East Region Playoff Discussion

[Reno Hightower]

Plymouth State is winning this thing. Been like a decade since I been on here, surprised I remembered my password but I had to chime in on that one!

Reno! +k

Dlip, good to see you still hanging around. Im not used to getting +karma, I like my karma negative.

Also, we are enemies now as Union is the college that I despise the most in the world. Not enough bad can happen to them after the Audino situation.

[Machiavelli]

Plymouth State is winning this thing. Been like a decade since I been on here, surprised I remembered my password but I had to chime in on that one!

Reno! +k

Dlip, good to see you still hanging around. Im not used to getting +karma, I like my karma negative.

Also, we are enemies now as Union is the college that I despise the most in the world. Not enough bad can happen to them after the Audino situation.

BRING BACK AUDINO! BRING BACK FRANK! BRING BACK AUDINO! BRING BACK FRANK!

[Teamski]

Yes, next week we plan to cover the bowls, including NE, NY, CC-MAC and ECACs, along with the 5 east region playoff games.

Great show!  Thanks!   

-Ski

[D3MAFAN]

Not sure if it was me, but over heard the announcers calling the Linfield v. HSU  take a stab at ER teams.

[wesleydad]

Not sure if it was me, but over heard the announcers calling the Linfield v. HSU  take a stab at ER teams.

Tired if it. The north region 3 and 4 get trounced today.  Frostburg crushes Wittenberg. And Frostburg doesn't even win the NJAC. If Mount is not in the north they get nothing.

[Ralph Turner]

Congrats to the former South Region teams who have been moved north of the Mason-Dixon Line, Frostburg St and Wesley!.

I can even remember when the MAC was a South Region Conference!

[MRMIKESMITH]

Not sure if it was me, but over heard the announcers calling the Linfield v. HSU  take a stab at ER teams.

Tired if it. The north region 3 and 4 get trounced today.  Frostburg crushes Wittenberg. And Frostburg doesn't even win the NJAC. If Mount is not in the north they get nothing.

Not surprise, I didn't catch the game, but we can't control the NCAA budgets and Institutional budgets to have cross-sectional games. I do believe that the West Region is top notch and the talent pool is not as diluted as the East. However, our representative has played well against them over the year's, haven't won the very big game. We have had some year's where teams have gotten overwhelmed, but for the most part have held there own against the Tier I teams.

[wesleydad]

Final 16 region breakdown

East - 5 Del Val, Husson, Brockport, Wesley, Frostburg  Guarenteed 2 or 3 in final 8
North - 3 Mount Union, North Central, Trine Possible 0 to 3 in final 8
South - 4 UMHB, Berry, CWRU, W&J Possible 0 to 4 in final 8
West - 4 Oshkosh, St. Thomas, Wartburg, Linfield Possible 0 - 4 in final 8

Next weeks games
E v E
E v E
S v W - S favored
S v W - W favored
W v N - W favored
W v N - toss up
N v S - N favored
S v E - toss up

Did the east get lucky to have its own bracket?

[MRMIKESMITH]

Final 16 region breakdown

East - 5 Del Val, Husson, Brockport, Wesley, Frostburg  Guarenteed 2 or 3 in final 8
North - 3 Mount Union, North Central, Trine Possible 0 to 3 in final 8
South - 4 UMHB, Berry, CWRU, W&J Possible 0 to 4 in final 8
West - 4 Oshkosh, St. Thomas, Wartburg, Linfield Possible 0 - 4 in final 8

Next weeks games
E v E
E v E
S v W - S favored
S v W - W favored
W v N - W favored
W v N - toss up
N v S - N favored
S v E - toss up

Did the east get lucky to have its own bracket?

I think its better, but we had multiple undefeated teams this year. In year's past(all hypothetical), Brockport would have went to Mount Union, Wesley to UMHB, and Del Val gets upset or something like that. Then the following only 1 east team that upsets Del Val losses 55-20 to National Champ.

[Bartman]

In general, the eastern bracket performed as expected, with a slight surprise as Husson confirmed their legitimacy and Springfield's weaker schedule showed yesterday(no way they would have been undefeated had they remained in the LL). I felt RPI would be well prepared and play with discipline as they did for almost 3 quarters, but those 2 interceptions thrown my Marinopoulos were killers (pretty much right to the Wesley DBs at the Wesley 1 and the last into the Endzone) ....  I am not saying RPI may have won except for those Int's because the Wesley offense is impossible to contain for an entire game, at least for a LL defense..... I do think an issue for Wesley seems to be waiting until the second half to get all cylinders firing, which I think  is a bad sign for them in the next round (take it from a Hobart fan whose team lived last year on this formula and died this year on it). Wesley cannot wait until the second half against Brockport. As far as Delaware Valley, I am not sure (other than the early season Wesley game) they have been tested so, Husson is capable of an underdog "RPI " performance and scaring DelVal, but  I am thinking a Delaware Valley-Brockport match-up in 2 weeks .

[Ralph Turner]

Final 16 region breakdown

East - 5 Del Val, Husson, Brockport, Wesley, Frostburg  Guarenteed 2 or 3 in final 8
North - 3 Mount Union, North Central, Trine Possible 0 to 3 in final 8
South - 4 UMHB, Berry, CWRU, W&J Possible 0 to 4 in final 8
West - 4 Oshkosh, St. Thomas, Wartburg, Linfield Possible 0 - 4 in final 8

Next weeks games
E v E
E v E
S v W - S favored
S v W - W favored
W v N - W favored
W v N - toss up
N v S - N favored
S v E - toss up

Did the east get lucky to have its own bracket?

In general, the eastern bracket performed as expected, with a slight surprise as Husson confirmed their legitimacy and Springfield's weaker schedule showed yesterday(no way they would have been undefeated had they remained in the LL). I felt RPI would be well prepared and play with discipline as they did for almost 3 quarters, but those 2 interceptions thrown my Marinopoulos were killers (pretty much right to the Wesley DBs at the Wesley 1 and the last into the Endzone) ....  I am not saying RPI may have won except for those Int's because the Wesley offense is impossible to contain for an entire game, at least for a LL defense..... I do think an issue for Wesley seems to be waiting until the second half to get all cylinders firing, which I think  is a bad sign for them in the next round (take it from a Hobart fan whose team lived last year on this formula and died this year on it). Wesley cannot wait until the second half against Brockport. As far as Delaware Valley, I am not sure (other than the early season Wesley game) they have been tested so, Husson is capable of an underdog "RPI " performance and scaring DelVal, but  I am thinking a Delaware Valley-Brockport match-up in 2 weeks .

Following up -- Round of 8 in bold

[ITH radio]

http://www.d3blogs.com/d3football/2017/12/08/the-quick-hits-takes-on-the-semifinals/

We look at BP vs Cru in detail, recap All-Region and other awards

[Teamski]

http://www.d3blogs.com/d3football/2017/12/08/the-quick-hits-takes-on-the-semifinals/

We look at BP vs Cru in detail, recap All-Region and other awards

It's gonna be a tough game for BP to win, Germinerio is good, but against that defense.....mmmmmm...

-Ski

[Ralph Turner]

18-minute tour of the CRUthedral

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Mnlec3ouOA

[D3MAFAN]

Hoping to see a good game tomorrow from Brockport.