FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

[OldPhart]

I will say that we do (Thomas More) does owe Thiel bigtime from what happened in 2001.

Hmmm - D3Football and I remember that as 2000 not 2001.  Can't be getting up a grudge against Leip - since he wasn't there yet.  But anyhow,  Thiel was only returning the favor of the loss from the year before.   

Oh, wait! Now I understand - you really DO mean that  TMC OWES Thiel a debt of gratitude for that loss  - seeing as how the loss to Thiel must have inspired the Saints to go undefeated in the 2001 regular season AND get to the second round of the playoffs.  TMC probably just needed the wake-up call that Thiel provided going into the 2001 year and the playoffs  .  Way to go Tomcats - got their first playoff win (by proxy) in 2001!!

Seriously though, while there were a couple of quality wins by TMC in 2000 I think the problem with getting into the playoffs was that TMC's schedule was pretty weak overall.  Don't know if it was just a down year for the competition or if there was an intentional weakening of the schedule in order to "juice up" the win-loss stats.  Regardless, the Thiel loss almost certainly cost TMC the playoffs that year.  I'm not sure if Thiel took the win from them or if TMC gave it to them - those were pretty bleak times to be a Tomcat fan.

[SaintsFAN]

Yeah, I agree Oldphart.

I was on that team that beat Thiel in 1999.  It was my senior year.  I remember the Tomcats had a stud LB that year....wore #11.  We met a few times...

[oldtimer4774]

Oh yes,  Dante Darby wore #11.......he actually took a couple years off I believe and played in 2002 for his senior year---great linebacker....he is actually a coach at Thiel right now---check the website

[ThielFan]

It's driving me absolutely crazy, but I've got a family obligation on Saturday, and thus will be unable to make it up to Greenville this weekend.  ARGH!  You can bet that I will be frequently checking the score right here on d3Football.com.  Everybody make sure to vote Elliott for Heisman!!

[OldPhart]

It's driving me absolutely crazy, but I've got a family obligation on Saturday, and thus will be unable to make it up to Greenville this weekend.  ARGH!  You can bet that I will be frequently checking the score right here on d3Football.com.  Everybody make sure to vote Elliott for Heisman!!

If you can receive it, radio station 96.7 "The River" carries all the Thiel football games (and a subset of the BB games).  Unfortunately, 96.7's parent company, Cumulus broadcasting, will NOT allow the games to be webcast.  Anyone who knows of a near Greenville radio station who doesn't have this prohibition might want to let Thiel athletics know about it.  If you check Thiel's roster you can bet there are a number of Thiel fans in Florida that can't get their football fix.

I would suggest that with the new broadcast comm minor that maybe Thiel will resurrect their radio station and do it themselves.  But I am afraid that I have bad memories of a Thiel student's play-by-play of "Oh my God - will you look at that!  I have never seen anything like it ..." and other less than enlightening utterances.

[ThielFan]

If you can receive it, radio station 96.7 "The River" carries all the Thiel football games (and a subset of the BB games).  Unfortunately, 96.7's parent company, Cumulus broadcasting, will NOT allow the games to be webcast.  Anyone who knows of a near Greenville radio station who doesn't have this prohibition might want to let Thiel athletics know about it.  If you check Thiel's roster you can bet there are a number of Thiel fans in Florida that can't get their football fix.

I would suggest that with the new broadcast comm minor that maybe Thiel will resurrect their radio station and do it themselves.  But I am afraid that I have bad memories of a Thiel student's play-by-play of "Oh my God - will you look at that!  I have never seen anything like it ..." and other less than enlightening utterances.

Yes, I do enjoy listening to the Thiel games on The River when I cannot be there... I chewed my nails off sitting on the couch throughout the second half of the Waynesburg game.  Unfortunately, I will be in Erie (or maybe Edinboro) and I don't think that I will be able to get reception.  I'll have to keep my fingers crossed on that one.  I'll definitely be with the Tomcats in spirit though, I plan to wear Thiel regalia as always on football Saturdays! 

[Cleveland Cartel]

Anyone think Waynesburg can pull of an upset against WJ this weekend???

[Dutch12]

CC - I doubt it.

How do you guys like the game broadcast's on the River?

[Cleveland Cartel]

Dutch,

Being from Cleveland it does not travel far enough for me to hear it.  Luckily for the Waynesburg game and Westminster games I was able to listen to it on their schools broadcasting on the Internet.  Its amazing that Thiel does not have anything for their Internet with all the wireless technology they put on the campus and laptops to every student iniative they recently did.  I could not tell you how the broadcasting on the river is, but at the WJ game I did have a conversation with the guy who is in charge of the broadcasting of the Games on the River.  Currently the games only go as far as Youngstown, OH.  Next year he said those are definetly in the plans to extend coverage of the Tomcats game into Cleveland further and throughout PA.  The gentelman also told me broadcasting the games on the Internet is the most important problem to address in the offseason.  I would expect to hear these games on the net next year, and also like Old Phart said the adding of a Comm Minor should also bring this program to life!

[PittTBCW]

CC - I doubt it.

How do you guys like the game broadcast's on the River?

I like the broadcast I think they do a pretty good job with the game. Especially the older guy I can not remember his name.

[Dutch12]

CC - I doubt it.

How do you guys like the game broadcast's on the River?

I like the broadcast I think they do a pretty good job with the game. Especially the older guy I can not remember his name.

His name is Hugh Ringer.  I was inconspicuously looking for reviews of my first stab at doing the games on radio, I'm the color guy for the broadcasts.  I've never done it before and when the former guy wasn't able to do it this year they asked if I would fill in.  - Hopefully I don't sound completely incompetent!

[OldPhart]

Dutch - I only listened to the games when I couldn't attend.  So my data points are Bluffton, W&J, and Waynesburg.  That said, I would say you are coming along.  You sounded rather awkward for the Bluffton game.  There is a definite learning curve in getting the timing right in radio broadcast.  By the time we got to the Waynesburg game I felt you were doing a much better job.  Of course, I didn't hear THAT much of the Waynesburg game since I had to leave it periodically to paste on another nitroglycerin patch. 
BTW, my gripe about not being able to hear Thiel games on the net is really
directed to Cumulus.  My impression is that the River has to do what "the man" says.

CC - Waynesburg over W&J?  I would lay odds 8-1 against.  Before any indignant Wburg fan (do they exist on this board  ) wants me to put up $$ - I don't gamble.  For the lottery my philosophy is "you gotta play to lose." I think Waynesburg will put up a few scores, but W&J will put up a couple more.  Could be a bit closer if Abels is able to run well and keep the W&J O off the field.  I figure Sirianni has the troops fired up knowing that a loss to either Wburg or TMC almost certainly translates to sitting at home for the playoffs.

[PittTBCW]

Dutch,

I have only listened to one game and it was for the first quarter vs Bethany. I was running late. It sounded good from both guys. It just seemed like the older guy Hugh was more experienced. I think both guys made good points and were right on!

So good job!

[Cleveland Cartel]

Here are the South REgion Rankings.....Lets hear some thoughts!!!!

South Region 
1. Trinity (Texas) 5-0 6-0
2. Ferrum 7-0 7-0
3. Mary Hardin-Baylor 4-1 5-1
4. Thiel 7-0 7-0
5. Bridgewater (Virginia) 4-1 5-1
6. Hardin-Simmons 5-1 6-1
7. Johns Hopkins 6-0 7-0
8. Salisbury 2-0 6-1
9. Washington and Jefferson 5-1 7-1
10. Wesley 4-0 7-1
West Region 
1. Linfield 4-0 6-0
2. Wisconsin-Whitewater 6-0 7-0
3. St. John's (Minnesota) 7-0 8-0
4. Occidental 6-0 6-0
5. St. Olaf 7-0 7-0
6. Coe 5-1 6-1
7. Monmouth (Illinois) 7-0 8-0
8. Concordia-Moorhead 5-1 6-1
9. Whitworth 4-1 4-2
10. Central (Iowa) 6-1 6-1








 

[Cleveland Cartel]

I am goign to have to do some reasearch about these teams before I start ranting and raving and anything!!!