spell check failure......or perhaps intentional.....seems like the latter?

Yes the Tufts broadcasts and productions are very good- the best in the league.

They do a good job at Wesleyan but the play by play guy puts me to sleep with the slow cadence monotone.

The Middlebury cast on Saturday was the worst I've seen in quite some time but they might have been substitutes..... the kid who was doing the play by play was doing his best be he had no idea what was going on with the game.

Bowdoin does a good job with 2 locals in the booth as well.

The Williams balanced attack, with or without the injured players, should be a handful for their opponents down the stretch. If Renzella throws it the way I believe he can to go along with their running game they are in good shape.
As we come to the homestretch I anticipate some very competitive games with more upsets. This shapes up as one of the better years of NESACAC football in quite a while.
Any other year Wesleyan would be counted out with 2 losses at this point but not the case this year. Same goes for Amherst.

Only 3 QBs on Mules roster. Drake, Patrick Miller and a FY.
Last year they recruited a QB from Atlanta that I thought would be a dominant NESCAC QB.
Griffin Marshall 6'2" 200. He's not on the roster this year, would have been a Soph.
Transfer, Injury?......Maybe Muleshoe can fill us in. He would be the guy stepping in now or maybe earlier if he was on roster.

Saw the tape. As I thought, Bowdoin had nothing to lose on Saturday. It was pretty predictable that the undersized 0-5 PBears would go back to their gambling, devil may care defensive scheme in Middletown. Nothing to lose, they pulled huge upset in the past against the Cards with that approach. Why not try it again.
Great coaching job by the Hammer and staff. How could Wes not be prepared for that scenario. Stunts, Blitzes, games on D.
A coaching and preparation victory by an inferior 0-5 Bowdoin team on the road. Cards don't seem to be adept at making adjustments during game. Too many losses to inferior opponents.

NM-
I've got different information on Colby QB situation- I'm told Drake went out with an injury. Do you know for a fact that is not the case?

Other than Johansen I say Williams was pretty healthy coming up to Lewiston on Saturday. Not sure about past years but disagree with you on this one my friend.
I will say I'd like to see a few of the Ephs O linemen complete the battery the post practice sprints that were standard protocol back in the day.  Some guys carrying some unnecessary weight.

Thanks Muleshoe. That explains it- special teams and Defense. Colby would be a contender if they could do something offensively.

Very interesting and unpredictable day in the NESCAC. I have not seen parity and competitiveness at this level in many years in this league. Makes every game interesting and fun.

A few observsations---

     Bates took it to a sleepy Williams squad right from the get go. Williams very sloppy in the first half. Bates built a 23-7 lead and then the unthinkable, Linskey went down with an ankle midway through the second quarter and the whole tenor of the game changed. Deflating loss for Bates and an energizing scenario for Williams. The Ephs rallied in the second half while Bates was trying to regroup with their main weapon sidelined. To make matters worse Lynsey backup RB Jack Morril also went down with a knee. When it rains it pours. But credit to Williams they are a fine, well balanced Football team.


I commented 4 years ago on the Williams recruiting class that included 5 QBs-McHugh, Johansen, Renzella, Carrol, Baker. Renzella.

Renzella, now a junior, got his first chance today only due to injuries of the 2 QBs ahead of him on the Williams depth chart. He performed very well. He would be a starter, right now, in at least 4 NESCAC programs. Scouted him at Williston and knew he had it. Great arm, quick release, outstanding feet and mobility but most of all his eyes are up and he's poised in the pocket. Hope he doesn't die at Williams holding a clipboard when Jahansen and McHugh come back.

----Can someone who saw the Colby Amherst game explain how Colby won that game. The Box Score looks like the Colby Bates stats 3 weeks ago. Are these numbers correct?

Total offense-- Colby: 96  Amherst: 387
First downs-- Colby:  7  Amherst:  21
Plays---  Colby:   45  Amherst:  87


----Another shocker today was the Bowdoin win in Middletown. I got a very interesting text from one of my Bowdoin friends (yes, I do have a few).
He points out the following on the last 4 years of the Bowdoin-Wes series--
--Bowdoin record 2-2
--total points Bowdoin 97 Wes 96
He says Hammer has out coached Dice big time at home and on the road and totally has his number having actually outplayed him with smaller, inferior, losing teams.
I'm just baffled at that result today also.

Quote from: Trin9-0 on October 16, 2025, 02:39:54 PM

Quote from: lumbercat on October 15, 2025, 07:59:20 PMTrin 9-0
Based on wins and losses I won't deny he's an outstanding coach and I never have.

However, I don't change my contention that he has advantages at Trinity he wouldn't have anywhere else in the NESCAC. If he switched places with Mills or any of the others he would not fare as well in those programs.

Can you see Devanney at Amherst in the past few years when the Amherst administration tightened up significantly on admissions and the whole institution provided very little Football support? Or lets place him at Williuams after Whalen left, He would have no idea how to navigate those circumstances.

He's achieved a fine record at Trinity and deserves a great deal of credit though he's clearly the last guy on the list of coaches I named. He will probably retire from Trinity. One of the best jobs in all of D3 and maybe beyond.

I don't know lumber, that just seems like such an odd take to say that Devanney is one of the four best coaches you've ever seen in the NESCAC while at the same time saying he'd only be successful at Trinity.

Also, it's pretty clear that Mills himself couldn't navigate Amherst during the years you referenced (averaging 3.4 wins the last 5 seasons). But somehow in this hypothetical scenario Devanney would be a exposed as a bad coach if struggled the exact same way Mills did? I'm having trouble following your logic.

Trin 90

You're twisting my comments here to continue this years old debate. You've grown a set of rabbit ears on this topic over the years.

I said Devanney is one of the best coaches Ive seen in the NESCAC based on a great W-L record.
Never said he "would only be successful at Trinity". That's just incorrect. I said I would place him at the bottom of the list compared with other coaches I named.
I also said I don't believe he would be as successful as coaches like Mills and Farley in those respective programs. You'll never acknowledge that the Football program at Trinity has some advantages that don't exist at other NESCAC schools.
 

Quote from: Trin9-0 on October 15, 2025, 03:22:45 PM

Quote from: lumbercat on October 15, 2025, 10:16:15 AMFarley at Williams along with Don Miller and Devanney at Trinity are also among the greatest I've seen.

Lumber, given your past statements about Devanney and his success at Trinity being a result of circumstance rather than his coaching ability (examples below), I'm shocked to read that you now regard him among the greatest you've seen. Why the change of heart?

Quote from: lumbercat on October 06, 2023, 11:14:55 AMDevanney's record is fantastic but as I have said I think he's shooting fish in a barrel with that program.

Quote from: lumbercat on March 06, 2023, 09:33:39 PMDevanneys got a stacked deck.

Quote from: lumbercat on October 04, 2023, 08:53:29 PMI think almost any of the current coaches injected in the Trinity equation would achieve similar results to Lord Jeffrey.

Trin 9-0
Based on wins and losses I won't deny he's an outstanding coach and I never have.

However, I don't change my contention that he has advantages at Trinity he wouldn't have anywhere else in the NESCAC. If he switched places with Mills or any of the others he would not fare as well in those programs.

Can you see Devanney at Amherst in the past few years when the Amherst administration tightened up significantly on admissions and the whole institution provided very little Football support? Or lets place him at Williuams after Whalen left, He would have no idea how to navigate those circumstances.

He's achieved a fine record at Trinity and deserves a great deal of credit though he's clearly the last guy on the list of coaches I named. He will probably retire from Trinity. One of the best jobs in all of D3 and maybe beyond.

I thought Darp might have better winning percentage so kudos to Mills! Both great coaches.
Farley at Williams along with Don Miller and Devanney at Trinity are also among the greatest I've seen.
Farley may have been the best.

Jeff Fan.......
Whoa Nellie my friend. Mills is a great coach but maybe you're too young to know the name of Jim Ostendarp.

Couldn't agree more Muleshoe this Amherst QB is dominant and they are also recruiting like the old Amherst program after some turmoil at the school that turned the administration and admissions sour for a few years.
As long as Mills is around every other NESCAC HCOF will be in line to be second best.

Not to split hairs on Kelly's size but I saw him at Bates also. You may be right on the height but I saw a big lower body and legs. I'd bet he's all of 175 if not more.
I think he could still draw interest from a higher level program.

Tip of the hat to Ryan Lynskey for winning his second Golden Helmet award in 2 years. The Bates running game is returning to form as they get more healthy on the O line and the offensive scheme puts in some new wrinkles. At the end of the day Lynskey is as tough as they come.