FB: Empire 8

[dewcrew88]

Hypothetical LL/E8 matchups...

1. RPI/Hartwick - at Hartwick: RPI by 14, at RPI: RPI by 45
2. Hobart/Fisher - Hobart's tough, but Fisher is tougher right now
3. Union/Ithaca - Guys with old balls talk about the stagg bowl while the youngin's settle it on the field. Great playoff game in '05, Ithaca wins this one.
4. Rochester/Alfred - Rochester can only beat RPI. 'freds win.
5. St. Lawrence/Springfield - springfield smacks sorry saints silly
6. WPI/Utica - A poor man's RPI/Wick, tech school still wins
7. Susquehanna/Norwich - zzzzzzzzzzzzzz, huh? what? Uh... susquehanna by 1.

These matchups don't favor the LL at all... good thing its all a pipedream.

Old Balls??  Old Balls??  U89 resembles that statement......Que, Springsteen's, "Glory Days"........

Heres JU and U89 in the parking lot after the 2051 Ithaca/Union game........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXc-TeIwePA&feature=related

That's a funny video...

[dewcrew88]

Dew-- i saw that UC hit the Utica and Syracuse area hard this year.
Any word on how Blaise is making out in the new program?
The Fisher UC game will be interesting to say the least!

Haven't had a chance to talk with Coach Faggiano, but I should soon... that game will be interesting.

I'm hoping he can do well leading the Pioneers, but it'll be tough right out of the gate.

[fisheralum91]

Agreed- he is going to have hid hands full.
I was a litle concerned that he was recruiting too heavy in Sectin three also-----i understand home grown--but the well aint that deep.

[Jonny Utah]

Me thinks in Ithaca's case the other NY schools have stepped up their recruiting efforts, facilities, etc.  No fault of their own but like Jose said the number of options has increased.  In NY, sure every school is unique (Ithaca's media programs, Alfreds pottery school... I mean ceramic engineering program) but on the surface you could lump a majority of the private liberal arts schools together. They are all competing for the same kids.

Gro also believes that the D3 talent pool itself has grown.  More and more kids have both the football ability and grades to get into most of these schools.

Yea but the only school that really stepped up its facilities is SJF.  And although Cortland facilities have improved 100%, the choice between there and Ithaca was and should be now more of a $$ issue.  Im going to say that your average kid will chose IC over Cortland if the $$ is the same.

I don't think that's completely true... a kid may go to Cortland and really like the school and the atmosphere and be set.

Yea thats why I said "your average kid".  If Im a guidance counselor and a kid asks me what is a better school....Im going to tell thim the better school.

[Jonny Utah]

Heres a picture of JU and JU's sister at Butterfield circa 1993.  JUs sister put a bunch of old family pictures on facebook.  I think my mom may have taken this picture while standing on "the big L's" seat near the top of the home stands.....

JU may add more in the near future....

[AUPepBand]

JU: Nice photo. Pep admits the view from the IC stands is gorges....high above Cayuga's waters and all. Pep wonders whether IC hosts track meets at Butterfield.

Merrill Field has no track. Since Alfred State installed its all-weather track in the early 1970s, AU has used that as needed, after once attempting to build a track facility on the 2350 ft. elevation Jericho Hill that once played host to AU soccer teams; it's now just used for rugby (when they mow the grass for them), but way in back is a practice football field where Pep once played summer soccer. The Saxons use it during pre-season camp.

[saxondeuce]

JU: Nice photo. Pep admits the view from the IC stands is gorges....high above Cayuga's waters and all. Pep wonders whether IC hosts track meets at Butterfield.

Merrill Field has no track. Since Alfred State installed its all-weather track in the early 1970s, AU has used that as needed, after once attempting to build a track facility on the 2350 ft. elevation Jericho Hill that once played host to AU soccer teams; it's now just used for rugby (when they mow the grass for them), but way in back is a practice football field where Pep once played summer soccer. The Saxons use it during pre-season camp.

Jericho Hill = Hell on earth...two a days in full pads in Jericho almost drove the sanest of men and most dedicated of football players to sheer insanity and quitting from the team.  Every preseason, there was bound to be a fight on Jericho Hill...the best was my sophomore year...Reger vs. Gatto, fairly even matched...stirred up things between the O and the D, but it was needed because practice was a bit lax up until that point.  Back to the point though...Jericho was very similar to the surroundings that the "Junction Boys" practiced in.

[tecmobowler]

Cubs Win! Woo!

[Jonny Utah]

2008 Empire 8 Football Preseason Coaches Poll
1. St. John Fisher College (4 first-place votes) 33 points
       Ithaca College (3) 33
3. Hartwick College 25
4. Alfred University 21
5. Springfield College 18
6. Utica College 11
7. Norwich University 6

I like it the way Ithaca lists in on their page:

Empire 8 Preseason Poll
1. ITHACA (3), 33 points
   St. John Fisher (4), 33
3. Hartwick, 25
4. Alfred, 21
5. Springfield, 18
6. Utica, 11
7. Norwich, 6

[maninyellowhat]

Must be alphabetical order.

[AUPepBand]

Now you're talkin', miyh....alphabetical order like the conference standings on D3 show:

1. Alfred
2. Hartwick
3. Ithaca
4. Norwich
5. St. John Fisher
6. Springfield
7. Utica

[mprel]

saw some ex-bombers from the old aztec bowl games on www.fbgamefilm.com.
nothing beats the view from a-top butterfield stadium. go bombers

[Jonny Utah]

saw some ex-bombers from the old aztec bowl games on www.fbgamefilm.com.
nothing beats the view from a-top butterfield stadium. go bombers

The polish prince!

[mprel]

that's me.

[Jonny Utah]

I have an ol' navy 'fightertown' sweatshirt of yours up in my closet somewhere....