College football as it was meant to be played. Gotta love D3. No football scholarships, no multimillion dollar coaches and invasive television contracts, just a group of true student athletes playing for the love of the game.
@@joeschizoid7762 You can corrupt sports without all of that. The want to win creates cheating and problems regardless. I think D3 should be more publicized as well as D2.
D3 playoffs are good because only the best get in and advance unlike D1 who dont always have the best playing the best in the 4team playoffs and bowl games.
Never really thought it was fair for a school as big as whitewater to be playing D3. They literally have 12500 students. Now I know their public so they dont have the budget of some rich private schools like Rhodes or MIT but because they have lower academic standards they can pull in a wider range of athletes. They have the student body of a D2 or FCS school and when they play these private schools with students bodys in the 3000s it just seems unfair.
I understand your point, but if there was direct correlation between enrollment and football, schools like UCF and Arizona State would be playing for the national championship every year. Pahokee High School in Florida has only 800 students but regularly beats high school 3 times its size and has sent several players to the NFL, i.e. Anquan Boldin.
@@joeschizoid7762 I think especially in D3 when the players are not offered scholarships being able to go to larger school is a major draw to future student athletes compared to many other of the small schools. I mean UWW is the only school at any level I have ever heard win all three major sports in the same year (baseball, basketball, and football). To be honest UWW And all the other Wisconsin schools belong in D2. I also understand there isn't a direct correlation but clearly there is many advantages against extremely small schools
I played baseball at UW-Platteville and yes, the Wisconsin conference (WIAC) is generally considered the most competitive in D3. Having seen a lot of D3 competition, it was hit or miss. Some schools you wondered why their players weren't D1/D2, while others felt like a small Juco. To be honest it all comes down to opportunity. Wisconsin doesn't have a lot of D1 schools, so you find the bigger D3 schools get more athletic attention. The biggest schools in the WIAC like Whitewater, Lacrosse, and Oshkosh won't move up a division due to funding...it's that simple. So I may not have gotten my school paid for, but D3 is still a great experience!
@@russ7640 hell yeah man I get it I went to Platteville as well and dont worry I get there is no funding but Its still BS that UW P is in the same division as Ripon College
@@slayywealthy3604 I agree it's gay, I'm referring to a college football game where the announcers said something pretty gay. Search '4th down and 9' on UA-cam to find some awkward commentary on a game between NIU and Iowa
The stunts whitewater’s defensive line is pulling are awful. They dont have the speed to pull them off. Cant say too much tho. They werent bringing consistent pressure but got there a few times. I would bull rush a lot and just hold gaps. The exterior is decent but the interior cant penetrate at all
Game was so much closer than it should have been. UWW could have won by 2 scores without some questionable quarterback play, whereas that was the best SJU could have done
Matt Tarrant well dud... apparently your assumptions are next to your head, right up your backside. And why don't you put your "benefit of the doubt " there as well. 👍
Juco offer scholarships if you ask me you would have a better chance going to Juco so you can earn a scholarship to a bigger school which might help you get to the pros
College football as it was meant to be played. Gotta love D3. No football scholarships, no multimillion dollar coaches and invasive television contracts, just a group of true student athletes playing for the love of the game.
I wouldnt mind a television contract for D3 games to be shown. Would bring more attention to D3 football which is a positive in my eyes.
@@seanwebb2254I wouldn't mind either but how do you keep the money from corrupting the sport?
@@joeschizoid7762 You can corrupt sports without all of that. The want to win creates cheating and problems regardless. I think D3 should be more publicized as well as D2.
wym no football scholarships? That is a BAD idea.
@@elitrey7209 Division 3 doesn't give athletic scholarships for any sport.
This was actually a legit good game.
That was a really exciting game by two evenly matched, well deserving teams. Shame somebody had to lose.
Didn't want to see either team lose. Excellent game by both. Final should be nice.
What a time to be alive. UW Whitewater and St Johns on ESPN
I found myself rooting for both teams to win, great effort from both sides. Neither deserved to lose.
thanks for the highlights as always, VV
I can’t believe I’m watching D3 football rn but I’m loving it
D3 playoffs are good because only the best get in and advance unlike D1 who dont always have the best playing the best in the 4team playoffs and bowl games.
@@seanwebb2254 fcs has 24 teams in D1
UWW (now alumnus) here - I was at this game with a friend of mine - best game ever.
Coaches preach the game is won on the line and this game is a real example of that
Amon Lansdown good point. Having only seen the highlights it looks like Wisconsin living in the backfield of St Johns was the difference in the game.
Very good effort by all sides of the ball. It wasn’t like 3-0 or 59-56. Very well fought.
That was a really great game
2:30 “Black guy over the middle” 😂😂🤦🏻♂️
I was at this game - it was breathtaking.
These quarterbacks are pretty good
Some of the tops in D3.
Came here to see quinn meinerz film. Pretty good game
Really good game
The resilience of Warhawk Football.
Odd to think I played against Max in high-school. To see him here is really cool.
Whitewater's been good since I went there in 03
Do u have carthage vs north central
Does that UW #8 wear a hood?
fixer10091994 I’ve seen a lot of guys wear a hood but this is the first guy I’ve seen playing football in a full hoodie
Never really thought it was fair for a school as big as whitewater to be playing D3. They literally have 12500 students. Now I know their public so they dont have the budget of some rich private schools like Rhodes or MIT but because they have lower academic standards they can pull in a wider range of athletes. They have the student body of a D2 or FCS school and when they play these private schools with students bodys in the 3000s it just seems unfair.
I understand your point, but if there was direct correlation between enrollment and football, schools like UCF and Arizona State would be playing for the national championship every year. Pahokee High School in Florida has only 800 students but regularly beats high school 3 times its size and has sent several players to the NFL, i.e. Anquan Boldin.
@@joeschizoid7762 I think especially in D3 when the players are not offered scholarships being able to go to larger school is a major draw to future student athletes compared to many other of the small schools. I mean UWW is the only school at any level I have ever heard win all three major sports in the same year (baseball, basketball, and football). To be honest UWW And all the other Wisconsin schools belong in D2. I also understand there isn't a direct correlation but clearly there is many advantages against extremely small schools
@@wheatking8971 The UW schools actually have their own conference. They should probably look at D2, yes.
I played baseball at UW-Platteville and yes, the Wisconsin conference (WIAC) is generally considered the most competitive in D3. Having seen a lot of D3 competition, it was hit or miss. Some schools you wondered why their players weren't D1/D2, while others felt like a small Juco. To be honest it all comes down to opportunity. Wisconsin doesn't have a lot of D1 schools, so you find the bigger D3 schools get more athletic attention.
The biggest schools in the WIAC like Whitewater, Lacrosse, and Oshkosh won't move up a division due to funding...it's that simple. So I may not have gotten my school paid for, but D3 is still a great experience!
@@russ7640 hell yeah man I get it I went to Platteville as well and dont worry I get there is no funding but Its still BS that UW P is in the same division as Ripon College
St johns punter thiccc
thats gay lol
@@slayywealthy3604 *4th down & 9*
@@ZephyrFly1 he said the punter is thicc
@@slayywealthy3604 I agree it's gay, I'm referring to a college football game where the announcers said something pretty gay. Search '4th down and 9' on UA-cam to find some awkward commentary on a game between NIU and Iowa
@@ZephyrFly1 ohh ok lol thanks for clearing that up i was like wait lol
I'm here to see quinn
St johns QB is literally Anthony Gordon
I’m pretty sure St. John’s is D1 Now
You're thinking of St. John's university in New York. This one is D3 and located in Minnesota.
@@BayAreaDawg415 St. Thomas is who he's thinking of
GO UWW!
wisconsin whitewater u.b. coaches , lance leipolds old stomping grounds...
The stunts whitewater’s defensive line is pulling are awful. They dont have the speed to pull them off. Cant say too much tho. They werent bringing consistent pressure but got there a few times. I would bull rush a lot and just hold gaps. The exterior is decent but the interior cant penetrate at all
Game was so much closer than it should have been. UWW could have won by 2 scores without some questionable quarterback play, whereas that was the best SJU could have done
Matt Tarrant 🤣🤣🤣. Wtf? Last time I checked the quarterback was part of the team. 🤦🏽♂️
badlandskid dude I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you read that too quickly
Matt Tarrant well dud... apparently your assumptions are next to your head, right up your backside.
And why don't you put your "benefit of the doubt " there as well. 👍
badlandskid guess you’re just lacking basic comprehension skills then
Matt Tarrant there ya go guessing again.
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I normally dont like d3 football because its basically a scam, but this game i really enjoyed watching
A scam? Well the playoffs are usually always good in D3
@@nathanhime5712 because you have to pay to play football because they dont do football scholorships. and the likelyhood of you going pro is very low.
@@nathanhime5712 yes, d2 and fcs do scholarships.
The Crusader I play D3 football and I don’t think it’s a scam if you see it as you playing the sport you love after high school
Juco offer scholarships if you ask me you would have a better chance going to Juco so you can earn a scholarship to a bigger school which might help you get to the pros