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Quick Hits: The 35,000-foot view
The biggest show in Division III is coming to a major league baseball stadium. Perhaps you’ve heard. But there are 100 other games on Saturday as well, and if you’re not named Tommie or Johnnie,...
View ArticleATN Podcast 177: Covering the rest of a newsy week
Aside from “the Target Field game” there were another 99 games played on Saturday, and on top of that, there was all sorts of other news in the past week to cover. Pat Coleman and Keith McMillan talk...
View ArticleATN Podcast: The end of one purple era
Once upon a time, this patient got up off the table, but now Pat or Keith (hint, not both) is ready to call an end to the UW-Whitewater dynasty. See, yes UWW has lost three games before in a season...
View ArticleATN Podcast 179: Big games lead to playoff talk
All of a sudden we drop a few big games into the mix, set a couple of Top 25 ballots on fire, and then it’s not too early to talk about strength of schedule, and the playoffs, and how at-large bids...
View ArticleATN Podcast 181: How it all ties together
There were more than a couple of games that all came down to exciting endings at about the same time on Saturday, and there are plenty of games from this past week and future weeks that are fairly...
View ArticleATN Podcast 182: Eight teams for five at-large slots
Sure, UW-Platteville losing theoretically opened up a playoff spot, but that doesn’t mean anyone should breathe easy. Even if you don’t count Platteville, there are at least eight more teams vying for...
View ArticleATN Podcast 192: Back for a second year
When you first become a head coach, there’s a flurry of things to do, a bunch of things to learn, and not always enough time to do it or enough people to lean on to get it done. Only after that first...
View ArticleATN Podcast: High fives, sevens
So our predictions weren’t great this week. But picking five road teams to win in the second round of the playoffs was more than a lot of people could have pictured. Two seventh seeds advancing? Well,...
View ArticleThank you, UW-Stevens Point
Those of you who were listening to last couple of hours of our Wheaton-Franklin broadcast probably were puzzled by the occasional references to our Stevens Point studios. That was born out of...
View ArticleStudebaker making big-time adjustment in K.C.
You can’t get caught up over where the guy you’re lining up across from went to school, even if he went to Florida or USC and you went to, say, Wheaton. That’s the basic premise under which Andy...
View ArticleATN Podcast: Three big showdowns
Pat and Keith spend a fair amount of time on the three Top 25 matchups from this past week, including the playoff implications and what we learned from them. Also, what do we make of Wittenberg’s road...
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Triple Take, The crazy eighth?
After last week, the Top 25 got an overhaul as a handful of undefeated teams fell. To top it off, there’s been a lot of shuffling in some of the conferences across the country. The Iowa Conference,...
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ATN Podcast: Looking at Pool C
We got a clear pecking order in a couple of conferences this past weekend: Northwest Conference, Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Empire 8 in particular. That put Pacific Lutheran,...
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ATN podcast: All about the bracket
North Central is a No. 1 seed. Why? Pat and Keith debate. We know, there’s been a lot of talk about the bracket already, but there are some great questions being raised and although we answer them in...
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Triple Take: First-round scores
In a battle of two run-oriented teams, Thomas More’s Rob Kues has nonetheless completed more passes than Washington and Lee has even attempted. The NCAA brass has gotten out its erasers and given 32...
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ATN podcast: Down to eight
Leo Gutierrez was the fourth of four Mary Hardin-Baylor players to rush for more than 100 yards Saturday. A strong ground game; playing strong defense. These are the tenets of teams that go deep into...
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Triple take: Surges and upsets
Brandon James ran for 77 yards in Pacific Lutheran’s opener. Are the Lutes ready to pick up where they left off in 2010?Pacific Lutheran athletics photo We’ve seen what teams can do, and some may...
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ATN Podcast: Time to re-evaluate?
Ohio Northern survived an upset bid by Otterbein, setting up an interesting conundrum for the people who like to play comparative scores.Ohio Northern athletics photo If you like playing the...
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Triple Take: Clarity in conferences
Was Redlands stiffed in this week’s regional rankings?Redlands athletics photo The Eastern Collegiate, Empire 8, North Coast, Old Dominion, Southern Collegiate and USA South each feature matchups this...
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ATN Podcast: What they got right
Linfield has gone 9-0 with Mickey Inns at quarterback this season.Photo by Rusty Rae Usually we have some complaints about the bracket, so much so that there’s a category in the annual predictions...
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