FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

SpartanMom_2016 · August 27, 2015, 05:58:27 PM

Quote from: ExTartanPlayer on August 27, 2015, 05:24:00 PM
On a more cheerful note, then, it really can't be overstated how fine Kickoff 2015 is, and how everyone on these boards should pony up the 11 bucks to support this site and get some really great information. The thing has better coverage than most D1 preseason magazines you'll buy at Barnes & Noble. Go for it, folks.

Although I'm not a fan of where they rank CMU and Case...

I like it because there's a picture of my son on the Case page. Shallow, I know but every parent loves when their child gets positive press.

ADL70 · August 27, 2015, 11:58:15 PM

Quote from: ExTartanPlayer on August 27, 2015, 05:24:00 PM
On a more cheerful note, then, it really can't be overstated how fine Kickoff 2015 is, and how everyone on these boards should pony up the 11 bucks to support this site and get some really great information. The thing has better coverage than most D1 preseason magazines you'll buy at Barnes & Noble. Go for it, folks.

Although I'm not a fan of where they rank CMU and Case...

Seconded

I think both will fare better than predicted. FWIW Massey forecasts 5-5 for Spartans, but 1-9 for Tartans.

SaintsFAN · August 28, 2015, 08:10:31 AM

Quote from: SpartanMom_2016 on August 27, 2015, 05:58:27 PM
Quote from: ExTartanPlayer on August 27, 2015, 05:24:00 PM
On a more cheerful note, then, it really can't be overstated how fine Kickoff 2015 is, and how everyone on these boards should pony up the 11 bucks to support this site and get some really great information. The thing has better coverage than most D1 preseason magazines you'll buy at Barnes & Noble. Go for it, folks.

Although I'm not a fan of where they rank CMU and Case...

I like it because there's a picture of my son on the Case page. Shallow, I know but every parent loves when their child gets positive press.

He's on the St Vincent page, also.

SpartanMom_2016 · August 29, 2015, 08:52:18 AM

Yeah but we don't want to talk about that picture

ADL70 · August 29, 2015, 09:51:09 PM

CWRU hosted BW for scrimmage today. Spartans "won" 17-0, aided by a BW muffed punt and a botched punt snap.

Cuda had a successful debut, completing mostly short to medium passes. Grad student transfer (Carroll U) Tyler Schovanec appears to be the back-up.

Only one injury was apparent and it wasn't a starter and appeared to just be a sprain. Several key players on both sides of the ball DNP.

Dr. Acula · August 30, 2015, 02:27:28 PM

17-0? Sounds like that BW offense is already in mid-season form.

DagarmanSpartan · August 30, 2015, 10:15:38 PM

I just read the Kickoff preview of CWRU. Good factual analysis, but their predicted record was discouraging.

I'm hoping that we can get up to .500 or better.

Even if we don't beat Chicago in Week One, if we play well, then I'll feel better about our chances this year.

It's good to hear that we "won" the scrimmage, but as the NFL pre-season often indicates, little can be made of such things.

Mr. Ypsi · August 30, 2015, 10:27:01 PM

Quote from: DagarmanSpartan on August 30, 2015, 10:15:38 PM
I just read the Kickoff preview of CWRU. Good factual analysis, but their predicted record was discouraging.

I'm hoping that we can get up to .500 or better.

Even if we don't beat Chicago in Week One, if we play well, then I'll feel better about our chances this year.

It's good to hear that we "won" the scrimmage, but as the NFL pre-season often indicates, little can be made of such things.

As the most extreme example I'm aware of, the year the Lions went 0-16, they were 4-0 preseason!

ADL70 · August 31, 2015, 10:53:08 AM

The regulars played a half, then backups a couple of series, and finally a minute and a half hurry-up series for each. In those, each team ran about forty plays. Then the squads split up and the 2s and 3s went at each other on opposite ends of the field, a two ring football circus.

In fairness to BW, with the QBs "hands off" their QB's runs were hampered since the whistle blew anytime a defender got anywhere near him.

sjfcards · August 31, 2015, 11:37:50 PM

Excited to see the game this weekend between Fisher and Thomas More. Does anyone on this page know if Thomas More will have video of the game available?

SaintsFAN · September 03, 2015, 11:34:46 AM

Quote from: sjfcards on August 31, 2015, 11:37:50 PM
Excited to see the game this weekend between Fisher and Thomas More. Does anyone on this page know if Thomas More will have video of the game available?

pretty sure its ~~audio only.~~

ETA: I stand corrected.

http://www.tmcsaints.com/sports/fball/2015-16/boxscores/20150905_cyy5.xml

SaintsFAN · September 05, 2015, 02:51:17 PM

Thomas More served notice to the PAC today. Great showing.

ADL70 · September 05, 2015, 04:27:43 PM

I'd say they served notice to the region, if not the nation.

SaintsFAN · September 06, 2015, 12:49:09 AM

Quote from: ADL70 on September 05, 2015, 04:27:43 PM
I'd say they served notice to the region, if not the nation.

They legitimately have the size and athleticism on the lines to make a postseason run. It's WAY early, but they made SJF look really, really bad. Like Mount St Joe bad.

That said, W&J is the one who got the Pool A the last two years - hope this TMC team remembers that fact. 51-28 last year is a lot of ground to make up.

ExTartanPlayer · September 08, 2015, 12:40:23 AM

Quote from: SaintsFAN on September 06, 2015, 12:49:09 AM
That said, W&J is the one who got the Pool A the last two years - hope this TMC team remembers that fact. 51-28 last year is a lot of ground to make up.

x2

With all due respect to TMC - and I have a lot after that performance, voting them quite high in my fan poll ballot - the Saints have to beat W & J to convince me they're all muscle this year. But that sure was a heck of a start to the Regis Scafe era at TMC.