FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

ThielFan · October 26, 2005, 08:11:24 AM

Does anybody know anything about the Blankenship injury in the Thiel / Westminster game? Did he suffer a broken ankle or leg or anything like that? He went down badly and it was really rough watching him get pulled off that torn-up, muddy field. I'm just counting my lucky stars that Satterfield had already come out of the game, because THAT would have been a nightmare.

PittTBCW · October 26, 2005, 08:37:43 AM

There is a rumor that he broke it but I will try and find out what the story is with Blankenship's ankle.

Prediction Time:

Saturday, October 29

Chicago at Bethany, 12:00

I am predicting that Bethany will pull through this weekend down in West VA. I think they will pull out a victory and beat Chicago on thier home turf and then celebrate all night long at Bubba's

Bethany 13 Chicago 6

Grove City at Alfred, 1:00

GCC's defense will be fired up ready to go after beating Waynesburg last week. Behind the running game of the Wing T they will control the ball and Rowdybush will have a big game for the "O" while Margo and others take care of buisness in New York

GCC 17 Alfred 7

Frostburg St. at Westminster, 1:00

Westminster beat Frostburg St on thier home turf after having a rough time last weekend with the Tomcats. Buggey and the D win this slopfest in New Wilmington but its not pretty.

Westmini 10 Frostburg St 7

Thomas More at Thiel, 1:30

The game of the week in the PAC takes place in Greenville this week as the Tomcats can wrap up the conference title with a win while the Saints can clinch a "Co-Champ" title with the possibility to win the whole thing vs W&J coming up. However, I think the Tomcats stay unbeaten behind the running of Minton and passing game of Satterfield, Chambers, McEntire, and Lascola. I also think the blocking of the Thiel "O" line and thier FB's will be something TM has not seen. The Tomcats will face arguable the best defense in the PAC thus far. However this defense has not faced the likes of the Tomcats or Presidents and get a look at the upper tier of the PAC this weekend. Thomas More will stay in it with their defense but the Tomcat defense will shut down the Saints offense better then the Saints can shut down the Tomcats "O".

Thiel 24 Thomas More 10

W&J at Waynesburg, 1:30

This game will be better then most people think. Abels and the running game will keep the Yellow Jackets close on thier homefield. Tenney will do all he can to stop the explosive W&J offense but they will not be able to do enough. Edwards and Krepps with the backfield combo of Mendel and Zitzelburger will be too much as the Yellow Jackets drop another one at home in the PAC. The Presidents defense is also improving every week and will stop the Yellow Jackets run and force their not so good passing game to beat them.

W&J 31 Waynesburg 14

Good Luck PAC!!!! & Go Tomcats!!!

Dutch12 · October 26, 2005, 08:55:19 AM

SaintsFan,

You've been laying low and staying under the radar this week. Are you making the trip to Greenville this weekend? Should be a good game. What's your forecast?

Cleveland Cartel · October 26, 2005, 09:40:13 AM

Pitt,

THat is a bold prediction of GCC going into NY and beating a 6-1 Alfred team who still has to play their two toughest games after GCC. Personally it will be a tune up for Alfred as they put the finishing nuts and bolts to their offense and defenses and they will give it to GCC.

Cleveland Cartel · October 26, 2005, 09:41:58 AM

Great question Dutch!

Saints fan you traveling up 79 to see the TMC vs Tomcats???

Anyone else going??? It will be much better weather this weekend for all games in the PAC, and I should be in Greenville on Saturday.

oldtimer4774 · October 26, 2005, 10:35:32 AM

Would like to hear everyones thoughts!!!

oldtimer4774 · October 26, 2005, 10:37:18 AM

Pat, any way we can move the PAC poll inside this forum?? thanks!

Ron Boerger · October 26, 2005, 11:26:47 AM

Quote from: oldtimer4774 on October 26, 2005, 10:37:18 AM
Pat, any way we can move the PAC poll inside this forum?? thanks!

Done (and I didn't know I could do that, so thanks for letting me learn something new).

PittTBCW · October 26, 2005, 11:39:13 AM

CC,

I am heading to Greenville this weekend to hopefully watch the Tomcats secure their first PAC crown in 30 odd years.

I think Alfred my take it easy on them and under prepare with their bigger games coming up in the next two weeks.....plus you have to root for the PAC!

Go Tomcats!!!

oldtimer4774 · October 26, 2005, 11:41:44 AM

No problem Ron!!

SaintsFAN · October 26, 2005, 12:49:17 PM

I won't be able to make the game this weekend....due to some surgery I had on Monday. That is where I've been....not really laying low...just a little layed up right now.

I will post some thoughts on the game later today/tomorrow.

Cleveland Cartel · October 26, 2005, 12:58:17 PM

This is from the South playoffs forum, but Ron got Brett Elliott the QB from Linfield on the Heisman Ballot for this year. If everyone votes for him we could possibly get a d3 guy on the finalists ballot for the first time ever. The kid definelty gets my vote. You can find the link on the top of d3football.coms homepage.

Saints Fan,

Sorry to hear about your surgery and not being able to make it up this weekend. Get well soon and I am sure you will be listening to the game somewhere.

SaintsFAN · October 26, 2005, 01:04:12 PM

I will say that we do (Thomas More) does owe Thiel bigtime from what happened in 2001.

For those of you that don't know/remember....Tomcats gave Thomas More their only loss that year and it kept them out of the playoffs.

Dutch12 · October 26, 2005, 01:47:02 PM

I didn't realize that SaintsFan, as if either team needed any more motivation for this one. Saturday can't get here soon enough. Sorry you won't be able to enjoy the splendor that is Greenville, PA. Hopefully there will be games with this much at stake for both teams in the future and you'll have a reason to make the trip North.

Ron Boerger · October 26, 2005, 02:42:00 PM

Quote from: Cleveland Cartel on October 26, 2005, 12:58:17 PM
This is from the South playoffs forum, but Ron got Brett Elliott the QB from Linfield on the Heisman Ballot for this year. If everyone votes for him we could possibly get a d3 guy on the finalists ballot for the first time ever. The kid definelty gets my vote. You can find the link on the top of d3football.coms homepage.

Cartel, thanks for the props, but all we did (I just suggested we try - it took most of the D3fb staff and a few of our friends) was get Elliott on the online ballot. The top three vote getters on the site WILL receive a first, second, or third place Heisman vote. We could get Brett up there and that would be a good thing for all of D3. The kid only threw 61 TD's last year ... an all-division record.

Click here to access Pat's Daily Dose article, which contains the voting link. He's already over 300 votes today.