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Couldn't agree more on your assessment of the situation at Colby relative to the Strahorn firing and the intentions of the new AD.
Since the move I've wondered what the thoughts of legendary Coach Dick Whitmore might be.....I know he's aging but he has been relevant on the periphery of that program for many years.

I saw the Richardson catch also. As good a catch as you will ever see in college football. And it was nice to hear the play by play guy recognize Tufts despite a little sarcasm.

Sergio Beltran was wooed by a few programs but will be staying at Bates as a WR.

Quote from: BrownBagBowdoin on December 18, 2025, 03:29:52 PMI'll say this: Bowdoin's Angus Leary is the best pure pass rusher in NESCAC history

Not even close, yet....... he's a fine player who's got 2 more years. Let's hold off the GOAT stuff until he finishes his career. He's going to be doubled and gamed for the rest of his career, lets how he handles that before we put him in the Hall of Fame. 
The kid who is going to benefit from all this publicity on Leary could be his classmate Abe Herzog- if Herzog can continue to develop he will make it difficult to double Leary which make for a formidable D line.

If Beltran comes back it may be as an all conference WR, his former role. He was thrust into the QB position after Seneca Moore decided to transfer to USC.
If Hennessy continues to mature in Spring and Pre Season that might be the scenario.

All of the options mentioned are in play but I don't believe Sergio has made a final decision yet.

A big storm was expected, Bates/Bowdoin also postponed.
However Bates?Colby Women's game was played. 

Pierotti entered the portal last year. He then left the portal and announced that he was staying at Bates. He was then injured in the offseason in a non football accident and did not play a down for Bates this year. He is now on rehab and intends to return to Bates next year as a Sophomore.

McClellan is an all conference player but not OPOY. Ryan Lynskey had a better RB year last year before injury this year and he got very little attention for OPOY.
The OPOY should be Fitzsimmons who carried the NESCAC champs all year long. He made their RBs and receivers better. Never saw other skill position guys get so much better as the season advanced than they did at Wes this year. Fitsimmons was the glue, the offensive leader that made that team so good.

Charlie-

On the coaching front Mills is the best coach in the conference hands down in my opinion.
However Dice at Wes did a pretty darn good job this year and capped it off with a monumental win against Trinity in a huge game.

You point out that Devanney has come up short in "big" games but you're not going to win all of those games with the whole conference gunning for you. Still a lot of rings on Bantam fingers.

Conversely, Dice has a pattern of surprising losses in "small" games. Losses to Bowdoin and Bates in recent years.

Interesting contrast between 2 fine coaches.

I think we will see more of this pattern of parity in the conference for the foreseeable future though I believe a bitter loss like this for Trinity will probably bring something in the way of  remedial measures.  They may look to elevate their arsenal even further. This would be bad news for programs in the conference striving to reach that Championship level.

Unquestionably a great Football venue at Andrus. Part of the issue is that the football field is part of the Baseball field in the spring.
Why not Turf the whole thing? It would be a very large Turf project but maybe makes sense in the long run.

Since he came to Williams I"ve watched coach Raymond on the Williams Football TV show, on some other interviews and always observed his sideline demeanor during his early years at Williams. I had him cast as a soft-spoken, more composed guy until the last couple of years when I started to see a pretty intense "edge" including this year at Bates.

I was wrong, this guy has an explosive temper who can fly into a rage. We all know coaches actually should do that at certain times. Everybody loves a fiery, compassionate coach but this guy seems easily driven over the edge. All coaches have their own personality and coaching style but it took me a while to recognize that with Raymond. He's right up their with the Hammer at Bowdoin as the 2 guys most likely to explode on the sidelines when things aren't going well.

Haven't seen the Battle of the Birds tape yet but very impressed with the Wes ground game and the performance of Angelo LaRose. Wes seemed to be a ground attack "by committee" during the year but LaRose really stepped it up in huge game. Can't remember many times over the years when anyone ran the ball like that against Trinity. Very surprising.
Another thing that jumped out to me was the fact that Wes was able to contain O'Brien who I consider the most explosive, dangerous player in the league. If he was at full strength the Cards did a great job containing him.
Looks like the Dante Kelly was the best receiver on the field on Saturday. He is destined to be in O'Briens class in terms of explosiveness if he is not at that level now. He's going to be a huge headache for opponents for the next 3 years.

Don't remind us of that NM- please don't go political on us- we come to this site to escape from that lunacy.
Looking forward to the battle of the Birds this weekend.

"Yeah, not really".......

"These schools have been trying to limit roster sizes forever......based on a more challenging competitive environment"......

Anything else to add Jefffan?