FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[MonroviaCat]

I've been watching some of the Widener videos and am wondering why Widener and their opponents us short kickoffs so often....seems like a lot of drives starting with good field positions as a result.....

I am hoping Linfield takes that opportunity/chance and kicks it deep, they would soon find out why many teams don't.

Anthony Davis I assume...but still doesn't explain why Widener also seems to use a short kickoff...83 kickoffs and only 8 touch backs....(Linfield has 90 kickoffs with 19 touch backs by comparison)--which granted can have a lot to with who is returning but still seems like a lot of shorter kicks in the videos I've watched)

[gordonmann]

A lot of the Del Val fans sat on the home side of the field  because a) the visitors stands are in the shadows (which maybe why you can't see them in the picture) and b) they are low to the ground. The Del Val fans seemed to be well behaved and I didn't hear too much protesting. 

I'll be down in Dover with Wesley Dad.  To all the Linfield fans, enjoy the trip.

[D3MAFAN]

I've been watching some of the Widener videos and am wondering why Widener and their opponents us short kickoffs so often....seems like a lot of drives starting with good field positions as a result.....

I am hoping Linfield takes that opportunity/chance and kicks it deep, they would soon find out why many teams don't.

Anthony Davis I assume...but still doesn't explain why Widener also seems to use a short kickoff...83 kickoffs and only 8 touch backs....(Linfield has 90 kickoffs with 19 touch backs by comparison)--which granted can have a lot to with who is returning but still seems like a lot of shorter kicks in the videos I've watched)

I not a fan of kicking it short, sometimes you can surprise a team here and there, but it usually gives the opponent a short field, which can hurt a the defense/team in the long run. Nevertheless it would behoove them not to give Linfield a short field.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

I'm not from Philadelphia originally, but have lived, worked and gone to grad school here for about a decade now. Three other places I love to show visitors:

* Reading Terminal: It's a foodmarket downtown with a variety of shops run by the Amish people (best chocolate milk around) and other local merchants.  Cheesesteaks are great, but Philadelphia has some other really good food that doesn't involve the words "wiz wit."

Reading Terminal is outstanding! I ate there a couple of times while I was in town for the lacrosse championships in '13... LOVED DiNic's... pretty cool market I walked around quite a bit (since the weather one day was anything but fun).

A lot of can't-miss places in Philly... including one of the oldest bar in the country - which I also frequented while I was there.

[bman]

Been looking at the satellite picture of Quick Stadium. "Heavens to Mergatroy"...there are no bleachers on the visitor sideline?  Gulp...you mean we will have to sit in enemy territory...among the HOMIES??? Do I need to wear a disguise? Maybe I better stop off at the Bookstore ahead of time and buy a Widener sweatshirt.

Actually, am looking forward to the visit.
GO CATS !!!

Don't know what satellite picture you are looking at , but they do have bleachers on the visitors side, not as good as the home side. As far as a disguise, I don't think that is needed, unless you act out of character. As far as the HOMIES, wesleydad has been to that stadium a couple times and wears his hat and from what I can recall, never has to be in a disguise.

There never seem to be large traveling contingents in the MAC, so no real need for larger stands...
I doubt there would be any issues regardless of the outcome of the game, but there have been issues in the past.  Pat, Dave and Keith have seen that firsthand unfortunately.  Hopefully those folks are long gone.  I personally have never seen any issues...

[bman]

I've been watching some of the Widener videos and am wondering why Widener and their opponents use short kickoffs so often....seems like a lot of drives starting with good field positions as a result.....

No one ever kicks it to Anthony Davis, as he is a threat when he gets the ball.

As far as Widener's kick offs....
Let's just say the kicking game has room for improvement...

[Andy Jamison - Walla Walla Wildcat]

Echoing the comments about the kicking short ... I'm curious what Linfield will do on kick-offs.  Will we kick deep to AD or keep the ball away from him by kicking short... I don't like the idea of giving Widener the ball at the 35 each time BUT I dislike the idea of him taking a kick-off to the house even more.  The risk/reward would seem to lean in the direction of kicking short and or using directional kicking to either try to pin the return to one side and run the risk of having the kick go out of bounds. 

[MonroviaCat]

Echoing the comments about the kicking short ... I'm curious what Linfield will do on kick-offs.  Will we kick deep to AD or keep the ball away from him by kicking short... I don't like the idea of giving Widener the ball at the 35 each time BUT I dislike the idea of him taking a kick-off to the house even more.  The risk/reward would seem to lean in the direction of kicking short and or using directional kicking to either try to pin the return to one side and run the risk of having the kick go out of bounds.

i suspect wind and weather will have the biggest impact--oir guy can blast it deep if the weather is not against him so if a returner wants to bring it out I like our coverage team to pin him deep

[desertcat1]

Hey boys, 
The little vw bus (aka CATMOBILE) with
DC1 and Willie made it all the way to Charles town /  Harpers Ferry ,Va.   today.... What a neat place John Brown and his boys picked to start a  big war.. Cold and wet most of the day , sunny tomorrow  with 45% rain showers on Sat.  ...

Heading into the big City tomorrow ( Philly) if all goes well on I-95...

Coach Hazes  and his special teams will find a way to kick it deep i'll bet.

Go CATS
Go BIG D

[wesleydad]

A lot of the Del Val fans sat on the home side of the field  because a) the visitors stands are in the shadows (which maybe why you can't see them in the picture) and b) they are low to the ground. The Del Val fans seemed to be well behaved and I didn't hear too much protesting. 

I'll be down in Dover with Wesley Dad.  To all the Linfield fans, enjoy the trip.

Gordon, are you doing work for D3 this week?  If you are in the box I will stop by.  Not liking the prospects of rains showers all day.

As far as Widener, the home stands are large enough that there is plenty of room for all that attend.  As Gordon stated, the visitor stands are low and only about 5 rows high.  Sit in the home stands and have a ball.  If you don't turn into a butthead there won't be any issues.

[Gig Harbor Cat]

DC 1 be sure and pick up the delivery of salt for our Salty D. 

Hope you and the twins are having a great trip to the round of 8.

I have the Cats at a +17 all day long on this one.  Got some insider information that is pretty interesting.  Its always good to be able to save something special for the 3rd round.

Round one I picked a +28 and it was 31, missed it in a good way.
Round two I had our boys at a +3 , nailed it

Phone it in, its in the bank boys

GHC out !!

[OldCatProf]

Will the Widener/Linfield game be streamed? I'm trying to set up my laptop for my wife to watch the game at home (in Arizona) but can't find anything about it on the Widener athletics website.

There's a link on the Linfield website, but they require you to register and sign in to use it. Most schools don't do that and I object to the practice...I prefer not to use the Linfield link.

[MonroviaCat]

Will the Widener/Linfield game be streamed? I'm trying to set up my laptop for my wife to watch the game at home (in Arizona) but can't find anything about it on the Widener athletics website.

There's a link on the Linfield website, but they require you to register and sign in to use it. Most schools don't do that and I object to the practice...I prefer not to use the Linfield link.

The link on the Linfield site goes to the Widener site (which can be found on the football schedule page)----if you want to use it you need to provide email and create a password or login via facebook....on game day the link to the live cast will be there---for now you can enjoy watching Widener's past games if you login.....I have a "junk" email account that I use for these types of things....might consider creating one (google or yahoo or some other source of a free email address).....

[D O.C.]

Quote from: OldCatProf on Today at 11:06:31 am

Will the Widener/Linfield game be streamed? I'm trying to set up my laptop for my wife to watch the game at home (in Arizona) but can't find anything about it on the Widener athletics website.

There's a link on the Linfield website, but they require you to register and sign in to use it. Most schools don't do that and I object to the practice...I prefer not to use the Linfield link.



The link on the Linfield site goes to the Widener site (which can be found on the football schedule page)----if you want to use it you need to provide email and create a password or login via facebook....on game day the link to the live cast will be there---for now you can enjoy watching Widener's past games if you login.....I have a "junk" email account that I use for these types of things....might consider creating one (google or yahoo or some other source of a free email address).....

Using a trick from the MIAC / LL pages let's move this MAC site along.

All's I know if my wife had a ticket to Philly and a motel room waiting for me when I just returned from Belton I would have hired a techie to be there Saturday morning at 8 am.
My wife works for the FDA in Silver Spring MD and she wouldn't even entertain the idea of me flying back and going to a football game while she goes to work.

[bman]

Will the Widener/Linfield game be streamed? I'm trying to set up my laptop for my wife to watch the game at home (in Arizona) but can't find anything about it on the Widener athletics website.

There's a link on the Linfield website, but they require you to register and sign in to use it. Most schools don't do that and I object to the practice...I prefer not to use the Linfield link.

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..and it works in the parking lot if you never make it out of the tailgate!...