FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

E.115 · August 30, 2018, 10:10:52 PM

PAC Week #1 football report preview:

https://youtu.be/QU36hb8FJBM

DagarmanSpartan · September 01, 2018, 08:19:18 PM

OK. Good 1st Half.

CWRU 28, Rochester 10

Justin Pham, Joshua Smith, and Cameron Brown all look like 1st Team All-Conference players.

This new TRUE FROSH QB is doing surprisingly well. I realize that Rochester isn't the toughest opponent, but he appears to have adjusted well to the college game, and has a knack for running the spread.

Hopefully, the 2nd half will go well. They say that a team's biggest improvement is between weeks one and two, and with a whole week off to work out all the kinks, maybe this team could be better than average!

DagarmanSpartan · September 01, 2018, 09:58:29 PM

Final Score:

CWRU 38 Rochester 10

Statistically dominating performance. Case outgained Rochester 541-248, and had 33 first downs versus only 12 for Rochester. More impressively, Rochester could only manage ONE rushing first down.

Rochester isn't the best opponent, but to be honest, I was worried about CWRU given that we only returned four starters each way, and were starting over with a true freshman QB.

It appears, however, that Debaljak's recruiting has been good and that he's developed a true winning "culture" in the program.

They say that the biggest improvement occurs between the first and second games, and with a whole bye week to work with, there should be plenty of time to work out the kinks prior to the start of PAC play.

GO SPARTANS!!!

ADL70 · September 02, 2018, 09:12:12 AM

Both Saxton and Coolidge played in the first half. Saxton was 13-21 and Coolidge 5-6 in the half. Each had a TD on the ground. Saxton's runs were mostly of the scramble variety, while Coolidge's designed runs.

There were some breakdowns in pass coverage.

MUC57 · September 02, 2018, 11:27:25 AM

CWRU fans

Congrats on your victory. Always a great way to start the season. I always root for the local teams. OK, Mount Union is more local than anyone else, also I'm an alumnus. Best to the Spartans on the year. I'll be following your progress from Alliance. ☠🏈

jam40jeff · September 02, 2018, 12:57:11 PM

I didn't see the first quarter, but from what I did see, we looked good on both sides of the ball. Maybe it was because he wears #4, but Sexton reminds me a lot of Cuda. Also, Coolidge throws a better ball than I remembered from the limited number of times we got to see him throw last year.

jknezek · September 02, 2018, 07:38:11 PM

Thomas More lost to N.C. Wes. With their schedule, this looks to be a brutal year for the Saints. From a very good team just 2 seasons ago, they seem to have lost their way with this transition. Over/Under on DIII wins for TMC this season? 1.5? Platteville and Muhlenberg are their only DIII home games. Hanover, St. Lawrence, E&H, St. Scholastic look the most likely for wins, but they are all road contests. I wouldn't say any of those teams will be significantly worse than N.C. Wesleyan.

WashJeff68 · September 03, 2018, 03:19:33 PM

Good start for the Presidents against a team that received some preseason poll votes, and that two of the D3 staff picked to upset W&J. Balanced offense, and several key plays by the defense had to be encouraging to Coach S.

Here is the writeup from the W&J web site:

https://gopresidents.com/news/2018/9/1/football-wolf-quattrone-shine-in-no-15-w-js-37-12-win-at-st-john-fisher.aspx

Jeff - who is in Seattle enjoying grandchildren😀

SaintsFAN · September 04, 2018, 11:28:35 AM

Quote from: jknezek on September 02, 2018, 07:38:11 PM
Thomas More lost to N.C. Wes. With their schedule, this looks to be a brutal year for the Saints. From a very good team just 2 seasons ago, they seem to have lost their way with this transition. Over/Under on DIII wins for TMC this season? 1.5? Platteville and Muhlenberg are their only DIII home games. Hanover, St. Lawrence, E&H, St. Scholastic look the most likely for wins, but they are all road contests. I wouldn't say any of those teams will be significantly worse than N.C. Wesleyan.

Yeah. They appear to be very young in some spots. I'll take the over on D3 wins, though. I maintain if Hanover is a barn-burner this week, then you know its going to be a very long fall.

ADL70 · September 08, 2018, 08:52:24 AM

Eight of the teams have conf games this week. Grove City-Bethany might be the only close game. May decide who's the best of the rest.

CMU-Rochester will give us some measure how Tartans will compare to Spartans, who have an open date.

E.115 · September 08, 2018, 10:29:57 PM

I'm already excited for the first big PAC matchup of the year next week. W&J vs CMU:

"When it comes to teams like Carnegie Mellon and Case Western, those are offensive powerhouses and we have to be ready for that. If the rushing yards are low and the TFLs (tackles for loss) and sack production are high, then that's important against the top players."

The strong play of W&J's defense is encouraging, especially considering one of its strongest tests of the season arrives in Carnegie Mellon Saturday.

"We're not worried about the playoffs," said W&J head coach Mike Sirianni. "We have a tough game next week against a good Carnegie Mellon team. ... Our defense has played well and we expect them to play well. We want to stop the run and make teams one-dimensional. I think that's what we've done."

LINK: https://observer-reporter.com/sports/college_sports/w-j-makes-some-points-against-thiel/article_28644600-b3ad-11e8-9b41-1b25d97f381e.html

ADL70 · September 09, 2018, 10:46:14 AM

I'm not sure that we learned much to separate CWRU from CMU based on UofR games. 38-10 vs 31-7 Spartans had just over 100 yds more TO Both Tartans and Spartans started slowly Cline had a particularly poor start. He was 0-6 with an Int to start, but then completed his next thirteen in a row with 2 TDs. UofR played a different QB with similar performance.

St Vincent outperformed expectations by making it close with Geneva. Meanwhile Grove City, which Kickoff predicted to make the top echelon by finishing in a three-way tie for third with CMU and Westminster, disappointed by losing badly to Bethany.

Yes, E115, CMU vs W&J is the marquee game this coming Saturday.

ADL70 · September 12, 2018, 10:24:04 AM

W&J by 10

Bob.Gregg · September 13, 2018, 07:35:53 PM

The Tartans hold a 32-30-5 mark in the all-time series, one of only three Division III teams the Presidents have played more than 10 times that holds a winning record against them.

Thomas More is also one.

Name the third....

WashJeff68 · September 13, 2018, 09:36:30 PM

Bob,

Is it Muskingum, last played in 1955, just before joining the PAC, during the Dark Ages of W&J football?

Unlikely W&J will play TMC again, so that record will not change.

Would expect if CMU and W&J continue to play that could change. Shame they did not play for such a long time.

Unlikely W&J will schedule the Muskies any time soon, but based on recent histories of the two teams if they did play W&J should prevail.

But to your point, pretty impressive record versus current DIii teams.

One other record that will not change:

W&J vs WVU: 20-12-2