FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[gordonmann]

The ECAC teams are broken into two regions, North and South, and there generally aren't crossover games in the bowls (i.e. North teams only play other North teams).  Teams from New England and Upstate New York are in the North.  Teams from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Long Island are in the South.

You can see who has declared eligibility for a bowl game here.

http://www.ecac.org/championships/team/fball/2009-10/Football_-_Declared_Teams.pdf

[PBR...]

Lets go DVC bring home the keystone cup! Widener won that thing so many times its feels awful good to have DVC winning its share now!

some good articles on DVC/Coach Clements  in the local paper....

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer/the_intelligencer_news_details/article/120/2009/november/13/item-one-clements-excelling.html

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer/the_intelligencer_news_details/article/120/2009/november/13/delval-seeking-to-finish-perfect-mac-season.html

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer/the_intelligencer_news_details/article/120/2009/november/13/delval-now-no-1-in-division-iii-east-region.html

[Warren Thompson]

As an NEFC poster, I would hope Plymouth St would get a shot at Wilkes or another MAC school. Even though the odds are a long shot of us winning, playing one of these school would only help the NEFC in the future.

I just don't think this will happen because of the distance between many of the schools.

Boxer: I believe Plymouth State is located in a different ECAC playoff region than the MAC venues.

big game for LVC warren....whats your gut feeling on how they do?

If the Dutchmen's ground game is working well, it should be an interesting contest ....

[BAK4LVC]

Live broadcast of the Lebanon Valley at Albright game that may decide an NCAA Pool C berth can be heard at http://www.wmssfm.com/live.shtml.  Pre-game show starts at 12:40 PM.  Join us for possibly the biggest game of this storied rivalry.  We can't wait!

[gordonmann]

If you can't make it today's Keystone Cup showdown in Chester...

Delaware Valley
vs.
Widener

Click here to listen to the game with kickoff at 1 pm and pregame coverage at 12:40 pm.

[kate]

Gordon, great coverage of the Aggie/Pride game so far, but one correction - the Aggie Men's B'ball opens Monday night & the Women's first game is Tuesday - thanks for the update!

[maAggie]

Way to go Aggies! Undefeated in the MAC is a great accomplishment, now it's time to make some real noise in the playoffs!

The refs today were horrific and the unsportsmanlike behavior of Widener was unforgivable and 50 should have never seen the second half for his part in that...

Congrats to Gesswein on breaking the sack record!

Great job coaches on a fine season!

[G-manWU]

Well, congrats all around today. Certainly to Delaware Valley and their undefeated conference mark. Also to Albright, who should have an NCAA bid coming, and to Lebanon Valley, who almost surely have a well-earned home ECAC game coming as well in what has been a fantastic season for the team.

After spending the day at Betzler Fields, it was quite disappointing to see the Colonels get trampled- to put it kindly- against a King's team that was far more hungry. The well-eanred MVP was King's senior QB Corey Lavin, who used simple option keepers to dominate the Wilkes defense as throughly as I have seen in the past six seasons of Colonels football. Wilkes did have great offensive rythem early and kept pace with the Monarchs, but King's put in the performance of a lifetime to win back the cup for the first time since 2002.

Since any ECAC plans for the Colonels are pretty much down the drain, I hope the final moments of the season serve as some motivation to the next Wilkes squad. Many key planers return for the Colonels, but Coach Shep and the crew have some work to do this offseason. Again, congrats to all the teams on great performances today, and- for as rough as today was- to the Colonels on a winning season.

[BAK4LVC]

Words cannot truly describe the emptiness I feel right now after the Albright comeback victory over Lebanon Valley, and I just called the game.  I can't even imagine how the players feel.  Up 23-0 almost halfway through the third quarter, and then the wheels fall off for a little while and Albright ties it.  I will say that the difference between this year's team and other teams of the past was apparant, since after squandering a 23 point lead in the past, former teams would have allowed things to continue to spiral out of control.  This year's Dutchmen gutted out a TD drive in response to the Lions' tying the score at 23.  Then when Albright came down and equalized again, LVC was able to drive down into potential field goal range.  Wide right no longer applies to the Buffalo Bills for me.  Overtime #1, we had them stopped after we scored.  It was 4th and 15 at the 30, but Pillar made an amazing catch in the end zone between two defenders who looked like they were in perfect position to knock down the pass.  Then the heartbreak on the failed two point conversion in the second OT.  So close to the NCAAs.  Now a monumental task of regrouping before the first ever ECAC Bowl appearance (I'm assuming) in school history.  Congrats to the winners.  Gutsy comeback without your four year starting QB.  Good luck to all the MAC teams in the postseason.   

[maAggie]

my thinking is you stay in the game and kick the point...to say you didn't think your "D" could stop them...not what I want my coach thinking/saying...congrats to Albright good luck in the NCAA's it would be nice to see the MAC make their mark!

[kate]

You did well, Pat!  We play Susquehanna!!!  If we could be in two places at once, we'd be in Annville & Doylestown, but we'll be watching the Aggies Women's b'ball team, hopefully in their own championship game.  GO AGGIE FOOTBALL!!!  What a weekend!  Will Gordon be calling the football game?  We'll bring the laptop.

[G-manWU]

Kate,

Congrats to you and the Aggie faithful on a #2 seed, but I hope that this game turns out better for the home team than the last time the Crusaders visited Doylestown 

[gordonmann]

Gman:

I can guarantee you that no one on the coaching staff that was there in 2006 has forgotten, nor have the seniors who were freshmen on the fateful day.

[dog]

Does anyone know why Kelly wasn't playing?  It looks like he took only one or two snaps.

[maAggie]

Albright starting quarterback Tanner Kelly got knocked out of the game on a first-drive sack by Will Keylor, quoted from LebVal's game story