Quote from: jmcozenlaw on October 19, 2024, 03:06:16 PMWOW!!!! I did not see THIS coming! The Aggies defense held a very prolific FDU offense to just 6 points and that very experienced FDU offensive line gave up 6 sacks!

Gordon Mann said that this FDU team was loaded with grad students and seniors so this might have been their shot. Here's hoping FDU can win at home next week against King's and on the road the following week at Stevenson.............and that the Aggies can run the table on the way to an improbable 7th consecutive MAC Championship, in a rebuilding year.

As the great Ric Flair used to say "In order to be the man, you have to beat the man!" Well, right now Del Val is still the man.

Well - I just checked the score...and it looks like FDU is not quite ready for prime time!

As I continue to lurk...I felt compelled to congratulate FDU on the 5-0 start...for the first time ever in school history. Obviously have to step it up next week at Del Val, when the going gets much tougher.

Congrats to FDU...moving to 4-0 going to the bye week. They looked as good as I can remember, but I don't have a frame of reference to compare LVC to.
I looked at the box score and had to laugh...attendance listed at 400. I think the SID left off a digit. It was homecoming with the 50th year celebration. More like 4000

Thanks guys - You can probably count on one hand the amount of times FDU has started 3-0, so this week will be interesting. As for knocking off Del Val, that would appear to be a tall task. I am VERY far removed from the team at this point, so my days of knowing exactly what's going on there are long past.

I'm still lurking...

I am excited to return to FDU's campus next week (9/28) as FDU celebrates 50 years of football. Will be good to see some old familiar faces!

JM,
I'm in RI. I haven't seen any of the NESCAC teams this year...but what I meant to say was if they put their resources behind "wanting to win", they would be competitive. There is no excuse for the NESCAC, just like there is no excuse for the Ivy's.

The FDU program did go in the tank...I've heard rumblings about how tough the school made it on the athletic department since my father retired. Heck, you know your department is in trouble when you leave (as the last AD did) to take a job at a high school!!!

Coach Marc left St. Peters...there must be a story there because they were starting to turn things around. I have not talked to him, but he is at University of Indianapolis - a Division II school.

JM

Yep...I still lurk, but not much reason to post anymore. My dad retired as AD a few years back...and I have been in New England for 8 years now. I coach at the HS level up here, and do pay attention to the D3 ball up here - which is no where near as strong as the MAC/Centennial was.

Of course, I leave the NESCAC out of this claim...but since they only play each other, it's impossible to compare. I do know that if they WANTED to, a few NESCAC teams would be in the title hint every year...like they do in every other sport!

Quote from: jmcozenlaw on November 06, 2022, 02:24:50 PM

Quote from: bill on October 29, 2022, 09:06:20 PM
Congrats to FDU today...but that must have been an UGLY game. Here's hoping they keep the game with Del Val respectable...

Game was not as close as the final score. I think DelVal could have hung 60+ on them but they started taking that air out of the ball (and subbing.......quite deep) in the middle of the 3rd quarter.

The QB is quick, but had little to no help. The defense had quite the press clippings coming in but had no answer for the Aggies deep passing game. Their strength, the defensive line, put very little pressure on the QB.

Well, that's about as close I would have thought. To quote the great Keith Jackson "it's hard to win the race if you don't have the horses" 

Of course one could argue FDU hasn't had enough horses since the mid/late 90's, but that's another post!!

Congrats to FDU today...but that must have been an UGLY game. Here's hoping they keep the game with Del Val respectable...

Yes, board has dried up. I'm pretty sure I was one of the original users...or close to it.

Not much for me to do at this point other than lurk. I stopped working there in 2016, and no longer live in the area, so it's not easy to stay connected with what's going on there!

Break up the Devils!

Congrats to the "new" staff and players...keep the bus moving forward.

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I agree, Coach Azzanesi can have a tremendous effect on the trajectory of Alvernia. With Albright bringing in Issac Collins, who was responsible for bringing in a few talented Widener classes that led Widener's most recent successful seasons, the MAC can get back to being one of the top conferences within R1/R2. Also, if Coach Azzanesi with administrative support similar to the Mike Drass era Wesley program, the sky is the limit, Wesley was always able to take advantage of both DMV, PA, and NJ, somewhat to what Muhlenberg is doing now.
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Wow! Excited to read that, and happy for Ike. I had the pleasure of coaching with him for a few years at Lehigh a while back...and he is a classy guy who certainly knows his defense. While I will always root for FDU, I always hope any team Ike coaches does well.

Hello,

Just wanted to clarify my earlier point about Lyco and old conference rivals Juniata, Susquehanna, and Moravian - those numbers I was stating were in regards to their old football schedules...not basketball. Forgot I was posting on the basketball board!!

Quote from: kate on February 14, 2022, 04:43:59 PM
Getting dinner here in Easton, but this thought just came to mind - of course, the Lycoming football team is undoubtedly thrilled at the thought of beating Juniata, Moravian, probably Susquehanna and possibly Catholic (although i know nothing about the Catholic team)!   Way to dilute an existing fan base there  !   Now, with covid, we - all of us in d3 and those of us that love our existing leagues, need a little continuity.

Kate, just an FYI - those are the schools Lycoming has traditionally played back in an earlier version of the MAC. For example, Lyco and Juniata have played about 50 times...Lyco vs. Susquehanna more than 50. For alumni of a certain age, those schools are the norm!