FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference

[TheLegend]

I just think Hauser is A) either has some tricks up his sleeve for recruiting purposes or B) he has simply given up on the idea of a run game. I know a couple great kids that played for the Cards and they loved the game but all comment on how practice is still run like a HS practice i.e. the head coach is the one that makes the timeing decisions in practice and decides what gets worked on. I know at Trinity, for example, there is a clock that is broken down into 5 minute periods and practice is schedualed and the schedual is stuck to. Every time the clock alarm sounds off, the period changes and the next task is worked on. I think in no matter what people do in life, organization and a gameplan are necessary. You cant help but wonder if Hauser looks down at his watch sometimes hoping 2.5 hours hasnt gone by yet so he can squeeze some run into their team period.

[Trin9-0]

Former: Although "snuck" has become an acceptable way to express the past tense of sneak, sneaked is still the proper usage according to the 2005 Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.

Nice job with your picks though, forcing a three-way tie with myself and dirty. I'm gonna hold off on this weeks picks until Friday, but I must agree with cruiser and Mariner that Colby will have little trouble untill Nov. 12 @ Bowdoin, and Tufts will struggle the next two weeks.

Legend and hufsfarts: Wesleyan has always been able to get by on athleticism and a sophisticated pass game. Their problem is that nearly every other NESCAC school has figured out how to beat them, and have also changed the way their programs operate in and out of season. If the Cards continue to run their football team like a high school program they'll soon become very accustom to their new role as NESCAC doormat.

[dirtybirds8-0]

15 and 5.....I am so pissed about Weslyan..they ruined my week.  Anyway, I would not be concerned about Trinity, it was a good game that was dominated by the weather more than the players.  I knew Amherst would play the spoiler in Maine this weekend, and am very nervous about Trinity's match up with them at their home field.  Looks like it could be a very exciting season after all?  Oh yeah, congrats to Bowdoin....the Bears are back for the first time.....since....early 1900's?  Could be way off there, but good job!

[formerbant10]

Indeed it is Trin...I was just showing that I shouldn't be able to use proper English b/c I went to Camp Trincool.edu....thanks for clearing up that issue, I'm keeping low on my picks till later in the week as well.

[speedy]

. . . Oh yeah, congrats to Bowdoin....the Bears are back for the first time.....since....early 1900's?  Could be way off there, but good job!

You're not too far off there! The last time Bowdoin began the season with four straight wins was in 1938 . . .

[pbfan]

Bowdoin has yet to play a complete game this year. What makes college footballl so exciting is you never know how a team will play from week to week. One team has a great day and the other a bad day and anyone can beat anyone on any given week.

[Trin9-0]

pbfan: That has never been more evident than this past week in the NESCAC with Tufts coming close to one of the leagues biggest upsets and undefeated Colby getting smoked by Amherst at home. 

Your Polar Bears may have to play more than a complete game this week to have a shot at knocking off the Bantams. From what I've heard, Priore isn't too happy with his squad's showing against Tufts, and with a 4-0 record Bowdoin isn't sneaking up on anybody else this season.

[Roonyhufsfarts]

Can anyone enlighten me to Bowdoin's defensive situation.  Perhaps the question should be, "is bowdoins defense  offensive?"

BBAAAAZIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGG!!!

[Roonyhufsfarts]

sorry i forgot to mention this, i was laughing too hard at my super awesome joke.

Trin, i bet chuck ripped them.  he was just waiting for this type of thing to happen so he could give a little taste of chucky circa 2000-2001.  I bet he will be runnin their asses into the ground in ohhh about 3 hours.

I can just see him............."You think ya fuggin good?"  followed by the raised eyebrows and open palmed hands held up and of course..............the nasal huff.

[Trin9-0]

hufsfarts: I heard they didn't even get Sunday off. They were out on the Turf Sunday night running sprints, and no doubt hearing some classic Priore-isms.

My All-Time favorite is when he told a starting offensive lineman:

"Why don't you just go lock yourself in a closet with a loaded .45... and if the funeral is on a Saturday, I'M NOT GOING, because I've got a game to coach!"

That would even scare a 1600 SAT kid into playing better.

[formerbant10]

There was a JV game on Sunday, saw some of the older guys making their way towards the game, but it didn't look like they were planning on working out.  But it did get dark pretty quick, so I might not have seen everything, but the JV game went pretty close till dusk.

[dirtybirds8-0]

classic priore line....I remember when he said that.  Chuckles is a great coach who truly knows how to get under players' skins.  Have fun this week as "THE NEPOLIAN OF THE NESCAC" gets his team pissed off for the Bowdoin game.  I would be scared if I were Bowdoin.....to bad the winning has to end for them, but the "coop" will remain a sanctuary for the Bantam win streak.

[formerbant10]

Side note....pretty amazing that Trinity and Amherst have exactly the same amount of total offense, yet the Bants have 62 more points.  Nearly the same total defense and the Bants have yielded 22 less points.

[Roonyhufsfarts]

I would just like to make a preemptive stike against dirtys refernce to "Nepolian" before all the haters start to get excited.

For the record, I beleive my college was referring to the French tyrant who, despite his implimintation of a legal code system that was quite good for europe, was nonetheless a megalomaniac who, after being defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by a combined force of British and Prussian troops, was exhiled (for the second time) to St. Helena in the south Atlantic.

This summation of NAPOLEON'S legacy is obviously concurrent with chuck priore's football career......sort of.

Alas, what will be chuck's Waterloo?



P.S. I am a huge nerd

[bant551]

Side note....pretty amazing that Trinity and Amherst have exactly the same amount of total offense, yet the Bants have 62 more points.  Nearly the same total defense and the Bants have yielded 22 less points.

Hmmm, Formerbant, they have the same amount of yards?  Perhaps that means that they use steroids or have lowered their standards in recent years?  Look into it and get back to us!