Pool B

[Ralph Turner]

Salisbury went 6-0 in-region in 2004.  I cannot think of any other teams that are isolated in their region to have only 4 in-region games.  It would have to be a Pool B team, and the Pool B teams that make up the Pres AC, the Empire 8 and the LL early in the decade were playing more in-region games.

[desertcat1]

Ralph , Willamette was 5-1 last year with  L& C..  7-3 over all.

[Ralph Turner]

Last year, the Pres AC did not have 2 candidates in Pool B.  IMHO, that is the difference this year for Willamette.

[desertcat1]

Last year, the Pres AC did not have 2 candidates in Pool B.  IMHO, that is the difference this year for Willamette.

Ralph,
I not think Willamette should get in at all this year, I was just giving you the numbers.

Wait until sat and you will see why

[Bob.Gregg]

...I (do) not think Willamette should get in at all this year...

Linfield OBVIOUSLY agrees with you desertcat1.

At the half, Linfield 35, Willamette 0

[Bob.Gregg]

Pool B UPDATE:

IN-region record in parentheses and In-region games designated with *

Linfield   7-0 (5-0)   CRUSHING @ Willamette* (5-3)
Thiel   10-0  (10-0)  3OT win @ Carnegie-Mellon* (5-4)
Wesley   9-1 (5-0)  IDLE
Wash&Jeff   9-1 (7-1)    IDLE


Huntingdon 7-2 (4-2)  LOST TO Maryville* (2-7)
Willamette 5-3 (4-0)  LOSING to Linfield* (7-0)

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Whitworth 5-3  (5-2) WON at Pacific Lutheran* (3-5)
Salisbury   6-3  (2-2)  @ Frostburg State* (6-3)

I think the "B"s are FOUR and there ain't no more!

[Ron Boerger]

What a shame for Huntingdon.  Had everything where they wanted it late but the game-winning pass went thru the hands of the receiver and was intercepted. 

[plulute2clu]

What about Salisbury or Washington U?  I'm curious why they aren't in this conversation...primarily Salisbury...is it the two loses?  Becasue their QOW is fairly high.

[Bob.Gregg]

Salisbury is 6-3 heading into tonight's game at Frostburg State.  And 1 of those wins was outside D-III.

Washington University finished regular season today at 6-4.

[Bob.Gregg]

Well, No "C" for the "B"s this year...

As strong as the "B"s looked, in the end, they looked like the "B"s have regularly looked.

[Ralph Turner]

Bob, It looks like 3 out of 4 B's are continuing after today.  Not that bumbly!

Sorry about the 4th.

[Bob.Gregg]

Bob, It looks like 3 out of 4 B's are continuing after today.  Not that bumbly!

Sorry about the 4th.

Me too!

[K-Mack]

Not a bad bunch of B representatives though. Thiel could win next week ... or Bridgewater could eliminate the PAC entirely.

Also, to re-answer someone's question back there about four-loss playoff teams, in addition to CNU, Aurora was 6-4 last season and in the playoffs, as the IBFC's Pool A squad ... and they took 10-0 Wooster to the wire. I think it was 27-27 with five minutes left and the final was 41-34.

FWIW.

[ThielFan]

Not a bad bunch of B representatives though. Thiel could win next week ... or Bridgewater could eliminate the PAC entirely.

Yes... Thiel must fight hard to keep Bridgewater from single-handedly eliminating the PAC!!!

[religion_major]

Not a bad bunch of B representatives though. Thiel could win next week ... or Bridgewater could eliminate the PAC entirely.

Yes... Thiel must fight hard to keep Bridgewater from single-handedly eliminating the PAC!!!

BC has a 2-1 playoff record aginst the PAC (1-1 in PA).  All of those games aginst W&J were close, and I expect this one to be no different.