Comments on: Where we’ve been, who we’ve seen

By: D3Keith

D3Keith — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:19:06 +0000

So I’ve determined I’ve seen 100 D3 teams play live, including 1 I played for and 11 I played against (although just about all of them I saw as a media member or fan as well).

And I’ve seen 61 venues, including 18 when there was no game being played.

I will post the list after I finish this week’s ATN, and link to the similar discussion now going on on Post Patterns. There are also three or four conferences where I’m severely lacking.

Just realized my numbers resemble Pat’s 108 and 61 (as of a few weeks ago).

Together I bet we have a lot of overlap, but also some significant differences (i.e him in the NEFC and LL, me in the SCIAC)

By: ryancoleman

ryancoleman — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:48:48 +0000

I should add, on the second link there the tennis courts have been destroyed to put in a parking ramp named after my day-job boss. In the interest of fair disclosure, of course.

There was a plan to expand the facilities and upgrade them starting in January I believe, but Pat told me today that it appears to be delayed a year.

By: ryancoleman

ryancoleman — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:47:20 +0000

Yes but that would require eliminating a parking lot. For those of you that have never been to St. Thomas should know there's a lot packed into this small campus - about the equivalent of 8 city blocks Main part of campus with softball and soccer on another part of campus. It would be difficult, and with how hard it is to park on game day I can't see them eliminating that lot on the east side of the field just to add another 500-1500 seats... Not yet anyway.

By: Pat Coleman

Pat Coleman — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:14:53 +0000

Alright, knocking St. Thomas off my stadium list as we speak. Nice venue, though it could use visiting stands. Especially on a day like today.

By: D3Keith

D3Keith — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:34:40 +0000

my list still to come…

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:30:35 +0000

I wanna play!

Teams I’ve seen (55): Albright, Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin, Bridgewater (Va.), Brockport State, Buffalo State, Capital, Colby, Cortland State, Curry, Delaware Valley, FDU-Florham, Gettysburg, Hamilton, Hampden-Sydney, Hartwick, Ithaca, John Carroll, Juniata, Kean, King’s, Lebanon Valley, Linfield, Lycoming, Mary Hardin-Baylor, Merchant Marine, Middlebury, Montclair St, Moravian, Mount Union, Muhlenberg, New Jersey, Nichols, Rowan, RPI, Salisbury, Shenandoah, Springfield, St. John Fisher, Susquehanna, Trinity (Conn.), Tufts, Ursinus, Utica, UW-Whitewater, Wesley, Wesleyan, Western Conn, Westfield State, Widener, Wilkes, William Paterson, Williams, Worcester State

Basically most of the East region minus a handful from the Liberty League and NEFC. That’s why I always look forward to the playoffs and the opportunity to see teams west of the Susquehanna River (i.e. Central PA).

Now, if we could just get some new teams in the later rounds of the playoffs.

By: ryantipps

ryantipps — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:24:25 +0000

Saxons52: I’m in Bedford County, so yeah, we’re neighbors!

By: Pat Coleman

Pat Coleman — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:23:13 +0000

Neil — agreed. Only problem is the job doesn’t really pay. So it’s nice work but we have to do other perhaps less-nice work to pay the mortgage.

Saxons — hope the weather holds out for you this year.

By: Saxons52

Saxons52 — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:27:11 +0000

Evidently, Ryan and I live in the same area of Virginia(I’m in northern Campbell County). Anyway, I’ve only been to Randolph-Macon, Hampden-Sydney, Washington & Lee, Averett, and the Stagg Bowl twice(Ihad tix for a 3rd one, but on game day that year, temps were in single digits, and there were 20+ MPH winds all day. I deecided to stay home in my heated apartment that day). My parents were Alfred alumni, and although I’ve never been to a game there, I have been to the campus(we were there for my Mom’s 30th reunion and a family wedding in Olean) and visited the football stadium.
I’d love to do more traveling to small schools to see what I call “real” football, but my health ain’t what it used to be. I miss the atmosphere of D-III ball.

By: neil

neil — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:18:32 +0000

like the song says “nice work if you can get it”..it ain’t braggin if you can do it and you guys do it..nice work