FB: Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference

[d3fan142511]

However I am rooting for  Bridgewater to beat Willy P

[MMBucs]

I might be a little bias, but I have a different score for the Chowda Bowl

MMA 28
SUNY 13

[dlippiel]

Nice picks, dlip likes to see weekly picks for any league. Dlip thinks Rowan will win...needs to win especially after that debilitating comeback loss against Del Val last week. If Framingham wins he will be a believer.

Also like dlip said earlier in the week. He thinks West Conn may have some success in this league.

[ECoastFootball]

After a 5-2 Week 1, here are my Week 2 pics for the MASCAC.

Suny Maritime - 21
@ MASS MARITIME - 40
Suny finds out what the MASCAC schools already know, MMA has one of the elite offenses in New England.

WEST CONN - 35
@ Nichols - 7
Colonials show what they can do when they play Nichols OOC rather than Widener. (League jokes aside, I think West Conn would be better this year regardless of the league they were in, but getting out of the NJAC can only expedite their growth)

Wpi - 20
@WORCESTER STATE - 21
I could honestly see this going either way. I'm not sure if WPI's pounding of Curry is a bad sign for WSU, or just a bad sign for Curry.

WNEC - 41
@Westfield State - 14
WNEC too much for Westfield on all 3 sides of the ball.


William Paterson - 14
@ BRIDGEWATER STATE - 21
I would have bet my house BSU would lose to Salve, but not as badly as they did. BSU must rebound against a Willy P team that has struggled to win games against good teams over the last few years.

Fitchburg State - 10
@ CURRY COLLEGE - 31
Curry rebounds with big win. Fitch still reeling from last second loss.

Framingham State - 17
@ ROWAN - 21
I'm rooting for the Rams. They almost beat Cortland last year in the NCAA's, but I'm not ready to pull the trigger on this type of game yet.

Plymouth State - 17@
@ MT IDA - 27
A lot of tight ends, fullbacks, and hand offs in this one... if you're into that sort of thing.

[ECoastFootball]

Does anyone know if their will be a video feed for Framingham-Rowan?

[d3fan142511]

ECoast ...its says there will be Video according to the D3 Scores pages.

Recap last night.

24-20 for Mass Maritime to win the Chowder bowl first time in schoool history. Congrats. Mass Maritime was sloppy on offense numerous fumbles/ 3 interceptions/bad play calling. Was not impressed with the offense especially with Suny losing numerous starters from last years defense. Mass had 14 points on a Kick return td and had an pick returned to the 1 and scored the next play. beside that the offense only managed 10 points. They only had the ball for 16 min!! However the Mass Maritime defense did a good job at stopping the offense.

SUNY maritime offense line was the weak point. They had hard time moving ball down field and could not put Mass away when they were given the chance. The CB from Maritime had two big picks and he played great all night. Suny had two chances at the 10 yard line to win it with 9 seconds left. The first play the QB had two players wide open on the left side. If he hit him right away instead of waiting SUNY wins. THe last play he was pressured and had a 1 yard gain to end the game.

Once again COngrats to Mass Maritime to pick up big win in their opening game.

[ECoastFootball]

ECoast ...its says there will be Video according to the D3 Scores pages.

Recap last night.

24-20 for Mass Maritime to win the Chowder bowl first time in schoool history. Congrats. Mass Maritime was sloppy on offense numerous fumbles/ 3 interceptions/bad play calling. Was not impressed with the offense especially with Suny losing numerous starters from last years defense. Mass had 14 points on a Kick return td and had an pick returned to the 1 and scored the next play. beside that the offense only managed 10 points. They only had the ball for 16 min!! However the Mass Maritime defense did a good job at stopping the offense.

SUNY maritime offense line was the weak point. They had hard time moving ball down field and could not put Mass away when they were given the chance. The CB from Maritime had two big picks and he played great all night. Suny had two chances at the 10 yard line to win it with 9 seconds left. The first play the QB had two players wide open on the left side. If he hit him right away instead of waiting SUNY wins. The last play he was pressured and had a 1 yard gain to end the game.

Once again COngrats to Mass Maritime to pick up big win in their opening game.

The only part of that I would say MMA doesn't need to be worried about is the Time of Possession. They run their offense at a break-neck uptempo speed, similar to Castleton a few years back but a little faster. T.O.P. isn't really an indicator for them. They do, however, need to solve their turnover issues if the want to compete with Worcester and Bridgewater, let alone Framingham.

On the other side, SUNY Maritime only putting up 20 on MMA is something they should be worried about. MMA is not known for their defense.

[MMBucs]

True statement that MMA might not be known for their defense.
But clearly, the MMA defense and special teams had a big hand in the Chowder Bowl victory last night.

[7express]

Western defeats Nichols 44-7 I think it was.  The Colonials had about 470 yards of total offense, about 290 of which were rushing yards.  Nichols was held to 165 yards of offense.   Here's what Nichols coach Kevin Loney said about the Colonials after the game, "The MASCAC is in trouble because Western Connecticut is phenomenal. They have zero deficiencies. They're big, fast, athletic, and physical. They have a lot of veterans running around out there."  Let's hope the Nichols coach is right.  Would be great my last year there to see a football team challenge for the league championship.  I agree, we would've been a tad better in the NJAC this year, but getting out really expedited the growing process.
Western returns to action with the first home game of the year next Friday September 20 as we host WNEC at 7 PM.

[ITH radio]

Surprised Westfield shut down a WNEC team that put up 40 vs Springfield in Week 1.

Hats off to Woo State, quite a comeback by their backup QB. 

[lewdogg11]

Who dat said they gon beat WesConn?  Who dat?

Osborne St. Pub represent!!!

[D3MAFAN]

Looks as if Framingham State gave Rowan a run for their money. I think this just shows that the smaller conference big dawgs can compete with the rest of the leagues. I think that the Rams would be a great represenative for their conference.

[Yanks 99]

Looks as if Framingham State gave Rowan a run for their money. I think this just shows that the smaller conference big dawgs can compete with the rest of the leagues. I think that the Rams would be a great represenative for their conference.

We are going to need a better sample then one decent game against a flawed Rowan team.  I hope they continue to get better...and FAST...along with the rest of the NEFC, ECFC, and MASCAC...

[ECoastFootball]

Looks as if Framingham State gave Rowan a run for their money. I think this just shows that the smaller conference big dawgs can compete with the rest of the leagues. I think that the Rams would be a great represenative for their conference.

We are going to need a better sample then one decent game against a flawed Rowan team.  I hope they continue to get better...and FAST...along with the rest of the NEFC, ECFC, and MASCAC...

I don't think he's saying the New England Football is = to the NJAC, just that the top teams seem to be able to hold their own. There is more than one game for the sample size. Framingham lost at Cortland last year on a botched PAT, and lost at Rowan this year after leading up until the 6 minute mark of the 4th. Bridgewater THROTTLED Willy P. Salve lost at Montclair by 1 in a game in which Salve dominated every statistical category. Is Fitchburg State awesome? Nope, but the top tier of the NEFC/MASCAC seem to be matching up better against the NJAC than I think anyone thought was possible.

[D3MAFAN]

Looks as if Framingham State gave Rowan a run for their money. I think this just shows that the smaller conference big dawgs can compete with the rest of the leagues. I think that the Rams would be a great represenative for their conference.

We are going to need a better sample then one decent game against a flawed Rowan team.  I hope they continue to get better...and FAST...along with the rest of the NEFC, ECFC, and MASCAC...

I don't think he's saying the New England Football is = to the NJAC, just that the top teams seem to be able to hold their own. There is more than one game for the sample size. Framingham lost at Cortland last year on a botched PAT, and lost at Rowan this year after leading up until the 6 minute mark of the 4th. Bridgewater THROTTLED Willy P. Salve lost at Montclair by 1 in a game in which Salve dominated every statistical category. Is Fitchburg State awesome? Nope, but the top tier of the NEFC/MASCAC seem to be matching up better against the NJAC than I think anyone thought was possible.

What he said.