The 2023 Division III football season is upon us, kicking off on Thursday night, Aug. 31.
Birmingham-Southern is one of those teams kicking off on Thursday, and the fact that B-SC is here at all is something to celebrate. The school nearly closed this past summer and still faces sever funding issues, but is here for another year, under new coach Anthony Colucci. He talks with us about taking over the program, losing an all-star running back in Jon Lewis to transfer, and getting ready for the opening game.
We also have five, count them five games between Top 25 teams in Week 1, and Pat and Greg go through all of them for the storylines and the intrigue they’ll bring to the season. Then we’ll go region by region and touch on another large swath of Saturday games, plus Pat and Greg will put each other on the spot, and give their over-unders for one particularly ground-heavy Saturday game. It’s sure to get you all turbo charged for the 2023 season.
Plus, now that we’ve done this for a second year, it’s officially a tradition. The Week 1 preview podcast includes a song — in a quarter century of covering Division III football, Pat may not have been everywhere, but he’s been almost everywhere, man. With all apologies to Johnny Cash. Lyrics at the bottom of this page.
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Photos: Birmingham-Southern athletics; Wartburg’s Hunter Clasen by Caleb Williams, d3photography.com
I’ve Been (Almost) Everywhere
I was dragging my suitcase through a busy airport terminal
When I came up to the counter and the ticket agent said hello
Is Roanoke your final destination, Mr. Coleman, Sir?
And I said, “well yes it is, Atlanta’s where I transfer.”
I’ve been chasing D-III football for a quarter century
And 500 miles or not there’s still some places left to see.
I’ve been everywhere, man
Almost everywhere, man
Can Delta get me there, man
I’ll go by ground or air, man
Of miles I’ve had my share, man
I’ve been everywhere
I’ve been to Eau Claire, Chicago, Redlands, Gettysburg
Madison, Meadville, Glassboro, Galesburg,
Canton, Winchester, Ashland, Hampden-Sydney
Naperville, Roseville, Troy and Schenectady
Waverly, Decorah, Elmhurst, McMinnville
Baltimore, Angola, Monon Bell in Crawfordsville
I’ve been everywhere, man
Almost everywhere, man
Flew Independence Air, man
Gone by ground or air, man
Of miles I’ve had my share, man
I’ve been everywhere
I’ve been to Lisle, Carlisle, every place called Collegeville
Pittsburgh, Pittsford, Pennsylvania’s Greenville
Washington in PA, Washington in DC
River Forest, River Falls, Mount Vernon and Mount Berry
Upper Montclair and Westminster Maryland
Williamstown, Allentown, old and new in Belton
I’ve been everywhere, man
Almost everywhere, man
Birmingham’s still there, man
Gone by ground or air, man
Of miles I’ve had my share, man
I’ve been everywhere
I’ve been to Whitewater, Wheaton, Milwaukee and Menomonie
Alliance, Moorhead, Next new place is Beverly
Springfield, Springfield, Abilene counts twice,
Ripon and Sheboygan, Northfield lookin double nice
San Antonio; St. Paul and St. Peter
St. Bonifacius, St. Louis and De Pere
I’ve been everywhere, man
Almost everywhere, man
Both schools in Wilkes-Barre, man
Gone by ground or air, man
Of miles I’ve had my share, man
I’ve been everywhere
I’ve been to Salem, Shenandoah, Canton and Annapolis
Oshkosh, Williamsport, Kenosha and Columbus
New London, New Ulm, Claremont’s Sixth Street
Kings Point, Lancaster, Stevenson and Salisbury
Chester, Conway, Cortland, Holland, Worcester, almost over
Said goodbye to Hancock, Frostburg, Eagle Rock, and Dover
I’ve been everywhere, man
Almost everywhere, man
Twenty more places that you couldn’t fit in there, man
Gone by ground or air, man
Of miles I’ve had my share, man
I’ve been everywhere
Almost everywhere
