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10. I DIDN’T GET TO MEET DUKE DOG V AND IT WILL HAUNT ME PRETTY MUCH FOREVER

I didn’t even SEE Duke. I’m not saying Duke was avoiding me, but that’s kinda exactly what I’m saying. I’m pretty sure Corso ruined this for everybody by making the JMU mascot nearly have a heart attack on live TV. Once again, ESPN RUINS EVERYTHING.

9. MCISAAC’S WAY TOO SPECIFIC D1 PREDICTIONS

Here’s where I pick every game in every tourney, and usually get half of it wrong, and anger 21/24 teams involved in division 1, 2, and 3. I can take it though… you WANT me on that wall, you NEED me on that wall. Anyway, here’s D1, if everyone’s bracketology is correct:

Q-Finals

WEST-SOUTH:

Salem over Londonderry  31-17

South over Pinkerton  20-19

EAST-NORTH

Winny over Bedford   21-14

Exeter over Goffstown  14-13

Semi-Finals

Winny over Exeter   16-7

Salem over South   27-14

Finals

Winny over Salem  12-7

8. DARTMOUTH COACH DION KING GOT A LITTLE PHYSICAL WITH A WINDOW

Listen, we’ve all been there. The computer is absolutely 1000% cheating in a game you NEED to have to get into the playoffs on Madden. So you slam your controller down into the couch, and then you realize a controller costs $60, so you hope like hell you didn’t break it.

Now imagine instead of Madden, it’s an actual game, and instead of computer playoffs on the line it’s maybe an Ivy league title. I can kinda understand why you’d slam your fist into a window in that instance, even if I don’t condone it. In any event, I think Coach King will be cutting a check to Harvard.

7. CHRISTMAS IN HOLLIS (BROOKLINE)

Down 27-13 at the half to Souhegan, it looked like curtains for the Cavs as far as making the playoffs go. But a furious comeback capped off by a 70 yard Brandon Iodice TD run gave HB a 48-42 win and a ticket to the D2 dance. HB’s reward is a trip up north to face unbeaten Hanover. Christmas came early for HB! Speaking of which….

6. MCISAAC’S WAY TOO SPECIFIC D2 PREDICTIONS

Q-Finals

#1 Windham over #8 Bow 42-17

#4 Hanover over #5 Hollis-Brookline 27-13

#3 STA over #6 John Stark 31-14

#2 Plymouth over #7 Souhegan 20-18

Semi-Finals

#1 Windham over #4 Hanover 42-21

#3 STA over #2 Plymouth 35-34

Finals

#3 STA over #1 Windham 27-24 in OT 

5. 21-0 WASN’T AS BAD AS IT LOOKED

UNH went down at the hands of defending champ James Madison 21-0 Saturday, but not all 21-0 games are built the same. The ‘Cats held JMU to around 160 yards rushing, and 30 of those came in the form of a fake punt. JMU came in averaging about 240 on the ground per game. The ‘Cats turned the ball over twice inside the JMU 25, and missed a FG as well.

This could’ve easily been a 14-14 tie in the 4th quarter… all that being said, the champs are the champs, and great teams find a way to win. I wouldn’t feel bad about UNH getting another shot at JMU though.

4. THAT WORLD SERIES GAME WAS NUTS

I had to stay up and watch the whole thing to update some radio sports flashes for the west coast, so I was riveted until the very end. You get a 3 run homer! And you get a 3 run homer! And YOU get a 3 run homer! You can’t tell me those baseball aren’t juiced, but that’s fine, people may have gotten their hair all twisted about steroids but everyone loves dingers.

3. DOVER AND PORTSMOUTH IN AN OLD SCHOOL AFL TYPE SHOOTOUT

There wasn’t much at stake Friday night aside from Seacoast bragging rights, but the Greenwave and the Clippers put on a show for the Dunaway Field crowd. 4 Td passes from Johnny Cantwell, and 4 from Cody Graham, and the scoreboard operator was working overtime. Portsmouth came away with the 42-41 win, and a they finish with a 4-5 record. Dover finishes with a “better than the record shows” mark of 3-6, and everyone got their monies worth Friday night.

2. PELHAM PUTS UP A FOURTH DONUT BUT IT’S NOT QUITE ENOUGH

The Snakes pitched a shutout AGAIN, but couldn’t quite get the help they needed to slither into the playoffs (SEE WHAT I DID THERE?).

5-3 is a great mark for the Pythons though in a competitive D2, they should hold their heads high.

1. MCISAAC’S WAY TOO SPECIFIC D3 PREDICTIONS

Q-Finals

#1 Monadnock over #8 Kearsarge 24-6

#5 Epping/Newmarket over #4 Newport 56-51

#2 Campbell over #7 Interlakes-Moltonborough 63-10

#3 Somersworth over #6 Stevens 28-13

Semi-Finals

#1 Monadnock over #5 E/N 27-14

#3 Somersworth over #2 Campbell 28-24

Finals

#3 Somersworth over #1 Monadnock 16-9

 

ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: First time in 6 years I’m missing the Football playoffs can we get 1 Friday game?, Where’s the big D3 upset going to come from?, This is way late posting because of that stupid storm messing with my internet, Candy Corn is good and you’re wrong if you think otherwise

Justin McIsaac is the creator of MOSN: The McIsaac On Sports Network. He's the radio color commentator for UNH Football. He's also incredibly handsome. This is Justin writing this. Follow me on twitter: @Justin_McIsaac