FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference

[GroundandPound]

Trinity over Bates 5
Bowdoin over Amherst 4
Middlebury over Hamilton 3
Wesleyan over Williams 2
Tufts over Colby 1
(5 most confident; 1 least confident)

[SpringSt7]

Lumber, you are taking shots at my coach when you question his preparation and skill directly. And, you give Cosgrove gets a pass for losing at home to the same Hamilton team that Civetti is a bum for getting tripped up against.

We can all question in game decisions and dissect them play by play and contest by contest. Ultimately, the record matters. And you are taking a swing at two guys that have done pretty well. Much better than the teams you support.

If you are going to fire a shot, expect a return volley.

Mole- not sure if you've have had a couple bombs on the weekend- your post seems like an over reaction- let's revisit early in the week.
If you think I'm a Malik Hall guy your'e wrong- opposed his hiring and welcomed his departure.

LOL. Folks, we're talking about NESCAC football. Take a breath. Among the least consequential topics on the planet to get worked up over.

Guess we should just close the board down if there's nothing to get worked up over in NESCAC football.

[Bucket]

Lumber, you are taking shots at my coach when you question his preparation and skill directly. And, you give Cosgrove gets a pass for losing at home to the same Hamilton team that Civetti is a bum for getting tripped up against.

We can all question in game decisions and dissect them play by play and contest by contest. Ultimately, the record matters. And you are taking a swing at two guys that have done pretty well. Much better than the teams you support.

If you are going to fire a shot, expect a return volley.

Mole- not sure if you've have had a couple bombs on the weekend- your post seems like an over reaction- let's revisit early in the week.
If you think I'm a Malik Hall guy your'e wrong- opposed his hiring and welcomed his departure.

LOL. Folks, we're talking about NESCAC football. Take a breath. Among the least consequential topics on the planet to get worked up over.

Guess we should just close the board down if there's nothing to get worked up over in NESCAC football.

Assuming this is sarcastic. Or are you really suggesting that the value and fun of a message board is predicated on including people getting mad, angry, upset about something as inconsequential as ... NESCAC football.

[lumbercat]

That post comes from Middlebury Academia. The poster has apparently taken a professorial stance as a self appointed voice of reason and balance- must be the smartest guy in the room- heck, he's an academic.

As the NESCAC Basketball season heats up you will see the same kind of emotion and passion from Bucket on NESCAC basketball  on the basketball board. To many, NESCAC basketball may seem to be "among the least consequential topics on the planet to get worked up over."

Check the record, he's been "worked up" on NESCAC and Middlebury basketball many times over the years.
Frankly I've always admired and enjoyed the passion in his basketball posts. He's a frequent and knowledgable poster on the BB board who, with his Vermont colleagues, really make a for a great Basketball blog......

Just seems hypocritical to call out others who happen to mirror his passion on a different NESCAC sport.

[Midd1st9-0]

To this point, the whole point of NESCAC sports is the passion for the sport. No one is playing it to go pro, they are all playing it because they love the sport and camaraderie. People don't work this hard for no reason. If you are passionate about something, it is only fair for you to get worked up over it because you care so much. While it may be a bit trivial, it is all in good fun and competition because at the end of the day it is all due to everyone's care and passion for the sport.

[Bucket]

To this point, the whole point of NESCAC sports is the passion for the sport. No one is playing it to go pro, they are all playing it because they love the sport and camaraderie. People don't work this hard for no reason. If you are passionate about something, it is only fair for you to get worked up over it because you care so much. While it may be a bit trivial, it is all in good fun and competition because at the end of the day it is all due to everyone's care and passion for the sport.

Passion is great. All for it. As others have noted, I have been quite passionate on other boards. But never angry, belligerent, accusing others of "taking shots," "taking a swing." Because really? Getting angry, getting personal about anything related to something as innocuous as NESCAC football is just, well, totally lacking perspective on life.

[Bucket]

That post comes from Middlebury Academia. The poster has apparently taken a professorial stance as a self appointed voice of reason and balance- must be the smartest guy in the room- heck, he's an academic.

As the NESCAC Basketball season heats up you will see the same kind of emotion and passion from Bucket on NESCAC basketball  on the basketball board. To many, NESCAC basketball may seem to be "among the least consequential topics on the planet to get worked up over."

Check the record, he's been "worked up" on NESCAC and Middlebury basketball many times over the years.
Frankly I've always admired and enjoyed the passion in his basketball posts. He's a frequent and knowledgable poster on the BB board who, with his Vermont colleagues, really make a for a great Basketball blog......

Just seems hypocritical to call out others who happen to mirror his passion on a different NESCAC sport.

Yes, I've often been accused of being hypocritical, so point taken. I just see a difference between being passionate and being angry, and accusations of "taking shots" and "taking a swing" just seem a bit out of proportion for what we are talking about. Thus the urge to take a breath.

I appreciate your admiration for my hoops passion; similarly passionate about soccer, too. And certainly am an ardent supporter of the football Panthers, as well. (It's been in honor to occasional occupy what will forever be known as the Russ Reilly PA booth at Alumni Stadium on occasion as a fill-in announcer.)

And while I don't believe it was meant as a compliment, I thank you for the misguided belief that I'm an academic. I'm not; just a storyteller fortunate enough to be employed by a place like Middlebury. I'm not nearly that smart to be included among the gowned class, like our friend Old Guy. My dad was an academic; my mom, too, possesses a PhD. I'm just a regular guy.

[LochNescac]

Is it official that there will be Spring FB in the NESCAC this spring (24)?

Also, is it official that rosters will be limited to 76 players?  If so, is there a pacing plan or anything to get it there or will it be 76 cold turkey in the fall of 24?

Bump...

[BigKat]

Don't worry professor, the arm chair idiocy from most of these board "experts" is far worse on the Patriot and Ivy League boards.

They don't have our secret wordsmith weapon Chaz who speaks in code and vagueness that only the truly adept football minds can interpret.

[maineman]

You have probably seen this one.  It is not NESCAC, but take a look if you haven't already.

https://twitter.com/FrankRossi/status/1718369196097130911?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1718371045688652257%7Ctwgr%5E7ac2d0b8b4b266cc4ec541df98c7a6d2fc4c5a90%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffootballscoop.com%2Fnews%2Fd-iii-program-uses-wild-play-to-stay-undefeated

[Pat Coleman]

Lead story on our front page from Saturday -- you don't have to go to Football Scoop to get D-III news.

[Trin9-0]

Tufts' stunning loss to Hamilton got me thinking about the worst losses for each NESCAC program. For Trinity, the 2021 blowout loss to Williams jumps to mind. It was by no means an upset as the Ephs finished that season 9-0, but the nature of the loss was shocking. At the risk of bringing up bad memories, I'm curious to hear from other posters what their respective programs' worst losses have been.

[Nescacman]

Is it official that there will be Spring FB in the NESCAC this spring (24)?

Also, is it official that rosters will be limited to 76 players?  If so, is there a pacing plan or anything to get it there or will it be 76 cold turkey in the fall of 24?

Bump...

Sorry for the delay Loch:

1. Spring Practice: For the Spring of 2024, each NESCAC football team gets 10 real, coached practices.
2. Roster Size: No roster limit for the 2024 season. Our understanding is that the proposal for the 2025 season is to go back to the previous roster limit of 76. That has not been finalized yet. The Lord Mammoths and the Ephs are apparently the leading advocates for that change. If we were betting men (which we are), knowing this league like we do, they will compromise on a number in the 80-90 range.

[Nescacman]

Tufts' stunning loss to Hamilton got me thinking about the worst losses for each NESCAC program. For Trinity, the 2021 blowout loss to Williams jumps to mind. It was by no means an upset as the Ephs finished that season 9-0, but the nature of the loss was shocking. At the risk of bringing up bad memories, I'm curious to hear from other posters what their respective programs' worst losses have been.

OK, we'll take the bait.

As far as we are concerned, the Cardinals 1982 loss in Williamstown was far and away the worst. Not so much because of the score, but how we lost...last play of the game, after we took the lead with about 30 seconds left. Wes losses 27-24. Pretty bad. Definitely the worst we have seen for Wes in our 40+ years of being around the program. Way worse than Tufts this year, btw.

We'd also like to nominate on behalf of our Purple Cow friends, the 2016 tilt v. Wesleyan...Wes 59 Purple Cows 14. We think our Eph friends will have a tough time beating that one.

[Nescacman]

And for those of you that have not seen the highlights of the Hamilton victory over Tufts, here you go:

https://x.com/hamcollsports/status/1719001092413894697?s=61&t=iUdAuRfh_FBxr6PUc6Q-fA

Pay particular attention to the Kurzum 31 yard run on 4th and 31 very late in the 4th quarter. In our mind, the play of the year in the NESCAC thus far. Great play by him and pretty bad defense by the Jumbo's. The rest of the game was pretty interesting as well.