FB: Empire 8

[Saxon73]

Probably zero chance of it happening, but I'd love to see Ithaca playing at MIT in the first round (if MIT is even qualified to play a home game at that place).

D3's mock up projected bracket has IC going on the road to JCU.  That last 5 times an OAC team other than Mt Union has gotten an NCAA bid has led to a 1-5 record. JCU got bounced at home last season, yet they're projected again to open at home -- don't see why an at large team should host an opening round.  Maybe JCU will be ready this year, but the argument of they'd (they being the #2 team in the OAC) be right there if it wasn't for Mt. just doesn't hold water recently anyway (I know people point to '02).

On the North, I don't see three north teams getting in.

At Large: JCU, Wabash, DVU, OshKosh, Muhlenberg, Framingham State

Fram get's in over SJF and North Central probably.

I just saw those predictions, but I noticed that they have SJF in the list of east teams getting in, but I don't see them in the bracket?

I think what you saw is the"Projected regional rankings."  There are AQ's lower than SJF that will get in, therefore keeping SJF out.

[sjfcards]

Not that I want to jump the gun, but I am trying to think of who would be the ideal matchup for Fisher in the ECAC bowl?

[Boxer7806]

Framingham State

[Bombers798891]

Ithaca-Hobart. A good game, but Ithaca has a better chance at a win than I thought.

[AUPepBand]

Bombers (7-3) traveling to Hobart (10-0) Saturday in a matchup of the E8 and LL champs!
Winner will play the winner of Johns Hopkins vs. Rowan...and the winner of that will likely meet Wesley.

[sjfcards]

Bombers (7-3) traveling to Hobart (10-0) Saturday in a matchup of the E8 and LL champs!
Winner will play the winner of Johns Hopkins vs. Rowan...and the winner of that will likely meet Wesley.

I can see IC doing well in that bracket.

[Boxer7806]

Ithaca-Hobart. A good game, but Ithaca has a better chance at a win than I thought.

I don't think Ithaca will get to 200 yards of total offense in that game. Thats my bold prediction.

[Upstate]

Wow...

St Thomas and Muhlenburgh got in???

Ithaca got a favorable matchup in that bracket that's for sure...

I think they have a shot to meet Wesley in the Quarters..

Good luck IC...

Id love to see Fisher and Framingham go at it...

[fisheralum91]

Rowan?

I guess ill need clarification on that one...

[pg04]

Rowan?

I guess ill need clarification on that one...

Rowan won the NJAC

[AUPepBand]

Rowan?

I guess ill need clarification on that one...

NJAC AQ....same as Ithaca (7-3) from the E8.

[fisheralum91]

Thank you...


Why did I think that Moo ville won it?

Anyway...

On to the ECACS

[Upstate]

Ithaca-Hobart. A good game, but Ithaca has a better chance at a win than I thought.

I don't think Ithaca will get to 200 yards of total offense in that game. Thats my bold prediction.

They barely cracked 200yds vs Fisher and won by 11...

Hobarts offense isn't in the same league as Fishers...

24-13 Ithaca...

[Boxer7806]

Wow...

St Thomas and Muhlenburgh got in???

Ithaca got a favorable matchup in that bracket that's for sure...

I think they have a shot to meet Wesley in the Quarters..

Good luck IC...

Id love to see Fisher and Framingham go at it...

I would like to see them go at it too. I think they are best team in New England this year, and they would give Fisher a game. I remember Bombers saying a while back you usually don't get two quality teams who want to play each other in that game, I think in this case you would get two motivated teams going at each other. It would be a great measuring stick for Framingham/MASCAC.

[pg04]

Another year, another year of underestimating Hobart.