FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

[Bob.Gregg]

It all comes down to one game, Saturday, John F. Wiley Stadium, Waynesburg, PA.

The 2012 PAC Football Championship (and the AQ into the NCAA Division III tourney) goes to the winner.

Washington & Jefferson at Waynesburg University

Looking forward to the day!  Sunny, High of 61.

[wesleydad]

It all comes down to one game, Saturday, John F. Wiley Stadium, Waynesburg, PA.

The 2012 PAC Football Championship (and the AQ into the NCAA Division III tourney) goes to the winner.

Washington & Jefferson at Waynesburg University

Looking forward to the day!  Sunny, High of 61.

PAC fans, how does this game play out?  from an outsider it looks like Waynesburg has squeeked by for many of their victories and W&J may be playing its best football now.  what does each team have to do to win.  I saw W&J on video againt Fisher and they should have won that game.

[SaintsFAN]

I want to congratulate the Washington and Jefferson Presidents for overcoming the loss of their teammate and brother to clinch a playoff berth in the 2012 Tournament.  Winning the PAC after what they went through and are still going through is a testament to their character.  I'm sure #5 is proud of all of you.

[@d3jason]

Ditto that! Great job Presidents!

[wesleydad]

I want to congratulate the Washington and Jefferson Presidents for overcoming the loss of their teammate and brother to clinch a playoff berth in the 2012 Tournament.  Winning the PAC after what they went through and are still going through is a testament to their character.  I'm sure #5 is proud of all of you.

agreed, nice win and good luck in the playoffs.  should have a winnable first round game.  if you get what d3 projects, widener, you certainly can win that one.  they are not very good from what i was today. 

[FOUR]

Good luck to W&J against John Hopkins. Bring it home to the PAC!   

This will be under most people's radar but just wanted to mention the job that GCC's Chris Smith and his players and staff did this season. Predicted to finish 8th (with a measly 79 voting points) they finish 3rd at 5-3 and at the top of the conference in total defense and with the leading rusher (Shane Kaclik, 1098 yards).  The Wolverines did a very nice job up front on both sides of the ball.

Of the three losses, there was 24-17 at W&J, 21-14 at Waynesburg, and 27-0 vs. TMC (without starting QB Brian Pell).  A break here or there and that may have been 6 or 7 wins but nonetheless, a lot closer to 1st place than 9th place.

[SaintsFAN]

Good luck to W&J against John Hopkins. Bring it home to the PAC!   

This will be under most people's radar but just wanted to mention the job that GCC's Chris Smith and his players and staff did this season. Predicted to finish 8th (with a measly 79 voting points) they finish 3rd at 5-3 and at the top of the conference in total defense and with the leading rusher (Shane Kaclik, 1098 yards).  The Wolverines did a very nice job up front on both sides of the ball.

Of the three losses, there was 24-17 at W&J, 21-14 at Waynesburg, and 27-0 vs. TMC (without starting QB Brian Pell).  A break here or there and that may have been 6 or 7 wins but nonetheless, a lot closer to 1st place than 9th place.

Not to be picky, but they finished fourth. 

1. W&J 7-1*
1. Waynesburg 7-1
3. Thomas More 6-2
4. Grove City 5-3

TMC gets two time first team all-PAC RB Dominique Hayden back from injury next year.  Should be a great year in Crestview Hills.  They got their offseason going with a bang destroying MSJ 75-6.  They owe a couple teams in this conference from games this year. 

[FOUR]

Not to be picky, but they finished fourth. 

SaintFAN,  You are absolutely correct.  I cannot count. Should have caught it when I outlined the losses.  My excuse is I played football in the days when they gave you aspirin for concussions.

[SaintsFAN]

Not to be picky, but they finished fourth. 

SaintFAN,  You are absolutely correct.  I cannot count. Should have caught it when I outlined the losses.  My excuse is I played football in the days when they gave you aspirin for concussions.

haha... +K

[roocru]

Not to be picky, but they finished fourth. 

SaintFAN,  You are absolutely correct.  I cannot count. Should have caught it when I outlined the losses.  My excuse is I played football in the days when they gave you aspirin for concussions.

I thought that was what the salt tablets were for!   

[the_burghboy]

I want to also offer my congrats to the W&J team and coaching staff for winning the PAC.  I can only imagine the adversity and emotion they have fought through this year. 

All the best in the playoffs.   

[ExTartanPlayer]

Congrats to W & J.

Also second the congrats to Grove City on a nice overachieving season. I saw GCC vs. CMU in week 1 and came away impressed.

Finally, for those of you who may not be aware, CMU is playing Waynesburg in an ECAC bowl game this weekend.

[BillyRayJimBob]

Might any of you protest if a geographically-separated UMU Purple Raider joins the visiting W&J faithful this Saturday ... weather and wife permitting???
After all, UMU/W&J are sort of, kinda, maybe ... something like family/distant cousins, right?!  Albeit, the relationship NEXT Saturday (November 24th) may have a completely different complexion should the Presidents football team and their fans care to join me for the Round 2 game in Alliance!!!

As for this Saturday, I will be the gent wearing purple, and it will NOT be that "Baltiless Raisins" purple, which so many sports inbreeds around this area commonly mistake purple "Mount Union" and "Raiders"-emblazoned apparel to be!!!

[Bob.Gregg]

For a number of years, I was of the opinion that W&J's academic/admission standards made it nearly impossible for the Presidents to return to the level of play enjoyed by their fans for many years.

Yesterday, at Johns Hopkins University, I was shown, undeniably, that that opinion was off the mark.  I have great trouble imagining JHU's academic/admission standards being lower than W&J's and the Blue Jays clearly played at a level that we used to see regularly here in Washington.

Don't get me wrong, making the NCAA's more than 1-2 times in 10 years is an accomplishment of which the college can be proud.  And, perhaps, they are at a level with which they are comfortable, the balance between academics/athletics meets at this intersection.

But I do not want to hear, again, that what JHU is doing can not be done here.  There ARE outstanding athletes interested in playing D-3 football who CAN meet the academic/admission standards of a W&J College.  And I'm look, hopefully, to those players putting on the Red & Black again in the very near future.

[mandfense]

For a number of years, I was of the opinion that W&J's academic/admission standards made it nearly impossible for the Presidents to return to the level of play enjoyed by their fans for many years.

Yesterday, at Johns Hopkins University, I was shown, undeniably, that that opinion was off the mark.  I have great trouble imagining JHU's academic/admission standards being lower than W&J's and the Blue Jays clearly played at a level that we used to see regularly here in Washington.

Don't get me wrong, making the NCAA's more than 1-2 times in 10 years is an accomplishment of which the college can be proud.  And, perhaps, they are at a level with which they are comfortable, the balance between academics/athletics meets at this intersection.

But I do not want to hear, again, that what JHU is doing can not be done here.  There ARE outstanding athletes interested in playing D-3 football who CAN meet the academic/admission standards of a W&J College.  And I'm look, hopefully, to those players putting on the Red & Black again in the very near future.

The difference is Johns Hopkins is a nationally recognized university, meaning they can recruit nationally.  They hardly have any players on their roster from the state of Maryland and reach as far as California, Texas, Florida & Washington.  W&J doesn't have that luxury, despite being a great academic school in its own right.