Speaking of Leb Val....they are 3-0 against CC Teams.  Maybe they should join the conference. 

This years' McDaniel squad is more talented and more confident than the team that beat Dickinson last year.  The same core of Dickinson could feel the same dissapointment they felt last season at the hands of the Terror. 

Any interesting story lines going into the weekend?  All i've really seen is pick ems.  Here's a topic.....

Dickinson vs McDaniel, after last years disapointing upset loss, do the Devils have what it takes for a revenge blow out, or does a revamped passing game for the Terror keep it close or perhaps pull out an upset for a second straight season.

The Carroll County Times reports that McDaniels top 2 receiving threats are nursing shoulder injuires-- Something to keap an eye on.

http://www.carrollcounty.com/articles/2009/09/24/sports/6_mcdaniel_notebook.txt

Pick ems....

LaGrange ( 9-1)                   at   Millsaps ( 10 - 0)- MILLSAPS
Christopher Newport ( 8-1)  at   Washington & Jefferson (9 - 1)- W&J
Wesley ( 9  - 1)                   at    Muhlenberg  ( 9 - 1)- MUHLENBERG
Hard-Simmons (9 - 1 )         at    Mary Hardin-Baylor (9 - 1 )- MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR

Moravian vs Salisbury- SALISBURY
Hopkins vs Catholic- HOPKINS

Pick em's

Muhlenberg
Dickinson
Hopkins
F&M
Ithica
Millsaps

Wouldnt mind seeing an upset, but doubt it will happen. 

Pick 'ems

Mules
Hopkins
Dickinson
Gettysburg
Catholic

CWR

I'll be at Homecoming on the Hill in Westminster for the Mason Dixon Line Battle Game.  Terror is typically tough on Homecoming, but Keating will find a way to lose this one.

Muhlenburg
F&M
Hopkins
Moravian

Salisbury

W&J

Looking to stay perfect on the year, despite my late arrival to the pick 'ems contest.

Old Ends-

Why are we picking games outside of the CC?

I'll Take Albright regardless.

10/25 Picks

Mules
Devils
Bears
'hounds


Almost hit last weeks Mules v. Terror score on the nose.

History is on the side of the Terror this week.

McDaniel has won 11 of the last 12 meetings with the Mules dating back to 1995 when the two squads tied.  The only loss being a 43-0 blow out last year. 

Expect a similar outcome this year....  Mules 56....Terror 3

Around the league...

Moravian over F&M
Gettysburg over Juniata
Hopkins over Ursinus

McDaniel has hit rock bottom.  The coach has lost his team and everyone should consider the program a lost cause until they fire Coach Keating.  Below is a quote from Coach Keating taken directly from the Carroll County Times...

"I'm 55 years old," he said. "What are they going to do? Fire me? I'd rather be on the Colorado River anyway or up in the mountains. If they do, they do. I've got a three-year contract. They'll pay for it. I'm not worried about that, to be honest."

For a coach to publicly say he'd rather be doing something else is a disgrace.  Honestly, they should fire him just for that quote, not to mention an all but certain 3rd straight losing season. 

I have personally heard from current and former players that he is a joke, he disrespects his players both in front of the team and in the media.  Current players have told me that he has completely lost the team.

Expect the Mules to roll in Westminster this Saturday, despite the Terror's historical 9-3 record vs. the Mules in Westminster.

Quite honestly, there is not much to talk about for McDaniel Football other than Keating has long since worn out his welcome, and they can not get good athletes to go there any more.  No one wants to play for a loser like him.  He was never the reason they were good during the "Glory Days" of WMC, it was Al Thomas and Brad Fordyce who brought in the talent and ran the great defense that the Terror was known for.  The program is in the tank, and as long as Keating is running the show, it will remain there.  Just see how he talks about his quarterback situation in the paper.  He talks about his players in the public eye in a disrespectful way, and thats why he cant get good recruits, and thus they terror will be lucky to go 2-8 this year and for the foreseable future.  That being said, that doesnt take away anything from the players and staff members (other than Keating) that won all those CC Titles in the late 90's and early 2000's. 

Foot Fan,

Please have something intelligent to say following your previous comment. 

First Off, Eastern Maryland is where Salisbury is, McDaniel is located in Central to Western Maryland.  The town is Westminster, go to mapquest.  Not a fan of the name change either, that being said the demise of WMC / McDaniel happend with the name change, however during the McDaniel ERA they have had a top 5 ranked defense, been ranked in the top 25 on numerous occasions and won a share of the CC title.  Granted they are horrible now, but that is the result of a few bad recruiting years, and the loss of their talented coaches.  Here is the equation for a renewed success at McDaniel.....FIRE TIM KEATING, bring back AL THOMAS and BRAD FORDICE.

I would never wish anyone the pain of playing in Tim keating's Offense.  If he's a good running back he should go to Gettysburg.  They have a good tail back who has to be a senior by now.