FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

[Bob.Gregg]

IF W&J and Thomas More both take care of their Oct. 25th opponents, it will set up an interesting situation for the PAC.

You'll have the league newbie, Thomas More, and the hated Presidents vying for the Football title and the AQ.

Will the PAC's old guard root for the establishment or for the new kid on the block?

Here's hoping we go head-to-head on Nov. 1 for al the marbles...

[Pat Coleman]

Judging from the poll on the front page about WHERE Around the Nation might visit a week from this Saturday... perhaps Keith Mac will choose Crestview Hills, KY for the W&J/TMC game.   

This wasn't a poll to tell Keith where to go on Nov. 1, just a general idea where people would like to see Keith go next time we're looking for somewhere to go.

[Bob.Gregg]

sort of an open invitation to tell Keith where to go?

[SaintsFAN]

IF W&J and Thomas More both take care of their Oct. 25th opponents, it will set up an interesting situation for the PAC.

You'll have the league newbie, Thomas More, and the hated Presidents vying for the Football title and the AQ.

Will the PAC's old guard root for the establishment or for the new kid on the block?

Here's hoping we go head-to-head on Nov. 1 for al the marbles...

Bob,

Haha.... who would the referee's homer in that game??!!  You have the hated President's (who they named the conference after ) and the red-headed step child program from Northern Kentucky. 

THAT would be very interesting... they'd probably go as far as to call it as they actually see it.  Genius!

[SaintsFAN]

Thiel 14
Thomas More 45 F

Thomas More is free now to focus on W&J this coming weekend in Crestview Hills.  80 players saw the field for the Saints today... Thomas More led 42-7 in the 3rd Quarter and then emptied the bench.  99 yds of Thiel's offensive output came against the reserves... the regular defense played very well... 5 sacks and forced 3 fumbles. 

Hopefully this Saturday is not like the last couple years against the precision passing of Swallow and W&J.  The Presidents have had their way with Thomas More the last few years... 42-0 in 2007, 21-12 in 2006, 32-14 in 2005.

Their "low" offensive output going into the game against Westminster tonight is 34 points..... WOW

[Bob.Gregg]

W&J 34, Westminster 7

Curt Jones rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns.
Derek Taylor added another 71 yards.

Bobby Swallow passed for 290 yards and two touchdowns, one to David Ravida (8 rec. 106 yards), the other to Craig Besong (5 rec. 59 yards).

Westminster held to 48 yards rushing on 25 attempts.

The stage is set. 
Saturday, November 1st, W&J at Thomas More, first place in the PAC on the line.

[SaintsFAN]

Bob,

If W&J holds the Saints ground attack to 48 yards... the PAC Conference Crown will continue to reside in Washington, PA for the next year.

Looking forward to Saturday. 

[Bob.Gregg]

SaintsFan,

You didn't happen to get a pressbox built, did you?

[SaintsFAN]

No sir..  I think its basically a tent in the stands with the section roped off.  Its going to be a different set up than you're probably used to.  I doubt you've had to do something like this even when you covered HS Games.

[South Willy]

Congrats and looking forward to next weeks game. I'm definitely rooting for the "newbie". 

Also, congrats to the Bison for the upset of WC. Finally played hard all 4 quarters.

[Bob.Gregg]

No sir..  I think its basically a tent in the stands with the section roped off.  Its going to be a different set up than you're probably used to.  I doubt you've had to do something like this even when you covered HS Games.

SaintsFAN, believe me, I had to deal with some situations covering high school games.

But this isn't high school.

Unfortunately, this week, we've got two less-than-standard facility issues to deal with in college football.

Thomas More has a tent for a pressbox.  While I understand the construction is ongoing and there won't always be a tent, there is a tent for this week (and this season).

Mercyhurst (D-II) has a pressbox that most small high schools would find inadequate.  We were also planning to cover the PSAC West championship tilt between Mercyhurst and California University of PA but were told they couldn't accomodate us.  Press box not big enough.  And the kicker at Mercyhurst is--this is a NEW field, NEW pressbox, NEW facility.

[SaintsFAN]

That Mercyhurst situation sounds really ridiculous since its a new facility.  Unreal.

Thomas More could've played this whole season at Dixie Heights, but they have a better advantage playing on campus.  I'm convinced the Saints wouldn't have dropped the same number of "home" games in 2007, if they had played on campus.

Granted, W&J game wouldn't have mattered... and same with Waynesburg but the kids seem to play harder in front of the bigger crowds at Bank of Kentucky Field.

[Pat Coleman]

Well, it's not like W&J's new press box is overly accommodating either, Bob. Some schools give too much priority to the president's box and not enough to making sure people can cover their game.

[Bob.Gregg]

Well, it's not like W&J's new press box is overly accommodating either, Bob. Some schools give too much priority to the president's box and not enough to making sure people can cover their game.

You never miss an opportunity.

You were provided plenty of workspace INDOORS when you worked a game at W&J and the same is true for everyone else.

I am the most ardent objector to what W&J built as it's new press facilities several years ago.
Just this past week, I offered WJPA's skybox to the Westminster TV crew.
I have offered WJPA's skybox to W&J for use for visiting media on numerous occasions.

But it IS a pressbox for heaven's sake.  It's not a tent.

[Pat Coleman]

Hi -- I wasn't talking about Thomas More, I was talking about the Mercyhurst angle you raised. And never ONCE did I say W&J wasn't accommodating. I did say that the school's priorities were misplaced.

Try to re-read my post with that in mind and maybe you can calm down your rhetoric. Because, in fact, YOU seem to not miss any opportunity to take something I say personally.