East Region Fan Poll

[lewdogg11]

People from the OAC are complaining that Whitewater has no challenge before Salem.  However, I see them as having Kean, Del Val, St. Thomas or Salisbury as a challenge before then.  Am I wrong to think those teams could provide a challenge?

Not at all, but those snooty douches never heard of any of those schools.

[pg04]

I'm sure that will inflame things (If they actually come over here to read anythng  ). 

[lewdogg11]

I'm sure that will inflame things (If they actually come over here to read anythng  ).

It's infuriating reading their comments.  WAHHHH, Mt Union didn't get a free pass to the finals.  WAHHHHHH UWW has an 'easier' bracket.   WAHHHHHH, MOM...THE MEATLOAF!!!!  Shut the F up.

[wesleydad]

pg04, having seen all but st thomas, all 3 of the other teams would have to really up their overall game to challenge uww unless uww plays a bad game.  out of the 3 slaisbury may be the toughest since they run the triple option.  i dont think kean would have any chance as their offense is limited which is not a good thing against uww.  del val would be interesting since they are young.  i dont know about st thomas, didnt see them this year, too far of a drive to catch one of their games.

[lewdogg11]

pg04, having seen all but st thomas, all 3 of the other teams would have to really up their overall game to challenge uww unless uww plays a bad game.  out of the 3 slaisbury may be the toughest since they run the triple option.  i dont think kean would have any chance as their offense is limited which is not a good thing against uww.  del val would be interesting since they are young.  i dont know about st thomas, didnt see them this year, too far of a drive to catch one of their games.

Yeah but the real point here is that 30 29 of 32 teams need to 'really up their overall game to challenge UWW'.  I think DVC, Kean, Salisbury etc have as good a chance as any.

[Ralph Turner]

People from the OAC are complaining that Whitewater has no challenge before Salem.  However, I see them as having Kean, Del Val, St. Thomas or Salisbury as a challenge before then.  Am I wrong to think those teams could provide a challenge?

Tommies and Salisbury, definitely, IMHO.

[Mr. Ypsi]

pg04, having seen all but st thomas, all 3 of the other teams would have to really up their overall game to challenge uww unless uww plays a bad game.  out of the 3 slaisbury may be the toughest since they run the triple option.  i dont think kean would have any chance as their offense is limited which is not a good thing against uww.  del val would be interesting since they are young.  i dont know about st thomas, didnt see them this year, too far of a drive to catch one of their games.

Yeah but the real point here is that 30 of 32 teams need to 'really up their overall game to challenge UWW'.  I think DVC, Kean, Salisbury etc have as good a chance as any.

I can readily think of at least one exception to your claim - in the quarters last year, NCC LED UWW in the 4th quarter.  UWW posters say they felt PLENTY challenged.

[lewdogg11]

pg04, having seen all but st thomas, all 3 of the other teams would have to really up their overall game to challenge uww unless uww plays a bad game.  out of the 3 slaisbury may be the toughest since they run the triple option.  i dont think kean would have any chance as their offense is limited which is not a good thing against uww.  del val would be interesting since they are young.  i dont know about st thomas, didnt see them this year, too far of a drive to catch one of their games.

Yeah but the real point here is that 30 29 of 32 teams need to 'really up their overall game to challenge UWW'.  I think DVC, Kean, Salisbury etc have as good a chance as any.

I can readily think of at least one exception to your claim - in the quarters last year, NCC LED UWW in the 4th quarter.  UWW posters say they felt PLENTY challenged.

Corrected.  You get my drift though.

[pg04]

Well maybe Salisbury, St. Thomas, etc will become that NCC team from last year.  It could turn out to be a "cakewalk" but I think the bracket was done fairly.  #1 seed overall probably should have the "easiest" road overall, but I don't think it's a "cakewalk"

[wesleydad]

lew, i agree, just giving out some info on what i have seen this year and the past few with wesley losing to both mount and uww.  all 3 would have a chance, kean very slim, salisbury and del val a punchers chance, but a chance non-the-less.  i was lucky enough to have seen 6 playoff teams in my travels this year.  st thomas would also have to be a challenge since they are ranked 3 in the country.  i just like the whole set up with different match ups all over the place.

[Yanks 99]

Just looked at the brackets, and am way behind everyone else on this...but...wow.  Regions be damned I guess.  Personally...I love it.  This has to be better then letting in two NEFC teams into the tournament, having an ECFC rep, sending Mt. Union over...and then calling it the East Region.

SJFC...good luck against Hopkins.  Fisher vs. Del Valley would be a great second round match up (obviously using some presumption here that both would win).  Also...cannot believe it could be Salisbury vs. Kean winner against UWW in the quarters...this is the craziest bracket I have ever seen...

[Ralph Turner]

Just looked at the brackets, and am way behind everyone else on this...but...wow.  Regions be damned I guess.  Personally...I love it.  This has to be better then letting in two NEFC teams into the tournament, having an ECFC rep, sending Mt. Union over...and then calling it the East Region.

SJFC...good luck against Hopkins.  Fisher vs. Del Valley would be a great second round match up (obviously using some presumption here that both would win).  Also...cannot believe it could be Salisbury vs. Kean winner against UWW in the quarters...this is the craziest bracket I have ever seen...

That is when the match up should appear... when there will be only 8 teams left.

And in the other bracket, you might have the DVC-SJF winner playing the Tommie-IWU winner.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Whatever else one may say about it, this is certainly the most intriguing bracket I can ever recall.  All sorts of matchups (and potential matchups) that have probably never occurred before.  Potentially, at least, the airlines are in for a windfall!

It is also the chance for the East Region to 'put up or shut up'.  Rather than all together to 'eat' each other, then by 'eaten' by the guys in Alliance, the East Region teams are all over the bracket.  Time to show the 'haters' what you have (or haven't) got.

[PA_wesleyfan]

Just for all's information, just read on the d3 twitter that UMU, UWW, Mary-Hardin Baylor and Del Val are the 4 #1 seeds, so Del Val did get a #1 seed after all the trepidation, just not with the brackets we'd ever assume would have taken shape! I think it's going to be a very interesting playoff! 

Remember, UMU and UWW have had significant scares in the regular season, This year may be the year that one of them doesn't make it to the end..

If you remember , Wesley actually got seeded 1st above UWW last year. So the committee has a little history and seeing Del Val as a #1 is good

[Ralph Turner]

Whatever else one may say about it, this is certainly the most intriguing bracket I can ever recall.  All sorts of matchups (and potential matchups) that have probably never occurred before.  Potentially, at least, the airlines are in for a windfall!

It is also the chance for the East Region to 'put up or shut up'.  Rather than all together to 'eat' each other, then by 'eaten' by the guys in Alliance, the East Region teams are all over the bracket.  Time to show the 'haters' what you have (or haven't) got.

I posted the 9 inter-region first round games on the Pool C board.