Quote from: Patrick Coleman on Yesterday at 10:47:20 AMFun little spin of the conversation there, but the false assumption was that I had the Hobart player in my list of nominees to choose from.

Perhaps an apology is in order. Is this because the SID needs to nominate a player to d3Football? All other comments about NESCAC views remain unchanged.

Quote from: Machiavelli on Yesterday at 09:35:43 AMI don't know Bartman. I think you just need to accept the NESCAC superiority facts. Just because Hamilton ran the ball 72 times, those tackles were like slaying the friggin Kracken. Tackling a Hamilton running back is like getting in from of a tractor trailer coming across I-90 at 80mph and all you have is a fishing pole and a box of slim jims. It's an impossible feat. And Lincoln Moore III, esq...he did it 9 damn times! Those 2 pass breakups? That's like plucking bullets out of mid-air when a firing squad is trying to take you out. Not apples to apples. Your boy MJ, clearly he just did what was expected tackling the little mooshy Gary Coleman sized Union RBs and catching a little floaty lollipop and accidentally stumbling into the endzone. You gotta see reality. It's not all in the numbers.

Thanks again Mach, I have decided to seek help from my Psychologist neighbor who is a Trinity grad.I'm sure I will be fine after the bye week and a few sessions. He said the first thing I need to address is hoping for a matchup in a post season bowl game against a NESCAC team and beating the crap out of them. Pray for my full recovery.

Quote from: Machiavelli on Yesterday at 08:07:17 AMI fully agree with Pat. Have you actually seen Hamilton, Mr. Bartman? Sure, they don't typically win more than 1-3 games in a season. But their league...the NESCAC...that's like the SEC of D3. Just absolute monsters physically, mentally, socially. No one stands a chance in the postseason against whoever they decide to throw out there. And Union would get absolutely destroyed by Hamilton. Union would look like Hilbert in that game. The NESCAC is unstoppable. Finally this year we'll see their complete football dominance to match their trust fund and overall world dominance. It's science, Bartman. None of us should attend a game either because, well, there goes our wives and anything we've ever accomplished in life. Just vaporized immediately with a single glance of a NESCAC alum. It's the NESCAC's world, we're just living in it. Just accept facts.

Thank you Mach for opening my eyes to my obvious blind spot . Although I did check my stats for the two players in question and those were verified for accuracy. I even checked the number of opportunities to make a tackle and Union ran 59 plays and Hamilton ran 72 plays, so MJ Wells had fewer opportunities to tackle a Union player than Lincoln had to tackle a Hamilton player . I did think the pick six was a good tie breaker over 2 pass breakups. So, other than a judgement comment like Hamilton does not compare to Union , I felt I did my research to advocate for MJ Wells. It's just my opinion but I think Hamilton at 0-4 and Union at 3-3 speaks for itself.I even checked Hansen to see how he ranked the teams and Union is #60 and Hamilton is #115 . Now, D3Football voters are entitled to their opinions and judgements and I respect Pat and enjoy the content. But in this case, I feel my disagreement and advocacy for MJ's performance over Lincoln was fair and accurate.
  After reviewing this post, I am now a bit concerned that I need to get a life.   

Congrats to this weeks Offensive and Defensive LL Performers Hobart's   EJ Taylor( Sr.RB) and MJ Wells ( FR LB). You kinda get used to EJ Taylor consistency and he will be sorely missed next season. MJ Wells, is an outstanding LB in the Hobart tradition as he anchors the all Freshman LB starters at Hobart. He had 6 solo tackles, 6 assists, 1.5 TFL and a pick six as he decoyed the Union QB on the first series. He should have been on the D3Football Weekly list but Lincoln Moore of Trinity was named in a game against Hamilton(no comparison to Union) with 9 solo tackles , 4 assists and 2 breakups.... the exceptional performance by MJ Wells was really special. Looking forward to watching MJ in the future.     

I was checking out Logan's website and I noticed that Hobart's SOS is the seventh highest nationally at this point in the season( it will slip way down in the next few weeks). Other than the complete and utter barf job in Troy, the team has played well but 3-3 is still disappointing. Given Brockports 4-1 start that 27-14 win looks good now for this young team, and of course the Union win.

Ufan, great summary of the game. Good luck to the Dutchmen( I can't change ) the rest of the way . I know this was a tough loss for Coach Drach against his old team but his deception on the TD pass and the couple of power sweeps were classic Drach plays.

Tight game at the Boz as Hobart offense struggles but defense smothers Union when it counted today. Hobart defense is maturing every game . The starting LBs are all Freshmen and 2 other starting DBs are Freshmen. We lose only 2 Senior starters  on Defense next year. I think we'll be in good shape next year but the offense needs improvement as we lose EJ Taylor.
   This year, the LL will come down to the Ithaca- RPI game and my money is on RPI despite their early season struggles. Well , Hobart now has the easy part of the schedule and can fine tune and develop the underclassmen to give them important experience for next year.

Quote from: IC798891 on October 09, 2026, 04:17:49 PM

Quote from: Machiavelli on October 09, 2026, 02:51:28 PMIt's literally still a 3 team race to win the conference, but....well, Ithaca is just a sexy name I guess. I loved it in Road Trip.

It's literally still four undefeated teams in the conference but....well, it's easier to complain about other people's biases rather than admit our own I guess.

I sense some serious Yellowjacket fear for tomorrow

Conference Ranking are updated for 2026, and the LL remains at #14 with the signature OOC win Hobart over Brockport(wow that's our best?) The article praises Ithaca as the likely conference champ. The LL was treated kindly in this evaluation IMO, and I think the race is wide open and there is plenty of time for the eventual champ to improve their squad for the NCAA playoffs.

Quote from: Bartman on October 07, 2026, 11:59:55 AMHobart hosts Ithaca at Cozzens Field today, a must win for these teams that want to keep up with the Saints. Hopefully the Statesmen will keep cooler heads and minimize cards today.

Hobart misses a penalty kick that would have made the difference. Ithaca makes a direct score on a beautiful corner kick, as Hobart ties it up for the draw with 8 minutes to go.

Hobart hosts Ithaca at Cozzens Field today, a must win for these teams that want to keep up with the Saints. Hopefully the Statesmen will keep cooler heads and minimize cards today.

Quote from: Machiavelli on October 06, 2026, 08:08:30 AMMaybe I HAVE gone crazy and I SHOULD delete my account....I just realized I'm quasi-defending Mt. Union...

Mach, I'm truly concerned about you😂

PICKS for WEEK SIX(26-6 on season including the wrong bonus pick against Cortland last week)

RPI.       56.    Buff. State.    10.   Sliderulers accumulating stats all day in Buffalo

Union.     24.    Hobart.         27.   Hobart salvages an upset win at the Boz with a late FG

Rochester  10.    Ithaca.         37.   Bombers swat away the Yellowjactets

SLU.       63.    Hilbert.         7.   Saints take their turn at the Pinata

RPI, Union and Ithaca getting ready for some big games in the next few weeks. Ithaca will continue to be the only LL team to get votes in the poll.       

Quote from: Machiavelli on October 04, 2026, 03:18:16 PM

Quote from: IC798891 on October 04, 2026, 02:16:01 PMHere's how the LL Top 3 breaks down

Union: 3 wins over teams with a combined record of 2-13, 2 losses to teams with a combined record of 8-1
RPI: 3 wins over teams with a combined record of 6-9, 2 losses to teams with a combined record of 8-2
Ithaca: 4 wins over teams with a combined record of 5-17, 1 loss to a team that is 1-3

None of the teams have a good win unless you're buying WPI at 4-1.

WPI has beaten:
0-5 UNE
1-4 Husson
3-2 Coast Guard
1-3 Norwich

Personally, that's a no from me. So IMO, we're parsing losses.

There's no way to put RPI over Union based on losses. Cortland is objectively a better loss than Utica, and there's no way losing 45-10 to Brockport is better than a loss OT to Susquehanna.

So it's Union ahead of RPI. What to do with Ithaca? One less loss, but it is, by far, the worst loss. And, the lousy 2nd half vs. Hobart means that they narrowly escaped with a win over a team RPI easily handled.

Thus, we have:

1. Union
2. RPI
3. Ithaca
4. Hobart
5. Rochester
6. St. Lawrence
7. Buffalo State
8. Hilbert

Your breakdown makes sense on paper. But recent games, momentum and history play into my thoughts. It's all speculation at this point, but just so my thoughts are clear, there it is.

I agree with Machs rankings, I can only say although Hobart laid an egg in Troy and played sloppy against Ithaca, there is no question that the better team Hobart played was RPI. I'm hoping that the team pulls it together against Union because right now we are just trying to get to third place in the LL and a decent Bowl game. I think since we are playing at the Boz , Union is beatable, but we'll have to play all four quarters for once this year. Of course Rochester is 2-0 in the Ll and we are 0-2 , so no assumptions made until the games are played. I think the league title will come down to the Shoes game and Ithaca needs to improve a lot before Cortaca, because Cortland beat a very good Utica squad.

Good summary by IC. Hobart played a very sloppy first half with bad passing and undisciplined play. They came out in the second half finally realizing the season was on the line and they played much better on defense, made some good throws and EJ never ever gave up with another 100 yard game. But the sloppiness continued with a critical unsportsmanlike deep in Ithaca territory that pretty much handed the game to the Bombers. You just can't do that. Hobart had enough talent to win this game and exposed the Ithaca Bombers weaknesses but just ****ed it up and ended a chance for the LL title. The BOZ juice wasn't enough today.
   Good luck to Ithaca who persisted today, and to RPI and Union for your opportunity to win the LL title .Hobart plays Union at the BOZ and am optimistic that we can prevail but not if we keep shooting ourselves in the foot with dumb penalties.