Year-Round Football

D3Playbook JANUARY 24, 2020 | written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III Our goal is to keep you - the influencers in DIII athletics - apprised of what's happening around Division III - the games, polls, news, happenings, awards, calendar of events, and much more. We hope you enjoy d3Playbook and that you'll share this with your friends, colleagues and co-workers. >>  Good Friday Morning!  Today's forecast in Anaheim - sunny and 73. Probably not as sunny in the hotel for the Issues Forum and the conference meetings. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. We encourage you to share with a colleague and invite them to subscribe at the link below. >> Today's Word Count: 1,175. Smart, concise. A great morning read. Subscribe to d3Playbook 1.  Year-Round Football   Not THAT football.  A report by the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jonathan Tannenwald has revealed that NCAA Division I men’s soccer is close to heading towards a full-season schedule, expanding the current fall schedule that sees the College Cup finish up around mid-December. Tannenwald’s report, which cites Maryland head coach Sasho Cirovski who has led the charge for a full calendar season, states that the new proposal would drop the regular season schedule from 25 to 23 total games, but would expand the campaign across the entire school year. The first half would consist of 13 games and end around Thanksgiving, before picking back up in the spring with nine official games. Three exhibitions would be spread around the season, as opposed to the current setup of five meaningless exhibition games all set in the spring offseason. The main goal of the plan, which is years in the making, is to eliminate midweek games, helping to cut down on missed class time for players. At least, that’s what Cirovski is selling to the NCAA. His true goal is to help players get used to a full professional schedule, knowing that currently, collegiate players tend to hit a wall in their first few professional seasons, holding their careers back. >> Between The Lines: Tannenwald reports that the eventual vote, which will be held in April, will consist of 64 total submissions. Each Power 5 conference will have four votes each, while the Group of 5 conferences get two votes each and the remaining conferences get one vote each. To pass, the proposal needs a full majority, meaning 33 yes votes are required out of the 64. The report states that the Atlantic 10 confirmed to the Inquirer that they will vote yes to the proposal, while the Ivy League said it will vote no. >> Quotable: “The college coaches on the men’s side are going to be working hand in hand for the next three months to try to get us to the finish line, to do something that is transformational, an evolutionary and positive change, and a game-changer in this country for not only college soccer, but we feel for soccer in general,” Cirovski said. >> Be Smart: What begins at Division I ... eventually trickles down to Division III. Keep an eye on this one. >> Read More from NBC Sports 2.  Honored The Division III Commissioners Association recognized three of its members at its Convention meeting in Anaheim on Thursday. Middle Atlantic Conference executive director Ken Andrews and Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference commissioner Gary Karner were presented with the Dennis Collins Lifetime Achievement Award. Both are retiring at the end of the academic year. Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference commissioner Donna Ledwin received the Meritorious Service Award.   SPONSORED MESSAGE Would you like to sponsor this newsletter? Would you like to advertise an open position in your department for a head coach or administrator? Contact d3playbook@gmail.com to get your job opening in front of decision-makers in small-college athletics. 3. Weekend Preview   Basketball (W) - D3hoops.com Tufts (at Bates) Bowdoin (at Colby) Hope (at Olivet) DePauw (at Kenyon) Amherst (at Hamilton) UW-Whitewater (at UW-Oshkosh) Wartburg (at Nebraska Wesleyan) Loras (vs. Luther) Transylvania (vs. Anderson) Bethel (at Hamline) >> What Else We're Watching: Rensselaer at Ithaca; Maine-Farmington at Thomas; William Peace at N.C. Wesleyan. Basketball (M) - D3hoops.com Swarthmore (vs. McDaniel) Saint John's (at Carleton) Randolph-Macon (at Roanoke) Elmhurst (at North Park) Colby (at Bowdoin) Marietta (vs. Baldwin Wallace) Wittenberg (vs. Oberlin) Emory (FRI vs. Carnegie Mellon; SUN vs. Case Western) St. Thomas Nebraska Wesleyan (vs. Wartburg) >> What Else We're Watching: #24 Brandeis at #13 Washington U. (FRI); #15 Johns Hopkins at Haverford; Endicott at Western New England; Rensselaer at Ithaca; Albion at Trine; Maine-Farmington at Thomas; Linfield at Whitman. Ice Hockey (M) - USCHO Trinity (FRI at Connecticut College; SUN at Tufts) Norwich (FRI vs. Skidmore; SAT vs. #6 Hobart) Geneseo (FRI vs. Potsdam; SAT vs. Plattsburgh) UW-Eau Claire (FRI/SAT vs. #10 UW-Superior) Utica (SAT vs. Neumann; SUN vs. Manhattanville) Hobart (FRI at Castleton; SAT at #2 Norwich) Lake Forest (FRI/SAT vs. St. Scholastica) Augsburg (FRI/SAT vs. Saint John's) U. of New England (FRI/SAT vs. #12 Salve Regina) UW-Superior (FRI/SAT at #4 UW-Eau Claire) >> What Else We're Watching: New England College at Babson (FRI) Ice Hockey (W) - USCHO Plattsburgh Middlebury (FRI/SAT vs. Colby) UW-Eau Claire (SAT vs. UW-Stevens Point) Elmira (SAT vs. Chatham; SUN vs. Lebanon Valley) Gustavus Adolphus (FRI/SAT vs. St. Thomas) Adrian (FRI/SAT at Finlandia) UW-River Falls (SAT at UW-Superior) Norwich (FRI at Castleton; SAT at New England College) Hamline (FRI/SAT at Concordia-Moorhead) Endicott (FRI/SAT vs. Salve Regina) >> What Else We're Watching: Manhattanville at Nazareth (FRI). all games/matches Saturday unless indicated 4. Weekend Preview    Swimming (W) - CSCAA Denison (FRI vs. Indianapolis) Emory Kenyon Johns Hopkins NYU (FRI at #10 Williams/#8 MIT) Tufts (vs. #8 MIT) Chicago (at Illinois-Chicago/DePauw) MIT (FRI at #10 Williams/#5 NYU; SAT at #6 Tufts) Washington U. (at Lindenwood) Williams (FRI vs. #5 NYU/#8 MIT; SAT at Hamilton) Swimming (M) - CSCAA Kenyon Denison (FRI vs. Indianapolis) Emory MIT (FRI at #11 Williams/#6 NYU; SAT at #13 Tufts) Johns Hopkins NYU (FRI at #11 Williams/#4 MIT) Washington U. (at Lindenwood) Chicago (at Illinois-Chicago/DePauw) Claremont-M-S Carnegie Mellon (at Western PA Invitational) >> What Else We're Watching: #14 Rowan at #16 TCNJ Wrestling (Dual Meet) - NWCA Wartburg (at #20 Central/Buena Vista/Dubuque) Augsburg (at Saint John's Open) Loras (at Nebraska Wesleyan/#17 Luther/#5 Coe/Simpson) Wabash (FRI at Millikin) Coe (at Nebraska Wesleyan/#3 Loras/#17 Luther/Simpson) Johnson & Wales (at #24 Stevens/#9 NYU/Manchester; at Roger Williams Quad; SUN vs. Wildcat Open) TCNJ (vs. Scranton/Oneonta/#19 RIT) Baldwin Wallace (at Muskingum/Otterbein/Heidelberg) NYU (vs. #6 JWU/Manchester) Coast Guard (All-Academy championship) >> What Else We're Watching: #22 John Carroll at #11 Mount Union. all contests Saturday unless indicated 5.  Comings and Goings Bill Maddock named head men's soccer coach at Suffolk. Gordon Webb announced his retirement as head men's lacrosse coach at Plymouth State effective immediately. Mike Wilus named interim head coach. Nathan Christianson named head track and field/cross country coach at Defiance. Brett Colavolpe stepped down as head men's soccer coach at Albertus Magnus. Jeff Vantuzzi named assistant football coach at Manchester. Matt Wierhahn named assistant football coach at Defiance. 6.   Play of the Day Doesn't have thing one to do with Division III ... just a very cool video. Or as some would say, why we need collegiate bocce? "Good luck getting inside my ball" 😲 pic.twitter.com/FITaWvyQv0 — GOLF.com (@GOLF_com) January 23, 2020 7.  1 Sleep Thing As many of you prepare to head east after the conclusion of the 2020 NCAA Convention, a primer for you as you try to catch up on some shut-eye. Subscribe to d3Playbook