BIG WEEK for RMC this week-HSC comes to Crenshaw tomorrow night and Roanoke saturday! Gonna be a telling week in the ODAC!

We started out slow against a very good team and after spotting them 14 points, we tried and kept the score even after that but we were the ones trying to keep up. Their QB was elusive. We put a lot of pressure on him and he would escape and keep his eyes downfield and make plays. Impressive. They are just too good to try come from behind. I hope they go far.

The team summary post on D3Football.com nailed it on the head.

You know CNU is playing well if: The O-line protects Barry. -- He was pressured all game.
You know CNU is playing poorly if: The defense can't get off the field on 3rd down.  -- Susquehanna was 13-18 on 3rd down conversions.

Whoever wrote these comments was spot on.   

And more importantly, because we fell behind 14-0, we gave up on the run too early. We came out running in the 2nd half. We should have probably kept running it in the first half. Hindsight.

I'm excited about the CNU program. Coach Crowley has brought back old CNU football. He has built a program again! This was his fourth year, so these were his guys. The seniors were 31-11, the most prolific 4 years of CNU football. I looked at the roster and the 2 deep. We lose some key players but we have a ton of guys coming back.

We also missed our junior DE Connor Estrella. He was injured in the TCNJ game with 49 seconds left on the clock. While one guy usually doesn't dominate a game, I'm convinced he would have wrapped up the QB a few times.

On to the hoops boards where I'm still trying to figure out CNU's identity on the court.

This was a fun year to be a Captains football fan!!

Round 1
1. Ronk - Jalen Overway - Calvin
2. FCGG - Sam Grieger - UW-La Crosse
3. Greek - Scott Gyimesi - Tufts
4. NCF - Henry Vetter - Trinity, CT

Round 2
5. NCF - Jabril Robinson - Randolph-Macon
6. Greek - Jair Knight - Emory
7. FCGG - Jarrel Okorougo - Trinity (CT)
8. Ronk - Ben Pearce - Emory

Round 3
9. Ronk - Omari Deveaux - Va Wesleyan*
10. FCGG - JJ Paider - UW-La Crosse
11. Greek - Connor May - Wash U
12. NCF - Dusin Desrousseau - La Crosse

Round 4
13. NCF - Mario Awasum  Emory
14. Greek - Kyle Robinson - Mary Washington
15. FCGG - Chance Casenhiser - Mount Union*
16. Ronk - Drew Lazarre - Trinity(CT)

Round 5
17. Ronk - Ryan Cohen - Wash U
18. FCGG - Noah Cleveland - Illinois Wesleyan
19. Greek - Marcus Montagnino - Endicott*
20. NCF - Shane Regan - Chicago

Round 6
21. NCF - Mason Funk - Illinois Wesleyan
22. Greek - Nick Roper - Chicago
23. FCGG - Lucas Gordon - Redlands
24. Ronk - Jhace Boston - Redlands

Round 7
25. Ronk - Ulysses Young - Mary Washington
26. FCGG - Jevon Yarbrough - Hood*
27. Greek - Ty Henderson - CNU
28. NCF - Derek Sangster - Redlands

Round 8
29. NCF - Kaden Bates - Mary Washington
30. Greek - Elijah Kinney - Endicott*
31. FCGG - Luke Chicone - John Carroll
32. Ronk - Daniel Cochran - Chicago

Round 9
33. Ronk - Kullen Robinson - Hood*
34. FCGG - Carnegie Johnson - NYU
35. Greek - Elijah Farrington - Mount Union*
36. NCF - Amari Moorer - Virginia Wesleyan*

Round 10
37. NCF - Zach Wolinski - Wesleyan*
38. Greek - Jacob Morales - Montclair State
39. FCGG - Nick Koch - TCNJ
40. Ronk -Chase Morgan - Maryville*

Round 11
41. Ronk - Jackson Garner - Maryville*
42. FCGG - Dylan Walker - Trinity (TX)*
43. Greek - Grady Thompson - Dubuque*
44. NCF - Jonathan Okocha - TCNJ

Round 12
45. NCF - Duane Davis - Muskingum*
46. Greek - Stephen Behil - Whitworth*
47. FCGG - Justin Molen - WPI
48. Ronk - Ben Nyquist - Whitworth*

Round 13
49. Ronk - Cooper Nailor - Coe*
50. FCGG - Reid Jones - C-M-S
51. Greek - CJ Ruoff - Catholic
52. NCF - Kevin Hamilton - Mount Union*

Round 14
53. NCF - Will Bronson - Trinity, TX*
54. Greek - Toa Hollenbeck - CNU
55. FCGG - Marquis Ratcliff - Moravian*
56. Ronk - Sean Conroy - Farmingdale St*

Round 15
57. Ronk - Michael Notias - Farmingdale St*
58. FCGG - Jayden Rowe - York (PA)
59. Greek - Anthony Pryzbilla - Wash U
60. NCF - Jackson Rein - Williams*

Round 16
61. NCF - Kasey Hunt - John Carroll
62. Greek - Ryan Johnson - Carthage
63. FCGG - Dominic Trelenberg - Elmhurst*
64. Ronk - Kabrien Goss - Montclair St

Round 17
65. Ronk - Luka Vlajkovic - Western New England
66. FCGG - Joey Ramirez - Concordia (TX)*
67. Greek
68. NCF

Quote from: Ralph Turner on December 01, 2025, 03:29:48 PMIf one could turn the TUTx-HSU game into a movie, it would be dramatic slugfest, each team countering the other's blows. HSU would be seen rising up from the adversity and driving to place the killing blow in the last minute of the movie. TUTx responds in that moment and the tipped pass on 4th & 5 turns into the pick-six. This would be the cinematic dynamic blow, with blood squirting all over the face of the screen, and obliterating HSU's chance for a dramatic ending!  Okay, bring on the CGI crew now and we will submit it for an ESPY. (Wouldn't that be TUTx's 2nd ESPY?)

Sadly for HSU fans this is a horror movie they have seen before

Quote from: sjujohnnie on December 01, 2025, 10:30:21 PMApparently no one's giving St John's a chance whatsoever. I hope the team is aware of that & proves the naysayers wrong!

Do you really think the team cares what a handful of aging keyboard warriors thinks?

Wesleyan has, by all accounts, been tasked with a demanding schedule to start this season. The opening weekend set them against a ranked TCNJ team, which they took to OT, and then a long road trip to Maryland to face a top-ten opponent on Saturday and, the very next day, the same team they eliminated in the Sweet Sixteen the year prior - both of which they defeated. The loss against Farmingdale may seem like a bad hit to their record, but any long-standing follower of the Cardinals knows well that Farmingdale has long been a tough game in years prior.

Tonight is the season's first home contest, and it will be interesting to see whether the crowd rises to the occasion with the same numbers as last year, where Wesleyan easily had the best home court advantage in the country.

I thought I would take a look at Massey Ratings' view of the Final Four semifinals.  Unlike the NPI, Massey is still spitting out new numbers after each game played in the tournament, so it's more up-to-date than the NPI.

Here are how they stack up in a few of the categories

Overall

1. Tufts
2. Trinity TX
3. St. Olaf
5. Emory

Massey still has Dickinson ahead of Emory

Offensive Power

1. Trinity TX
2. St. Olaf
3. Tufts
4. Emory

Defensive Power

This is where being in the Final Four isn't necessarily indicative of ranking

1. Tufts
9. Emory
15. St. Olaf
16. Trinity TX

If defense was what got you to the Final Four, it would be Tufts, Conn, Dickinson, and Middlebury

Strength of Schedule

Given that none of the Final Four teams are close to the top 4 in SoS, and yet they each beat top teams to get here, I would say SoS isn't necessarily the end-all-be-all (especially when geography, conference membership, and travel budget often dictate SoS)

12.  Tufts (tops among Final Four teams, but weakest SoS in the NESCAC, which partially reflects lower ranked tourney opponents)
34.  St. Olaf
47.  Emory
70.  Trinity TX

Massey Predictions:

59% Tufts/41% St. Olaf.  Predicted score 2-1

54% Trinity TX/46% Emory.  Predicted score 2-1

Round 1
1. Ronk - Jalen Overway - Calvin
2. FCGG - Sam Grieger - UW-La Crosse
3. Greek - Scott Gyimesi - Tufts
4. NCF - Henry Vetter - Trinity, CT

Round 2
5. NCF - Jabril Robinson - Randolph-Macon
6. Greek - Jair Knight - Emory
7. FCGG - Jarrel Okorougo - Trinity (CT)
8. Ronk - Ben Pearce - Emory

Round 3
9. Ronk - Omari Deveaux - Va Wesleyan*
10. FCGG - JJ Paider - UW-La Crosse
11. Greek - Connor May - Wash U
12. NCF - Dusin Desrousseau - La Crosse

Round 4
13. NCF - Mario Awasum  Emory
14. Greek - Kyle Robinson - Mary Washington
15. FCGG - Chance Casenhiser - Mount Union*
16. Ronk - Drew Lazarre - Trinity(CT)

Round 5
17. Ronk - Ryan Cohen - Wash U
18. FCGG - Noah Cleveland - Illinois Wesleyan
19. Greek - Marcus Montagnino - Endicott*
20. NCF - Shane Regan - Chicago

Round 6
21. NCF - Mason Funk - Illinois Wesleyan
22. Greek - Nick Roper - Chicago
23. FCGG - Lucas Gordon - Redlands
24. Ronk - Jhace Boston - Redlands

Round 7
25. Ronk - Ulysses Young - Mary Washington
26. FCGG - Jevon Yarbrough - Hood*
27. Greek - Ty Henderson - CNU
28. NCF - Derek Sangster - Redlands

Round 8
29. NCF - Kaden Bates - Mary Washington
30. Greek - Elijah Kinney - Endicott*
31. FCGG - Luke Chicone - John Carroll
32. Ronk - Daniel Cochran - Chicago

Round 9
33. Ronk - Kullen Robinson - Hood*
34. FCGG - Carnegie Johnson - NYU
35. Greek - Elijah Farrington - Mount Union*
36. NCF - Amari Moorer - Virginia Wesleyan*

Round 10
37. NCF - Zach Wolinski - Wesleyan*
38. Greek - Jacob Morales - Montclair State
39. FCGG - Nick Koch - TCNJ
40. Ronk -Chase Morgan - Maryville*

Round 11
41. Ronk - Jackson Garner - Maryville*
42. FCGG - Dylan Walker - Trinity (TX)*
43. Greek - Grady Thompson - Dubuque*
44. NCF - Jonathan Okocha - TCNJ

Round 12
45. NCF - Duane Davis - Muskingum*
46. Greek - Stephen Behil - Whitworth*
47. FCGG - Justin Molen - WPI
48. Ronk - Ben Nyquist - Whitworth*

Round 13
49. Ronk - Cooper Nailor - Coe*
50. FCGG - Reid Jones - C-M-S
51. Greek - CJ Ruoff - Catholic
52. NCF - Kevin Hamilton - Mount Union*

Round 14
53. NCF - Will Bronson - Trinity, TX*
54. Greek - Toa Hollenbeck - CNU
55. FCGG - Marquis Ratcliff - Moravian*
56. Ronk - Sean Conroy - Farmingdale St*

Round 15
57. Ronk - Michael Notias - Farmingdale St*
58. FCGG - Jayden Rowe - York (PA)
59. Greek - Anthony Pryzbilla - Wash U
60. NCF - Jackson Rein - Williams*

Round 16
61. NCF - Kasey Hunt - John Carroll
62. Greek - Ryan Johnson - Carthage
63. FCGG - Dominic Trelenberg - Elmhurst*
64. Ronk - Kabrien Goss - Montclair St

Round 17
65. Ronk - Luka Vlajkovic - Western New England
66. FCGG
67. Greek
68. NCF

Apparently no one's giving St John's a chance whatsoever. I hope the team is aware of that & proves the naysayers wrong!

Sorry. Those Mannings...