Greg Thomas
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@d3football Around The Nation columnist
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Our panel of #d3fb experts shook off this week's food coma long enough to predict scores and winners for all 16 second round games in this week's edition of Quick Hits. Enjoy the games!
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Quick Hits: Our predictions for the second round
Which games will be close? Which will be high scoring? Which games will be toss-ups? It's time for the biggest round of the playoffs, so check out Quick Hits, where our panelists predict the scores of...
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November 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Our panel of #d3fb experts shook off this week's food coma long enough to predict scores and winners for all 16 second round games in this week's edition of Quick Hits. Enjoy the games!
d3football.com/notables/202...
d3football.com/notables/202...
John Carroll topped the NCAC in their first try. A season of unfamiliar opponents had the Blue Streaks focusing inward, building one of the best defenses in #d3fb, and ready for anything this postseason. I wrote quite a bit more on the Blue Streaks below.
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A full season of unfamiliarity
John Carroll has just spent a full season learning brand-new opponents, all up and down the schedule, in its first year in the NCAC. So for the Blue Streaks, learning another new opponent for the play...
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November 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
John Carroll topped the NCAC in their first try. A season of unfamiliar opponents had the Blue Streaks focusing inward, building one of the best defenses in #d3fb, and ready for anything this postseason. I wrote quite a bit more on the Blue Streaks below.
d3football.com/playoffs/202...
d3football.com/playoffs/202...
Springfield had a lot to replace from last year's quarterfinal team. As Joe Sager reports, after a 1-2 start to 2025, the Pride found their rhythm and find themselves back in a familiar place- in the #d3fb playoffs after Thanksgiving.
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Pride chasing another playoff run
Springfield's Team 135 lacks a number of pieces that propelled last year's team to the national quarterfinals, but the Pride are still having Thanksgiving together as a team as they head into a second...
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November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Springfield had a lot to replace from last year's quarterfinal team. As Joe Sager reports, after a 1-2 start to 2025, the Pride found their rhythm and find themselves back in a familiar place- in the #d3fb playoffs after Thanksgiving.
d3football.com/playoffs/202...
d3football.com/playoffs/202...
Franklin & Marshall probably wasn't on your short list of teams to top the new look Centennial Conference. The Dips did just that and earned the program's first ever bid to the #d3fb tournament. Brian Lester has more with the CC champs below.
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F&M has come a long way
Whether bouncing back from a 6-4 regular season last year, or a 21-0 deficit in the de facto Centennial Conference championship game, Franklin & Marshall has come a long way as a team headed into its ...
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November 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Franklin & Marshall probably wasn't on your short list of teams to top the new look Centennial Conference. The Dips did just that and earned the program's first ever bid to the #d3fb tournament. Brian Lester has more with the CC champs below.
d3football.com/playoffs/202...
d3football.com/playoffs/202...
Time for pre-snap reads! The Ballentine brothers have been one of the most powerful QB/WR combos in #d3fb. Glen Crevier has more about how the Ballentines have led DePauw back to the playoffs for a fifth consecutive year.
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Ballentine brothers drive DePauw offense
Robby and Scott Ballentine haven't been playing football together that long, and that's because it was the older brother who followed in the younger brother's footsteps. Now they work together to help...
d3football.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Time for pre-snap reads! The Ballentine brothers have been one of the most powerful QB/WR combos in #d3fb. Glen Crevier has more about how the Ballentines have led DePauw back to the playoffs for a fifth consecutive year.
d3football.com/playoffs/202...
d3football.com/playoffs/202...
It’s #d3fb playoff season! We’ve got the annual Around The Nation Playoff Surprises & Disappointments column:
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Playoff picks, surprises and disappointments
Who will surprise in this year's playoff bracket? Who will disappoint? Who will advance to the semifinals? It's our team's annual take on the postseason, in Around the Nation.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It’s #d3fb playoff season! We’ve got the annual Around The Nation Playoff Surprises & Disappointments column:
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Podcast recording time is coming up! Who has questions for Patrick and @d3greg.bsky.social for the D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast? #d3fb
The home for NCAA Division III football
D3football.com is the only website focused on NCAA Division III football, including schedules and scores for all of D-III going back to 1998. It also includes a Top 25 poll, a podcast, weekly columns ...
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October 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Podcast recording time is coming up! Who has questions for Patrick and @d3greg.bsky.social for the D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast? #d3fb
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Latest Around the Nation column from @d3greg.bsky.social looks at the development of the University of New England Nor'easters. It's not just about the blue turf or a fun rivalry trophy any longer. www.d3football.com/columns/arou... #d3fb
No longer dreaming: UNE looks like CNE contender
The Nor'easters have entered the chat, as University of New England began play less than a decade ago and has established itself as a contender in the Conference of New England. Is UNE the next New En...
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October 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Latest Around the Nation column from @d3greg.bsky.social looks at the development of the University of New England Nor'easters. It's not just about the blue turf or a fun rivalry trophy any longer. www.d3football.com/columns/arou... #d3fb
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Patrick and @d3greg.bsky.social are getting together to record another podcast. Who has questions for the mailbag? #d3fb
September 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Patrick and @d3greg.bsky.social are getting together to record another podcast. Who has questions for the mailbag? #d3fb
Rise and shine for a pair of Top 25 #d3fb games tomorrow! Here's how I'm planning to consume Week 3- maybe. I might have to leave the command center to get over and watch L&C vs. P-P.
September 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Rise and shine for a pair of Top 25 #d3fb games tomorrow! Here's how I'm planning to consume Week 3- maybe. I might have to leave the command center to get over and watch L&C vs. P-P.