FB: Empire 8

[pg04]

2nd question of the night, will Mr. Rossi let him get a word in edgewise? ha. 

[pg04]

I'll make my predictions, since it seems like a dead Night

First the East:

MUC 56
TCNJ 3

SJF 38
Curry 21

Elsewhere:

UW-Whitewater 42
North Central 17

St. John's 17
Central  14

NCW 10
Mary Hardin-Baylor 49

Muhlenberg 14
Wesley  24

Wabash  21
Case Western Reserve 22

UW- Eau Claire 21
Bethel 17

[Frank Rossi]

2nd question of the night, will Mr. Rossi let him get a word in edgewise? ha. 

We're paying Mark by the word, so it's in his financial interest to make sure I don't

Granted, I think our going rate is $0.000000000001 per word.  Last year when I did the Springfield/SJF game with Gordon Mann, i cleared a whole $0.01 paycheck!

OK, I obviously need sleep after Black Friday shopping today with these bad jokes -- but it's going to be an excellent, fun and, believe it or not, balanced broadcast tomorrow -- and I encourage those of you who aren't at the game to tune in.  Thanks to Pat for this opportunity and to Mark for his time and insight.  Follow the link off the schedule page tomorrow if you can't find the link anywhere else.

[Tags]

Hey boys, just to give you the heads up, I'm going to be doing the color commentary at the Fisher/Curry game tomorrow... You all better be listening in in case you can't make it!!!! (ahem, alum91)

Pat- think it'll be ok to feed Robby 25 ML's during the pre-game tomorrow?

Frank- I look forward to meeting you.

[Pat Coleman]

Yeah, uhm, no.

[Frank Rossi]

Hey boys, just to give you the heads up, I'm going to be doing the color commentary at the Fisher/Curry game tomorrow... You all better be listening in in case you can't make it!!!! (ahem, alum91)

Pat- think it'll be ok to feed Robby 25 ML's during the pre-game tomorrow?

Frank- I look forward to meeting you.

Likewise, Tags.  I'll be a little caffeine-ridden, so excuse the jitters

If you happen to have any Red Bull handy, keep one chilled for me after the game since I'll be relying on more energy drinks on the drive back to the Saratoga region... Hey, Guru, maybe we can build a sponsorship somehow with them for free energy drinks?!  Oh well, worth a try.

[FisherAlum05]

Looking forward to tomorrow.  Especially the radio broadcast.  Frank and Robby will do an excellent job thats for sure!

GO CARDINALS

[Knightstalker]

Hey boys, just to give you the heads up, I'm going to be doing the color commentary at the Fisher/Curry game tomorrow... You all better be listening in in case you can't make it!!!! (ahem, alum91)

Pat- think it'll be ok to feed Robby 25 ML's during the pre-game tomorrow?

Frank- I look forward to meeting you.

Frank will be easy to spot, he will be driving in right behind the ambulance.   

[ksc218]

so it turns out I.ll be away from the radio and internet, other than my cell phone.s crippled internet. Preliminary results say I can access this board, but not the audio or the http://d3football.com/schedule.html page. is there anything i.m missing or should still try to get fisher curry updates

[Pat Coleman]

Use this on your phone -- slightly better than nothing.
http://d3sports.prestosports.com/football/2007/master

[ksc218]

ah thanks, works good.

[theoriginalupstate]

Good write up of the SJF-Curry game from the Rochester D&C....

Cardinals well aware of Curry's offense for today's playoff game


Jim Mandelaro
Staff writer



(November 24, 2007) — Like a fine wine, the St. John Fisher football team's defense seems to get better with time.

The Cardinals are allowing opponents 12.3 points per game, which is sixth-best in Division III. But during their current six-game winning streak, they are giving up just 8.3.

"We knew we had great athletes at every position," says senior cornerback Steve Stepnick, Fisher's all-time interceptions leader with 19. "For whatever reason, we seem to start slow and then we mesh. We've learned to put everything together."

Today, that defense will be put to the test again when second-seed Fisher (10-1) hosts No. 3 Curry College (12-0) of Milton, Mass., in a second-round NCAA Division III Tournament noon game at Growney Stadium.

The winner moves on to the national quarterfinals against the winner of today's game between No. 1 Mount Union and No. 4 The College of New Jersey.

Curry is the only 12-0 team in the nation at any level. The Colonels advanced last Saturday by winning 42-21 over Hartwick, the only team to beat Fisher this season.

Curry averages 39 points a game and features a well-balanced attack, with 2,640 yards rushing and 2,561 passing. Sophomore Jamaal Woods has scored nine touchdowns and rolls up 86 yards per game, while junior quarterback Ryan Van De Giesen has tossed 30 TD passes against eight interceptions and has thrown for 2,422 yards.

The Colonels are deadly inside the red zone, scoring points of any sort 87 percent of the time and recording touchdowns 65 percent of the time when inside the opponents' 20-yard line.

Fisher compares well. The Cardinals average 37.6 points and have two standout tailbacks in Ryan Hanson (92.3 per game) and James Reile (83.1). Reile is third on Fisher's all-time rushing list with 3,003 yards.

The ever-accurate Rob Kramer has 25 TD passes and just seven interceptions (that's an amazing 47 touchdowns and eight picks in two years).

His favorite targets are Jimmy Smith (44 receptions for 750 yards and 12 TDs) and Tim Marion (43-for-625 and 5 TDs).

Fisher's defense returns nine starters from last year but had to replace All-America linebacker Gene Lang, who posted 290 tackles over the previous two seasons and is the program's all-time leader with 478. Only three seniors start, but defensive coordinator Blaise Faggiano has the Cardinals playing stingy and hard-hitting D.

"You lose guys you feel you can't replace," Stepnick says. "But somehow, guys keep stepping in."

Stepnick has been a constant force. He had already set the all-time program record with 14 interceptions by the end of his junior season, and he has five more this fall. He recently was named Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Year.

Fisher and Curry each have 24 interceptions, tied for third in the nation.

Fisher's linebacker corps is strong, led by juniors Josh Gottlieb (team-high 85 tackles) and Jason Cirulli of Webster Schroeder (team-high four sacks).

The Fisher defense has shined the past two weeks against Alfred and Hobart, two area rivals who came in averaging nearly 40 points. Alfred was held to 19, and Hobart managed only a fourth-quarter touchdown.

"The Fisher defense is solid up front," Hobart coach Mike Cragg says. "They have bigger people (than most opponents) and they just wear you down over the game. You can't force the issue with this team. They're not a team you can attack through the air."

Curry has reached the NCAA Tournament in each of the past five seasons. The Colonels are 23-1 under second-year coach Skip Bandini, with that lone loss coming to Springfield (one of Fisher's Empire 8 rivals) in a 42-14 blowout in last year's first round of the NCAA Tournament. Fisher eliminated Springfield the following week.

[theoriginalupstate]

This year's Senior class for SJF is 24-3 at home, and 4-0 in home NCAA playoff games.

[SJFF82]

I am pretty excited for 'our' shot to get a rematch in Alliance next Sat.  I'll be pulling for the Cards by radio today....


GO FISHER!!!

[Tags]

I'll reiterate...

Fisher 34
Curry  10