FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

PittTBCW · November 19, 2005, 05:21:47 PM

Well the Tomcats looked like a number 2 seed today with a 28-3 win. Although they failed on 2 FG attempts and threw a pick in the red zone, the Tomcat O was on target with Satterfield connecting with the best reciever in the conference Brandon Chambers on 3 different scoring strikes and roughly 170 yards in the first half alone. the defense looked good after settling down after the first drive. Having Tom Woz back looked like it helped the Thiel defense. In addition the Tomcat D was able to intercept JH 3 times (twice by Boye). I am not sure of the number but I do not think the JH O tallied up very many yards vs the Tomcat D. Hess ran the ball behind an O line that dominated JH up front. Minton dressed but did not play. Satterfield had 300 plus yards I believe as he had 250 plus in the first half. JH did not impress me very much other then the first drive. They looked scared and looked like a team that only scored 17 TD's on the year. I am looking forward to the match up in Greenville next week as the Tomcats face BC. 495 miles is a long bus ride which leads to an advantage to the Tomcats. Although I would have like to seen a PAC rematch vs the Presidents its going to be a battle next week. Congrats to the Presidents on a good year.

See you next week at Greenville!!!

Go Tomcats!!!

Outsider14 · November 19, 2005, 05:39:52 PM

i know nothing about thiel, but i do know that bridgewater might be the fastest team in d3 football... that's going to be their biggest challenge.

oldtimer4774 · November 19, 2005, 05:41:30 PM

Great win by the Tomcats in Greeville. Thiel pretty much dominated the first half. Seems to me like Thiel(with a comfortable lead) may have held back a little bit with their play selection in the second half-- maybe a strategy to not show some plays to the next round playoff opponent- I dont know? any thoughts

religion_major · November 19, 2005, 07:44:27 PM

oldtimer,

I believe that Bridgewater and Thiel are each required to exchange the last three game films (including the first round). Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe one of those games for Thiel was a win in overtime. If that is the case then I can't see what they are going to avoid by runing only basic plays in the second half. Could they possibly have put some back-ups in to prevent injuries to starters once they opened up a big lead? That being said, all of the teams from here on out are good enough to make adjustments at halftime. Maybe JHU made an adjustment that stopped Thiel from absolutely destroying them? I know in the BC/W&J game the halftime score was 10-7, but both offenses made adjustments and were more productive in the second half.

Jeremybozz · November 19, 2005, 08:00:34 PM

W&J had the loudest road fans at Jopson Field including recent Hampden Sydney games according to Bill Phipps and Scott Lowe the BC announcers. W&J played well on the run D most of the way. Good season Presidents.

PittTBCW · November 19, 2005, 08:02:42 PM

Thiel could have probably thrown the ball to Chambers all day as no one in the JH secondary...heck any secondary Thiel has played can not cover the kid. They were also without Minton but the freshman Hess took the ball and ran with it.

What does Bridgewater do? If I am correct they have a good running back and running game. Like every week I think this game will come down to the trenches. If Thiel limits them on the ground and is able to have a nice run/pass balance them the Tomcats are capable of beating Bridgewater. If BC controls the line of scrimmage and runs on the defense its going to take a heck of an effort from the Tomcats to pull this one out. I think we will see a great game next week.

Go Cats!!!!

Congrats to the Thiel players and coaches

Don't be satisfied!

Outsider14 · November 19, 2005, 09:07:32 PM

scary thing is, bridgewater turned it over inside their 20 twice, both led to TDs, and STILL won a close game... w/o those turnovers its a walk

PittTBCW · November 19, 2005, 09:15:11 PM

Quote from: Outsider14 on November 19, 2005, 09:07:32 PM
scary thing is, bridgewater turned it over inside their 20 twice, both led to TDs, and STILL won a close game... w/o those turnovers its a walk

Thiel also throw a pick inside the 20 and missed two field goals. I think if these teams make these mistakes next week it could spell trouble.

Jeremybozz · November 19, 2005, 11:48:28 PM

Chambers is #7 in nation in reception yardage for Thiel. Bridgewater has already faced #1 WR Bublavi(Catholic) , #2 Barnette (Guilford),#3 Martin W&L,#4 Drew Smith(Hampden Sydney), #17 Mike Russell (Hanover) and #28 Krepps (W&J).
ODAC teams probably throw much more than Thiel and thus have more chances for reception yardage (since Thiel is ahead and not forced to throw) but the fact remains BC has faced the top 4 WR's in the nation in terms of reception yardage. I am sure Chambers will make some big plays as Krepps did today, but BC's secondary is battle tested.

PittTBCW · November 20, 2005, 02:22:51 AM

So you are taking the BC secondary vs Chambers?

I will take Chambers....go ahead double him...you got Mr. Clutch Tommy Mac and Brett Helman and Marc Lascola among others to try and stop IF your double team stops Chambers....o ya I forgot the O line is great and there two running backs are good too.

I think its going to be a good game!

mandfense · November 20, 2005, 03:03:08 AM

Congrats to the Tomcats today on a great game. Wish Hopkins could have caught a couple of breaks in the 1st half to make it closer, but it was fun none the less. Chambers is the real deal. Gotta love DI talent at a DIII level..

Good luck against Bridgewater. I have a feeling they'll notice Chambers' 7 TDs in the last weeks and make an adjustment.

PittTBCW · November 20, 2005, 03:31:02 AM

BC is a good team with good coaches. I am sure they will see what Chambers has done the past two weeks and adjust accordingly.

ThielFan · November 20, 2005, 07:07:44 AM

The toughest thing to defend about Thiel's defense is their multifaceted attack, which is what makes Chambers & company so dangerous. You can't concentrate solely on the passing attack, or the backs will chew you up on the ground, and vice versa. If you attack the ground game, and the ball gets thrown deep to Chambers, you might as well put the points on the board while the ball is still in the air, because he will catch it, and he will score. I absolutely can't believe some of the catches he's made, in double coverage or otherwise.

Bob.Gregg · November 20, 2005, 07:44:10 AM

Quote from: Outsider14 on November 19, 2005, 09:07:32 PM
scary thing is, bridgewater turned it over inside their 20 twice, both led to TDs, and STILL won a close game... w/o those turnovers its a walk

Outsider, you might want to remember this little fact: W&J turned it over THREE times inside the BC 30....just for accuracy's sake.

This wasn't going to be a walk.

Congrats, BC.

the_burghboy · November 20, 2005, 07:53:46 AM

Quote from: Jeremybozz on November 19, 2005, 08:00:34 PM
W&J had the loudest road fans at Jopson Field including recent Hampden Sydney games according to Bill Phipps and Scott Lowe the BC announcers. W&J played well on the run D most of the way. Good season Presidents.

Not winning the conference and a whimper in the playoffs? What a disappointing season.

Hey, at least the fans were loud.