Quote from: Nescacman on September 14, 2025, 09:00:49 AMBeing objective, based on the games we've watched (and we've watched 3+ of the 5 so far) plus analyzing the stats plus speaking with our reporters that were at games we have not watched completely yet, outside of Wes and Colby, that was (by far) the worst weekend of NESCAC football we have ever seen...

100% agree. I was at the Bowdoin-Tufts game where both teams played poorly although the Jumbos, employing two new QBs, who showed flashes but not much consistency, were able to do the bare minimum needed to come away with the win.

The Polar Bears went with an unusually young line-up, with the top 3 or so defensive performers being first years and the next bunch being sophomores. It made me wonder whether preseason should start earlier and whether there should be more exhibition games . . And throughout the NESCAC, we see brand new or inexperienced QBs getting the starting nod . . This year is perhaps unusual due to the back-up of fifth year players in the fall of 2024 that slowed the development of younger players but regardless more of a glide pathway to the regular season is probably in order.

Quote from: lumbercat on September 13, 2025, 11:31:42 PM. . .
Bates recruited a very promising QB from Michigan 2 years ago. Seneca Moore 6'3'' 195. He was the apparent messiah at QB in the Bates rebuild.

Moore set the Bates track record in the 110m hurdles as FY. He broke the NESCAC record as Soph.
In June he transferred to Michigan to run D1 track.

This was a blow to the rebuild initiative so they transitioned all NESCAC slot receiver Beltran to a QB role with the intention to go to a 2 QB scheme while continuing to utilize Beltrans All Nescac WR talents in the process.
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Seneca apparently changed his mind about Michigan and made a decision in mid-summer to transfer to USC where he is now enrolled...

Here is a link to the 28-member Bowdoin roster.

Did Tufts also play Harvard?

Bowdoin is playing Harvard in a preseason game this Sunday (Aug. 24) at 3:30 pm in Cambridge.

The NESCAC operates via super-majority (at least 3/4ths of the presidents voting on the proposal must vote in favor of it). I am not sure about rounding up and whether the Conn College president would cast a vote but it looks like maybe as many as 9 of the NESCAC presidents voted for the cap. Likely undoing or modifying the new policy requires a simiar consensus so it is probably not happening.

I just saw a recent post where the wait at Red's was 90 minutes. We are talking about 90 minutes of standing in line. Also drove by it the other day and the line was insane. Hence my caution about banking on a Red's lobster roll during a short weekend trip to Brunswick . .

I would advise agaisnt a side trip to Red's for a lobster roll. It is a serious trourist trap, which in practical terms means a very long wait for your lobster roll. There are places closer to Brunswick (but on the shore) they offer equally good lobster rolls but also many other seafood options plus better views, etc. The Dolphin Marina, Erica's, and Morses are all on the Harpswell peninsula (not part of the town of Brunswick but connected to Brunswick) and right on the ocean and have superb lobster rolls plus many other choices . . 

Quote from: IVY/PAT on July 25, 2025, 10:38:18 AMThanks for all the info. Like many of you, I cannot wait for college season to begin aside from the  chaos  of big time college football.

Need some help-we are making our first trip ever to Bowdoin.  Any suggestions on  where to stay, dine  etc.?  Thanks

The Brunswick Hotel is adjacent to the campus -- you can walk from there across campus to Whittier Field: https://thebrunswickhotel.com

Very close to the Brunswick Hotel is the Pomelia Restaurant (it is adjacent to the train station so within a block of the hotel). It is very excellent. There are other restaurants further downtown with Bao Bao Dumpling House in Pleasant St offering superb Asian fusion cuisine (maybe 3 blocks from the hotel).

OneSixtyFive -- The Inn on Park Row is another hotel that is also very close to the campus but is smaller than the Brunswick Hotel. A little bit further from the campus is a third hotel option, the Federal, which includes an excellent restaurant (555 North).

Generally speaking, Brunwick is known for good dining . . .

The NESCAC does not impose any limits n transfers, either within or outside the conference. The only restriction is that there are deadlines for the submission of transfer applications and the payment of a deposit to hold a spot at the school for the upcoming semester but I suspect (but do not know) that those deadlines may sometimes be waived to pick up transfers who entered the portal late or are weighing multiple transfer possibilities.

According to his X account, Aronson entered the portal in March. That account also confirms his commitment ot Trinity so it is all looking very definitive  . .

Yes -- I can confirm that NESCAC coaches are contract employees, with 3 years being a common term. If a college wishes to terminate an employment relationship with a coach before the end of the term of the contract, it is typically on the hook for whatever compensation may be owed to the coach for the remaining term of the contract. 

Perhaps unrealistic expectatons on the part of Colby as to the transformative impact of the high-end athletic facilities on athletic performance?

Quote from: nescac1 on January 14, 2025, 08:27:03 PMBowdoin is really hard to figure, eviscerating Colby after a tough league weekend, and the great effort vs Harvard before that.

One thing is for sure - Ray Cuevas is absolutely legit.  Reminiscent of Lucas Hausman in that he's explosive off the bounce, really hard to stay in front of, but a better deep shooter.  Bowdoin has a real star to build around. 

Some injuries to contend with, with both Kevin Reeves and Liam McBride out. The Reeves injury happened at the very beginning of the Tufts game. He is on crutches so likely a consequential injury. Not sure the nature of the McBride injury but he last played versus Tufts.

My Polar Bears ended up falling to Harvard 71 to 65 but put on a good show for a D3 team.