South Region playoffs

[jc101]

The congratulations deserve to go to those players and coaches at CMU not me.  All I did was sit in the stands and cheer them on.  I am extremely happy with the win, but I must say after speaking with people about Millsaps I was stunned to watch the CMU defense shut down the Millsaps offense.  I believe Millsaps only had one redzone appearance and was picked off immediately after they got there.  For the most part CMU just let them have 5 and 10 yard outs, but everything else they had their clamps on.

Congrats to CMU and on to Wesley!!  Go Tartans!

Yeah, Millsaps was averaging 33 ppg during the regular season.  So that was a great defensive effort.  Wesley's offense is even better, averaging 39 ppg so the CMU defense is going to have their hands full again.  Looks like Wesley's only close game was a 13-10 win at Salisbury.  Salisbury ended the season with 5 losses, but they did beat W&J 32-14 so they must've been pretty good.

[Cleveland Cartel]

How is everyone doing so far in their prediction polls?

[Llamaguy]

How is everyone doing so far in their prediction polls?

14-2 here. If you took all the favorites, it was a good week for you. I missed the St. John's and UW-Lax games. Thought there might be an upset there that didn't materialize. 

[Cleveland Cartel]

Not bad at all for the Llama!

i was 13-3...

I took Curry and and i really thought Mount St. Joseph would come back strong this week from their lost against TMore in the last game of the year.

And Concordia Wisc.  also proved me wrong being defeated by north central.   

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

How is everyone doing so far in their prediction polls?

I went 14-2 as well.  Missed CMU/Millsaps and CNU/W&J. 

At least I still have all of my second round winners alive. A couple tough games though ... IMO, in order of toughest to easiest (as far as picking a winner);

1 - St. John Fisher at Springfield
2 - Rowan at Wilkes
3 - St. John's at Whitworth
4 - Carnegie Mellon at Wesley
5 - UW-La Crosse at UW-Whitewater
6 - Washington & Jefferson at Mary Hardin-Baylor
7 - North Central at Capital
8 - Wheaton at Mount Union

Any thoughts?

[Llamaguy]

How is everyone doing so far in their prediction polls?

I went 14-2 as well.  Missed CMU/Millsaps and CNU/W&J. 

At least I still have all of my second round winners alive. A couple tough games though ... IMO, in order of toughest to easiest (as far as picking a winner);

1 - St. John Fisher at Springfield
2 - Rowan at Wilkes
3 - St. John's at Whitworth
4 - Carnegie Mellon at Wesley
5 - UW-La Crosse at UW-Whitewater
6 - Washington & Jefferson at Mary Hardin-Baylor
7 - North Central at Capital
8 - Wheaton at Mount Union

Any thoughts?

You may want to move St. John's at Whitworth down a few. Whitworth's QB has a bum ankle and played on one leg last week. It may have worked against Occidental but I doubt it will against St. John's. 

[PA_wesleyfan]

 14-2 but my bracket went blank so I am not sure who my second loss was. Occidental was one

[BDTartan]

I also went 14-2.  Looks pretty good to me Matt.  I missed on North Central/Concordia and Whitworth/Occidental.  I am surprised that you put the CMU/Wesley game in the top half of your list.  I thought for sure everybody would have Wesley as a lock over CMU.  I hope your right and its a good game, I'll be leaving for Dover, DE at about 2 am Saturday morning.

My bracket went blank as well.  All you have to do is grab hold of the scroll bar and move it real slow down the bracket and the winners(bold) and losers should appear.

[Cleveland Cartel]

All my second roudn and quarterfinal winners are still in place which is good news.  I was surpised to see Curry lose after goign 11-0 this season.  Did anyone else pic them over springfield? 

Doesnt seem like it???

[BDTartan]

I sure as heck didn't.  I figured Springfield's human highlight at QB would have a good game and I was right.

[Llamaguy]

All my second roudn and quarterfinal winners are still in place which is good news.  I was surpised to see Curry lose after goign 11-0 this season.  Did anyone else pic them over springfield? 

Doesnt seem like it???

The fact that the NEFC was 0-7 in the playoffs going in pretty much did it for me. They are in a weak conference and it shows once they get into the playoffs.

I agree about Springfield's QB. Interesting to note that Springfield & St. Johns Fisher are Top 10 in the country in rushing offense. If Rowan can get by Wilkes that would setup quite a matchup with Rowan having the 2nd best rushing defense in the country. Which team wins out?

[pg04]

I agree, the Springfield Quarterback is a Force.  The only team that has really been able to stop him was Ithaca.

As For Curry, Never EVER pick an NEFC team until they have come within an eyelash of being competitive with the rest of the east.  I shudder to think what may have happened had they played Mount Union!

[Llamaguy]

I would have it more like:

1 - St. John Fisher at Springfield
2 - Rowan at Wilkes
3 - North Central at Capital
4 - UW-La Crosse at UW-Whitewater
5 - St. John's at Whitworth
6 - Washington & Jefferson at Mary Hardin-Baylor
7 - Carnegie Mellon at Wesley
8 - Wheaton at Mount Union

In my mind there are only 2 games that on paper could go either way. That being said, upsets happen and we are now into the rounds that they start. Remember a Wesley team that went into Texas and took down UMHB last year? It can happen and usually does.

[Toby Taff]

I would have it more like:

1 - St. John Fisher at Springfield
2 - Rowan at Wilkes
3 - North Central at Capital
4 - UW-La Crosse at UW-Whitewater
5 - St. John's at Whitworth
6 - Washington & Jefferson at Mary Hardin-Baylor
7 - Carnegie Mellon at Wesley
8 - Wheaton at Mount Union

In my mind there are only 2 games that on paper could go either way. That being said, upsets happen and we are now into the rounds that they start. Remember a Wesley team that went into Texas and took down UMHB last year? It can happen and usually does.

I'd like to see CMU surprise Wesley, a little second round "one good turn..." payback.  + the possibility of a 3rd UMHB home game.

[BDTartan]

haha, I'd be glad to have to make a trip from Ohio to Texas, but one game at a time for CMU.  The way I see it, CMU will have to jump all over Wesley like Dickinson did, but maintaint a lead.  That will be much tougher now that Wesley will be ready for a team they're supposed to beat.