FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[tecmobowler]

What happened to Lycoming? I was planning on making the trip from Ithaca in a couple weeks, but will it be worth it?

[Simba]

Congratulations Bill...

Big win at home for the Devils!...FDU took it to the Warriors from the beginning of the game and never let up...A blow out no less....Have a Yuengling on me....Simba

[bman]

Simba

I will be nice to you the rest of the year...I feel your pain...

mondaya.m.qb


Make post # 2 your last, unless you have something to add of value...that trash doesn't belong here....

[MOJO]

Wow, I'm shell shocked, I could not attend the game but listened on radio.  LVC got their clocks cleaned.  I was hoping that after the emotional win at LYCO, and their playing an inferior team, to catch DVC down.  Obviously that didn't happen.  Also, did anybody see the LYCO debacle coming.  Looks like that emotional component possibly hit LYCO instead of DVC.  What about the Albright game?  I know there's alot of football left, but barring any catastrophic events (injuries), the MAC crown again goes through Doylestown.  Congratulations on a great game.  Best of luck the rest of the season Aggies.

[Dynasty07]

first and foremost, congrats to dvc for their win today. they are a very talented team who is extremely well coached. and yes i am going as far as to say dvc won today with class, there was limited 'jawing' and tomfoolery, which (in question) was pronounced their style.

second, the comment made "their will work for us" is totally uncalled for and demeaning to the athletes of del val. Although dvc may not be a juniata or lvc of the mac when it comes to academia, they are a institution of higher learning and the rest of the mac are not ivy league teams.

the dvc and lvc game was rather opposite of what i expected, but dvc has great athletes and seemingly can go very far this post season. congrats to all those who won this weekend.


go dutchmen

[RU Fan]

I would say mainly you're jealous and need to insult someone else to make yourself feel important.

Maggie 5

The nerve of that guy!  That's almost as bad as calling someone a "D-I washout".

[gordonmann]

Nice game for the Poster(s') Children today.

Miller hit another FG and all his PATs.  Murphy gets INT #5.  Cook played limited action but was effective in his only drive.

Good game overall for the Aggies.

[maAggie5]

Yo RU fan why so defensive??? What's the big deal? Does RU not have kids good enough to play--and some were--D-I athletics? They left D-I for one reason or another, and now they are playing at Rowan. What luck for them. If it bothers you so much there must be a reason.

Now since this is a MAC board, I've nothing more to say about NJAC teams.

Just wanted to make an observation about D-III football as witnessed at DVC/LVC today...it's football in it's purest form. Nobody running out of bounds to avoid tackles...guys busting it for extra yards on every play! It sure beats the heck out of watching Sunday football with all the guys worrying about their paychecks.

Great weather, great football, nothing better than that!!!

[Billman56]

Thanks Gordo...they were all not pretty but went through just the same.

Readytorock.....your player has certainly got his stuff together...Nice job for him.

[gordonmann]

Indeed.

Mr. Murphy did a great job shutting down Brossman who came in averaging 124 ypg.

[Lyco80]

I have given the following some thought and am curious what others may think.  It seems to me that Lycoming has not fully recovered from the death of Ricky Lanetti.  I was overseas in Djibouti, Africa for the 2003 season and only learned about the tragedy through the D3 homepage.  I did listen to the NCAA heartbreaking playoff loss to Bridgewater on a snowy Sunday.  It is hard for me to fathom how a team that consistently was at the very top of the MAC year in and year out has fallen on such hard times.  Granted, other teams improve but that can only account for some of the on-field results.  My sense is that there must be something else afoot.  Curious - what about the rest of you?  Simba, your input on this one means the most to me.

All the best.

[RU Fan]

Rowan looks very tough once again, of course when you're playing with predominantly D-I washouts

Maggie 5

I wasn't being defensive, I was trying to make a point which you obviously missed!

How can you post what you did (shown above) about RU where you called transfers a bunch of D-1 washouts  when you have no information about any of these kids or why they transferred ...... but to you ..... they're washouts.  Sounds like an insult to me.

Then you have the gall to come back and post the following equally stupid statement about another poster.

I would say mainly you're jealous and need to insult someone else to make yourself feel important.

If I were you, and thank God I'm not, I would make sure that my feet were always clean because you seem to have the  propensity for putting your foot in your mouth!

[Dynasty07]

as previously stated the dvc lvc game was intense even though the score was lop-sided. dvc is a great team who may win out, and lvc has a great chance to upset a few of their remaining 5. the mac is a crazy conference that anyone can win in any week. going to be a fun finish! If anyone can comment, whats going on with albright, wilkes and moravian... how do they look?

[mondaya.m.qb]

My previous posts were not meant as an insult to any players or teams. I actually was just trying to repeat an old Ivy/nescac chant the bad teams used when they lost to good teams as there only answer to superior athletes.  The chant was"It's alright its Ok you're gonna work for us someday"  I guess my sarcasm was misinterpeted.  I meant in the context of the post that an Ali like "rope a dope" won't help LVC.  The only thing they have over DVC is their education...and they do.

My follow up post was just to state a fact that it is not just coaches and players who decide a program is to be successful.  It is the administrations of the schools that decide.  This is most prevelent in DIII where there are no scholarships to even the playing field during recruiting.  If an administration wants or needs athletics to be successful, than they make them successful through a coach, budgets,admissions, financial aid or some other avenue. It is the adminstration of the school that allows success to happen.  Unfortunately for students, alum and coaches some schools do not want to be known for their athletic program. 

I have read posts on here for a long time and never even wanted to post.  My posts are just anther viewpoint about DIII football.  I will stay off of this board if it is not ready for the reality of this facet of DIII football. 

Sorry for anyone I may offended especially players or coaches.

[MOJO]

Mondaya.m.qb,
I feel what you convey is the truth.  I had posted in the past, that the success in the MAC is determined more by individual school's admissions and financial aid departments than coachs.  I feel a fine example of this is LVC.  Most close to this program think Monas is a great coach, myself included.  The reason for this, there is visable improvement in the program. i.e.: more kids in camp/roster, appear to be competitive in more games, etc.  Keep in mind Monas coached at LVC in the past and was fired because of supposed lack of production.  The truth of the matter is and was, Monas is a good coach but was in a situation where he could not be competitive.  LVC's admissions department and financial aid office created the situation where Monas could not compete for the same athletes that some of the other MAC schools could attract.  The same situation was true for Monas's successors.   Murray stayed for one season and left because he realized the powers to be at that school would not allow him to be competitive.  Silecchia replaced Murray and the program struggled for the next five years before he was fired. Again, the reason for this was nonproduction.  I will make the same statement about Silecchia that I made concerning Monas, he is/was a great coach but was put in a situation by the school where he could not compete.  Although I am not as close to the program as I once was, I have heard through reliable sources that LVC recently has made some consessions to their historical posture, hence you see the aprx. 100 kid camp and greatly increased coaching staff.  I again state that particularily within the MAC, nonathletic entities within the school ultimitely determine success or failure for their schools  football program.  Believe it or not, NOT THE COACH!  Mondaya.m.qb was right on the money, I feel he meant no disrespect or malice towards DVC by his statement.  The chant he referred to has been around for years in the Ivy, and probably has a certain element of validity, particularly in that forum.  Hope he sticks around, I thinks he brings some good thought to the board.