FB: Ohio Athletic Conference

[WRMUalum13]

I like the draw.  NCC and Mount being on the same side of the bracket sucks, but that was inevitable once JHU took the loss on Saturday.

Mount should be able to survive Union or Muhlenberg with even a decent performance in the 2nd round and then they'll be likely facing JCU.  I can't imagine a scenario where Mount doesn't get up for a game against their "rivals".  When trying to think of Dartt's best coaching performances, last year in the playoffs against JCU has to be high on the list. 

Get past JCU and you're probably looking at someone from TX or GA coming up to tropical Alliance in mid-December.  Survive that and it's most likely the defending champs.  In order to win a title, Mount was most likely going to have to beat NCC at some point. There won't be hardly any fans in attendance, but you'd still rather play them at home than on the road I guess.  Find a way to win that one and you have a de facto home game for the Stagg Bowl. 

It's not an easy run by any means, but none of them ever are. 

Use the bye week to heal up a bit and get ready to make a run

Eh the semi-finals usually get the best attendance for our playoff runs, and I think NCC is a much more known quantity to the fans, I'd be surprised if it got under 3,000.

most of those were with school still in session before the playoff expansion.  5 days prior to Christmas?  and now you can pay a small one-month fee to stream from your living room?  nah, it'll be dead.  The NCAA knows what is best for the student athlete experience

Mount can't even get more students than old, drunk townies in the student section on a 55 degree day in November, 3000 total is a pipe dream

It was the same weekend last year and attendance was 2500, and the prior two home semis years it was around 2200, I don't know I think if weather isn't miserable it gets 3,000 plus.... IF both teams actually advance that far, which is certainly a big IF

I'm actually not entirely sure what attendance was for 2021 Mount vs NCC game in Alliance, the box score lists attendance as 2251 and weather as sunny (it was raining). The box score for 2022 against Wartburg also lists attendance as 2251 and weather as sunny, so I feel like one of those is wrong.