What an amazing Empire 8 championship game on a perfect Saturday afternoon. On top of that barnburner Army keeps their program rolling, 2024 will be a season for the books. On a less light note, Godspeed on the recovery for Gocella, its terrible to see him in crutches on the sidelines, but hopefully Simmons and company can hold the Eagles over for one last week.

09 November 2024

Brockport V Cortland - Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium - Gametime 1200 EST

Current Forecast - Partially cloudy, high of 49 (Perfect!)

This is the one, Empire 8 conference championship. Brockport is 6-4 for the last ten matchups, but lost their hats to the eventual national champions in 2023. The Eagles will need all hands on deck, Robinson, Marianetti, and Haettich on the defensive side, Gocella, Simmons, and the pair of Manneh and Slywka at wideout on the offensive side.

Previous prediction stands,

Cortland 31
Brockport 21

Then on to the best part of the year, last but never least Alfred and in my personal opinion, the best stadium in the conference.

In this poster's opinion, there is little separation between #20 and #40, but I feel as if my Golden Eagles are closer to #40. We should have a better effort than the previous couple campaigns, mostly due to our vastly improved offense via Ben Gocella and Isaiah Simmons (spelled by the very capable Cam Mesh). Our defense year in and year out is our strength, the front seven particularly, so it will be interesting to see the battle of the lines. I would say its Cortland's conference again this year, but the margin is getting closer.

Very early prediction

Cortland - 31
Brockport - 21

Break out the hats and coats! Its getting windy in those Empire 8 bleachers!

In my opinion, the inconsistent quality combined with the cost/demand for online viewing puts Flo sports in the net negative category for D3 football, from a consumer perspective. The cost of one month's viewing could also purchase entry to all the home games for instance (most Empire 8 schools in mind). (~20.00 usd)

On a slightly more positive note, Gocella continues to make improvements and is our best QB since Joe G, our WR group looks deep, Simmons carried the load due to injuries in the RB room and looked good against a strong D, and both our lines looked pretty good. Loss withstanding, looking like another good year for the Eagles.

SUNY Brockport Football Schedule      
5-Sep   Buffalo State   Home
14-Sep   Susquehanna   Away
21-Sep   Wilkes   Home
5-Oct   St John Fisher   Home
12-Oct   Hartwick   Away
19-Oct   Hilbert   Away
26-Oct   Morrisville   Home
2-Nov   Utica   Away
9-Nov   Cortland   Home
16-Nov   Alfred   Away