NESCAC

[Mr.Right]

You are correct I did miss that. Still we have all heard rumblings about players quitting and Murphy kicking a few off but the latest is Conn administration is a bit frustrated with him. In other words he is not very flexible. He is on thin ice if this is true as that AD down there is known for a quick hook.

[Mr.Right]

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Trinity    Worcester State       
Mitchell    Connecticut College    
Tufts    Endicott    
Bates    Newbury    
Eastern Connecticut    Wesleyan    
Bowdoin    Univ. New England
Colby    Maine Maritime    
Amherst    New England College    

Out of all these games which ones could see a Nescac team draw or lose?

1. Trinity- They still have Savenon and Bednarek but they might be in for a battle on the turf
2. Colby-With 22 Frosh and a complete upheaval on the roster it is possible but Maine Maritime is AWFUL.
3. Wesleyan- ECONN might be leg heavy with all the travel but they could get out of Wesleyan with a draw on the turf
4. Tufts-Endicott will pack it in and they did draw a Calvin side that might not be as good as they used to be. Tufts will win but you never know

The others will not be threatened.

[Corazon]

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

In looking at Tufts' roster, Henry Stevens, who I thought would be an impact freshman defender is not on it. His academy profile had listed Tufts. Pretty big loss, which I guess wasn't meant to be.

[Corazon]

I really can't see any opening losses for the NESCAC teams. Tufts is playing a pretty good Endicott side, so I guess that is always possible, but only because of Endicott being a solid side.

If Colby were playing a decent team, that would be my pick for the upset due to the massive roster upheaval, but Maritime simply doesn't have the talent to compete. Check out the Colby season preview. 19 freshman out of a roster of 32. Look at the sizes of their freshman defenders - 6-7, 6-6, 6-3. Seabrook doing it his way - guess he wasn't thrilled with what he inherited.

If I had to pick one game in which NESCAC had to win with my life on the line, I'll take Amherst over New England College. Very excited to see the freshmen make their debuts.

[Mr.Right]

A roster of 32 with 19 freshman for a Nescac side is just plain ridiculous. Someone should let Seabrook know this is not UNH. I get it--he did inherit NOTHING but this is a bit over the top. That's approx 64 parents in this guy's ear about why his kid isnt playing..Good luck with that

[Mr.Right]

I agree Amherst will beat New England College but they did struggle to a 2-1 win last year in that box pit. So if I had to wager a game with my LIFE on the line I would have to take god help me for saying this but Bates v Newbury. Not so much that I like this Bates side its just Newbury is lucky if they have 11 players on the field standing with 2 legs.

[All NESCAC]

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.

Not a surprise as we knew huge roster changes were coming....the Camels will take their lumps this year...tough to lose 3 out  of your 4 backs...they will be young all around...better hope Devlin, Patch, and Bitchell stay healthy the entire year.

[Mr.Right]

I understand all that I just wasn't expecting one of the players missing to be Mutala...

[All NESCAC]

I understand all that I just wasn't expecting one of the players missing to be Mutala...

Yes Mutala is a big loss offensively, but he was rarely on the field due to injury.  Without Mutala and Heimeloz they lost a lot of firepower up front...don't know where the offense will come from and losing the back line will make it very tough to keep it close....the freshman better produce for the Camels....it could be a long year in New London.

[Mr.Right]

Quick Tufts goal 40 seconds in..Becharano from Connor Brown...Having a hard time seeing the numbers..can anyone see there CB's

[Mr.Right]

I predicted Shapiro would start #22 Conor Coleman as one CB and looks like Dan Sullivan is the other. Coleman is 2 steps to slow for good teams in my opinion. He has Conor Schaible sitting in front of the back 4

[Mr.Right]

Just a GREAT goal by Tufts up 2-0 now. Classic Patel serve and a superb finish by Dan Sullivan. Tufts is pressing hard and look very dangerous

[Nutmeg]

Just a GREAT goal by Tufts up 2-0 now. Classic Patel serve and a superb finish by Dan Sullivan. Tufts is pressing hard and look very dangerous

The Jumbo midfield is starting where they left off. Dominating at this point. Spee of Brown and craftiness, vision and defense of Kayne. 2 pretty goals

[Mr.Right]

Yes Brown is FLYING....Midfield tough to break down as usual...Not sure how thrilled I am about the CB's just yet but lets enjoy this dominating display. Just shows how much depth they had in 2014

[Nutmeg]

Yes Brown is FLYING....Midfield tough to break down as usual...Not sure how thrilled I am about the CB's just yet but lets enjoy this dominating display. Just shows how much depth they had in 2014

Yes, the cb's will have to be tested. Tufts seems to have lost some momentum one Pineiro and Kayne subbed off....