FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[splik]

you spelled wallop wrong too! 
if DVC wraps up the MAC this weekend, is everybody else trying out for an ECAC game?

[PBR...]

was typing quick ....i think so not sure who the contenders would be for ecac...widener and what others?

[Chum Slam]

ECAC is a joke, I hope Widener does not accept an invite.

[zoolander]

yeah i remember the good ol'days when we got the shaft in 2002.  being 9-1 and ranked 9th in the country is just  not good enough to get in the playoffs.  well atleast they they saved some room for some 6-4 and 7-3 unranked teams.  hopefully the 4 extra pool c bids will help the better teams in d3. if widener can run the table for the next 2 weeks maybe the panel will be more generous this time around

get the top teams in!!! ;//

[Warren Thompson]

Chum:

Consider that the ECAC playoffs are a "joke" for everyone except the players participating in them. Post-season play of any sort is valuable experience, I'd think.

[Lyco80]

Agreed.  Additionally, for many players, seniors, those who may find themselves with severe injuries in the next season, an ECAC playoff may be their last hurrah.  Playing is playing and for all athletes, particularly D3, the final gun sounds soon enough.  I say - play on if at all possible and enjoy the sport while you are able because you get old way too soon.

All the best.

[Warren Thompson]

Well said, Lyco80. And for those players who'll return the following season, the ECACs provide excellent learning experience v. teams they don't ordinarily play. I suspect D3 regions beyond the ECAC often wish they had something similar.

To put it another way, some post-season play, even if it's not the NCAAs, is infinitely better than no post-season play.

[D3Phan]

sounds like someone has a grudge.

[bossman05]

I agree with Lyco80 and Mr. Thompson, a ECAC bowl game is very important to a program...if u look back the year Kings won the MAC title.. the year b4 they won a ECAC game and just like DVC.... they won the MAC after winning  a ECAC game.....

Any extra games is important.....

By the way it is a very long shot for Widener to get a Pool C bid.....sorry to say not this year....

By the way speaking of Widener what has happen since their glory days...?
Zwann leaving ? Coach Wood??? the players themselves??? or academics???

[zoolander]

i agree to some point that the ecac game is effective for a program in most situations, usually for a team on the rise like del val and kings were b4 they won the mac crown; however, i dont think any player or coach from wideners 2002 team cared about the ecac bid that was turned down.

wideners glory days are not the same the past few years bc they dont have the same athletes esp. ones like jones, colman, quarter backs, decent line and a solid defense.  not to say that widener dosent have the above now, its just that thier superstars are young. i believe if thier is sombody who can fill lomas's shoes next year they should be a playoff team. 

zwaan is a great coach  that brought in great talant, wood is also a great coach that brought in great talent that needs another year to grow. 

if widener wins out and does not get a bid 2 the dance,  an ecasc game would be very good for thier program and its future

[Chum Slam]

ECAC games are the NIT Tournaments of football. They are for teams not good enough to get into the playoffs. Only the best will do. I was on that 9-1 2002 Widener team and we got the shaft. Coach Zwaan turned down the ECAC because it was a slap in the face.

[njlincolnlion]

What type of offensive team does Widener have?  It seems like they were balanced in the win aganist Juniata. 

It should be an interesting game this weekend at Salisbury since both teams come into the game with two losses, and any chance of post season chances are "riding" running the table on the remainder of the season.

[maAggie5]

Its official Orihel needs surgery, he's done for the year.   Now it gets interesting.  How far can they go?  As it stands (with no lineup changes), I think they can take the East region.

Thought this might spark some interesting conversation. Previously I had heard Orihel was only going to be out 4 weeks. That's a shame for him.

Good luck to the Aggies this week as they can wrap up the MAC and their bid.

[Warren Thompson]

Chum:

Don't generalize on the basis of one unhappy experience. A 9-1 Pioneer team may have been "shafted," but the ECAC offer can hardly be seen as a "slap in the face." Any slaps received originated from Indianapolis.

[swimma]

chum

its interesting about your view of the NIT....check this out might suprise you http://www.ukfans.net/jps/uk/nit.html

a game is a game and should be taken as an opportunity i understand the 2002 Widener decline as a matter of principle but this years team isnt quite what the 2002 team was....