The Top 10 Eastern Region teams of the D3football.com Era

[boobyhasgameyo]

Yeah keep in mind that Union game wasn't as close as the final score reflected.  They were up 28-3 at halftime and put in a lot of reserves in the second half.  Also the Mount Union game I believe Fisher really did have a shot at winning that.  A couple of narrowly missed passes would have resulted in 2 different touchdowns that I can remember and would have put Fisher over the top.  Mount Union was shell shocked you could tell.  I remember one play in particular when Robinson busted through the line for a 40+ yarder.....The Mount Union fans became silent, I think it was then they realized it wasn't going to be all cakes and pies for them.   

[Jonny Utah]

Yeah keep in mind that Union game wasn't as close as the final score reflected.  They were up 28-3 at halftime and put in a lot of reserves in the second half.  Also the Mount Union game I believe Fisher really did have a shot at winning that.  A couple of narrowly missed passes would have resulted in 2 different touchdowns that I can remember and would have put Fisher over the top.  Mount Union was shell shocked you could tell.  I remember one play in particular when Robinson busted through the line for a 40+ yarder.....The Mount Union fans became silent, I think it was then they realized it wasn't going to be all cakes and pies for them.   

+K for using the phrase "cakes and pies" in a post.  I like that.

[Pat Coleman]

Most people would call going from No. 16 to No. 4 rising, not dropping.

[pg04]

Utah,

What do you expect from a guy that has booby in his handle (Yes i know what it's referring to) 

[boobyhasgameyo]

ha i was hoping somebody would find the humor in the cakes and pies reference. 

[RunningRobby25]

Most people would call going from No. 16 to No. 4 rising, not dropping.

Now Now Pat, let's not get you on my bad side this soon!

I was only referring to put Capital (who lost in a round previous to us) was ranked ahead of us.  Also, if you were going by saying they played Mt. Union tougher then why would Whitewater be put ahead of us as well?  No biggie, just stirring the pot now that I can finally say something on here

[Pat Coleman]

Mount Union had to actually pass the ball to beat UW-Whitewater. The Purple Raiders beat St. John Fisher with half its offense tied behind its back.

Mount Union types will back me up on that -- this is their own answer to the same question when fans asked in December.

Just because the bracket placed Capital in Alliance one week earlier doesn't negate the final result -- a three-point game which was tied entering the fourth quarter and which was a three-point game or less for 13 and a half minutes of the final quarter.

[RunningRobby25]

Fair enough Pat,

I was just messin with the idea anyways... no real anger here anyways, just wanted to get ya fired up on my first night... Still friends?

[Pat Coleman]

You bet -- I'm not at all upset anyway. Thought you deserved a real answer, though. 

[Tags]

Mount Union had to actually pass the ball to beat UW-Whitewater. The Purple Raiders beat St. John Fisher with half its offense tied behind its back.

Are you kidding me? If they could have done anything else & blown Fisher out they would have.

Edit: Don't read too much more into that than there is. Mt. Union is truly a great football team, and their win vs. Fisher was solid. My point is that they try to put teams away quickly, and put them away definitively, I think we all can agree on that. It was close all game, despite Kmic having a career day.

[Pat Coleman]

Nah. If you watch Mount Union over the years you know that they don't pull anything out of their bag of tricks on offense that they don't need.

Again, I invite you to take this question to the OAC folks. I can track down the quotes, I guess, and save the doubters the trouble.

[Jonny Utah]

Nah. If you watch Mount Union over the years you know that they don't pull anything out of their bag of tricks on offense that they don't need.

Again, I invite you to take this question to the OAC folks. I can track down the quotes, I guess, and save the doubters the trouble.

you know what though, those oac folks are so defensive if you ever say anything even close to quesioning Mt Union it seems like its almost no use talking to them.

And Ive seen enough Mt. Union over the years to know that they can make the 2nd best team in the country look like one of those Alaskan 7 man eskimo football teams. 

Im not commenting about the SJF/MUC game as I havent seen it  but Ive seen other MUC games where its 35-7 and the second quarter isnt even really started yet.

[Tags]

Nah. If you watch Mount Union over the years you know that they don't pull anything out of their bag of tricks on offense that they don't need.

Again, I invite you to take this question to the OAC folks. I can track down the quotes, I guess, and save the doubters the trouble.

I can understand where you're coming from on that, I just don't believe they would have left it that close of a ballgame if they felt they had more options to put Fisher away more quickly.

You can say "they didn't have to throw", which is a legit argument I suppose, but I disagree. I think that one game away from the national championship they try to do more than be up
19-14 after 3 - Especially on a team that they knew was dangerous offensively.

I really don't feel like seeing old quotes from OAC folks, not sure what an old quote from a poster on a message board will prove. Agree to disagree.

[superman57]

Nate Kmic was a man beast on that day so they did not need an air game...but if I remember the game well enough they were having some issues throwing the ball in the game....(but please don't quote me on this as I was incredbily sick during the game and only really remember the botched punt snap for a saftey the f'd up field goal and Nate kmic's back

[Pat Coleman]

Nate Kmic was a man beast on that day so they did not need an air game.

Indeed, and for the past two years in the playoffs, Larry Kehres has ridden him until team can slow him. Just look at the playoff rushing totals.