ECACs

[fisheralum91]

Maybe....
who knows....
Im just way too grouchy after this past weekend.....

[Bombers798891]

Many ECAC teams of Fisher's ilk, IMO, tend to fall into two categories, both of which start out as: "I can't believe we're stuck in an ECAC game, we totally blew our shot at the NCAAs and we're better than this." From there, the next sentence is either:

1. Who really cares, everyone on campus has gone home for Thanksgiving, I just want to get out of here.
or

2. So we're going to prove it by kicking the **** out of someone

The trouble is, I rarely see two #2s matched up. Instead, we get stuff where a 9-1, 14th-ranked Cortland mails in a home game against 6-3 RPI and loses 26-7 behind 7 turnovers, or Fisher ends up leading Castleton State 49-0 at halftime.

IC was always the same way. They'd beat Hartwick 40-6 when they thought they were screwed out of a bid, and lose to Union 31-7 after blowing Cortaca knocked them out of a bid.

[ITH radio]

Apparently SC has withdrawn their ECAC bid (probably given the low chance of getting in w/ a 6-4 plus the H2H L to RPI).

I am hoping there will be 4 games scheduled. Could be some interesting match ups, but guessing most will be old Bogan / Boyd style for the Northern entries. We'll see what comes out on Monday.

[wcrosby]

MIT evidently never declared -- which makes sense given the Automatic Bid.  Western New England is the only declared NEFC member.

[ITH radio]

I believe Endicott and Salve put in a bid but at 5-4 its a long shot at best to get in, esp if/when WNE gets in.

[wcrosby]

Sorry -- I missed it.  Salve and Endicott also put in with Western New England.

[Frank Rossi]

Here's how the final ECAC board looks.  I know some pairings are being leaked already.  Parentheticals are SOS figures.

ECAC North
——————
Framingham State University​ (MASCAC) 9-1/8-0  (0.532)

St. John Fisher College​ (E8) 8-2/6-2 (0.564)
Western New England University​ (NEFC​) 8-2/5-2 (0.471)

Western Connecticut State University​ (MASCAC​) 7-3/6-2 (0.467)
Norwich University​ (ECFC​) 7-3/5-2 (0.459)
SUNY Buffalo State​ (E8) 7-3/5-3 (0.549)
Utica College​ (E8) 7-3/5-3 (0.511)
Worcester State University​ (MASCAC​) 7-3/5-3 (0.470)

Salve Regina University​ (NEFC​) 6-4/5-2 (0.490)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute​ (LL) 6-4/4-3 (0.544)
Fitchburg State University​ (MASCAC) 6-4/4-4 (0.471)

Mount Ida College​ (ECFC​) 5-5/5-2 (0.399)
Westfield State University​ (MASCAC​) 5-5/4-4 (0.504)
SUNY Cortland​ (NJAC​) 5-5/4-3 (0.504)
Endicott College​ (NEFC) 5-5/4-3 (0.532)
Alfred University​ (E8) 5-5/3-5 (0.586)
The College at Brockport​ (E8) 5-5/3-5 (0.535)

ECAC South
——————
Morrisville State College​ (NJAC​) 8-2/5-2 (0.475)
Waynesburg University​ (PAC) 8-2/6-2 (0.477)

Stevenson University​ (MAC) 7-3/6-3 (0.497)

Bethany College​ (PAC) 6-4/5-3 (0.496)
Salisbury University​ (E8) 6-4/5-3 (0.596)
Albright College​ (MAC) 6-4/5-4 (0.480)

Franklin and Marshall​ (CC) 5-5/4-5 (0.505)
Moravian College​ (CC) 5-5/4-5 (0.512)
Juniata College​ (CC) 5-5/4-5 (0.484)

Saint Vincent College​ (PAC) 4-6/4-4 (0.481)

[jackson5]

Apparently SC has withdrawn their ECAC bid (probably given the low chance of getting in w/ a 6-4 plus the H2H L to RPI).

I am hoping there will be 4 games scheduled. Could be some interesting match ups, but guessing most will be old Bogan / Boyd style for the Northern entries. We'll see what comes out on Monday.

I'll be disappointed. Hate that they do that for the New England teams. They have plenty of chances to face each other. Match them up with LL, E8 and NJAC schools to give them the shot at new match ups.

[ECoastFootball]

I'll be disappointed. Hate that they do that for the New England teams. They have plenty of chances to face each other. Match them up with LL, E8 and NJAC schools to give them the shot at new match ups.

Agree 100%

[ECoastFootball]

When do the official ECAC matchups come out?

[ITH radio]

Probably early PM today. Sounds like teams are hearing already in spite of no announcements. We saw a tweet from a RPI player that showed the Engineers were selected for the ECAC North Atlantic bowl (but didn't say against whom) last night. Now just saw a coach tweet that they'll travel to play Fram St. Probably means RPI was last team selected but good matchup for both teams.

[fisheralum91]

Fisher to host Western Con. St.

goody.......

[Upstate]

Damn it...

Wanted Frahm St...

[fisheralum91]

I think bombers had it right when he mentioned the 2 scenarios that can happen to a team heading into an ecac game....
Mooville playing UC is exciting for them....taste of a playoff game....
For Fisher its the painful reminder that they didnt take care of biz against IC.

[ECoastFootball]

Fisher is going to beat West Conn by 50.