Vanguard played Cal tonight. Score: Cal 80 Vanguard 58.
Of course we don't know if Cal is that bad or whether Vanguard is a lot better than they showed against us. Or maybe we are that good. Probably a bit of all three.
The question has come up as to whether Vanguard is more like a Div II or Div III team. The NAIA is entirely separate from the NCAA and does not have the same divisions. NAIA teams can give athletic scholarships, which is more like Div II, but not all of them do. So some NAIA teams are more like Div II and some are more like Div III.
Vanguard gives about 30% of its players athletic scholarships, according to one website, with others getting need based aid.
The Vanguard coach, however, is an elite coach. As Bob pointed out, he has coached many Stanford players when they were playing for his club team, Cal Swish, and is the current coach for Juju Watkins.
Of course we don't know if Cal is that bad or whether Vanguard is a lot better than they showed against us. Or maybe we are that good. Probably a bit of all three.
The question has come up as to whether Vanguard is more like a Div II or Div III team. The NAIA is entirely separate from the NCAA and does not have the same divisions. NAIA teams can give athletic scholarships, which is more like Div II, but not all of them do. So some NAIA teams are more like Div II and some are more like Div III.
Vanguard gives about 30% of its players athletic scholarships, according to one website, with others getting need based aid.
The Vanguard coach, however, is an elite coach. As Bob pointed out, he has coached many Stanford players when they were playing for his club team, Cal Swish, and is the current coach for Juju Watkins.