Actually, I second Nolinenoglory's sentiment. 

Congrats to all the seniors that have played their last football game, and those who are in the playoffs.  Most of you have spent four years as true student athletes and that will serve you well as you graduate in the spring and move forward in your life.  The memories you have made on and off the field with your teammates will last a lifetime.

Congrats to the PSU seniors, it has been a pleasure watching you develop over the past few years.  You have made your mark on that program and hopefully your team, and the league will get better and better every year. 

Congratulations to Maine Maritime and good luck in the playoffs.  I didn't get to see the game, but I saw the game last year, and Maine has a great team and a great program - represent the league well in the playoffs!

On a side note, some very sad news.  Plymouth State's former Quarterback, John DeMarco, lost his mother last week in a tragic car accident.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to John and his family at this very difficult time.

I think that the Maine vs. Curry game will be a very good game.  Curry is a good team this year, and their defense is solid, but I feel they were stronger last year all around.  Maine was a good team last year, and I feel they are stronger this year all around. 

I watched the Plymouth/Maine game last year and it took Plymouth a while to figure  out, how to play against Maine on both sides of the ball.  That game could have gone either way last year (and Plymouth was also a better team last year than they are this year).

This game isn't a sure win for either team and whoever wins deserves to represent the conference in the playoffs.

Quote from: Btown999 on November 23, 2008, 07:34:05 PM

Quote from: Reno Hightower on November 23, 2008, 07:12:44 PM
Also, fans and alumni dont schedule games. AD/Head Coaches do.

Look, Plymouth is going to get better. The Seniors/Juniors/Sophomores on this team were recrtuited when this program was in dire straits. If they were able to convince players good enough to get to the playoffs and at least earn some respect against a Cortland, imagine the level of kid they can start getting now that they are going 9-1 year in and year out. I think this program is a sleeping giant.

Reno,

Plymouth has a high qulity guy in Coach Castonia.  He can recruit and will continue to recruit players for that program.  Let's look forward to the rebuilding of the NEFC for years to come.  To me it starts right now predominatley with Plymouth and Curry.  But let's hope the other schools that a a few players away continue to make progress like I saw this year.

I agree, the Coach has turned Plymouth around over the past 5 years, and some of that credit goes to the Senior Class who have been through it with him, following his program.  

Everyone keeps pointing out that Plymouth lost to Mt. Ida.  Yes, they did, it was a bad game, almost like they weren't there to play.  They turned over the ball a million times, not something they normally do.  You can't judge a team on 1 game.  If so, why wouldn't you pick the game in which they held Curry to 10 points until the 4th quarter and convincingly beat a team that is now in the 2nd round of the playoffs.  They beat Curry this year, a major goal for the team, made it into the playoffs, for the 1st time in a while, and lost to a good team in Cortland.  All positives for the program, even the playoff loss, experience makes a program grow.

We could play the who beat who game all day long.  Ithaca beat Cortland, Curry Beat Ithaca, Plymouth Beat Curry, Cortland Beat Plymouth.  Plymouth had a strong team this year, could have used better passing game development throughout the season, because it was there when needed, just not used often enough.  I think that the program will just grow stronger with this past season, and they have a lot of young players that start for them already.

Curry has won the NEFC for 5 years, except this year, because Plymouth beat them.  They have been in the playoffs for the past 6 years.  They just got their first playoff win last year, and now their 2nd this year.  I think Plymouth is capable of doing the same thing if they keep building on their success.  Let's see where they are in 5 years, maybe consistently in the playoffs and maybe winning a game or two.  

Good luck to Curry this weekend!