Triple Take, Week 7: Time for some new teams to shine
Some weeks stand out because of stadium-filling rivalries and top-25 games that attract interest across the nation. This isn’t one of those weeks. That, however, opens the door for the middle class of...
View ArticleTriple Take, Week 8: The biggest week so far
Everything that Week 7 was not, in terms of big matchups, Week 8 is. There are no fewer than five nationally significant major clashes, plus several more games that will greatly impact conference...
View ArticleTriple Take, Week 9: Several down and three to go
Week 9 isn’t quite the week of marquee games that Week 8 was, but there are three clashes that pit top-20 teams against one another. And besides, with three weeks left in the regular season, we’ve hit...
View ArticleWeek 10: The clock ticks down on the 2015 season
Week 10. Here’s where the fun really begins. And for four-fifths of Division III, it’s 10 days from ending. We won’t forget about all the teams who won’t make the field of 32 or participate in an ECAC...
View ArticleTriple Take Week 11: This is what it’s all about
It’s Week 11. Do we even need an intro? Everyone’s got a big game this week, either playing for the final time this season or competing for the opportunity to play on. There are rivalry games; Williams...
View ArticleDivision III playoffs: Triple Take sets the expectations for the Round of 32
Welcome to the most exciting Saturday of the postseason. Thirty-two of the nation’s best teams meet in 16 first-round playoff games. Eight kick off at noon Eastern Time, and seven more at noon Central,...
View ArticleTriple Take: Our guesses at the Round 2 scores
The road to Salem gets a little more rugged in Round 2. Photo by Jamie Wilson, d3photography.com Here are the matchups by Top 25 ranking: No. 10 St. Johns at No. 4 St. Thomas No. 9 Thomas More at No. 7...
View ArticleQuarterfinals: The road to Salem gets much more difficult
Wesley will bring some offense to Alliance. Will that be enough?Photo by Mike Wilson, d3photography.comThe 2015 playoff bracket | Bracket challenge leaders | Playoff feature stories So let’s make...
View ArticleSemifinals: Four purple powers play for the right to meet in Salem
The 2015 playoff bracket | Road to Salem feature stories Bracket challenge leaders | Previous weeks’ picks We often use the phrase “Purple Powers” to refer to Mount Union and UW-Whitewater, since...
View ArticleStagg Bowl 43 predictions: The last purple power standing …
Friday night is significant in many ways. This particular Stagg Bowl is the culmination of another great Division III football season, one in which a record 247 teams and likely more than 20,000...
View ArticleWelcome to Quick Hits
Triple Take has had a nice long run — nine years of appearing in this space on Friday mornings with our predictions for the week. But it’s time for Version 2.0, and this is it: Quick Hits. We’ll give...
View ArticleQuick Hits: Don’t go 0-2
Some teams can’t go 0-2 because they won last week and some can’t because they didn’t play. But either way, you don’t want to be 0-2 after Week 2. Who will be? Our guest this week is Greg Thomas, a...
View ArticleQuick Hits for Week 3
Sure, we’d all love to be in Hawaii, where Pacific is playing Occidental, but the D3football.com budget is really tight. We’re lucky to be able to send one person to Texas, but we really wouldn’t miss...
View ArticleTriple-take: Who needs it more?
It’s Friday, and the countdown to kickoff is most certainly on. Saturday’s games have probably been on your mind since last week, so to get you in game mode, and to provide perspective on what to watch...
View ArticleTriple-take: All about Ohio
Keith McMillan and I and a guest each week run down the games to watch in several categories — some standard, some off the wall. But this is just the start of the conversation, as we open up the Daily...
View ArticleTriple-take: Games all over the map
Keith McMillan and I and a guest each week run down the games to watch in several categories — some standard, some off the wall. But this is just the start of the conversation, as we open up the...
View ArticleTriple-take: Could be a clincher
Keith McMillan and I and a guest each week run down the games to watch in several categories — some standard, some off the wall. But this is just the start of the conversation, as we open up the...
View ArticleTriple-take: Too many to count
Keith McMillan and I and a guest each week run down the games to watch in several categories — some you may recognize, some we just made up last night. But this is just the start of the conversation,...
View ArticleTriple-take: D-III geeks around a table
Every week, Keith McMillan, a guest and I take a tour through the weekend’s games, giving you our take on what the big games, big upsets and new names will be coming out of the upcoming week. Our...
View ArticleTriple-take: Jugs, bells, pride, playoffs
Every week, Keith McMillan, a guest and I take a tour through the weekend’s games, giving you our take on what the big games, big upsets and new names will be coming out of the upcoming week. Our...
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