Every year I spend my “fall back” extra hour of sleep right here, on the site. Then I look up and think, “crap, is that 2:15 daylight or 2:15 standard?”
So far, still daylight time, I believe.
There’s a couple of teams whom we won’t hear much clamoring for Top 25 consideration after today. Ferrum folks probably will continue. Waxing Greensboro isn’t entirely unique, however. You know the deal, Week 11. Until then it’s just talk.
Saw Wesley just crush Salisbury today. I’ve had the pleasure of watching Salisbury several times in the past few years with Dustin Johnson at quarterback (seriously, the guy is fun to watch), but the Sea Gulls were awful today. They had 11 rushing yards at the half and finished with 76 for the game. Wesley came out with a five-man front that had Salisbury in trouble all day. Meanwhile, Chris Warrick just picked the Salisbury secondary apart (other than All-American Byron Westbrook, whom they worked away from). He hit receivers in perfect stride, and when he didn’t, they came down with jump balls.
Obviously you have to worry about Wesley under less-than-perfect conditions. Dry turf is ideal but a playoff team needs to be able to play in the mud as well, like last week’s 47-0 loss at Brockport.
I would be very surprised now to see Salisbury make the NCAA playoffs. They may struggle at home with Widener next week, because Widener isn’t exactly a pushover.
The three teams who announced this week they were leaving the MAC went 0-3.
Meanwhile, I think those who sat through the entire five-game set at the Metrodome on Friday may still be recovering. Our photographer shot all five games for the league and I have barely seen him online since. (That and the St. John’s/St. Olaf game, which he shot but we have yet to see.) I hope someday the MIAC gets back into the Metrodome.
Interested in:
What Monmouth can do in the playoffs. Will they be like St. Norbert, competitive in every first-round game, or like Lake Forest, the only non-Norbert team to make the playoffs and a 45-0 loser to Wartburg?
Union finally playing one of the other Liberty League front-runners next weekend. Talk about a backloaded schedule. (St. Olaf knows what that is.)
Concerned about:
Hardin-Simmons, though maybe they have found their quarterback by default now.
Can DePauw make it to Monon Bell unscathed?
Rowan, with pieces dropping like flies. Today it was key defender Brian Bond tearing two knee ligaments against Brockport.
Crazy e-mail of the week:
There’s a good set to choose from, including one from a person last night advocating for Johns Hopkins to be in the Top 25. I gave him my honest assessment last night. But I think Hopkins coaches already know they were ranked too high in the AFCA poll … again.
Anyway …
Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by
[name removed] (xxxxxxxxxxxx@uww.edu) on Saturday, October 29, 2005 at 07:17:58 PM
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Subject: UW-Whitewater
Notes: Don’t you think its kinda weird how Whitewater is ranked number 2 in the nation for D3 football and there were no players from Whitewater in the person-all americans and never get any recognition for what they have accomplished this season. I bet if you go and ask anyone outside the state of Wisconsin and ask them where Whitewater is they would not have a clue. Come on now show everybody out there what UW-Whitewater is all about and give them some props.
Thank You
Well, let’s see, recognition. Whitewater has had people on the Team of the Week twice this season, they are, as noted, ranked No. 2 in our poll, they’ve been on the front page at least twice … oh yeah, and Keith McMillan and I have been there this season.
If people don’t know where Whitewater is, it’s not our fault.
Keith makes a great point, frequent D3footballl.com users should thank all of the writers and voters for spending a huge amount of time in disecting teams for our amusement. It has to be hard as hell to place only 25 teams. D3 Football is lucky that we have a play-off system. We each have our own opinions (Mine being that Ferrum should be a top 20 team easily). We appreciate everything you guys do, but this is still a place that people can vent there opinions and disagreements. I am still not as cocky as to say Ferrum can beat Linfield or MT. Union, not yet anyways. 😉
“I’d rather be in the 32 than the top 25.”
Yeh, you can stick it, Keith. Stick that quote on your fridge, computer screen, etc. In fact, we all should stick it somewhere we can frequently read it because, in my opinion, that’s one of the best statements anyone has ever made on this site. It’s a great reminder that almost all deserving teams will get an opportunity, regardless of their ranking. That’s the beauty of D3 football. And reminding us all how sweet it is there IS a D3 poll that many people put a lot of effort into wasn’t a bad idea either. I don’t claim to agree with it all the time myself, but it sure is nice knowing how much fun it will be to talk about and debate it, as well as being assured it was put together by informed individuals with the best of intentions.
Good point Keith. I played a few years before you did but back in the day, the D3 schools were lucky to get a paragraph on page 4 of the sports page.
D3 has the whole playoff thing down pretty well. They have made a tweak here and there as needed and will probably continue to do so. There is always going to be a team or two that gets left out.
Bet there are a few undefeated D1 teams (if they all continue to win) that would love to have a D3 format.
There may be a few bubble teams left out (with 231 teams, it has to be very difficult at times to decide who deserves to be in the 32 team field), but I’m willing to bet no team that was realistically capable of winning five straight games against playoff caliber competition has every been omitted from the DIII postseason.
Go Scotties,
Nice to see Wartburg on the MC schedule for next year. That will help in the rankings if you can win against them to start the year.
Augustana vs. North Central this week followed by Wheaton. If they pull those out, then everyone else should look out. Tough schedule.
GO AUGIE!!
Check this site out.
http://www.masseyratings.com/rate.php?lg=cf&sub=III&mid=6
The CCIW and WIAC are looking good – again.
Massey ratings are interesting and dead on.
GO AUGIE!!