FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference

[speedy]

Another happy day for Bowdoin as the Polar Bears knock off Tufts 10-8.

[bobbyj]

 
      Is there some league rule that says all football games must be played on Saturday afternoons? How many fields in the league have lights? Any? I remember basketball games being some of the best attended games of all sports because athletes from other teams didn't have conflicts and other athletes always try to support each other. My niece is at Bowdoin and has not seen more than half a football game because of her teams games are played at the same just about the same time. These kids support each other. Better scheduling would help school spirit.

      Saul, your idea is a great one. Good to see someone actually thinking. The two things people here complain about for years now is playoffs and more games. Round and round it goes but nobody ever makes any kind of effort. The same people complain and complain but do not ever think of doing anything about it. Maybe its just too much fun to complain or maybe they know that they can't get the support. I say "putup or shut up" to those who complain about playoffs and more games. NESCAC has done fine all these years without both!! No need to dilute great rivalries I feel.

[speedy]

      Is there some league rule that says all football games must be played on Saturday afternoons? How many fields in the league have lights? Any? I remember basketball games being some of the best attended games of all sports because athletes from other teams didn't have conflicts and other athletes always try to support each other. My niece is at Bowdoin and has not seen more than half a football game because of her teams games are played at the same just about the same time. These kids support each other. Better scheduling would help school spirit. . . .

There is apparently a bias in the NESCAC against holding sports events on Saturday nights. I think it has to do with wanting to minimize the number of overnight trips and taking students away from campus for too much time. I suspect the students would prefer the Saturday night games, especially in the context of basketball and hockey where they end up jamming 2 games into a 22 hour time period (Friday at 7PM and Saturday at 3PM) in order to avoid the second over night (or a late trip home on Saturday). You're right that it does take away from team spirit to jam all games for all sports for both men an women into a 3 hour period on Saturday, thereby preventing athletes from supporting each other.

[formerbant10]

5-0 this week after two 3-2's.  Turning the season around.  Trin and Dirty, how'd y'all do?

[Trin9-0]

Former: I went 5-0 as well, which puts me at 12-3 and tied with dirty. I was close to picking Bates over Williams and was kicking myself when I saw the Ephs down 7-2 in the 4th quarter. Luckily for Whalen they pulled it out (can you imagine what the alumni would be saying if Williams started 0-3!)

After seeing Colby stuggle to put away Wesleyan (the worst team in the league this year by far.) I now think a more reasonalbe spread in a Trinity vs Colby match-up would be at least 21 points. The Bantams made Hamilton look like a mediocre high school team allowing only 2 first downs (BOTH by penalty), while scoring on 2 int returns and a 94 yard kickoff return. Not to mention sophomore Trinity QB/WR/RB Chandler Barnard 3 carries 3 Touchdowns!

Congrats to Bowdoin 3-0 for the 1st time since 1964! Tufts starts their annual collapse and will be lucky to win another game this year.

Middlebury is the best 0-3 team in recent NESCAC memory.

[dirtybirds8-0]

solid picks again trin8-0....we are both 12-3, but I think I have some picks that will put me ahead after this week.  I will post tommorow...I need time to think about these.  I also agree, Colby would not come close to touching Trinity if they played this year...the bants really are the best team I have seen in the NESCAC in a long time.

[cruiser]

even if trinity would put colby away with ease, there is really no doubt that colby is a strong choice to go 8-0, along with trinity. the case for a 9th game will never be stronger if this ends up happening...

[frank uible]

We will never know. There will be no 9th game this year or in the foreseeable future, irrespective of Colby's and Trinity's outcomes this year.

[formerbant10]

Sadly enough, Frank, you couldn't be more correct.

[frank uible]

former: My mother, God rest her soul, henceforth will always respect your judgment.

[2sportdevil]

Frank, your mother, God rest her soul, did know a little about footbal at all levels.

[formerbant10]

Frank, thank you for the compliment....It seems that the AD's and the Presidents are just on different levels of thinking.  As one AD put it "the 9th game couldn't be any more of a no brainer for these guys."  But the Presidents look at it more like it keeps their elite status and they won't sacrifice their identity to play a lesser school.  I'm sure Saul would argue that Trinity is a lesser school than the rest of the NESCAC in his refutation of my point.  But you get what I'm saying.

[frank uible]

2sport: As you know, my mother would surprise the posters on this board with her football knowledge.

[Trin9-0]

Trin8-0 NESCAC picks 10/15 :
Whatcha got dirty/former?

Bowdoin 17
Hamilton 7

Hamilton High makes it a game, but Polar Bears go to improbable 4-0.

Colby 10
Amherst 3

Defensive battle goes to the home team.

Bates 17
Wesleyan 14

Both teams are coming off of frustrating losses, but it's the Bobcats who get 1st win of the season.

Middlebury 24
Williams 14

Williams has been plagued by inconsitency while the Panthers have played tough in every game. Middlebury gets it done at home.

Trinity 30
Tufts 3

A stingy Jumbo defense holds Trinity to 16 points below their season scoring average, but it makes little difference in the final outcome.

[formerbant10]

To get into a tie w/ the 2 of you, one of my picks has to be different....

Trinity 42 Tufts 6......Family weekend for the Jumbos (nice scheduling), but even that won't help em.
Bowdoin 21 Hamilton 10.....Never thought that Bowdoin would be 4-0
Middlebury 17 Williams 14.....Home team wins
Bates 24 Wes Tech 14.....The Cards just don't do it for me
Amherst 21 Colby 20.....Not sure about this one, but don't want our Bants to have to share the title.

Amherst has to show up sometime this year, right???