East Region Playoff Discussion

[Yanks 99]

Wow...Framingham marches right down the field...almost exclusively running the ball and scores a TD with about 1:40 to go...then misses the PAT.

20-19 Cortland with 1:38 to go in the 4th...

CORRECTION...3:38 to go...

[pg04]

Widener scores on an interception on the last play of the game to win 44-14 over Bridgewater State.

[Bombers798891]

So I know Mt. Ida's giving it the "Old College Try" as someone put it...but it's kind of sad when a team "pulling out all the stops" finds itself down 56-14 midway through the 3rd quarter

Through 2 and 2/3 NCAA playoff games

Opponents: 179
ECFC teams: 24

Well, Mr. Smug, when we posted that it was something like 27-14.

I understand that. But still, when allowing 27 points in less than a half is considered a positive, it's telling. Did anyone honestly think Mt. Ida was going to remain in the game?

[pg04]

Did anyone honestly think that the NEFC teams would be down a total of 4 points at the half?

Salisbury will win 17-9 over Rowan.

Framingham still fighting down 20-19, it's 4th and 1 Cortland. Not sure what they'll do.

[pg04]

Nevermind, Cortland first down, will win the game most likely 20-19. What a squeaker.

[Yanks 99]

Better fight than I thought it would be against Cortland from Framingham...but the NEFC now stands at 2-16 all-time in the NCAA...

Bridgewater should have never got that Pool C bid...and showed it today, losing by 30...

[pg04]

Cortland has about .01% chance of beating Wesley next week, I think. I will be less Harsh on Bridgewater. I know the game ended up being a 30 point rout (the last touchdown as time expired on a 95 yard INT return), and I know one half means nothing (except to those people who always seem to say "we stayed in the game for a half with Mount Union or St. John's, etc."), but the fact that it was tied at 7 at halftime gives them slightly more credit in my mind.

[Yanks 99]

Cortland has about .01% chance of beating Wesley next week, I think. I will be less Harsh on Bridgewater. I know the game ended up being a 30 point rout (the last touchdown as time expired on a 95 yard INT return), and I know one half means nothing (except to those people who always seem to say "we stayed in the game for a half with Mount Union or St. John's, etc."), but the fact that it was tied at 7 at halftime gives them slightly more credit in my mind.

Your points are probably somewhat valid...but all I heard was "blah, blah, blah, 2-16 all-time in the NCAA playoffs...blah, blah, blah...they get another bid in the next two years when the MASCAC becomes official..."

YEAH for mediocrity!!!

[pg04]

After somewhat doubting it yesterday, I will now say that Framingham would probably win by at least 21 over Mt. Ida as one poster stated. The ECFC is just horrendous. I tried to give them a chance, be positive, and the like, but it just ain't happening.

[Bartman]

Hobart, winning 38-20, had their hands full with the Generals offense, but made adjustments in the second half to shut down option attack. Although W&L had some talent on offense,  the defense was not much of a test for Hobart . Time to prepare for Wittenberg, who looked pretty scary against Heidelberg in a great second half of offense. It should be a great game. Statesmen go West......

[pumkinattack]

 Unless Hanna screwed up the filing (again - which would result in yet again the fire HAnna campaign), Hobart is definitely hosting next week.  They're the two seed.  Even Heidelberg should've traveled here.

W&L came to play but I was proud of our D, making the adjustments at half and holding W&L's O to roughly 200 less yards rushing than they're season average.  How about Gamuarino, who played great.  Hobart cleaned up on conference awards but I reaaly thought he should've been ROY (which would've been the third straight defensive RoY for HObart had it happened).  Too bad Webb couldn't get that extra yard for 100, but he was ran hard all day.  Could've done it all day, only limited by a lack of carries.

[Pat Coleman]

Did anyone honestly think that the NEFC teams would be down a total of 4 points at the half?

Salisbury will win 17-9 over Rowan.

Framingham still fighting down 20-19, it's 4th and 1 Cortland. Not sure what they'll do.

This is why games are 60 minutes. Heidelberg surely would have liked to play just 30 also.

[XREDDRAGON77]

Congrats to the Red Dragons. I was shocked at how close it was at the end.  I hope that poor performance  was a hangover from last weeks Jug game.....if not, next week may  become real ugly.  Good luck to all the other teams from the region left in the hunt.

[lewdogg11]

I'm so sick of hearing everyone yap about how 'the NEFC teams weren't bad afterall!' blah blah blah.  Yay, one of the teams played a close game in the playoffs.  They still lost.  They shouldn't even have gotten such a liberal draw, but for some reason a close loss against a Cortland team that no one is quite sold on makes all of this worthy.  Makes me sick.

The NEFC got more teams into the playoffs than the LL, E8, MAC and the same as the NJAC.  How do you think St. John Fisher or Alfred, or even Union or RPI for crying out loud, would fare if they played Framingham and Bridgewater's schedule this year?  They would have gone roughly 9-1 and been playoff worthy.  They would have played a tough game in the playoffs and lost. 

We all have admitted that the NEFC is getting better as a whole, but it's not deserving of stealing a Pool C bid.  Once again, the NCAA was wrong and should stick to the AQ until proven otherwise.

[pg04]

My biggest problem with this whole discussion was the "foregone conclusion" that the NEFC teams were going to lose. Obviously, one of them (as discussed below) made a game of it. But even Bridgewater forced Widener into a situation they probably weren't planning on being tied at the half. Given the discussion on here, it should have been put away before halftime.