FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference

[Nescacman]

Middlebury....luckiest team in the NESCAC...

[Bucket]

To quote Bill Parcells: You are what your record says you are.

Undefeated. Get over it.

[NCF]

Every good run needs a little luck! Keep rolling Panthers!

[Canvas Hightops]

Middlebury was indeed very, very lucky.  Stipulated.
A casual fan who knew nothing about teams' records or NESCAC history could have mistaken Colby for a top level team today.  Kudos to the Mules.  They took the game to the Panthers.
A spiked ball penalty that caused a very long missed extra point and a subsequent missed FG at the end of the game will linger in the minds of Colby fans for a while.  Their team played more than well enough to win.

And yes, nescacman, Middlebury is (for now) the luckiest team in the league.
But is that really how you want to come at the topic at mid-season?
Bucket's statistical analysis is as good as yours.

[nescac1]

Frank Stola is simply unfair.  At this rate he goes down as the best NESCAC receiver of this century, and likely a heck of a lot longer. 

[JEFFFAN]

Middlebury was indeed very, very lucky.  Stipulated.
A casual fan who knew nothing about teams' records or NESCAC history could have mistaken Colby for a top level team today.  Kudos to the Mules.  They took the game to the Panthers.
A spiked ball penalty that caused a very long missed extra point and a subsequent missed FG at the end of the game will linger in the minds of Colby fans for a while.  Their team played more than well enough to win.

And yes, nescacman, Middlebury is (for now) the luckiest team in the league.
But is that really how you want to come at the topic at mid-season?
Bucket's statistical analysis is as good as yours.

Man, I don't even root for Middlebury (obviously) and in watching the end of that game it never crossed my mind that they were lucky.   I actually think that Colby got too conservative on second and third down in that pretty impressive final series, but that kid missing that FG had nothing to do with good luck by Middlebury.  He was pretty far out, which is why I think the coaching was conservative.  They needed to get closer.

But kudos to Middlebury for a terrific start to its season.  As I said last week, the title is theirs.

[IslandTime]

WES 5-0

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[ColbyFootball]

What a finish to Wes-Tufts. As exciting as it gets. 20-13 Wes. Final.

[Heftylefty]

Goal line fumble recovered in the endzone is pretty lucky for Colby .... Need more than luck to beat Williams trinity and amherst in a season. Go Midd

[jumpshot]

nescacman: your envy of Williams and Midd is exceeded only by your inaccurate pick of a Hamilton upset today.

[Nescacman]

Well we know who the NESCAC special teams player of the week WON'T be....

And in case Colby is looking for a new kicker, we have an idea for them.... https://youtu.be/d9UVbUD49nI

[amh63]

Enjoyed the broadcast of the Wes game...good analyses/comments by the AD of Wes.  Liked the comment... paraphrasing here....may have to return to coaching.  For the newer posters here, the AD was the former football HC of Wes.  He returned to his Alma mater for many reasons. He was the HC of football of Williams.  The present football coach of Wes played football for the Ephs and came to Wes with his HC.

[SpringSt7]

A question for the board with Wesleyan/Middlebury officially lurking--what happens in event of a three-way tie? Is there a tiebreaker past common record, or could three teams split the title?

I ask because a Wesleyan win over Midd on Saturday instantly brings Amherst and Williams back into the conversation. Wesleyan would have to beat Middlebury and then go 1-1 in the Little 3. Whoever between Williams/Amherst beats Wesleyan would then join Wes and Midd at 8-1, with all 3 teams a combined 1-1 against each other. Although, if both Wesleyan beats Middlebury but loses to both Williams and Amherst, Middlebury would stand alone at 8-1 with the head to head wins against Williams and Amherst.

[Vandy74]

A question for the board with Wesleyan/Middlebury officially lurking--what happens in event of a three-way tie? Is there a tiebreaker past common record, or could three teams split the title?

I ask because a Wesleyan win over Midd on Saturday instantly brings Amherst and Williams back into the conversation. Wesleyan would have to beat Middlebury and then go 1-1 in the Little 3. Whoever between Williams/Amherst beats Wesleyan would then join Wes and Midd at 8-1, with all 3 teams a combined 1-1 against each other. Although, if both Wesleyan beats Middlebury but loses to both Williams and Amherst, Middlebury would stand alone at 8-1 with the head to head wins against Williams and Amherst.

Won't a game against Trinity that all three Little Three teams still have left to play factor into this in some way?

[Pat Coleman]

Without an automatic bid to the playoffs to worry about, they may not bother to break a tie.