East Region Playoff Discussion

Caz Bombers · November 24, 2018, 01:51:17 PM

13-7 Brockport at halftime, Hop was beating Frosty last I saw. Elsewhere all is chalk as UMU and UMHB are smashing their opponents like they always do.

wesleydad · November 24, 2018, 01:52:08 PM

RPI takes the lead. Brockport looks ordinary. Frostburg getting beat, but hanging in. Change that. Int and Hopkins has the ball again. Frostburg defense is getting run over by Hopkins.

wesleydad · November 24, 2018, 01:56:45 PM

Frostburg is just not that good on defense and getting trashed by a good offense in Hopkins. You cant keep giving up that many points in games and keep winning. Give RPI credit, they are playing a good game. Defense is doing a good job keeping Brockport in front of them.

wesleydad · November 24, 2018, 02:12:19 PM

Well, the top of the east does not look good. Brockport with another turnover and RPI has a chance to go up 8. Frostburg just not good. Hopkins looks much better and likely much better than Brock or RPI too.

thewaterboy · November 24, 2018, 02:30:35 PM

Looking like just about curtains for Frostburg. Get the ball back on the 1 with just about 7 minutes to play. Down 21.

RPI getting new life inside the 5 with a PI.

Bartman · November 24, 2018, 02:31:27 PM

Hopkins looks great, Frosty kinda soft, frankly this is not good for the NJAC. Brockport and RPI in a defensive battle on a harsh weather rainy day. BPort has turned the ball over 5 times. RPI 14 BPort 13. RPI has not backed down since the opening kickoff. LL reps looking good as they are 1st and goal from the one with 8 minutes left.

Bartman · November 24, 2018, 02:36:03 PM

RPI scores 21-13 . Terrific determination by the Engineers. Who wants it more??

Bartman · November 24, 2018, 02:41:52 PM

BPort penalties could be the difference here...lack of discipline. Still 21-13 with 6:30 left.

thewaterboy · November 24, 2018, 02:43:41 PM

Quote from: Bartman on November 24, 2018, 02:41:52 PM
BPort penalties could be the difference here...lack of discipline. Still 21-13 with 6:30 left.

A SIXTH turnover.

wesleydad · November 24, 2018, 02:45:59 PM

Quote from: Bartman on November 24, 2018, 02:31:27 PM
Hopkins looks great, Frosty kinda soft, frankly this is not good for the NJAC. Brockport and RPI in a defensive battle on a harsh weather rainy day. BPort has turned the ball over 5 times. RPI 14 BPort 13. RPI has not backed down since the opening kickoff. LL reps looking good as they are 1st and goal from the one with 8 minutes left.

This looks bad for the East. The NJAC had 4 or 5 good teams, but no real good one. Wesley went 6 - 4 and probably should have been 10 - 0. No one did anything great week to week. Brockport has not looked that good the last few weeks. RPI is a nice team, but no one will fear them if they play them. The East again lacks that top national contender.

HScoach · November 24, 2018, 03:15:20 PM

Yup, this isn't a good look for the East region. You need your best teams to play like it when it matters most. Parity amongst a bunch of good teams makes for exciting regular seasons, but it's a death sentence come playoff time.

jmcozenlaw · November 24, 2018, 03:23:10 PM

Even though this was a massive rebuilding year for DelVal after the losses on defense and offense from the national quarterfinal team, they have to be kicking themselves right about now for blowing that game last week to Muhlenberg. Up 13-0 and driving to make it 20-0, stupid ass penalties snuff that out. Then the fumble at the Muhlenberg 27. Then the blown play deep in Muhlenberg's territory to end the half. Then the drive to win the game turns into a pick six and a 20-13 loss. Given what Muhlenberg did to Randolph Macon today, I think it's probably safe to say that DelVal would have been in their second consecutive national quarterfinal (where they would have been led to slaughter against Mount Union). 9 defensive starters back next year, including three more years of the Nobile brothers/monsters. A returning defensive player, possibly two, from the 2017 team. 7 offensive starters back, a nice replacement for Darden at QB, two returnees from 2017, and a stud RB who sat out this year. If they have a solid recruiting/transfer (if two on the radar now occur......watch out) year this offseason, it could be a great year in Doylestown. I am picking Wesley though to win the 2019 opener as nobody other than Mount Union, UMHB, Whitewater and maybe another team or two takes three out of four (and the series ends after the 2019 game) from Wesley.

Frostburg was a monster disappointment today against a Hopkins team that struggled at home with Muhlenberg.

Brockport was even a bigger disappointment given how many starters they returned from the 2017 national semifinal team and having a Gagliardi finalist at QB.

Oh well, it's basketball and wrestling season. I'll tune in to watch the surprise championship between Mount Union and UMHB. Kind of like wondering if Alabama and the Golden State Warriors will win championships this year as well. Not a whole lot of drama

Upstate · November 24, 2018, 03:24:22 PM

Great job by the RPI defense. They played 8 in coverage most of the game and Brockport had no idea where to go with the ball. Really bad showing by the Brockport offense though, even with three DL rushing they still allowed way more pressure than they should have.

Brockport defense played well considered they were put in horrible spots all game long with 6 turnovers by the offense.

Good luck against Hopkins RPI

Bartman · November 24, 2018, 04:15:53 PM

Quote from: Upstate on November 24, 2018, 03:24:22 PM
Great job by the RPI defense. They played 8 in coverage most of the game and Brockport had no idea where to go with the ball. Really bad showing by the Brockport offense though, even with three DL rushing they still allowed way more pressure than they should have.

Brockport defense played well considered they were put in horrible spots all game long with 6 turnovers by the offense.

Good luck against Hopkins RPI

Brockport was outcoached by RPI today, especially in the second half. Germinerio did not make the kind of difference he can make as they put a spy on him at key points and put 8 in coverage , as you said, denying access to those great receivers. When the weather improved in the second half, BPort went to the pass, when it looked like they could have rushed Brown all day long... or at least made RPI put more in the box....outcoached, IMO.

wesleydad · November 24, 2018, 05:23:55 PM

Quote from: Bartman on November 24, 2018, 04:15:53 PM
Quote from: Upstate on November 24, 2018, 03:24:22 PM
Great job by the RPI defense. They played 8 in coverage most of the game and Brockport had no idea where to go with the ball. Really bad showing by the Brockport offense though, even with three DL rushing they still allowed way more pressure than they should have.

Brockport defense played well considered they were put in horrible spots all game long with 6 turnovers by the offense.

Good luck against Hopkins RPI
Brockport was outcoached by RPI today, especially in the second half. Germinerio did not make the kind of difference he can make as they put a spy on him at key points and put 8 in coverage , as you said, denying access to those great receivers. When the weather improved in the second half, BPort went to the pass, when it looked like they could have rushed Brown all day long... or at least made RPI put more in the box....outcoached, IMO.

11 for 33 is not going to beat anyone. RPI did a great job of making someone other than Germanerio make a play and no one did. Agree, no adjustments by Brockport makes it seem like they were outcoached. Big question is, can RPI score enough, figure they need at least 30+ to win next week.