Week 6: DCA at Webb

[BigDave1967]

How do y'all think this game will go? I think Webb scraps by and wins  by around 3 over DCA.

[stirringitup]

DCA gets a couple of key players back from injury this week.  Not saying that gives them the win, but this should be a good one.

[inthagap]

DCA plays their first strong contender of the year, loses by thirty.

[AlbertPine]

DCA plays their first strong contender of the year, loses by thirty.

2 strong programs that are both headed to the playoffs.  DCA beat FRA by 7 at home.  FCS beat FRA on the road by 14.  Webb beat FCS by 21 on the road though in the 2nd half FCS held Webb to 3 pts.

 

Just looking at the math ... I agree.  DCA loses by 30+.  That's a long trip to watch that GA Tech FB run for 200+.  Webb really should be playing DII-AA, not DII-A.

Edited September 29, 2014 by AlbertPine

[Vols12345678]

Webb plays in the classification that they are supposed to be in based on enrollement. Webb has about 40 players on their football team. Stop making excuses about how they should be in another division and just get better at football and sports in general.

 

Webb 31

DCA 7

[Rhyno1777]

Webb must have picked up some players. Last year when we(BGA) played them I think they only had 24 or so on the team. It's amazing how well they play with the limited kids. I do know this they were definitely well conditioned which I think is key when you have limited numbers. Hopefully it will be a good game between them. Especially for DCA fans because trust me it sucks to ride that far and have a complete let down. We did that last year. Good luck to both teams.

[Vols123456789]

Webb plays in the classification that they are supposed to be in based on enrollement. Webb has about 40 players on their football team. Stop making excuses about how they should be in another division and just get better at football and sports in general.

 

Webb 31

DCA 7

Your insightful response is about as creative as your username.  At least be original with your insight since you can't seem to with anything else.

[Rhyno1777]

Is that response supposed to be to me?

[Vols123456789]

Is that response supposed to be to me?

Nope, I was being ironical.  Look at the two usernames ....

 

Great quote from 'Good Will Hunting:

 

Sean:         'Why don't you come, I'll buy you a drink.'

Lambeau:  'The drinks at those things are free'

Sean:         'I know Gerry.  I was being ironical'.

[9aafan]

2 strong programs that are both headed to the playoffs. DCA beat FRA by 7 at home. FCS beat FRA on the road by 14. Webb beat FCS by 21 on the road though in the 2nd half FCS held Webb to 3 pts.

 

Just looking at the math ... I agree. DCA loses by 30+. That's a long trip to watch that GA Tech FB run for 200+. Webb really should be playing DII-AA, not DII-A.

They used to be in AA but I guess they feel better about themselves to come down and kick around people that are much smaller than themselves. They didn't like the same treatment Ensworth put on them. Along with BA and MBA.

[WebbSpartans]

Have faith 9aafan! Next year we will have 3 seniors and multiple sophomores starting. So lick your chops.   You may lose by only 10. 

[RedRobin1]

They used to be in AA but I guess they feel better about themselves to come down and kick around people that are much smaller than themselves. They didn't like the same treatment Ensworth put on them. Along with BA and MBA.

 

Hopefully, TSSAA will reclassify so that enrollments of 400 and up (it is now 500 and up) will have to play in D2-AA.  That would move Knox Webb and ECS up and allow the other teams currently in D2-A to actually have a chance at a championship.  I know nothing about ECS, but I do know three things:

 

1.  Knox Webb has virtually nothing in common with the vast majority of the current D2-A schools, which are mostly religious based and much much much smaller than Webb,

2. Knox Webb actually has more students than does Ensworth and about the same as does Brentwood Academy, both of which successfully compete on the D2-AA level; and

3. After being totally inept in D2-AA (they did not win one region game in 2008, their last year of playing with the schools their size), Knox Webb moved down and has enjoyed beating up on the much smaller schools so much that they have won a gold ball in EVERY year save one.  They tend to enjoy letting us all know that they "dominate" these smaller schools in other sports as well.   

 

Bottom line is that a program like Knox Webb is not going to voluntarily move up to play against similarly situated schools- it will take some action by TSSAA to make this happen.  I have the sneaking suspicion, however, that the TSSAA really doesn't give a cr-p about what happens in D2, so I am not going to hold my breath on this one.

Edited October 4, 2014 by RedRobin1