University Athletic Association

[gordonmann]

I had a chance to walk around CMU's campus today, which is nice.  Also checked out the field which is pretty cool.  The campus and field remind me a lot of University of Rochester.

[ADL70]

Sorry Pat Buffalo State isn't that much better than Denison.  But Cortland's wins over Rowan and Kean are more impressive than any of CWRU's.  My post was explaining the rankings, but not criticizing them.

[Pat Coleman]

Agreed. But they are better. And it's the entire resume that is superior for Case.

Major: Before you assume a move upward for Case by playing Wooster, take a look at who Cortland is playing this week. You can't just look at one team and expect to project the poll.

[jam40jeff]

Cortland State plays 4-0 Montclair State.  Montcalir State's opponents have a combined record of 2-14 and Montclair State's average margin of victory is 3.75 points.

Case plays 4-0 Wooster.  Wooster's opponents have a combined record of 3-13 and Wooster's average margin of victory is 13 points.

You could probably argue that Montclair State and Wooster are comparable, but I definitely don't think you could argue that Montclair State is better than Wooster.

Granted, I don't see a win by Case automatically moving them up.  But I feel if they beat Wooster convincingly (not a prediction, but a hope ) and Cortland State has a close win, then Case should gain ground or pass them up.

[ADL70]

And it's the entire resume that is superior for Case.

Superior compared to whom?

[Pat Coleman]

Cortland State plays 4-0 Montclair State.  Montcalir State's opponents have a combined record of 2-14 and Montclair State's average margin of victory is 3.75 points.

Case plays 4-0 Wooster.  Wooster's opponents have a combined record of 3-13 and Wooster's average margin of victory is 13 points.

You could probably argue that Montclair State and Wooster are comparable, but I definitely don't think you could argue that Montclair State is better than Wooster.

Granted, I don't see a win by Case automatically moving them up.  But I feel if they beat Wooster convincingly (not a prediction, but a hope ) and Cortland State has a close win, then Case should gain ground or pass them up.

I wasn't trying to argue that Montclair was clearly better than Wooster. I was trying to point out that before you go assuming that a Case win moves them ahead of Cortland you should at least know who Cortland is playing.

[Pat Coleman]

And it's the entire resume that is superior for Case.

Superior compared to whom?

For Cortland, sorry. Or superior to Case's.

[ADL70]

The Spartans will be nearly at full strength on Saturday with the return of Luis Goncalves who took an interesting path to CWRU.

http://www.case.edu/athletics/varsity/news.htm#s1_page2

Just found that you can find audio interviews w/players if you go to the news archive on the CWRU site.

[jam40jeff]

I wasn't trying to argue that Montclair was clearly better than Wooster. I was trying to point out that before you go assuming that a Case win moves them ahead of Cortland you should at least know who Cortland is playing.

I agree with you.  I wasn't the one arguing Case should automatically move up.  I was saying (and knowing you probably agree) that if they win much more convincingly, however, they should, as their opponents are fairly similar.

[BDTartan]

Yes, the Tartans had trouble with Kenyons running game.  Kenyon constantly ran a down trap but instead of the tackles continuing to block down they would take one step and block out on the ends in CMU's 3-4 which opened huge, HUGE holes in the middle.  Beilieve me, if CMU had not made a couple of adjustments the Lords would have easily eclipsed 300-350 yards rushing.

[ADL70]

Great games by the Spartans, Tartans, and Maroons(?!).  Good fight by the Bears.

[ADL70]

The NCAA has seen the error of its ways and recalculated the Pool B allotment back to three teams.  Gives CWRU a bit of slack to maybe lose a game and still make the playoffs.  Still need to win out to maximize seeding though.

[Garnet]

I was chanel surfing Sunday night and came across Carnegie Mellon @ Allegheny on FCS.  The Tartans looked good. Their running back (#41) is a tough runner.

The Allegheny field looked great.

[ExTartanPlayer]

I've seen CMU four times this year, that was probably Ruzga's best effort.  He's only a sophomore, and while he runs a little too high for my taste, he's a tough kid who's learning how to get the most out of his physical stature.  Garcia is a good looking freshman RB, and Phillips is filling the role of "blocking/recieving halfback" quite nicely.  CMU passing game is still very shaky, however.

CMU gets to rest up this week.  WashU enters an absolutely crucial game with Wooster for momentum's sake...after tough losses to Rhodes and Wabash they are badly in need of a win.  CWRU continues to steamroll along and probably will not be pushed until UAA play.  Also, congrats to U-Chi for getting off the schneid with a big win vs. Oberlin.

[ADL70]

WUStL @ Wooster
CWRU @ OWU
Macalester @ Chicago

Let's go three-oh!!!  Two in a row for Chicago looks good.