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[dlippiel]

Union scores on a great drive but then THROWS a pic for points on the 2pt conversion. Great drive by U who is running the ball so well. Lots of guts here by the Dutchmen. It sits heavily on the D facing an excellent Hobart O in the 4th.

[dlippiel]

Hobart moving the ball well through the air and a couple runs. Impressive short passing game when they need it most. Many may be disappointed with Bart today but for having some offensive sync issues they keep battling.

[stlawus]

SLU gets out of Troy with a 20-14 win.  Couple turnovers broke some offensive momentum.  Ferraro being out clearly had an effect on the offense but Gallagher and crew did enough to keep it going.  Run game was very good today.  One thing missing from this team over the last few years was the ground attack. Defense finally gave up points but otherwise looked solid as usual.  RPI has a pretty good team, I was impressed.  Win's a win, onto Springfield.

[D3pc]

St Lawrence QB Richardson did not have his strongest game today at RPI. Ferraro being out hurts a lot but he was throwing a lot of balls high. Turnovers hurt, should have won by a few scores but a win is a win against a good RPI team.

[dlippiel]

An absolutely great game by Union and a gutsy never give up performance by Bart! Like dlip said before it obviously wasn't Bart's day in a couple of ways but they did enough to win and that certainly deserves dlip's respect. dlip wholeheartedly congratulates Hobart on their win today.

dlip loved how the Dutchmen ran the ball with gusto and consistency and made Sweeney uncomfortable at times. This was a great game IDHO for the 100th meeting of the two teams. Union can walk away with their heads held high and continue moving forward rebuilding this program.

[ITH radio]

An absolutely great game by Union and a gutsy never give up performance by Bart! Like dlip said before it obviously wasn't Bart's day in a couple of ways but they did enough to win and that certainly deserves dlip's respect. dlip wholeheartedly congratulates Hobart on their win today.

dlip loved how the Dutchmen ran the ball with gusto and consistency and made Sweeney uncomfortable at times. This was a great game IDHO for the 100th meeting of the two teams. Union can walk away with their heads held high and continue moving forward rebuilding this program.

This Union squad can play. Credit Geller on managing the game well. He's basically a 3rd stringer but he played very well overall. Dutchmen will be a factor in the LL this season I think. They can knock a lot of teams off.

Disappointed for WPI. Not sure what happened but SC can do that to teams (see HOB-SC game last season). Coach Rob will get his guys back on track soon I'm sure, but that bus ride back to Worcester today probably hurt the Engineers a lot.

Also, how about RPI?! Gave Saints a very tough game and looked solid in all aspects of the game. SLU bailed out by JHG a couple of times (man he's a great player), but basically controlled the game throughout. Richardson has some legs and can run. So can Trimpert. Both of these QBs will be headaches for LL DCs all season.

As for MMA? Most points for Toop era. Looking like my concerns re UofR maybe justified. Tough day.

[Bartman]

An absolutely great game by Union and a gutsy never give up performance by Bart! Like dlip said before it obviously wasn't Bart's day in a couple of ways but they did enough to win and that certainly deserves dlip's respect. dlip wholeheartedly congratulates Hobart on their win today.

dlip loved how the Dutchmen ran the ball with gusto and consistency and made Sweeney uncomfortable at times. This was a great game IDHO for the 100th meeting of the two teams. Union can walk away with their heads held high and continue moving forward rebuilding this program.

Last years Union team gave up at times..this team came out strong and never gave up...total football respect for this team. I overheard Coach Behrman address his team after the loss...it was not hey you played a great game ,this was a tough loss...it was,you need to finish the game and don't feel satisfied today, we lost....Union has turned the ship around ...this was a much better team this week than Ithaca was last week ..... I feel more confident in my early upset pick for Union over SLU
Hobart did not play their best but got the first downs , scores and stops when they had to have them. The Brockport game and today were wins that Sweeney willed at the end of the game. Sweeney had a terrible knee injury on the first play of the final drive and he refused to come out...after the game he was hobbling pretty badly ...I hope he is OK...Sweeney is a total gamer.... 

[dlippiel]

An absolutely great game by Union and a gutsy never give up performance by Bart! Like dlip said before it obviously wasn't Bart's day in a couple of ways but they did enough to win and that certainly deserves dlip's respect. dlip wholeheartedly congratulates Hobart on their win today.

dlip loved how the Dutchmen ran the ball with gusto and consistency and made Sweeney uncomfortable at times. This was a great game IDHO for the 100th meeting of the two teams. Union can walk away with their heads held high and continue moving forward rebuilding this program.

Last years Union team gave up at times..this team came out strong and never gave up...total football respect for this team. I overheard Coach Behrman address his team after the loss...it was not hey you played a great game ,this was a tough loss...it was,you need to finish the game and don't feel satisfied today, we lost....Union has turned the ship around ...this was a much better team this week than Ithaca was last week ..... I feel more confident in my early upset pick for Union over SLU
Hobart did not play their best but got the first downs , scores and stops when they had to have them. The Brockport game and today were wins that Sweeney willed at the end of the game. Sweeney had a terrible knee injury on the first play of the final drive and he refused to come out...after the game he was hobbling pretty badly ...I hope he is OK...Sweeney is a total gamer....

Thanks Bartman for the kind words regarding the Dutch. dlip is so proud and excited about the direction this program is heading (and it seems to be moving in that direction much faster than dlip anticipated).

There is no question the Pumpkins found a way to win on a day where many things for them weren't necessarily in sync. Only very strong football teams can do that and Hobart did. dlip's respect and liking of the Pumpkins is for real and well earned by Cragg and his boys.

dlip really hopes Sweeney is OK. He loves the kid and is rooting for him in a big way. +k for always being positive and honest Bartman! Congrats on the win pal!

[Hobart15]

Early on MMA moving the ball very easily on first drive. Jamison back in. Harper not.

[Bartman]

Easy movement by MMA to take it down for a field goal and 3-0 lead. It looks like a long day is in the cards for the Hobart D.

[Hobart15]

Sweeney in

[Bartman]

This MMA team is very good and is exposing the Hobart weakness against the run. Hobart db falling asleep on long passes. This will be a battle...Hobart DC needs a better plan than they have now... I would go to 3 DL and 4-5 LB play very tight with more athleticism and better reaction to the smaller line mobility...otherwise they will never stop these guys as our DL are too slow(we need Coleman to come back today)..dbs need to cover better and only react to run as necessary

[Bartman]

Hobart finally scores on Sweeney to Pfohl ..now 10-7 MMA leading.

[Bartman]

Looks like 3 DLs in for Hobart this series and finally forced a punt. I thought they would never stop them

[Bartman]

Hobart turns it over on downs behind 10-7...Sweeney looks like his knee is bothering him....this is a scary game for the Statesmen...total respect for MMA