FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[gordonmann]

Programming note...

The Delaware Valley-Muhlenberg broadcast will be heard at this new link.  We now return you to your regularly scheduled holiday weekend.

[labart96]

Sounds good as always Gordo...interesting how the LVC and SUS didn't fare so well vs. the CC this weekend.  Not that I should talk, the LL was 1 second away from going 0 for 3...

14-0 DVC and still driving - sounds like the Aggies are well in control of this one.

[dlippiel]

Sounds good as always Gordo...interesting how the LVC and SUS didn't fare so well vs. the CC this weekend.  Not that I should talk, the LL was 1 second away from going 0 for 3...

14-0 DVC and still driving - sounds like the Aggies are well in control of this one.

dlip quite surprised by the LV result. Anyone have more specifics regarding that game?

[gordonmann]

Yeah, I'm very surprised by that Leb Val-Gettysburg result.

LVC trailed 21-0 and came back to tie the score but Gettysburg scored twice in 43 seconds to pull away.  The Bullets, who are traditionally run heavy and had a potent offense last year, finished with 488 yards including 374 on the ground.  Forcing 5 turnovers didn't hurt Gettysburg either.

Rough weekend for the MAC.

[Lyco80]

Concur with previous posts about the results this weekend for the MAC.

On a slightly different note, I am proud of the Lycoming program for scheduling Rowan as the first game out of the gate - tough assignment.  Many programs prefer to bring in a "tune-up" team a la the movie "The Longest Yard" the real one with Burt Reynolds not that clown of a poser athlete Adam Sandler.

Rowan can never be confused with a "tune-up" team and to lose to them away by only one score says good things about the Warriors.

It will be interesting to see how they fair against IC assuming they can handle Westminster - which is not something anyone should ever do.

Go Warriors!

ATB

[maAggie]

Nice win by the Aggies last night...a bit undisciplined at times, but hopefully that was some youthful exuberance and excitement of getting the season started and will be resolved quickly.

It's a bit disconcerting to see all the other MAC teams lose this week.

Lyco, Rowan football is certainly not the powerhouse that they built their name upon from years past. In fact, they haven't even made the playoffs for the past three years and were picked to finish only 4th in the NJAC....not exactly the same as scheduling the likes of Wesley on your schedule...

Let's hope for a better showing of the conference next week...the Aggies have a very formidable opponent on tap next week...hope to see another W....

[PBR...]

a good win by dvc, have to admit muhlenberg had pbr worried a little bit. they are a solid team and the 1st game of the season always has some question marks. Now the schedule really ramps up...wash&jeff come to dtown and then wesley and lvc. Agreed lvc game was a shocker. Would like to hear warren's recap and thoughts if he was at the game

[labart96]

Yeah, I'm very surprised by that Leb Val-Gettysburg result.

LVC trailed 21-0 and came back to tie the score but Gettysburg scored twice in 43 seconds to pull away.  The Bullets, who are traditionally run heavy and had a potent offense last year, finished with 488 yards including 374 on the ground.  Forcing 5 turnovers didn't hurt Gettysburg either.

Rough weekend for the MAC.

Join the club.  We (the LL) had a rough weekend as well.  Was surprised that the ATN podcast mentioned a 20 pt win for DVC wasn't as resounding they'd thought it would be for a #10 ranked team, but maybe that's a fair criticism.

Thoughts?

[PBR...]

Yeah, I'm very surprised by that Leb Val-Gettysburg result.

LVC trailed 21-0 and came back to tie the score but Gettysburg scored twice in 43 seconds to pull away.  The Bullets, who are traditionally run heavy and had a potent offense last year, finished with 488 yards including 374 on the ground.  Forcing 5 turnovers didn't hurt Gettysburg either.

Rough weekend for the MAC.

Join the club.  We (the LL) had a rough weekend as well.  Was surprised that the ATN podcast mentioned a 20 pt win for DVC wasn't as resounding they'd thought it would be for a #10 ranked team, but maybe that's a fair criticism.

Thoughts?

tons of things come to mind....1. muhlenberg has always been a good solid team. Not a push over, so imho to win by 3 tds on the road is pretty good. Plus Muhlenberg scored w/ less than 2 mins to play so it could of been 27-0 just as easily. 2. First game out of the chute this year, play isnt always crisp and execution is sometimes lacking. 3. 20th ranked W&J is coming to town this saturday so just how much Off/Def do you show if your winning by almost 4 tds if you dont have to show all your cards? 4. Was the team looking ahead to #20 ranked team coming to town? (highly doubt it but guess its worth listing)

come on in reality to win by 3 if not 4 tds on the road on opening weekend against a solid team? what is this div I-A ...be like oregon and should dvc hang 72 points on teams just so they dont fall in the rankings....

[gordonmann]

I agree.  DVC won the game handily enough.  They played very conservatively on offense in the fourth quarter, mostly using their third string running back to run out the clock.  The offense was spotty (just like last year) but the result wasn't in doubt after the first possession of the second half. 

That said, I also think DVC is too high at No. 10.  But I thought that before the Muhlenberg game.

[PBR...]

I agree.  DVC won the game handily enough.  They played very conservatively on offense in the fourth quarter, mostly using their third string running back to run out the clock.  The offense was spotty (just like last year) but the result wasn't in doubt after the first possession of the second half. 

That said, I also think DVC is too high at No. 10.  But I thought that before the Muhlenberg game.

bite your tongue! right where they should be in the rankings...

[Warren Thompson]

Agreed lvc game was a shocker. Would like to hear warren's recap and thoughts if he was at the game

I was, unfortunately, at the game. LVC's offense was lacking consistent rhythm, defense was spotty, there were far too many LVC penalties ... and the planets and stars were incorrectly aligned. As Coach Monos said, it was a "team loss."

At the same time, LVC is a better team, I believe, than they showed on Saturday.

[dlippiel]

I agree.  DVC won the game handily enough.  They played very conservatively on offense in the fourth quarter, mostly using their third string running back to run out the clock.  The offense was spotty (just like last year) but the result wasn't in doubt after the first possession of the second half. 

That said, I also think DVC is too high at No. 10.  But I thought that before the Muhlenberg game.

dlip concurs, a good win for DVC on the road. The next few weeks will be quite telling regarding their strength on a national level.

[maAggie]

Just a note in regard to the DVC win and the fact they didn't win by a larger margin...while there are some things that need to be cleaned up a bit, they handled(man handled) the Mules all game...and could have put up bigger numbers but took the high road and began working the clock in the 4th...coach also left the 2nd team defense in a bit too long on the final drive that led to the TD...and as a side note, the onside kick was unwarranted by the Mules...big challenge this week in W&J so we'll see if the ranking is deserving...good luck Aggies

[wesleydad]

hey gordan, how are you doing?  i will be making the trip this week to delval to see the game.  want to see how wash and jeff matches up with some real football teams.   will stop and see you at some point.