FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

[SaintsFAN]

Pat,

I keep forgetting you are a Catholic grad.. Your alma mater proves that the game of football is truly cyclical. 

I now remember our convo in the Kentucky bar about what teams would be in a Catholic Conference in D3 football, so nevermind..

[Pat Coleman]

Yep.

Came up with a more complete list in discussions with one of the schools' SIDs earlier this season. A potential lineup:

East Division
Anna Maria
Catholic
John Carroll
King's
Salve Regina
St. John Fisher
St. Vincent

West Division
Benedictine
Loras
Mt. St. Joseph
St. John's
St. Norbert
St. Scholastica
St. Thomas
Thomas More

[SaintsFAN]

Yep.

Came up with a more complete list in discussions with one of the schools' SIDs earlier this season. A potential lineup:

East Division
Anna Maria
Catholic
John Carroll
King's
Salve Regina
St. John Fisher
St. Vincent

West Division
Benedictine
Loras
Mt. St. Joseph
St. John's
St. Norbert
St. Scholastica
St. Thomas
Thomas More

Thats a pretty good conference. 

[BlueRebel94]

Blue Rebels,

I like tBlue Rebels better than the Saints! Talk about going from one end of the spectrum to the other. I guess thats similar to what the Washington Bullets did years ago..Went to Washington WIzards  (NBA) Bringing back the old school flavor I will have to give you some Good Karma for it.

Cleveland Cartel, Obviously being on the first team in 1990 and having that name for all four years, I liked the name as well.  Unfortunately, the change did not come about because of external pressure or resistence from players or recruits.  Rather it came from a clinically depressed (no joke) Chair of the Theology Department at the College.  The school for years had the name of Rebels and Lady Rebels prior to football, but once football started they added the Blue Rebel name.  Since the change was mandated by the then administration, Saints was the lesser evil (terrible pun). 

[Pat Coleman]

Yep.

Came up with a more complete list in discussions with one of the schools' SIDs earlier this season. A potential lineup:

East Division
Anna Maria
Catholic
John Carroll
King's
Salve Regina
St. John Fisher
St. Vincent

West Division
Benedictine
Loras
Mt. St. Joseph
St. John's
St. Norbert
St. Scholastica
St. Thomas
Thomas More

Thats a pretty good conference. 

And for those who don't know what we're talking about, this is an ECAC-like umbrella conference kind of deal, where it would have a weekly POTW and honor roll and then a postseason "championship" game between the top team from each division that didn't make the playoffs.

[BlueRebel94]

Hey Pat (Coleman)
As you can tell, I am pretty new to posting but I wanted to ask a question of you regarding stats and see if you or anyone else could help me.

Thomas More has boasted for a few seasons that they are the second fastest D-III program to 100 wins (end of 14th season by my count).  Not that I am second guessing my Alma Mater but do you know where I could find this info or who the top 5 quickest programs to 100 wins?  Curiosity more than anything.

[SaintsFAN]

And for those who don't know what we're talking about, this is an ECAC-like umbrella conference kind of deal, where it would have a weekly POTW and honor roll and then a postseason "championship" game between the top team from each division that didn't make the playoffs.

BlueRebel,

I'm at fault here for exposing Pat to Dickmann's SportsCafe right near the Thomas More campus last year on the Saturday before NCAA Pairings were announced.  This was one of the many topics we talked about...

[BlueRebel94]

Dickmann's? Doesn't ring a bell and that's all I have to say about that

[Ralph Turner]

Hey Pat (Coleman)
As you can tell, I am pretty new to posting but I wanted to ask a question of you regarding stats and see if you or anyone else could help me.

Thomas More has boasted for a few seasons that they are the second fastest D-III program to 100 wins (end of 14th season by my count).  Not that I am second guessing my Alma Mater but do you know where I could find this info or who the top 5 quickest programs to 100 wins?  Curiosity more than anything.

UMHB won their 100th game in their history in the first game this year, their 12th season.

[SaintsFAN]

Hey Pat (Coleman)
As you can tell, I am pretty new to posting but I wanted to ask a question of you regarding stats and see if you or anyone else could help me.

Thomas More has boasted for a few seasons that they are the second fastest D-III program to 100 wins (end of 14th season by my count).  Not that I am second guessing my Alma Mater but do you know where I could find this info or who the top 5 quickest programs to 100 wins?  Curiosity more than anything.

UMHB won their 100th game in their history in the first game this year, their 12th season.

That statement by Thomas More was made following the 2003 season.  

Seems that after this season --- TMC needs to change that .  Still, if they are indeed the 3rd fastest to 100 wins, its nothing to sneeze at.

[Pat Coleman]

I suspect that record had to be researched individually. I haven't seen it referenced anywhere.

[SaintsFAN]

New Regional Rankings are out....

http://www.d3football.com/dailydose/2009/11/04/ncaa-regional-rankings-take-2/


TMC has a game AT North Region's #3 in week 11.  Win that and they'll finish 2nd in South as they would have 2 wins against teams in the Regional Rankings. 

[Cleveland Cartel]

Saints Fan,

New regional ranksings have Wesley at the top at 5-0, 8-0. The 5-0 relates to South Region opponents only, right?

[Bob.Gregg]

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.....

[Ralph Turner]

Saints Fan,

New regional ranksings have Wesley at the top at 5-0, 8-0. The 5-0 relates to South Region opponents only, right?

Yes.