FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[bman]

At least he was nice enough to use the corkscrew rather than the knife

Reading is a tough town, but usually that's outside the school...

It's a shame, as that young man's life has just been made very difficult, and he'll learn very quickly, that whatever it was over, wasn't worth it...

bman - You think Reading (Albright) and Chester (Widener) are tough towns? Wilkes-Barre is no walk in the park late at night and how about Doylestown? I saw not only a jaywalker in Doylestown last Saturday night but I also saw someone litter. It's time to pack up and move 

Ha!   ....snob
+K though!

[Simba]

For all you G A Mangus fans out there...He was just elevated to Offensive Coordinator and Play Caller for the Gamecocks yesterday after Spurrier resigned...Agreed that he and Schuylkill County native QB Adam Knoblauch started the wining tradition at DEL-VAL U is a fact as a previous poster has opined...He was a little "out there" wasn't he while at DVU?...

Simba

[D3MAFAN]

At least he was nice enough to use the corkscrew rather than the knife

Reading is a tough town, but usually that's outside the school...

It's a shame, as that young man's life has just been made very difficult, and he'll learn very quickly, that whatever it was over, wasn't worth it...

bman - You think Reading (Albright) and Chester (Widener) are tough towns? Wilkes-Barre is no walk in the park late at night and how about Doylestown? I saw not only a jaywalker in Doylestown last Saturday night but I also saw someone litter. It's time to pack up and move 

Ha!   ....snob
+K though!

I too found that hilarious. 

[gordonmann]

I work with several of those communities on a regular basis, including Reading. They have a lot to overcome.

[bill]

Don't forget the gritty streets of downtown Madison, NJ. The police here sometimes have to issue parking tickets and field noise complaints....

[Warren Thompson]

Don't forget the gritty streets of downtown Madison, NJ. The police here sometimes have to issue parking tickets and field noise complaints....

Are things any worse in Florham?   

[bill]

Yes...no sidewalks

[G-manWU]

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.

Howdy Gordon, thanks for remembering me! Sorry I missed you last month at Ralston Field.

I've still been following the boards over the years, and still follow Wilkes Football as much as my weekend schedules allow. I try to catch the Colonels for the bulk of their home games, the local away games at King's and Miseri, and one or two away games at venues I enjoy: LVC in 2010 and 2012, Susquehanna in 2011, Muhlenberg in 2015. It's still fun to see college football played at it's purest level, where everyone is in it for the love of the game, and trends such as chrome helmets and Pro Combat uniforms haven't (yet) crept into the sport as much as the big leagues. I think I speak for many of us in that other things come up that prevent you from seeing as many games as you'd like, but many of them are good activities. I'll be sad to miss the Mayor's Cup game this year for the first time in years, but i'll be spending the day completing Rotary Leadership Institute.

As I look at the conference for football, I see a league that has grown in strength from top to bottom. It's really becoming a climate where any team can knock off any other squad in a given week. The two additions to the league have both been good moves, and you really see an environment where no team can be treated as an automatic "W."

While the Colonels have hit a rough stretch after the Del Val game, I believe you'll see Wilkes play a bigger role in that competitive mix in the future. I've always smiled when I see posters on this board take pride in the schools they graduated from, and the many good developments on each campus in the league. Wilkes has grown and become a stronger institution in many respects since my last season with the team in 2007, and i'm sure it will only be a short time before the program is back in the mix with consistency.

I still keep in touch with ColonelJohn4Life on a semi-regular basis; I will give him all your best! Hats off to Lyco80 on his honorable and well-deserved retirement; the story on Lyco's trips to Normandy was fascinating. And kudos on the Steve Wilson (I believe he played DE) mention; I knew him as Coach Wilson, when he was on the Colonels staff for my freshman season in 2004.

[Pat Coleman]

And kudos on the Steve Wilson (I believe he played DE) mention; I knew him as Coach Wilson, when he was on the Colonels staff for my freshman season in 2004.

Steve Wilson -- man, that guy got screwed so hard by the Wilkes-Barre Touchdown Club. The last year the Melberger Award had any relevance was the year he should have won it but they gave it to a Hartwick quarterback. We should have started naming offensive and defensive players of the year right then and there.

[bman]

Last Abbreviated schedule week in conference...

My Picks:

Lycoming  at     King's              Kings has rebounded a bit after the Widener loss.  They are keeping games close.   Lyco's 
                                               miserable season continues.  I think this is a close game, and I think  Kings pulls it out at       
                                               home Kings 28- Lyco 27 

Misericordia   @   Widener           Misericordia is winless, and offensively has been unable to put points on the board.  Given
                                                 WU's defense, this should continue...WU 35 - Mis 13

Albright     @       FDU-Florham    Um...FDU has reverted after a nice start and has burned me after 2 upset picks...I'm salty
                                                  about it, so I'll go Albright 61 - FDU 10     

[jmcozenlaw]

At least he was nice enough to use the corkscrew rather than the knife

Reading is a tough town, but usually that's outside the school...

It's a shame, as that young man's life has just been made very difficult, and he'll learn very quickly, that whatever it was over, wasn't worth it...

bman - You think Reading (Albright) and Chester (Widener) are tough towns? Wilkes-Barre is no walk in the park late at night and how about Doylestown? I saw not only a jaywalker in Doylestown last Saturday night but I also saw someone litter. It's time to pack up and move 

Ha!   ....snob
+K though!

Doylestown is not the Main Line though

[jmcozenlaw]

For all you G A Mangus fans out there...He was just elevated to Offensive Coordinator and Play Caller for the Gamecocks yesterday after Spurrier resigned...Agreed that he and Schuylkill County native QB Adam Knoblauch started the wining tradition at DEL-VAL U is a fact as a previous poster has opined...He was a little "out there" wasn't he while at DVU?...

Simba

He was more than a little out there but it was amazing what he was able to do without decent facilities at the time, sub-par aid packages and fewer majors than today. A miracle of sorts

[jmcozenlaw]

I work with several of those communities on a regular basis, including Reading. They have a lot to overcome.

There are certainly a few towns in the MAC who have seen better days for many reasons, especially those up in Northeast PA. I hope that the changes come around more quickly!

[jmcozenlaw]

Don't forget the gritty streets of downtown Madison, NJ. The police here sometimes have to issue parking tickets and field noise complaints....

I hear the police have been issuing tickets for that run defense 

the woman's basketball season is right around the corner 

[jmcozenlaw]

Last Abbreviated schedule week in conference...

My Picks:

Lycoming  at     King's              Kings has rebounded a bit after the Widener loss.  They are keeping games close.   Lyco's 
                                               miserable season continues.  I think this is a close game, and I think  Kings pulls it out at       
                                               home Kings 28- Lyco 27 

Misericordia   @   Widener           Misericordia is winless, and offensively has been unable to put points on the board.  Given
                                                 WU's defense, this should continue...WU 35 - Mis 13

Albright     @       FDU-Florham    Um...FDU has reverted after a nice start and has burned me after 2 upset picks...I'm salty
                                                  about it, so I'll go Albright 61 - FDU 10   

King's - 27      LycoSimba - 23
WidenerKleinsanddefense - 45       Miserthenextqbmustalsothrowtheballicordia - 6
Albrightit'snotthebigthreesyear - 58       FDUgirlshoopsstartsoon - 9