Notice how I said "if they can stop the run".   I realize this is no easy task.   This was easily salve's biggest weakness last year and the last few years.  I was merely pointing out that there can be other teams in contention besides Plymouth and Curry.  There's no doubting Plymouth kicked salve's ass last year but things may change, you never know.

Quote from: CB23 on April 02, 2009, 05:21:47 PM
i would say, salve regina will play the spoiler, at best.
plymouth and curry too strong   

CB23

I don't know about that.  While yes Curry or Plymouth will undoubtedly be viewed as the favorites, I think a case can be made for Salve.  They return 19 starters.  They also return 7 all bogan division performers, which is more then anyone else.  They've got a quaterback who is arguably the top returning starter in the division (not saying he definitely is), a running back who ran for almost 1,000 yards in only 7 starts with his whole offensive line coming back.  They led the nation in pass defense last year and 3/4 of their secondary returns (granted their run defense sucked so no one really had to pass on them). 

I would certainly have my doubts, but I also wouldn't dismiss it so easily.  If, and this is a major if, they can stop the run with any sort of consistency, they will be a player in the division race.

Everyone that finished ahead of them last year loses an important part of their team while Salve does not.

I'm not picking them as a favorite, more of a darkhorse.  They were much improved last season and they return pretty much all of their starters.  If they can play the way they played Curry last year I think they may just have an outside chance. 

Does anybody think Salve Regina has a chance of winning the Boyd next year?