With every passing week, the Wesley 47-0 debacle loss at Brockport State gets more and more puzzling. How could this team go up to Brockport, field conditions aside, and not put up one single point? My trip to Wesley the next week to see them pound Salisbury began the puzzlement — it was obvious this was a good team, with the ability to win a playoff game or two, but to become the first non-Texas team to win a playoff game in the Lone Star State since 2001?
Incredible. And that’s coming from me, after picking Wesley as the cinderella team in the bracket on the ESPNews selection show.
Another home game on turf. Then a trip West for the winner. Who knew.
Mount Union pulls another Mount Union and rolls a quality opponent. I know Capital is a familiar opponent, but that bodes well for Mount Union, which has had a tendency to pound OAC teams the second time around.
Even though St. John’s helped UW-Whitewater out, Whitewater would have won on its own today. Five of the seven fumbles were forced and defensively, Whitewater was making plays even when not taking the ball away. Other than a brief period in the third quarter, St. John’s couldn’t stop Justin Beaver and Derek Stanley burned the Johnnies defense for a pair of big plays when they needed them.
West Region final should be a dandy. So should the South. Not so sure about the East, if Rowan has found its stroke again it might not be much different than last year’s Rowan/Delaware Valley regional final.
No stupid e-mail of the week, at least not ones I have with me, so we’ll have to suffice with the …
Bad karma moment of the weekend: Two St. John’s fans independently coming up to me and asking me why UW-Whitewater passed them in the poll a few weeks ago. Never a good idea right before a head-to-head matchup.
Someone FINALLY agrees with “ME”……and its d3fan !!!!!!! (lol)
Mount played and beat WW in a pair season opener a few years ago (I think) … I would like to see that as a Stagg Bowl now that those WW kids have grown and gotten more experience….
On the other side…. Those same mount kids are the ones that haven’t won a title since… Both teams would be very hungry for the title… I think that would be the best Stagg Bowl matchup possible at this point…
Great point mikeb525……great point !!
You’re right though…they had a home & away with them….
Of course with a bias…. I don’t see Linfield having the time to pass… or being able to run…. Linfield does not impress me for some reason…
Please.. Don’t get me wrong… A great squad.. great talent.. defending champs…. But other than an O.K. Occidential Team… Who did they play that was anyone this season??? I felt that Concordia was their only true challange this season… and that score showed it….
I don’t know their history against 1AA or II teams… but they seem to have a pretty easy schedule…
I still don’t think they would be National Champs if MHB’s prayers weren’t answered against Mt….. But that is were my bias comes into play…
OK,
We are 12 hours away from the quarterfinals, so let’s see the night owls’ response to these predictions:
Linfield over W-W by 7
Bridgewater over Wesley by 7
Mt. Union over Capital by 13
Rowan over DV by 3
Blog on, d3fans…I’m going to bed.
The bottom line is that they’re the defending National Champs. Respect is earned and their players did what THEY needed to do to become National Champs……… just as many Mount teams did in past years.
WW over Linfield by 3
Wesley over Bridewater by 3
Mt. Union over Capital by 28
Rowan over DV by 1
Later…..
Good nite to all and to all a good night !! I hope that all of your teams win tomorrow, unless its against Mount. Later….
WW over Linfield by 10+
Wesley over Bridgewater by 7+
Mt. Union over Cap by 20+
Rowan over DV by 10+
No nail biter games this week is my prediction…. but I’m the new guy….
Linfield over WW by 21
Bridgewater over Wesley by 7
Mt. Union over Capital by 30
Rowan over DV by 3
Mount Union 41
Cap 20
And as long as Rowan has the higher score against DV, its all good!!!
GO RAIDERS!!!!!
go rowan
Not so bold as to predict scores!!!
-W-W over Linfield in a close one.
-My head says Wesley, my heart says Bridgewater. Wesley wins big or BC wins a close one. The Eagles will need some TO’s.
-Mt. Union over Cap by a bunch.
-Rowan over DV in a close one.
i’m not sayin cap will win i just don’t think that it will be a blowout. If mt. pounds the ball with their freshman it could be low-scoring if cap’s D plays well….. if they throw it, then we have the hausler brothers….. now when we have the ball….. hope the angel that answered MHB prayer is still listening… Rocky Pentello plays great against lower rated teams but when he faces a good team he just tries not to make mistakes and that’s when u do bad. Colin O’ Reilly is starting to get the ball rolling….
My Prediction
Biased: 13-10 Cap
Unbiased: 20-16 Mt. Union
-W-W over Linfield in a close one.
-My head says Wesley, my heart says Bridgewater. Wesley wins big or BC wins a close one. The Eagles will need some TO’s.
-Mt. Union over Cap by a bunch.
-Rowan over DV in a close one
Think I’ll crow a little since I often have to eat crow. Not bad for a dumb ole former baseball guy. 🙂 My hats off to Cap for hangin tough.
Next Round:
Mount Union beats Rowan by 14.
W-W beats Wesley by 3.
Salem, VA
W-W beats Mount Union in a close one.