FB: New England Small College Athletic Conference

[chessdoc]

how do u compare the division 3 schools ie, trinity to wittenberg, union, likes of alfred do the power ranking on these sites work, Also how would nescac do if they were in the playoff structures, I know its sort of like asking if the BCS did not have boowl games who would win so dont bash me.

[bant551]

Impossible to compare, as any attempts to do so are purely based on speculation.

My only thought is that, in arguing that NESCAC schools would not have a shot at beating playoff-qualiftying conferences, people ignore the fact that NESCAC schools do very well in playoffs, and they also seem to forget that in claiming superiority, they are also in Division III, so there isn't anything inherently superior about their level of play.  If they were truly of a higher ability, the players would be on scholarship somewhere.

That being said, I have absolutely no problem, whatsoever, with the general statement that, as a whole, those LEAGUES are FAR better than the NESCAC.  That does not, however, mean to say that when there is an elite NESCAC team, that the elite NESCAC team wouldn't be able to compete and win in playoff-qualifying divisions.

[illinihscoach05]

 ;)Having coached at Middlebury back in the 80's, and having seen some tapes on NESCAC teams today, I feel that the stronger NESCAC teams could definitely compete within the East Region if given a shot!  Look at how well their hockey teams, both men and womens, do on a national level (Middlebury has won several national championships, and that does not even speak to Field Hockey, Lacrosse, and soccer, where they have also had good national success).  Referring back to the 80's, in 1981 we beat a good Union team pretty handily in Middlebury (28-0) and two years later they went to the Stagg Bowl with a lot of the same players.  We can debate it for however long anyone wants, this is just my opinion.  Take Trinity this year and I think Chuck Priore and Co. could have gotten them ready to play versus another eastern opponent.  How weel would they do against the Mt. Unions, Capitals, Linfields, UW-W's, etc. I cannot say.  But NESCAC quality athletics overall is certainly strong!

[mariner75]

Wesleyan grad Eric Mangini named as the new head coach of the NY Jets today.....will be 35 years old this week, making him the youngest NFL head coach.
Played for the Cards as a nose tackle in the early 90's.

[frank uible]

Break up Wesleyan! Now that it has two graduates as NFL head football coaches.

[Nescacfan05]

To bad they can't help wesleyan....

[gordonmann]

Congrats to Wesleyan on this distinction.

I was actually kind of pumped for the Cards when I heard Mangini was in the running.

Well, okay.  Only as pumped as a Trinity grad can get for Wesleyan. 

[Trin9-0]

Forget Miami of Ohio, Wesleyan is the new Craddle of Coaches. Congrats to Wes... maybe one of these days a former Card who can coach will turn around their sorry program.

With the departure of Priore and much of his staff the only coach still at Trinity who was there for the start of the current Bantam win streak is head coach Jeff Devanney, who wasn't even on the Trinity staff when Priore first took over in 2000. Could this signal the end of Trinity's dominance in the league? Maybe not; I've heard so far the Bantams have locked up what should be another outstanding recruiting class.

[cruiser]

every team is going to boast an outstanding recruiting class. nobody wants to volunteer the fact that they are less than happy with their new recruits (not to say that trinity is). to have a team say that it is anything less than very excited about new recruits would be to surrender more information to its opponents than is prudent

[dirtybirds8-0]

I have also been talking with several contacts from Trinity, they have a very solid recruiting class coming in thus far and I would not be suprised if they dominate again this year.

[First6Ws]

Devanney is a phenomenal coach and no one has more passion for Trinity than he does, RIGHT!!!!? .  I'd imagine that he has left a great impression on many recruits and also their parents.

Congrats to Wesleyan on Mangini.  Quite impressive indeed

[Trin9-0]

HAHAHA, First6 OUTSTANDING job of finding a smiley face that does a Devanney impression. The focus behind those "crazy eyes" is sure to lead to continued success for the Bants.

[chessdoc]

When do we find out which kids choose which nescac schools, like the d-1 guys see on their sites??

[Jonny Utah]

They will never post those.  The Boston Blobe has a page in the spring that lists local colleges football incomming frosh (d3 included)  The nescac never put names in however.

[chessdoc]

how does attendence vary among nescac schools, also why do a couple of teams continue to dominate over the years?