FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

[Pat Coleman]

I think Pat and Keith from D3football.com will be there too.

This is true, actually. We'll be broadcasting the game for NCAAsports.com.

[cruprez]

W& J,
  Good Luck Saturday against your opponent.  I hope we meet again this year...this time at our place.  Your fans were the best to visit with and their food was GREAT!  Hope to see you down the road in a couple of weeks...and return the hospitality

UMHB CRUSADERS....[/font]

[PittTBCW]

Congrats are in order to Brandon Chambers for being selected to the D3football.com team of the week. He was truley the difference maker last week in thier win vs CMU. The 2pt conversion catch was unreal. Congrats!!!

[Dutch12]

The PAC all conference teams are now listed on the conference website (www.pacathletics.org).  Congrats to Jack Leipheimer for coach of the year and Chris Edwards for player of the year. 

[PittTBCW]

Congrats to all of the PAC all conference Selections!!!

Congrats to Chris Edwards and Jack Liepheimer as well for Player and Coach of the year in the PAC!!!

[oldtimer4774]

Puzzling to me how Thiel isn't getting much respect in "Around the Nation" - anyone else have any thoughts on that??  What else do they have to do?  Win a few playoff games I suppose

[badbadman]

They may be concerned about a rematch with W&J since the game went into OT despite 5 turnovers by W&J.  My take was that all but one picked Thiel over JHU in the opener.  Hopkins gets even less respect than Thiel since they were not in the top 32 teams named in the same article.  Whoever wins the game on Saturday needs to win the bracket! 

[Ron Boerger]

Puzzling to me how Thiel isn't getting much respect in "Around the Nation" - anyone else have any thoughts on that??  What else do they have to do?  Win a few playoff games I suppose

Having to go to OT to defeat two .500 opponents has a lot to do with it.   

Good news:  Got the W's
Bad news:  Should have won the games in the first half

[OldPhart]

Puzzling to me how Thiel isn't getting much respect in "Around the Nation" - anyone else have any thoughts on that??  What else do they have to do?  Win a few playoff games I suppose

Having to go to OT to defeat two .500 opponents has a lot to do with it.   

Good news:  Got the W's
Bad news:  Should have won the games in the first half

Better news - each time the Thiel bus with the defensive team made it to the game by halftime! 

Seriously though - Neither JHU nor Thiel will get any respect until they beat the W&J/Bridgewater winner.  Just as it should be.  Take one from an experienced playoff team IN the playoffs and they will get the respect.  Otherwise, its just a nice Cinderella story - making it to the dance but making a hasty exit when the clock strikes 12. 

Regardless, Tomcats need to worry about JHU first.  Respect will take care of itself when the time comes.

[PittTBCW]

Puzzling to me how Thiel isn't getting much respect in "Around the Nation" - anyone else have any thoughts on that??  What else do they have to do?  Win a few playoff games I suppose

I agree and I agree!

Everyone will doubt Thiel until they prove otherwise. Heck they go 10-0 play a harder schedule then W&J and still are not higher then them in any pool. I figured they would jump them even though its only spot.
However on the other hand, Thiel won 3 OT games on the road and people expected big time statements from the cardiac cats.
My only advice which I am sure the coaching staff at Thiel is all over, is to take one game at a time and remember that they can beat anyone on any day.
I think a win this week will help earn some respect as many are expecting the Tomcats to all in the first round of the playoff. I hope thier wrong!

Don't be satisfied men!!!

[PittTBCW]

They may be concerned about a rematch with W&J since the game went into OT despite 5 turnovers by W&J.  My take was that all but one picked Thiel over JHU in the opener.  Hopkins gets even less respect than Thiel since they were not in the top 32 teams named in the same article.  Whoever wins the game on Saturday needs to win the bracket! 

Where did you see this at? Just curious did not no anything about this.

Thanks

[PittTBCW]

More congrats are in order!!!

Dave Hendricks a Thiel OL was selected to play in the Aztec Bowl.

The Aztec Bowl involves all levels of players!!

Congrats Grapehead!!! (his nickname)

[OldPhart]

Wait a second!  Thiel IS getting SOME respect.    On Selection Sunday Pat and the ESPNNews talking head BOTH pronounced Thiel correctly!    For those who didn't hear it and don't know what I mean, the "Th" is a hard "T" and  Thiel rhymes with "real" and "deal."

[OldPhart]

BTW - For those interested in the important "food" aspect of the Thiel/JHU game I came across this note from Thiel's student services:

"A pre-game tailgate, sponsored by the Office of Student Engagement and
Success, will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. outside of Alumni Stadium.
Donations will be accepted and covered dishes are encouraged."

My sources say jambalaya will be featured this week 

[spliskin]

Pat and the rest of the D3 crew,

Outstanding analysis in "Around the Nation" this week. You guys really know your stuff and obviously invest an enormous amount of research time into this. Although I don't agree with your take on the south region, I really appreciate it. (Note: This is not sarcasm, I am 100% sincere)

Thiel is the underdog yet again........this is awesome. JHU has an outstanding defense and you all are correct that they could upset if Thiel doesn't take care of business early.

Thiel is like the kid in school who was constantly kicked around the playground and always fell for the "something's on your shirt trick". He got into the weightroom and over the years he learned how to fight and started sticking up for himself. He eventually beat up a couple of the bullies and people started to respect him, but they still remember him laying on the pavement bloodied and busted up with pi$$ running down his leg and hawkers dripping from his hair.......so when he has to fight some of the toughest kids in school nobody gives him a chance. The only way he gets to escape the haunted past is to challenge the best and then beat the best. As it should be-----this is the law of the land on both the playground and the gridiron.

(I know that the doubt in Thiel comes from letting average teams hang around too long but I like my analogy better)

God, I love being the underdog & I wish we had to travel in the first round to make it official!!!!!!!!!