FB: Conference of New England

[Jimdeg]

Go Bears

[ctgridironmom]

7-7 at halftime

[Jonny Utah]

Curry won 10-7.  Ill have details later.  What a finish though......

[Frank Rossi]

ECAC Potential Playoff Teams (Declared as of Last Thursday's Deadline)

1. 8-1 - Plymouth State University (NEFC)
2. 8-2 - Coast Guard Academy (NEFC)
3. 7-2 - Ithaca College (E8)
4. 7-3 - Alfred University (E8)
5. 7-3 - Cortland State (NJAC)
6. 6-3 - Bridgewater State College (NEFC)
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5-4 - Union College (LL)
6-4 - University of Rochester (LL)
5-4 - Nichols College (NEFC)

[mel]

UTAH, Tell us the details.  I expected a big score from Curry.

[irish]

Coast Guard should've won the game on halfback option from Lynch to England with around 40 seconds left but England got his feet tangled up as he had to turn for the ball. Christian George (Player of the Year-Bogan) left the game in 3rd QTR. Is Curry that good? Will find out next week!

[Frank Rossi]

ECAC Potential Playoff Teams (Declared as of Last Thursday's Deadline)

1. 8-1 - Plymouth State University (NEFC)
2. 8-2 - Coast Guard Academy (NEFC)
3. 7-2 - Ithaca College (E8)
4. 7-3 - Alfred University (E8)
5. 7-3 - Cortland State (NJAC)
6. 6-3 - Bridgewater State College (NEFC)
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5-4 - Union College (LL)
6-4 - University of Rochester (LL)
5-4 - Nichols College (NEFC)

ATTENTION NICHOLS FANS
According to a reliable source, Ithaca withdrew from ECAC Playoff consideration last week.  Therefore, the sixth slot is open for Union, Rochester and Nichols.  Since there are already three teams chosen from New England, it is likely that another New York team will be selected.  Therefore, Union or Rochester will likely be selected for the final ECAC slot.   The conference call will be held at 8pm EST Sunday.

[Boxer7806]

Curry needs that lofty ranking to win our first NCAA game... Curry was not that sharp and should of lost that game... if Curry gets Hartwick in the first round i think that is their only shot at winning... any other team i think will beat Curry... but congrats to them for winning... Hartwick cant stop anyone this year so i hope they get them...cuz i think Curry will be able to score at will nad Curry will be able to stop Hartwick hopefully once in route to a win for the NEFC... but lets not forget everyone else is rooting against us so lets up Curry suprises us and wins one for the NEFC

[Jonny Utah]

UTAH, Tell us the details.  I expected a big score from Curry.

Good defensive game throughout here.  CG played a good bend but dont break kind of defense that kept them in it till the 4th.  Then, with less than one minute left with CG driving down 10-7, they run an option pass right.  The WR was wide open down the right sideline!  Decent throw by the RB to the WR but as someone pointed out, he got tangled up in his own feet and fell down with the ball around Currys 35 or so.  Then with no timeouts, Curry has a 2nd down play around their 20 yard line and the QB takes a sack putting them back to about the 30 and just out of the FG range.  Missed FG and Curry won it.

You could tell Curry probably had the better team overall.  80% of their plays were off tackle running plays from the same formation ( I twins/twins over) that CG had a tough time stopping.  Currys oline was pretty big, (6'0+/250+ across the board) and CGs defense was one of the smallest Ive seen at the d3 level.  I thought Curry could have mixed up their offensive a little more with some play action/boots but they stuck with the run a little too much which I think hurt them at the end (In terms of scoring).

CG's qb got hurt in the 3rd quarter and that probably hurt them the most.  But the backup looked like he had a good arm, but was not a threat to run like george. 

How will Curry do in the playoffs? 

I think their offense looked good, but a power running game that I saw will not work against bigger national teams.  It looked like Curry had some decent tall Wrs and the QB made some nice throws, but they stuck to that running game a little too much against CG.  Currys RBs were solid tough runners, but didnt look like they had great speed (I actually liked #26 better than the starter).  The online was very good I thought, and was the key to the running game.  They were up against a very small CG defense though, and it was a defense that came up big in key situations.

I was actually impressed a little more with Currys defense today.  Big physical d-backs and a decent sized dline.  They looked good against CG, but who knows if they have the real size and strength up front to stop a power running game.  Their team defensive speed could also be questioned.

[union89]

UTAH, Tell us the details.  I expected a big score from Curry.

Good defensive game throughout here.  CG played a good bend but dont break kind of defense that kept them in it till the 4th.  Then, with less than one minute left with CG driving down 10-7, they run an option pass right.  The WR was wide open down the right sideline!  Decent throw by the RB to the WR but as someone pointed out, he got tangled up in his own feet and fell down with the ball around Currys 35 or so.  Then with no timeouts, Curry has a 2nd down play around their 20 yard line and the QB takes a sack putting them back to about the 30 and just out of the FG range.  Missed FG and Curry won it.

You could tell Curry probably had the better team overall.  80% of their plays were off tackle running plays from the same formation ( I twins/twins over) that CG had a tough time stopping.  Currys oline was pretty big, (6'0+/250+ across the board) and CGs defense was one of the smallest Ive seen at the d3 level.  I thought Curry could have mixed up their offensive a little more with some play action/boots but they stuck with the run a little too much which I think hurt them at the end (In terms of scoring).

CG's qb got hurt in the 3rd quarter and that probably hurt them the most.  But the backup looked like he had a good arm, but was not a threat to run like george. 

How will Curry do in the playoffs? 

I think their offense looked good, but a power running game that I saw will not work against bigger national teams.  It looked like Curry had some decent tall Wrs and the QB made some nice throws, but they stuck to that running game a little too much against CG.  Currys RBs were solid tough runners, but didnt look like they had great speed (I actually liked #26 better than the starter).  The online was very good I thought, and was the key to the running game.  They were up against a very small CG defense though, and it was a defense that came up big in key situations.

I was actually impressed a little more with Currys defense today.  Big physical d-backs and a decent sized dline.  They looked good against CG, but who knows if they have the real size and strength up front to stop a power running game.  Their team defensive speed could also be questioned.

+1 for a solid synopsis

[mel]

IMO, The NEFC got hosed by the NCAA...
It is unfathomable that the E8 got three NCAA teams into the bracket.
WNEC beat Hartwick handily.... Hartwick goes and wins the E8 beating both Ithaca and StJF.
After yesterdays showing v Curry jury needs to be out on the NEFC.
Curry, Plymouth, CGA and Bridgewater can hold their own v an E8 team.
Both Curry and Plymouth hammered WNEC but the Hartwick loss is discounted for Ithaca.

We need for Curry to defeat Hartwick otherwise it is another year of disrespect.

We really need for the Boyd and Bogan go become their own leagues and let the winners of that claim the automatic bids.  There are alot of bad 7 team leagues getting the AQ.

Crank it up Curry and get those WR's healthy.

[Jonny Utah]

IMO, The NEFC got hosed by the NCAA...
It is unfathomable that the E8 got three NCAA teams into the bracket.
WNEC beat Hartwick handily.... Hartwick goes and wins the E8 beating both Ithaca and StJF.
After yesterdays showing v Curry jury needs to be out on the NEFC.
Curry, Plymouth, CGA and Bridgewater can hold their own v an E8 team.
Both Curry and Plymouth hammered WNEC but the Hartwick loss is discounted for Ithaca.

We need for Curry to defeat Hartwick otherwise it is another year of disrespect.

We really need for the Boyd and Bogan go become their own leagues and let the winners of that claim the automatic bids.  There are alot of bad 7 team leagues getting the AQ.

Crank it up Curry and get those WR's healthy.

Curry not only has to beat Hartwick, but they probably will have to lose by less than 3 TDs in the next game (except if its Mt Union)

[mel]

A Curry win over the E8 AQ is enough.  My argument is the E8 does not deserve three slots.  Take their champ and the runner up that is all.
Now Curry needs to win nearly twice.. that is a push in my estimation.

Plymouth has a very solid argument for being upset.
Their only loss is to an 11-0 team and they beat the two time champion from the Bogan (CGA) with a very solid effort.

The people from the E8 board are saying that WNEC's win over Hartwick is discounted because it was early.

But Plymouths win over CGA is not mentioned.
CGA showed they can play with Curry step for step yesterday for the second straight year.
Curry has won 51 of it's last 54.

Plymouth should be in and the Bombers should be out.
Three from the E8 is too many.

[Jonny Utah]

A Curry win over the E8 AQ is enough.  My argument is the E8 does not deserve three slots.  Take their champ and the runner up that is all.
Now Curry needs to win nearly twice.. that is a push in my estimation.

Plymouth has a very solid argument for being upset.
Their only loss is to an 11-0 team and they beat the two time champion from the Bogan (CGA) with a very solid effort.

The people from the E8 board are saying that WNEC's win over Hartwick is discounted because it was early.

But Plymouths win over CGA is not mentioned.
CGA showed they can play with Curry step for step yesterday for the second straight year.
Curry has won 51 of it's last 54.

Plymouth should be in and the Bombers should be out.
Three from the E8 is too many.

I disagree.

Coach Castonia has done an amazing job up there and the guy is a good coach.  But....he had a chance to play a nonleague team that could have showcased his team nationally (or regionally I should say).  And the team he chose was Mt Ida and he didnt beat them by much.  Now if he had beaten a decent E8 or LL team or SUNY team....then they might have something to say.

And you really cant look at the E8 as having "3 slots".  Every E8 team plays 4 nonleague games.  Ithaca played 2 MAC teams, an ACFC team, and an NJAC team.  Granted now the MAC teams were last place teams, but the ACFC team was average, and the NJAC team they beat was #2 in their conference.  So although Ithaca is in the E8, they still have to play 4 regional games.

My point here is that E8 teams play enough nonleague games to show their worth overall.

[boobyhasgameyo]

The fact is your league is referencing one game (Hartwick losing to a crap team in your conference) as the sole reason the E8 doesn't deserve three bids.  Your conference has had a chance to prove itself in the playoffs year in and year out and you simply haven't.  Hartwick is not the power of the E8, they played some nice games throughout the year but they are inconsistent to say the least.  They beat Ithaca and Fisher on one hand but yet lost to a terrible team in WNEC and almost lost to two terrible teams in Norwich and Utica.  If Curry beats Hartwick in round 1 they still won't get credit in many peoples' minds unless they win in the next round when they actually play a battle tested program be it Hobart or St. John Fisher.  Good luck and have fun!