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ATN Podcast: Comparing conferences

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Greg Ford diving touchdown catchThree weeks into the season a fair amount of the non-conference schedule is in the books, games that provide the basis for much of what we do in terms of ranking conferences twice a season. This week Keith and Pat discuss not only the big games from the past weekend but also take a snapshot of which conferences exceeded expectations and which underperformed.

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ATN Podcast: Couple upsets

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There were a couple of upsets on Saturday, one practically unthinkable — yes, Grinnell, that’s you guys! — but the big winners of the first two weekends of Division III football were us, the fans.

Yes, that’s because we’ve been treated to a bunch of great early-season games, probably because few teams are willing to schedule the powers in the WIAC, NWC and ASC, so they are forced to play each other. Just look at the slate played by WIAC teams this past weekend for evidence.

Pat Coleman got to see the season opener for Mount Union, while Keith McMillan saw a D-III rivalry game more like Army-Navy than anything in Division III. They discuss those things and more in the Around the Nation Podcast.

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ATN podcast: Implications already

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Good week of games, Week 1, right?

Well, yes and no. We had some good games, especially with Willamette and UW-Stevens Point stepping up to the challenge and playing each other in a key early-season game, even though the NCAA last year made it clear such scheduling would not be rewarded.

Keith McMillan and Pat Coleman also talk about the interesting quarterback situations at Wesley and St. Thomas, two would-be national title contenders. They give their take on which conferences had particularly bad first weekends, congratulate a team that well outdid expectations (No. 219 beating No. 154), and a couple teams that almost did as well.

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