Congrats to the Presidents. Even in defeat they showed that they belong in the first tier of D-3 teams. Great talent, good coaching, plus a lot of heart = exciting football seasons.

Wes, you're too close to this, having been on the receiving end of a couple of Texas football butt whippings. On the other hand I'm too far from this to know what I'm talking about, having never seen these Texas teams play. But I do know that W&J is a quality playoff team. That said, if Swallow and his receivers are near perfect and open the field for the run, if the kicking game holds up, if the defense rises to match their best games this season, and if W&J is very very lucky, then they can pull this off. Here's hoping: W&J - 24  UMHB -21.

W&J 38
CNU 28

Swallow brings his best game.

To The Minn. Vikings Coaching Staff,

Good News!! Plans are now in preparation to send all NFL Refs to re-education camps to provide them with sensitivity training in dealing with whiners. Inferior teams must be aided in their up hill battles.

I also saw the game at Cameron. The officiating was fine. Some close calls presumably to keep the game under control. Waynesburg was outcoached. W&J adapted to the weather with some exceptional playcalling. Their bend but not break defense dominated Waynesburg in the first half and put them away in the second.  Blaming a 30-3 loss on homer officials or worse in this case is just plain silly.

Wes, you're a bit too harsh on W&J's defence. Against Hanover  they were good. Against Westminster they were ok, thanks to big plays. Against Allegheny they were very good. And against Thiel they were good enough. I do agree with you that the defense has not found an answer to their opposition's short passes.

Any opinions on W&J and/or Thiel's coaching staffs and their styles? I've been pretty impressed with W&J's spread the field passing game. It works as long as you have the speed and talent. Although the smashed-mouth Allegheny game was a bit different. Both teams seem to have pretty good defenses.

If W&J wins big--20 points or so--they will probably be ranked among the top 25 D3 teams again, depending on upsets . A close game will not do it.

Swallow is a very good passer. With more experience, he could be a great passer. Church is a terrific qb, who would give W&J another running dimension if he's on. He could set the stage for a great game by Mendal. Church would start for most teams in the PAC. But back to Swallow, if he is on target W&J will pull away in the second half and and beat Thiel handily. If not, the game will go down to the wire with Thiel having its chances. It will be a great game.

Oldtimer may be right and W&J's run game stalls, but he is underestimating the passing of Swallow as he gets more experience. In any event if Swallow gets in trouble, Church comes in as qb, the running game opens up and W&J still wins by 10 points with a more balanced attack.

Swallow passes W&J by Thiel:  31 to 10.

W&J has gone from 1,100 students to 1550 students in a very short time. Although their academic standards seem to be as high, other colleges are also improving and faster, while W&J transitions into a bigger school. This will probably be good for football in the long run: more boys. I'm also worried about their falling national academic rankings. I hope they have a short term strategy to maintain their very good reputation,

Washington & Jefferson recently hired an asst. coach away from Mount Union. Head coach is also from Mount Union.  Another asst. coach hired from W&J's national finalist team in the 90's. Also hired Dawson, W& J's greatest quarterback ever for this year when there is no clear cut number 1 QB. What's happening here?

How good is Salisbury? Have they lost many players? Can their line match W&J's.

Mount Union outplayed W&J, but W&J could play with them. If one of W&J's new quarterbacks gels, they could be formidable again.