FB: Conference of New England

['gro]

          I think if E8 or LL is so superior then let them come here to the dark side and kick our a$$ if they feel they have to . On the other board their bashing Curry saying they couldn't even hold their jock strap , if so than bring it !
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Recent ECAC matchups

2000
Nichols 10 @ West CT 63

2002
Curry 14 @ Hartwick 69
RPI 55 @ Worcester St 29
Westfield St 7 @ Cortland 30

2004
Fitchburg St 7 @ Springfield 55
UMass-Dartmouth 19 @ Ithaca 36

2005
Maine Maritime 20 @ Alfred 63

I doubt swapping the site would have affected any of these games.  Face it, the NEFC vs all others is bad. Curry had some decent games against (eventually semi finalist) RPI in 2003 and #1 Seed Delaware Valley in 2005 and of course the win against Hartwick last year... but the ECAC games have been lopsided as hell.

EDIT: Man, look at those scores. Those are super fantastic double monkey stomp asssssss whoopins. In fact, Ithaca should be ashamed for only winning by 17 points, but they are notorious for "mailing it in" during ECACs.

[union89]

          I think if E8 or LL is so superior then let them come here to the dark side and kick our a$$ if they feel they have to . On the other board their bashing Curry saying they couldn't even hold their jock strap , if so than bring it !
                                             " nuff said"
                                         
                                                  NLNG

Recent ECAC matchups

2000
Nichols 10 @ West CT 63

2002
Curry 14 @ Hartwick 69
RPI 55 @ Worcester St 29
Westfield St 7 @ Cortland 30

2004
Fitchburg St 7 @ Springfield 55
UMass-Dartmouth 19 @ Ithaca 36

2005
Maine Maritime 20 @ Alfred 63

I doubt swapping the site would have affected any of these games.  Face it, the NEFC vs all others is bad. Curry had some decent games against (eventually semi finalist) RPI in 2003 and #1 Seed Delaware Valley in 2005 and of course the win against Hartwick last year... but the ECAC games have been lopsided as hell.

'Da Gro'Father has spoken.....

[Findtheball]

  ya so what , you got lucky a couple times.

[HailMary15]

Not trying to say they would have beaten alfred in 2005 because their defense couldn't stop anyone that day but Maine Maritime was missing some pretty significant players due to injury in that game. They were missing 2 First team all conference players in Don Thibodeau and Joe Crowe. Don was the offensive player of the year in the NEFC that year and anyone who saw Maine play knows that the offense lived or died by him. Also missing due to injury was LB Chris Tracy who was last years NEFC defensive player of the year.

Depth is a big problem for a lot of these NEFC schools but there has been an effort to increase the strength of the OOC schedule as shown by Fitchburg vs Springfield, Bridgewater vs Rowan, and WNEC vs Hartwick.

[dlippiel]

          I think if E8 or LL is so superior then let them come here to the dark side and kick our a$$ if they feel they have to . On the other board their bashing Curry saying they couldn't even hold their jock strap , if so than bring it !
                                             " nuff said"
                                         
                                                  NLNG

Recent ECAC matchups

2000
Nichols 10 @ West CT 63

2002
Curry 14 @ Hartwick 69
RPI 55 @ Worcester St 29
Westfield St 7 @ Cortland 30

2004
Fitchburg St 7 @ Springfield 55
UMass-Dartmouth 19 @ Ithaca 36

2005
Maine Maritime 20 @ Alfred 63

I doubt swapping the site would have affected any of these games.  Face it, the NEFC vs all others is bad. Curry had some decent games against (eventually semi finalist) RPI in 2003 and #1 Seed Delaware Valley in 2005 and of course the win against Hartwick last year... but the ECAC games have been lopsided as hell.

EDIT: Man, look at those scores. Those are super fantastic double monkey stomp asssssss whoopins. In fact, Ithaca should be ashamed for only winning by 17 points, but they are notorious for "mailing it in" during ECACs.

ah yeah gro!

[Findtheball]

 As I look at it, all that is in the rear view mirror. Lets talk about todays NEFC > They are not pushovers as years of the past. These programs are getting better and stronger . So get off your high horse and change your saddle, it seems to be sliding off a bit.

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[pg04]

Prove it.  Don't lose in the playoffs by more than 21.  May you be blessed that you don't face Mount Union in the first round...

[AUKaz00]

Not trying to say they would have beaten alfred in 2005 because their defense couldn't stop anyone that day but Maine Maritime was missing some pretty significant players due to injury in that game. They were missing 2 First team all conference players in Don Thibodeau and Joe Crowe. Don was the offensive player of the year in the NEFC that year and anyone who saw Maine play knows that the offense lived or died by him. Also missing due to injury was LB Chris Tracy who was last years NEFC defensive player of the year.

Depth is a big problem for a lot of these NEFC schools but there has been an effort to increase the strength of the OOC schedule as shown by Fitchburg vs Springfield, Bridgewater vs Rowan, and WNEC vs Hartwick.

Plus MME ran into an Alfred squad that day that felt genuinely slighted by the NCAA by getting passed over for Wilkes (D3football projected Alfred in, but the selection committee saw it differently).  Alfred was up 56-6 in that ECAC game with over 6 minutes left in the third quarter.  I'm not sure having 12 men on defense all game would have helped on that day...

[Findtheball]

Prove it.  Don't lose in the playoffs by more than 21.  May you be blessed that you don't face Mount Union in the first round...

Yes , You can say that again

[Reno Hightower]

Prove it.  Don't lose in the playoffs by more than 21.  May you be blessed that you don't face Mount Union in the first round...

They went 1-1 in the playoffs last year for a winning percentage of .500. Better than the LL who went 0-2 for a winning percentage of .000

[pg04]

Hartwick was a joke of a playoff team.  Honestly, they were.  Meanwhile the LL had stiffer competition to contend with...

[Reno Hightower]

Hartwick was a joke of a playoff team.  Honestly, they were.  Meanwhile the LL had stiffer competition to contend with...

Ithaca and SJF couldnt beat Hartwick

[dlippiel]

Hartwick was a joke of a playoff team.  Honestly, they were.  Meanwhile the LL had stiffer competition to contend with...

Ithaca and SJF couldnt beat Hartwick

Some **** is unexplainable and Ithaca and SJF losing to Wick was, ****ing unexplainable. Yet honestly a team that gives up 70 to Utica, and loses to WNEC sucks! Having a possible NFL calibur QB can, on some days, gain a win by itself even though the rest of the team sucks. This was/is the case with Wick. LL played much better competition and is much more consistent as far as level of play. Our NCAA record sucks and will continue to suck but not as bad as the NEFC.

[defenseiskey]

Hartwick is a good team but I agree they should not have won those two games last year vs SJF and Ithaca.

The NEFC's problem is that the programs (or should I say Schools) do not take the football programs as serious as the other leagues do.

I think some teams in the NEFC would be contenders in the LL and problem middle road to bottom dwellers in the E8 for a couple of years. They need to take the football more serious in the NEFC.

I think you will see alot more teams playing outside of the NEFC for their non-division game.

I think Curry will have a hard time getting in the playoff this year with a Pool C bid but they have to be looked at with a 37 game win streak and a playoffs the past 5 seasons with a win last year. I do not believe Husson should get in over them if that happens since Husson plays dog poo for a schedule besides Merrimack and AIC who they got absolutly stomped by.

[63Center]

I am a big NEFC fan, but I have to admit that the NEFC does not take football seriously enough.  You can brag all you want about the top NEFC teams being able to contend against the LL or E8 teams, but where is the proof?  Curry won one game last year in the NCAA against Hartwick that should not have even been there.  Until the NEFC schools decide to play E8 and LL schools on a consistent basis we can argue forever with no proof of who is better.  Until then the NEFC needs to shut up or stand up and prove whose better.