FB: Empire 8

[AUPepBand]

RPI holds its jeopardy tournament in december in the snow. Gives us an unfair advantage.


EDIT am i really writing another snow comment? this is getting old. I need a new routine. any suggestions?

Enginegro:
+k just to get you to 500 ....you've certainly earned a sabbatical. Perhaps a sabbatical is what you need to gain some inspiration and a vision. Or maybe even take some time off and go watch a D3 football game ....or I suppose an Air Force-Tennessee game would suffice.

[AUPepBand]

nice factoid page on the courage bowl and Fisher on the front page...

Football fans forever face Fisher's fetish for fishin' for favorable front-page features.

[BobNapoleone]

nice factoid page on the courage bowl and Fisher on the front page...

Fisher, U of R Courage Bowl game should be a great game.....have to believe Coach Foster and Noah will have  a few "twists" ready....the John Hopkins win was against a decent opponent.....

Defense decides......have to see how the jackets handle the physical pounding that chasing down Reile and Er's son gives em.

U of R may not challenge for the title...but anybody taking them too lightly is in for a surprise.....

[Caz Bombers]

I'm a few days late to the party here, I know, but I justed wanted to say great job Bombers on whupping Huntingdon.  Not gonna lie, I was pretty worried about Huntingdon being an unknown and all, looks like I had nothing to worry about.

Dubbz, JoseQ and all other IC fans, lookin forward to Homecoming next weekend, hope to see as many of you as possible.

Prediction for Saturday is the Bombers and the Fish both win by 3 TDs.

[fisheralum91]

AU pep- you are killing me...
Bob-great call!
God knows that there is more to this game than Roch braggin rights!

[FLA10]

been out of action for a while now...hope you fellas dont mind if I join....


Week 2 Predictions:

[FLA10]

Fisher
Ithaca
Union
Utica
Alfred
St. Law
and the Port over salisbury

[AUPepBand]

FLA10:

First off, welcome aboard!

Having seen bits and pieces of the Bport-AU scrimmage and noted the Salisbury-W&J results Saturday, your "Port over Salisbury" shows much optimism on your part. I'd agree with your prediction five years ago, but the Seagulls are now in flight and the Eagles, well, I fear their rugged schedule has taken its toll on their flight  patterns of late.

Nevertheless, good luck in Maryland! AUPepBand accompanied the AU team to Salisbury in 1999 where the Saxons were fortunate to hold on for a 20-13 win, with a game-saving interception in the red zone in the final minute.

GO SAXONS!!

[theicdubbz]

cazbombs,

looks like I will have a game on that day. so i'll miss the tail gate and possibly first 2 quarters.  D'OH!!

[gobombers15]

Here's this week's line-up of NYS Division III football games, followed by AUPepBand's precision picks, just to get the posts flying:

September 9
Rensselaer at Endicott (RPI 49-14)
Brockport at Salilsbury (Salisbury 21-14)
Buffalo State at Ithaca (Ithaca 28-14)
Cortland at Morrisville State (Cortland 63-3) --Ouch! Dragons devour Moo'ville!
Dickinson at Hobart (Hobart 31-6)
Norwich at St. Lawrence (St. Lawrence 17-7)
Thiel at Alfred (Alfred 21-17)
Utica at Husson (Utica 23-17)
SUNY-Maritime at Salve Regina (Salve Regina 3-2)
Coast Guard at Merchant Marine (Kings Pt. 27-23)
St. John Fisher at Rochester (SJ Fisher 28-24)
Union at Springfield (Union 27-21)

GO SAXONS!

Ok, I'm bored so I'll bite.

Ithaca over Buff State, 37-10
SLU over Norwich, 20-10
Union over Springfield, 35-24 (game still in the balance midway through 4th qtr)
Fisher over UR, 33-21
Alfred over Theil, 24-14
Utica over Husson, 26-14
Hobart over Dickinson, 28-3
Salisbury over B'port, 28-13
RPI over Endicott, 42-13
Cortland over Morrisville, 42-7 (starters on the bench by half)

[superman57]

UofR always worries me.  This is a big rivalry and it is always an early season test.  Plus playing at the U of R is never easy, but the R&R express keeps rolling.  Could possibly be the greatest one-two punch of running backs in DIII, and I would not be surprised if one or both get some pro looks, not necisarily NFL but maybee CFL or AFL as Offensive Specialists

[theicdubbz]

so the "R&R express" is a better one two punch then Donovan and Bias/Davis.

but,of course, IC is a "3 headed monster" and not so much a one two punch.

48 HOURS

  Lady Dubbz can't wait for her "Beast" (Light)

[JQV]

Based on d3football.com front page appearances, the R&R express is better...

Based on E8 Titles...well...we all know who has that edge...

[fisheralum91]

rr express..?

geez..that seems a little gimmicky.

Pro looks?

dont know- but give the odds, im glad they will get an education..

Not trying to be negative- just realistic...

Still love the alma mater...

[AUPepBand]

rr express..?

geez..that seems a little gimmicky.

D3 football meets Madison Avenue.... RR Express....carryover from '05 I believe.

Perhaps Donovan/Baez/Davis could be the three-headed monster known as DBD.

Hartwick has Lindy Crea, who has his very own sports annual!  Hartwick College junior running back Lindy Crea (Windsor H.S. /Binghamton, N.Y.) has been named to the preseason All-Division III team as chosen by the Lindy's Sports College Football Annual.

At AU, we have Elmer and Julio....down by the (schoolyard) goalpost!