We have one team already with a loss in the record books. Oneonta, Cortland, Geneseo, Brockport, and Oswego open up this weekend. Last but not least Potsdam and Plattsburgh get their season underway on Tuesday and Wednesday. After a quick glance I think the conference will go 4-4 in the next week, not including New Paltz loss already to Maritime. Let’s see how wrong I can be.
Cortland vs. Skidmore
Skidmore has been a thorn in my ass since the first time I coached against them. Even with that, any day that Cortland loses is a great day. As I’ve already explained, the C State boys have everybody back for a 5th year. There’s a better chance Cortland beats them by 2o then there is of Skidmore to actually win.
Geneseo vs. Nazareth
The last 10 years you could argue as good as Geneseo has gotten, Naz has equally gotten worse. This is not 2000 Naz anymore. I hate that Geneseo is good but they will win this game.
Brockport vs. Alfred
This is the game I’m most interested to see. Brockport (I think) graduated a ton and is led by a rookie head coach. Alfred isn’t competing for a national championship anytime soon but they are still pretty solid all over the field. Ultimately I think Alfred wins this one but we will learn a lot about Brockport from this one.
Oswego vs. Hartwick
I hope the king Hawk Coach LaSala sails his ship up Oswego Lake like Washington crossing the Delaware and kicks the shit out of Oswego. The hawks definitely leave with a win here.
Potsdam vs. St. Lawrence
Thank god for Potsdam the golden boy Josh Huiatt graduated so he doesn’t have to come back and put a smack down on the boys. This one will be over pretty quick.
Plattsburgh vs. Canton
This game could end 1-2 and I wouldn’t be surprised. I don’t think these teams even know how to score a goal. Shout out to the big 4-7 public enemy #1 Ryan Callahan, the boys could use you in this one. Not you RJ you loser.
New Paltz vs. Farmingdale
New Paltz held in tougher than expected against Maritime the other day. It definitely made me rethink picking them to come in last in the conference. Farmingdale is playing Sunday Tuesday for some ridiculous reason. This has me feeling this game should also be closer than it should be. I think Farmingdale will squeeze out a close one.
Oneonta vs. Utica
I’m taking the rescheduled game as a win for the boys, congrats on 1-0. I’m going to make the bet of my lifetime here. I made this deal before and I did not follow through with it but this time I’m serious. I once said if Max Chin scored a goal against my defense back in 2018, 2 years after he had last touched a stick in his last year of grad school I would kill myself. Maxwell fucking Chin scored the first TWO goals of that game. I didn’t follow through on that bet but I absolutely will here. If Oneonta loses this game I will kill myself. Coach Owens I know you are reading this so do the right thing, score more goals then the other team. Prop bet of the day Owen Vail over 1.5 goals on the day. Don’t let me down boys.
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