FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[maAggie]

Gwaltney being taken off field on a cart...injury

[maAggie]

Aggies defeat Kean thanks to Cooks 150+ yards and Squittiere's int to seal the win! 15 tackles by Chris James. Special teams problems continue and hopefully can be resolved soon.

[KingSting999]

Way to go Aggies.........Played a tough game in tough conditions........It's good to be 2 - 0 going into next weeks game with the giant from Delaware........ but the aggies have played those guys tough two years in a row..... I don't anticipate anuthing diffrent this year.

Go Aggies!!!!

[PBR...]

again another big win for DVC...coach clements and his staff deserve a huge amount of credit. they always have this team prepared to play. maybe the polls will finally show some respect but alas it was the same last year...

[G-manWU]

going to make the trip to wilkes today to watch a game.  G-manWu, I will try to find you when I get up there.  I will have some wesley football shirt on.  looking forward to a good game, at least that what it looks like on paper.  2 hour ride so i should be there by 1200 or so.  weather looks like it will hold off until after the game.

Wesleydad,

Sorry I diden't get the message- I woke up early for F1 qualifying and went to breakfast and then the game, so I wasen't online earlier. I did indeed see some people with wesley shirts on and was wondering what they were doing there- go figure on my part

Hope you enjoyed your visit to Ralston today- the weather wasen't the best and the atmosphere was not the best, but it was still a great day for Colonels football. Come back and visit us again in the future!!

[G-manWU]

As I said above, a great day for Colonels football

Had the chance to meet up with Rams1102 before the game- great talk about football and such, although I was a bit late for his tailgate cookout- my fault on that one. Still, great time with some very good fans.

As for the game itself, a very good showing by Wilkes today. There were some breakdowns, but the defense came up with big plays for four quarters, and the offense clicked at the right times. Credit Corey Gilroy and Sean O'Neil for running back turnovers for TDs, and great backfield penetration on blitzes from the Wilkes LBs and DBs. Rob Johnson had a good day at QB, getting good pass protection and evading pressue when it did come.

MSU had some talented guys, and can certainly be a contender in the NJAC, but there is still some work to do for the Red Hawks. MSU did get some good kick returns, but no player impressed me a great deal on their side of the field. Still, that's why you play non-conference games- lots of time left in the season and it'll be no suprise if we see MSU come up in the postseason.

Again, I'm not saying they'll dominate the league, but the Colonels are going to give teams some real problems down the stretch. Cheers everyone

[wesleydad]

G-man, no problem.  I did enjoy the trip.  I spent pre, half, and post game talking to the family of #3.  Very nice people.

I agree with you the Wilkes is going to give teams trouble.  They took advantage of mistakes by MSU, but they were clearly the better team throughout the game IMO.  I also agree with you the there was no player on MSU who stood out during the game.  I think they are in trouble at QB because #11 did not have much zip on his passes, the int return for a TD was floated into the flat.

I saw CNU play last week against and I believe that Wilkes is a better team, especially if Ogun is still injured.  CNU has a pretty good defense, holding Wesley to 10 pts in the first half.  They have a very gutsy QB, but didn't show much else on offense.

Good luck the rest of the year.

[AUPepBand]

Wow..back in Alfred after a thriller at FDU. The Devils are a team to be reckoned with...Winters is an outstanding versatile QB...reminds Pep of Tim Tebow. Saxons were fortunate to come away with the win.

Best of luck to the Devils throughout the 2009 season.

[wesleydad]

hey delval fans, should be a good game this weekend.  i am glad that i only have a non player interest in it.  looking forward to the trip to delval again this year, less stress.  i would like to meet most of you posters so i will need some tailgate info during the week.  good luck this week.

[AUPepBand]

Some reflections on a wet Saturday in Madison, NJ...seems there were some FDU-Florham fans who weren't too pleased that the AU Pep Band made the trip and played at the game. Pep understands. Pep had ill feelings when the Ithaca College Pep Band appeared at Merrill Field and supported the Bombers before AU mustered its own band. Just didn't seem right that the Bombers seemingly had more support (noise) than the home crowd in those days. That certainly contributed to the re-establishment of an AU Pep Band.

Back to FDU, though, according to some members of the band, there were others who were complimentary of the band, its play, and its dedication to the Alfred University football team. Pep is hoping that the band's appearance at Shields Field Saturday would inspire FDU to start a band of its own--rather than have some of its fans direct chants toward the visiting band, "You suck!" Truth be told, it's tough for a musician to get any sound out of an instrument by sucking.  

What MAC schools actually have pep or marching bands?

[Knightstalker]

Some reflections on a wet Saturday in Madison, NJ...seems there were some FDU-Florham fans who weren't too pleased that the AU Pep Band made the trip and played at the game. Pep understands. Pep had ill feelings when the Ithaca College Pep Band appeared at Merrill Field and supported the Bombers before AU mustered its own band. Just didn't seem right that the Bombers seemingly had more support (noise) than the home crowd in those days. That certainly contributed to the re-establishment of an AU Pep Band.

Back to FDU, though, according to some members of the band, there were others who were complimentary of the band, its play, and its dedication to the Alfred University football team. Pep is hoping that the band's appearance at Shields Field Saturday would inspire FDU to start a band of its own--rather than have some of its fans direct chants toward the visiting band, "You suck!" Truth be told, it's tough for a musician to get any sound out of an instrument by sucking.  

What MAC schools actually have pep or marching bands?

But when playing the Harmonica one must suck to play properly.

[AUPepBand]

Some reflections on a wet Saturday in Madison, NJ...seems there were some FDU-Florham fans who weren't too pleased that the AU Pep Band made the trip and played at the game. Pep understands. Pep had ill feelings when the Ithaca College Pep Band appeared at Merrill Field and supported the Bombers before AU mustered its own band. Just didn't seem right that the Bombers seemingly had more support (noise) than the home crowd in those days. That certainly contributed to the re-establishment of an AU Pep Band.

Back to FDU, though, according to some members of the band, there were others who were complimentary of the band, its play, and its dedication to the Alfred University football team. Pep is hoping that the band's appearance at Shields Field Saturday would inspire FDU to start a band of its own--rather than have some of its fans direct chants toward the visiting band, "You suck!" Truth be told, it's tough for a musician to get any sound out of an instrument by sucking.  

What MAC schools actually have pep or marching bands?

But when playing the Harmonica one must suck to play properly.

Ha ha KS....you suck and blow, Mr. No-Show!  j/k   +K

[Knightstalker]

Some reflections on a wet Saturday in Madison, NJ...seems there were some FDU-Florham fans who weren't too pleased that the AU Pep Band made the trip and played at the game. Pep understands. Pep had ill feelings when the Ithaca College Pep Band appeared at Merrill Field and supported the Bombers before AU mustered its own band. Just didn't seem right that the Bombers seemingly had more support (noise) than the home crowd in those days. That certainly contributed to the re-establishment of an AU Pep Band.

Back to FDU, though, according to some members of the band, there were others who were complimentary of the band, its play, and its dedication to the Alfred University football team. Pep is hoping that the band's appearance at Shields Field Saturday would inspire FDU to start a band of its own--rather than have some of its fans direct chants toward the visiting band, "You suck!" Truth be told, it's tough for a musician to get any sound out of an instrument by sucking.  

What MAC schools actually have pep or marching bands?

But when playing the Harmonica one must suck to play properly.

Ha ha KS....you suck and blow, Mr. No-Show!  j/k   +K

Bass Guitar + Rain = fireworks and a new hairstyle. 

It ended up being the only day I had help coming by to paint our new apartment.  Still not done, more nights of painting this week, yeah!

[AUPepBand]

Bass Guitar + Rain = fireworks and a new hairstyle. 

It ended up being the only day I had help coming by to paint our new apartment.  Still not done, more nights of painting this week, yeah!

Ha ha! No worries. No legitimate power source as well. Pep did bring along the EZ-Up, which fit nicely into the stands. Another time, maybe. You did miss an exciting game. Pep was actually on his cell phone in the final minutes with some fans back home, giving a play-by-play from under the EZ-Up next to the drums and clanging cymbal! Pep must have sounded like a lunatic from the other end.

[gordonmann]

I don't think any MAC schools have a regular pep or marching band.  King's (and perhaps other schools) brings in local high schools, which is a nice touch.

Johns Hopkins had a pep band at Del Val's home opener.  Several years ago Rose-Hulman hosted the Women's Basketball Final Four.  DePauw's band traveled from nearby Greencastle (the Tigers were in the Final Four) and played with RHIT's band.  That was cool.