Swammys' PAC year end seasons selection, now that I am off the Road and can make some picks:

TMC 10
MSJ 24

GCC 14
MM   21

Westminny 10
Waynesburg 23
Weather could cause some havoc for both teams strength, Jackets run games with sloppy field slows down somewhat of speed here , QB at Westminny with slippery ball throwing could pose problems. . Hope the rain holds off till at least half time.
Waynewsburg Senior' s going out with win. Career Records in Books for Abels, records broke from 1966 Rushing yards, Scoring and most TD's......, Daniels also on charts in records books for Jackets as well, All purpose yards and rushing yards. Maybe a little sweeter with win against previous Coach at Waynesburg-Hand.

WJ 42
Bethany10
Another maybe sloppy track here, Run game.O line will be too much for Bethany who had difficult time stopping run game most of season. Not hardly expecting upset here but maybe some calls go big green's way......
not likely..to even keep it close???

TC 17
CMU 21

CMU has some better talent than folks are giving them credit for, yes not to tough schedule but do have some nice dimensions with offense with QB throwing and RB's, not swifty backs, but run hard and have some size there. This should be good match-up to see how TC Defense does against option stuff and also key is how effective TC can run ball that opens things up more for QB.
Payback from last year loss  in store here
Good Luck to all teams for 2006 season on what is yet to come down the road

Incorrect Bob....I have not chosen this to be a Mendel/Abels things...if you look back at all my emails...this was started by another poster, not AC. and when I have some time I will look back and see who first mentioned the comparison. it surely wasn't me .I just had to share my point of view being a Jacket fan for the last 5-6 years and when I can get a chance to get to a game I usually see the offensive  talent show what each player brings to the table, whether it be #7 the last several years or #1 and #6 last several years, #15 the year before .but those STATS are factual.
Who knows....Maybe it was all started with Coach Sirianni of Prez clearly in Observer Reporter pointing out last year that Abels is Best Back in Conf head and shoulder's and this year support's his own back being biased of course like he states in another article I had read this past week. And.....no' to the VCR tape on film........I couldn't see the play well enough , I sent it down to the TMC Coach so he could see what he is in store for this week. told em also to watch the zebra's ...the run more than in a "pack" at Cameron.
Week # 8 in the books moving onward to week #9
Hey,  everyone has their own opinion...Interesting enough on pregame show this past week for Big Game did Coach S commend both Backs at Waynesburg Daniels and Abels at being real good backs that to of seem to of been around  the last 10 years. Nice comments to two players that know how to compliment each other on playing field. That's special.

Bobby..........you just wouldn't leave it alone on something that "I sure didn't start" between the two RB's at each college the last several years.
But I did have to finish the item once and for all.

Looking ahead to this week?
Bethany getting primed up for next weeks home game at against Prez?
TMC heading into "wonder" land at Cameron. Carlisle already licking his chops to pop someone.
Frostburg heading to Waynesburg to play flatless Jacket team sufferring from loss last week to Prez.
Looking ahead.....the CMU/Thiel game should be a good one. CMU just lovs to run ball with alot of complicated formations and motions which makes their team tough to defend.

Bobby Boy, you may want to get your Kleenex Box out or help out with some splinter pulling for 2003 season bench—where #3 wasn't good enough to play RB in year 2003 but even with more senior RB in Bettinazzi who Abels as "Freshman"  also beat at 826 yards while just  :Dplaying 1/2 of season. Note the 201 carries last year Bobby with Abels, 4 less carries than Mendel this year and 292 moe yards rushing.
Read em and Weap Bobby!!!These are from the archives that all of us can Thank the SID's at each College. Thanks fellows!!!for the Facts!!
Like night and day comparison and the only way to slow Abels down is play him less than 1/2 the time as it appeared to be the case this year.

Abels:
3 First Team All PAC Conf Selection
Mendel: None

Abels: Waynesburg College Records
Career Rushing
Career Scoring
Career TD's

Mendel: WJ College Records
None: and will be None

2005 Season
Abels 201 carries 1299 yards
Mendel 156 carries 823 yards

2004 Season
Abels  168 carries 957 yards
Mendel 158 carries 790 yards

2003 Season
Abels 182 carries 877 yards
Mendel 31 carries 154 yards

BG
Any many times were the Brink trucks outside stadium for it was ll fixeroo!!!
Just so happens big times guys were in stands and refs wanted to make sure their were no obstacles to get in their way wioth score outcome
Abels 3 First Team Pac's
Mendel None but maybe a second vote last year

Abels 3 Records at College
Mendel -None
Abels, More Rushing Yards, TD's and Scoring...it appears that this might be in Spanish to you but it is English Bobby Boy!
Don't forget it, penaly yards lasty week were all opportune times but if your hold the WHOLE game and nothing gets called how could you possiblyu lose, you just don't get it.

Wes.............share the peace pipe with Bobby, he may take a puff...the playing time thing you would have to ask Coach on. that is a  mystery for sure.......it's like letting the other player's get a chance too cause they are paying tuition too.  4.5 average for each carries is plenty enough if used properly to get you first downs.
Hey, who knows...Coach is trying to show Ables that it takes two to dance and keeps fresh legs in game and with any injury other back needs to be ready and have playing experience which isn't a bad thing. Both backs bring different things to game.
Freshman can start anywhere if their good enough, Mt Union back last year....and many others so you should leave the story ending on who didn't start and who did as Freshman, Sophomore and who was PAC 1st team and who wasn't in year two?? year three???. These are awards voted on by Coach's. Stats prevail and tell the truth.
Hey, if he don't make PAC 1st team this year so be it....but he has records that will be long lasting there.
They best start worrying about TMC and Bethany let alone playoffs but 1 of 2 games are at home or Referee Stadium.

Wessy My lost friend, no excuse. not sore loser...justa nother cheating episode down at Cameron .....very easily seen during game but those types of fans don't see the truth, Right Bobby Boy!??

Mendel  wishes he had abilility of other two running backs at Waynesburg....Wessy????Did he just come to WJ this year???Do you know that much?
I see the that Mendel has been in there 4 years , oops....Not one First Team All Conference yet???Or did you forget to look. Yeah....he was 3rd string RB there two years ago ...No college Records??
Abels...playing half the time is:
All time Scorer
All time Rushing Leader
All Time TD
Mendel..................NONE ......zippo!!!

You may want to get your pipe out and smoke that.

Truth Hurts uh.... Bobby Boy!!!
The person that never put a jock on in his life.
Go talk to the Alumni...........the Brinks Truck was sitting in front of the stadium. still from two weeks ago....................

No......I think little Bobby needs to shut up!

WJ/Waynebsurg Recap:
Surprizingly not many items about other items that contributed to outcome:
but as expected WJ fans only see things their way.
1. Shields mugged 5,10, 15 yards down field by corner back when ball was picked near goal line in first quarter..., momentum play ...ref stared an watched and of course the no call like every Jacket fan thought would take place there that day was just the beginning.
2. 25 second clock goes on blink and out of no-where comes a 25 second delay call against Jackets when they had possession and on drive but move em back they go, no mo-mo today boys
3. Czerwien, Jackets DE was horsecallered and held so bad during game he had strangle marks on his neck after game.....it was so bad...that they had to move him to linebacker most of 3rd quarter and alot in 4th to keep him from being strangled to death so he could make plays. He hasn't been stopped in 3 years but miraculously he got held out today big time
4. WJ OL Chop blocks illegal that also was darn near the whole game, but do you think any would be called?....a injured person could run for 100+ yards if you have that detail going on. Oh, by the way Mendel 35 rushes on 154 yards maps out to be 4.4 average, Jackets had 4.0 average but Juggernaut Shepas, has the leading Rusher, Scorer and TD maker in school history of team on sidelines most of 4th quarter.......their isn't one Jacket fan that can ever understand that wonderful coaching decision but Abels is probably used to it by now... had to deal with that all 4 years there but amazinly put  up the number's he has I guess does say something? BUT with 8-9 guys in box did one outside sweep pitch get called whole game??
More nice play calling BUT WJ D did play well this day.
5. Two late hits when Wideout of Jackets caught ball and were on sideline and also one foot out of bounds did late hit call be made? Did expect to see flag Nope?
6. Botched puntpass for TD called back on Jackets, which does have some likely-hood of guy being downfield BUT wonder if that was a WJ play...Yepper TD it would be.
7. Films should probably be sent to NCAA.PAC President for review...cause line play -Strangling/Chop Blocks was not called and you can get away with alot when you do that kinda of  play...but if your playing down their you get away with it especially........................when
8) Alumni dropp a big wad in the bucket two weeks ago only to have it picked up this past Saturday by crew.
Interesting poster's, think about it!! I would of almost wished my jet plane was delayed 2 more hours so I wouldn't of had to see this all take place and just hear about it from all Jacket fans but not was the case.
9) If their is any post season play for WJ unless toe gets stubbed they sure hope it will first home game cause when they play elsewhere the dominant calls will be not there to rely on. 
AC

CC
Your synopsis again was right on the money....the pregame scuffle in endzone set such a great tone before first snap and I have never seen the Jackets so fired up on side line in the 4 years I have been big fan/spectator of the team since my move into Waynesburg land. the first quarter was without question a master piece but if you think of last years game it was also 21-0 when RB had to leave game at beginning of 2nd quarter due to leg cramps after gaining+100 in first quarter. Thiels big game players last year were difference in them getting back into game with QB and Chambers putting on clinic at throw and catch and then run. Two toally different teams from year ago. Jackets were just controlling line of scrimmage last week and when that happens with good backs you can get the 8-10-12 play drives.
Let's get to O Line of Jackets...average 250 up front, two seniors are inside guards who have quick feet and can get out  to pull for sweep plays or counter's. Freshman big at 290 at Right tackle can move you with power...center at 265 takes up some room and has good blocking ability and LT plays at 230 but also is used as Tight End to with 87 Wright who has strong desire to make plays. Yes.....no All American accolades from any of them but they are really playing as a unit and are strong young men with one thing oin mind right now.
Prez has some experience in the O line but Jackets strength is they have 3 of 4 D-line back from last year with Czerwien leading the way.
Member last years game when he was up against #70 from Prez and speed was too much where he went inside arounnd and occassionally tried going through. Line backing crew really playing unit ball, with #10 Steele making big hits and good plays all season, 49 and 47 good coverage people in flats bu sure know how to get in back field pressuring QB.
DBacks got alot of good looks last week from Thiel for they had to go to passing game down big early and came up with some big picks did #8 Taylor. #2 Plays Safety alot like Cherish from WJ cause they can both make big hitting plays and cover field well.
No question, Prez will need to control line of scrimmage with run game and keep Jackets offense off the  field and try and get early lead. If the run game does not click for Prez....Wideouts of Prez are all real good with M,cCafferty big play guy on team. Likes slant and hitch and go routes. QB will be running for whatever opening he can get from swarming D of Jackets. On the other side of ball, Jackets backs just too talented with O Line opening seems but FB lead blocks are crushing as I saw #1-Thiel CB  last week go flying 5 yards in air from lead sweep block. At 235 pounds and solid I wouldn't want that task of him coming at you. Backs have real nice speed and sure look for the next hole real quickly. Explosion is the word the descibes them when they hit hole that does have a gap and then sit back and watch what happens next.
This should be such a great game to watch, as a fan...can you imagine the , the players feelings.....excitement with PAC title on Line?

Wes, nice assessment on O-line, Yes, got some size and good bit of experience to bring to game, defintely the strength of the Prez team....just creating seams for slash RB to hit hole and get to linebacker for nice gain...that will be tested by either 3-4 or 4-3 which they both play decently or have gotten alot better over last few weeks for sure. Speed may be key here as I stree that here too.in addition to skilled player's RB's and Wideouts.  Czerwein is an excellet d-lineman....just doesn't quit and other player's feed off him and Linebackers are under-rated. alll 3 are players  bring differnt peices to Defense.
O- Line  for Jackets is young but has really strted to jell but with the folks that have to block for,....things are just make inital block and go get someone else cause the RB's are by real quick while looking for next hole and when seam is there bye bye...no question....two different runner;s that can break one on any play. QB starting to feel more confident in passing game in short, middle and heave deep when needed.  If this piece of offense gets rolling the RB's will get good gains each time and when you over-play it will hurt you.
Kicking game is pretty equal if things get down to filed goals but....they won't happen.
Thinsg starting to heat up.
CC
Agree with you read on wing-t and how adjustments can be made and can halt things rather quickly...but brusing backs at GC are not speed and vison backs like  Waynesburg...at first game of season against Salisbury proved that things can happen if O-line creates even thei smallest hole and with brusier FB Davis laucning people into space as he did last week reading his block and hitting hole for nice yardage is how the RB 's feed of hm his key blocks but also can go around it before the block is made as well
Conditioning will be big in this game.

Poster's???Is everyone out of town or studying hard for this week predictions on biggest game of season in PAC?

TMC starting to get things clicking....running D is always a test for opposing Run game.
Westminster showed big numbers last week and really steam rolled Bethany...to alot of folks surprise including Swammy's.
Grove City moved ball good against WJ but then the bottom fell out in 2nd quarter.

Poster's, Sorry the swammy was not in the house to make his last week's selections but that won't happen again with the biggest game of season in PAC coming up this weekend in Washington, that being said I guess you would of maybe thought Waynesburg was going to be his selection in upset win which all newspaper sports guys locally picked Thiel in a 6-0 vote.

CC, you really were in tune for the game cause your assessment was to the "T", liked all items that you mentioned. RB mix and QB good play calling.
WJ will see the films and see they have a battle upcoming. Coach Sirianni knows their is alot of talent at Waynesburg and 4 years ago at Waynesburg/WJ  reign ended.

I too....was at game Saturday and with my earlier article last week talking "speed" and how it makes a difference....well it was evident on Saturday and the 1-2 punch of the RB's Abels and Daniels  didn't get big long runs but their were  a couple of those that were a step from explosion but consistant the whole game.
Big lead and resillence of Jackets both sides of ball and wanting last years payback and now this is the 3rd of the 4 teams that beat them last year...TMC, Grove City, Thiel and next up WJ.
I can tell you the game 4 years ago when QB Edwards had dislocated his shoulder was a game...this one has the  makings of another one right around the corner.
Prez will be real stiff test for they always have good program, good athletes and always at home  the 12th player(referees) on field as did Thiel this past weekend with QB ruffing the passer calls when the O Lineman pushed the D lineman into QB late 3rd and 4th quarter's and the last Thiel TD pass was almost 2 yards out of bounds and the ref was watching the birds in trees when he made call. I wished I could of seen the one over again....startling it was.
I can rememeber the famous huddle three years ago at Cameron when they pow-poweed in middle of field and the call ended up going the Prez's way on a 35-31 win there. 3 QB interceptions on Dumm killed them that day but it  still went down to final series  Last year it was also good game until Krepps when to the house on punt return to pad lead nicely
I know Coaching staff of Jackets will have them so sky high and also know that another PAC crown is up for grabs.
Who will shine? Who won't? Defense or Offense? Skilled player's? QB's
I already know ..........but as week goes by the Swammy will better assess the game that which I wished started in 15 minutes.
Gotta get on the Road................let the talk begin.........

OT agtree with you whole heartedly on that play as I mentioned a few weeks back after game, no question Thiel wishes that they  had that play back and would of continued some pass and normal run game to control clock and keep WJ offense off field but that is football...breaks and no breaks....I look at WJ fumbles and own recovery's that would of been big time turn arounds if Thiel recovered.........but lets move on to this week against Waynesburg.
Weather should be good for game, mid 50's and sunny, fast track which favors team with speed in skiilled positions and run game of Wayneburg will be there. It's like...don't over pursue or under-estimate what speed can do for any team. 1-2 punch RB's can burn you from anywhere on the field and with some pass game this game will be very intersting.
I would think for sure stacking box will be TC game plan but they could be costly. As far as banged up O Line at Thiel their are player's that could be banged up at this time of season on both teams but will need to play with some discomfort with groin pulls, ham string pull, knee aches, ankle aches etc....
Waynesburg has some hopes for PAC Champiosnhip but must play good Thiel team at home before thinking about WJ.
Should be fun to watch. 2 parts of payback already completed this year with wins over Grove City, Thomas More, Thiel next and WJ afterwards which could be for PAC Chamionshiip... and also a strong comebck from team that started 0-3. I don't foresee Waynesburg thinking of WJ at all at this time though.
What if Thiel beat Waynebsurg, and then Waynesburg goes to WJ and teams all emd up tied for PAC Lead???
Predictions around the corner with the swammy!!

Matt, Nice Job on the Stats, intersting here goes swammy for week 7, Can he stay on top?

WJ 48
Westminny 7
Pass and Run game both get in gear this week for big game with former Alumni attending game. I think Coach may want show a few things or two.
TJ QB may see a little Strong Safety of TJ WJ'S Cherish more than he likes.

Thiel 28
GC 21
Thiel hasn't shaken off last weeks loss quite as of yet. GC will move ball on ground and freshman QB Didanato getting better each week.
QB at Thiel coming aound with nice game last week against WJ and run game should be enough to control game tempo. Not sure if Steve Minton will be there but Hess should be good to go for 100.

Waynesburg 28
Bethany 10

Defense line pressure's QB all over field, although running out of shutgon with spread field things may be tough going. Surely he'll gets his completions but must hold on to the ball from swarming defense, Run D for Jackets hasn't gotten better as season moves along.
Waynesburg opens up a little more pass game to spread field with Cobb to Sheilds and TE Wright more for Motor backs in Jacket backfield. If Abels can have any kind of day like he has had in last 3 years..look out 11 TD'S, 9.9 yard average and +450 yards in playing 1/2 time(kinda amazing stats on PAC website). Daniels, quick, sneaky and bouncy runner that compliments good run game. Fullback Davis gets into mix this week as well. Should be great football weather in possibly another record breaking Saturday in Burnt Orange country.

TMC 21
Frostburg 7
Run game of Frostburg will get look at some stingy linebacker's led by Carlisle who kinda is like everywhere. New RB at TMC gets another crack at some yards while QB Stellman  makes big plays for TMC. D-Backs sneak a couple picks too......trying to get in better form for late game of season with WJ.

Good Luck to teams this week.