UIW to start football

[3afan]

http://www.uiw.edu/athletics/football/index.htm

[DU_stud04]

why cant we get football.... :(

[Old Tiger]

Where exactly is that college?

[burnet44]

Originally posted by DU_stud04
why cant we get football.... :(

chuck curtis spent too much
he killed it

and commuter schools
have a hard time supporting football
everyone goes home

why do ya think ladies night is on thursdays

[ASUFrisbeeStud]

Originally posted by burnet44
chuck curtis spent too much
he killed it

and commuter schools
have a hard time supporting football
everyone goes home

why do ya think ladies night is on thursdays

Ladies night is on Wednesday here. We have a stellar football program too.

[maestro]

san antonio..

beautiful campus...

[VWG]

It will be another way to get kids to come to school... and pay a load of money to go there.

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by VWG
It will be another way to get kids to come to school... and pay a load of money to go there. Nice to have another "scholarship" school around, though, for kids who may not be D1 size or talent. :)

[maestro]

are we talking d. III with texas lutheran and that conference?

[Adidas410s]

Originally posted by maestro
are we talking d. III with texas lutheran and that conference?

D2 in the Heartland Conference with DBU, St Marys, St Eds, etc

[VWG]

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
Nice to have another "scholarship" school around, though, for kids who may not be D1 size or talent. :)

I didn't think that UIW would be a scholarship school?
I thought UIW would be like Trinity and other schools that doesn't allow scholarships.

[burnet44]

they dont play fb?

where is IWU gonna play at?

will have to be in with trinity, umhb ect
or go independent

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by VWG
I didn't think that UIW would be a scholarship school?
I thought UIW would be like Trinity and other schools that doesn't allow scholarships. I didn't either, but the link said they would have. :confused:

[Manck]

As of right now, from what I can tell, it looks like UIW would have to be D-II independent or completely cut out athletic scholarships and drop to D-III.

Either way, UIW is going to be seeking conference affiliation for just football. The Lone Star Conference doesn't make any sense, as it is all public schools, and is likely to stay that way.

Other D-II conferences in the region are the MIAA, which is all in Kansas and Missouri, and the RMAC, which is all Nebraska, Colorado and New Mexico.

Based on the press release, UIW has every intention of keeping scholarships and staying in D-II, meaning that there will be some long road trips ahead of them when the LSC schools start playing each other.

If you want a real good look of how the D-II conferences are spread out, check out this link. (http://www.d2football.com/board/index.php?showtopic=9761)

Hope that helps.

[wildstangs]

Abilene Christian plays in the LSC.

[Manck]

Originally posted by wildstangs
Abilene Christian plays in the LSC.
True. I knew I would get one minor thing wrong there.

However, ACU had 4,800 students.
UIW has 5,500.
Tarleton 9,464.

So...maybe UIW fits the LSC better than I thought. It will all depend on...
- If the LSC wants to expand
- If UIW wants to join the LSC
- Will it be on a full membership, or a football only?

The answers to those questions will not only affect UIW and LSC football, but pretty much every sport for D-II in the Midwest and Southwest, as it can potentially shake up all sorts of other conferences...

[3afan]

Originally posted by burnet44
...

where is IWU gonna play at?

...

from the article: "will construct, on campus, a 3,000-seat football facility including field house and offices."

[burnet44]

too much money for a start up