FB: Liberty League

[IC-Films]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH1-8egTKvM

A look into the bomber preseason camp.....

I hope everyone enjoyed the video! I'm a student worker at Ithaca, and I produced and directed it.

I just wanted to say that the scale of the video and the access given to me was really a testament to coach Dan Swanstrom. After last year's video, his main thought was "can we do this bigger & better?"

How are things shaping up along the lines?

Ithaca seems to have an embarrassment of riches along the D-line this year. They have way more than 4 starter-quality players (Gill, Hadac, Valle and Barbieri on the edge with Pacholec, Repicky, Hill, and McNeeley inside) and will probably be rotating a lot. Players on both sides of the ball consistenly referred to it as the most underrated position group on the team.

[UfanBill]

THEY'RE AT IT AGAIN...Springfield QB Chad Shade ran for 6 touchdowns in a 42-21 win over Western New England. Shade (not Sharpe Dlip, I know you're trembling ) had TD runs of 5,24,32,1,75 & 42 yds.He also had one for 76 called back! Their option offense is unstoppable when run right. Oh yeah, passing yardage ,ZERO. Springfield is Union's week 3 opponent.

[Machiavelli]

According to the Utica/St. Lawrence write up, Utica has now beat Union 5 consecutive meetings. Makes perfect sense. F Union. But they better beat sh1tty Husson.

[UfanBill]

According to the Utica/St. Lawrence write up, Utica has now beat Union 5 consecutive meetings. Makes perfect sense. F Union. But they better beat sh1tty Husson.

Mach, Union beat "sh1tty Husson" 30-7. Thanks for your support... By the way Union has NOT lost to Utica 5 consecutive meetings. Union/Utica had a home and home series 2011-14 and yes Utica won all four of those games. That was indicative of the decline of Union football.  If as you seem to be implying scrimmages count, under coach Behrman's tutelage the Dutchman showed very well in a scrimmage vs Utica last year, leading 3-0 at the half with 1st stringers. Last week's scrimmage score wasn't good for Union but apparently it prepared the Dutch well for this week's real game.

[Bartman]

Congrats to Ithaca, Union and RPI on their wins today. Attended the Hobart / Brockport game and needless to say was very disappointed in the performance and result. That said, I am still on the Brockport band wagon. Germinerio and all the receivers are probably the best in the country. Hobart Dline did contain the Brockport run game to some extent, but that might be a function of the Bport OLine maturation . I will eat my hat if Brockport loses a game before the playoffs. As far as Hobart , we were without our best running back and receiver today, but their play would not have changed the outcome. I look for the team to bounce back against Mville at home next week, but we need Harvey back and to regain our confidence on both sides of the ball. One game at a time and a few wins before the Union game in October will ease the pain from today's beat down

[dlippiel]

dlip reiterates the congrats to RPI and Ithaca on their W's today. Keep your head up Bartman. That was one hell of a Brockport team the Pumpkinheads faced. Things will get better as the year progresses. After all we are talking about Hobart which has been one of the most consistent teams in the LL for some time. Next week should tell everyone more about how their year will be.

As far as dlip's Dutchmen he was certainly surprised and impressed with today's big win over a pretty decent Husson team. Like UfanBill had predicted, the Eagles are not the same without graduated stud RB John Smith. With that being said they have some very very good athletes, some good size, and some strengths on both sides of the ball. Dlip wishes them the very best this season and will be rooting for them to finish undefeated in conference.

The Dutchmen really brought it today on both sides of the ball. They certainly "finished" as their play improved throughout the game. IDHO they were the better team all day and showed some real flashes of brilliance. This is a long season with many very tough challenges ahead. However dlip doesn't believe the season could have started off any better. What a great win for the Dutchmen.

Frosh WR Andre Ross is going to be an excellent player and junior WR Griffin Beal is really a playmaker. Like previously mentioned dlip doesn't think any of us expected what we saw from sophomore QB Will Bellemy. dlip knows he was highly recruited by the Dutch and had a great rep coming in but his play today was very impressive. rlip even made the comparison to Union legend Dan Stewart. Let's not get ahead of ourselves here but that really does say something to dlip. Lots of guys stepped up and played well today and dlip is looking forward to seeing this team and program continue to grow.

Congrats again to RPI and Ithaca on their victories today.

[Oline89]

Congrats to Ithaca, Union and RPI on their wins today. Attended the Hobart / Brockport game and needless to say was very disappointed in the performance and result. That said, I am still on the Brockport band wagon. Germinerio and all the receivers are probably the best in the country. Hobart Dline did contain the Brockport run game to some extent, but that might be a function of the Bport OLine maturation . I will eat my hat if Brockport loses a game before the playoffs. As far as Hobart , we were without our best running back and receiver today, but their play would not have changed the outcome. I look for the team to bounce back against Mville at home next week, but we need Harvey back and to regain our confidence on both sides of the ball. One game at a time and a few wins before the Union game in October will ease the pain from today's beat down

Man you said it all.  Not sure who got burnt more, me in the stands, or the turf by Brockport's unbelievable receivers and secondary.  Hobart ran into a true juggernaut, every facet of Brockport's game was near perfect yesterday.  Having our best RB and receiver hurt, but probably did not make a huge difference in the outcome.  At least Hobart didn't generate any film that will help Ithaca prepare for next week 

[Bartman]

Very solid performance by the Hobart JV against Alfred , winning 25-21. Alfred always has a great JV program. Lots of hope for the future as both the Offense and Defense had some good performances.
Feeling a little better. 

[AUPepBand]

Very solid performance by the Hobart JV against Alfred , winning 25-21. Alfred always has a great JV program. Lots of hope for the future as both the Offense and Defense had some good performances.
Feeling a little better. 

Alfred certainly has the numbers for a JV program...but tough getting continuity in the offense with getting playing time for as many of the kids as possible. Saw some good talent displayed, nonetheless.

After the AU pick-6 put the Saxons up 21-6, Hobart dominated. Pep had to leave to go to work just as AU was putting together a goal line stand. Not sure whether the Saxons threatened after that....but so glad you're feeling a little better, Bartman. Looking forward to the days when AU and Hobart renew an long-standing relationship on the gridiron.

Bartman: were you there? Pep sat in the shade on the Hobart (visitors') side for the first half.

On Saxon Warriors!

[Machiavelli]

According to the Utica/St. Lawrence write up, Utica has now beat Union 5 consecutive meetings. Makes perfect sense. F Union. But they better beat sh1tty Husson.

Mach, Union beat "sh1tty Husson" 30-7. Thanks for your support... By the way Union has NOT lost to Utica 5 consecutive meetings. Union/Utica had a home and home series 2011-14 and yes Utica won all four of those games. That was indicative of the decline of Union football.  If as you seem to be implying scrimmages count, under coach Behrman's tutelage the Dutchman showed very well in a scrimmage vs Utica last year, leading 3-0 at the half with 1st stringers. Last week's scrimmage score wasn't good for Union but apparently it prepared the Dutch well for this week's real game.

Dude, I was ripping on the sh1tty writing on the Utica/St. Lawrence write up mention ning Union clearly in error. Typical Union defense mechanism. Huge win by the way. Husson is a beast.

[wesleydad]

If you want to vote on the East Region Fan Poll message me with your votes.  I will do the collection and post it, hopefully by Tuesday.

[bports]

Kinda funny that Brockport has 1 great season and all of a sudden we get the 'Brockport should win vs Hobart very comfortably' posts. It's been a decade and a half since Brockport has put together back to back 'great' seasons. Hobart, on the other hand had a 'down' year last year at 7-3. They are the model of consistency.

That said, I was definitely on the Brockport bandwagon last year, and I think they could very well be loaded again this year. But i'm not prepared to say they are going to win comfortably or blow out Hobart. They certainly could, but these are the types of games where Hobart tends to surprise people. Hobart has had more than 3 losses 3 times in the last 20 years. That means nothing right now for this season, but let's not discount them quite yet. Lastly, Brockport might finish the year blowing the doors off everyone, but in week 1, as we all know, anything can happen.

Tend to agree.  Brockport is plenty talented, and had an amazing run, but that kind of magic is hard to sustain - especially when it comes out of nowhere. All that suggests to me Brockport overachieved last year, and that hard to replicate. I think they'll handle Hobart, but it will be a game. Also think BP is good for one boner losss this year. It's the way of the world.

In other news, love all the speculation about impact freshman.  I'll bet on two for Union: Ike Irabor, a speedy RB, and Andre Ross Jr., a taller WR in the Shed mold.  (Also, Andre Ross Jr. is a dope name. Just sayin'.). Though they won't have much impact if the U can't upgrade their O-line from the leaky sieve that I understand showed up to the Utica scrimmage. All in, I predict a 4-5 year for Dutchmen.  They'll be a legit LL contender next year, but some key gaps will hold them back this year.

Its not magic and they didn't overachieve last year. Think what you want but that score could have been even more out of hand. This team is far deeper than last years team especially at rb,wr, and in the secondary.

[Caz Bombers]

Caz ain't thrilled about Ithaca having to ramp up from St. Vincent to Brockport with nothing in between, especially since the margin of victory against SVC was considerably lower than the +35 or +40 Caz was looking for.

Hoping to keep this one in the 31-17 range, but even that might be asking too much. Caz will grudgingly settle for a 3-score defeat, which has never before been the case with an IC home game.

[bports]

Caz ain't thrilled about Ithaca having to ramp up from St. Vincent to Brockport with nothing in between, especially since the margin of victory against SVC was considerably lower than the +35 or +40 Caz was looking for.

Hoping to keep this one in the 31-17 range, but even that might be asking too much. Caz will grudgingly settle for a 3-score defeat, which has never before been the case with an IC home game.

This will be a good test for Brockport. Ithaca is a well coached team that is tough at home.

[south hill observer]

I'm really hoping Hobart not having Harvey to carry the rock was a factor in such a blowout score. If not then next week will be a nightmare for my beloved Bombers. The Bombers defense was outstanding vs St Vincents having given up a TD after a int return to inside Bombers 5 yd line and a very late TD against the #3 defense. The offense played well enough to win but nowhere near their potential and far from what it will take to beat Brockport. Hoping for some Butterfield magic on sat.