FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference

[dirtybirds8-0]

Trinity would beat the New England Patriots....lets try and set that game up.  Belichek did play lacrosse at Weslyan...but then again NESCAC lacrosse is the toughest league in the Nation...So it makes sense. 

[Jonny Utah]

well middlebury runs a 4-3, and the middle lb usually gets a lot of tackles in that d as well but that is a lot of uts for a guy

[cruiser]

you could also make the argument for peter sherman, class of colby 05 for being the best defensive player in the NESCAC, this year nonwithstanding since he has graduated.however, last year and the year before he was absolutely dominant in all aspects of the defensive end position, hence the aztec bowl invitation

[formerbant10]

Goldstein from Trinity made it to the Aztec Bowl as well....and was the conference player of the year.  Sherman, a very good player, was not even the best of his class.  And I would still take Blair over and D-Lineman in the conference this year or last year.

[Jonny Utah]

I would agree formerbant, blair is one of the top players in the country.

[Trin9-0]

Goldstein was a very good player, but was over-rated. He benefitted from being a good athlete in a defense that is designed for safeties to make tackles and big plays. Blair dominates in the NESCAC, and forces offenses to scheme around him. He should have won P.O.Y. last year and it would be a crime if he doesn't this year.

On another note, there could be an interesting choice for this years NESCAC football coach of the year.  If Ed Mestieri and Colby can run the table he would certainly be a good candidate. Also, Dave Caputi of Bowdoin would be a great pick if the Polar Bears finish 7-1 or 6-2. What an impressive turn around that would be after last years 2-6 record. Or is it a no-brainer that Chuck Priore wins it again, provided they finish undefeated and Trinity runs the win streak to 30?

[formerbant10]

The way the NESCAC works, they'll give it to any coach not named Chuck Priore as soon as possible.  They've always been strange with awards like that.  A few years back in hoops, Conn College's coach got the award when they finished 3rd in the league and on their way down from the top of the country where they had been the previous few years.  Trinity's first place finish and NCAA bid weren't enough to sway the voters.  So expect the award to land somewhere other than Hartford this year.  That is unless the everyone else tanks.  But I'm sure Saul would agree that Priore should be arrested for recruiting players not of NESCAC standards and using these academic nightmares on the same field as the godly whiz kids at the other institutions and should have his previous awards revoked.

[Longtooth]

What is the deal with that?

[Monster]

I know nobody cares but I'm throwing out my own picks. 

Trinity 42 Tufts 6     Tufts had a kid down a kickoff on his own 3 enough said

Colby 17 Amherst 14   Colby's only game will be against Bowdoin

Bates 17 Wesleyan 10 where's Beli when you need him?

Middlebury 24 Williams 17  hello williams, welcome to mediocrity

Bowdoin 35 Hamilton 6  Bears wideout Nolin is the real deal, and their defense just makes plays

[Trin9-0]

Monster: Welcome, good to have some more people picking games.

Colby 17 Amherst 14 Colby's only game will be against Bowdoin

From the looks of this score it looks like they'll have a game this week too.

[cruiser]

trinity 35 tufts 10

colby 24 amherst 7

wesleyan 19 bates 17

williams 14 middlebury 10

bowdoin 12 hamilton 6

[formerbant10]

I like seeing a little more action.

[Monster]

the score doesnt reflect how the game will be dominated, colby is too big up front, but they cant finish drives, bowdoin 12 hamilton 6? i know it might be wet, but hamilton corners cant match up at all playing 1 on 1 on an island, besides bowdoin's defense might score 12 themselves, you think tufts can really get 10 vs trinity? tufts only got 8 vs bowdoin and a bunch of trinity's players used to be on scholarship somewhere, i think they are more than just 2 points better on d, especially with the dominant time of possession

[cruiser]

while bowdoin may be 3-0 and that is definitely respectable, especially considering how much they have been outgained yardage-wise, all three of their wins have come at margins of 1, 3 and 2. close games take tolls on teams, and while i dont think bowdoin will drop one to hamilton, i think it will be closer than some people think.

[Jonny Utah]

yea, priore should be coach of the year unless bowdoin loses only 1 game or less