nation’s best, according to the JCG Dirty Thirty, the first preseason rankings out for the 2011 football season.
The Dirty Thirty has the Blue Dragons at No. 8 in its preseason listing of teams that includes Continue reading
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COMCAST SPORTS ANNOUNCES NCAA DIVISION 2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BROADCASTS FOR 2011 SEASON
Recently I posted the television schedule for D2 football games this season on CBS College Sports. Here is the Comcast Cable schedule – All times are Eastern Time.
SEP 1 – UCO BRONCHOS (That’s how they spell it) at UNA LIONS 8pm
SEP 8 – NEWBERRY RED WOLVES at Continue reading
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CBS COLLEGE SPORTS ANNOUNCES D2 COLLEGE FOOTBALL BROADCASTS FOR 2011 SEASON
The cable channel called CBS College Sports has announced the six regular season games it will broadcast for NCAA Division 2 football this coming season. This list does not include the additional broadcasts that will be aired on local channels or on other cable outlets like Comcast Sports or ESPN. I’ll have a post on the D2 games to be broadcast on Comcast in the near future. All the following games are scheduled for 8pm Eastern Time.
SEPT 8TH – CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILDCATS AT HUMBOLDT STATE LUMBERJACKS
SEPT 15TH – Continue reading
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