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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
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
Posted in Football, Trinity, Wesleyan
Tagged Alex Daversa-Russo, All-NESCAC, Josh Hurwitz, Matt Cannone, skill, Tyler Grant
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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
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
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
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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Tagged Alex Daversa-Russo, Alex Sakhno, Austin Frank, Blake Cunningham, Corey Phillips, Devon Carrillo, Donnie Cimino, Greg Blaize, Gregg Kelley, Ibraheem Khadar, Ike Fuchs, Jake Bussani, Jake Siciliano, Jay Fabien, Jesse Warren, John Henry-Carey, Jonathan Day, Jordan Stone, Josh Hurwitz, Justin Sanchez, Kyle Gibson, LaDarius Drew, Little Three, Lou Stevens, Mitch Godfrey, Nik Powers, Pat DiMase, Season Preview, Shane Scannell, Taylor Bishop, Vincent Davis
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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
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
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