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D3 2017 Offseason Thread: Coaching, Conferences, Etc.

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Scott_TG said:
Plattsburgh will sell season tickets for the women's team for the first time in program history.

Are there other women's programs in D3 doing this already?
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Castleton has a booster club: The Blue line Club that treats the men's and women's teams equally and they do in fact sell season tickets: http://www.castletonsports.com/fanzone/blue_line_club/index

I was down a few weekends last year to see my daughter play and they have a hardcore group of fans that are at every game. They also have a special section set aside for their season ticket/booster club both in the stands and in the arena where they offer free coffee and cookies for the members. Last year was a tough season but apparently the year before they were getting 600-700 per game.
 
Re: D3 2017 Offseason Thread: Coaching, Conferences, Etc.

Plattsburgh's schedule is out


The annual Castleton game has dropped to an exhibition game. Other exhibition is against the Toronto Junior Aeros. Trinity and Amherst are added as non-conference opponents they didn't play last year. Amherst picked up a game against Elmira, too didn't they? I guess they're the SOS winner in the ECAC West demise...

Uno's, the choice establishment of the team, is sponsoring their home tourney this year.
 
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Re: D3 2017 Offseason Thread: Coaching, Conferences, Etc.

Scott_TG said:
Plattsburgh's schedule is out


The annual Castleton game has dropped to an exhibition game. Other exhibition is against the Toronto Junior Aeros. Trinity and Amherst are added as non-conference opponents they didn't play last year. Amherst picked up a game against Elmira, too didn't they? I guess they're the SOS winner in the ECAC West demise...

Uno's, the choice establishment of the team, is sponsoring their home tourney this year.
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So do exhibition games count for SOS?
 
Scott_TG said:
Plattsburgh's schedule is out


The annual Castleton game has dropped to an exhibition game. Other exhibition is against the Toronto Junior Aeros. Trinity and Amherst are added as non-conference opponents they didn't play last year. Amherst picked up a game against Elmira, too didn't they? I guess they're the SOS winner in the ECAC West demise...

Uno's, the choice establishment of the team, is sponsoring their home tourney this year.
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In terms of games with a probable positive impact on SOS, Plattsburgh replaced 2 games against Elmira and 1 against Utica with 2 against Oswego and 1 against Amherst. Add in replacing Castleton with Trinity, and I'd say the whole thing was a wash for the Cardinals. Perhaps even positive, since additional games against Buffalo State and Potsdam may be better than games against William Smith and Chatham.

The conference split could have been a whole lot worse for Plattsburgh, IMO. I can't wait to see how it all shakes out!
 
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I may have missed it in the thread, but what are the rules regarding Exhibition games? Can you play more than 1? I see Augsburg has two scheduled, other teams one, some don't list any... How does it work?
 
MND3Dad said:
I may have missed it in the thread, but what are the rules regarding Exhibition games? Can you play more than 1? I see Augsburg has two scheduled, other teams one, some don't list any... How does it work?
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This year, you are allowed two scrimmages/exhibition games (call them what you want). Nothing about the games (stats, results) count as far as the NCAA is concerned, and you don't have to limit them to Canadian opponents.
 
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Anyone hear anything about Buffalo State or Salem State HC vacancies?
 
Scott_TG said:
Anyone hear anything about Buffalo State or Salem State HC vacancies?
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I don't think anyone really cares about either place any more than the athletic departments care at either place. Salem is apparently a part time job so it's hard for them to attract a good coach and the only thing I've heard about Buffalo is the last two coaches were not happy with the inequity between the way the women's and men's teams are treated and with the low salary. Looking at their website their AD is an old looking dude who is also the football coach so he's probably all about men's sports first. How many old fart football guys give a crap about women's sports? None that I've ever heard about.
 
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shelfit said:
I don't think anyone really cares about either place any more than the athletic departments care at either place. Salem is apparently a part time job so it's hard for them to attract a good coach and the only thing I've heard about Buffalo is the last two coaches were not happy with the inequity between the way the women's and men's teams are treated and with the low salary. Looking at their website their AD is an old looking dude who is also the football coach so he's probably all about men's sports first. How many old fart football guys give a crap about women's sports? None that I've ever heard about.
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You don't have to be an old fart FOOTBALL COACH to not give a crap, you could be a old fart former FOOTBALL PLAYER.
 
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OK, so 27 games max? I see UW Eau Claire has 28 listed... I'm confused
 
MND3Dad said:
So how is UWEC playing 28 games?
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Just looked at their schedule and I'm stumped. They have 28 games listed, all against DIII competition. Obviously both of the October games are exhibitions (although only one says it), but that still gives them an extra game... I have no idea...
 
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