FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

[PittTBCW]

BWANA,


     Good point. I thought they had Thiel as a 14 1/2 point dog. I figured it would be right around 3 pts in favor of either team. Being @ Thiel, I think its a pick'em or they would be the ones favored. Either way it really does not matter. This is going to be a great game and a real Thanksgiving Treat!!!

[Photos for bc]

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         thanks
    PHOTOS FOR BC

[Cleveland Cartel]

Pitt,

it means you tell everyone about every detail on the Tomcats about the games....Meaning keep it to a minimium!

[Cleveland Cartel]

Pat,

Now that trinity has lost and Thiel is the so called #2 seed in the south bracket.  If thiel continues to win through the post season will it ever have to go down south for a playoff game.  My thoughts were the only time they would have to go down to the South was to play Trinity in the third round.  But since Hampden won does that mean they would come to PA because Thiel is the next highest seed left in the bracket???  Any thoughts on how that would break down and to how many more homes games Thiel would host if they continued to move on??

[mizzou_mafia]

Pat,

Now that trinity has lost and Thiel is the so called #2 seed in the south bracket.  If thiel continues to win through the post season will it ever have to go down south for a playoff game.  My thoughts were the only time they would have to go down to the South was to play Trinity in the third round.  But since Hampden won does that mean they would come to PA because Thiel is the next highest seed left in the bracket???  Any thoughts on how that would break down and to how many more homes games Thiel would host if they continued to move on??

Cleveland,

Thiel will host the rest of the South region, if they keep winning. 

If they make it to the national semis, they will only host if both Linfield and UW-W have lost.

[mizzou_mafia]

Look at the poll on the front page and you will see that (at the time of this writing) 30% of respondents picked Thiel as the higher seed with the toughest game this weekend......this shows that the perception of respondents is that Thiel is the underdog (and they may be correct).

spliskin,
Some may also think that BC is the toughest low-seed left, and still think BC is the underdog.   I'm not sure who is listed in the poll, as I don't see it right now, but wanted to offer another explanation.   From reading the articles on this site though, it sounds like Thiel would have been an underdog against BC or W&J...despite Thiel's win against W&J.   I also agree with you that part of this is because BC and W&J are familiar names in postseason football.  

[Cleveland Cartel]

Miz,

Thanks and also i would agree that their playoff tradition exceeds them to be the favorites here.

I was looking back at the history of the playoffs and BC and WJ are very familiar foes in the playoffs.  And actually from 92-94 WJ went to the semis or championship game and ended up losing, but I belive they were knocked out in the semis by a Bridgewater team.

Just some notes......

[mizzou_mafia]

Cleveland,

Bridgewater actually knocked W&J out in the first round back in '00.  That was BC's first playoff game, and they actually trailed W&J on the road 28-3 before rallying to win 59-42.   The Eagles picked off Brian Dawson 7 times that day...more than he had been intercepted all season, if I remember correctly.

[spliskin]

Some may also think that BC is the toughest low-seed left, and still think BC is the underdog.  

Good point!

[spliskin]

I managed to quote myself again somehow. Pitt, I may need tutoring from you in "computer skills 101" since you "got all A's in computer classes".

[PittTBCW]

Pitt,

it means you tell everyone about every detail on the Tomcats about the games....Meaning keep it to a minimium!

Just giving the indepth report... sorry if I bored you buddy!

You going next week to the game?

I am heading up Friday let me know if you want to meet me up there for a night out on Friday.

[PittTBCW]

I managed to quote myself again somehow. Pitt, I may need tutoring from you in "computer skills 101" since you "got all A's in computer classes".

I will help you out as best I can!!

[Bwana]

Point-spreads deal more with "perception" of 2 teams' strength than "reality". They are always set to ballance the money to both sides (in this case I guess they ballance the picks). Look at the poll on the front page and you will see that (at the time of this writing) 30% of respondents picked Thiel as the higher seed with the toughest game this weekend......this shows that the perception of respondents is that Thiel is the underdog (and they may be correct). I'm sure the fact that BC has had numerous post-season appearances (seven, I believe), while this is Thiel's first trip has a lot to do with it.

I may be wrong, but I think this will be a h*ll of a game and be decided late in the 4th quarter, if not overtime.....and as TC faithful know, the T-Cats like thier chances in OT.

As more folks check in the numbers you cite are changing and reflect a perception of the games that mirrors the D3 football rankings.  Wabash currently (11/21/05 at 0747 ET) is showing as having the most difficult game of the games listed, followed by Thiel, Linfield, and Delaware.  In the D3 poll, Wabash is 1 place ahead of Capitol, Thiel 3 spots ahead of BC, Linfield 8 ahead of Concord, and #7 Delaware Valley lines up against unranked Hobart (who won by only one point-at home- in the first round).  The wider the poll differential, the greater the perception.

I agree this is going to be a dogfight, and I would not be surprised if it comes down to a last team with the ball kind of deal...

[ThielFan]

I would agree that Thiel probably has the toughest game this week of the top seeds remaining for each region.  That being said, if somebody was to give me 14.5 points to take Thiel, that would be the easiest pick I ever made.

[religion_major]

Even as a BC fan, I picked Thiel agianst hscoach's OAC spread.  Don't get me wrong I think BC will win the game, but they won't blow Thiel out.  These two teams are too good to give that kind of spread either way.