FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference

[JEFFFAN]

Nope - internet working fine, thanks for asking.   As with any team, if your team sucks there just isn't much interest - and my team sucks as does Williams!

[Nescacman]

Nope - internet working fine, thanks for asking.   As with any team, if your team sucks there just isn't much interest - and my team sucks as does Williams!

We've all been there LMFAN and feel your pain...and we appreciate your honesty...it is a bit surprising since we've spoken to several HCOFs who recruited current LM student-athletes and are very bullish on their football skills...the whole LM situation is a bit of a mystery to us, although we do have some theories...

[middhoops]

Nescacman, how do your Cardinals, who lost in a game not considered a nail-biter to Middlebury, now rank above them with the same record?
NOT that we're calling you a homer.  Nope.

[Nescacman]

Nescacman, how do your Cardinals, who lost in a game not considered a nail-biter to Middlebury, now rank above them with the same record?
NOT that we're calling you a homer.  Nope.

Apparently reading comprehension is no longer taught at Middlebury 

Please go back and review...if you notice,we have Mid and Wes tied for second...yes, Mid beat Wesleyan but we think that Wes is playing better right now so we believe that the two teams should both be tied for second IOO...

[middhoops]

Oops, my bad.  Sorry.

[Vandy74]

Oops, my bad.  Sorry.

I'm not sure why you're apologizing, Cuz.  Everybody knows that teams ranked in a tie are listed alphabetically but it seems that knowing one's A,B,C's is not required for admission to Wesleyan.  Btw, which class at MC were you in, again
?

[Nescacman]

Oops, my bad.  Sorry.

I'm not sure why you're apologizing, Cuz.  Everybody knows that teams ranked in a tie are listed alphabetically but it seems that knowing one' A,B,C's is not required for admission to Wesleyan.  Btw, which class at MC were you in, again
?

Wesleyan listed first in honor of John Wesley, the founder of the University...J before M...

[lumbercat]

Nescacman:
we've spoken to several HCOFs who recruited current LM student athletes.......




WE DOUBT IT

[SpringSt7]

Nope - internet working fine, thanks for asking.   As with any team, if your team sucks there just isn't much interest - and my team sucks as does Williams!

Ditto on this front - unless anyone is interested on 1000 words each week about uninspired skill position play, trying to figure out why the OL can't block, and crooning over TJ Rothmann for the 78th time, I think we will be hiding over here until the d3hoops preseason top 25 comes out...only 4 weeks until Worcester St...

As an aside, the league title race is shaping to be potentially fascinating. Trinity vs. Wesleyan will be fascinating Week 9 and while both teams are miserable, they both have to navigate emotional and intense Williams and Amherst games in the weeks before that. Advantage Trinity as they get to play that game at the Coop and don't have to play all 3 in 3 straight weeks. Will be fun regardless

[Vandy74]

Oops, my bad.  Sorry.

I'm not sure why you're apologizing, Cuz.  Everybody knows that teams ranked in a tie are listed alphabetically but it seems that knowing one' A,B,C's is not required for admission to Wesleyan.  Btw, which class at MC were you in, again
?

Wesleyan listed first in honor of John Wesley, the founder of the University...J before M...

Well, if you want to get technical.   Middhoops and I knew John Wesley as a well-liked chemistry and physics teacher from our high school days.  He was the same denomination as your guy, but probably of a different flock.   Impressive bit of name dropping there, N-man.  +K!

[The Ghost of John Wesley]

Oops, my bad.  Sorry.

I'm not sure why you're apologizing, Cuz.  Everybody knows that teams ranked in a tie are listed alphabetically but it seems that knowing one' A,B,C's is not required for admission to Wesleyan.  Btw, which class at MC were you in, again
?

Wesleyan listed first in honor of John Wesley, the founder of the University...J before M...

Well, if you want to get technical.   Middhoops and I knew John Wesley as a well-liked chemistry and physics teacher from our high school days.  He was the same denomination as your guy, but probably of a different flock.   Impressive bit of name dropping there, N-man.  +K!

Not to get too nitpicky on our acclaimed Nescacman, but the University was clearly not founded by John Wesley (the famed theologian and leader of Methodism), as the man died 40 years before the school's founding. Rather, Wesleyan University was the first institution of higher education to be named in honor of John Wesley. I should know—I am his specter.

A real concern for Wes in the next three weeks is looking too far ahead. It could happen as early as this weekend, of course, but more likely would be coming out flat in one of the Little Three contests and dropping a game to a fired up rival who has nothing to lose. Wes has loads of talent, of course, but the league has known they are beatable since week 2. I worry that they look ahead to the Week 9 match up in Hartford and then lose a close one to Williams. But I am admittedly the eternal skeptic (a product of my own time in Middletown). So essentially the proverbial Yin to Nescacman's Yang.

I would love to see Wes run the table, win the Little Three, and get at least a share of the conference title, but I understand there to be intangible, psychological elements to athletic rivalries that tend to bridge gaps and level playing fields, and Wes has three rivalry games remaining on the schedule.

[Nescacman]

Nescacman:
we've spoken to several HCOFs who recruited current LM student athletes.......




WE DOUBT IT

Lumber, don't underestimate the reach of NESCACMAN...several boardsters can verify our connectivity throughout the 'CAC...

[Nescacman]

Nope - internet working fine, thanks for asking.   As with any team, if your team sucks there just isn't much interest - and my team sucks as does Williams!

Ditto on this front - unless anyone is interested on 1000 words each week about uninspired skill position play, trying to figure out why the OL can't block, and crooning over TJ Rothmann for the 78th time, I think we will be hiding over here until the d3hoops preseason top 25 comes out...only 4 weeks until Worcester St...

As an aside, the league title race is shaping to be potentially fascinating. Trinity vs. Wesleyan will be fascinating Week 9 and while both teams are miserable, they both have to navigate emotional and intense Williams and Amherst games in the weeks before that. Advantage Trinity as they get to play that game at the Coop and don't have to play all 3 in 3 straight weeks. Will be fun regardless

Spring old friend, we appreciate your sentiment...as far as "both teams are miserable", we assume you are referring to the Lord Mammoths and the Purple Cows, not Wes and Hartford State...

[lumbercat]

Nescacman:
we've spoken to several HCOFs who recruited current LM student athletes.......




WE DOUBT IT

Lumber, don't underestimate the reach of NESCACMAN...several boardsters can verify our connectivity throughout the 'CAC...

No underestimation here NM. I say you didn't speak to several NESCAC Head Coaches about Amherst recruits.
I enjoy your stuff and your contributions to this board but sometimes you can get into a little BS. Just reining you in on this one.

[The Mole]

MISERABLE: 1st and 2nd in Offense PPG 1st and 3rd in Defensive PPG, 2nd and 3rd in Offensive yards per game, 1st and 2nd in Defensive YPG, 2nd and 3rd in Rush YPG, 1st and 2nd in Defensive rushing YPG, 2nd and 4th in Offensive Passing YPG, Combined 12 sacks against versus 26 sacks for.

PURPLE POWERS: 7th and 10th Offensive PPG, 6th and 8th in Defensive PPG, 6th and 9th in Total Offense YPG, 7th and 10th in Offesnove Passing YPG