NM or anyone who knows the answer to this. Have seen guys like Abraham and Wilson who are listed as seniors on the Wes website announce they are hitting the portal. Wondering how they have any eligibility left (We are done with Covid years) but someone like Clapp or Lyke Davis at Trinity are out of eligibility. To my knowledge neither played their first year but are still out of eligibility. Wondering if these guys had an injury year or something along those lines.

Congratulations to all those named all-league. A great honor for all these young men. Obviously disagree with the Berluti over Zebrowski first-team pick. We thought Zebrowski should have been Offensive Player of the year as well but congrats to Wilson, he was the best player on the best team. That usually satisfies the criteria for the award. Back to the first team QB debate. Not sure how you can confidently say that Berluti (while a fine player who had an amazing career) had anywhere the caliber season as Zebrowski or even Candido for that matter. Zebrowski was statistically much better in every aspect and we felt that Berluti had been better in previous seasons. Feels like this award was maybe given out as a career recognition award instead of a 2024 season award.

Quote from: Gate 91 on October 17, 2024, 10:39:25 AMThis entire debate begs the provocative question of whether or not the quality of NESCAC football has decreased since this new transfer portal era. The best players in the league are now often times leaving to go play D1 ball, Lutz and Tomlinson being prominent examples. Thoughts?

Gate 91- Pleasure to hear from you and hope all is well. I think this is a question we won't really be able to answer until the Covid era players are done. Almost all of these guys making the jump have already received their degrees. I think if it gets to a point where guys are abandoning say a Williams degree to make the jump to the CAA or Patriot then we can have the conversation of league-wide talent going down and problems with the Portal.

Quote from: MapleBBQChicken on October 12, 2024, 07:09:02 PMAs for the football played today, it was a strong win for Middlebury in a close and hard-fought game.

It's starting to feel like a very similar situation to last year, as a one-loss but improving Panther team faces a Bantam squad that has yet to play a close game. And this year it's in Vermont.

We want Trinity.

Maple- Disagree on this notion of the Bantams have yet to play a close game. While the scoreboard has favored the Bants when the clock hit zero these first 5 weeks, nearly all of those games were tied or within 1 score at the half including a 7-7 Tie at the half. Last years Bantam team blew the doors off its opponents the first few weeks winning every game by the half. This year is a different story and I think that battle tested efforts give the Bants and extra edge. Regardless should be a great game in VT come Saturday

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Quote from: Trin9-0 on October 01, 2024, 04:49:13 PM

Quote from: The Third Division on September 29, 2024, 01:03:25 PMI don't follow the NESCAC very much but I have to ask this one question. If bates is a team which beat a team which beat a team which were conference co-champions, is it indicative of this being the most random conference in d3 football?

In my opinion it's quite the opposite; I think the NESCAC is wildly predictable (at least over the last 20+ years). Trinity has been pretty much a lock to either win it all or finish in second place, which they've done for 18 of the last 21 seasons (winning the NESCAC championships 11 times and finishing as runner-up 7 times); all while winning 86% of their games over that span.

A second tier of Amherst, Williams, and Middlebury have all taken turns as the most likely challenger. Amherst has 6 titles and 3 runner-up finishes. Williams and Middlebury have won five championships apiece and claim 5 and 3 second place finishes respectively. Their win percentages are 72% for Amherst, 64% for Williams, and 70% for Middlebury.

Wesleyan has recently risen to contender status, but a 57% win percentage with one co-title and a pair of runner-up finishes puts them closer to Colby who has the same hardware but a win percentage of only 43%. The high mark for Tufts is a lone second place finish and a 46% win percentage. Then there's Bates, Bowdoin, and Hamilton who are the clear bottom third with win percentages of 26%, 25% and 23% respectively and just six winning records between the three programs since at least 2000.

Sure, there are the occasional shocking upsets like the Bates win in Middletown on Saturday (more on that in a moment) but overall the league is very predictable on an annual basis and has been for decades.


The Bates win over the Cards is truly a shocking upset (even by recent Wes standards). Sure, as many posters have noted, Wesleyan always seems to lose a head-scratcher. Indeed, unless the frisky kitties go on a run, it's likely to be Wesleyan's fourth loss in the past 6 seasons to a team who finishes with a losing record.

2024 - Loss 24-13 to Bates who is currently 1-2.
2023 - Lost 20-13 at Colby who finished 3-6.
2022 - Lost 28-26 at Bowdoin who finished 3-6.
2018 - Loss 33-29 to Hamilton who finished 3-5.

However, Bates was riding an 11 game losing streak and hadn't scored more than a touchdown in their any of their past six contests. Not to mention the game being in Middletown, where the Cards have played well in recent memory, and the fact that Wes had already disposed of Midd and Tufts. Add in that it was a double digit margin of victory for the Bobcats and I'm left just as dumbfounded as the computer model which predicted Wesleyan would win 40-0.

Great post Hs9-o and congratulations on the success of the Hartford State Football Program, really amazing. No doubt something that you all should be very proud of. We're sure many of our fellow Boardsters are very envious of the Bantam's success. We also appreciate how humble the Hartford State universe is. Obviously, this success should not at all be surprising to NESCAC fans given Hartford State's almost exclusive focus on their football program compared to other sports.

The Directors Cup is awarded annually to the top collegiate athletic programs by division and has been awarded since 1995. The "Cup" has been awarded for 27 years (no awards in 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 due to COVID). In those 27 years, Hartford State's highest finish was 34th and in the last 10 years, they have perpetually finished near the bottom of the NESCAC Directors Cup standings and finished dead last in the league as recently as 2021-2022.

Meanwhile, 3 NESCAC schools have won the Directors Cup nationally: Williams an amazing 22 times, Middlebury once, and Tufts once. In last year's national rankings Willams was 2nd, Tufts was 4th, and Middlebury was 6th. The NESCAC has historically been one of, if not the top-rated overall D3 athletic conference in the country, based on these rankings which are an excellent proxy for overall program wide athletic success.

How have our beloved Cards done in the Directors Cup? 42nd last year and they have finished ahead of the Bantams each of the last 7 years. They have finished in the top 50 nationally in the last 6 rankings finishing as high as 14th in 2018-2019. They did finish last in 2014-2015 but that was during a period of transition at Wesleyan.

Let's keep things in perspective. We're sure if other schools in the conference were devoting as many institutional resources towards football as HS, they might have similar success.

NM- Not sure how you can say that Trinity strictly focuses on FB when this past year both its Mens Hockey and Basketball teams reached their respective final fours and have had a ton of success amongst other sports in the past 5 years.

Been a Great First few Weeks so far and the number 1 outlook on the league so far seems to be the parity within the league. Feels that almost any team can go out and win on a weekly basis, something we have not seen the past few years. Congrats to Wes Tech on big wins these past two weeks. Big of them to get over the hump and the rest of their schedule looks favorable going into week 9 which we already project as being the game of the year. Hopefully (maybe even likely) both teams are 8-0 going into that showdown. Been a good first 2 Saturdays for Nescacmans favorite team Hartford State. Definitely appears the Bants are still getting their footing under them as they replaced a majority of their starters including 9 on defense. QB Zebrowski has been phenomenal the past two weeks completing nearly 80% of passes and making moves on the ground as well. Expect him to continue to come into his own over the coming weeks and hope to lead the Bants to the promised land after a big week 9 victory over the rival birds. Also a major shoutout to the Bantam defense who has looked phenomenal over the past two weeks seemingly shutting down the Maine schools. Bantams did a great job quieting the triple option of UBates and forcing them to throw the ball which resulted in a 1-1 completion to int rate. Really excited to see them in action this week against a young and what appears to be very improved Williams team. Realistically we see the league this year coming down to 3-4 games all of whom involve Trinity, Wes, Williams and Tufts. Should be a fun next couple weeks

I mean hard to judge P6 here considering he was in with all backups. Give him 3 top WR including WR1 in the league safe to assume his stats with significantly improve. Not to mention heard he has been having a great spring ball.

Quote from: The Mole on March 25, 2024, 10:18:53 PMI will take the names out and share stats, the peanut gallery can decide, I do not disagree Scoops, but I do enjoy the clickbait and responding. Not hard to figure out who is who--objectively, who would you take/want?

Player #1: 16-8 as starter, 6607 yards passing 58 TDs, 10 INTs, 1287 rush yds 11 TDs 62.1%
Player #2: 12-3 as starter, 4025 yards passing 41 TDs, 17 INTs, -18 rush yds 1 TD, 52.1%
Player #3: 6-3 as a starter, 3400 yards passing, 30 TDs, 16 INTs, 105 rush yards 3 TDs, 57.7%
Player #4: 3-6 as starter, 1176 yards passing, 7 TDs, 5 INTs, 320 rush yards 3 TDs, 57.1 %
Player #5: 3-6 as starter, 1272 yards passing, 12 TDs, 8 INTs, 438 rush yards 2 TDs, 48.4%
Player #6: ZERO starts, 168 yards passing, 0 TDs, 1 INT, 28 rush yards 1 TD, 70%

Quote from: Scoops on March 25, 2024, 07:48:09 AMI know I trash Wesleyan a lot, and rightfully so. However, putting Zebrowski (had only played in garbage time) and Kurzum (147ypg, 7/5 TD/INT) above Candido in your position group rankings is absolute lunacy.

Quote from: Charlie on November 27, 2023, 07:03:09 PM

Quote from: Gate90 on November 27, 2023, 06:41:00 PM
Charlie- Sounds like you you know a lot about the QB situation at Trinity.   Probably makes sense to know what a kid's name is if you pretend to know what his abilities are.  Zebrowski aka "dembrowski" is more than adequate throwing the football.  But I guess you are some sort of "QB Whisperer" who can judge someone's throwing ability with a sample size of approx.40 passes thrown during mop up duty.

I put his name on the HUDl tape Jake Robbins three years eligibility remaining. If you look at his HUDL tape can make all the throws. I think if he was at West Virginia even on a red hsirt can certainly play at the NESCAC level. Makes more sense with all his elibility and talent with a solid Spring would take the duties. I am not a QB Whisperer if I was I would say that Fetter took the reins at QB after Spring Football and covid season. This situation is alomost identical I am not saying he is going to be the next Fetter but very coincidental

Charlie- I think that Robbins is the likely choice in 2 years with his remaining eligibility but I just don't see any way that Zebrowski is not the starter going into next season. He has been groomed as the QB of the future for a couple years now and I don't think the Bantam staff would have aggressively pushed for him to come back for his extra year if they weren't confident he was going to lead the Bants to the promise land again. Also worth noting we have heard Zebrowski has a big 4 banking job that he has already pushed back to do his 5th year. For a league that prides itself on high placing jobs and life after football it is hard to see a staff telling a kid to push his job offer back just to ride pine. I think that Zebrowski is the best and maybe only choice to lead the Roosters next season. Hell even Spencer Fetters biggest hater Gate90 is a Zebrowski guy (We may have an idea why). Overall next fall is the Zebrowski show

Quote from: Charlie on November 27, 2023, 02:08:00 PM

Quote from: MammothDad on November 27, 2023, 11:19:43 AM

Quote from: Trin9-0 on November 21, 2023, 09:24:01 PM

Quote from: MammothDad on November 21, 2023, 10:48:49 AM
Trin9-0,

You seem reasonable and fair.

I hope I can post about Trinity with you to better understand why Trinity is the FB perennial power it it in the NESCAC.

MammothDad, for all the analysis of why Trinity is consistently the dominant NESCAC football power it's a fairly simple formula but one that is difficult to execute.
Great players + great coaching + institutional support = championships.

Trinity has great players: They maximize their recruiting advantages and sell tradition/culture of winning, location, and the alumni network.

• Every recruit who has committed to Trinity since 1998 and played for four years has graduated with at least one championship ring. Every kid wants to win and at Trinity it is almost assured.
• Trinity is located in a capital city with ample internship opportunities, easily accessible to NYC and Boston and is convenient to travel to/from. Beyond the benefits of Hartford, the on campus social scene is a significant selling point for 18 year old men.
• The program does all the right things regarding making sure the student are supported in the classroom with academic advisors, etc. They also have a top-notch alumni career counselling and mentoring program to help players land internships and job opportunities through the vast network of football alumni.

The coaching staff can identify talent, know what kind of kids fit their culture, understand where Trinity fits in the marketplace. They also have a proven ability to develop talent through a consistent strength and conditioning program and good coaching. With all of that said, they don't always just have better players. Tufts, and to a lesser extent Wesleyan, have had rosters that were comparable (if not exceeded Trinity) in terms of high end talent in recent years. 

Trinity has excellent coaching: Beyond Devanney who, despite what some on this board think, is an outstanding head coach, they also have two coordinators who could easily be successful head coaches elsewhere.

• Lew Acquarulo is the Associate Head Coach. He has been at Trinity for 19 seasons and presided over nearly two decades of dominant defenses. He's a TOP tier recruiter and a wildly underrated reason for Trinity's success.
• Mark Melnitsky has been at Trinity for 18 seasons and the offensive coordinator for 13 years. Under his watch Trinity has routinely topped the league in offense and set numerous offensive records.

The benefits of this level of consistency at the top of the program cannot be understated.

Trinity is committed to success: This may be a bit harder to quantify but there is some available data per the U.S. Department of Education which annually produces an Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. You can take a look yourselves but I've compiled the available data relevant to NESCAC football program expenses and what percent of their overall athletics expenses are allocated to football below:





   
   

   
   

   
   


   


   
   
   
   
   

   
   


   

   

School	Football Expenses	% of Overall Athletics Expenses
Tufts	$962,949	15.7%
Trinity	$988,685	15.6%
Hamilton	$789,895	15.2%
Amherst	$816,390	13.1%
Bowdoin	$731,065	12.3%
Wesleyan	$718,959	12.1%
Colby	$852,876	11.5%
Bates	$599,090	10.9%
Middlebury	$598,816	10.9%
Williams	$596,176	9.5%

Trinity is not an outlier, but clearly toward the top echelon of schools who invest in their football program. The aforementioned "tutoring program" is really not much more than a study hall for first year players and those who have a GPA below a certain threshold. All players have the option to seek help from one of three faculty/staff liaisons. These roles are not unique to football at Trinity and at quick glance it appears that many, if not all sports, also have at least one faculty/staff liaisons.

The football program hosts annual networking receptions where alumni come back to campus and talk to students about their career paths and give advice on how to approach various professional tracks. It has been extremely successful and is a big selling point in the recruiting process. Alumni love it too; and we enjoy the engagement that Devanney and his staff provide. Golf tournaments, recognition of past championship teams, coming back to campus to talk to the team during preseason. All of those little things matter when it's time to fundraise and let's be honest, it's more fun to support a winner.

Despite numerous and frequent accusations by posters on this board, I have never seen any evidence that Trinity uses a larger percentage of their allotted tips for football than other sports. They follow all NESCAC and NCAA rules in this regard. Are there kids who get into Trinity that don't get into other NESCAC schools? Yeah, of course. Does Trinity also frequently win recruiting battles for kids who were accepted to other NESCAC schools? Also, yes. They find kids who fit the academic profile of the school and who can contribute to the football program and the College. I feel extremely confident that there is minimal (if any) difference between the overall quality of student on any football rosters in the NESCAC.


As for why there is so much hate for the Bantams I will simply share the following admission of truth from our very own Trinity-hater in chief, who so eloquently provided the single most accurate explanation:

Quote from: Nescacman on October 30, 2018, 12:38:23 PM
...a lot of the comments made about Hartford State are tongue in cheek and probably made more out of jealousy.

Trin 9-0,

Thank you for such a thoughtful response.  And one that lacked personal shots.

Appreciated.

I'm obviously a Mammoth Homer but I am a kid of the 80s.  To quote the Great Ric Flair "If you want to be the man, you have to beat the man!  Whooo!".

Congrats to Middleburry for doing so this year.

But we all know, year in, year out, that Trinity is the "man" going in to the season.

I hope Amherst looks at that figure spent on FB and allows FB affiliated Alumni to at least match what Trinity spends on FB.  That and to build a dedicated weight room for athletes ONLY.

Coaches need dedicated time with their athletes to push them to their best.  This can not happen with non-athletes present in the facility.  Too much room for drama and problems.

At least athletes of other sports can see a FB player being pushed and understand what is going on, happy they chose another sport.



I have nothing but respect for Trinity FB, in  terms of what they put on the field on Saturdays.  I just hope this new President will allow Amherst to do all that it can to help Amherst FB catch up.

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One more question ...

... do you ever see Trinity "offering" or kids "accepting offers" before SEP?  Trinity was one of the schools who never offered my kid.  Would be interesting to see if they would have.  But my kid did not want to lose out on the Amherst offer so he "committed"  in AUG, before Trinity said they would "offer", in the year he was recruited.

I find it interesting that they can get the talent they get giving the other schools a 2 month jump on them, being that Middleburry was my son's first offer.  And it came in JUL when the preread was complete.


I love the NESCAC and think highly of all the kids.  I look forward to following it for years to come, probably replacing my D1 school.  They NIL madness in D1 FB is causing me to lose interest.

Trinity starts their offer process after a July date where they can get pre reads back. Before this date they usually have an indication if they are going to offer the player based on film , Camps and they put a great deal of stock in there July camp. Immediately after there July camp and pre reads they make offers and expect players to commit early decision. Now I have heard somethings may have changed in the timeline but this is what I know factually up to 2023.

I will say that the rosters sizes are coming into effect in 2025 I think. Trinity made cuts this year of Juniors who would not see the field and some sophomores who did not fit into their plans. I think this is the first year ever having done so. Despite 30 seniors graduating and two great recruiting classes not much activity so far in there offers.

I did hear that the transfer QB from West Virginia they are extremely high on and believe he has three years eligibility.

Charlie- Been hearing that It is Zebrowski's team to lead next season at QB. They have been extremely high on him since day 1 and have heard they are looking forward to seeing him in command next season for the Mighty Roosters

Happy Thanksgiving to all. Appreciate all everyone does for this small league we all love. Special thanks to NM for giving the Bantams constant fuel all season long. Looking forward to another season

Quote from: NESCACFball24/7 on November 21, 2023, 09:15:41 PM
I agree my pick would be clapp based off production. However I will say it seemed like teams had tailored their defensive game plans to stop richardson a lot more than they did for clapp. Partly because trinity had more threats. But it looked to me in the games I watched that richardson was drawing double and triple coverage in every game in a way that clapp was just not attracting and that's a fact. Maybe in part because of the difference in their ability to burn you for a big one.

I'd also be interested to see how many targets the two got compared to each other. My bet would be on almost double for Clapp. Everytime trinity threw it feels like it went to clapp who got 10-15 targets a game where as richardson got maybe 5-6 targets a game that he took full advantage of.

Very different receivers clapp being more of a possession guy but richardson with the big play ability and probably more physical gifts. Another Civetti coaching blunder in not getting him the ball more? My guess would be Richardson projects better as a transfer due to his physical skillset and speed.

With that being said, would still vote clapp OPOY given his crazy productive year regardless of who is qb was. Also would not be surprised if coaches voted for richardson given the way they tailored specific game plans to him every week.

Personally, I think that if HCOF Jeff nominated Clapp over Fetter (Which feels unlikely, when in doubt give it to the senior) Clapp would probably win the award handily. It's Fetter's "Non-Playing antics" that may prevent him from winning the award outright which is unfortunate, while the ball-throwing incident was unfortunate and could have been handled differently it showed the passion and emotion he plays the game with and in the heat of battle you make decisions you regret and I'm sure he regrets that. Overall a great career for Number 12/1. One of if not the best to line up under center in Hartford.

Quote from: Charlie on November 19, 2023, 09:28:41 AM
Trinity Football

It was clearly evident after yesterdays drubbing of Bowdoin that Trinity is way above the other NESCAC teams in terms of talented players , development and Coaching. Bowdoin was completely off its game yesterday. The only highlight was the first drive when they scored a touchdown and took the lead 7-0.

Bowdoin was completely outplayed. More importantly out coached. Why in the world when you have the best QB and WR in the league would you leave Sean Clapp 6"4 who can jump in man to man coverage against a Aise Bream a 5" 6 CB who cant jump. It was a pitch and catch all day. It was so bad that on one Touchdown throw Clapp actually picked the player up and shook his hand because it was so futile in trying to guard him.

Trinity totally man handled Bowdoin. They not only played more physical than Bowdoin but clearly had the size differential over Bowdoin. Now I understand they are the powerhouse of the league and Bowdoin is a bottom feeder in the league but these other schools need to put a better product on the field. The sad part is that the Trinity WR are all returning next year. Despite 30 seniors graduating at Trinity the future looks bright. The last two recruiting classes are stacked at Trinity on both sides of the lines. In addition theses players got valuable playing time and experience this year due to the multiple blowouts that occurred.

As I said in past posts the QB is the biggest question at Trinity with a University of West Virginia transfer being dubbed QB of the future with I beleive 3 years eligibility left. He looked sharp in pre season but ended up breaking an ankle. They get another talented reeciver back from injury next year who would have been rookie of the year this year. I also think the key to this program is with all that talent the Coaches create a consistent winning culture where everyone wants to win hard to find at the D3 level of play. I think this is more incredible since most really don't see the field until there Junior and Senior years.

Sounds like it will be Zebrowski as the Bantam starter, will be interesting to see how the Bants offense changes as Zebrowski is more of a spread/option type player. Nonetheless ess Bants will be absolutely reloaded next fall.

Quote from: Nescacman on October 10, 2023, 04:04:16 PM

Quote from: AmherstStudent05 on October 10, 2023, 11:56:54 AM


Although it is not our style to get into back and forth with other posters, we have to respond:


3. Not sure you understand how the pass interference rule works in college. It is different than the NFL. Even if that double pass was pass interference in the end zone (which it was not) it would not have put the ball on the 1 yard line. This is not the NFL. In college, it's either a 15 yard penalty (if the play is longer than 15 yards...if less than 15 yards, the penalty goes to the spot of the foul) or half the distance to the goal line, which is what it would have been in this case. In all cases, it is an automatic first down.

As we said, congratulations to the Mules. They played well, came away with the win, and broke the 10-game Wes winning streak against them.

I'm not sure anyone understands the pass interference rules! I don't think your explication is quite right either.  My understanding is that Defensive PI is exempt from the traditional "half the distance" enforcement except in the corner case where the ball is snapped at the PLUS 2 (eg, a team in the redzone snaps the ball at the opponent's two-yard line, defensive PI is committed in the endzone, the team on offense now gets first and goal at the 1). But if the team snaps the ball at the opponent's 15-yard line and defensive PI is committed in the end zone, the team on offense gets a first down at the 2, not half the distance.

LM Student....sort of correct....from the NCAA Football Rulebook...

"PENALTY—Team A's ball at the spot of the foul, first down, if the foul
occurs fewer than 15 yards beyond the previous spot. If the
foul occurs 15 or more yards beyond the previous spot, Team
A's ball, first down, 15 yards from the previous spot [S33].
When the ball is snapped on or inside the Team B 17-yard
line and outside the Team B two-yard line, and the spot of the
foul is on or inside the two-yard line, the penalty from the
previous spot shall place the ball at the two-yard line, first down
(A.R. 7-3-8-XIV).
No penalty enforced from outside the two-yard line may
place the ball inside the two-yard line (Exception: On the Try
when the snap is on or inside the three-yard line, Rule 10-2-
5-b).
If the previous spot was on or inside the two-yard line, first
down halfway between the previous spot and the goal line (Rule
10-2-6 Exception).
Pass Interference: Summary
ARTICLE 9. a. Either Team A or Team B legally may interfere with opponents
behind the neutral zone.
b.    Players of either team legally may interfere beyond the neutral zone after
the pass has been touched (A.R. 7-3-9-I).
c.    Defensive players legally may contact opponents who have crossed the
neutral zone if the opponents are not in a position to receive a catchable
forward pass.
1.    Those infractions that occur during a down in which a forward pass
crosses the neutral zone are pass interference infractions only if the
receiver had the opportunity to receive a catchable forward pass.
2.    Those infractions that occur during a down in which a forward pass
does not cross the neutral zone are Rule 9-3-4 infractions and the
penalty is enforced from the previous spot.
d.    Pass interference rules apply only during a down in which a legal forward
pass crosses the neutral zone (Rules 2-19-3 and 7-3-8-a, b and c).
e.    Contact by Team B with an eligible receiver involving a personal foul that
interferes with the reception of a catchable pass may be ruled either as
pass interference or as a personal foul with the 15-yard penalty enforced
from the previous spot. Rule 7-3-8 is specific about contact during a pass.
However, if the interference involves an act that ordinarily would result
in disqualification or ejection, the fouling player is disqualified or ejected
from the game.
f.    Physical contact is required to establish interference.
g.    Each player has territorial rights, and incidental contact is ruled under
"attempt to reach...the pass'' in Rule 7-3-8. If opponents who are beyond
the line collide while moving toward the pass, a foul by one or both
players occurs only if intent to impede the opponent is obvious. It is pass
interference only if a catchable forward pass is involved.
h.    Pass interference rules do not apply after the pass has been touched
anywhere inbounds by an inbounds player or has touched an official. If
an opponent is fouled, the penalty is for the foul and not pass interference
(A.R. 7-3-9-I).
i.    After the pass has been touched, any player may execute a legal block
during the remaining flight of the pass.
j.    Tackling or grasping a receiver or any other intentional contact before the
receiver touches the pass is evidence that the tackler is disregarding the ball
and is therefore illegal.
k.    Tackling or running into a receiver when a forward pass obviously is
underthrown or overthrown is disregarding the ball and is illegal. This
is not pass interference but a violation of Rule 9-1-12-a, which carries
a penalty of 15 yards from the previous spot plus a first down. Flagrant
offenders shall be disqualified or ejected."

Our assessment of the play in the Wes/Colby game:
1. It was not pass interference as a result of contact
2. The pass was not catchable which by rule nullifies pass interference.
3. This was a double pass. Our read of "h" above is that pass interference is not relevant on a double pass play. No pass interference.
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NM-

Leave the the champions (Hartford st and Midd) to discuss your rules. Bants played outstanding yesterday. Unfortunately had an off day again st Midd but it hyped the Bants up. Much better than what happened in Midd Town this year. All respect. See you at Jesse-Miller in November 

Quote from: GroundandPound on November 17, 2023, 09:39:03 AM
Is anyone else in the mix for NESCAC ROTY besides QBs Kurzum (Hamilton) and McHugh (Williams)?
Kurzum: 7TD Throws; 5 int; 57.1 % completion rate (3rd best in NESCAC); 1,176 passing yards; 320 rushing yards; 3 TDs rushing; (187yds per game)
McHugh: 10TD Throws; 8 int; 46.1 % completion rate; 1,027 passing yards; 387 rushing yards; 0 TDs rushing; (176 yds per game)
Both teams likely 3-6 final records. 
These could change a bit in Williams last game v. Bates this weekend.

Kurzman does have the signature win against Tufts. Assume coaches will take that into consideration.

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Quote from: Charlie on November 15, 2023, 08:15:18 PM
2024 NESCAC

Trinity loosing 30 seniors and the best QB in many years to play in the NESCAC. While Trinity always has replacements at various positions and an outstanding Coaching and Recruitment remains to be seen who leads the offense at Trinity. Heard speculation that they have excellent replacement at QB from transfer portal. Trinity still loaded at all positions.

Honestly have to say perhaps Spring ball may tell us who is the favorite going into next year and if Trinity and Middlebury have things figured out.

Trinity losing a lot of 5th years but expecting current many current seniors to return including QB Zebrowski who has been the number 2 to Fetter. Expect him to take the reigns next season and lead the reloaded Bants.

Rumor out of Hartford is that Clapp will join Richardson in the transfer portal. Given the success of Tomlinson and Lutz in the FCS/CAA, we're sure that both could have similar success playing at that level. We've heard that URI has already expressed interest in Jaden. Good luck to Sean and Jaden next year playing at the next level!

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We've heard these rumors as well. We've also heard Tulane and potentially one of the Ivy's have reached out to Clapp. He will be missed in Hartford but we are very excited to see him playing on TV in the coming years.