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

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Reno is baffled to see a few of these top 10 having both the 2005 Union and Del Val squads in there but not the 2005 Rowan Profs.....who beat BOTH those teams!!!!!

Yes, actually that was one thing I noticed with the lists.  We may not have seen Rowan yet on My list, but there is a big dose of them coming.

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well I hope that we limit it too a max of 3 teams....if not you could make a list and have 1-4or 5 be all rowan.... how much fun is that...I think 06 springfield should get some consideration...they ran over everybody but ithaca...and just ran in to a team of destiny in SJFC

2006 did get some consideration.  And about Rowan, if they are deserving of spots they should get them.  If you did the top 10 North Region teams of the last 10 years, how many of them would be Mount Union? At least 8.  That's why the Eastern region is much more interesting.

[superman57]

well I hope that we limit it too a max of 3 teams....if not you could make a list and have 1-4or 5 be all rowan.... how much fun is that...I think 06 springfield should get some consideration...they ran over everybody but ithaca...and just ran in to a team of destiny in SJFC

2006 did get some consideration.  And about Rowan, if they are deserving of spots they should get them.  If you did the top 10 North Region teams of the last 10 years, how many of them would be Mount Union? At least 8.  That's why the Eastern region is much more interesting.

in my mind you can not compare MUC and Rowan...MUC has won 9 national titles...they are in a league of their own and often the 2nd 3rd or 4th team in the north could have contended for the national title if Mount was not there

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well I hope that we limit it too a max of 3 teams....if not you could make a list and have 1-4or 5 be all rowan.... how much fun is that...I think 06 springfield should get some consideration...they ran over everybody but ithaca...and just ran in to a team of destiny in SJFC

2006 did get some consideration.  And about Rowan, if they are deserving of spots they should get them.  If you did the top 10 North Region teams of the last 10 years, how many of them would be Mount Union? At least 8.  That's why the Eastern region is much more interesting.

in my mind you can not compare MUC and Rowan...MUC has won 9 national titles...they are in a league of their own and often the 2nd 3rd or 4th team in the north could have contended for the national title if Mount was not there

I'm not comparing their national prowess to MUC, but in my mind Rowan is deserving of what spots I give to them to come.   You just can't deny Rowan's success in the eastern Region. 

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well I hope that we limit it too a max of 3 teams....if not you could make a list and have 1-4or 5 be all rowan.... how much fun is that...I think 06 springfield should get some consideration...they ran over everybody but ithaca...and just ran in to a team of destiny in SJFC

2006 did get some consideration.  And about Rowan, if they are deserving of spots they should get them.  If you did the top 10 North Region teams of the last 10 years, how many of them would be Mount Union? At least 8.  That's why the Eastern region is much more interesting.

in my mind you can not compare MUC and Rowan...MUC has won 9 national titles...they are in a league of their own and often the 2nd 3rd or 4th team in the north could have contended for the national title if Mount was not there

I'm not comparing their national prowess to MUC, but in my mind Rowan is deserving of what spots I give to them to come.   You just can't deny Rowan's success in the eastern Region. 

This is entirely too late to be discussing this.

Also, Tombstone is a fantastic movie - if you hurry you can catch the last half hour on TNT.

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well I hope that we limit it too a max of 3 teams....if not you could make a list and have 1-4or 5 be all rowan.... how much fun is that...I think 06 springfield should get some consideration...they ran over everybody but ithaca...and just ran in to a team of destiny in SJFC

2006 did get some consideration.  And about Rowan, if they are deserving of spots they should get them.  If you did the top 10 North Region teams of the last 10 years, how many of them would be Mount Union? At least 8.  That's why the Eastern region is much more interesting.

in my mind you can not compare MUC and Rowan...MUC has won 9 national titles...they are in a league of their own and often the 2nd 3rd or 4th team in the north could have contended for the national title if Mount was not there

I'm not comparing their national prowess to MUC, but in my mind Rowan is deserving of what spots I give to them to come.   You just can't deny Rowan's success in the eastern Region. 

This is entirely too late to be discussing this.

Also, Tombstone is a fantastic movie - if you hurry you can catch the last half hour on TNT.

Too late? I've only yet begun to argue! haha. 

[rams1102]

pgo4,

Since I have a little time to spare and Clone walked Matsui with the bases loaded,we are all tied at 3. Let's see what the Yankees are made of. We need a sweep or at worst 2 of 3. Posada doubles Yanks 5-3. Colone just yanked. Should be a long night.

Down to D3 Football. 5 picks left. RPI & St. Johns 2-3 or 3-2. The other 3 spots to Rowan. IMHO

End of 3, Yanks up 8-3.

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Took a little hiatus yesterday...haha, back later with the #5  pick!

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# 5:  2005 Rowan Profs

The Basics:

Overall Record:  11-2
End Result: Eliminated by Mount Union in National Semifinals
Key Regular Season Win:  @ Christopher Newport 21-14, @ Cortland State  24-16
Key Regular Season Losses: @ William Paterson 20-19
Points For: 28.5
Points Against: 15.1

Key Strength:

Well for a few games of the season, with Mike Orihel, it was a high powered passing attack.  However, after he got injured, a balanced running attack took hold, and the passing efficiency became much less.  Also, a sack-happy defense was very instrumental in the team's success. 

Key Players:

Offense:

Mike Orihel, QB:  5 games played, 119-176 for 1533 yards and 9 touchdowns. 

Sakeen Wright, WR:  74 receptions for 899 yards and 7 Touchdowns.

Phil Silva, WR: 46 receptions for 681 yards and 9 touchdowns.

Ulysses Encarnacion, RB: 163 rushes for 850 yards and 8 touchdowns.

Defense: 

Randy Tosh: 102 tackles (55 solo), 13 sacks, and 1 interception

Keith Heimerl: 63 tackles (35 solo) 11.5 sacks, and an interception.


Eventual cause of demise (because let's face it, the Eastern teams always have a demise) :

A 19-7 loss to perennial national powerhouse Mount Union.  Rowan had Crushed Wilkes, and squeaked by Union and Delaware Valley to win the Eastern Region and make it to the National Semifinals to face off with the Purple Raiders once again.  Both defenses played well in the contest but Mount Union's was better on this day and held onto the ball for more than 40 minutes.  The profs were only able to muster up 176 yards and were not able to make a comeback after falling behind 14-0. 


Why did they make the list?:

Winners of the eastern region and not getting blown out by Mount Union gives them this spot on the countdown.  Although they lost their starting quarterback and a consistent passing attack, They were able to persevere with a rushing attack and make it to the showdown with the Purple Raiders.  That combined with a pretty good defense lands them in the top half of the ranking.  Not the best Profs team of the era, but still one of the best of the era. 

Thoughts???

Next up, the #4 team, tomorrow. 

[superman57]

I must say I'm a little dissapointed that we haven't seen the cardiac kids '04 fisher....for the shear fact that they won so many damn close games...including THE hailmary against Brockport and the Pic against Ithaca marking fisher's first ever victory over the mighty bombers...

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I must say I'm a little dissapointed that we haven't seen the cardiac kids '04 fisher....for the shear fact that they won so many damn close games...including THE hailmary against Brockport and the Pic against Ithaca marking fisher's first ever victory over the mighty bombers...

They weren't one of the best teams, they were just lucky.   ,  Just kidding, they were definitely in my thought process but again only 10 teams can fit. 

[superman57]

so why isn't fisher 1-10 I think some of those 0-10 teams were better than they looked

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so why isn't fisher 1-10 I think some of those 0-10 teams were better than they looked

huh? lol

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Oh and I like the Cake next to my age in my profile signifying my birthday, It's a nice touch that I hadn't noticed before.

[superman57]

Happy birthday PG-04....