NESCAC

[Mr.Right]

Middlebury does not have their roster posted yet but I know of a few solid recruits matriculating in 2015. With a solid backbone from Sydor through Conrad and compliments on either side I am looking for Midd to hit double digit wins for the first time since 2010. That is A VERY SUPRISING STAT especially with the weak non-conference games. I predicted them 5th and I will stand by that. They will certainly not win Nescac this year like everyone else is predicting and you can quote me on it come November.

[Bucket]

They will certainly not win Nescac this year like everyone else is predicting and you can quote me on it come November.

Will do.

[FourMoreYears]

Middlebury does not have their roster posted yet but I know of a few solid recruits matriculating in 2015. With a solid backbone from Sydor through Conrad and compliments on either side I am looking for Midd to hit double digit wins for the first time since 2010. That is A VERY SUPRISING STAT especially with the weak non-conference games. I predicted them 5th and I will stand by that. They will certainly not win Nescac this year like everyone else is predicting and you can quote me on it come November.

Not sure who "everybody" is, but only two out of twelve on this board have picked Middlebury to win the NESCAC (so far at least).

Mr. Right's "prediction" isn't so much a mind-blowing guarantee as a statistically probable outcome, given that there may be 4-5 teams with an equal chance of winning the NESCAC.

Perhaps Mr. Right would have been more accurate to say: "The board consensus is that Middlebury will finish 2nd.  I say they finish 5th.  You can quote me come November that I'll be closer than the consensus."

It should be noted, however, that he is still going against the grain. ;-)

[letsGOswans!]

Predictions for the games this week?

[FourMoreYears]

I'll take a stab at the NESCAC games for Saturday, September 12th:

Middlebury 3 Conn College 1
Bates 2 Hamilton 0
Williams 2 Trinity 1
Amherst 1 Bowdoin 0
Tufts 3 Colby 0

[Mr.Right]

First of all the way Colby plays and what Tufts has lost there is no way Tufts gets 3 goals.

Bates scoring 2 against Hamilton is a laugh

A total of 4 goals in a Midd v Conn game is also laughable. Maybe 4 Total SOG.

The others are ok predictions.

I say
Middlebury 0 Conn College 0
Bates 0 Hamilton 0
Williams 2 Trinity 0
Amherst 1 Bowdoin 1
Tufts 1 Colby 0

[Mr.Right]

2015 Williams roster is out. Frosh to keep an eye on Greg Andreou and Harrison Fyke. Connor Capitolo could also help. I would like to see Soph Tom Young break out this year as he has amazing skill and speed but he is very SOFT. He should be on the flank or as an attacking MF so he is not relied upon to defend because he is a very weak tackler

[PaulNewman]

Tufts roster finally out.  Kramer not on it. 

[amh63]

Amherst's roster is posted.  Six freshmen listed.  Some surprises on the defensive side...size and a brother of a senior.  No backup goalie to Bull.

[Mr.Right]

Tufts roster finally out.  Kramer not on it.

Of all the backs I see listed on Tufts roster I see a boatload of wingbacks and not much in the middle. Conor Coleman is big and vocal but a step waaay to slow

[Mr.Right]

Huge surprises on Conn College roster...VERY YOUNG....I do not see 2 very good players...Ibrahim Mutala and Weller Hilnomaz..Hilnomaz might have had to hang them up because of a concussion sustained from a Dan Lima elbow back in 2013 that had the "crazy" parents of Hilnomaz threatening to sue Williams College...good luck with that..the Mutala thing surprises me..However, the kid Jibri Salaam from Hotchkiss is the REAL deal. Still a young team with some good returning players, curious as to why Patch is not a captain.

[Ommadawn]

Tufts roster finally out.  Kramer not on it.

Of all the backs I see listed on Tufts roster I see a boatload of wingbacks and not much in the middle. Conor Coleman is big and vocal but a step waaay to slow

What's the scoop on the 6'5" first-year player from NYC?

[Mr.Right]

NO clue on my end but good luck starting a frosh in the middle of the D..If he has speed he could be the guy especially in Nescac. Horace Mann usually produces mid to above average players but usually they are the "pampered" type. Not saying all but most think they are better than they are...This kid could be the real deal we will soon see

[Mr.Right]

Looks like Bates added transfer brother of George Purgavie's last great recruit John Murphy. He was a superb player on a horrible side. No idea how good the brother is

[1970s NESCAC Player]

curious as to why Patch is not a captain.

Patch is a captain . . .  Read the bottom of the roster where the captains are listed.