FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

[Jeremybozz]

One thing is for sure. W&J assistant Brandon Wakefield knows the BC offense and field as well as anyone. He was BC's starting QB for 2 years.

[Llamaguy]

Welcome to the Shenandoah Valley Bob Gregg. If you need any info hit me up.

W&J vs. BC , It must be playoff time again!

And oh, I guess your WR coach won't be tailgating with us again next weekend?

It should be a great game.

[PittTBCW]

Congrats to W&J and Thiel for making the National Playoffs!!!

[badbadman]

Any suggestions for a decent hotel near Thiel? 

[OldPhart]

Any suggestions for a decent hotel near Thiel? 

Your best bet is the Radisson in West Middlesex just off I-80 - about 18 miles south of Greenville.  There is also a Holiday Inn Express and a Super 8 near the Radission.  A little closer at about 15 miles is Tara - if you have deeper pockets and a need for "ambience".   Also, there is a venerable old HoJo's just off I-80 near Mercer. 

If you really want to be closer, there is Cianci's Moter Lodge in Greenville.

If you want any amenities - stick with the Radisson - but I would make reservations now.  My connections tell me that Thiel already reserved 40 rooms in order to be ready for next weekend. 

[badbadman]

OP - Thanks for the heads up.

[spliskin]

These look like two great match-ups in the first round for the PAC Cats & Prez.

Hopkins @ Thiel matches 2 great defenses (I may get challenged here with the 48 surrendered to CMU, but I'll stand by the description) and 2 ball control offenses. I'll have to give Thiel the edge offensively looking at each team's stats. Both teams are making their first appearance at the big-dance but JHU has won their ECAC bowl game in each of the last 3 years-giving them the edge in the "post-season experience" category. This looks like a great game on paper and should be exciting to the end.

W&J @ BC - 2 explosive offenses, both with playoff experience and head to head battle experience. This is the grudge match as each has stolen victory from the jaws of defeat in the last 2 match-ups. It looks like the W&J defense gives the Prez the advantage as they look to be much stronger than the Eagles D, but you can't discount the home field advantage for BC. Would be interesting to know how much of an impact WJ asst coach Wakefield will have on the Prez preparation given his intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the BC program?

I'd love to catch this game but I'll have to pass on it. I need to see if the T-Cats can pull out another thriller in Greenville.

Congrats to both TC & WJ and to the entire PAC for producing 2 playoff teams for the first time in conference history.

[PittTBCW]

Nice write ups Spliskin!!!

I think both games will be very interesting. I think the Thiel vs Carnegie Mellon is a tough way to judge the Tomcats because they were banged up and missing some starters including thier starting corner & running back. They have been banged up all season and hope that they will be healthy come noon on Saturday.

W&J vs Bridgewater should be another high scoring affair as the past would indicate. I also think that the W&J defense will prove to be the deciding factor.

GOOD LUCK this week Tomcats and W&J

[ThielFan]

Congratulations to both Washington & Jefferson and Thiel for outstanding seasons and earning their way into the Division III playoffs.  That being said, I have to admit that I'm a bit disappointed with the pairings.  Don't get me wrong, I think that both of the first round games will be fantastic, regardless of how they end up.  What disappoints me is that fans of the PAC will have to resign ourselves to the fact that the best we can hope for is for both of our teams to win in the first round, and then watch one eliminate the other in the second, leaving only one PAC team.  I was hoping that W&J would at least be on the other side of the South bracket, allowing both teams the possibility of raising eyebrows deep into this thing.  Of course, it's all a moot point if they lose on Saturday, but I think you all know what I'm getting at here.

Looking at the bright side, at least we didn't get jobbed like Trinity and UMHB.  I know they're not in the same conference, but those two teams are both too good to get screwed into playing each other so early.

[ThielFan]

I salute all of the Thiel faithful that made the trip down to Carnegie Mellon last week.  The Tomcats showed incredible guts and persistence in pulling out that 3 OT win, and the Thiel fans made themselves known throughout the entire contest, especially during the overtime periods that were contested at the end where most of the Thiel fans were congregated.  I think our best cheerleader was that lone Tartan fan who came down to the front rail in front of our section and tried to get under our skin by cheering his lungs out for CMU when they had us down.  The Thiel contingent just kept getting louder in trying to drown him out, and it began to become comical once Thiel fought their way back into the game!

[badbadman]

spliskin - good game summary.

Checking out the Thiel team, it appears you have a very balanced team with an excellent offense and defense.  It stikes me that your OL must be outstanding since your backup RB, Dan Hess, ran for 169 yds against a decent CMU run defense.  Thiels defense seems (roster sizes) small, so they must be extremely quick and aggressive. 

[Dutch12]

badbadman, you pretty much nailed it there.  Thiel's O-Line has played outstanding this year & the defensive front rely's on their quickness.  The D-Line has been out-sized in every game, but so far it hasn't been much of a factor.  The majority of Hess's rushing yards came in the second half (I think he only had 8 carries for 15 yards in the 1st) so Thiel did a good job of making adjustments at halftime. 

[PittTBCW]

rabriggs,


Excellent job on the homepage of this site with the article on Thiel. You do some excellent work keep it up!!!

Can't wait for Saturday!!!

GO Tomcats and Presidents!!!

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

Mr. Gregg,

You're more than welcome to join us (us being myself, Llamaguy, Hug, etc.) in poker Friday night.  Not sure what your schedule is, but let us know if you do come Friday (and if you do (and/or want to) play).

[PittTBCW]

You guys playing Hold'em???


We should get a tourney online somewhere for some bragging rights amongst the forum.