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With 2:34 left, Wisconsin-Whitewater busts a 75-yard run up the middle on 3rd and 6 to likely seal a 31-21 win over Mt. Union in the Stagg Bowl for the D-III National Championship.

Whitewater's runningback has nearly 1K yards and 10 TDs in the playoffs alone.

Wow!

It's essentially over. Mt. Union threw a pick on 4th and 26 with about a minute left. The Purple Raiders have no timeouts left.

Congrats to Whitewater.

Thanks for the updates SH and that's f'n amazing on Whitewater's RB.

What is the deal with DIII football? How do these two keep playing each other every single year?

DJH wrote:What is the deal with DIII football? How do these two keep playing each other every single year?

Because they're fucking good. I'm about 90% sure both of the teams would beat a good deal of shitty FCS teams year in and year out. Mount Union gets a LOT of Ohio State rejects, because they win championships.

Willie wrote:

DJH wrote:What is the deal with DIII football? How do these two keep playing each other every single year?

Because they're fucking good. I'm about 90% sure both of the teams would beat a good deal of shitty FCS teams year in and year out. Mount Union gets a LOT of Ohio State rejects, because they win championships.

Also helps that there is no NCAA Clearinghouse.

danefan wrote:

Willie wrote: Because they're **** good. I'm about 90% sure both of the teams would beat a good deal of shitty FCS teams year in and year out. Mount Union gets a LOT of Ohio State rejects, because they win championships.

Also helps that there is no NCAA Clearinghouse.

If that were the case, one would expect more parity since it would be easier for EVERYONE to get available players. The big difference is that the lower the division, the more time one has to get their four years in.

SuperHornet wrote:

danefan wrote:
Also helps that there is no NCAA Clearinghouse.

If that were the case, one would expect more parity since it would be easier for EVERYONE to get available players. The big difference is that the lower the division, the more time one has to get their four years in.

That's a load of shit. Ask me or clenz what playing for a D-III school is like. You aren't there to play football. You're there to get your degree, in four years, and gtfo. I have never seen a D-III school preaching the redshirts and shit like that.

Who said anything about redshirts? Sometimes life interrupts college. That gets recognized at the lower levels of college football.

NCAA Division II Manual wrote:14.2.2 Ten-Semester/15-Quarter Rule. A student-athlete shall complete his or her seasons of participation
during the first 10 semesters or 15 quarters in which the student is enrolled in a collegiate institution in at
least a minimum full-time program of studies, as determined by the regulations of that institution. For an institution
that conducts registration other than on a traditional semester or quarter basis, the Academic Requirements
Committee shall determine an equivalent enrollment period.

The D-III rule reads the same. The NAIA rule is similar, but specifically states that the 10 semesters don't have to be consecutive. I think the NCAA interprets it similarly, though they don't specifically state that. The D-I rule specifically limits eligibility to five calendar years from the date of initial enrollment unless interrupted by active duty military service, missionary work, or service with NCAA-approved U.S. government foreign aid organizations.