[I enjoyed many great tailgates over the last few years]

GMWU - don't forget #1 & #8s parents were great providers of food (& adult beverages) during those tailgates. They were fun, too bad they are not as consistent this year.

I still enjoy reading the posts on here and still follow Wilkes F - ball, although I am more interested in their wrestling team. The MAC has been crazy this year - I think Wilkes could use a little help from a certain former LB.

I can't believe these MAC posters have not given you more karma - let's go boys - give it up to the G man.

Say hello to your Mom & Dad - hope they are doing well. They are a trip. Maybe I'll see you guys at a home match.

By the way, Matt's doing well at Camp Pendleton. Call or text me @ 610-217-3671 and I'll get you his e mail. He would love hearing from you.

Go Colonels...

I think Wilkes will put the suspensions behind them, the captain of the team as well as other key defensive and offensive players are well respected and will continue to demonstrate leadership on the field and off. We will see this week vs Kings.

The stabbing incident was caused by a homeless person who was breaking into the assistant's car and was confronted by the coach. He suprised the coach and stabbed him with a screwdriver. The coach is doing well , but has had to deal with some subsequent infections. By the way, the attacker had many, many previous B&E and other arrests. Hopefully he will be put away for a long time for this one.

between 5-7 were starters or had significant playing time.

I disagree with hit's analysis. Two of Albright's TDs were long bombs, one of which was a hail mary throw (due to blitz pressure) that the D back had an equal chance at. One TD was an interception and the other turnovers gave Albright short fields. 12 yards rushing is not a dominating performance. Albright played conservatively because Wilkes was running the ball down their throat until the 2nd fumble in late Q3 halted our momentum.

I will say that this years Albright D is much tougher than previous years.

Finished my post game cigar & 2 Buds, while listening to Bob Pantano's Saturday Night Dance Party (98.1 FM from Philly) and the 4 INTs & 2 fumbles are still in the box score. Couldn't overcome them & Albright's passing game.

Kelly & Asay are a tough combo and we couldn't stop Asay with single coverage.

Wilkes showed heart by scoring 12 in Q4 after being down 35 -13. Hopefully we can play spoiler with Kings ( Mayor's Cup), DVC, & Widener remaining on the schedule. All are going to be challenging.

pbr & gman,

I wouldn't write off Wilkes yet. They have a great defense and are playing on their notorious home field which should be extra soupy after last night's rain. This should benefit WU.

Go Colonels..

Hey NJACers,

How does rams1102 have neg 2 karma after 631 posts. All he does is root for Montclair and run around tailgates giving out tasty Kielbasa.
You guys are tough.

Although , the 110% for 60 minutes can get annoying.

Have fun in WVA.

I'd plus K the guy , but not eligible..

Messers. Thompson &  PBR - I was at the Wilkes - LVC game and the big differences in the game were - Adam Brossman & Kyle Follweiler. Wilkes could not stop Brossman and Kyle made 19 tackles & 2 INTs to consistently stop LVC. Brossman had 180 receiving yards, but the average yards per offensive play were 4.2 for Wilkes vs. 4.9 for LVC. Pretty close.
Caleb Fick is going to be a good D3 QB and was very dangerous when he broke containment ( which was often ). When the Wilkes D contained him or applied pressure he made freshman mistakes.
This game was a mirror image from weeks 1-3 for Wilkes - more offense and less defense. Wilkes gave away as many opportunities as LVC. We will have to see what Wilkes team shows up this week against FDU which defeated Willy P. (Wiily P beat WU Week 1)Wilkes is going to have to show up 100% for all games this year.
Let's Go Phillies!!!

MSUBGang,

I would not use the word dominate and I didn't think MSU team speed was much better than WU and/or WillyP. I agree our O Line is not jelling at this point and I stated our yds per carry was a main factor. I think we'll get better and we'll have to this weekend.

Bottom Line - we lost, but we were not dominated, game was'nt decided until late Q4.

My apologies to rams1102.

Also - props to the MSU fan running around the parking lot giving out chunks of Kielbase ( spelling??)

rams1102 -not sure what game you were watching,  the Wilkes score could have easily been 7-0 MSU or a Wilkes win by 3 or 7.
Based on your squawking prior to the game , I expected MSU to win big and be much better then Willy P. I saw niether during the game.

First Downs - 11 MSU  , 13 WU
Total YDS MSU 249 , WU 200
Time Of Possesion MSU 28+ Mins,  WU 31+ so stat wise the game was very even and ALL the scores were the results of big breaks:

MSU gets short field due to a bad punt and a face mask penalty, WU gets short field due to a long INT return. MSU gets short field due to big kickoff return and a really cheap defensive pass interference call.Both defenses played outstanding and I think both teams knew they were in a good , hard hitting game.

WU is still getting their offense together and the big difference was we avg. 1.2 yds per carry, cannot continue that and win in either the NJAC or MAC.

I would do a little less bragging and pay more attention to the game.

Wilkes fans,

Congrats on the nice win this weekend.  How about helping out a Rowan fan?  I'm looking for some options for a nice hotel near the college.  I would prefer one with an indoor pool for the 4 kids. 

Last year I followed advice from Union fans and the place was pretty dumpy.


RLB92 - here are some links with hotel info.

[http://www.24hourbooking.net/review/Wilkes+Barre]

http://www.frequent-traveller.biz/deals/Wilkes+Barre

or just google Wilkes Barre PA

I have only stayed at the Woodlands - it has a nice restaurant and good bars but probably not appropriate with 4 kids. There are plenty of mid level chains in the area, but can't vouch for the quality.
Hope you find a nice place.

Much has been posted this year about the Wilkes' fans and they have become a part of the game. They are good kids that love to have fun,  cheer for their team and... pick on the opponents a bit. I just ask you keep the obsenities out of the equation. It is much more difficult to get under an opponent's skin without using obsenities.

Anyway - there is a blog on D3 about seniors this week and Wilkes has 17 great ones who have provided many thrills the past 4 years. I want to thank you guys for many great Saturday afternoons and kudos to some of the seniors who have contributed on special teams and hung in there without as much playing time and fanfare:
Frank Giammarrino, Dan Luskin, Kickers - Ryan Yurewicz & Kevin Keller - you guys have provided much effort and leadership.

Colonels will outrank Generals this week.

While I am very excited about the Wilkes vs. Kings ( Mayor's Cup) game this weekend , I thought I would post a little tidbit that should interest many on this board-

Reading Beer is making a comeback ( see attached link). I remember hoisting a few Reading Drafts ( .10 cents  per ) back in the day at , I believe, a bar called the Peanut Bar, right down from Shirk Stadium. It was a good beer and $1.00 - $2.00 covered you for the night.


[http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/dining/15747425.htm]

D3Football Guys - the Month Long Run to the Playoffs sounds awesome ( assuming you like to travel) and will provide readers with some up close and personal reports on important D3 games.

Good Job!

You mean Wilkes isn't already on that list?


in D3 only, although I'm sure other MAC, NJAC, LL, E8 , Centennial etc schools can give them a run for their money.

Oh yeah, the students had a nice banner showing how they are D3football.com's favorite student body..

Keep posting about their rowdy behavior and World New Report or Princeton Review or whoever rates school's will include Wilkes in the Top 20 party schools..