Monthly Archives: September 2014

Breakout Players of 2014

One of the great things about college sports is that every season a new crop of players comes to the forefront. Some players can come in and play as freshmen while others have to wait a couple of years before … Continue reading

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Five Observations from Our All-NESCAC Team

1.  We were a little conservative Consider this: for our first team offense, every single player is a senior. Only three juniors make the first team defense. That doesn’t mean there are not a lot of talented underclassmen in the … Continue reading

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Preseason All-NESCAC Team: Defense

Earlier today we rolled out our picks for offense and specialists. Just as we said with those picks, these could end up looking very silly very soon. *Now we will release analysis of our All-NESCAC picks tomorrow afternoon. Defensive Player … Continue reading

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Preseason All-NESCAC Team: Offense

Today we publish our complete All-NESCAC team predictions with no reasoning or explanation behind it. Tonight after we release the defense as well we will look back at some of our picks and what they could mean. This will be … Continue reading

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Handicapping the Player of the Year Races

Predicting the potential Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year is about searching for trends in the voting pattern of the NESCAC coaches. Seven of the last eight Offensive POY were quarterbacks, and six of the last seven Defensive POY … Continue reading

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Wesleyan Team Preview – Same Team, Greater Expectations

2013 Record: 7-1 Returning Starters: 19 (eight offense, 10 defense, one specialist) Offensive Overview: You won’t find a more complete team on either side of the ball in the NESCAC. Eight All-NESCAC honorees return to the Cardinal lineup, four on offense. The Cardinals will lean … Continue reading

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Trinity Team Preview – The Bantams Try to Keep Streaking

Editor’s Note: This preview was co-written by Trinity seniors Carson Kenney ’15 and Sean Meekins ’15. 2013 Record: 6-2 Returning Starters: 16 (8 offense, 6 defense, 2 specialists) Offensive Overview: Losing the explosive trio of Evan Bunker ’14, Ben Crick ’14, … Continue reading

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Williams Team Preview – The Defense Knows Howe to Win

2013 Record: 2-6 Returning Starters: 17 (seven offense, eight defense, two specialists) Offensive Overview:  One thing is certain about the Williams offense. Number 22 is going to see a lot of carries. Fifth-year running back Alex Scyocurka saw 155 of the team’s … Continue reading

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Amherst Team Preview – The Jeffs Look to Keep Rolling

2013 Record: 7-1 Returning Starters: 16 (six offense, eight defense, two specialists) Offensive Overview: 2013 was a down year for the Amherst offense. Though they still finished fourth in points per game with 21.1, Middlebury was third with 29.8 points … Continue reading

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Bates Team Preview – The Bobcats Are on the Prowl

2013 Record: 4-4 Returning Starters: 15 (6 offense, 9 defense, 0 specialists) Offensive Overview: The triple option run game always makes Bates a headache to face, but the loss of Ryan Curit ’14 and Shawn Doherty ’14 to graduation could … Continue reading

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