FB: Liberty League

[union89]

To another conference, Plymouth is up 11 on Curry starting the 4th.

[Frank Rossi]

RPI has turned it from close to ugly in a heartbeat against SLU, and has the ball back again.  30-8 RPI (4:37 3rd)

HOB has the ball back to the MMA 20 after MMA couldn't get past its own 1.  Time of Possession is in favor of HOB 31/MMA 14.  10-0 HOB (14:30 4th)

[Frank Rossi]

Robertson finds Savasli to put SLU a step closer to the loss.  PAT good.  37-8 RPI (1:20 3rd)

HOB finally scores a TD on offense after 48 minutes of decent MMA defense.  PAT good.  17-0 HOB (12:00 4th)

WPI holds on in a thrilling ending, with ROC's frantic comeback attempt thwarted.  21-14 WPI (Final).  WPI moves to 6-1 (3-1 LL), while ROC moves to 2-5 (2-3 LL).

[Frank Rossi]

Curry's 37-game non-playoff winning streak is about to come to an end at Plymouth State - PSU leads 28-10 with 5:44 left in the 4th Qtr. 

Implications:  Curry's best finish, if PSU wins out, is 9-1 this season.  While Curry has received national notice, it likely ends any NEFC hope for a Pool C bid this season.

[Frank Rossi]

Another Robertson-to-Savasli TD, this time from 23 yards against SLU, puts a nail in the coffin.  PAT good.  44-8 RPI (11:27 4th)

MMA's offense is just not firing today.  17-0 HOB (6:00 4th)

WPI holds on in a thrilling ending, with ROC's frantic comeback attempt thwarted.  21-14 WPI (Final).  WPI moves to 6-1 (3-1 LL), while ROC moves to 2-5 (2-3 LL).

[Frank Rossi]

RPI is looking for a Double Monkey Stomp of SLU, but punts it away with reserves in on offense.  44-8 RPI (6:25 4th)

HOB scores on a fade pass from Doyle to Schultz.  PAT good.  24-0 HOB (1:00 4th)

WPI holds on in a thrilling ending, with ROC's frantic comeback attempt thwarted.  21-14 WPI (Final).  WPI moves to 6-1 (3-1 LL), while ROC moves to 2-5 (2-3 LL).

[Frank Rossi]

RPI has the ball back late at midfield.  Will it be a Double Stomp?  44-8 RPI (4:50 4th)

HOB and MMA both struggle on offense for three quarters, but HOB pulls away in the 4th Qtr.  24-0 HOB (Final).  HOB moves to 5-1 (3-1 LL), while MMA moves to 2-6 (1-4 LL).

WPI holds on in a thrilling ending, with ROC's frantic comeback attempt thwarted.  21-14 WPI (Final).  WPI moves to 6-1 (3-1 LL), while ROC moves to 2-5 (2-3 LL).

[Frank Rossi]

RPI's Jimmy Robertson throws for four touchdowns, two of them to Eren Savasli, as SLU watches RPI pile on 28 unanswered points in the second half.  44-8 RPI (Final).  RPI moves to 6-0 (4-0 LL), while SLU moves to 0-7 (0-4 LL).

HOB and MMA both struggle on offense for three quarters, but HOB pulls away in the 4th Qtr.  24-0 HOB (Final).  HOB moves to 5-1 (3-1 LL), while MMA moves to 2-6 (1-4 LL).

WPI holds on in a thrilling ending, with ROC's frantic comeback attempt thwarted.  21-14 WPI (Final).  WPI moves to 6-1 (3-1 LL), while ROC moves to 2-5 (2-3 LL).

[Frank Rossi]

This week on "In the HuddLLe," it's DUTCHMAN SHOES WEEK!

We'll have a review of this weekend's action in the Liberty League at the start of the show, but then we're dedicating the rest of the show (starting at around 8pm EDT) to the big showdown between Union and RPI next Saturday at '86 Field.  The game is a potential elimination game for Union, while RPI needs the win to keep its undefeated hopes alive.

Joining us will be:

- RPI Head Coach Joe King, who is in his 20th season as RPI Head Coach with a winning percentage of just over 73% in that time;

- Union Senior Offensive Lineman Tony Morello, who has helped spark the Dutchmen's return to the .500 mark with big holes in the line for Tailback Chris Coney;

- Union Head Coach John Audino, who is in his 17th season as Union Head Coach with a winning percentage also of just over 73% in that time; and

- RPI Senior Defensive Lineman Nick Casale, who has seen his share of Dutchmen Shoes games and who has had a strong 2008 season for the Engineers.

We hope you can join hosts Frank Rossi and Eric Ren as we kick off "Shoes Week" this Sunday night at 7:30pm EDT LIVE at http://blogtalkradio.com/LLRecap.  You can interact with your questions throughout the broadcast!  Please join us Sunday night!

[labart96]

RPI's Jimmy Robertson throws for four touchdowns, two of them to Eren Savasli, as SLU watches RPI pile on 28 unanswered points in the second half.  44-8 RPI (Final).  RPI moves to 6-0 (4-0 LL), while SLU moves to 0-7 (0-4 LL).

HOB and MMA both struggle on offense for three quarters, but HOB pulls away in the 4th Qtr.  24-0 HOB (Final).  HOB moves to 5-1 (3-1 LL), while MMA moves to 2-6 (1-4 LL).

WPI holds on in a thrilling ending, with ROC's frantic comeback attempt thwarted.  21-14 WPI (Final).  WPI moves to 6-1 (3-1 LL), while ROC moves to 2-5 (2-3 LL).

thx for the updates frank.  tgp had some things going on this am (wess coast) so tgp missed today's game.

sounds like hobart still struggling in the red zone and on 4th down.  they better fix those issues b/c they will need all the points they can get next weekend against wpi.

still trying to wrap my head around shoe-a-paluzza being so early in the season, but will be interested to hear what kinger and audino and the players have to say on sunday night.

given the lay of the LLandscape (and hobart needing a RPI loss), tgp is going to be a union fan for this season's shoes game.

[labart96]

stat of the game for Hobart-MMA:

the statesmen defense allowed 46 total MMA yards on 45 offensive snaps.

rain or no rain - that's awesome.

[Frank Rossi]

Now for a tiebreaker that lacks a lot of sense:

1. Head-to-head results between all tied teams.*
2. Tied teams are to be eliminated in reverse order of their last playoff appearance beginning with the
1991 season.
3. Random selection by the commissioner.

That's the WIAC's tiebreaker, which came into play today after defending national champs, UW-Whitewater, got upended by UW-Steven's Point, 17-16.

While I THINK that's the Rose Bowl rule for the Big 10 and PAC 10 being used, the sentence for #2 makes no sense (it could just as easily mean I elimnate the most recent as much as it means I elimnate the least recent, as stated.  Also, in a three-way tie, do I eliminate just one of those teams, even though there should be a clear winner when I come out of #2 (assuming it IS the Rose Bowl rule stated really stupidly)?  Or do I go back to #1 with the two teams after a single team gets eliminated in #2? 

Stated differently, that's just a stupid tiebreaker.  Sorry, but when these conferences could be costing the country Pool C bids based on their lack of understanding of numbers or lazyness, it actually affects all of our teams.  I think it's time that Division III bestows a uniform tiebreaker on all conferences, as this gets more and more ridiculous annually.

[dewcrew88]

This week on "In the HuddLLe," it's DUTCHMAN SHOES WEEK!

We'll have a review of this weekend's action in the Liberty League at the start of the show, but then we're dedicating the rest of the show (starting at around 8pm EDT) to the big showdown between Union and RPI next Saturday at '86 Field.  The game is a potential elimination game for Union, while RPI needs the win to keep its undefeated hopes alive.

Joining us will be:

- RPI Head Coach Joe King, who is in his 20th season as RPI Head Coach with a winning percentage of just over 73% in that time;

- Union Senior Offensive Lineman Tony Morello, who has helped spark the Dutchmen's return to the .500 mark with big holes in the line for Tailback Chris Coney;

- Union Head Coach John Audino, who is in his 17th season as Union Head Coach with a winning percentage also of just over 73% in that time; and

- RPI Senior Defensive Lineman Nick Casale, who has seen his share of Dutchmen Shoes games and who has had a strong 2008 season for the Engineers.

We hope you can join hosts Frank Rossi and Eric Ren as we kick off "Shoes Week" this Sunday night at 7:30pm EDT LIVE at http://blogtalkradio.com/LLRecap.  You can interact with your questions throughout the broadcast!  Please join us Sunday night!

FR: Going to the Shoes game next week if you want an ATR perspective, as two weeks ago. 

[Frank Rossi]

This week on "In the HuddLLe," it's DUTCHMAN SHOES WEEK!

We'll have a review of this weekend's action in the Liberty League at the start of the show, but then we're dedicating the rest of the show (starting at around 8pm EDT) to the big showdown between Union and RPI next Saturday at '86 Field.  The game is a potential elimination game for Union, while RPI needs the win to keep its undefeated hopes alive.

Joining us will be:

- RPI Head Coach Joe King, who is in his 20th season as RPI Head Coach with a winning percentage of just over 73% in that time;

- Union Senior Offensive Lineman Tony Morello, who has helped spark the Dutchmen's return to the .500 mark with big holes in the line for Tailback Chris Coney;

- Union Head Coach John Audino, who is in his 17th season as Union Head Coach with a winning percentage also of just over 73% in that time; and

- RPI Senior Defensive Lineman Nick Casale, who has seen his share of Dutchmen Shoes games and who has had a strong 2008 season for the Engineers.

We hope you can join hosts Frank Rossi and Eric Ren as we kick off "Shoes Week" this Sunday night at 7:30pm EDT LIVE at http://blogtalkradio.com/LLRecap.  You can interact with your questions throughout the broadcast!  Please join us Sunday night!

FR: Going to the Shoes game next week if you want an ATR perspective, as two weeks ago. 

I'll sorta be there, too, as will RT

[dlippiel]

This week on "In the HuddLLe," it's DUTCHMAN SHOES WEEK!

We'll have a review of this weekend's action in the Liberty League at the start of the show, but then we're dedicating the rest of the show (starting at around 8pm EDT) to the big showdown between Union and RPI next Saturday at '86 Field.  The game is a potential elimination game for Union, while RPI needs the win to keep its undefeated hopes alive.

Joining us will be:

- RPI Head Coach Joe King, who is in his 20th season as RPI Head Coach with a winning percentage of just over 73% in that time;

- Union Senior Offensive Lineman Tony Morello, who has helped spark the Dutchmen's return to the .500 mark with big holes in the line for Tailback Chris Coney;

- Union Head Coach John Audino, who is in his 17th season as Union Head Coach with a winning percentage also of just over 73% in that time; and

- RPI Senior Defensive Lineman Nick Casale, who has seen his share of Dutchmen Shoes games and who has had a strong 2008 season for the Engineers.

We hope you can join hosts Frank Rossi and Eric Ren as we kick off "Shoes Week" this Sunday night at 7:30pm EDT LIVE at http://blogtalkradio.com/LLRecap.  You can interact with your questions throughout the broadcast!  Please join us Sunday night!

My butt will be on there asking questions in the forum. This is going to be a very exciting week in the LL Frank, especially for Dutch and RPI fans. I will be arriving at 86 bright and early next week. I look forward to listening tomorrow night. PSU OSU game is getting interesting. Who will score first? Buckeyes backed up inside their 5. It looks like WPI is for real this season, good for them.