Dick Farley is one of the finest people I have known ... his character, love of sport, and leadership
are extraordinary. Dick touched many lives with caring, humor, and tough love. Simply the greatest of all time among NESCAC football coaches.

Bucket, we all vividly remember Hixongate, along with his cranking up the baskets preventing Ephs cutting down the nets after beating amherst in LeFrak for NESCAC championship, among other moments with various opponents ....

Like Wesleyan's back door cuts and Trinity's interior passing ....

Anyone else notice how physical NESCAC men's basketball has become? Lots of holding offensive players and screeners, jumping into defenders at the hoop, warding off, forceful backing down by bigs, kicking a leg forward on three point attempts drawing a faux foul, knocking players to the floor, obvious attempts to intimidate early, etc. Not complaining, simply pointing out changes in tone run in cycles, unabated by referees lacking common guidance at Division III level. Similar to forbearance of palming a few years ago, now gone forever. 

NESCAC1: Your comments on Williams play this year are spot on, especially shooting ... All I will add is the ball handling and passing deficiencies are also a root cause, as are the lack of fundamentals (defensive stances, rebounding, distractions with and comments to referees, too predictable, etc.) Agree with two-year rebuild .... Best regards.

EPHS trail Midd 44-32 at half ... the reality is this group simply does not have the necessary ballhandling/passing, shooting, or defensive skills, particularly against the three, etc. Next year will depend in large part on how much work the returners do in the off-season and summer competition.
All programs go through this sort of experience ... the measure will be how well young people react to it.

Ephs score 10 points in last nine minutes of second half, including 0 for 13 on threes ....signing off until November 2026 ....

Ephs repeat performance outscored 20-7 in first ten minutes of second half ....

Williams trails amherst 26-5 after 10 minutes. Six turnovers, four on the first several possessions, passing without a purpose, not defending the three, too predictable patterns, etc. Next season starts tonight ....

Hey Sierra, one of the best natural grass soccer fields for decades in America is at Williams College, also in a beautiful mountain setting. Adjacent natural grass field reserved for the women's team is also a gem. In extreme weather soccer games can be moved to the artificial surface of the lighted football field on rare occasions. You would enjoy the experience should you ever have the opportunity.

amherst men's soccer shameful... simply a matter of time before lord jeff soccer alumni pressure administration to put an end to it....

Yes, Bates shocks amherst 3-0 today after 19 consecutive losses to the lord jeffs. Bobcats not intimidated at all by the usual bullying, rough play by the jeffs. A joyous ride by the Maine .... 

Everyone knows amHerst has struggled in recent years with certain teams (and coaches), including soccer, lacrosse, etc.) whose behavior has resulted in sanctions by the administration and criticism by parents, fans, and unbiased respected observers reported here and elsewhere. Attempts to deflect this reality by amherst loyalists fails in every instance.   

Many people, including even some presidents of higher educational institutions, are under the misapprehension that increasing the number of students increases the "profitability" of the institution. The reality is that some colleges, including certain ones in NESCAC, operate at a "deficit". Each enterprise is situational with various key factors, including breakeven point, analytical consideration of contingent liabilities, such as capital calls and pension obligations, liquidity constraints, impaired investments, etc. Be wary of blanket statements of solutions ....

Anyone know today's result of the Tufts-Williams men's soccer game? Final 2-0 Ephs? Still delayed due to weather, or postponed to be completed at later date?