East Region Playoff Discussion

[theoriginalupstate]

Meaning - its not like there was a lot to choose from elsewhere.

When is this clown going to make one post which makes any sense......on any board....

Superman, this guy is making your introduction look Einsteinian....

Ahmen...

[Senor RedTackle]

I think that all of the politicing that took place for the Empire 8 and other eastern conferences served them a helping of exactly what they deserved. Have fun traveling all the way to Mt. Union boys.

How has the Liberty League done in the playoffs?

last time RPI was in the playoffs they went to the national Semi-finals and beat 2 E8 teams on the way...next question?

[superman57]

Meaning - its not like there was a lot to choose from elsewhere.

When is this clown going to make one post which makes any sense......on any board....

Superman, this guy is making your introduction look Einsteinian....

me smart...you stupid...nahanahanahanaha

[DanPadavona]

Bobby
I never said tha WU would have done better against Mt. Union. I am glad we were moved out of the east.

Hey, it's not Bobby.  It's Booby.  Get it right, man.  The dude has game!

[DanPadavona]

Taking a look at the opening bracket it looks to me like there are 3 very intriguing games where I am hard pressed to pick a winner.  Hopefully I'll be kept up to date with game scores during the ECAC's.


Ithaca at Mount Union

The Mount Union shut out streak dating back to September(!!!) comes to an end this Saturday.  Look for Ithaca to push Mount Union in the first half, before the Mount takes control in the second half.  MUC by 24 points.


Hartwick at Curry

Very interesting game.  Hartwick seemingly played its best football mid-season and lately has looked very vulnerable against mediocre competition.  Could Hartwick defeat Ithaca or Fisher at this point of the season on a neutral field?  I doubt it.  On the other side of the field is a hungry Curry squad which has a lot more playoff experience than does Hartwick.  That same Curry team is probably sick and tired of hearing that they are an automatic out in the NCAA's.  WNEC over Hartwick may be a huge upset in retrospect, but it tells us how vulnerable the Hawks' defense is.  The NEFC streak ends.  Curry by 3 points.


Hobart at St. John Fisher

Two teams which overcame rocky starts to re-establish themselves as eastern powers.  Both can put up a lot of points and win a shoot out.  While Fisher is not quite as dominant as they were in 2006, as Denny Greene would say:  "They are who we thought they were!"  I like Fisher's ability to explode on the ground and through the air, and based on their recent scores they are playing their best football down the stretch. This one is going down to the fourth quarter.  Fisher by 8 points.


TCNJ at RPI

Two very well matched football teams in the closest match-up of round 1.  This one is so close, I really think it comes down to home field advantage.  And that is where TCNJ has only itself to blame.  Had they taken care of Kean in Week 11, they would be undisputed NJAC Champions, rather than co-champions, and likely hold the #2 or #3 seed.  As it is, their brilliant defense broke down and now they must travel to face the Liberty League Champion.

RPI's spread offense worked very well against a strong Cortland defense in 2006.  From what I have seen, TCNJ's defense is a little quicker in the front 7/8 than Cortland was.  The question I have had all season is, what happens if TCNJ falls behind in the playoffs?  Do they have the offensive fire power to rally from behind?  Look for this to be their achilles heel.  RPI by 1 point.

[Senor RedTackle]

Taking a look at the opening bracket it looks to me like there are 3 very intriguing games where I am hard pressed to pick a winner.  Hopefully I'll be kept up to date with game scores during the ECAC's.


Ithaca at Mount Union

The Mount Union shut out streak dating back to September(!!!) comes to an end this Saturday.  Look for Ithaca to push Mount Union in the first half, before the Mount takes control in the second half.  MUC by 24 points.


Hartwick at Curry

Very interesting game.  Hartwick seemingly played its best football mid-season and lately has looked very vulnerable against mediocre competition.  Could Hartwick defeat Ithaca or Fisher at this point of the season on a neutral field?  I doubt it.  On the other side of the field is a hungry Curry squad which has a lot more playoff experience than does Hartwick.  That same Curry team is probably sick and tired of hearing that they are an automatic out in the NCAA's.  WNEC over Hartwick may be a huge upset in retrospect, but it tells us how vulnerable the Hawks' defense is.  The NEFC streak ends.  Curry by 3 points.


Hobart at St. John Fisher

Two teams which overcame rocky starts to re-establish themselves as eastern powers.  Both can put up a lot of points and win a shoot out.  While Fisher is not quite as dominant as they were in 2006, as Denny Greene would say:  "They are who we thought they were!"  I like Fisher's ability to explode on the ground and through the air, and based on their recent scores they are playing their best football down the stretch. This one is going down to the fourth quarter.  Fisher by 8 points.


TCNJ at RPI

Two very well matched football teams in the closest match-up of round 1.  This one is so close, I really think it comes down to home field advantage.  And that is where TCNJ has only itself to blame.  Had they taken care of Kean in Week 11, they would be undisputed NJAC Champions, rather than co-champions, and likely hold the #2 or #3 seed.  As it is, their brilliant defense broke down and now they must travel to face the Liberty League Champion.

RPI's spread offense worked very well against a strong Cortland defense in 2006.  From what I have seen, TCNJ's defense is a little quicker in the front 7/8 than Cortland was.  The question I have had all season is, what happens if TCNJ falls behind in the playoffs?  Do they have the offensive fire power to rally from behind?  Look for this to be their achilles heel.  RPI by 1 point.

A nice read!!!

[JQV]

I will still argue that Widener would not have been the weakest team in the east. However, I think that all of the politicing that took place for the Empire 8 and other eastern conferences served them a helping of exactly what they deserved. Have fun traveling all the way to Mt. Union boys. Its really alot of fun to drive all the way out there. Oh, and the ride home after you get thumped is even better. Have fun in the east boys. See you next season. Off to West and Case.

What politicking?  Surely you aren't referring to post patterns?

[MSUBIRDGANG]

RPI's spread will not work against TCNJ's defense....they sit in a 3-5 stack and blitz from all angles....they are extremely fast....That defense is very confusing to the o line when trying to identify who the Mike, Buck, and Will are with all of the moving around that they do....They sit in the "window" very well if RPI try's to throw there hot routes sooo look for TCNJ to return one to the house....

[lewdogg11]

RPI's spread will not work against TCNJ's defense....they sit in a 3-5 stack and blitz from all angles....they are extremely fast....That defense is very confusing to the o line when trying to identify who the Mike, Buck, and Will are with all of the moving around that they do....They sit in the "window" very well if RPI try's to throw there hot routes sooo look for TCNJ to return one to the house....

Damn, RPI is screwed.  They might as well just forfeit.  LB's taking it to the house?  DAMN!!!

[theoriginalupstate]

RPI's spread will not work against TCNJ's defense....they sit in a 3-5 stack and blitz from all angles....they are extremely fast....That defense is very confusing to the o line when trying to identify who the Mike, Buck, and Will are with all of the moving around that they do....They sit in the "window" very well if RPI try's to throw there hot routes sooo look for TCNJ to return one to the house....

They're going to have to blitz off the edge, RPI has like no splits, its pretty hard to get pressure up the middle.  If they do bring it off the edge the OLBer wont be there...

[Reno Hightower]

I think that all of the politicing that took place for the Empire 8 and other eastern conferences served them a helping of exactly what they deserved. Have fun traveling all the way to Mt. Union boys.

How has the Liberty League done in the playoffs?

last time RPI was in the playoffs they went to the national Semi-finals and beat 2 E8 teams on the way...next question?

Anf gave SJ's a tougher game than they got in the Stagg Bowl.......

[WUDLINE]

Jose-
I was not stating anything against the posters , the message board is designed for all of us to support our teams and do a little politicking of our own. I also do not wish any ill will on the teams in the east for that matter. I hope they do well and someone knocks off Mt. Union. I was voicing my opinion about the regional committee and NCAA voters. I feel that it is unfair to penalize WU for the loss to Wesley who is located in the South, but not reward WU for the win against NC Wesleyan who is also in the south. The 200 mile rule is ridiculous in my opinion. Either count all of games in the percentages or only eastern region games. Otherwise in my opinion teams are penalized for traveling greater distances to play better opponents.

Good luck to Bombers this weekend ! Climb the Mount.

[Knightstalker]

WUDLINE, the schools know the criteria when they make their schedules, the 200 mile rule has not changed in several years.

[@d3jason]

WUDLINE, the schools know the criteria when they make their schedules, the 200 mile rule has not changed in several years.

This is not always so easy when you are a good team from a smaller conference or an independent. You can have a lot of trouble finding people to play. So you are left to travel or take what you can get.

[Knightstalker]

WUDLINE, the schools know the criteria when they make their schedules, the 200 mile rule has not changed in several years.

This is not always so easy when you are a good team from a smaller conference or an independent. You can have a lot of trouble finding people to play. So you are left to travel or take what you can get.

Actually this is the first year that the MAC could schedule OOC games, but there were closer schools that would have been regional games that also needed a tenth game.