Another note on the RWU - Coast Guard game, Baranger did not play.   He wouild have made a difference against the CG big men which is where most of the CG points came from.

I was at the RWU - Newbury game and for all practical purposes the game ended when Dan Gumb was injured.   His injury and pain was terrible and felt by both teams, coaches and fans.  It took a long time - half hour or more before play could resume.   I think both teams but particularly RWU  just wanted to get out of there without anything else bad happening.

It is a shame to see such a good kid and a good player lose a season.  I hope the best for him and his family.

Why is everyone, even the CCC coaches poll, picking Curry over Roger W    

Roger Willaims beat Curry all 3 times they played last year.  I'm pretty sure Curry was at full strength all 3 times.  How good are these new Curry freshman?
Roger W has a new player from Maine highly rated.
Surprising polls.

I'm surprised most people are picking Curry to win the NEFC. 
Fitchburg beat them 28 - 13 (although early in season). 
Fitchburg was 6-0 in the tougher Bogan Div  >>>  BSC, Worcester, Maine.  Curry was also 6 - 0 but only Endicot in the Boyd as competition.
Endicot beat Fitchburg 21 - 7 and Curry beat Endicot 21 - 16.
But Maine beat Curry 28 - 21 and Fitchburg beat Maine 21 - 0.
What 's it all mean
My pick is Fitchburg.

There's a lot of criticism of coaches on these pages.   The WSC - BSC game was not won or lost by any of the coaches.    WSC lost 3 fumbles  BSC lost 2 or 3.   WSC threw three interceptions.   BSC had a TD called back on a penalty.   I can't see any of that a coaches fault. 

The rap that WSC didn't adjust to the option is easy to say after the game is over.   Obviously, the game plan was to stop Kavey and stop the QB from pitching it to him.  Which they did.  Kavey had 130 yds, 71 on one run so the WSC defense came thru.   

That game and most games are won  or lost by the players on the field.

I can't believe that I'm hearing that it's OK for Fitchburg to show such unsportmanship and no class because other teams do it ! ! !  Hey, it's a bad attitude no matter who does it.  I'm not talking about during a game; pretty much anything goes then.  I'm talking about after a game.  Be a good winners & losers and show some respect for opponents. 

Didn't Nichols lose their QB Michael Carven after the first game this year?  He both ran and passed and was the focus of their offense the last two years.   I think he led the league in total offense last year.   If so, it might explain some of their losses.

Worcester's record is misleading.  They lost to Curry, barely beat Salve 28-27, and the rest of their games were against MIT, Framingham, Mass Maritime, all at the bottom of the league.  Beating Westfield by a lot is a plus, but is Westfield overrated? 
Worcester plays Maine, Bridgewater & Fitchburg to close season.  Tough schedule and will say a lot if they can win all three.  They need all three to get Bogan 1st place.

Couple of days ago, therre were posts about FSC's lack of class and poor sportsmanship.   I agree.  After the BSC - FSC game, the FSC fans and some players were ridiculous.   Followed BSC players & BSC fans off the field, screaming "over rated", swearing, etc.  And FSC had won by a TD. 
Plus what happened to their clock?  BSC had the ball & momentum in 4th qtr.  FSC defense was beat after BSC scored 2 TDs and then clock goes out giving them a long rest.   Coincidence?  I don't think so.

Looking at the past games played by Maine and who they have left to play, it will be extremely difficult for them to win the NEFC.    They just lost to Bridgewater, a relatively small sized defense, who held their star runner to about 130 yds.   Maine still has to play FSC, Westfield and Worcester, all big defensive teams, able to stop the run.  I don't think the Maine passing game can make a difference.

The first message on page one of this board is dated in March 2005.   Is there any way to view messages from last season?   Sept 04 - March 05

or did this board just start in March 05?