FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

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Ecac Southeast All-Stars have been posted. you can see them at:
www.ecac.org

click on all stars then Southeast conference

Congradulations to those selected

[PBR...]

no dvc players ...bogus pbr says....

[Pat Coleman]

Well, at least they only name 11 on a side, so it's not like they water down like Don Hansen and a lot of all-conference teams do.

[Pat Coleman]

I would not at all pick A.J. Roque over Tanner Kelly, however, having watched both quarterbacks this season. (And Roque twice.) That team is really NJAC-heavy.

[PBR...]

totally agree guru...heck on hansens list gro and regulator are still receiving honorable mention votes      but it seems very strange that at a minimum john purcell LB from dvc isnt on the list...and its not easy by any stretch to do a list and i understand that but come on this list seems like a ecac nj all star list rather than a regional list

[john merrick]

I'm shocked that Lycoming College did not hire Steve Wiser as their new head coach.  You would think that someone who gave over 30 years of coaching would be given a chance.  I wonder how this will affect alumni and recruiting as well as returning players. 

http://sungazette.com/page/category.detail/nav/5017/Local_Sports.html

[PBR...]

probably wasnt an easy choice...but they did still pick one of their own as the new head coach...my guess would be they wanted a little more youth even though as you say wiser has given alot of blood to the school over the years and that should of weighed heavily....

[Little G]

The entire process was a slap in my father's face. He was not involved in any of the decisions. Apparently loyality and respect are a thing of the past. Steve Wiser and our entire staff are in shock. I would not be surprised if the entire staff is not there next year. I, myself have retired. It is a dark day in Lycoming Football history

[Pat Coleman]

Sometimes the popular choice isn't always the best -- it may comfort Lyco fans to know that UW-Whitewater fans were bitching and moaning for weeks about their coaching hire about a year ago after longtime coach Bob Berezowitz retired. UWW didn't hire who the fans wanted, didn't hire the so-called heir apparent, but chose an alumnus who was coaching elsewhere.

And Lance Leipold's team only won the national title.

[Little G]

apples and oranges. Was whitewaters assistant that didn't get the job there 34 years prior to that?

[john merrick]

Pat,
I think another difference with the Lyco situation and what Whitewater did is that I know Wiser personally.  I'm not just a fan who is unhappy about the hire.  I think the fallout from this will be substantial.

[Pat Coleman]

The assistant that didn't get the job had been offensive coordinator for the past 16 years at the time he was not hired.

The only thing apples and oranges about this is that Lyco hasn't been to the Stagg Bowl the past two years.

[Pat Coleman]

Pat,
I think another difference with the Lyco situation and what Whitewater did is that I know Wiser personally.  I'm not just a fan who is unhappy about the hire.  I think the fallout from this will be substantial.

Many people knew Stan Zwiefel personally and were just as unhappy. This only makes it different to you, it doesn't make it different overall.

Again, I'm just trying to show that not all fan reactions turn out to be warranted.

[Pat Coleman]

Start here and read down. It's many, many pages of reaction:

Someone posted this on the Daily Dose:

acoltfan Says:
The 29th of December, 2006 at 10:06 am

Last night Paul Plinske AD at UW-Whitewater offered the head coaching job to Lance Leipold because Stan Zweifel failed "to connect with administration" during the interview process. The AD felt intimidated by Stan and decided to hire a coach he could work with rather than the best coach available. It is a shame for UW-W and their prgoram who had gotten to a new level BECAUSE of Stan–he had brought every current coach (except Brez) to UW-W and has recruited 95% of their playres for 16 years (including the 28-2 stretch).

Can anyone else verify this?

It's true......Players have been calling the house all morning....I am simply sick....In one idiotic move Whitewater football has become mediocre.....I will not set foot in the stadium again.....

[john merrick]

Pat,
My point is not that they hired a bad coach, it's that after giving 30+ years to a college.  You should be given a shot.