East Region Playoff Discussion

[WICB Sports]

Just wanted to let all you loyal followers of Division-III football know that WICB will be having ALL the action from this weekends Ithaca-Curry game.  Here is the schedule of the day's events:

11:30 a.m. Countdown to Kickoff breaks down all the match-ups, including Coach Welch cuts, stories on Kyle Crandall, Chris Gray and the East Region Update.

noon--All the live action

Immediatly Following the game--Call in to Bombers Post-game, 607-274-3217...give Mike Hibbard and Josh Canu your thoughts on the game as they break down the game.

here is the link to the site (NOTE: There is two ways to listen to the game on our site.  The first and most common method is to click the listen live button right on our site.  The Second, is a feature we have added so that everyone is able to tune in without the system every overfilling.  You can get to this option by clicking the football box on the top right portion of the screen, that will take you to Stretch Internet, where you hit listen, and you will be all set for the broadcast)

WICB- http://wicb.org/

VIC -http://vicradio.org/ (will also have the call)

Hope to see everyone at Butterfield tomorrow for what is sure to be a cold, cold game...

Enjoy the broadcast!

Sincerely,
Lee
WICB Sports Director

[Jonny Utah]

U89 and I went back and forth on this a few years back, but some of these Patriot/Ivy league teams are pretty good.  If Harvard played Mt. Union right now, Harvard would win 35-10.  Ive seen MUC live and they are a d3 team. SJF has a bigger line.  The defense is tough, but Harvard and the top Ivy/Patriot league teams have 6-6/300 nfl prospect linemen in some cases that would even push MUC around.  I know Holy Cross is up and down but the Ivy league is different than it was 10 years ago even.

At IC we used to give Cornell a good half and sometimes even be up at the half.  They had bigger lines but their linebackers and d-backs were nothing special from what I remember.  Even that Chad Levit kid didnt impress me a whole heck of a lot.  Seth Payne on the other hand was a monster.  Cornell also never tried to smash it down our throats either as both teams tried to mix it up a lot.  In general I was never impressed with Cornells defense ,except for Payne who was the best player I had EVER been on the field with at the same time.  Payne made R-Kal Truluck look like one of the care bears.

[cstate19]

Pat: "Next Question"

God, I hope someone beats Mount Union.

[theaprof]

Pat: "Next Question"

God, I hope someone beats Mount Union.

UWW did, just last year.

[Senor RedTackle]

How well do you think Mount Union would fair in Division II, and even Division IAA?

1-AA? RT isn't buying that....

yes...RT should've qualified his post...he meant scholarship IAA teams and the "real" echelon of D2 (East Stroudsburg, Indian (PA), Carson Newman, etc)....forget the Siena's or Bentley's of the world. Mount Union is the top D3 team...they'd get smoked by anyone in the top 25 of IAA or probably top 25 of DII

[HScoach]

The opinion of a very well respected D3 head coach that I know who is now coaching in D1-AA indicated that the skill people in D1-AA and D3 are the same.  The difference is along the lines.  There is a HUGE difference in the size, strength and speed in the lineman at the upper levels.  There are always exceptions to the rule and upsets happen, but I seriously doubt Mount would hang with a legit D1-AA team.  And I'm as big a MUC guy as there is.

Now when it comes to NAIA, I think the upper 20% of D3 is well above NAIA.  I've coached a couple players in HS that were multi-year starters on playoff NAIA teams that would have never seen the field at Mount.   

[Jonny Utah]

The opinion of a very well respected D3 head coach that I know who is now coaching in D1-AA indicated that the skill people in D1-AA and D3 are the same.  The difference is along the lines.  There is a HUGE difference in the size, strength and speed in the lineman at the upper levels.  There are always exceptions to the rule and upsets happen, but I seriously doubt Mount would hang with a legit D1-AA team.  And I'm as big a MUC guy as there is.

Now when it comes to NAIA, I think the upper 20% of D3 is well above NAIA.  I've coached a couple players in HS that were multi-year starters on playoff NAIA teams that would have never seen the field at Mount.   

Good points.  Another thing I always noticed (I see a lot of Colonial League football) is the speed of the linebackers.  Those guys can fly to the ball and do not miss tackles like a lot of d3 guys do.

[XREDDRAGON77]

Different topic, but a buddy of mine played sprint ball at Penn.  Watched them one night over at Cornell.   THOSE LITTLE GUYS FLY AND HIT.

[pumkinattack]

Game Notes for Hobart - Lyco:

http://www.hwsathletics.com/documents/2008/11/21/Lyco.pdf

Heading up again this week and just checked the weather and Geneva has a high of 22 with some snow and feels like 13.  Thank god they don't check for flasks at "security".

The game notes indicate that Vella is starting at QB for Bart.  Should be interesting.  I'm hoping for and expecting a win (a close one, probably 5 - 3 or something like that), but either way the number of Freshman and Sophs at skill positions (Vella, Tritten @ RB, Marsh @TE, Muratori @ WR, Schettine @ WR, Woodard @ DB) getting big game experience will be huge for the coming years. 

[dlippiel]

LET'S GO BART!!!!

[dlippiel]

LET'S GO BART!!!!

LET'S ****ING GO BART!!!
That's better

[gobombers]

Anyone know why there is no video broadcast of the Ithaca game, being that it is at home?

[theoriginalupstate]

MUC goes 5 plays all on the ground on their first drive for a TD...

well there goes any chance of an upset...

[E8]

MUC goes 5 plays all on the ground on their first drive for a TD...

well there goes any chance of an upset...

Hate to pat our own backs, but this Husson radio crew is not good.   Im pulling out my HAIR that I am not there....

[lewdogg11]

UPSET ALERT!!!!
6-0 CURRY

WHO DAT GON BEAT CURRY WHO DAT???