FB: Empire 8

[HSCTiger74]

Is this tour anything like the J. Peterman tour...or will I be getting the "real" Pep for the guided tour?

You mean THIS tour?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9WtjFhEGrM

You will be getting the "real" Pep....on this tour given in the "real" Pep Bandwagon.
It's unreal!

+k for any Seinfeld link.

[Saxon73]

Pep,

Saxon73 will not be able to atteend tomorrow due to health diffficulties lingering.  Hoperfully with a win  v Albright I will be at Del Valley if that is what is next

[Saxon73]

Really good write up by K-Mac surrounding the tournament...but not a lot of love for Alfred!!!

http://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2009-11-17/Playoff+picks%2C+surprises%2C+disappointments

Disappointments
Keith: Alfred. I had high hopes for this team after seeing it play in September, but the 31-10 loss to Ithaca sapped my faith. If defense is the Saxons' weakness (61 points allowed in the final two games), then Albright, coming off a 44-point second half, is not a good matchup.

Ryan: Maine Maritime. For all the talk surrounding its emotional dethroning of Curry to get into the playoffs, the team's season will end on a decidedly sour note against Montclair State. The Red Hawks aren't known for putting up a lot of points, but that could change this weekend.  

Frank: New York. For all of its historical strength this time of year over the past three decades, New York State is represented by just one team in the East this year -- Alfred. New York contains about 7 percent of playoff-eligible Division III teams, and yet represents just 3 percent of the field this year. It is very possible that there will be zero New York teams left after the First Round if Albright puts together its "A" game.

Pat: Alfred. Tough call to pick a disappointment in a bracket where all roads end in Alliance, but I wonder about the Saxons. Albright has to be going in there riding pretty high, playing its way into the playoffs behind their No. 2 quarterback. If Tanner Kelly is healthy, Albright is the best team Alfred has faced all season. If Patrick Suber plays quarterback, Albright is still better than anyone Alfred played out of conference.



All this disappointment when Alfred tomorrow will make its second appearance in the dance, its first coming some three decades ago? Pep agrees Albright will be a quality opponent the likes of which AU did not meet in its out-of-conference schedule this year. But Pep thinks AU's win at Fisher in an adverse situation proved the Saxons' mettle and that AU's defense will meddle with Albright's potent attack that will keep AU in the game.

Pep will agree that the Saxons had some "adversity" along the way (a bust at Butterfield) but, while giving up 30 to Utica last week, AU was in command 42-7 at halftime.

The Saxons, win or lose on Saterday, have exceeded most Saxon fans' expectations for 2009. Pep had predicted AU would finish 2009 at 8-1 and the Saxons did NOT disappoint.

On Saxon Warriors!

Screw them... lets go Alfred.

Agreed...

I think Alfred is a team that may step up and surprise some people.  If they put all of their potential together they will be very surprising

[SJFF82]

**** I dont post for a few days and an Alfred poster goes ballistic in my place...what is this 'post pattern' coming to?


SJF 46
CORTLAND SUCKS

AU 35
ALBRIGHT 31

ON SAXON WARRIORS TO THE SWEET 16.

[AUPepBand]

Pep,

Saxon73 will not be able to atteend tomorrow due to health diffficulties lingering.  Hoperfully with a win  v Albright I will be at Del Valley if that is what is next

Just rest easy at home and watch the webcast!

On Saxon Warriors!

[dlippiel]

Good luck today to the ****in Alfred Saxons! Give it all you got fellas and take it to'em.

[sjfcards]

Best of luck to AU today. I think they will be tough to beat at home today. Enjoy the day AU fans, it is always a good time when your team plays in the dance. I'll be rooting for ya.

[theoriginalupstate]

E8 Predictions:

Alfred-34
Albright-33

Fisher-35
Cortland-27

Springfield- 48
Plymouth St- 21

Union- 32
Hartwick- 24

[sjfcards]

E8 Predictions:

Alfred-34
Albright-33

Fisher-35
Cortland-27

Springfield- 48
Plymouth St- 21

Union- 32
Hartwick- 24

I think that sounds about right. I am hoping the E8 can have a good showing today. You never know what you are going to get in the ECAC Bowl games. Sometimes teams come out with their hair on fire, sometimes they are just waiting for the season to be over. Hopefully, all the E8 teams are ready to go.

AU do Upstate Football proud...

[BoSox0322]

anyone going to have updates???

[saxontad]

Well.  Lots of excitement in a winnable game.  I think three things made the difference.  Manzer getting knocked out early in the first quarter.  The rest of the guys gamely tried to make up for his loss, but he earned his post-season honors for a reason.  Second, the two interceptions.  You just can't give the ball to a potent offense.  Third, the relative weakness of our secondary, especially without Manzer.  There is just no getting around it.  Best wishes to the rest of the field and..

On Saxon Warriors.

[theoriginalupstate]

Talk about blowing your load a week too soon as it was a tough loss for the Saxons yesterday.  Was really pulling for you guys to do some damage in the NCAA's.  However, after a couple of series it was pretty clear that the offense just wasn't the same with Manzer gone.  It wasn't as dynamic and explosive and it turned out to be the real difference maker.  The first half the AU defense was pretty stout but just couldn't get their feet under them in the 2nd half. 

Good luck next year AU!

[msarge7]

Manzer certainly made a difference for AU.  I think it showed up most significantly in the play of the secondary.  Without a good cover guy, AU tried to blitz on just about every 3rd down.  At that point, Albright started using the screen and picked the secondary apart in the second half (it looked very similar to the Ithaca game which I also attended).  AU had a great season.  Congratulations to Coach Murray, his staff, and the Saxon warriors!

[E8]

What a great season to witness.   On behalf of everyone at sports radio 950 ESPN in Rochester, thank you for taking the time to tune in to our broadcasts this year.   Congratulations to the Alfred Saxons and the SJFC Cardinals for being co-champs of the Empire 8 and to Fisher for winning the ECAC Northwest Bowl.    Here is to a quick and healthy off-season, and we'll see you in 2010.

Happy Thanksgiving.

[sjfcards]

What a great season to witness.   On behalf of everyone at sports radio 950 ESPN in Rochester, thank you for taking the time to tune in to our broadcasts this year.   Congratulations to the Alfred Saxons and the SJFC Cardinals for being co-champs of the Empire 8 and to Fisher for winning the ECAC Northwest Bowl.    Here is to a quick and healthy off-season, and we'll see you in 2010.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Thanks for giving us a way to follow the Cards when we can not make it to the game E8. I am excited for what Fisher will bring back next year. I think they have the very early inside track for the conference title next year. Maybe it is a homer pick, with AU and IC also figuring to be strong, but I am a fan first.