FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference

[frank uible]

Raymond is in the process of carefully rebuilding from the ground up, presumably to assure that there are minimal errors and omissions. Saturday's practice reflected this approach.

[amh63]

It is a very quiet 9/11 morning for me.  Reflective, in that my older brother was impacted a bit.  Up on DOD business near the Pentagon.  He drove his rental car back to Huntsville Alabama...his home.
PolarCat....my older brother assisted me in seeing my first Big Green vs Crimson football game...in Cambridge.  He is a Harvard alum and was my host.  Seems the Big Green can take over the town as much as the Bulldogs .
Anyway, back to Amherst football.  My scources wrt the recent scrimmage reflect some of the previous posters.  My peanut gallery comments follows.
It is nice to hear about the young LB, since the team lost some key players at that position to graduation.
Yes, the defensive backfield seemed to have gotten beat by the TD ball...but there is talent available and the coaches are working on the combinations after graduating three starters.
Heck, must remember that Amherst returns two starting WRs and several big experienced TEs that can catch as well as block.
The offensive line lost three starters including the all-American LT and starting center.  Coaches know that they have stud RBs and a beat up DL.  Time to see what the younger players can do while the more experienced DL players recover, etc.
It maybe a good thing to se how the passing game is developing..short and long.  Realize that last season, QB Foy handled almost all the plays during the season.  Prior seasons, there were more rotation of QBs...situation rotation?
Bottom line...believe the coaches want to see what talent they have  for the season ahead.  Even 8 games can be a long season if unexpected injuries occur to key players. 
Do not want injuries to occur on any CAC teams.  It is evaluation time and the time when coaches earn their "big bucks".  Just kidding here Coach Mills and others.

[RetiredMule]

Heard positive things out of Waterville. As has become the tradition in the Michaeles era, less of a scrimmage and more of a loose practice with scrimmage situations involved. Cannot speak more to it as I had no way of watching or viewing the scrimmage/practice.

[RetiredMule]

As per a suggestion from my friend PolarCat, I wanted to post a quick note about tailgating for the new families joining the Colby football community this fall. Colby football parents take tailgating quite seriously and its a group affair. So here are a couple quick hits to note before the season gets started:

- Colby parents tailgate both home and away. They tend to show up in force and congregate in the same area. After a while you will begin to see the same faces leading it and grouping together. Get to know everyone you can; its a friendly group.
- The whole thing is family style. A lot of the parents bring family style food for the affair and share liberally among the group. Some people bring the same thing each time, some vary. Some bring home cooked, some bring restaurant stuff. Bring what your comfortable with. There will always be way too much and it stocks the boys fridges until next game. If you feel intimidated for the first game or two, bring drinks and mingle.
- For home games, the parents set up on the hill above the southeast end zone by the tennis courts. This allows them to move freely between the stadium and the tailgate.
- The boys will come to the tailgate for food and conversation post game. Obviously they have a shortened time table on road games, but they will have plenty of time to hang out and talk about the game and refuel.
- One last rule: do not offer the boys beer in the post game even if their 21. Michaeles doesn't allow it. Don't float the temptation.

Have fun at the tailgates. They are a great way to get to know everyone and join the family. They are a staple of Colby football.

And the deli that PolarCat alluded to is Big G's in Winslow, ME. Huge sandwiches (they sell halves, which I recommend for first timers) and a ton of great combinations. That recommendation goes for all visitors the hill as well.

[westcoastDad]

doesn't Colby have a group email that gets sent out to your parents?  smh

[PolarCat]

SMH?

[RetiredMule]

Of course they do. Just figured it would be good from a experienced member and not from the coaching staff standpoint. Sorry if I offended your sensibilities WCD.

[PolarCat]

I doubt the coaches or SID offer helpful tailgating tips, or remind doddering old farts like me the name of that killer deli.  Much appreciated RM.  +K

[ColbyFootball]

As per a suggestion from my friend PolarCat, I wanted to post a quick note about tailgating for the new families joining the Colby football community this fall. Colby football parents take tailgating quite seriously and its a group affair. So here are a couple quick hits to note before the season gets started:

- Colby parents tailgate both home and away. They tend to show up in force and congregate in the same area. After a while you will begin to see the same faces leading it and grouping together. Get to know everyone you can; its a friendly group.
- The whole thing is family style. A lot of the parents bring family style food for the affair and share liberally among the group. Some people bring the same thing each time, some vary. Some bring home cooked, some bring restaurant stuff. Bring what your comfortable with. There will always be way too much and it stocks the boys fridges until next game. If you feel intimidated for the first game or two, bring drinks and mingle.
- For home games, the parents set up on the hill above the southeast end zone by the tennis courts. This allows them to move freely between the stadium and the tailgate.
- The boys will come to the tailgate for food and conversation post game. Obviously they have a shortened time table on road games, but they will have plenty of time to hang out and talk about the game and refuel.
- One last rule: do not offer the boys beer in the post game even if their 21. Michaeles doesn't allow it. Don't float the temptation.

Have fun at the tailgates. They are a great way to get to know everyone and join the family. They are a staple of Colby football.

And the deli that PolarCat alluded to is Big G's in Winslow, ME. Huge sandwiches (they sell halves, which I recommend for first timers) and a ton of great combinations. That recommendation goes for all visitors the hill as well.

Thanks for the info. If you or someone else can get some practice-scrimmage specifics that would be fun to hear. Who's up, who's down, who's in, who's out. Including coaching news since Colby does have a new OC. Anything football.

[quicksilver]

A nice Tufts-produced video of Saturday's Tufts-Bowdoin joint practice in Medford.

[AUPepBand]

Alfred's 2-0 out of the gates....has Coach Murray started practice yet at Hamilton?   

[Ephpapa20]

A nice Tufts-produced video of Saturday's Tufts-Bowdoin joint practice in Medford.

Really nice video

[polbear73]

A nice Tufts-produced video of Saturday's Tufts-Bowdoin joint practice in Medford.

I agree that this is a terrific, well produced video.  Hopefully for the Polar Bears this was a highlight reel for the Jumbos and not entirely representative of the scrimmage portion of the practice.  Otherwise, it could be a (another) long season for the Bears. 

[amh63]

AUPepBand......Hope not! .   Amherst opens its season at home against Hamilton. 

[ColbyFootballDad]

As per a suggestion from my friend PolarCat, I wanted to post a quick note about tailgating for the new families joining the Colby football community this fall. Colby football parents take tailgating quite seriously and its a group affair. So here are a couple quick hits to note before the season gets started:

- Colby parents tailgate both home and away. They tend to show up in force and congregate in the same area. After a while you will begin to see the same faces leading it and grouping together. Get to know everyone you can; its a friendly group.
- The whole thing is family style. A lot of the parents bring family style food for the affair and share liberally among the group. Some people bring the same thing each time, some vary. Some bring home cooked, some bring restaurant stuff. Bring what your comfortable with. There will always be way too much and it stocks the boys fridges until next game. If you feel intimidated for the first game or two, bring drinks and mingle.
- For home games, the parents set up on the hill above the southeast end zone by the tennis courts. This allows them to move freely between the stadium and the tailgate.
- The boys will come to the tailgate for food and conversation post game. Obviously they have a shortened time table on road games, but they will have plenty of time to hang out and talk about the game and refuel.
- One last rule: do not offer the boys beer in the post game even if their 21. Michaeles doesn't allow it. Don't float the temptation.

Have fun at the tailgates. They are a great way to get to know everyone and join the family. They are a staple of Colby football.

And the deli that PolarCat alluded to is Big G's in Winslow, ME. Huge sandwiches (they sell halves, which I recommend for first timers) and a ton of great combinations. That recommendation goes for all visitors the hill as well.

Thanks I look forward. to connecting with the Colby Faithful. We are travelling to the Williams opener on the 24th to support our son and his new football family. BTP