Wow, just saw this. Something important to remember when you're watching the games this weekend. Keep in mind what, and who, really matters.

RT @D3SportsData: Of the teams in the @d3football preseason top 25, just 12 return their starting QB. @GOSusqU is the sole 2024 semifinal t….

There are 3 cul de sacs with the same street name as where I live, about 10 minutes apart. It has caused some headaches for people googling directions to my house. Imagine the horror of realizing you're 7 hours from your destination when you thought you were almost there.

I can confirm that nobody every stopped this on NCAA 2003 w/ Marion Barber, Laurence Maroney, & Thomas Tapeh in the backfield. Asad Abdul-Khaliq at QB. Ben Utecht at TE. Greg Eslinger at C. It was the perfect offense with that perfect personnel.

If I would have been asked to make a blind guess, I would have assumed the state schools in conferences like the WIAC or NJAC would have lost the most production. They're about as average as you can get, though.

Crazy amount of guys coming back down South. The Northeast and West Coast, alternatively, lost a lot more production. Makes me wonder if there was something regional about the frequency of COVID years.

Average Returning Production, and its corresponding impact on team ratings, by conference and region. #d3fb

RT @DingoTalk: Episode 1 of From the Sidelines drops!.We’re bringing together three sharp D3 minds @CoachDeFrisco , @MCtheHC and @CoachTPar….

I'm just linking this one for myself 🤗.

Here's (1) how I voted this preseason, (2) how I voted in the final ballot of 2024/January 2025, and (3) how my ballot, my model, and the Top 25 poll compare.

Adding these graphs to my feed for useful points of reference as the season approaches, and people start getting upset about a computer model, or if I start using words instead of numbers to describe things.

RT @d3football: The last time there was a unanimous preseason No. 1 in the D3football .com Top 25 was 2014. Does this year break that trend….

The "big announcement coming" from a couple weeks ago was just a new website layout. No new members, no bowl game, no rebranding, no FloSports (thank goodness).

RT @d3datacast: @LogHanRatings @Pritzkersgunt ope, just gonna slide this in there #d3fb.

The ambivalence/willful ignorance of #d3fb coaches toward DIII's adoption of NPI for playoff selection annoyed me at first, but if the alternative is this ceaseless politicking & bickering we're seeing from FBS coaches and conference commisioners, I'll take it.

For the record, Tyler Huettel is THE most valuable returning player in DIII football by yards above replacement (many, many caveats apply, but still).

And why not? Special Teams.1. Ty Huettel - Trinity.2. Andrew O'Dell - Linfield.3. Andrew Carr - Ursinus.4. Ben Gomez - DPU.5. Dom Bourgeois - Susq.6. Brody Rucker - Wabash.7. Braxtyn Green - NC Wesleyan.8. Owen Schuckert - JCU.9. Will Soulliere - Alma.10. Logan Grwinski - Albion.

Defense.1. Peter Johanik DL - Wheaton.2. Ben Bladel LB - GCC.3. Gage Timm LB - UWRF.4. Chris Amos LB - Kean.5. Luke Harmon DB - Amherst.6. Koy Price DB - Bowdoin.7. Carson Bourdo DB - JHU.8. Jordy Tawa DB - Rochester.9. Harley Hopkins LB - Marietta.10. Sincere Green DB - Buff St.

Non-QB Offensive Players.1. Giovanni Kennedy (OL) - Mount Union.2. Rahshan La Mons (RB) - Susquehanna.3. Brody Bantolina (RB) - Pacific.4. Montie Quinn (RB) - Curry.5. Sawson Schaffer (WR) - Hamline.

Most productive (using my yards above replacement metric) returning players in #d3fb. QBs.1. Adam Moen - UW-Stout.2. Carter St. John - Alma.3. Josh Ehrlich - Susquehanna.4. Cooper Drews - Bethel.5. Mark Forcucci - Wheaton.

Marietta is coming off one of their best seasons in years, but they.1) have a new HC.2) rank 228th in returning offensive production & 191st on defense.3) lost 3 of their best 10 underclassmen to transfer. It's a big open question who will be #2 in the OAC btw Marietta, BW, & ONU.