FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[MACguy]

the wilkes vs. william paterson game has been switched to william patersons field, will the game still be broadcasted over the internet?

[gordonmann]

MACGuy:

Yep.  We'll still be there.

Hope you can tune in if you can't make it to Wayne, NJ.

[MACguy]

thanks... ill be there
Go Colonels!!!

[Warren Thompson]

In Annville this afternoon ...

LVC 13, Gettysburg 12.

[gordonmann]

Nice win for the Dutch.  They had a lot of narrow defeats last year, so maybe this shows they are turning over a new leaf.

I saw Wilkes this afternoon against a fairly weak William Paterson team.  The Colonels wacked them pretty good with a swarming defense early.  As good as Follweiler is at LB -- and he's very good -- Anthony Serafin is quietly as impressive at DT.

OC Sesny will help the Colonels open up the offense a little bit.  On one memorable play Karaffa threw a long pass to Jason Prushinski into a driving rainy wind to set up the second TD.

I'm not surprised Juniata lost, but am mildly surprised they didn't score.  Dickinson has a pretty good defense and I'm sure the weather didn't help.

The same goes for Susquehanna, though I'm surprised Ursinus didn't score more.  Weather again was likely a factor.

King's got rolled by a very good running team, St. John Fisher.  Plus there is more bad news as Monarchs' standout LB-turned-DE Tore Alaimo is lost for the season to injury.


Everyone else joins the party next weekend.

[Warren Thompson]

Nice win for the Dutch.  They had a lot of narrow defeats last year, so maybe this shows they are turning over a new leaf.

Yes, it was. LVC, while pushing Gettysburg all over the field, had to overcome some truly horrible special-team mistakes that gave the Bullets a TD and a safety. Coach Monos will, I suspect, be dealing with those mistakes in practice this week.

[MOJO]

Warren,
Pursuant to the LVC / Gettysburg game.  LVC's O line was visibly dominant, what a nice change.  The running game was working well.  I was surprised to see LVC put up the ball when they got to the six yard line especially considering the aforementioned facts and the weather component.  The decision almost cost them the game as they did not score cause they got picked.  What's your read, was it just someone not thinking or am I interpreting this wrong.  Quite frankly, I thought this should and could have been a blowout game for LVC.  In closing, what an improvement on D.  This is a great group of young men, it's nice to see them being successful.

[MACguy]

no bragging at all... but yes them colonels looked good... looking forward to widener

[formerwu]

Saw Invincible friday night.  Great story and movie.  Captured it well.  Almost shed a tear at the end. 

Notes and thoughts:

1 - Earle Masculli - Widener SS late 80's played the guy that gets knocked into the car windshield.  He even has a couple of lines.  Congrats Earle, you did good.  He looks big on the screen for being only 5' 10".

2 - The location used for the Widener shots were not Widener.  It looked like a HS field in North east Philly.

3 - You can recover a muffed kick but you can't advance it for a touchdown. 

I will buy this movie when it comes out on DVD.

[Knightstalker]

3 - You can recover a muffed kick but you can't advance it for a touchdown. 

When the movie takes place you could still advance a muffed kick or fumble for a touchdown.  This was changed after Oaklands forward fumble.

[bman]

Knight

+K for you!  I was talking to WU and said that same thing, but couldn't find the rule change....

[PBR...]

a good article on coach clements and dvc....lets get it on!!!

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/42-09052006-707672.html

[dog]

With week 2 (really week 1) in MAC action approaching, is there any noteworthy news?

-Who will be at the helm for DVC, Albright, & Widener after all three lost familiar faces behind the center?

-Usually there is some talk of who will be the players of the year this year?

This board is kind of dead compared to the way it has been in recent years before week 1.

Anybody out there have any valuable info??

[bill]

formerwu

I'm obviously not telling you something you already don't know, but perhaps the filmakers went to the high school for the Widener scenes because of Widener's massive field changes since the building of the new stadium?

[bman]

Bill

Could be...but most  people would not have known the difference.  I read somewhere that the location scout for the film is an ex-Philly guy....more likely that he had connections locally that got the City some revenue, and less red-tape for them...