I was told by insiders (I'm sure you have many more than I do) that the presidents generally do not take up new legislation and also vote on it in the same meeting.

Perhaps "rendering a decision" for 2025 would be indeed discussing but not electing to vote until their November meeting, which would be in essence tabling it and killing it for 2025.

Quote from: Nescacman on February 18, 2025, 05:06:51 PMActually, not surprised at all. The NESCAC Commissioner serves at the pleasure of the League President's. We will leave it at that.

Circling back to this thought, though -- even the courtesy of a reply to say they have no comment at this time would be expected at least when dealing with the Associated Press request.

Quote from: Pat Coleman on February 19, 2025, 11:46:15 AM

Quote from: Nescacman on February 18, 2025, 05:06:51 PMActually, not surprised at all. The NESCAC Commissioner serves at the pleasure of the League President's. We will leave it at that.

Circling back to this thought, though -- even the courtesy of a reply to say they have no comment at this time would be expected at least when dealing with the Associated Press request.

We couldn't agree more. Common courtesy but as we said, we are not surprised.

NM

Quote from: Pat Coleman on February 18, 2025, 05:37:02 PMI was told by insiders (I'm sure you have many more than I do) that the presidents generally do not take up new legislation and also vote on it in the same meeting.

Perhaps "rendering a decision" for 2025 would be indeed discussing but not electing to vote until their November meeting, which would be in essence tabling it and killing it for 2025.

You are generally correct. However, we do not believe that was the case with adding the 9th game to the schedule. Since this decision would (probably) only involve 1 team (2 max) and it does not require a heavy lift in terms of cost (NCAA covers travel expenses for the visiting team) or any adjustment to the NESCAC FBall schedule, we think there is a chance that this could happen for 2025. The lobbying effort by the NESCACFBPA, alumni, coaches, AD's, and others doesn't hurt either. We're cautiously optimistic.

NM 

With the NFL Combine looming and the NFL Draft rapidly approaching, we saw the attached EXCELLENT piece from The Athletic/The New York Times on NESCAC's favorite draft prospect, Pants OL Thomas Perry. Highly recommended reading.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6141640/2025/02/25/nfl-draft-2025-sleeper-prospect-thomas-perry/?source=user_shared_article

NM

Great article, ty for sharing. Kid has a bright future!

Great article on Perry!  Seems like he has a good chance of being the first NESCAC player drafted since, I think, Ethan Brooks. 

Speaking of NESCAC linemen, Tufts' Matthew Maiava has a D1 offer in the transfer portal:  https://x.com/maiava_matthew/status/1890412521087000960

It's really pretty insane the sheer number of D1 (and perhaps one pro) athletes that have moved up as grad/transfer students from NESCAC over the past few years.  We may look back on this period as the most loaded with high-end talent the league has ever been.  A whole bunch of guys in the best-ever-at-that-position convo across the league.   

Just to expound, I think I'd take a team comprised of dudes from the past three years over any three-year stretch in NESCAC history.  1994-1996 might be competitive, a lot of nasty players in that era especially from some loaded Trinity and Williams teams, but the league wasn't nearly as deep back then and I think no era could stack up with a team comprised of stars from the past three years. 

QB: Spencer Fetter - not the best overall NESCAC QB ever, but the most statistically efficient (or close to it) and one of the best downfield throwers, which will take advantage of the unstoppable receiving core loaded with deep downfield speed, and he's throwing behind a loaded OL so he can stick in the pocket and just air it out.  If you want more of a dual-threat guy, Berluti is a high-level back-up. 

TB: Ryan Lynskey backed by Joel Nicholas or Tyler Dinapoli.  Not the top runners in NESCAC history (yet, Lynskey might be on the list before he's done) but a power backfield to pound teams into submission behind a massive, physical offensive line to set up the deep pass.  None of these guys are gonna get you in trouble with negative yardage.  We also need those big backs out there as blockers since we going with exclusively one-back sets. 

OL: Thomas Perry and then pick four of Anthony Casillo, Tim Forth, John Freeman, Patrick Donovan-Jenkins, Travis Cepalia.  Here is where it starts getting dominant, Perry is probably the best NESCAC OL ever to do it and the rest of those dudes were all-American level players or close to it. 

TE/HB/FB: Our weakest position.  Let's go with Brendan King backed by Thomas Walsh as another big target, but most of the time we are going with a spread offense to maximize all that WR talent.  We can also use Kenary as our short-yardage FB. 

WR: Jaden Richardson, Phil Lutz, Chase Wilson, Logan Tomlinson, Donovan Wood, Sean Clapp - load up with 3-4 receiver sets and rotate that group in and out.  Five guys who ended up in D1 plus Clapp who surely could have.
 There has never been, and likely will never again be, a group of receivers in NESCAC like that.  DeVante Reid was pretty darn good but doesn't make the cut.   

ATH: David Estevez - just for a fun wrinkle in short-yardage situations, good luck stopping him behind that offensive line. 

DL: Nick Helbig and Tomas Kenary are two of the best DL ever in NESCAC, those two side-by-side would be impossible to block.  Koy Price can wreak havoc as an edge rusher (could also play him at LB).  And then take your pick out of Ian Devine, Dave Filian, and Ed Iuteri to fill out the unit. 

LB: Ben Carbeau, Julian Young, Tony Hooks, Brian Cassagrande - that unit lacks the historic NESCAC superstar power of the DL, but those guys are rock solid, very physical tackling machines.  We won't need them to blitz much with that DL so they can just clean everything up at the second level.

DB: Ty Richardson, Wesley Abraham, Rocco Stola, Luke Harmon, Danny Banks, Aidan Kennedy - Richardson and Banks will stick the top opposing receivers, Harmon at strong safety and Kennedy at free safety backed by Muldoon will be a nightmare free to roam the field, and Stola and Abraham as overqualified nickle/dime dbs. Ty Jemison only played two years but is also in the mix as yet another D1 transfer. 

K: Matthew Jumes, a multi-year all-American, backed by Ivan Shuran, also an all-American.  These guys almost never missed especially in the clutch. 

P: Tighe Hoey, ho-hum, yet another all-American

RS: Aundre Smith, Nolan O'Brien and Mario Fischetti - speed and explosiveness throughout the return unit.  Fischetti can also be used judiciously as a third-down back, he was when 100 percent the most potent weapon out of the backfield in recent years, and O'Brien as a slot receiver just for a different look in the receiving core (although Lutz as a slot guy would be unstoppable). 

Looks like no combine invite for Perry. Anyone know his plan?  Is Duke Manyweather having a showcase work out for him? 

Quote from: nescac1 on February 28, 2025, 10:58:11 AMJust to expound, I think I'd take a team comprised of dudes from the past three years over any three-year stretch in NESCAC history.  1994-1996 might be competitive, a lot of nasty players in that era especially from some loaded Trinity and Williams teams, but the league wasn't nearly as deep back then and I think no era could stack up with a team comprised of stars from the past three years. 

QB: Spencer Fetter - not the best overall NESCAC QB ever, but the most statistically efficient (or close to it) and one of the best downfield throwers, which will take advantage of the unstoppable receiving core loaded with deep downfield speed, and he's throwing behind a loaded OL so he can stick in the pocket and just air it out.  If you want more of a dual-threat guy, Berluti is a high-level back-up. 

TB: Ryan Lynskey backed by Joel Nicholas or Tyler Dinapoli.  Not the top runners in NESCAC history (yet, Lynskey might be on the list before he's done) but a power backfield to pound teams into submission behind a massive, physical offensive line to set up the deep pass.  None of these guys are gonna get you in trouble with negative yardage.  We also need those big backs out there as blockers since we going with exclusively one-back sets. 

OL: Thomas Perry and then pick four of Anthony Casillo, Tim Forth, John Freeman, Patrick Donovan-Jenkins, Travis Cepalia.  Here is where it starts getting dominant, Perry is probably the best NESCAC OL ever to do it and the rest of those dudes were all-American level players or close to it. 

TE/HB/FB: Our weakest position.  Let's go with Brendan King backed by Thomas Walsh as another big target, but most of the time we are going with a spread offense to maximize all that WR talent.  We can also use Kenary as our short-yardage FB. 

WR: Jaden Richardson, Phil Lutz, Chase Wilson, Logan Tomlinson, Donovan Wood, Sean Clapp - load up with 3-4 receiver sets and rotate that group in and out.  Five guys who ended up in D1 plus Clapp who surely could have.
 There has never been, and likely will never again be, a group of receivers in NESCAC like that.  DeVante Reid was pretty darn good but doesn't make the cut. 

ATH: David Estevez - just for a fun wrinkle in short-yardage situations, good luck stopping him behind that offensive line. 

DL: Nick Helbig and Tomas Kenary are two of the best DL ever in NESCAC, those two side-by-side would be impossible to block.  Koy Price can wreak havoc as an edge rusher (could also play him at LB).  And then take your pick out of Ian Devine, Dave Filian, and Ed Iuteri to fill out the unit. 

LB: Ben Carbeau, Julian Young, Tony Hooks, Brian Cassagrande - that unit lacks the historic NESCAC superstar power of the DL, but those guys are rock solid, very physical tackling machines.  We won't need them to blitz much with that DL so they can just clean everything up at the second level.

DB: Ty Richardson, Wesley Abraham, Rocco Stola, Luke Harmon, Danny Banks, Aidan Kennedy - Richardson and Banks will stick the top opposing receivers, Harmon at strong safety and Kennedy at free safety backed by Muldoon will be a nightmare free to roam the field, and Stola and Abraham as overqualified nickle/dime dbs. Ty Jemison only played two years but is also in the mix as yet another D1 transfer. 

K: Matthew Jumes, a multi-year all-American, backed by Ivan Shuran, also an all-American.  These guys almost never missed especially in the clutch. 

P: Tighe Hoey, ho-hum, yet another all-American

RS: Aundre Smith, Nolan O'Brien and Mario Fischetti - speed and explosiveness throughout the return unit.  Fischetti can also be used judiciously as a third-down back, he was when 100 percent the most potent weapon out of the backfield in recent years, and O'Brien as a slot receiver just for a different look in the receiving core (although Lutz as a slot guy would be unstoppable).

This breakdown almost brought a tear to my eye. Id probably have to agree with the talent level in the last three years certainly being off the charts for the league. Great work Neacac1!

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.

Quote from: Nescacman on February 25, 2025, 07:18:00 AMWith the NFL Combine looming and the NFL Draft rapidly approaching, we saw the attached EXCELLENT piece from The Athletic/The New York Times on NESCAC's favorite draft prospect, Pants OL Thomas Perry. Highly recommended reading.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6141640/2025/02/25/nfl-draft-2025-sleeper-prospect-thomas-perry/?source=user_shared_article

NM

This piece is the lead sports story in the Sunday print edition of the Times. So cool.

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