FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[jmcozenlaw]

DelVal 11 New Offensive Starters Aggies - 18     FDWho Are These Guys? - 12 (The weather is God Awful!!)
Widener Kleins & Stud Defense - 27     Wilkes - 13
Albright Likely MAC Champs - 37     Misericordia - 9
Lycoming Simbas - 27     LebVal - 20
Stevenson Darkhorses No Longer - 30     King's - 16

I couldn't have been more wrong on the DelVal @ FDU score. The 40-7 final could have been 52/53/54-0 as FDU's only score came on a 5 yard fumble return and DelVal took a knee a couple of times at the FDU 3 yard line to end the game. I'll be interested to see this offense in the next couple of years, especially if they can develop the type of passing game that DelVal has had over the past 15 or so years.

When most of your offense is predicated on an aerial attack, this weather is going to do very bad things to you...FDU couldn't have had worse weather for this game...

Good job aggies!

Pretty brutal weather indeed! My bad, I thought FDU had a nice running attack as well as they rushed for close to 500 yards in their first three games......with Ognibene close to 300. I personally would have looked for more ways to get the ball to Presley but from what I heard, he seemed somewhat disinterested once the Aggies started to roll and given the weather.

I personally think the Aggies will be lucky to go 2-3 in the back half of the season but this offense is a decent passing game away from being pretty dynamic over the next couple of years.

Simba, maybe I misread your prediction and maybe you're just trying to change up the karma but..............................pick 'em is not a prediction

[Simba]

jmcozenlaw....

My new unapproved strategy is to make one (post)diction Sat morning after a Friday night game and to do one pick'em from Sat games...That way I can have at least two winners!...Isn't that great?...My fellow Skook's came up with that one during a deep thought social interaction session in which Lager consumption was a true factor in the decision-making process!...

Simba

[jmcozenlaw]

jmcozenlaw....

My new unapproved strategy is to make one (post)diction Sat morning after a Friday night game and to do one pick'em from Sat games...That way I can have at least two winners!...Isn't that great?...My fellow Skook's came up with that one during a deep thought social interaction session in which Lager consumption was a true factor in the decision-making process!...

Simba

I love it Simba!! Have a great day and weekend my friend

[bman]

Del-Val by 33 (Hey, I got one right) 
Widener by 17
Albright by 21
Lyco vs Leb-Val. +1 Pick'm
Stevenson by 10

Redskins by 7

Simba

We you definitely were the closest of all of us, but I am hoping you are wrong on the Redskins pick...

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

I don't think you will see Lycoming recover from this collapse. There "era" is over. An argument can be made for their youth, but there isn't a lot of potential talent that comes with that youth. I am afraid it will be tough for them to get back on top. I see them finishing the season 4-6.

[bman]

I don't think you will see Lycoming recover from this collapse. There "era" is over. An argument can be made for their youth, but there isn't a lot of potential talent that comes with that youth. I am afraid it will be tough for them to get back on top. I see them finishing the season 4-6.

MAF

What "era" are you referencing? 

Lyco has won the MAC outright 1 time since 2000 and has tied for it 3 times in that span...
Not sure you'd call that an "era"...


What I will say is that Lyco is a team that you always comes to play, and is never an easy win, and is always well coached.
Given that the MAC is cyclical and that teams tend to win and lose in runs, I'm not so sure that I'd be definitively stating anything about Lyco (or any other MAC team)...
My (unsupported with any facts guess) is that Lyco has lost a bit of the stranglehold they used to have in recruiting the Philly Catholic League schools...which may coincide with DVUs success in the 2000's   
I'll leave others to opine on that...

[Simba]

bman...

You are absolutely correct....During the 70's, 80's and 90's, at least half the team and sometimes even more, came from the Catholic League, especially from NE Catholic, Father Judge and Archbishop Ryan...Since 2000, it's been only around ten percent if that...Even my fraternity in the mid to late 70's, Sigma Pi (although some called it "Simba Pi" )...Lol...was half Catholic League....Once Widener and Del-Val improved their facilities, the "Build it and they will come" mentality kept the Catholic League boys closer to home...

Simba

[@d3jason]

bman...

You are absolutely correct....During the 70's, 80's and 90's, at least half the team and sometimes even more, came from the Catholic League, especially from NE Catholic, Father Judge and Archbishop Ryan...Since 2000, it's been only around ten percent if that...Even my fraternity in the mid to late 70's, Sigma Pi (although some called it "Simba Pi" )...Lol...was half Catholic League....Once Widener and Del-Val improved their facilities, the "Build it and they will come" mentality kept the Catholic League boys closer to home...

Simba

Sig Pi. I kind of remember that from my recruiting trip to Lyco back in the 80s.  Kinda 

It looked like Lyco was doing some construction on campus when I was in Williamsport back in August. Downtown Billtown certainly looks like its gone through some revitalization over the past few years.

The program has a great tradition and it looked like they were still getting quite a few out of the Philly area after a peek at their roster. Maybe if the Pope visited Williamsport.

[bman]

bman...

You are absolutely correct....During the 70's, 80's and 90's, at least half the team and sometimes even more, came from the Catholic League, especially from NE Catholic, Father Judge and Archbishop Ryan...Since 2000, it's been only around ten percent if that...Even my fraternity in the mid to late 70's, Sigma Pi (although some called it "Simba Pi" )...Lol...was half Catholic League....Once Widener and Del-Val improved their facilities, the "Build it and they will come" mentality kept the Catholic League boys closer to home...

Simba

Something tells me that that fraternity closely resembled Animal House...

[jmcozenlaw]

bman...

You are absolutely correct....During the 70's, 80's and 90's, at least half the team and sometimes even more, came from the Catholic League, especially from NE Catholic, Father Judge and Archbishop Ryan...Since 2000, it's been only around ten percent if that...Even my fraternity in the mid to late 70's, Sigma Pi (although some called it "Simba Pi" )...Lol...was half Catholic League....Once Widener and Del-Val improved their facilities, the "Build it and they will come" mentality kept the Catholic League boys closer to home...

Simba

"Hey, what am I"?
A Zit

Lyco still does a very good job in the Suburban One. Needhammer (North Penn) and Zibel (Pennsbury) to name just two of the top of my head.


Something tells me that that fraternity closely resembled Animal House...

[PBR...]

bman...

You are absolutely correct....During the 70's, 80's and 90's, at least half the team and sometimes even more, came from the Catholic League, especially from NE Catholic, Father Judge and Archbishop Ryan...Since 2000, it's been only around ten percent if that...Even my fraternity in the mid to late 70's, Sigma Pi (although some called it "Simba Pi" )...Lol...was half Catholic League....Once Widener and Del-Val improved their facilities, the "Build it and they will come" mentality kept the Catholic League boys closer to home...

Simba

To be fair there was a coach at DVU (DVC at the time) named G.A. Mangus that many recruits wanted to play for and than it was time to look at and improve the facilities.

[jmcozenlaw]

MAC Picks:

Albright "It's Their Year" - 31     Wilkes "Their Super Bowl Was The DelVal Win" - 13
LebVal "Hard To Figure Out" - 27    FDU "Don't Blame The Rain" - 20
Stevenson "It's Almost Their Year" - 26     DelVal "Another Week With 11 New Offensive Starters" - 20

Eagles - 27     Saints - 16
Patriots - 100     Cowboys - Will blame it on the injuries

[jmcozenlaw]

bman - You may be the only person who can answer this question (maybe Warren Thompson as well).

Not including Stevenson and Miser given that they are newer programs...........has Albright, King's, Wilkes ever had any regular posters on the board?

I think of Widener (you), LebVal (Warren), Lycoming (Simba and another guy from the not-too-distant-past who seems to have disappeared), and FDU (Bill) but I'm not sure that I've ever seen a post from an Albright, King's and Wilkes fan. I love the site and these boards. I guess in the year 2015, there are too many other things to do

[wone3]

MAC Picks:

Albright "It's Their Year" - 31     Wilkes "Their Super Bowl Was The DelVal Win" - 13
LebVal "Hard To Figure Out" - 27    FDU "Don't Blame The Rain" - 20
Stevenson "It's Almost Their Year" - 26     DelVal "Another Week With 11 New Offensive Starters" - 20

Eagles - 27     Saints - 16
Patriots - 100     Cowboys - Will blame it on the injuries

Pretty much like these picks and probably about right on the point differences.  Also I'm a Lyco gal ( early 90's alum) with my gal going to Stevenson starting this yr.

[bman]

bman - You may be the only person who can answer this question (maybe Warren Thompson as well).

Not including Stevenson and Miser given that they are newer programs...........has Albright, King's, Wilkes ever had any regular posters on the board?

I think of Widener (you), LebVal (Warren), Lycoming (Simba and another guy from the not-too-distant-past who seems to have disappeared), and FDU (Bill) but I'm not sure that I've ever seen a post from an Albright, King's and Wilkes fan. I love the site and these boards. I guess in the year 2015, there are too many other things to do

Albright hired a new coach years back, and a couple of posters came on board for a couple of years and then disappeared when they didn't make much headway...one was an ex player, and once he got through the "wait until you see what we do" beating of his chest, he was a pretty good poster...

There is a Wilkes poster that pops in and out rarely...

I don't ever seem to recall a Kings poster in here...

Between you, Gordon and PBR and Kate, DVU is well represented....