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Dr. xGSC · November 18, 2006, 06:29:34 PM

Congrats to RU on a great win today.

My hats off to Hobart. Hobart was well-deserving of their playoff berth and they were an opponent that played their heart out on both sides of the ball. The RU D did not have their best day but they played well in the red-zone. A great game for those who attended.

profs_fan · November 18, 2006, 11:58:31 PM

A great game in the Boro today.. For the price of admission, IMO, Hobart was the toughest (after Cortland) team the Prof's played this year in D-3.

The Hobart team played and left their hearts and guts on the field.

Hobart's team were great at sportmanship. A great team deserving to be in the playoffs. I spoke with several fans and parents of Hobart after the game and my position was that no team deserved to lose. today. With 20+ years of being a Profs' fan this was one of the greatest played in the Boro by both teams.
The Hobart fans were first class and appreciated the play of both teams.

I would advise all (Football) coaches on the visitor's side of the field (in D#3 football) to not get on the Refs. Constantly getting on the refs about missed calls, wrong calls and non calls eventually will come back to bite you.

I officiated 3 sports for 20+ years. And the truth is that if a call could be made either way, it will go against the pain in the --- coach's team. Many calls are so close that they could go either way or be a no call. That is the reason of Instant Replays in some level of sports.

on another note, Wednesday I had lunch with the Grounds Director at Rowan at a Chinese place in Glassboro. Great lunch. My fortune cookie said "If you want to have succes in life, you have to know where the goal posts are located." I didn't think that the Chinese knew about football.

I called Brian Bodine, the special teams coach and told him of my fortune cookie. After the call I felt very stupid and not real bright.

The game today, Hobart missed two field goals and Rowan made 2 field goals. The 2nd field goal with 10 seconds left in the game won the game for Rowan.

I think that I will go to another Chinese for lunch this week. If my fortune cookie mentions "Colonels" I will call a Rowan coach again .

Knightstalker · November 19, 2006, 08:18:17 AM

Brian Bodine, that name sounds familiar, anyone know where he went to High School?

Senor RedTackle · November 19, 2006, 09:35:12 AM

Quote from: lions1 on November 18, 2006, 02:58:51 PM
Kean - 37 vs. Kings College 0. The Kean Cougars completed their best season in 12 years capping it with a dominating win, shuting out Kings College to finish the season 7-4. It was the first ever home playoff game for the Cougars and they continued their undeafeted home season under first year Head Coach Dan Garrett. Durell Dukes #9 was named Player of the Game for his 4 cathches for 171 yards and 2 TDs. Dukes also rushed for 84 yards. GO COUGARS!!! NJAC CHAMPS NEXT SEASON!!!

Congrats. Is this the same Kean that played RPI in 1994? They were nasty but ended up having to forfeit games b/c of an ineligible player (Demetrius Poole...best DE I've ever seen in D3, period.)

'gro · November 19, 2006, 10:20:05 AM

kean has always had good players... just lousy team work. RPI had a 3 game series with them in 97-99. The 97 Kean team was very good, and gave RPI a good run.

nice to see programs like kean, slu, and (oh boy) sjf turn their programs around.

JT · November 19, 2006, 10:34:03 AM

Hobart game story and pics:

http://www.rowanfootball.com

Ciao off to Europe for almost two weeks. Hope Rowan is still alive so I can go to rounnd three.

Senor RedTackle · November 19, 2006, 10:43:59 AM

Quote from: JT on November 19, 2006, 10:34:03 AM
Hobart game story and pics:

http://www.rowanfootball.com

Ciao off to Europe for almost two weeks. Hope Rowan is still alive so I can go to rounnd three.

no JT for a couple of weeks??

JT · November 19, 2006, 10:55:03 AM

Quote from: RedTackle on November 19, 2006, 10:43:59 AM
Quote from: JT on November 19, 2006, 10:34:03 AM
Hobart game story and pics:

http://www.rowanfootball.com

Ciao off to Europe for almost two weeks. Hope Rowan is still alive so I can go to rounnd three.

no JT for a couple of weeks??

Will probably still post a little. Internet cafe on the ship.

Senor RedTackle · November 19, 2006, 11:00:07 AM

Quote from: JT on November 19, 2006, 10:55:03 AM
Quote from: RedTackle on November 19, 2006, 10:43:59 AM
Quote from: JT on November 19, 2006, 10:34:03 AM
Hobart game story and pics:

http://www.rowanfootball.com

Ciao off to Europe for almost two weeks. Hope Rowan is still alive so I can go to rounnd three.

no JT for a couple of weeks??

Will probably still post a little. Internet cafe on the ship.

casino on said ship?? make sure you get the shrimp cocktail from 24hr room service at 3am

pg04 · November 19, 2006, 11:02:09 AM

Oh no, the Rowan posters will be running round like chickens with their heads cut off now!

JT · November 19, 2006, 11:05:38 AM

Quote from: portgrad2004 on November 19, 2006, 11:02:09 AM
Oh no, the Rowan posters will be running round like chickens with their heads cut off now!

Since when did I become the babysitter?

pg04 · November 19, 2006, 11:20:16 AM

You are the voice of reason!

JT · November 19, 2006, 11:29:03 AM

Quote from: portgrad2004 on November 19, 2006, 11:20:16 AM
You are the voice of reason!

That depends upon who you ask.

maxpower · November 19, 2006, 02:12:22 PM

Quote from: JT on November 19, 2006, 11:29:03 AM
Quote from: portgrad2004 on November 19, 2006, 11:20:16 AM
You are the voice of reason!

That depends upon who you ask.

Now THAT'S the voice of reason.

radiomike · November 20, 2006, 10:43:38 AM

Quote from: profs_fan on November 18, 2006, 11:58:31 PM
I would advise all (Football) coaches on the visitor's side of the field (in D#3 football) to not get on the Refs. Constantly getting on the refs about missed calls, wrong calls and non calls eventually will come back to bite you.

I officiated 3 sports for 20+ years. And the truth is that if a call could be made either way, it will go against the pain in the --- coach's team. Many calls are so close that they could go either way or be a no call. That is the reason of Instant Replays in some level of sports.

The game was officiated very well, from our vantage point in the press box. There was one call that could have been Pass Interference called on either team, so the officials made no call. There were two late hits/PF not called, 1 for each team, though the one that should have gone against Rowan was pretty blatant. The "fumble" on the return late in the game by Rowan, "looked" like a fumble, and not down by contact. However, the Fans and where we were is a lot farther away than the officials.

The officials are close and right there, and yes, there will be mistakes made. They almost always balance out. I would love to know if anyone has done stats work in both the Pro and College use of IR, how many calls are overturned. My immediate response would be not many. In the heat of the battle, coaches, fans, and sadly, broadcasters get caught up in the moment. Very few of the them, if any, actually have or do officiate, so it really does not matter what they think. Yes, if a call is blown, it stings. However, so few are missed, it does not really matter. Hats off to the Rowan Fans for not getting upset when Rowan was rightly called for Pass Interference during the game. This was a class act.
Excellent officiating during the game!