FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

[SaintsFAN]

Hey, SaintsFan....

remember this summer you lamenting the silence on this board?

The only things needed to spice it up a bit was Thomas More beating W&J and me questioning the Presidents' offensive intensity after intermission....

Now look.....

No kidding... the conversation is much better now, IMO


AND my boy, Shriver is now posting finally too... Looking forward to seeing what TMC does to Geneva this weekend

[Bob.Gregg]

to be honest, I liked it much better when the conversation was about how W&J was dominating the PAC---even so much that you mistakenly determined that was the impetus for the conference name....

I won't be around D-III this weekend.  I'm moving to D-II for the State Championship Game between California University of PA & Shippensburg...gonna go see former W&J coach John Luckhardt try to win a second straight PSAC title...

I'll be on later Saturday evening.

Go, W&J.
Go, TMC!!!

And I'm rooting for chalk throughout the rest of D-III...that's the clearest way to the playoffs for the Pool C bound Presidents.

[SaintsFAN]

to be honest, I liked it much better when the conversation was about how W&J was dominating the PAC---even so much that you mistakenly determined that was the impetus for the conference name....

I thought they renamed the conference for them after Dan Marino graduated from W&J?

[nittanybacker]

A few years ago I was reading in the Observer-Reporter that W&J was upgrading their facility so that they could get into the NCAC.  I was just wondering what happen to that?

[SaintsFAN]

0-0 after 1 quarter.. Geneva has one 26 yard pass and Thomas More has 2 26 yard passes.  Not much else offensively as TMC has turned it over and shot themselves in the foot with penalties. 

The saints defense has shutdown the run as we expected.  Time for offense to stop with the unforced turnovers

[SaintsFAN]

7-0 Thomas More.  5 yard TD pass for Stellman.  Stellman had 45 yards rushing on that drive.  That will open up the rushing lanes

[SaintsFAN]

Following drive for Geneva was 2 and out.. With 5:55 in 2nd quarter.. They quick kicked on 3rd and 16 from the 20.

[SaintsFAN]

55 yard completion to Farley.. 1st and 10 at 13 for TMC

[SaintsFAN]

Bill**** call costs TMC, a incomplete pass returned as a fumble by Geneva to tie up the score .. Hilvert and staff is hot at the refs

[SaintsFAN]

10-7.. At the half and just like last week we need to make some adjustments at half.  Our offense has turned it over 4 times and had a FG blocked

[SaintsFAN]

3 and out for Geneva to start half and TMC marches down to take 14-10 lead.. Another Stellman TD pass.  Defense up..

[SaintsFAN]

21-12 final at Thomas More.  4 turnovers by saints in 1st half.. By far their worst half of football offensively.  Saints Defense won this game by totally shutting down Geneva.  The Tornado offense didn't score a TD, and they got the FG by having a very short field following an INT.

I'm going to say this, the Geneva website touting DeMarco as a great coach is a joke.  He won't have any players with scholarships after next season.. And ygry can keep the part about Southwest PA 4th most winningest coach of coaches with the last name starting with "D".. The coaching I saw today will not win many games when the playing field is level having no scholarships.  Punted 3 times on 3rd down, instructed kicker to kickoff out of bounds (it was obvious) and play calling.. They ran the same 3 running plays all day. 

Someone said on here that they are an up and comer, well I didn't see it.  On a day when TMC played terrible offensive football, Geneva never threatened.. I don't care what the score says.  With that gameplan' the Tornados didn't have a shot in hell today. 

[BlueRebel94]

With the TMC win and the criteria for selection (#25 on playoffs FAQ), shouldn't Thomas More be #2 in the South region this week?  I mean SOS for TMC 157 and H-SC 213, then you have this week's games where MSJ is 9-0 with SOS 193 and Randolph-Macon is 6-3 with SOS 221. 

Not to look passed a local rival in MSJ but what are the chances of TMC winning out and still getting moved to the North like last year due to travel concerns? 

[SaintsFAN]

me thinks you're onto something, BlueRebel94....

Beating MSJ would help move Thomas More to maybe the top of the South Regional Rankings.  TMC currently sits 3rd... but #2 Hampden-Sydney College plays a 6-3 Randolph Macon team who has a schedule strength of 221.  MSJ has a schedule strength of 193.  That seems like a wash, they are both pretty low but then you factor in who TMC has played (TMC is 157) and HSC is 213 --- that should be enough to move up to #2 with a win over a team the North Region Committee has ranked at #3. 

Current South Region #1, Wesley plays their 2nd straight non-D3 opponent in Ohio Dominican on Saturday, which will leave them with only 5 South Region wins.  Its an outside chance, though... because Wesley owns a convincing 31-13 on the road at Delaware Valley, The East Region's probable top Ranked team this week after the top 2 (Alfred and Albright) lost last weekend.

As Pat likes to say... its all about who you've beaten. 

If TMC wins on Saturday they would own two victories over Regionally Ranked teams.  Their case would be stronger (but still a little flimsy) if they were the team at 9-1 following Saturday.

[BlueRebel94]

TMC held pat at #10 is coach's poll
W&J moved up to #13
MSJ is now #17