FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[bman]

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

Nice!

My (Late) picks

Albright 35  Wilkes 14    Just too balanced and too much D for Wilkes to overcome...

Leb Val 42   FDU 35    Going good old fashioned shoot out here...  That prediction does go against reality, as I was looking at Leb Val's stats this week.  I think they average over 230 yards per game on the ground!   Regardless of the final score, I think FDU shakes off last week's results and keeps this close, if not winning....(If they get blown out feel free to mock me...)

Del Val 23  Stevenson 17  in OT   yes...I went there...     Based solely on Stevenson not getting its offense in gear...

[Simba]

FDU BY 7
DEL-VAL BY 10
ALBRIGHT BY 24

REDSKINS BY 3

[bill]

FDU BY 7
DEL-VAL BY 10
ALBRIGHT BY 24

REDSKINS BY 3

Simba....did you just pick FDU to win>? Is this an all-time first?

Seriously, FDU will have its hands full today. LVC is #2 in conference rushing....and I believe rush defense is FDU's big weakness. If FDU can move the ball, this should be an entertaining game!

[bill]

And at 35-0 in the 2nd, it's getting late awful early for the Devils...

[wone3]

Nice game by Del Valley 18-15 winners over Stevenson

2 big plays fumble recovery late (2:30 left in game which led to GW score) and the fumble strip in the first half as the Stevenson player was about or crossing goal line to score which resulted in a touchback.

Now the chase for Albright begins.

[Simba]

FDU BY 7
DEL-VAL BY 10
ALBRIGHT BY 24

REDSKINS BY 3

Simba....did you just pick FDU to win>? Is this an all-time first?

Seriously, FDU will have its hands full today. LVC is #2 in conference rushing....and I believe rush defense is FDU's big weakness. If FDU can move the ball, this should be an entertaining game!

bill...

I thought that after last week's emotional OT win over the Warriors, LEB-VAL would have a "letdown" this week no matter who they played...but the halftime score says otherwise!

Simba

[kate]

Huge Congrats Del Val!!!! - beating an undefeated team on your Homecoming - Way to GO!!!

[gordonmann]

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

I don't recall ever seeing a King's poster, even when they were conference contenders with Steven Wilson at LB in the early 2000s. Wilkes' videographer posted on here for a while and is probably the person Bman remembers. He graduated a few years ago and I haven't seen him at a Del Val/Wilkes game in a while now. One of my favorite posters for basketball was a guy with the handle "ColJohn4Life." Haven't seen him in many, many moons.

Lefty, who is a Misericordia guy, is more active on the basketball side.

Stevenson's absence is the most surprising and probably indicative of how this part of the internet has evolved.

In one sense you'd expect the Mustangs to have several posters on here. They have a vibrant athletic program, fantastic facilities and lot of personnel involved with gameday from the players' families to the band to the broadcast crew. They have top-notch online coverage of games -- seriously their video coverage is ESPN level --  and that should translate to an extremely web-savvy audience. But, other than Dave McHugh, no one associated with the program posts on this message board. And Dave, like me, is an inside part of these websites.

When we started these sites, there was no Facebook, Twitter or Reddit. "Blog" hadn't entered the English language and internet coverage was very hit or miss. Some schools had good websites and a few had media coverage, but audio coverage was pretty rare and video coverage was a fantasy. All of that has changed and now the Division III sports audience is more splintered among different websites.  That's a big change from when I was an undergrad and this was the only place to go for informal conversations about Division III sports, short of the tailgate parking lot or the college cafeteria. Back then Widener had a stud receiver who still has my favorite all-time message.  The topic was "Who is the best Division III receiver?" After a string of arguments in favor of different guys, he posted simply: "Me" It wasn't hyberbole.

I miss the old days, but am still thankful for the people who post on this board. We have quality instead of quantity.

Now get off my lawn and turn your music down, you darn kids!

PS - Great win by Del Val. The offense is still very much a work in progress, but the younger defensive players like Shawn Miller and Mark Isaac are developing very nicely.

[bill]

Uggh.

FDU has now given up almost 900 yards rushing in its last two games ...I wonder what the game plan will be going forward?

[Warren Thompson]

Gordon, CJ4L is/was a pharmacist at a CVS in the Harrisburg area. He doesn't post much any longer.

[jmcozenlaw]

There was a very consistent Lyco poster (pre-Simba) who only disappeared in the last year or two. he was very informative and entertaining. I forget his handle.

[Simba]

There was a very consistent Lyco poster (pre-Simba) who only disappeared in the last year or two. he was very informative and entertaining. I forget his handle.

jmcozenlaw...

That would be my good friend Lyco80....He retired June 2014 with a nice ceremony on Normandy Beach...The Captain is enjoying retirement from the Military and I'm sure he may surprise us some day again with his whit and humor...

And pre-Simba would be a long time ago since I go back to the start of the old board in the late 90's as Pat and others will confirm...

Simba

[jmcozenlaw]

There was a very consistent Lyco poster (pre-Simba) who only disappeared in the last year or two. he was very informative and entertaining. I forget his handle.

jmcozenlaw...

That would be my good friend Lyco80....He retired June 2014 with a nice ceremony on Normandy Beach...The Captain is enjoying retirement from the Military and I'm sure he may surprise us some day again with his whit and humor...

And pre-Simba would be a long time ago since I go back to the start of the old board in the late 90's as Pat and others will confirm...

Simba

My bad Simba on the pre-Simba

Yes, I loved Lyco80. Miss him. This may not be the year for him to back and surprise us..........although you never know.

[jmcozenlaw]

There was a very consistent Lyco poster (pre-Simba) who only disappeared in the last year or two. he was very informative and entertaining. I forget his handle.

jmcozenlaw...

That would be my good friend Lyco80....He retired June 2014 with a nice ceremony on Normandy Beach...The Captain is enjoying retirement from the Military and I'm sure he may surprise us some day again with his whit and humor...

And pre-Simba would be a long time ago since I go back to the start of the old board in the late 90's as Pat and others will confirm...

Simba

Simba, the board has us as just starters.................bman, Kate, Gordon and Warren are the All-Americans on the MAC Board. I demand a recount 

[Simba]

Lyco80 at Normandy...

http://www.lycoming.edu/aboutLycoming/magazine/2014Fall/index.html#34

We all thank him for the many years of service to our Country...

Simba