Quote from: BigKat on December 20, 2023, 10:04:49 AM

Quote from: NE Football Fan on December 20, 2023, 08:18:40 AM

Quote from: The Mole on December 19, 2023, 02:43:01 PM
Not trying to be cryptic--you answered it. Most offered by Williams & Amherst will turn down other NESCAC based upon the academics, culture and winning. If they are beating out the rest of the league for players in recruiting, should that not transfer to the field of play?

Quote from: MammothDad on December 19, 2023, 12:33:48 PM

Quote from: The Mole on December 18, 2023, 12:54:21 PM
Who do they "loose" (IYKYK  ) recruits to? Why didn't your son choose Middlebury over Amherst? Had not had a losing season since 1993 and 3 of the last 4 have been losing records. League has historically been dominated by Williams, Amherst and Trinity. Why were they winning in the first place? 

Loose?

Because Amherst was rated the better school, per most rankings.  But Middlebury is a great school and they put plenty on Wall Street.

Winning?  Per the consensus of this message board, your kid's weightlifting regimen, your "program culture" and your Head Coach are the ONLY 3 relevant factors ...

Confused more now but thanks for replying!

Mole, you are 100% correct! Amherst and Williams will win the recruiting battle for a kid 95% of the time. It comes down to putting the players in the right position for success and game planning/adjustments. No excuses for both Amherst and Williams to be where they are win/loss as they should be top 4 every year with the other two being Trinity and Tufts (different reasons).

Will respectfully disagree here. I won't debate the academics but several of the current Tufts' roster turned down offers from both those schools. Watched a Tufts' night game this year with 3 "impact" Amherst players from the '14/15 championships teams. All three to a man said they'd have chosen tufts now seeing the upgraded facilities, commitment to football and proximity to Boston. A no brainer.

I've been reading this list since 2012. No offense, but the 2014 and 2015 Amherst players went 16–0.  They wouldn't have gone to Tufts in 1000 years at that point.

I think you're a view is revisionist history.