2007 Year in Review thread

K-Mack · November 05, 2007, 01:28:47 AM

Quote from: Pat Coleman on November 04, 2007, 06:48:31 PM
Quote from: K-Mack on November 04, 2007, 02:05:52 PM
As always, I'll be taking suggestions for the annual year in review column. This year, I'll try a thread. If we can keep things brief and on topic, this could be a great help in assisting me with the goal of getting the first installment out by the Stagg Bowl.

To this end I will be removing sidetracking posts.

I almost made this threat myself, but then I realized I don't think I have admin privileges like I do on the blog.

Um,
Josh Vogelbach's 8-TD day.
Mount Union allowing only 24 points this season.
TCNJ (and MUC, I think) pitching shutouts in all first quarters

(Had to do something to keep this from being a sidetracking post)

K-Mack · November 05, 2007, 01:31:20 AM

Quote from: altor on November 04, 2007, 07:06:46 PM
Least Likely Result:

Hartwick 21
Western New England 48
9/1/2007

That was the one I was going to edit in later.

Found a bunch though. Bethel/Buena Vista is another.

gordonmann · November 05, 2007, 05:43:43 PM

As is Heidelberg/Baldwin-Wallace, particularly if B-W ends up beating Capital this weekend and claiming one fourth of second place in the OAC.

HScoach · November 05, 2007, 06:46:17 PM

How about the turn around of Heidelberg period? From 0-10 three years in a row to 4-6 (assuming they handle Musky)? If they could have beaten Marietta 2 weeks ago and finished 5-5, Hallett would have been a lock for OAC Coach of the Year. Even now, he might have a chance. Though Collins has done a great job keeping Capital in 2nd place with all their injuries.

gordonmann · November 05, 2007, 08:21:52 PM

The East region has a bunch of candidates for Coach of the Year.

Marzka at Albright, engineering that turn around. The Lions should be good for a while with the sophomore at QB (Tanner Kelly).

Carr at Hartwick with their explosive offense.

Hamilton at TCNJ. I never would've believed they would be Top 20 in the country after the opener.

K-Mack · November 07, 2007, 10:52:59 PM

Good points Gordon and hscoach. Collins has done a nice job. Hamilton in the East is a good pick too.

JT · November 08, 2007, 12:50:31 PM

Rowan CB Chris Pollard blocked two successive punts against Buffalo State. Both were recovered by the Profs. The first block led to a TD and the second ended in a Buff State interception late in the second quarter, ending the first half.

PA_wesleyfan · November 08, 2007, 07:22:42 PM

Here is a good one if you can find out the results. I wonder if there is anyone left playing O and D?

There was a player at Welsey, Andre Summers and I think it was ' 98, played offense and defense. He scored TD's about every way you could including on a kickoff on a ball that was never touched by the return team.

K-Mack · November 12, 2007, 09:10:11 PM

Hartwick 72-70 in 4OT, sets all-time scoring record.

It is almost eclipsed later that night in a regulation game. Whittier led Occidental 67-42 before Oxy scored three times in the last 3:10 to narrow the gap to 67-61.

Capital held on to its playoff chances by stopping B-W on a 2-point conversion and winning 17-16. A loss there has repurcussions out to probably Spokane.

Also, I think the Monon Bell ending was interesting. And maybe Central-Wartburg.

Fowler's comments from Game Day at Williams.

The curveballs the selection committee threw.

Anything else anyone can think of from this past weekend?

PA_wesleyfan · November 12, 2007, 09:56:54 PM

Keith

There were a number of teams that scored in the 70's this week but the combined totals points of a number of games were in the 90's .

But Utica scoring 70 and losing

Ralph Turner · November 12, 2007, 09:59:46 PM

Only the third highest point total of the day, second highest in regulation...HSU 71 McMurry 56! 127 points!

Here is one other fact to consider.

Imagine looking into the Crystal Ball and seeing only one fact from the future in the 2007 ASC Football season.

I know I am personally grateful that I did not know that McMurry would score 56 points on cross-town rival HSU back in mid-August.

McMurry finished 2-8 overall, 1-7 in conference.

The same might be said for Oxy scoring 61 on the Poets!

DutchFan2004 · November 12, 2007, 10:03:23 PM

Ralph,

I believe the old record was Coe and Cornell from 10/25/2003 66-63 no OT's

dewcrew88 · November 12, 2007, 10:32:04 PM

Quote from: PA_wesleyfan on November 12, 2007, 09:56:54 PM
Keith

There were a number of teams that scored in the 70's this week but the combined totals points of a number of games were in the 90's .

But Utica scoring 70 and losing

I know. It was so sad.

Ralph Turner · November 12, 2007, 11:41:19 PM

Quote from: DutchFan2004 on November 12, 2007, 10:03:23 PM
Ralph,

I believe the old record was Coe and Cornell from 10/25/2003 66-63 no OT's

129 points in regulation...it still stands!

K-Mack · November 13, 2007, 12:10:14 AM

I noticed the HSU-McM score, and noticed a lot of scores in the 70s this year.

Also, I believe Manchester 69, Earlham 62 was in regulation in 2005 and outdid Coe-Cornell by two points, and that game outdid a Franklin-Olivet 63-62 game (details a little shaky on that last one)

In any case, high scores have been going on forever, but they seemed like less of an anomaly this year.

Trying to figure out how to turn it into a bigger observation of the trend. I know some D1 scores (Boise State-Nevada, and there was another one with Weber State involved) have drawn attention.

Going to see if I can plug into the database and see if Division III teams have averaged more points on the whole this year than in previous years.

One explanation why might be moving the kickoff back 5 yards.

Any other thoughts on why this might be, if it turns out to be true? Lack of defensive fundamentals, proliferation of complicated passing offenses?