AJ Jones not making the team this year is a complete joke. No one had more important explosive plays for their team in the league this year. In a season that was fairly weak at the wideout position (other than the obvious Driscoll and Hartwell ), it is insane to me that he was not recognized.
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Region 1 football (New England-ish) / Re: FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference
November 16, 2012, 01:47:59 PM #2
Region 1 football (New England-ish) / Re: FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference
November 15, 2012, 06:28:53 PM
I think it's a quite different. In 1978, the New Orleans Saints had a bad record, but it wasn't because of their offense; their offense put up some of the most points in the league. Hamilton, statistically, was the worst defense in the league, and it wasn't close. They let up the most points, the second most yards, and forced the fewest turnovers. MacDonald was the leader of that defense and had a lot of tackles because they were so bad. Hamilton was 1 and 7 and it was primarily because of their defense...their offense was pretty good. For them to have 1 defensive player does not make much sense to me, but lucky for you oldhamfan...I don't have a vote!
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Region 1 football (New England-ish) / Re: FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference
November 12, 2012, 07:46:16 PM
Following Week 8 in the NESCAC, I have revised my All-NESCAC Predictions. They are pretty similar to the predictions that I made last week, with a few changes based on how week 8 played out, as well as the feedback the board provided.
Would love to hear the boards thoughts. IMO, this is more interesting than dreaming about a 9th game, which unfortunately will never happen......
First Team Offense
QB McCallum Foote Middlebury
RB Ben Crick Trinity
RB Evan Bunker Trinity
OL John Ceccio Amherst
OL Jacob Sheffer Wesleyan
OL Ryan Moores Middlebury
OL Ryan Weston Bates
OL Mike Valenti Trinity
WR Darren Hartwell Williams
WR Zach Driscoll Middlebury
WR AJ Jones Trinity
TE Billy Chapman Middlebury
I think the First Team O is pretty certain. The only debatable spot on the first team O is Ben Crick at RB. I believe that he did enough in that high powered Trinity Offense to warrant a first team nod, although the argument could certainly be made for James Stannel, Pat George, or Remi Ashkar on the 1st team as well. I don't think anyone would doubt Ladarius Drew's talent, but he has been hurt for too much of the year. He wasn't even the most impactful running back on his own team this year, and I think that Panthernation's first team nod for him is aggressive. Both him and Gibson have All-NESCAC talent, but I think the nod goes to seniors Pat George and Remi Ashkar, as well as Bunker, Crick, and Stannel over them this year. Their time will come though.
At Wideout, Hartwell and Driscoll are no-brainers and AJ Jones gets the first team nod despite only 13 catches. Averaging over 28 yards per catch, no one in the league had more explosive, impactful plays for his team than Jones.
First Team Defense
DL Zach Vinci Wesleyan
DL Matt Gaither Bates
DL Travis Dickensen Amherst
DL Nathan Cyr Trinity
DL Matt Sponheimer Amherst
LB Chris Cameron Williams
LB Griffin Cardew Bowdoin
LB Stephen Goniprow Trinity
LB Matt Pieterse Amherst
LB Tim Patricia Middlebury
DB Jake Bussani Wesleyan
DB Rae Haynes Trinity
DB Julian Brown Trinity
DB Kyle Starr Bates
I am less sure about my first team defense predictions. I think Cameron, Cardew, Patricia, Bussani, Haynes, and Starr are locks, but wouldn't be surprised to see some variation at some of the other positions.
Second Team Offense
QB Trevor Smith Bates
RB Remi Ashkar Middlebury
RB Pat George Bates
RB James Stannel Hamilton
OL Pete Christiani Williams
OL Andrew Weiss Trinity
OL John Gilboy Colby
OL Rob Wasielewski Amherst
OL Tim O'Brien Trinity
WR Andrew Gromballa Trinity
WR Jake O'Malley Amherst
WR Joe Jensen Hamilton
TE Kevin Hughes Wesleyan
It is too bad that the NESCAC awards All-League to only two QBs, because I think Trevor Smith and Ryan Burgess are both deserving at the QB position. I think the nod will go to Smith because he is the senior. The 2nd team RB slots will go to Ashkar, George, and Stannel, although a strong case can certainly be made for Gibson and Drew. In my opinion, it has been a down year at the wide reciever position, but seniors Gromballa and O'Malley will get the nod, along with Jensen from Hamilton, who has made some explosive plays this year. Hughes is a lock at TE.
Second Team Defense
DL Nik Powers Wesleyan
DL James Howe Williams
DL Ryan Veillette Colby
LB Henry Nelson Colby
LB Tommy Meade Tufts
LB John Durkin Bates
LB Gilbert Brown Bates
LB Tom Symanski Trinity
DB Jason Buco Colby
DB Donnie Cimino Wesleyan
DB Dan Kenerson Middlebury
DB Nick Campbell Trinity
DB Andrew Kukesh Bates
Powers, Nelson, Buco, Campbell and Kukesh are all locks in my eyes, but wouldn't be surprised to see some variation here as well.
Special Teams
Kicker: Joe Mallock (Williams)
Punter: Kyle Pulek (Trinity)
Returner: Darren Hartwell (Williams)
Notable snubs:
LB MacDonald from Hamilton had a good year statistically, but the Hamilton defense was too bad to have any players from that side of the ball make the team.
RBs Gibson and Drew from Wesleyan, who I discussed earlier.
QB Ryan Burgess, who I discussed earlier. One more year for him to make the team.
Bates offensive line. At least one member of the Bates O-line will surely make the team. Liam O'Neil and Mark Sylvester are very deserving, but I think the nod will go to the senior Weston.
OPOY- Foote and Bunker.
DPOY- Haynes
Coach of Year- Harriman
Rookie of the Year- Patricia (Jayme Spears from Amherst a close second).
Would love to hear the boards thoughts. IMO, this is more interesting than dreaming about a 9th game, which unfortunately will never happen......
First Team Offense
QB McCallum Foote Middlebury
RB Ben Crick Trinity
RB Evan Bunker Trinity
OL John Ceccio Amherst
OL Jacob Sheffer Wesleyan
OL Ryan Moores Middlebury
OL Ryan Weston Bates
OL Mike Valenti Trinity
WR Darren Hartwell Williams
WR Zach Driscoll Middlebury
WR AJ Jones Trinity
TE Billy Chapman Middlebury
I think the First Team O is pretty certain. The only debatable spot on the first team O is Ben Crick at RB. I believe that he did enough in that high powered Trinity Offense to warrant a first team nod, although the argument could certainly be made for James Stannel, Pat George, or Remi Ashkar on the 1st team as well. I don't think anyone would doubt Ladarius Drew's talent, but he has been hurt for too much of the year. He wasn't even the most impactful running back on his own team this year, and I think that Panthernation's first team nod for him is aggressive. Both him and Gibson have All-NESCAC talent, but I think the nod goes to seniors Pat George and Remi Ashkar, as well as Bunker, Crick, and Stannel over them this year. Their time will come though.
At Wideout, Hartwell and Driscoll are no-brainers and AJ Jones gets the first team nod despite only 13 catches. Averaging over 28 yards per catch, no one in the league had more explosive, impactful plays for his team than Jones.
First Team Defense
DL Zach Vinci Wesleyan
DL Matt Gaither Bates
DL Travis Dickensen Amherst
DL Nathan Cyr Trinity
DL Matt Sponheimer Amherst
LB Chris Cameron Williams
LB Griffin Cardew Bowdoin
LB Stephen Goniprow Trinity
LB Matt Pieterse Amherst
LB Tim Patricia Middlebury
DB Jake Bussani Wesleyan
DB Rae Haynes Trinity
DB Julian Brown Trinity
DB Kyle Starr Bates
I am less sure about my first team defense predictions. I think Cameron, Cardew, Patricia, Bussani, Haynes, and Starr are locks, but wouldn't be surprised to see some variation at some of the other positions.
Second Team Offense
QB Trevor Smith Bates
RB Remi Ashkar Middlebury
RB Pat George Bates
RB James Stannel Hamilton
OL Pete Christiani Williams
OL Andrew Weiss Trinity
OL John Gilboy Colby
OL Rob Wasielewski Amherst
OL Tim O'Brien Trinity
WR Andrew Gromballa Trinity
WR Jake O'Malley Amherst
WR Joe Jensen Hamilton
TE Kevin Hughes Wesleyan
It is too bad that the NESCAC awards All-League to only two QBs, because I think Trevor Smith and Ryan Burgess are both deserving at the QB position. I think the nod will go to Smith because he is the senior. The 2nd team RB slots will go to Ashkar, George, and Stannel, although a strong case can certainly be made for Gibson and Drew. In my opinion, it has been a down year at the wide reciever position, but seniors Gromballa and O'Malley will get the nod, along with Jensen from Hamilton, who has made some explosive plays this year. Hughes is a lock at TE.
Second Team Defense
DL Nik Powers Wesleyan
DL James Howe Williams
DL Ryan Veillette Colby
LB Henry Nelson Colby
LB Tommy Meade Tufts
LB John Durkin Bates
LB Gilbert Brown Bates
LB Tom Symanski Trinity
DB Jason Buco Colby
DB Donnie Cimino Wesleyan
DB Dan Kenerson Middlebury
DB Nick Campbell Trinity
DB Andrew Kukesh Bates
Powers, Nelson, Buco, Campbell and Kukesh are all locks in my eyes, but wouldn't be surprised to see some variation here as well.
Special Teams
Kicker: Joe Mallock (Williams)
Punter: Kyle Pulek (Trinity)
Returner: Darren Hartwell (Williams)
Notable snubs:
LB MacDonald from Hamilton had a good year statistically, but the Hamilton defense was too bad to have any players from that side of the ball make the team.
RBs Gibson and Drew from Wesleyan, who I discussed earlier.
QB Ryan Burgess, who I discussed earlier. One more year for him to make the team.
Bates offensive line. At least one member of the Bates O-line will surely make the team. Liam O'Neil and Mark Sylvester are very deserving, but I think the nod will go to the senior Weston.
OPOY- Foote and Bunker.
DPOY- Haynes
Coach of Year- Harriman
Rookie of the Year- Patricia (Jayme Spears from Amherst a close second).
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Region 1 football (New England-ish) / Re: FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference
November 07, 2012, 09:20:15 AM
Thanks for the feedback guys.
Lumbercat- On Stannel...haven't seen him play this year, but based on what I have seen this year and the stats and team records, it is going to be hard for Stannel to beat out the 5 RBs ahead of him IMHO. He does have some impressive numbers though, and with a great final game against Bates, he could certainly propel himself onto the team.
I agree with your observation on my o-line picks. Really hard for a casual game observer to assess offensive line play....thats something that the coaches that watch hours of game film do and that's why they make the picks ultimately. Agree on Bates o-line though, their line has certainly dominated several games this year, including Tufts and Williams, and I don't doubt that O'Neil, Weston, and Sylvester are deserving. There are a lot of underclassmen O-lineman that made the team last year that I included in my predictions, and I think it is likely that some of them will not make the team last year.
Cleary is certainly deserving and Bowdoins D has played well at times, so I think that was a big miss on my part. I did include Patricia on the first team based on some of the big plays hes made for Midd this year.
Banfan- I'm simply making predictions on the team to stir some healthy debate heading into the final week of the season. As I said, there's a lot of football to be played and I'm sure my predictions won't be as accurate as Nate Silver's were. I am predicting how I believe the coaches will choose the teams, not what I think the teams should be. My predictions are based on several variables: what I have seen this year, the statistics, and how the teams have historically been chosen. Have you followed All-Nescac teams in the past? If you have, you would be aware that there is a very high correlation between the final records and how many players each team has on the all-nescac team.
Point taken on Trinity...I was likely light on Trinity players. After their last 8-0 season in 2008, the team had 13 players on the first and second team O's and D's, and they are likely to do the same this year if they can beat Wesleyan.
Lumbercat- On Stannel...haven't seen him play this year, but based on what I have seen this year and the stats and team records, it is going to be hard for Stannel to beat out the 5 RBs ahead of him IMHO. He does have some impressive numbers though, and with a great final game against Bates, he could certainly propel himself onto the team.
I agree with your observation on my o-line picks. Really hard for a casual game observer to assess offensive line play....thats something that the coaches that watch hours of game film do and that's why they make the picks ultimately. Agree on Bates o-line though, their line has certainly dominated several games this year, including Tufts and Williams, and I don't doubt that O'Neil, Weston, and Sylvester are deserving. There are a lot of underclassmen O-lineman that made the team last year that I included in my predictions, and I think it is likely that some of them will not make the team last year.
Cleary is certainly deserving and Bowdoins D has played well at times, so I think that was a big miss on my part. I did include Patricia on the first team based on some of the big plays hes made for Midd this year.
Banfan- I'm simply making predictions on the team to stir some healthy debate heading into the final week of the season. As I said, there's a lot of football to be played and I'm sure my predictions won't be as accurate as Nate Silver's were. I am predicting how I believe the coaches will choose the teams, not what I think the teams should be. My predictions are based on several variables: what I have seen this year, the statistics, and how the teams have historically been chosen. Have you followed All-Nescac teams in the past? If you have, you would be aware that there is a very high correlation between the final records and how many players each team has on the all-nescac team.
Point taken on Trinity...I was likely light on Trinity players. After their last 8-0 season in 2008, the team had 13 players on the first and second team O's and D's, and they are likely to do the same this year if they can beat Wesleyan.
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Region 1 football (New England-ish) / Re: FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference
November 06, 2012, 09:01:58 AM
Long time reader, first time poster....
I really enjoyed Trin8-0's post on player/coach of year predictions and agree with him on DPOY and Coach of the year. I think co-OPY would make the most sense, as Foote and Bunker are both very deserving.
I have watched a lot of NESCAC football this year, and that post inspired me to take a crack at All-NESCAC predictions. As Trin8-0 said, there is still a lot of football to be played, but here are my offensive and defensive 1st and 2nd team all-league predictions. Would love to hear the boards thoughts on the teams, as I'm sure I'm missing some and probably included some that may not be deserving this year as well.
First Team Offense
QB McCallum Foote Middlebury
RB Ben Crick Trinity
RB Evan Bunker Trinity
OL John Ceccio Amherst
OL Jacob Sheffer Wesleyan
OL Ryan Moores Middlebury
OL Rob Wasielewski Amherst
OL Mike Valenti Trinity
WR Darren Hartwell Williams
WR Zach Driscoll Middlebury
WR AJ Jones Trinity
TE Billy Chapman Middlebury
First Team Defense
DL Zach Vinci Wesleyan
DL Matt Gaither Bates
DL Travis Dickensen Amherst
DL Nathan Cyr Trinity
DL Matt Sponheimer Amherst
LB Chris Cameron Williams
LB Griffin Cardew Bowdoin
LB Stephen Goniprow Trinity
LB Matt Pieterse Amherst
LB Tim Patricia Middlebury
DB Jake Bussani Wesleyan
DB Rae Haynes Trinity
DB Landrus Lewis Amherst
DB Kyle Starr Bates
Second Team Offense
QB Trevor Smith Bates
RB Remi Ashkar Middlebury
RB Pat George Bates
RB Kyle Gibson Wesleyan
OL Pete Christiani Williams
OL Andrew Weiss Trinity
OL John Gilboy Colby
OL Harris Huguenard Middlebury
OL Tim O'Brien Trinity
WR Jay Fabien Wesleyan
WR Jake O'Malley Amherst
WR Joe Jensen Hamilton
TE Kevin Hughes Wesleyan
Second Team Defense
DL Nik Powers Wesleyan
DL James Howe Williams
DL Zach Klein Hamilton
DL Ryan Veillette Colby
LB Henry Nelson Colby
LB Tommy Meade Tufts
LB Mike MacDonald Hamilton
LB Gilbert Brown Bates
LB Tom Symanski Trinity
DB Jason Buco Colby
DB Donnie Cimino Wesleyan
DB Dan Kenerson Middlebury
DB Dan Peters Hamilton
DB Andrew Kukesh Bates
In my predictions, Trinity leads with 10 all-league players. Next are Middlebury and Wesleyan with 8, Amherst and Bates with 6, Williams and Colby with 4, Hamilton with 3, and Bowdoin and Tufts with 1. Seems reasonable given the way I expect the records to play out. Hope this post prompts some healthy debate on the All-NESCAC team this year...
I really enjoyed Trin8-0's post on player/coach of year predictions and agree with him on DPOY and Coach of the year. I think co-OPY would make the most sense, as Foote and Bunker are both very deserving.
I have watched a lot of NESCAC football this year, and that post inspired me to take a crack at All-NESCAC predictions. As Trin8-0 said, there is still a lot of football to be played, but here are my offensive and defensive 1st and 2nd team all-league predictions. Would love to hear the boards thoughts on the teams, as I'm sure I'm missing some and probably included some that may not be deserving this year as well.
First Team Offense
QB McCallum Foote Middlebury
RB Ben Crick Trinity
RB Evan Bunker Trinity
OL John Ceccio Amherst
OL Jacob Sheffer Wesleyan
OL Ryan Moores Middlebury
OL Rob Wasielewski Amherst
OL Mike Valenti Trinity
WR Darren Hartwell Williams
WR Zach Driscoll Middlebury
WR AJ Jones Trinity
TE Billy Chapman Middlebury
First Team Defense
DL Zach Vinci Wesleyan
DL Matt Gaither Bates
DL Travis Dickensen Amherst
DL Nathan Cyr Trinity
DL Matt Sponheimer Amherst
LB Chris Cameron Williams
LB Griffin Cardew Bowdoin
LB Stephen Goniprow Trinity
LB Matt Pieterse Amherst
LB Tim Patricia Middlebury
DB Jake Bussani Wesleyan
DB Rae Haynes Trinity
DB Landrus Lewis Amherst
DB Kyle Starr Bates
Second Team Offense
QB Trevor Smith Bates
RB Remi Ashkar Middlebury
RB Pat George Bates
RB Kyle Gibson Wesleyan
OL Pete Christiani Williams
OL Andrew Weiss Trinity
OL John Gilboy Colby
OL Harris Huguenard Middlebury
OL Tim O'Brien Trinity
WR Jay Fabien Wesleyan
WR Jake O'Malley Amherst
WR Joe Jensen Hamilton
TE Kevin Hughes Wesleyan
Second Team Defense
DL Nik Powers Wesleyan
DL James Howe Williams
DL Zach Klein Hamilton
DL Ryan Veillette Colby
LB Henry Nelson Colby
LB Tommy Meade Tufts
LB Mike MacDonald Hamilton
LB Gilbert Brown Bates
LB Tom Symanski Trinity
DB Jason Buco Colby
DB Donnie Cimino Wesleyan
DB Dan Kenerson Middlebury
DB Dan Peters Hamilton
DB Andrew Kukesh Bates
In my predictions, Trinity leads with 10 all-league players. Next are Middlebury and Wesleyan with 8, Amherst and Bates with 6, Williams and Colby with 4, Hamilton with 3, and Bowdoin and Tufts with 1. Seems reasonable given the way I expect the records to play out. Hope this post prompts some healthy debate on the All-NESCAC team this year...
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