East Region Fan Poll

[pg04]

Yeah #10 for someone's poll has been designated NEFC country 

[union89]

Yeah #10 for someone's poll has been designated NEFC country 

Exactly.....he's a NEFC, 'homer'......

[DanPadavona]

I had Cortland at 2, that is where they were on my poll last week and with the triple monkeystomp being delivered I wasn't going to drop them.  I kept Rowan at 7 because they didn't play and after only two weeks it is too early to drop teams because of injury or an off week.  I also voted Montclair in at 8 this week.  Personally I don't understand Union still in the top ten, they got pounded into next week by Springfield.

Don't ever read too much into monkey stomps.

I've done some statistical studies of monkey stomps (no really, I have  ) to aid the computer rankings I run on the side.  Basically once you get past 4 touchdown differential, it just doesn't matter anymore.

As someone who watched Cortland in week 1, and follows the team closely, don't get too excited yet.  Let's see how they handle themselves on the road with Brockport.  Keep in mind they lost Alex Smith again at QB - I have no idea for how long, so don't ask.     And Dustin Bowser, their first string RB, is out too.

Morrisville got to the QB pretty frequently in the first half.  The Cortland offensive line still has a big question mark over it.  I will say though, that if the OL ends up being good this season, Cortland will be very tough to beat.  The defense is strong again, they have multiple talented RB's, and a coaching staff which is top notch.

[Knightstalker]

Basically they just ended up number two on my week one poll due to Rowan and Wilkes losing and dropping they defaulted into 2nd.  They did nothing this early in the season for me to drop them.  As I pointed out I feel it will take another two weeks before I can truly feel that my rankings are accurate.  By that point we should all be getting an idea of how things are working out.  I also wouldn't drop a team this early due to injury, you never know when a backup will come in and be just as good or possilby better than the injured player.

Right now SJF Cortland, Ithaca and Springfield are the top of the class.  I think Rowan, Widener, MSU, Kean and the LL teams are still basically unknowns.

I also think that coaching had a huge impact in both Cortlands and Ithacas wins.  It seems they coaches did a great job keeping their players focused during the long rain delays.

[DanPadavona]

That's a good point.  Consider the score before the second lightning delay:

7-7

After that delay, it was 64-0. 

[lewdogg11]

Are the Cortland fans trying to really play down a really good team this year?...OR, are they just realistic as to how good they actually are, and bummed out by another tough injury?

I'm used to some Cortland fans being pretty cocky.  This year, i'm hearing a lot of, 'yeah we won by a ton...but....'.  Kinda weird.

Anyway...Money Cash Hoes, WPI 2-0?

['gro]

Anyway...Money Cash Hoes, WPI 2-0?

Dood, the bizarro'neers are 2-0, they've been crushing teams like mooj crushes azz at wednesday night mixers, and their next 2 games are against Becker and Merchant Marine.  These cats could be 4-0 coming into 9/29 when they host Hobart (0-1 with tough games vs. Carnegie Mellon and RPI coming up).

[pg04]

Relevant East Region Scores So far (From the D3 scoreboard):

Rowan 0  Wilkes 0 half
Springfield 16 Montclair 23  2nd
Cortland 0 Brockport 0 5:30 in 2nd
Muhlenberg 10 Union 0 Halftime
RPI 14 Utica 0 Half
CMU 13 Hobart 10 HALF

[Knightstalker]

rowan 0 wilkes 6 3rd
game on wgls from rowan

[DanPadavona]

I told you not to jump too soon on Cortland...   

Nice win today by Brockport.  They ran the ball hard and played solid defense.  Cortland has some major issues on offense, which weren't so obvious against a team like Morrisville.  I'm still thinking around 6 wins for the season, maybe an ECAC bid.  But this not a top Eastern team at the moment.

[rams1102]

Maybe Montclair can break the Top 10 for the East.

pg04 - where were your picks this week?

[dewcrew88]

I told you not to jump too soon on Cortland...   

Nice win today by Brockport.  They ran the ball hard and played solid defense.  Cortland has some major issues on offense, which weren't so obvious against a team like Morrisville.  I'm still thinking around 6 wins for the season, maybe an ECAC bid.  But this not a top Eastern team at the moment.

I definitely agree with you, Dan. Cortland looks good beating up second-year Morrisville, but they would not and could not do the same to Brockport. There was a reason I kept them as low as I did.

[Knightstalker]

I had them high in the preseason poll, I could not and won't drop teams early on for winning games they should win or for being inactive.  This week is different, everybody has played at least two games and things are starting to shake out some.

[theoriginalupstate]

The SJF reps (super and I) have a huge shake up in their poll, what an interesting weekend to say the least!

[Knightstalker]

There was a real shakeup in my poll also.  What is going on this weekend in college football.  Ranked teams losing everywhere.