Alright folks, today was all about digging into that 2024 Baldwin Wallace football roster. Honestly? It started simple – I wanted a nice, clear list for fans. Piece of cake, right? Wrong.
The Hunt Begins
First thing I did was hit the official university athletics site. Classic move. Found the football section easy enough, but navigating felt like wandering in the woods. Clicked through menus, landed on a “Team” page flashing last year’s info like it was new. Annoying.
- Scrolled forever looking for “Roster” or “Players”
- Clicked a promising link… landed on the 2023 roster archive. Grrr.
- Saw a fancy graphic about “Fall 2024 Tryouts!” – but no actual players listed.
Felt like they were hiding it. So, I pivoted. Jumped straight to the search bar on the site and pounded in “Baldwin Wallace 2024 football roster.” Bingo. Sort of. It kicked back a PDF download link buried in the results. Victory? We’ll see.
PDF Pandemonium
Downloaded that PDF, crossed my fingers. Opened it up and… wow. Just wow. Looked like someone typed it up on an ancient typewriter after a long night.
- Small, blurry player headshots straight from a driver’s license photo shoot.
- Numbers jumbled! Saw #11 listed as a Defensive End… then spotted him again as a Wide Receiver later? Total chaos.
- Positions abbreviated with zero consistency: “QB” sometimes, “Quarterback” others. “OL” mashed into one spot, couldn’t tell Tackle from Guard.
Spent probably twenty minutes just trying to match names to the right one position and team status (varsity/junior varsity). Nearly cried when I spilled coffee on my notes.
Cleaning Up the Mess
Decided enough was enough. Took that mangled PDF data and basically started rebuilding it from scratch in my own spreadsheet.
- Column 1: Player Name. Simple? Ha! Made sure first names weren’t shortened to initials and last names were spelled right. Checked against old rosters online.
- Column 2: Jersey Number. Double, triple-checked. That duplicate number nonsense? Tracked down the mistake in the PDF. #11 was indeed a WR, not DE.
- Column 3: Position. Went full words – “Quarterback,” “Running Back,” “Offensive Tackle,” “Inside Linebacker.” None of this “ATH” or “DB” junk unless the player genuinely played multiple spots.
- Column 4: Year. “Senior,” “Sophomore,” etc. PDF had some listed as “SR/5” – had to find out what the “/5” meant (Fifth-year senior, apparently).
Probably added five years to my life just stressing over that spreadsheet.
Wrapping Up the Chaos
After feeling like an archaeologist deciphering hieroglyphs, I finally had a clean, readable list.
- Counted them – whole bunch of players on both sides of the ball.
- Noticed more transfers listed than last year. Interesting.
- The offensive line depth looked solid. Quarterback situation? Clear starter, question marks behind him.
Why put myself through this torment? Because someone’s gotta do it! Fans deserve clear info. And honestly? Next time, I might just wait until two weeks after they officially release the roster before I go looking. Lesson painfully learned.
