formerbant...I haven't seen Trinity this year, but I have seen Amherst. This kid Kehoe is hands down the best quaterback in the league this year. I think a lot of his success has to do with #1 and #5 two outstanding playmaking recievers. I'm sure Pitcher is great too, but he doesn't get to throw as much as Kehoe. If you go to the game on Sat you will know what I'm talking about. It should be an unbelievable game.
How about a little dirt on Tufts?

I agree...lets talk some football. I'm going to pick Bowdoin over Bates simply because of their passing attack. the Bowdoin offense will take complete advantage of a VERY weak Bates secondary. I think that kid Nolan is going to have another huge game for the Polar Bears. I think that kid #2 is eating his words right about now. I believe he told the Bowdoin Newspaper that he was the best reciever in the league this year. His teamate Nolin is making him look foolish. Stratton and Hammond will have to get after it and force Bates into some turnovers as well. I think the Bates offense is underated, especially going up against a weak Bowdoin defense. 27-17 Bowdoin
   Amherst will pull it out against Trinity. They're playing at home in front of what will be a huge crowd. The run desfense is very solid and that fifty front will cause problems for the Trinity zone running attack. Not to mention # 20 is the best corner in the league this year. I don't think the Amherst offense has gotten enough credit. They have three legit runners, a very good quaterback who is more then capable of making big plays, and the best athlete in the league outside of anyone on Trinity in #1. 17-14 Amherst
    I think Colby may have its hands full with Tufts. They're a scary team. They play tough and have a great defense. The Colby offense is going to have to be really clicking to pull it out. The Colby defense has to step it up big time. Look for Smith to have a big game. I think the coaches have lit a little bit of a fire under his ass this week. 24-14 Colby
   I'm not that interested in the rest of the games.

I kind of like the fact that Trinity has been dominating the past few years. It gives teams something to aim for every off season. Trinity beat Middlebury by two touchdowns, if they had pulled off the upset it would have made their season this year. I also feel that because that game was so close Middlebury was able to see that they're really are a solid team. The result...beating Bates by forty points. Lets be serious This whole Trinity streak will not last forever. It's only a matter of time before another one of the NESCAC's is doing the same thing.

This whole discussion is rediculous....I've been reading this stuff all year and its starting to get to me. Can we stop talking about academic standards and start talking about football. Who cares if Trinity's avg SAT scores might be a few points lower then other schools. Did anyone complain this much when Williams was running the table a few years back? I want to know how Amherst can beat Trinity this weekend so my boy up in Waterville can get a piece of the title. If Colby Bowdoin and Amherst all win this weekend next weekends Colby Bowdoin game could actually have some significance for once. After all Bowdoin hasn't exactly gone into the game with any sort of a record in the past few years.

Trincantreadgood...I can't even believe you are putting Bowdoin in the same class as Trinity, and Amherst. I also can't believe you think Bowdoin is somehow comparable to Colby and Williams. I fully support Colby and I would never even think of putting them in the same class as an Amherst or Trinity simply because the Mules haven't beaten them in quite some time. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Bowdoin won four games in the last four years, but now they're an elite team in the league?