FB: Conference of New England

[CB23]

hey nlng!!
if maine maritime claims bogan division, any chance of a charter bus (leaving from plymouth)  for parents and other fans for the 5 1/2 hr ride to castine maine.

CB23

[Findtheball]

 Where are you driving from ? It's 3 1/2 for me . Maybe they'll play in Portland, they did that with MIT earlier in the season

[Findtheball]

wow the pages are really starting to move... NLNG thanks for recognizing my picking skills this week... my only loss was the westfield vs framingham game... framingham looked like they mailed it in... but lets get back to business and talk some nefc football...

two huge games this week in my mind ... lets first start with the boyd division in PSU vs Curry... i think PSU will rely on the legs of Mack and Demarco and beat Curry ending their dominance of the NEFC for one year at least... this is the most vulnerable Curry team of the last 5 years and i think PSU has the firepower and more importantly the defense to stop Curry and come out on top...

im also rooting for Plymouth becuase as Pat said earlier we get an automatic bid and have a outside chance at a at large bid.. if Plymouth win the championship they are an automatic bid... if Curry loses but wins out they have a better chance then Plymouth at getting that at large bid because of thier past sucesss especially winning a playoff game last year and Plymouth somehow losting to Mount Ida... with the rest of the east down this year it is not impossible for the NEFC to get 2 bid and win another playoff game...

Bridgewater vs Westfield is huge game in the Bogan... i think whoever wins this game is going to take the Bogan... Westfield step up huge this week and took out Framingham in a must win for both teams... but i think Bridgewater is hungy and will win this game... another big game is Maine vs Framingham because Maine needs to keep pace whichever teams wins and i think Maine will win becuase they have something to play for and Framingham does not...

Boxer we lose 63 for a while then we lose you , will guys just stay with me for while longer . We are all buds don't you know . I gave all you guys some +K if you didn't notice

Sorry Boxer I went back to your lastest post and this is what I found

[CB23]

hey nlng!!
we guyzzzz are from londonderry nh   
I guess i'll take the charter bus question as a no 

CB23

[Findtheball]

 CB are you telling me your stepping up and organizing this road trip with a chartered bus?NICE!!!!!

[63Center]

NLNG, I am hanging in here for you.

I can't see the NEFC getting a second team into the NCAA.  There are a lot of other teams that are more deserving, even if they have 2 losses, due to plaing a more competitve schedule.  If teams like Curry or BSC want to make it into the NCAA without winning the NEFC they are going to have to play and beat a couple of good competive teams and that won't happen until there is scheduling relief from the NEFC that will allow them to play more games outside of the NEFC.  Maybe one answer would be to only require the NEFC teams to play all of the teams within their division (Boyd and Bogan), but no cross-over games.  That allows them to  play anyone else for the rest of the games. The two teams with the best divisional records play for the NEFC championship and be the AQ for the NEFC.  Just a thought.

By the way is CB23 also supplying the refreshments on the charter bus trip?

[vttanker]

FYI about Maine Maritime seating arrangements.  If Maine beats Fitchburg, they have to do that first: there are minimal bleachers and only on the visitor side of the field.  A wind storm last year blew trees, very large trees, onto the bleachers and destroyed most of them.  New bleachers won't be in place until this spring.  So if the game is at Maine Maritime you might want to bring a lawn chair.  Or plan on standing for the entire game.  I don't know what the rules are for a championship game, but Maine doesn't charge any admission fee for its games.

With no bleachers that might make a case for a game at Portland.  My advise there is the parking isn't to great.  Also the city runs that stadium and they have some strange rules about entering and leaving the stadium and what you can have in the stands for refreshments.

[63Center]

Hey NLNG where are your picks?

Also, you are going to follow the Brooks Brothers next year?  What you buying a new suit or something?

[CB23]

okay...... time out everyone!!!!!     i've got my money on bridgewater to win the division!!!!!!!!!!

CB23

[Findtheball]

Hey NLNG where are your picks?

Also, you are going to follow the Brooks Brothers next year?  What you buying a new suit or something?

now thats not a bad idea, I need a new suit . I believe CB23 is buying all the beverages, I heard him say he was in charge. I think PSU is going to get better & better from here on out . I agree wiyh you 63 that all of the NEFC needs to play outside the box . We really don't need to play a cross over game . Lets play someone else . The only problem is the other team will have to travel to play,with budgets getting tighter and tighter at the state schools. Looking over the simulation posts it shows PSU 07 is a better team than the PSU 08 I don't get it. I put PSU 07 vs PSU 08 up against each other 100 times and PSU 07 came out on top 95% of the time . I even swapped it up with different scenarios home & away it still came up PSU 07 strange huh . ok I'll have my picks in later tonight . I have to film a high school game.
                                             NLNG

[MC3]

63Center, I disagree with you 100% when you said framingham st hasn't showed much this year.  They have won 3 games the last 4 years and this year they have won 4 games with the chance to go 500 tomorrow for the first time since the 80's.  I don't understand how you can say they didn't show much this year with a 4-5 record and a couple turnovers away from being 6-3 right now with two 7 point L's to Bridgewater and Fitchburg.

[Findtheball]

Picks for the week:

MA Maritime 7 BSC 42 (no contest)

Curry 35 UMD 21 - I can't see Curry losing another one this season and I don't think UMD is good enough to upset them.

Fitchburg 14 MME 21 - MME wins the Bogan and takes on PSU.

Worcester State 10 Westfield 35

EC 18  MIT 30 - EC ends up with its worst record since starting varsity football.

SRU 10 PSU 42 - PSU ends up undefeated in the NEFC and will win the championship and represent NEFC in NCAA

Framingham 7 CGA 21 - Neither team showed much this season.

WNEC 28 Nichols 14 - I just don't think Nichols can hang with WNEC.

                               GAME DAY

[Findtheball]

Picks for the week:

MA Maritime 7 BSC 42 (no contest)

Curry 35 UMD 21 - I can't see Curry losing another one this season and I don't think UMD is good enough to upset them.

Fitchburg 14 MME 21 - MME wins the Bogan and takes on PSU.

Worcester State 10 Westfield 35

EC 18  MIT 30 - EC ends up with its worst record since starting varsity football.

SRU 10 PSU 42 - PSU ends up undefeated in the NEFC and will win the championship and represent NEFC in NCAA

Framingham 7 CGA 21 - Neither team showed much this season.

WNEC 28 Nichols 14 - I just don't think Nichols can hang with WNEC.

                               GAME DAY
 
                             ok heres my picks

   BSC over MA Maritime

   Curry over UMD

   Fitchburg upsets MME

  West over WO -wo

  EC over MIT

  PSU over Salve ( let the seniors play )

  Framingham over CGA

  Nichols over WNEC

[63Center]

MC3, Congrats to Framingham State for finishing 500 for the season.  They showed toughness by winning some close one this season to improve over the last few seasons and as you stated were close to having a winning record.

Well, looks like EC surprised a lot of folks and kept themselves from having their worst record since starting varsity football.

MME stated their case clearly for the chamspionship game by beating Fitchburg 66-32. 

Time for the NEFC championship game.  Bring it on.

[MC3]

Framingham vs Coast Guard game yesterday if you can get your hands on the game film it was one of the best games I've seen all year