I can't believe I did it.. I ranked BW.. Berg, Mount, ONU, pleeeeease take care of business so I can drop them back off

That was me... just wait until you see them for ballot this week... I still refuse to acknowledge that school in Berea

I still think Mount will be ranked, but Heidelberg for sure gets ranked tomorrow. I sooner see Johns Hopkins dropping out before Mount, but I could be wrong. Feel like we're on a crash course for NCC-UWRF rematch.

Quote from: D3 Poster on September 17, 2026, 11:20:03 AMUnfortunately, I have to admit to the lone vote for BW.  Hopefully, Alma will provide reasoning on Saturday to drop them out.

Yeah, if you could, thaaaat'd be great

Alright, who's the wise guy who ranked BW???

At least they were not at the bottom on Bill Connelly's latest SP+ Top 772..

The JCU game is one that we will know far more about in a matter of weeks. First off, first game for a new head coach and QB can always have it's issues, especially when you couple it with the fact that historically JCU is not nearly as good in week 1 as they are in the weeks to follow. Plus, if CMU were to beat Berry and run the table in the Centennial, then it looks stronger and stronger each week.

JCU does have kinks to work out, but all in all, I am pleased with the performance and still seems to be the team to beat in the NCAC.

Might be a stretch, but I see a path where maybe 3 teams could get bids this year.

I completely understand your logic, and think there is a little bit of a overreaction from Mount fans; I am column E, no surprise right?, and have JCU ahead just because of last year's finish.

Bwahahah, I miss you guys

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Quote from: D3 Poster on August 16, 2026, 10:14:21 PMWhat's the over/under number of games for JCU's Polian to get his coaching record to be a winning one?  Looks like he's currently 23-27.  I'll go under 6.

Are we making 27-27 the winning record, or 28-27?

This isn't BWU and their record of mediocrity.  Got to be 28-27.

Quote from: D3 Poster on August 16, 2026, 10:14:21 PMWhat's the over/under number of games for JCU's Polian to get his coaching record to be a winning one?  Looks like he's currently 23-27.  I'll go under 6.

Are we making 27-27 the winning record, or 28-27?

Eh, why not, I'm in... However, is it a problem that I'll never rank BW, regardless of their record?

Congrats NCC. I wish I could say I am surprised by what played out on Saturday, but it is what I expected. The solace is that in D3 it takes years for a team to finally get over the hump to win it all. Look at NCC, it took them 15 years from their first playoff appearance to finally win the Stagg Bowl, so if this years Seniors took the lumps in the semi's, it shows recruits that one can win at JCU, and that each passing class is hopefully a tad better than the one before it, and that is how you build a program.

Quote from: Crawford on December 20, 2025, 09:09:33 PMCongratulations on your inaugural NCAC season JCU. Final Four and bringing the conference up with you.

In my opinion, the conference is only going to continue to get better with the addition of Wash U next season as well. Will be fun to see the top go at it each season

Quote from: GusD on December 15, 2025, 02:15:44 PM"Going away" is nothing new for Naperville kids. Of course there are athletes from Naperville at NCC, but often if recruiting a local kid you'll hear something on the order of "Sorry, but I'd never really consider NCC. I've lived in Naperville all my life. I need and want to spread my wings, and see what else is out there. Besides, if I went to school here my mom would expect to see me at least once every weekend."

true, but I went Army first, so I went away... far away... to another continent.