FB: Conference of New England

[HailMary15]

Not trying to imply that Plymouth wouldn't have won if he remained in the game but Maine Maritime's starting QB was hurt on the third series. He was replaced by a Freshman who struggled, which you would expect from a kid being thrown into his first pressure situation of his career (in a conference championship no less) The tripple option is dependent the quarterback making the proper reads in an instant. Any delay greatly hinders the effectiveness of the offense.

[Frank Rossi]

ECAC Bowl (North Subregion) Update (As of 11/3/09 @ 10:15am)

The following teams have applied for consideration for ECAC Championship games on 11/21/09 from the North Subregion of the ECAC:

Maine Maritime (7-1, 5-1) *
Springfield (7-1, 3-1) *
Plymouth State (7-2, 5-1)
SUNY-Cortland (6-2, 6-2)
Hartwick (5-3, 1-3) +
St. John Fisher (4-3, 3-2) +
RPI (4-3, 2-3)
Gallaudet (5-4, 3-2) =
Framingham State (5-4, 3-3)
Utica (3-5, 0-4) X

Records are overall followed by respective league records.

* - Team could still win an NCAA berth.

+ - Team plays against another team in the list in future game.

= - Team may play an 11th game prior to the ECACs, disallowing team from playing 12th game unless that game were an NCAA Playoff game.

X - Team currently does not have record that would allow it to be considered (>=.500 overall or in league).

Six teams will be picked from the list of teams that file for consideration.  The deadline for consideration without late fee is THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH at 5pm EST. 

Teams will be selected by the ECAC Football Championships Committee on or about 11/15/09 (following selection of the NCAA Playoffs field).  Teams historically have been selected by win-loss record except when ties exist.  The #1 team hosts the #6 team, the #2 team hosts the #5 team and the #3 team hosts the #4 team, unless the higher-seeded team does not file to host the game.  All games begin at 12pm local time on 11/21/09.

[jkelly24]

hey hailmary15,
with what plymouth has gone through this year with injuries(5 starters, 2 in the backfield) i feel your pain.
but, both teams are doing well this year.
good luck

hey frankie rossi,
what is up with curry?
do not see curry appling for the ecac. are they to confident or to proud to lower themselves to see themselves in the ecac championship bowl game.

CB23

[lewdogg11]

hey hailmary15,
with what plymouth has gone through this year with injuries(5 starters, 2 in the backfield) i feel your pain.
but, both teams are doing well this year.
good luck

hey frankie rossi,
what is up with curry?
do not see curry appling for the ecac. are they to confident or to proud to lower themselves to see themselves in the ecac championship bowl game.

CB23

I don't believe they are eligible if they play in the NEFC championship game.

[jkelly24]

from past posting info, i thought the loser of the nefc championship game was a given for the ecac bowl game.
who are the front runners for the at-large bid for the ncaa playoffs??

thanx,

CB23

[lewdogg11]

from past posting info, i thought the loser of the nefc championship game was a given for the ecac bowl game.
who are the front runners for the at-large bid for the ncaa playoffs??

thanx,

CB23

I don't think it's that game...it's the amount of games they play in the regular season.  I think that would put Curry at 11 Regular Season games.  I'm sure someone else can confirm, but I think that 11th game would disqualify you from ECAC contention.

[lewdogg11]

Here it is:

3. Please refer to NCAA Bylaw 17 (maximum allowable contests and annual exemptions) regarding
regular- season play and postseason championships.

NCAA BYLAW 17
(f) Non-NCAA Postseason Championships Participation. Practice and/or competition in non-NCAA (or non-NAIA) postseason championships (e.g., an invitational tournament scheduled after a conference championship) must be counted against the institution's declared playing-season limitation; except that practice and competition for one postseason championship in each non-NCAA championship sport used for sports sponsorship purposes pursuant to Bylaw 20.9.3.2.1, and practice and competition for the National Invitational Softball Championship in softball, practice and competition for the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Women's Lightweight Rowing Championship in women's rowing, practice and competition for the National Invitational Volleyball Championship in volleyball, and practice and competition for the USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championship in gymnastics are exempt from the institution's declared playing-season limitation in the sport. Competition in the American Women's College Hockey Alliance National Championship tournament is exempt from the institution's declared playing-season limitation; and  (Revised: 1/16/93, 1/11/94, 8/11/98, 4/26/01, 4/29/04 effective 8/1/04)

(g) Foreign Tours. Participation by a member institution on a certified foreign tour (see Bylaw 17.31) need not be included within the institution's declared playing-season limitation in the sport.


It's not the # of games, it's only 1 postseason championship unless its NCAA.

[nefan]

It could be money wise, or a school policy. One school in the NEFC has that rule, ONLY league affiliated events and the NCAA is one of those but not ECAC.

[Pat Coleman]

No, as cited above, it's an NCAA rule. If you play 10 regular-season games, plus the NEFC title game, you cannot also play the ECAC game.

[jkelly24]

from what I am reading, curry took a chance last year by opting out of the bowl game, hoping for the at-large bid. would this be correct?

CB23

[Boxer7806]

JKelley

No, even though I know what you're saying. Curry's thought process was most likely since they have been in the playoffs so many straight years, playing in the ECAC's last year would be a dissapointment and a burden to the players. It also makes financial sense for the school not to travel to play a upstate New York team as well.

As you saw from the earlier post, Springfield applied for the ECAC's, even though if they beat SJF this weekend they have a probable shot at making the playoffs as a Pool C bid.

It is understandable why Plymouth would apply for the ECAC's as they recruit against teams from the E8 and the costs are probaly much less for them to make a trip out of state compared to Curry.

Since Curry is going to be in the NEFC championship game, if they lose Plymouth will automatically get the NEFC bid for the ECAC's since Curry would not be able to play because of the 12th game NCAA rules.

[Pat Coleman]

from what I am reading, curry took a chance last year by opting out of the bowl game, hoping for the at-large bid. would this be correct?

CB23

No -- teams can file for the ECAC and still take an NCAA bid if it's awarded.

[Boxer7806]

Least I was right with something.

[Frank Rossi]

New Regional Rankings:

http://www.d3football.com/dailydose/2009/11/04/ncaa-regional-rankings-take-2/

[Boxer7806]

As of right now the winner of the Maine vs Curry game is looking to be the 7th seed in the east. That means a match up against Alfred who will be the E8 undefeated winner. I'm assuming they move Mount Union over to the East bracket again. To bad Plymouth lost, they probaly had a shot at beating MT Union.