FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference

[Jonny Utah]

Spent the last couple of days in Brunswick. Watched a good CBB game at the beautifully renovated Whittier Field.  What a fantastic venue. The Bowdoin Football program takes great pride in that facility and I can see why. The finest football venue in the NESCAC without question.

During the weekend I was amazed at the negative sentiment surrounding Coach Hammer and the Bowdoin program. Did they set this guy up to fail?  He's not making a lot of friends in Brunswick but maybe that's the approach to he needs to take to transform the program.

Had a chance to speak and visit with some old friends in the area but it didn't take long to see that Polar Bear Football friends and Alums are really ticked off.

AD Ryan has indicated "off the record" to more than one around the Polar Bear program  that he sees Bowdoin dropping football in the next 5 or 6 years with the rest of the CBB following suit.!!!! I get no drift of this at Bates and Colby so not sure what's going on.

Doesn't make sense after the Bowdoin football alums funded that beautiful facility for Polar Bear Football.

What you discuss will be sad, even if it is partially true.  Anyways, the Bowdoin-Colby game was a tremendously exciting game.  Bowdoin got worn down and couldn't play the 4th quarter.  That will change in the coming seasons.  Is there a MVP of the Colby-Bowdoin Football game like they have for hockey?  Is yes, who was it?  I've go to believe it was RB George with 151 yards and 4 TD's.  The runner up would have to be WR Glavin or QB Hersch.

I have family who played football for Northeastern and as a lot of you NE guys know, they dropped football after their last game in 2009 but there were some things that foreshadowed the end.

-Don Brown was the head coach and left in 2003 after Northeastern's first playoff appearance ever.  NU had finally started to fill seats, and the recruiting had hit an all time high.  I have heard that when Brown was told that NU was not going to expand the program with a stadium near campus, he "jumped" to Umass the next year.  (If CBB teams are actually putting money into football stadiums, that seems to be going in the opposite direction)

-The next coach was a guy named Rocky Hager, and from all I've heard about him he is a great guy and did an amazing job at North Dakota State winning two D2 national championships.  He comes to NU and has six straight losing seasons.  People who were close to the program told me that Hager had a very puzzling recruiting strategy and never got players he needed to fit any sort of system that could be run at a place like Northeastern.  The unofficial word is that NU kept him on long enough to lose so much interest in the program that cutting it the night after the last game would only upset a select few.  (If Bowdoin or other CBB schools were to drop programs, why fire or hire new coaches now?  Unless there is a really crazy theory that Wells was actually getting something going and the admin decided to crush that and change it up?  Again, look at who the coaches are here, and are they the best fits for these positions)

-NU AD had hinted publicly that he wasn't a football guy and that football cost the program too much money.  I get it, and 98% of all football programs in the country lose money.  But to publicly hint to it is taking that to another level.  The NU president from what I understood was ambivalent to the situation.  (People here have hinted to the Bowdoin President/admin as not "football people")

-A quote from Roby:

"A year ago, it was my hope and intention that we were going to continue to support the football program and hoped that we could see some improvement so that the quality of that experience would be better than it had been."

Everyone on that team took this as a lie and a stab in the back to everyone who knew that the program wasn't going any further with Hager as the coach, and it was little lies like these that set up the ultimate decision.  (If the Bowdoin AD is dropping hints like this, he is either giving the school a jab, getting people riled up to join him and help football, or setting people up for the big picture).  NU had always used the "we don't want to spend 20 million on a new stadium and add that to the 3.5 million that is being spent on football", which is also bogus because they just built a multi million baseball field that gets zero fans and zero funding from gate revenue.  A nice stadium probably could have been benefitial to the entire school.

Let me ask this, would it be better for Bowdoin to leave the Nescac for football purposes and play other random NE schools like MIT?  Although MIT would do well in the Nescac this year, I bet Bowdoin would do better playing schools like UNE, Anna Maria, or Husson. 

[GameBall14]

Congrats to Middlebury on their NESCAC championship and a 9-0 season. I never saw this coming especially after watching the Trinity-Middlebury game last year, a 48-0 ass kicking but the Panthers came out strong and beat Williams and the Bants, two of the first three games this season to get the ball rolling and proved on the field who the best team in the CAC is for 2019. A great job by Ritter and his staff.

[Nescacman]

Spent the last couple of days in Brunswick. Watched a good CBB game at the beautifully renovated Whittier Field.  What a fantastic venue. The Bowdoin Football program takes great pride in that facility and I can see why. The finest football venue in the NESCAC without question.

During the weekend I was amazed at the negative sentiment surrounding Coach Hammer and the Bowdoin program. Did they set this guy up to fail?  He's not making a lot of friends in Brunswick but maybe that's the approach to he needs to take to transform the program.

Had a chance to speak and visit with some old friends in the area but it didn't take long to see that Polar Bear Football friends and Alums are really ticked off.

AD Ryan has indicated "off the record" to more than one around the Polar Bear program  that he sees Bowdoin dropping football in the next 5 or 6 years with the rest of the CBB following suit.!!!! I get no drift of this at Bates and Colby so not sure what's going on.

Doesn't make sense after the Bowdoin football alums funded that beautiful facility for Polar Bear Football.

What you discuss will be sad, even if it is partially true.  Anyways, the Bowdoin-Colby game was a tremendously exciting game.  Bowdoin got worn down and couldn't play the 4th quarter.  That will change in the coming seasons.  Is there a MVP of the Colby-Bowdoin Football game like they have for hockey?  Is yes, who was it?  I've go to believe it was RB George with 151 yards and 4 TD's.  The runner up would have to be WR Glavin or QB Hersch.

I have family who played football for Northeastern and as a lot of you NE guys know, they dropped football after their last game in 2009 but there were some things that foreshadowed the end.

-Don Brown was the head coach and left in 2003 after Northeastern's first playoff appearance ever.  NU had finally started to fill seats, and the recruiting had hit an all time high.  I have heard that when Brown was told that NU was not going to expand the program with a stadium near campus, he "jumped" to Umass the next year.  (If CBB teams are actually putting money into football stadiums, that seems to be going in the opposite direction)

-The next coach was a guy named Rocky Hager, and from all I've heard about him he is a great guy and did an amazing job at North Dakota State winning two D2 national championships.  He comes to NU and has six straight losing seasons.  People who were close to the program told me that Hager had a very puzzling recruiting strategy and never got players he needed to fit any sort of system that could be run at a place like Northeastern.  The unofficial word is that NU kept him on long enough to lose so much interest in the program that cutting it the night after the last game would only upset a select few.  (If Bowdoin or other CBB schools were to drop programs, why fire or hire new coaches now?  Unless there is a really crazy theory that Wells was actually getting something going and the admin decided to crush that and change it up?  Again, look at who the coaches are here, and are they the best fits for these positions)

-NU AD had hinted publicly that he wasn't a football guy and that football cost the program too much money.  I get it, and 98% of all football programs in the country lose money.  But to publicly hint to it is taking that to another level.  The NU president from what I understood was ambivalent to the situation.  (People here have hinted to the Bowdoin President/admin as not "football people")

-A quote from Roby:

"A year ago, it was my hope and intention that we were going to continue to support the football program and hoped that we could see some improvement so that the quality of that experience would be better than it had been."

Everyone on that team took this as a lie and a stab in the back to everyone who knew that the program wasn't going any further with Hager as the coach, and it was little lies like these that set up the ultimate decision.  (If the Bowdoin AD is dropping hints like this, he is either giving the school a jab, getting people riled up to join him and help football, or setting people up for the big picture).  NU had always used the "we don't want to spend 20 million on a new stadium and add that to the 3.5 million that is being spent on football", which is also bogus because they just built a multi million baseball field that gets zero fans and zero funding from gate revenue.  A nice stadium probably could have been benefitial to the entire school.

Let me ask this, would it be better for Bowdoin to leave the Nescac for football purposes and play other random NE schools like MIT?  Although MIT would do well in the Nescac this year, I bet Bowdoin would do better playing schools like UNE, Anna Maria, or Husson.

JU, not that familiar with the NU situation but NU was a D1-aa/FCS school as opposed to D3....as you know big difference and not sure how much that comes into play here...

We would be really surprised to see Bowdoin, UBates or Colby leave the NESCAC and play those other schools...NESCAC is the best academic (and athletic) D3 conference in America and has been often noted on this thread, the CBB schools do plenty well in other sports, they are just a bit challenged in football...

Some on this thread might find this surprising, but we would like nothing better than to see the CBB competitive....it was really fun this year seeing MID and Wes compete for the title, TTUN come back and be in the mix, and even Hamilton have a shot to win every week...imagine what it would be like if the CBB could get into the mix in 2020...would be a lot of fun!

[Jonny Utah]

Spent the last couple of days in Brunswick. Watched a good CBB game at the beautifully renovated Whittier Field.  What a fantastic venue. The Bowdoin Football program takes great pride in that facility and I can see why. The finest football venue in the NESCAC without question.

During the weekend I was amazed at the negative sentiment surrounding Coach Hammer and the Bowdoin program. Did they set this guy up to fail?  He's not making a lot of friends in Brunswick but maybe that's the approach to he needs to take to transform the program.

Had a chance to speak and visit with some old friends in the area but it didn't take long to see that Polar Bear Football friends and Alums are really ticked off.

AD Ryan has indicated "off the record" to more than one around the Polar Bear program  that he sees Bowdoin dropping football in the next 5 or 6 years with the rest of the CBB following suit.!!!! I get no drift of this at Bates and Colby so not sure what's going on.

Doesn't make sense after the Bowdoin football alums funded that beautiful facility for Polar Bear Football.

What you discuss will be sad, even if it is partially true.  Anyways, the Bowdoin-Colby game was a tremendously exciting game.  Bowdoin got worn down and couldn't play the 4th quarter.  That will change in the coming seasons.  Is there a MVP of the Colby-Bowdoin Football game like they have for hockey?  Is yes, who was it?  I've go to believe it was RB George with 151 yards and 4 TD's.  The runner up would have to be WR Glavin or QB Hersch.

I have family who played football for Northeastern and as a lot of you NE guys know, they dropped football after their last game in 2009 but there were some things that foreshadowed the end.

-Don Brown was the head coach and left in 2003 after Northeastern's first playoff appearance ever.  NU had finally started to fill seats, and the recruiting had hit an all time high.  I have heard that when Brown was told that NU was not going to expand the program with a stadium near campus, he "jumped" to Umass the next year.  (If CBB teams are actually putting money into football stadiums, that seems to be going in the opposite direction)

-The next coach was a guy named Rocky Hager, and from all I've heard about him he is a great guy and did an amazing job at North Dakota State winning two D2 national championships.  He comes to NU and has six straight losing seasons.  People who were close to the program told me that Hager had a very puzzling recruiting strategy and never got players he needed to fit any sort of system that could be run at a place like Northeastern.  The unofficial word is that NU kept him on long enough to lose so much interest in the program that cutting it the night after the last game would only upset a select few.  (If Bowdoin or other CBB schools were to drop programs, why fire or hire new coaches now?  Unless there is a really crazy theory that Wells was actually getting something going and the admin decided to crush that and change it up?  Again, look at who the coaches are here, and are they the best fits for these positions)

-NU AD had hinted publicly that he wasn't a football guy and that football cost the program too much money.  I get it, and 98% of all football programs in the country lose money.  But to publicly hint to it is taking that to another level.  The NU president from what I understood was ambivalent to the situation.  (People here have hinted to the Bowdoin President/admin as not "football people")

-A quote from Roby:

"A year ago, it was my hope and intention that we were going to continue to support the football program and hoped that we could see some improvement so that the quality of that experience would be better than it had been."

Everyone on that team took this as a lie and a stab in the back to everyone who knew that the program wasn't going any further with Hager as the coach, and it was little lies like these that set up the ultimate decision.  (If the Bowdoin AD is dropping hints like this, he is either giving the school a jab, getting people riled up to join him and help football, or setting people up for the big picture).  NU had always used the "we don't want to spend 20 million on a new stadium and add that to the 3.5 million that is being spent on football", which is also bogus because they just built a multi million baseball field that gets zero fans and zero funding from gate revenue.  A nice stadium probably could have been benefitial to the entire school.

Let me ask this, would it be better for Bowdoin to leave the Nescac for football purposes and play other random NE schools like MIT?  Although MIT would do well in the Nescac this year, I bet Bowdoin would do better playing schools like UNE, Anna Maria, or Husson.

JU, not that familiar with the NU situation but NU was a D1-aa/FCS school as opposed to D3....as you know big difference and not sure how much that comes into play here...

We would be really surprised to see Bowdoin, UBates or Colby leave the NESCAC and play those other schools...NESCAC is the best academic (and athletic) D3 conference in America and has been often noted on this thread, the CBB schools do plenty well in other sports, they are just a bit challenged in football...

Some on this thread might find this surprising, but we would like nothing better than to see the CBB competitive....it was really fun this year seeing MID and Wes compete for the title, TTUN come back and be in the mix, and even Hamilton have a shot to win every week...imagine what it would be like if the CBB could get into the mix in 2020...would be a lot of fun!

Just brainstorming ideas as to why the AD (if true) even has those ideas.  Is it losing?  Is it because they don't want to bend the academic tip/bar too low for 75 players?  Is it unequal funding compared to other sports?  Is it the violence/concussion issue?  Is it the "jock" issue? 

I'm guessing the Nescac would not allow Bowdoin to leave for football reasons but it wouldn't be because of academics (they could play MIT, WPI, Washington and Lee, Carelton, JHU, Chicago etc if finances weren't the issue and they just wanted to "win").

I brought up the NU situation because when you drop a program, you kind of need to do it all at once.  You can't really say "2025 will be the last year of football", as that will affect everything.  Also wondering if Bowdoin is looking for reasons to drop the program and is being sneaky about it, because you know if they ever do there will be some upset people.

[Caz Bombers]

if only Bowdoin were to drop football, I imagine nothing much would change in NESCAC, would just go back to 8 games like it used to be.

However, if Colby and Bates also pulled the plug, that would leave a 7-team conference with a 6-game schedule? Doesn't that seem like it would be the perfect time to add non-conference games and (gasp) even decide to accept berths in the NCAA playoffs?

[VoodooDoc]

All of this goes back to Lumbercat spreading "fake news"  to stir up trouble.  Bowdoin has made a substantial investment in some very fine facilities from which it isn't going to just walk away from.  It has a excellent academic reputation and has hired a top notch coach who has a record of turning a program around.  The timing of the recruiting cycle and rules restricting spring practice make it difficult to bring about change instantly.  Lumbercat should put on his leather helmet go back to his cabin the woods and stop messing in other folks affairs.

[lumbercat]

All of this goes back to Lumbercat spreading "fake news"  to stir up trouble.  Bowdoin has made a substantial investment in some very fine facilities from which it isn't going to just walk away from.  It has a excellent academic reputation and has hired a top notch coach who has a record of turning a program around.  The timing of the recruiting cycle and rules restricting spring practice make it difficult to bring about change instantly.  Lumbercat should put on his leather helmet go back to his cabin the woods and stop messing in other folks affairs.

VooDooDoc-
(different handle)

No fake news here- AD Tim Ryan has said this to 2 Bowdoin guys I know.
I know you want it to be false especially if you have a boy in the program and frankly I hope it doesn't materialize either but AD Ryan made that statement.

When I raised doubts similar to yours about these rumors I was told improvements to Whittier field and the new football building will transition nicely to mens and women's Lacrosse and field hockey.

My doubts are the same as yours- doesn't seem to add up but don't tell me it's fake news.

Dropping Football has nothing to do with academic reputation.

And further those close to the Bowdoin program are questioning if Hammer is a top notch coach as you represent. They are not happy in Polar Bear land and the sentiment is that Ryan gassed Wells on the random whim of a big Bowdoin contributor.

[Nescacman]

2019 NESCACMAN Weekly Power Rankings-FINAL

Weekly highlights:

-Middlebury first 9-0 team in NESCAC history and wins their 4th NESCAC title (2nd outright). MID now tied with TTUN for 3rd most NESCAC titles all-time.
-Wes breaks their 10-game, 22 year losing streak against Hartford State in Hartford with a win in the Coop to finish out a great year at 8-1.
-TTUN closes out Amhurst in the Little 3 consolation game.
-Colby wins their 2nd straight CBB title pulling away from the Polars late in the 4th Q.
-Bad job by HAM going for their first winning season since 1996 and losing at home to UBates.

And here are our FINAL weekly NESCACMAN rankings:

1). Middlebury (2019 record: 9-0; LW Rank: 1): Terrific season for the PANTS...no one predicted this team to do what they did...great performance and leadership by QB Jernigan....RB FY Maljian provided them with something they have lacked in past years, balance and a running game....2019 GRADE: A+.

2). Wesleyan (2019 record: 8-1; LW Rank: 2): Another team that had a terrific season....most expected Wes to be in rebuilding mode this year, having to replace former all-NESCAC standout QB Mark Piccarilo...Soph QB Ashton Scott stepped in and performed well in his first year as the Wes signal caller...team persevered through a lot of key injuries..Wes was Little 3 champs, tied the program record for wins, broke their losing streak in the Coop, and will be a future member as a team in the Wes athletics HOF...Some great playmakers in super sophs Estevez and Simco (and Scott)...future is bright for the Cards with a ton of returning starters/lettermen and 20+ Commits already in place for the class of '24...2019 GRADE: A.

3). TTUN (2019 record: 7-2; LW Rank: 3):Best year for the EPHs since the Whalen-built 2010 team went 8-0...HCOF Raymond has done a great job bringing this program back from the dead..should rename TTUN "The Phoenix"....we wonder how long HCOF Raymond will hang out in Willytown....seems like he could make the step up to the Ivy's at some point...Maimaron is a leader and great player....disappointing loss at Wes could have made a very good season an amazing season for TTUN....2019 GRADE: A-.

4). Hartford State (2019 record: 5-4; LW Rank: 7): Moved them up in the rankings because every other team at this level lost and were 4-5....big drop-off from the top 3 (MID, Wes, TTUN) to the next 4 (HS, Tufts, LMs, HAM)...disappointing year for Hartford State...need to fix O-line issues to improve in 2020...we're sure they will scour local community colleges, junior colleges and reform schools to find some able bodied replacements  ...by Hartford State standards, a big fail in 2019...does Chippouras have any more eligibility?...2019 grade: C-

5). Tufts (2019 record: 4-5; LW Rank: 5): Disappointing end to an inconsistent season for the Jumbo's....were competitive in most games...missed their graduating QB big-time...this should be a much different team with QB Woodson under center in 2020...Grade: C

6). Hamilton (2019 record: 4-5; LW Rank: 4): Loss to UBates in week 9 put a sour end to an otherwise sweet 2019 for the Conts....big leap forward for HAM who came within 1 game of a winning season playing without their best playmaker for most of the year...will be interesting to see which direction this program heads in 2020...Grade: B

7). Amhurst (2019 record: 4-5; LW Rank: 7): First losing record in the HCOF Mills era...0-2 in the Little 3 for the first time since 1993...Eberth graduates (congrats on a great career Ollie!)...we will see if they can make a come-back in 2020 with a new QB and having to recruit against a resurgent TTUN...Grade: C-

8). Colby (2019 record: 2-7; LW Rank: 8):  Only wins were against their Maine brethren....won the CBB for the 2nd straight year...actually a step back record wide in 2019...we thought they would be the next Tufts, not HAM...Grade: D+

9. University of Bates (Lewiston Campus)(2019 record: 2-7; LW rank: 9): Finished with 2 wins in a row....first two game win streak since 2017...let's see if they can build on their strong finish in 2020...Grade: C

10. Bowdoin (2019 record: 0-9; LW Rank: 10): Bad first year for MC Hammer...understatement of the year: needs better personnel to be competitive...transfer QB McCrum(my) is not the answer for the Polars...winless in 3 of the last 4 seasons...Grade: F

Before we get to our picks for POTY, we did an interesting analysis on the NESCAC POTW awards. Here are teams with winners in order of how many POTW each team had:

1. Wesleyan (7): Von Jess (2), Scott, Banks, Simco, Estevez, Thaw
2. TTUN (5): Stola (3), Schreibstein, Nicholas
3. Middlebury (4): Norton, Massengil, Pristorius, Jernigan
4. Amhurst (3): Kelly, Saffold, Goodson
4. Hartford State (3): Reid: Lambert, Negron
4. Hamilton (3): Kagan, Ball, Thoreen
4. Tufts: (3): Nenadovic, Alswanger, Johnson
8. Colby (1): Celaya
9. Bowdoin (0): None
9. UBates (0): None

2019 NESCACMAN AWARDS

Offensive Player of the Year: Bobby Maimaron, QB, Junior, TTUN; led the NESCAC in passing TDs, 3rd in QB efficiency, led all QBs in rushing, 4th overall in rushing, led TTUN to their best record since 2010. Close call between Mamaron and Joe Willie Jernigan...

Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Thaw, CB, Senior, Wesleyan; led the NESCAC in INTs, passes broken up, blocked kicks, NESCAC defensive player of the week in week #9.

Special Teams Player of the Year: Martin Von Jess, K, FY, Wesleyan: led all NESCAC K's in scoring, 4th overall in scoring, 2nd in FG made, converted 31 out of 32 XPs, 1st in kick-off average and TBs 9we went back and calculated it), 2-time NESCAC special teams player of the week.

Offensive Rookie of the Year: Alex Maljian, RB, FY, Middlebury: led the NESCAC in rushing, rushing attempts, and rushing TDs.

Defensive Rookie of the Year: Nick Heptig, DT, FY, Wesleyan: led the NESCAC in sacks with 7.5, 5th in tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble, 1 pass blocked, 39 tackles.

Special Teams Rookie of the Year: Von Jess, Wesleyan.

HCOF of the Year: HCOF Ritter, Middlebury; led the Pants to the 1st 9-0 team in NESCAC history, won the NESCAC for the 4th time (2nd outright). Close call over Coach Dice and HCOF Raymond...

[amh63]

Nice job Nescacman/men
Amherst depth/experience on the defensive side was "thin" this season.  Injuries to young defensive players like Kelly hurt.
On the offensive side, young RBs were slow to develop. Depth maybe due to recruiting "war loses" to the Ephs, Cardinals and even Trinity. Next season and the FYs recruits will reveal a clearer "picture" of the football program.  Both Trinity and Amherst were rated high in the preseason. 
Talk wrt Bowdoin and their football program is indeed "crazy talk"  imho.  Still Bowdoin has taken their own path wrt sports. Bowdoin has the only varsity level women Rugby team in the conference.  It is not about money. Bowdoin's  endowment is the third largest in the Nescac and has an enrollment the size of Amherst and Hamilton.
See you all next season.

[Nescacman]

Nice job Nescacman/men
Amherst depth/experience on the defensive side was "thin" this season.  Injuries to young defensive players like Kelly hurt.
On the offensive side, young RBs were slow to develop. Depth maybe due to recruiting "war loses" to the Ephs, Cardinals and even Trinity. Next season and the FYs recruits will reveal a clearer "picture" of the football program.  Both Trinity and Amherst were rated high in the preseason. 
Talk wrt Bowdoin and their football program is indeed "crazy talk"  imho.  Still Bowdoin has taken their own path wrt sports. Bowdoin has the only varsity level women Rugby team in the conference.  It is not about money. Bowdoin's  endowment is the third largest in the Nescac and has an enrollment the size of Amherst and Hamilton.
See you all next season.

Thanks amh....maybe we will finally meet next season over an adult beverage and stogie...enjoy the off-season...

[GameBall14]

Nice column by Jeff Jacobs in the New Haven Register on Sunday about Wesleyan's Ben Thaw
https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/nhregister/article/Jeff-Jacobs-For-Thaw-Wesleyan-seniors-a-14823130.php?_ga=2.109957190.235030130.1573508794-1202654313.1532372021

[Nescacman]

Nice column by Jeff Jacobs in the New Haven Register on Sunday about Wesleyan's Ben Thaw
https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/nhregister/article/Jeff-Jacobs-For-Thaw-Wesleyan-seniors-a-14823130.php?_ga=2.109957190.235030130.1573508794-1202654313.1532372021

Whether or not you are a fan of Wes, #15 for the Cards represents everything that is good about the NESCAC and D3 football...even if #15 doesn't win the DPOTY, he will definitely win in the one game that matters....the game of life...congrats to him on a great season (and career) for the Mysterious Ministers...

[Jonny Utah]

Nice column by Jeff Jacobs in the New Haven Register on Sunday about Wesleyan's Ben Thaw
https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/nhregister/article/Jeff-Jacobs-For-Thaw-Wesleyan-seniors-a-14823130.php?_ga=2.109957190.235030130.1573508794-1202654313.1532372021

Come on New Haven Register.

You aren't that big or important to require a subscription.  (FYI there is a paywall there)

[footballluv]

Nice column by Jeff Jacobs in the New Haven Register on Sunday about Wesleyan's Ben Thaw
https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/nhregister/article/Jeff-Jacobs-For-Thaw-Wesleyan-seniors-a-14823130.php?_ga=2.109957190.235030130.1573508794-1202654313.1532372021

Come on New Haven Register.

You aren't that big or important to require a subscription.  (FYI there is a paywall there)

Great article! There is no pay wall. You need to give your email address and signup for the newsletter. It is actually this way because they are small.and not "that big". Whatever that means. Interesting season, my son is done and it was fun watching him play these last 4 years. I'll be back when I get a nephew or grandchild interested  in this unique football experience. Hoya Saxa -- Vale Amici Mei

[Jonny Utah]

Nice column by Jeff Jacobs in the New Haven Register on Sunday about Wesleyan's Ben Thaw
https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/nhregister/article/Jeff-Jacobs-For-Thaw-Wesleyan-seniors-a-14823130.php?_ga=2.109957190.235030130.1573508794-1202654313.1532372021

Come on New Haven Register.

You aren't that big or important to require a subscription.  (FYI there is a paywall there)

Great article! There is no pay wall. You need to give your email address and signup for the newsletter. It is actually this way because they are small.and not "that big". Whatever that means. Interesting season, my son is done and it was fun watching him play these last 4 years. I'll be back when I get a nephew or grandchild interested  in this unique football experience. Hoya Saxa -- Vale Amici Mei

Ok thanks!  I didn't read the fine print only the 3 cents per week comment that I glanced over.