FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

[Bob.Gregg]

Regional rankings:

Rank, Team, In-Region Record, Overall Record
1. Wesley 5-0 9-0
2. Hampden-Sydney 9-0 9-0
3. Thomas More 9-0 9-0
4. Huntingdon 5-0 8-1
5. Mississippi College 7-1 7-2
6. Mary Hardin-Baylor 6-1 8-1
7. Dickinson 8-1 8-1
8. Washington and Jefferson 8-1 8-1
9. DePauw 7-1 7-1
10. Johns Hopkins 7-2 7-2

[SaintsFAN]

Regional rankings:

Rank, Team, In-Region Record, Overall Record
1. Wesley 5-0 9-0
2. Hampden-Sydney 9-0 9-0
3. Thomas More 9-0 9-0
4. Huntingdon 5-0 8-1
5. Mississippi College 7-1 7-2
6. Mary Hardin-Baylor 6-1 8-1
7. Dickinson 8-1 8-1
8. Washington and Jefferson 8-1 8-1
9. DePauw 7-1 7-1
10. Johns Hopkins 7-2 7-2

I think, with a win, TMC jumps to #2 this week ---- though we won't see it as they don't publish the rankings after the final game..

W&J needs a big win in the PAC Backyard Brawl --- and some help.  I hope they get in.

[BlueRebel94]

Interesting that the projected bracket has 2-loss ONU in the Pool C over one loss W&J.  Tough first round matchup for TMC with the Texas team UMHB.  We shall see...

[SaintsFAN]

Interesting that the projected bracket has 2-loss ONU in the Pool C over one loss W&J.  Tough first round matchup for TMC with the Texas team UMHB.  We shall see...

I've seen Ohio Northern in person this year (plus a visit with Coach Paul after), they are a legit playoff team.  Defense is very good and the QB is a dual threat ala Stellman.  They PTR and play good defense and the QB makes big plays.  They would be a scary draw for anyone. 

[SaintsFAN]

Two articles on the Bridge Bowl:


http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-19766-Cincinnati-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Bridge-Bowl-XIV-A-Little-BB-History#comment

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-19766-Cincinnati-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Bridge-Bowl-XIV-The-biggest-Bridge-Bowl-ever

Edit:  3 now

http://www.examiner.com/x-19766-Cincinnati-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Bridge-Bowl-XIV-Brinck-twins-on-separate-sidelines

[BlueRebel94]

Lance finally came through on the BB.

http://1530homer.com/pages/lancesBlog.html

[Pat Coleman]

Interesting that the projected bracket has 2-loss ONU in the Pool C over one loss W&J.  Tough first round matchup for TMC with the Texas team UMHB.  We shall see...

Actually, in our projection W&J never makes it to the board, because Dickinson is on the board for the South when the sixth Pool C team is selected.

[SaintsFAN]

Interesting that the projected bracket has 2-loss ONU in the Pool C over one loss W&J.  Tough first round matchup for TMC with the Texas team UMHB.  We shall see...

Actually, in our projection W&J never makes it to the board, because Dickinson is on the board for the South when the sixth Pool C team is selected.

its that whole W&J hasn't beaten anyone with more than 5 wins thing --- though Geneva will have 8 wins this year... but three of those are against St Vincent and Frostburg St.


one final article on the game:

http://www.examiner.com/x-19766-Cincinnati-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Bridge-Bowl-XIV-Its-Gametime

[BlueRebel94]

Why in the heck were they playing St. Vincent twice?  I mean I know they are both provisional but what's the point of two games in one season?

[Ralph Turner]

Why in the heck were they playing St. Vincent twice?  I mean I know they are both provisional but what's the point of two games in one season?

Respectfully, a loss to Geneva, especially an in-region loss, hurts you.  Who would want to risk that?

Geneva may have had trouble filling their schedule,  so the Geneva-St Vincent games worked out well.

When both teams are full members then they are less likely to have two games in the season.

[SaintsFAN]

The Bridge Bowl will reside once again in Crestview Hills.. 42-17, Thomas More. 
They didn't play their best, but they didn't have to.  Mount St Joe was WAY over rated.  The huge difference was in the trenches.  TMC took a quick 14-0 lead as MSJ struggled to gain positive yards on offense.  The first pass MSJ completed was to TMC.  Autenreib got another int.  MSJ hurt the Saints in the 2nd quarter with a screen game.  Once TMC made adjustments to it, MSJ couldn't move the ball after halftime. 

This game just showed that 9-0 in the HCAC is not the same as being 9-0 in the PAC.

Home game for TMC next weekend.  But they need to play better.  MSJ is not on the level of what TMC will face next week.

[SaintsFAN]

From the front page:

Thomas More and Mount St. Joseph each ran the table and have already clinched playoff spots. But not all 9-0 records are created equal. No. 11 Thomas More proved that by crushing No. 25 Mount St. Joseph 42-17.

Damn right

[Ralph Turner]

i don't read this board and don't have time to, but who does w&j scrimmage today?

Mount Union at 3 pm I believe.

I stumbled onto the first page of this thread and found this post.

Only one correction, playoff games begin at 12 noon.

Let's see if that happens.

[rabriggs]

Why in the heck were they playing St. Vincent twice?  I mean I know they are both provisional but what's the point of two games in one season?

Respectfully, a loss to Geneva, especially an in-region loss, hurts you.  Who would want to risk that?

Geneva may have had trouble filling their schedule,  so the Geneva-St Vincent games worked out well.

When both teams are full members then they are less likely to have two games in the season.

Geneva played Saint Vincent twice this year because they each had a common open date in Week Two. So they played that game and then their regularly-scheduled game in the conference schedule. The options for each team otherwise were not appealing.

It actually generated some additional interest in the series because of the novelty of it.

[BlueRebel94]

SaintsFAN update that signature with another Bridge Bowl and undefeated regular season.