FB: Liberty League

[Bartman]

Congrats to RPI on a fine showing and a great season. The LL usually comes to play when they are in Dover (can't forget that 2011 Hobart game).

Thanks for the complement to RPI and the LL and remembering the Hobart game from 2011(35-28 loss), we had to use our backup QB in that game....but the LL would prefer winning a game sometime in Dover ....good luck the rest of the way

[wesleydad]

RPI is a good football team.  Great game plan on both sides of the ball gave them a chance to win the game.  Qb is going to be good, very poised in the pocket.  In the end just not good enough to finish it off.    LL will have its hands full with this team for the next 3 years.

[Bartman]

OK, LL teams....RPI makes a good showing, but Union was disappointing......hoping Ithaca pulls out a win

[dlippiel]

Congrats to RPI on a great showing today and an overall great season! The Engineers were a great representative for the LL and dlip is proud to have rooted for them today. What a job Isernia and the boys have done.

****ing Union today...just a very very poor showing. Dlip still feels it was an EXCELLENT season and is proud of the overall body of work. He is just admittedly very disappointed in today's loss.

Dlip,
    Disappointing end to a good season...but the Dutchmen program is back in the hunt...couldn't have asked for more this season....good luck next year

Thanks Bartman!!! The Pumpkinheads shall return tough as can be in 18'. +k pal, always fun talking FB with you!

[UfanBill]

    After being down 28-7 at halftime the final score...35-28 Cortland, was a disappointment but actually Union made a very serious 2nd half run at Cortland to get back in the game. In the first half Red Dragon QB Steven Ferreria had all day to throw thanks to his O-line and he used the time to find receivers that he didn't miss. The Cortland D also stuffed Union on three attempts from the one yard line, intercepted a pass in the endzone and thwarted a last second drive at the nine as the half expired. ... In the 2nd half Union came out determined, Cortland let up a little and it became interesting. A fluke play turned out to be the difference. A short Cortland FG attempt was partially blocked by a Union defender and went sideways away from the goalposts. It hit a Union player standing at the goaline and bounced back into the lap of a Cortland lineman who then stepped into the endzone for a TD. That made the score 35-14. Two subsequent Union TDs left them just short. My prediction of a low scoring game turned out all wrong. Union had 430 yards of total offense and 30 first downs. It was their defense that could not put any pressure on Ferreria and had trouble handling the Cortland WRs. Congrats to the Red Dragons. i look forward to what coach Behrman can do with the Dutchmen next. They have a lot of good players coming back and with another solid recruiting class it should be fun.

[Jonny Utah]

    After being down 28-7 at halftime the final score...35-28 Cortland, was a disappointment but actually Union made a very serious 2nd half run at Cortland to get back in the game. In the first half Red Dragon QB Steven Ferreria had all day to throw thanks to his O-line and he used the time to find receivers that he didn't miss. The Cortland D also stuffed Union on three attempts from the one yard line, intercepted a pass in the endzone and thwarted a last second drive at the nine as the half expired. ... In the 2nd half Union came out determined, Cortland let up a little and it became interesting. A fluke play turned out to be the difference. A short Cortland FG attempt was partially blocked by a Union defender and went sideways away from the goalposts. It hit a Union player standing at the goaline and bounced back into the lap of a Cortland lineman who then stepped into the endzone for a TD. That made the score 35-14. Two subsequent Union TDs left them just short. My prediction of a low scoring game turned out all wrong. Union had 430 yards of total offense and 30 first downs. It was their defense that could not put any pressure on Ferreria and had trouble handling the Cortland WRs. Congrats to the Red Dragons. i look forward to what coach Behrman can do with the Dutchmen next. They have a lot of good players coming back and with another solid recruiting class it should be fun.

So your saying Union should have won that game?

[UfanBill]

So your saying Union should have won that game?

Hah, There you are Utes...I'm not biting. What I'm saying is that there is a lot to be proud of and a lot to look forward to for the Union football program.

Oh yeah, congrats to Ithaca. You represented the Liberty League well.

[Teamski]

I attended the Salisbury/Ithaca bowl game and got a hockey game instead.  Thanks to Ithaca's massive penalty meltdown in the 3rd quarter, I got to see a Salisbury kickoff from the Ithaca 10 yard line.  Strike that from the bucket list.  Add the fact that I helped break up a pair of fans about to get into fisticuffs and I really had a ball even with Salisbury letting the game slip through their hands in the 4th.

-Ski

[Bombers798891]

Salisbury was flagged for two personal fouls, a roughing the kicker, and three unsportsmanlike conduct penalties
Ithaca was flagged for a personal foul, a roughing the passer, and six unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.

Both teams were called for numerous other penalties.

There was something going on in this game that was not handled properly, by either the coaching staffs or the referees.

Can someone explain how Ithaca got four unsportsmanlike calls on one play? Like, how is that possible?

[Jonny Utah]

Salisbury was flagged for two personal fouls, a roughing the kicker, and three unsportsmanlike conduct penalties
Ithaca was flagged for a personal foul, a roughing the passer, and six unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.

Both teams were called for numerous other penalties.

There was something going on in this game that was not handled properly, by either the coaching staffs or the referees.

Can someone explain how Ithaca got four unsportsmanlike calls on one play? Like, how is that possible?

For whatever reason I never thought you could be penalized more than 15 yards at a time.  My feed was freezing up so I took my kids out for pizza and missed the end of the game.  Sound like it was exciting.

[Teamski]

Salisbury was flagged for two personal fouls, a roughing the kicker, and three unsportsmanlike conduct penalties
Ithaca was flagged for a personal foul, a roughing the passer, and six unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.

Both teams were called for numerous other penalties.

There was something going on in this game that was not handled properly, by either the coaching staffs or the referees.

Can someone explain how Ithaca got four unsportsmanlike calls on one play? Like, how is that possible?

I have no clue except for one coach being ejected and three players mouthing off to the referees.  I know one referee threw his hat, so you know two of those penalties came from one official.....  Regardless, the whole even galvanized the team and fans which turned the tide of the game into the 4th quarter.  Funny how something like that can help win a game. 

-Ski

[Bombers798891]

I have no clue except for one coach being ejected and three players mouthing off to the referees.  I know one referee threw his hat, so you know two of those penalties came from one official.....  Regardless, the whole even galvanized the team and fans which turned the tide of the game into the 4th quarter.  Funny how something like that can help win a game. 

-Ski

Okay, I mean, the math makes sense. Two questions though:

What was Ithaca so mad about?
Who got ejected? Swanstrom?

[Teamski]

I have no clue except for one coach being ejected and three players mouthing off to the referees.  I know one referee threw his hat, so you know two of those penalties came from one official.....  Regardless, the whole even galvanized the team and fans which turned the tide of the game into the 4th quarter.  Funny how something like that can help win a game. 

-Ski

Okay, I mean, the math makes sense. Two questions though:

What was Ithaca so mad about?
Who got ejected? Swanstrom?

I don't know your coaches.  He was wearing a white baseball cap.  I believe he felt that the Salisbury player was out before scoring the TD in the third quarter.  He went off and the officials booted him out.  He might have shoved an official.  That would be the only reason I could imagine them ejecting him.

-Ski

[Bombers798891]

How in the world does a game get so out of control? Sorry, I'm not trying to pester you...this is just kind of bewildering to hear about this many UC/PF/Ejections in one game. I don't want to be a homer and blame the refs, but I also would be really disappointed if Ithaca just got unhinged. I don't care much about galvanizing the team to victory. I don't want to see games with that kind of stuff.

[Teamski]

How in the world does a game get so out of control?

Last game of the season?  It was chippy on the field and in the stands.  Hey, I am just a Wesley guy..... 

-Ski