FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference

[Jonny Utah]

Frank....good point on the Ivy out of league games.  My buddy is the QB at Penn, you'd figure I'd remember that since they just played Villanova... I also heard that the Presidents struck a deal again this last spring to keep the football season to 8 games.  I don't think its fair at all for the players.  They work hard all spring and summer for only 8 games.  If the Presidents were worried about playing through exams, I'm sure they would take away the Baseball teams chances of post season play....the Trinity players were not even around for graduation due to NCAA games.  I guess they just don't want to mess with tradition.

Formerbant, you know before you go there that they dont go to the playoffs so its not unfair to anyone...Its like saying that its unfair for those kids on that harvard undefeated team that didnt go to the playoffs...they knew going in that ivy league teams dont go, if they cared that much they would have gone to colgate or lehigh........

[speedy]

Two nice wins on the road for the Maine teams:

Bowdoin 16 Amherst 13
Colby 20 Middlebury 7

[mariner75]

A nice win by Tufts over Bates yesterday, 34-7.  Defense again played well, as expected, and the offense finally got it cranked up.  Sets up an interesting game next Saturday against Bowdoin, also now with surprising 2-0 record.  Should be fun.

[bant551]

I played at Trinity under Priore and I think that he would be a great coach at any level.  He just knows how to run a program, period.  What year are you guys from Trinity who are posting here?

[formerbant10]

Very tough one for the Bants....huge crowd, but the game was out of reach so quickly a lot of the fans seemed bored and were watching the eye candy rather than the game.  Williams looked big, but completely overmatched...34-0 at the half.  Lot of Bant faculty and alums upset about no game with Colby.....maybe the Presidents will sign the 9th game into place after a 2 way tie.  At least one AD hopes so.  It's already in the budget, might as well have it be a game.

[Trin9-0]

A NESCAC Championship game would be awesome. However, I highly doubt it will happen... it just makes too much sense. And besides, unless i'm mistaken, both Trinity and Colby are 2-0 not 8-0 (at least for now). I was at the Trinity game and it's a good thing Priore and Whalen are friends because the score could have easily been 70-0. The Bantams are so efficient it's boring. And with so many talented underclassmen playing, this streak may go on for a few more YEARS!

Wesleyan is officially the worst team in the NESCAC (despite the 2 lopsided loses by Bates)

Bowdoin is for real.

Tufts always starts out well because their schedule starts out so easy every year. They'll win MAYBE 1 more game this year.

[bant551]

A 9th game would be nice.  I wouldn't want to have a game that counts without a scrimmage first, though.  Maybe they could keep a scrimmage, but also add the game?

[gordonmann]

I thought you guys would enjoy this column from the Morning Sentinel in Maine:

League Slights its football programs

[dirtybirds8-0]

Thanks for the last post...it shows that some people in D3 understand talent when it is shown on the field.  After this weekend I can honestly say...and I hate to say it...but this Trinity team may be the best team from the last four years.  They are VERY FAST!  They have one of the fastest defenses I have seen...that includes other D3 programs.  Their O-line is smaller than previous years..but very efficient.  Their QB, Schweitzer, has a huge arm when he wants to let it go...but also throws perfect touch passes.  Gennaro Leo (RB from colgate) is a potential All-American...his catch across the middle from Schweitzer (64 yds) was followed by sprinters speed to the end zone....I think that made it 34-0? At the Half!  I am not going to spend my time arguing on this forum...but Trinity is a very good football team...congratulations on # 24 in a row...keep up the good work.

With that said:  I am 7-3 in my picks this year....I wil be posting this weeks picks very soon..anyone else have predictions?

[Trin9-0]

Dirty: We are all anxiously awaiting your picks so that we may be enlightened by your wealth of NESCAC football knowledge. However, we are not on the honor system here, so in order to say that you're 7-3 would mean you have to actually post your picks BEFORE the games are played.

This may be the best team Trinity has fielded in the past few years, but I also think their margin of victory is a product of a weaker leauge than in past years. (That's the worst Williams team I've seen). Also, I am selfishly hoping Trinity's reserve players let up a few more 4th quarter TD's so as not to break the season scoring record set by the 2003 Trinity defense (30 for the season, 3.75 per game)


(by the way dirty, I'm a legit 7-3 with my picks)

[dirtybirds8-0]

Trin8-0:  Please go back through the previous posts....I have had posts every week on Monday or Tuesday before the games....have you not been reading my posts?  Therefore my picks have been legit  and I am 7-3 on the year. 

Last weeks picks:

weslyan@hamilton  14-24 (check)
Bowdoin@amherst 14-28 (woops) nice win for bowdoin
Colby@Middlebury 31-16 (check)
Tufts@Bates 10-24 (tufts suprised me)
Williams@Trinity 10-31 (check, in the first half!)

This weeks picks:

Hamilton @ Trinity 7-52  Trinity makes it 25 in a row, no suprises here.

Bowdoin @ Tufts 21-19 Both teams unbeaten, but bears are riding high.

Colby @ Weslyan 42-10 Mules beat Cards badly, pull out starters in second half

Bates @ Williams 10-28 Although Bates won 2 years ago...williams finds a win

Middlebury @ Amherst 17-21 Amherst needs a win here

By the way Trin8-0.....all of your predictions have been posted after mine? Not understanding your last post.

[dirtybirds8-0]

just to make sure you dont think I am lying.....I posted my scores for week 2 on post page #17......you followed that by posting on page # 21.....with very similar picks? 

[formerbant10]

I'm a mediocre 6-4 after two weeks.  Being saved by the family tie at Tufts, and the Herst is letting me down.  This weeks
Middlebury 14- Amherst 17....can't be wrong again
Hamilton 7- Trinity 42....Ham Tech gets one on the young Bants
Bowdoin 22- Tufts 21....Good win last week for the Bears
Colby 35- Wes Tech 6....Similar to what Trin did to em in lackluster scrimmage
Bates 14- Williams 21....Can't be 0-3, just can't be

Whaddya got Trin???

[bant551]

How do you check personal messages from someone at D3football.com?

[bant551]

Nevermind, I figured it out.