FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference

[Pat Coleman]

Pep: In the Midwest they call them root beer floats Boston coolers.

Where in the Midwest does this supposedly happen?

Apparently in Detroit.

http://www.undergrounddetroit.com/2010/03/the-boston-cooler-a-detroit-original/

Wow. I lived in Michigan for four years and never heard it called anything but a root beer float.

[Pat Coleman]

Pep: In the Midwest they call them root beer floats Boston coolers.

Where in the Midwest does this supposedly happen?

Apparently in Detroit.

http://www.undergrounddetroit.com/2010/03/the-boston-cooler-a-detroit-original/

Wow. I lived in Michigan for four years and never heard it called anything but a root beer float.

Ahh, that's because this isn't a root beer float. It's ginger beer, made with Michigan's favorite local soda brand.

[HamiltonFan]

From the little I've seen of Coach Kelton, he is a class act, whatever the Eph's record may be.  If there were some "dirty" plays yesterday, I think it's a big stretch to say they were a reflection on the coach.  More likely a reflection on the particular player(s) involved.

I wish Kelton well, wherever he winds up next year.

PC, My comments were my personal opinion of the coaching of the football game and certainly not on the measure of the man.

[AUPepBand]

Pep: In the Midwest they call them root beer floats Boston coolers.

Where in the Midwest does this supposedly happen?

Apparently in Detroit.

http://www.undergrounddetroit.com/2010/03/the-boston-cooler-a-detroit-original/

Wow. I lived in Michigan for four years and never heard it called anything but a root beer float.

Ahh, that's because this isn't a root beer float. It's ginger beer, made with Michigan's favorite local soda brand.

Apparently, from this website, it's actually called a "Black Cow" if the "Boston Cooler" is made with Root Beer. No matter what you call it, Pep had TWO huge glasses of soft vanilla ice cream combined with root beer and was somewhat "bloated" on the ride home and had a slight hangover this morning. 

[NewtoNescac]

Also PolarCat - I always enjoy your recap of the weekly Bates game. I have even more interest on your take this week, since it was against Colby. You have a great attention for details. Either a photographic memory, or a fast accurate note taker. I fall short on both counts.

[lumbercat]

Newtonescac-
You are a little tricky here.....
Back in preseason I weighed in with my call on the announcement of JR QB Harrington as a Colby captain. My input was that captains are usually elected, not appointed, on the teams I played on and coached .......With Harringtons "election" many on the board implied that Captains were appointed by Colby coaching staff......BS....
I'll go back and check the old posts but what is your motivation on this issue and Colby Football as you seem all over the place on this..16?

[AUPepBand]

Pep: In the Midwest they call them root beer floats Boston coolers.

Where in the Midwest does this supposedly happen?

Apparently in Detroit.

http://www.undergrounddetroit.com/2010/03/the-boston-cooler-a-detroit-original/

Wow. I lived in Michigan for four years and never heard it called anything but a root beer float.

Ahh, that's because this isn't a root beer float. It's ginger beer, made with Michigan's favorite local soda brand.

Apparently, from this website, it's actually called a "Black Cow" if the "Boston Cooler" is made with Root Beer. No matter what you call it, Pep had TWO huge glasses of soft vanilla ice cream combined with root beer and was somewhat "bloated" on the ride home and had a slight hangover this morning. 

"Oops, I did it again!"

Pep ain't no Britney Spears but please forgive Pep for corrupting the NESCAC thread once again with non-CAC drivel, this time about root beer floats of all things. Will Pep ever grow up?

Go Continentals!
Way-to-go, Morrisville Mustangs!
On Saxon Warriors!

[PolarCat]

Also PolarCat - I always enjoy your recap of the weekly Bates game. I have even more interest on your take this week, since it was against Colby. You have a great attention for details. Either a photographic memory, or a fast accurate note taker. I fall short on both counts.

Thanks for the kind words.  I have little to add to what LC said, other than to state that in a game that was ultimately decided by special teams, Bates FY P Justin Foley was richly deserving of the Special Teams POTW.  I don't have a photographic memory, nor am I a great note taker - I take the 21st century approach of checking out the box scores and game summaries to corroborate what I think I saw on the field.  That process was complicated this week since:

• It's damn near impossible to see much of the action from the visiting stands, particularly when the late fall sun is low in the skies and in your eyes
• We parked over by the field house, didn't find a spot to buy a program, and with all the injuries, we had enough trouble keeping the Bobcats player straight, let alone the Mules
• The box score is pretty inaccurate this week, listing players on the wrong teams, and omitting one entire Colby possession

On your side of the ball, Jabari Hurdle-Price had a monster game, and it's easy to see why he is the 'CAC rushing leader.  Though as good as he is, I was surprised that he got almost all of the workload.  (I'd expected to see more of Lipani, and maybe some other, younger backs.  Are they all banged up?). 

I was very impressed with Ryan Ruiz's play, and I am glad we won't be facing him again. 

Your QB threw a bunch of incompletions to open receivers; not sure whether the receivers ran the wrong routes, or they were just bad throws.  And in this case, I'm not even sure if it was Harrington or Sparacio, since you seemed to rotate them in and out - a scheme that Wes seems to pull off, but which is a challenge for most offenses. 

Since Baron won NESCAC Special Teams POTW the week before, I watched him closely in warm-ups.  The kid's got a GREAT leg.  But something didn't look quite right: it seemed to take a half-second too long to get the kicks away, and the holder looked a little tentative.  (To be fair, it's got to be a challenge holding for a left footed K).  I told my wife before the game I had a feeling Baron would get one blocked today.  (I've learned over the years that if you make a lot of predictions, sooner or later one of them will come true).  As it turned out, that block made all the difference in the game.

Totally unrelated to the action on the field, every time I come to Mayflower Hill I am struck by how beautiful your campus is.  We weren't able to tailgate Saturday, but RetiredMule had recommended a superb deli (Big G's), so we ate well while we were there, too.   

[RetiredMule]

Woe is the one point defeat on a rekicked PAT.  It was a tough fought game with some fantastic performances on both sides.  It is unfortunate to have had to have lost in that fashion, but no one plays makes a game.  Best of luck to Bates attempting to secure the CBB next week. 

To Polarcat's point, as gorgeous as Colby and Harold Alfond Stadium are, it is not a great venue in which to watch games as you battle the sun one direction and the distance of a track and buffer space on both sides. 

As one last aside, it was quite unfortunate to see in-fighting on the field after the game had wrapped.  I know that some parents, fans and players are disappointed and frustrated with the season or other factors.  But on the field in front of other families, players and coaches is not the place for screaming, vocal displeasure and using profanity. Everyone feels the frustration, but there is/was no need to drag the mood lower with public displays of displeasure.  Save it for private conversations and quieter settings.

[mariner75]

Been changing the clocks this morning...yes, still have a number of timepieces that do not reset auto.  Stayed up late watching D1 college football...like the CAC games, some interesting results.
Anyway, looked over the stats of the Amherst win.  Like a broadcast announcer somewhere stated...TOP is often an overstated stat.  I agree, even though Tuft's and Amherst were essentially tied in TOP.  The drive/ scoring summary indicated the dominance of the LJs.  All the Amherst drives were 8-10 play drives of 60 plus yards.  The lone Tuft's drive was 10 plays of around 40 yards.
Tuft's had a net 0.5 yard per run!  Two of Amherst's runners had more yards in fewer carries than the top runner of Tuft's.  Amherst had a balanced offense...Tufts tried but did not succeed.
The Amherst defense dominated!  As in the majority of its games, the defense got stronger in the second half.  Amherst got a safety in the second half.  The Amherst  offensive line started to wear down the game Tufts defensive front.
Oh yes, the online coverage of the game by Tufts was great.  Not a NSN broadcast.  It had a variety of views and had REPLAY!  Student announcers were good and fair.  One still held hopes of a comeback with less than 4 minutes to go. Liked that loyalty.
Enjoyed the Williams HC comments of the game in the write up of the game.

Jumbocast has always been the best!!

[hamgrand]

A few thoughts on last weekends Halloween games.

First, a BIG congratulations to Hamilton Players, coaches, fans and alumni for a great win at Williams!  It has been a long time since the last win and I know it is the first of many more to come.  This win was a great effort put forth by the current team on Saturday, but also the product of the hard work and efforts of everyone involved over the last two years who have helped to turn this program in the right direction.  Congratulations to Coach Murray and the entire Hamilton football family! 

Nothing but NESCAC did a great job summarizing the outcome of the Middlebury vs Trinity game.  It was a great defensive battle.  Trinity has a great defense, but so does Middlebury and they played another outstanding game this week.  The Middlebury O had 449 yards of total offense and 27 first downs compared to  262 yards and 14 first downs by Trinity.  Had Middlebury not missed three Red Zone scoring opportunities, the game could have played out differently as they were still up 14 - 13 with less than 4 minutes to go in the game.

A fumble and two interceptions changed the outcome in those last 4 minutes, but you have to give the credit to the Trinity defense for making the stops when they were needed.

My last point I have mentioned before.  After watching 6 games live and some others on video this season, it is very clear to me that there is more parity in this league than the last several recent years for certain.  It seems to me that the difference between the top teams and the bottom teams in this league has never been smaller. (Some of the posters with a much longer NESCAC history may have better perspective on this.) Regardless, I think this is a good trend and will make for an even more competitive league and exciting football in the future.

[amh63]

hamgrand....you do raise a point in a "nice" way.  Looking at the standings after 6 games there still is a noticeable step/ tier  grouping...however there will be NO team with No wins at the end of the season.
There are two undefeated teams and three 4-2 teams and four 1-5 teams.....with Williams at a the top of the lower grouping.  The last two games by all schools will change the order of the lower group and define the middle better.
It is interesting to me that the Little Three winner will be determined in the last two games and MAY hold the future of HFC Kelton at Williams.  IF Williams wins its last two games against Wes and Amherst...Williams will be the Little Three champs!  Just beating Amherst at home may save Kelton.
Maybe some Williams fans/posters can provide some thoughts...been kind of quiet lately.
Frank U. did add the zinger of a post on the "Boston Floater"... Was it only called that with ginger beer or birch beer? . I'm told that birch beer is the mother of root beer...sarsaparilla really, accordingly to my wife....the root of the sarsaparilla plant/ tree.

[frank uible]

It would be sad to those who favor the welfare of Williams should the College dismiss a good person solely or primarily because of its allowing a bloated sense of institutional entitlement to be offended by that person's won/lost coaching record over three consecutive years of 6 and 18.

[johnp]

While I fully agree that the Bates punter did an excellent job with seven of nine inside the 20 and two inside the 10 while avg 39 yds, I need to mention that the Trinity punter had just as good a game vs Middlebury with six of eight punts inside the 15 and four inside the 10 with a avg 38.7 yds, and kicked two FG's and two x-pts in the win. 

[Jonny Utah]

It would be sad to those who favor the welfare of Williams should the College dismiss a good person solely or primarily because of its allowing a bloated sense of institutional entitlement to be offended by that person's won/lost coaching record over three consecutive years of 6 and 18.

Sounds like what Northeastern did with Rocky Hager.  Great guy, but left in a position to fail, and after that failure........no more football. 

If Kelton was a Williams guy, or did something else at the school that was so valuable that coaching football was just a secondary function I'd say keep him.  But he was hired to coach football, not be a good person. 

Hey, Ithaca needs some help next year, I'd love to see a Wellesley guy out in bomberland.