Unfortunately BDTartan, WRCT won't be making the trip to Rochester on the 1st. I too am looking forward to the home opener against GCC. 07' should be a fun year.

2.) You know Mike Drass and Coach Knapp are better coaches than CMU will ever have.
3.) Seeing that I know the coaches, hmm... YES THEY ACTUALLY DO HAVE CLASS!!!!!!

If you mean "coach" as in some one who draws up plays and strategies that may or may not be fact.
But if you mean "coach" as in someone who is a teacher, leader, mentor, source of guidance, and makes his players better both on and off the field, you can't possibly have a better group of coaches than CMU's staff.  In that regard our coaches are second to none.

At this level it's about building character as much as it is winning

Wesley won yesterday because they had better players NOT better coaches. It's not like either staff invented the wheel
A coach is generally only as good as his players and when Wesley meets up with a team that is just as athletic we'll see just how good they really are.

I figured BD's rant would be about the officiating and the play calling once the game was decided so I decide not to steal his thunder .

I am not one for excuses. The Tartans lost plain and simple.

The officiating was bad. But as I said on the air they were consistant. That was clearly a rough but they also took a fantastic catch on the sideline away from Clarke.
An NFL scout was there to evaluate the officiating for the NCAA. I wonder what his report would say.

I can not comment on what was said on the field or in the stands but I can only say that the staff at Wesley was very professional and the people I came into contact with were courtious. I am not questioning BD's account because there are creeps at every sporting event. Yesterday was no exception.

As far as they playcalling in the 4th qtr. (the long pass to clarke, the pass to robinson ahead by 31) my issue isn't so much the play calling but why have robinson, clarke, warrick,etc risk injury in a game that has already been decided? I think that's stupid. This is a team that has a legitmate shot at a national title and the coaches are being cute in a game where they have a 37 point lead? Stupid.

But in sports as in life what goes around comes around

For CMU there is a simple solution. Play Better. Then it never becomes an issue

Just got back from the game. You can try to breakdown the game but it really is simple. Wesley outplayed CMU. Talent wise I thought the teams were pretty even but Wesley has overall team speed (particularly at the skill positions). That was critical today. Wesley had a great offensive gameplan and a very difficult scheme. (It looks very similar to the Indy Colts offense......minus the Manning theatrics at the line) The Tartans made too many mental unforced errors (false starts, muffed kickoffs) and overall just looked out of sync. Perhaps this was a case where the playoff inexperience caught up to the Tartans, particularly in the 1st half.
-Wesley played a great game but not perfect (too many dropped passes) The 49 yarder to Clarke was a thing of beauty. Play action bootleg with a 30yd drag that completely fooled the Tartan coverage.
I could go on but it's late so I'll sum up.
-Great win for Wesley- the better team, much better execution. Fully expect to see them in the Stagg Bowl. However, I don't think their defense is strong enough to stop the U
-For CMU 11-1. Great season. brought the program back onto the national scene. hopefully, its the beginning of a consitant playoff contender and not a 1 year wonder. Can not go another 16 years between playoff berths, we can do this every year.

Tartans Forever

p.s. How/Why is robinson (#92) playing D-III? Big guys that can run like him generally get snatched up. Somebody's recruiting co-ordinator messed up.

It is official. The game will be broadcast live on WRCT 88.3 Fm in  Pittsburgh and on www.wrct.org via the internet.

Hope you all enjoy the broadcast

Frank, If I'm not mistaken Eric Curry, John Copeland, and George Teague won't be in uniform this week
BD- That punt returner was David Palmer. The Original Slash.

In all seriousness I expect a well played hard fought game. To me the key matchup will be CMU's coverage teams against Jackson. Matt Adams is one of the better directional punters I have seen at this level and the Tartans generally don't give up big plays in the return game. Should be interesting to see how they deal with someone who is so explosive.

Mike Dubose has coached D-1
The CMU Three (Lackner, Bodnar, Erd) have a ton of experience (more than 20 yrs together)
so I don't think either team will have to much of a coaching advantage.

Both offenses will be difficult to prepare for in a week

The things that will decide this game turnovers, and field position. If either team is afforded extra possesions via the turnover they most likely will win.  Field position dictates play-calling, particularlly for CMU so the kicking game (i.e the "short field" ) will be critical.

That being said can't wait. Listen live on www.wrct.org