Eastern Collegiate Football Conference

[gordonmann]

Interesting decision by the ECAC to host all of their regional games in one spot -- Central Connecticut State.

http://www.ecacsports.com/ECACD3FBFEST/ECAC_D3_FB_FEST_release_1

Oops, sorry, this is the ECFC thread. Not the ECAC thread. Carry on.

[d3fan142511]

2-2 on my picks. Have to give it to Ned3guy on that Castleton pick. I wasnt ready to throw the towel in on Mount Ida just yet. Becker with a big win for the program. They should have a shot to finish 3rd or at least top half of conference. Norwich and Husson both roll.

Power Rankings
1. Husson
2. Norwich
3. Castleton
4. Becker
5. SUNY
6. Mount Ida
7. Gall
8. Anna Maria

Game Predictions:
Gall at Castleon- Mount Ida beat up on this team and castleton handled ida with ease. This could get ugly. Castleton 45-7
Becker at Husson- Husson's toughest test untill Norwich. If this game was in Becker i would give them a small chance but game is in Maine- Husson wins 35-14
Anna Maria at Ida- Bounce back week for Ida. If they lose this game they are in for a very long rest of the year- Ida wins 24-10
Maritime at Norwich- Long bus ride hurts Maritime and Family weekend up at Norwich. That stadium will be rocking- Norwich wins 35-10

[NED3Guy]

Agree with both your power rankings and your picks. Home teams go 4-0 this week.

I see the NU v SUNY game being closer, but think Norwich wins 30-24. Lots of FGs being made as I think the two best kickers in they league will go toe to toe (no pun intended).

[H.C.Mosely1895]

Yeah, I don't really have anything to add as I agree with everything said. Though I expect Norwich to win big as the Cadets are starting to hit their stride.

[H.C.Mosely1895]

Gallaudet 0 @ Castleton 40
Becker 30 @ Husson 49
Anna Maria 6 @ Mount Ida 41
Maritime 22 @ Norwich 30

Home teams sweep, as expected. Becker with a good showing by putting up 30 in Bangor. Norwich hangs on to beat Maritime in a game that was closer than it should've been. The stats aren't updated yet, but Norwich committed something like 17 penalties for around 160 yards. I'll get the exact numbers as soon as they are updated, but the Cadets were very undisciplined today. I'm sure the coaches will get that straightened out, so I'm not too concerned. I'm more concerned about the secondary play, which continues to be suspect. In the fourth quarter Maritime's strategy became to roll the quarterback out of the pocket and attack the sidelines, and it was quite effective.

[H.C.Mosely1895]

NU committed 16 penalties for 205 yards.

[NED3Guy]

Norwich will get their penalty situation fixed. There is zero doubt about that.

Not to get too far ahead, but....
If things play out like they should between now and November 7, Norwich v Husson should be the game of the year.

Castleton needs help to fit into the championship picture, but a Norwich win over Husson followed by a Castleton win over Norwich could make for a very messy tie breaker.

[H.C.Mosely1895]

If things keep up, Norwich will definitely be the underdog to Husson and Castleton will be a slight underdog to Norwich, but both capable of pulling off that upset. What is the tiebreaker in that scenario?

[NED3Guy]

From ECFC bylaws, on website:

1) Head to head (irrelevant in 3 way scenario we're discussing)
2) Results against common league opponents starting at highest seed (irrelevant, as all 3 teams will have beaten rest of the league)
3) Result against common out of league opponent (no common denominator)
4) Overall win percentage against D3 opponents (Castleton wins on this due to its 2-1 record out of conference. Husson went 1-1, and NU 0-3.

Spartans fans need to root for Norwich to win every game between now and Sap Bucket game.

[Boxer7806]

I think Becker and Husson is closer than all you think. I think Becker is able to keep it within a 1 score game. Becker is going to go all out in that one.

[H.C.Mosely1895]

49-30 was the final of Husson-Becker.

[Boxer7806]

49-30 was the final of Husson-Becker.

Holy moly ... completely read the board wrong.

[NED3Guy]

Kind of an uneventful week in the ECFC, as Norwich and Husson should cruise to wins against the bottom two teams.

Becker v Ida may be interesting. On paper Becker has played better football in the past month but, Ida has enough players to make it a game if they get a few good bounces. I still like Becker by double digits- 28-14

Castleton at Maritime has got to be the game of the week in the league. Castleton has been on a roll since they got of the bus home from Bangor. Beating Ida and GU by a combined score of 74-14. They seem to have found the running back to compliment their talented QB.

It's hard to get an on paper read on Maritime based on stats (Pass v Rush yards allowed) because they play a few triple option teams out of league. SUNY may have found a bit of a groove at the end of the Norwich game, opening up their offense a bit when they were behind. That coupled with the fact that they're playing at home (A lot of former players say that the SUNY trip is the worst in the league because teams usually have to stay about an hour from campus the night before...) makes me think SUNY makes this one a lot closer than any game Castleton has played this year.

Spartans have not had a meaningful 4th quarter yet this year, Saturday they'll be tested, but they will respond.- Spartans 28 - Privateers - 24

[H.C.Mosely1895]

My picks for the week:
Anna Maria @ Norwich - Norwich 38-10
Husson @ Gallaudet - Husson 42-7
Castleton @ Maritime - Castleton 28-17
Mount Ida @ Becker - Becker 24-17

Yeah, I'm predicting a rather uneventful week in the ECFC. Guess I picked a good Saturday to play softball.

[d3fan142511]

4-0 on picks last week.

Power Rankings:
1. Husson
2. Norwich
3. Castleton
4. Becker
5. Ida
6. Maritime
7. Gall
8. Anna Maria

Week Predictions:
Anna Maria at Norwich - Norwich 50-0
Husson at Gall- Husson 42-0
Castleton at Maritime- Castleton 24-20
Ida at Becker- Ida 24-20