FB: Centennial Conference

[lizalan07]

It was good to finally see a decent size crowd show up for a Hopkins football game. Attendance was put at 2300. Reminded me of the 80's when they always had crowds of 2000 plus people. Hopefully some of this spirit will carry over into next season, and possibly another post season home game.

[commish]

Good Sunday to all. 

Johns Hopkins has control of the NCAA automatic berth.  If the Blue Jays defeat McDaniel, Hopkins gets the AQ due to its head-to-head win over Dickinson.  If the Terror wins and Dickinson defeats Ursinus, the Red Devils go to the NCAAs.  If Hopkins and Dickinson both lose, Ursinus is the automatic qualifier.  In a three-way tie at 6-2, the Bears win the tie-breaker due to head-to-head wins over the Jays and Devils.  In a four-way tie that includes Franklin & Marshall, Hopkins and Ursinus are both 2-1 against the others involved in the deadlock, while the Diplomats and Dickinson are 1-2.  The Bears get the nod with their head-to-head win over the Blue Jays.

In case of a tie, the Centennial Conference does name multiple champions, but must select an automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament per NCAA "Pool A" regulations.

[old ends]

Thanks Mr. Steve....

I have got to ask you if there was an older Forest in your life,,,,

[RedDevil4Life]

What happened to F&M Sat. Anyone at the game with a run down?? Hopkins play flawless of did the dips have a bad day??

[BTEXPRESS]

Results from the pickems. It is hard to believe we are heading into the last game of the regular season.

Results for the week:

69 Mule      4-2**
CCFan27    3-1
Old Ends     3-1
Reddevil      2-2
Greekgeek   2-2
Reserved     2-2
Muledaddy   2-2
BTexpress    1-3
Yen4ten       0-0** ( missed picks for the third week in a row)


Overall

CCFan 27       39-11
Reddevil4life  36-14
Muledaddy     35-15
BTexpress      35-15
Oldends         34-16
Reserved Seat 32-18
Greekgeek      31-19
Yen4ten           30-8**
69 mule           17-7**

[BTEXPRESS]

What happened to F&M Sat. Anyone at the game with a run down?? Hopkins play flawless of did the dips have a bad day??

I was shocked at that score myself. Initially D III had F & M winning on the scoreboard page. I am told that Hopkins just dominated from the opening kick off in every phase of the game. F & M had no answer for stopping the Jays and their offense could never get going.

[RedDevil4Life]

Results from the pickems. It is hard to believe we are heading into the last game of the regular season.

Results for the week:

69 Mule      4-2**
CCFan27    3-1
Old Ends     3-1
Reddevil      2-2
Greekgeek   2-2
Reserved     2-2
Muledaddy   2-2
BTexpress    1-3
Yen4ten       0-0** ( missed picks for the third week in a row)


Overall

CCFan 27       39-11
Reddevil4life  36-14
Muledaddy     35-15
BTexpress      35-15
Oldends         34-16
Reserved Seat 32-18
Greekgeek      31-19
Yen4ten           30-8**
69 mule           17-7**

Looks like CCFan got it wrapped up lol

[ccfan27]

Results from the pickems. It is hard to believe we are heading into the last game of the regular season.

Results for the week:

69 Mule      4-2**
CCFan27    3-1
Old Ends     3-1
Reddevil      2-2
Greekgeek   2-2
Reserved     2-2
Muledaddy   2-2
BTexpress    1-3
Yen4ten       0-0** ( missed picks for the third week in a row)


Overall

CCFan 27       39-11
Reddevil4life  36-14
Muledaddy     35-15
BTexpress      35-15
Oldends         34-16
Reserved Seat 32-18
Greekgeek      31-19
Yen4ten           30-8**
69 mule           17-7**

Looks like CCFan got it wrapped up lol

If you picked every game opposite of me and they all won then you could take it RedDevil...However, I plan on picking your Red Devils as of now and do not expect you to pick against them.

[BTEXPRESS]

As Lee Corso always says " Not so fast my friends", last year when Old Ends was running the pickems, we had a regular season champ and then we wiped the slate clean and had a playoff run till the Dvision III National championship in Salem,. Is there enough interest in doing that again???. Let's take a poll to see if we want to do it or just stop and declare CC27 the 2009  pickems champ!!!

[ccfan27]

As Lee Corso always says " Not so fast my friends", last year when Old Ends was running the pickems, we had a regular season champ and then we wiped the slate clean and had a playoff run till the Dvision III National championship in Salem,. Is there enough interest in doing that again???. Let's take a poll to see if we want to do it or just stop and declare CC27 the 2009  pickems champ!!!

I will be following the playoffs anyway so I am definitely in for a playoffs pickems.

What do you guys think the possibility of getting 2 CC teams in? CC doesn't have a great reputation in the National Playoffs but if Hopkins seals it up and Dickinson is at 9-1 you would think they have to be in consideration. Albright and LVC are battling to be 9-1 also this weekend. It seems there is going to be quite a few quality teams that miss the AQ which will likely hurt the CC teams because we have not had the best track record in the playoffs. 

[labart96]

As Lee Corso always says " Not so fast my friends", last year when Old Ends was running the pickems, we had a regular season champ and then we wiped the slate clean and had a playoff run till the Dvision III National championship in Salem,. Is there enough interest in doing that again???. Let's take a poll to see if we want to do it or just stop and declare CC27 the 2009  pickems champ!!!

I will be following the playoffs anyway so I am definitely in for a playoffs pickems.

What do you guys think the possibility of getting 2 CC teams in? CC doesn't have a great reputation in the National Playoffs but if Hopkins seals it up and Dickinson is at 9-1 you would think they have to be in consideration. Albright and LVC are battling to be 9-1 also this weekend. It seems there is going to be quite a few quality teams that miss the AQ which will likely hurt the CC teams because we have not had the best track record in the playoffs. 

My guess (and I posted this on the East Region Playoff boards) was that Dickinson would get a Pool C but end up playing against DVC in the first round.  I believe Dickinson's OOC games (win over Hobart a potentially 6-3, etc) may give them a bump over Albright.  I see Leb Val as the other "eastern" Pool C, but wouldn't be surprised if Dickinson snuck into our bracket.

[BTEXPRESS]

CC Unfortunately, I think  if Dickinson wins this week against Ursinus and finishes at 9-1 they will be looking at the ECAC playoffs along with F & M if they finish 8-2. In my opinion, the winner of the Albright vs LVC game will probably get in as the second team from the MAC. The CC champ needs to win at least a first round game in the NCAA's to give the conference some future credibility. Ask Muledaddy his thoughts on the subject. The Mules were a very good team the past few seasons but had to play Wesley in the first round and for whatever reason, they did not match up well with them. If Muhlenberg played any other team  from the South region, other than Wesley I believe they win. It hurts the CC's reputation that Hopkins got beat by Delaware Valley earlier this year. In many people's minds, the MAC is stronger than the CC. I am not so sure. The CC has gotten stronger from top to bottom and if there were a MAC vs CC challenge, I'd pick the CC to come out on top. The problem you have is that you will never have a team from the CC that can make it to Salem. The entrance requirements, tuition and other factors contribute to that reality. If a CC team could win two rounds of the playoffs, it would be a successful year in my opinion.

[RedDevil4Life]

yeah I will do Playoff Pick Em. Also, I feel Dickinson has a very good shot at getting an at large bid. They have to win this weekend first so it is not realistic until then. As far as ECAC goes I am prety sure Dickinson is not apart of that this year.(All sports) So if there is not at large then season over. That should be enough to get the boys ready to play Sat. It should be a really good game in Carlisle.

[ccfan27]

CC Unfortunately, I think  if Dickinson wins this week against Ursinus and finishes at 9-1 they will be looking at the ECAC playoffs along with F & M if they finish 8-2. In my opinion, the winner of the Albright vs LVC game will probably get in as the second team from the MAC. The CC champ needs to win at least a first round game in the NCAA's to give the conference some future credibility. Ask Muledaddy his thoughts on the subject. The Mules were a very good team the past few seasons but had to play Wesley in the first round and for whatever reason, they did not match up well with them. If Muhlenberg played any other team  from the South region, other than Wesley I believe they win. It hurts the CC's reputation that Hopkins got beat by Delaware Valley earlier this year. In many people's minds, the MAC is stronger than the CC. I am not so sure. The CC has gotten stronger from top to bottom and if there were a MAC vs CC challenge, I'd pick the CC to come out on top. The problem you have is that you will never have a team from the CC that can make it to Salem. The entrance requirements, tuition and other factors contribute to that reality. If a CC team could win two rounds of the playoffs, it would be a successful year in my opinion.

BT, Didn't the Mules win a first round game over Salisbury two years ago before getting smacked by Wesley? I could be wrong but I thought I remembered them winning a game that year. And I believe you are correct that the Mules would probably have beaten a different south region team. If it wasn't for that loss to that team over in Bethlehem they probably wouldn't have seen Wesley in the first round. That said I feel a CC team could be competitive in the playoffs as long as they don't draw Wesley first as they are flat out killing teams this year.

[Ryan Tipps]

... It hurts the CC's reputation that Hopkins got beat by Delaware Valley earlier this year. In many people's minds, the MAC is stronger than the CC. I am not so sure. The CC has gotten stronger from top to bottom and if there were a MAC vs CC challenge, I'd pick the CC to come out on top. The problem you have is that you will never have a team from the CC that can make it to Salem. The entrance requirements, tuition and other factors contribute to that reality. If a CC team could win two rounds of the playoffs, it would be a successful year in my opinion.

I don't think that JHU's loss against DelVal hurt the CC's rep. The Aggies are a great team and have shown that they can win whether their starting QB is playing or their backup. They have depth, and that makes them tough. The fact that DelVal is 8-1 makes JHU's loss a quality loss, if there is such a thing.

And, sorry to say, but this season, I'd say the MAC is definitely stronger. That conference has regained the reputation is had three and four seasons back. If you would have asked me this question in '07 or '08, I'd probably have gone with the Centennial. This year, the MAC is better in my mind. But the CC is still good, don't get me wrong on that.

As for Dickinson getting into the playoffs, I believe that Mary Hardin-Baylor will be the only Pool C candidate ahead of the Red Devils in the South. Now, while this isn't a guarantee by any stretch, it does help their Pool C argument with teams like Wheaton and Otterbein and Centre losing last week. That makes Dickinson look all that much better, and the fact that JHU, UC and F&M have good records this year shows Dickinson has played some quality competition.

I hate to admit this, but if you want Dickinson in the dance, you'll also have to root against my alma mater, Wabash, this weekend. With a win, my team is looking at a Pool C. With a loss, they're almost surely out. But, first and foremost, Dickinson has to win on Friday.