East Region Fan Poll

[Bombers798891]

Let's remember that we don't know how good wins really are until a season progresses.

Don't take this personal Dlip, but I remember when Ithaca beat Union in the opening week of 2010. The Dutchman were coming off an 8-3 season, and the win looked nice after three weeks with Union winning their next two. Well, the boys from Union wound up 2-7 that year. Not exactly a win to beef up the ole resume. Sometimes teams just have bad years. Let's allow for the season to play out a bit before we start rolling out the red carpet for the Bengals.

[lewdogg11]

Pat took the words out of my mouth!
Thx Pat!

So he took the real poll out of your mouth?

[fisheralum91]

Nice LD.

Real nice.

anyhoo.....

[Upstate]

Pat took the words out of my mouth!
Thx Pat!

So he took the real poll out of your mouth?

I think Pat took the fan one out and put the real one in...


Kidding, 91, kidding!!!

[fisheralum91]

Whoa...
ON to the next topic!

[Bengalsrule]

One 1 word........YES! The BENGALS are back!

You do know that you have 3 top 10 teams left on the schedule right?

Not to mention Alfred and Ithaca.

Thats why Head Coach/A. D. Boyes left NJAC to join the E8. Better comp affords 1 the opportunity for a stronger Strength of schedule and, if you win, a better seat win the dance selections gurus come calling!.

#1 D3 Champ Wisconsin- Whitewater, #5 Salisbury and #10 Fisher (fan poll) certainly help create a schedule that will scare some. I believe that Boyes knew what he was doing, when he put this schedule together. Time will tell. Hopefully I'll see you at Brockport this weekend!!!

Agree with that mindset 100%, however get through those 5 games and then you can say that the Bengals are back...

How's this Upstate? BENGALS are coming back!

[Bengalsrule]

Hi -- St. John Fisher is No. 9 in the real poll.

Duly noted!!

[dlippiel]

Let's remember that we don't know how good wins really are until a season progresses.

Don't take this personal Dlip, but I remember when Ithaca beat Union in the opening week of 2010. The Dutchman were coming off an 8-3 season, and the win looked nice after three weeks with Union winning their next two. Well, the boys from Union wound up 2-7 that year. Not exactly a win to beef up the ole resume. Sometimes teams just have bad years. Let's allow for the season to play out a bit before we start rolling out the red carpet for the Bengals.

A good post here Bombers! dlip thinks you are right on. It is very difficult to predict an entire season based upon week 1 results. The win over Cortland is impressive and one dlip was happy to see. Still a ton of ball left Bengals...however if they beat Dub Dub Dub Dub...

[Bengalsrule]

Let's remember that we don't know how good wins really are until a season progresses.

Don't take this personal Dlip, but I remember when Ithaca beat Union in the opening week of 2010. The Dutchman were coming off an 8-3 season, and the win looked nice after three weeks with Union winning their next two. Well, the boys from Union wound up 2-7 that year. Not exactly a win to beef up the ole resume. Sometimes teams just have bad years. Let's allow for the season to play out a bit before we start rolling out the red carpet for the Bengals.

Agreed Bombers. All that I ask is that if the BENGALS look like the real deal (carpet worthy), down the road, when you do roll out the carpet...could you make it Orange???

[Jonny Utah]

Let's remember that we don't know how good wins really are until a season progresses.

Don't take this personal Dlip, but I remember when Ithaca beat Union in the opening week of 2010. The Dutchman were coming off an 8-3 season, and the win looked nice after three weeks with Union winning their next two. Well, the boys from Union wound up 2-7 that year. Not exactly a win to beef up the ole resume. Sometimes teams just have bad years. Let's allow for the season to play out a bit before we start rolling out the red carpet for the Bengals.

A good post here Bombers! dlip thinks you are right on. It is very difficult to predict an entire season based upon week 1 results. The win over Cortland is impressive and one dlip was happy to see. Still a ton of ball left Bengals...however if they beat Dub Dub Dub Dub...

In 1996 Mansfield (PA d2) beat Cortland in week 1 of the season 18-0.  I played for the Ithaca team who then beat Mansfield in week two 59-20.  Mansfield was one of the most inept teams I have ever seen on a football field.  I had no clue how Cortland could have lost to them 18-0, and how they couldn't even score a point.

Needless to say we lost to Cortland at the end of the year 41-13 (in a game which got a little out of hand but thats another story).

I always think back to that season when looking at first games or games early in the season.  Sometimes you have guys starting in week 1 who you realize probably aren't starters.  You also find out which schemes work or don't work.  You find your weaknesses and can fix them, and you find your strengths and build on them.

So the lesson is that early season games don't mean much in division 3.

[sjfcards]

I am corious how Alfred got ranked #9. They were not in the Top 10 in the preseason poll, and did not play last week. I really don not understand this distribution stuff. I thought Cortland should have been #10 even after their visit to Buff St and this is coming from a Montclair homer who has no love for Cortland but does respect them. No disrespect to Alfred on my post. Await responses.

UNDEFEATED, BABY!! Saxons practiced all week. They are much better this week than they were a week ago. Amazing what a week of practice will do. 

On Saxon Warriors!

Sorry I am just getting to catch up on this board, but this post is really funny...+k

[fisheralum91]

Utes,
I would go so far as to say that the first 2 maybe even 3 games dont show the whole picture of a team.
Hell - just look at Fisher last year.
What was supposed to be a great homecoming turned into an all out rout by Hobart.
Yes Hobart was good, but Fisher proved that they certainly werent that bad!!

[Bombers798891]

Let's remember that we don't know how good wins really are until a season progresses.

Don't take this personal Dlip, but I remember when Ithaca beat Union in the opening week of 2010. The Dutchman were coming off an 8-3 season, and the win looked nice after three weeks with Union winning their next two. Well, the boys from Union wound up 2-7 that year. Not exactly a win to beef up the ole resume. Sometimes teams just have bad years. Let's allow for the season to play out a bit before we start rolling out the red carpet for the Bengals.

A good post here Bombers! dlip thinks you are right on. It is very difficult to predict an entire season based upon week 1 results. The win over Cortland is impressive and one dlip was happy to see. Still a ton of ball left Bengals...however if they beat Dub Dub Dub Dub...

In 1996 Mansfield (PA d2) beat Cortland in week 1 of the season 18-0.  I played for the Ithaca team who then beat Mansfield in week two 59-20.  Mansfield was one of the most inept teams I have ever seen on a football field.  I had no clue how Cortland could have lost to them 18-0, and how they couldn't even score a point.

Needless to say we lost to Cortland at the end of the year 41-13 (in a game which got a little out of hand but thats another story).

I always think back to that season when looking at first games or games early in the season.  Sometimes you have guys starting in week 1 who you realize probably aren't starters.  You also find out which schemes work or don't work.  You find your weaknesses and can fix them, and you find your strengths and build on them.

So the lesson is that early season games don't mean much in division 3.

Nicely put. I remember that '96 season. (Blocked out most of Cortaca though)

[AUKaz00]

Utes,
I would go so far as to say that the first 2 maybe even 3 games dont show the whole picture of a team.
Hell - just look at Fisher last year.
What was supposed to be a great homecoming turned into an all out route by Hobart.
Yes Hobart was good, but Fisher proved that they certainly werent that bad!!

We've all been to a game where our team completely folded.  Well, except me - I've never seen Alfred lose 69-0 or anything close to that...

[fisheralum91]