Quote from: Brady12 on February 28, 2025, 03:26:44 PMLooks like no combine invite for Perry. Anyone know his plan?  Is Duke Manyweather having a showcase work out for him? 

Tough break for TP missing out on the NFL combine, his agility and strength are so good for an OL that it would've been huge to get to show them off on the national stage. As crazy as it might sound, he had a legitimate chance to break the bench press record. My understanding is that he plans to continue working with Manyweather for now, and then that he will participate in Boston College's pro day later this month.

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Quote from: nescac1 on January 28, 2025, 02:10:06 PMSome more Perry highlights here:

https://x.com/D3Direct/status/1884316667817382076

Kid is looking good. Did he play much center at Mid? 

He played almost exclusively guard and one game at tackle. He only started training at center a month or two ago because of his height compared to other NFL prospects.

The Middlebury coaching staff is down in Texas this week watching him get ready for the Shrine Bowl (which is Thursday). TP would be just the second Middlebury grad to go to the NFL and the first to do it directly from Vermont.

Thank you to everyone and especially NM for the info. Huge step in the right direction for NESCAC football.

I know I'm probably preaching to the choir here, but I want to add that it is absolutely ridiculous that it took this long. Just this year, two NESCAC teams played for the men's soccer national championship on December 7. Middlebury won the field hockey national championship on November 24th. But the football season was over on November 9... why? Football players can't handle balancing academics and sports as well as people in other sports? And as others have pointed out, it's not like the NESCAC will be the only high-academic schools eligible for the playoffs. So what, Hopkins football can handle it but the NESCAC can't? About damn time they fixed this unnecessary imbalance.

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Quote from: MapleBBQChicken on December 08, 2024, 10:07:46 PMOn the subject of NESCAC players in the Super Bowl, let's not forget about Stephen Hauschka (Middlebury '07). He won one with the Seahawks in the 2013-14 season and was 2/2 on field goals and 5/5 on extra points in that 43-8 win over the Broncos. He played in the Super Bowl the next year too (and he'd have a second ring if the Seahawks gave the ball to Marshawn Lynch at the goal line ).

Great trip down memory lane of past nescac SB players but let's be real: if Hauschka didn't play a season at NC State , get some Lou Groza recognition, he would have never been invited to a camp and his NFL career would have never happened. Tremendous kicker though and cool he played at Middlebury.

Point taken, but he also wouldn't have gotten his spot at NC State without his success at Midd. Similarly, Logan Tomlinson probably wouldn't be in the NFL conversation without his pit stop at UNH, but I'm sure the board will be (justifiably) fired up if he gets a shot at the next level.

Quote from: Trin9-0 on December 12, 2024, 10:15:59 AMHow long until we start hearing rumors of NESCAC transfers to North Carolina...? 

Great question

As maybe the lone die-hard Tar Heels fan on this board I'd love to hear some of these...

On the subject of NESCAC players in the Super Bowl, let's not forget about Stephen Hauschka (Middlebury '07). He won one with the Seahawks in the 2013-14 season and was 2/2 on field goals and 5/5 on extra points in that 43-8 win over the Broncos. He played in the Super Bowl the next year too (and he'd have a second ring if the Seahawks gave the ball to Marshawn Lynch at the goal line ).

Middlebury's Thomas Perry will play in the Shrine Bowl in Dallas in January. Would be pretty cool to see him get drafted, and this is a good step in that direction. You can see a tweet about it here.

Unfortunately, Carter Stockwell is not returning. He is already a 5th-year senior and is graduating this winter.

It will be interesting to see how the Panthers handle workload at RB next year. McClellan looked like the clear #1 guy by the end of this season, and as a sophomore I think he will start in that RB1 role. However, Weitzman and Smith will also be back for their junior years, and they'll likely continue to get carries as well.

Lastly, FWIW I think the Moran-Ahonen connection could be a real threat next season.

Great to see Middlebury start the year with a win today at St. Joseph, who was the GNAC champion last year and won an NCAA tournament game. Everyone seems to be low on the Panthers... I don't think they'll be a top team in the NESCAC, but I'd be shocked if they finish as badly as some of these predictions suggest. Tristan Joseph and Sam Stevens are legit and Coach Brown will find a way.

I'm excited to be joining the basketball board, and it's nice to see some familiar names from football season.

I think Connor McClellan and Jack Nye are the clear front runners for ROTY, and it will be interesting to see how the coaches make the RB vs WR comparison.

McClellan: 83 carries for 430 yards and 7 TD + 5 rec for 38 yds
Nye: 36 rec for 526 yds and 1 TD

My (admittedly slightly biased) vote would go to McClellan for the touchdowns.

Matt Diaz was excellent against Amherst and Trinity, and he certainly has a bright future, but someone who carried the football in just 3 games is in my view not qualified for a season-long award.

Quote from: Bucket on November 09, 2024, 07:37:43 PMCongrats to the Cardinals. After seeing them struggle mid-season—after the epic beatdown of my Panthers—I gave them no shot of winning a title.

Hats off to Wes.

Well said, Bucket. Congratulations to Wesleyan and all of their fans on this board!

NM and others – see you in Middletown for week 1 next year. Maybe we can return the favor of a home loss to start your title defense

Obviously tough for the Panthers to see Trinity and Wesleyan get it done yesterday to officially eliminate us from title contention. Unbelievable finish at Wesleyan after a handful of miscues let Williams come closer to winning than they probably should have. I thought it was awful clock management on the play before the final TD, but I guess we can't criticize that too much when they won the game in the end.

Congrats to the Connecticut teams on making it to a de facto championship game. Should be fun to watch.

Maybe we should have a championship game every year...

Great team win for Middlebury yesterday to keep the Old Rocking Chair. The defense was stellar all game and the offense went up and down the field. The nice thing about a blowout victory on senior day is that all the seniors, including those who don't normally get much playing time, got into the game on Youngman field for a final time.

I want to give a shoutout in particular to senior RB Izzo Lizardi, who scored a touchdown yesterday for the first time since before tearing his ACL at Colby as a freshman in 2021. The sideline and stands went nuts despite the Panthers already holding a massive lead. Really happy for him.

Happy week 8 game day to all.

Benjamin Franklin once said "In this world, nothing is certain except death, taxes, and Middlebury keeping the chair" (at least I think that's how the quote goes). Looking forward to senior day in Vermont.

Also rooting hard for both purple schools — wow that was painful to type out.

Quote from: Nescacman on October 27, 2024, 10:44:13 PMTypical front-running Middlebury bluster...the one thing I appreciate about fans of UBates, Williams, Bowdoin, Wesleyan, Hartford State (and others) is win or lose, they keep posting, don't make excuses and hide after a loss. Wes might not win this Saturday against Williams but mark our words, we'll post about it on Monday.

I don't know if this was aimed at Honcho or all of the Middlebury faithful, but I'd like to clarify that he is not representative of us (because of the pregame comment and many other reasons). That original post had no place on this board or really anywhere.

I 100% endorse the message posted by Bucket (included below for anyone who missed it). Very tough pill to swallow as a Panther fan (and I agree with you NM that the title defense is pretty much over), but I am happy for Bates, particularly given the context of the anniversary of the tragic and awful events in Lewiston last year.

Quote from: Bucket on October 26, 2024, 04:58:00 PMWhat a great win for the Bobcats on what must have been an emotional day in Lewiston.

I hate to see my Panthers lose, but am happy for Bates on this occasion.

Other than Honcho's nonsense point spread, I don't think there was much trash talk coming from Midd leading into this game, so I don't think anyone other than him is "hiding" from the board. I, for one, have been reading and 'liking' posts, but just didn't feel like I had anything productive to add. If you want to hear my thoughts on the game, red zone offense was Midd's downfall. Way too many chances to get in the end zone that resulted in 3 or 0 points. A busted coverage that led to a long Bates pass play on what was ultimately the winning drive also didn't help, but I thought the defense was solid on the day.

Looking forward to attending this week's game in Vermont for senior day. Hoping for an exciting and injury-free final two weeks for the whole NESCAC.