FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[D3MAFAN]

Watch the whole Stevenson vs. Delaware Valley game and didn't realize how good Stevenson defense really was, they really have a talented bunch. I think the offense stalled a few times which prevented them from scoring a few times, but everytime Del Val had some momentum, which is a hard thing to stop sometimes, the defense stepped up big time. I think if the offense can finish some drives and impose their will, they look to be a 3 round playoff team and maybe (just maybe) play spoiler.

[wone3]

The defense has been there the past 2 years; but that had to be the most complete dominate game they have played as a defensive unit. They made a couple STUPID penalties in there; but it was a definite shock how complete of a game the D played. Offense could be a bit of a question as the starting soph RB went down, and probably will be gone for season; but they are lucky to have 2 solid guys behind him that they exchange in and out all season with them anyway. I also am pretty sure the wind screwed up the offense some too yesterday cause a couple of the throws missed would normally be completed. I know the wind screwed up our kicker on several occassions.

[jmcozenlaw]

That was probably the best I've seen the Stevenson D in 2 years. Even against the blowout games. They played solid!!! Was shocked by the score and the way it was happening but I said that last year also for homecoming game. Think it will be an interesting time for the next month or so.

Wone, you should have listened to me as I had Stevenson winning the conference in mid-August and had them winning the DelVal game by 14. With neither team being able to take advantage of their long passing games, it was going to be a game won on turnovers. DelVal fumbling inside their own 10 and throwing an interception for a touchdown...........game, set, match.

We need Vegas to set D3 lines. My line going in was Stevenson -9.5...............I would have coined it!!

[wone3]

That was probably the best I've seen the Stevenson D in 2 years. Even against the blowout games. They played solid!!! Was shocked by the score and the way it was happening but I said that last year also for homecoming game. Think it will be an interesting time for the next month or so.

Wone, you should have listened to me as I had Stevenson winning the conference in mid-August and had them winning the DelVal game by 14. With neither team being able to take advantage of their long passing games, it was going to be a game won on turnovers. DelVal fumbling inside their own 10 and throwing an interception for a touchdown...........game, set, match.

I give you props on the score call...would not have called it that way just on the way both teams were playing coming into the season and as the season has played out. I would have had them going 1-2 in the conference and it would be a tight call; simply cause even though Del Val is young, most of them gained a lot of good experience last year.

Again kudos..but while it is nice; fluky things happen about now and Kings would be a type of team to trip Stevenson up if they don't hold their composure and play like they should. Hoping 2 weeks to watch the clinch during senior day against Wilkes....make Lyco mean basically nothing except improve seed

We need Vegas to set D3 lines. My line going in was Stevenson -9.5...............I would have coined it!!

[jmcozenlaw]

In mid-August, having called the conference champion (Stevenson), runner-up (Albright).......followed by DelVal and Widener (although I think the order now gets flipped as Widener beats DelVal in two weeks).......as well as nailing the Stevenson @ Albright, Albright @ DelVal and DelVal @ Stevenson games, here we go:

Week Nine Predictions:
DelVal2017 - 27            FDU - 20 (Hangover from last week's game at Stevenson. 19 of 22 starters returning in 2017. Preparation starts now. Wrestling and men's hoops around the corner)
LebVal - 30                   Miserables - 14 (Miserables Men's Hoops picked 2nd in MAC Freedom. That's all I've got)
LycoMIATeam&Simba - 34          Wilkes - 20 (Last week's LebVal game much closer than I thought. Wilkes is the perfect tonic)
Albright - 17                 WidenerMIAbman - 13 (Albright only scored 13 offensive points on DelVal. Widener's defense is better. Close game if Widener's special teams don't implode again)
MypreseasonMACChampenson - 40          King's - 13 (I've been spot on since mid-August........Stevenson closes with the MAC bottom feeders and needs to win at least two playoff games given these three weeks to rest starters early)

Cowboys - 30     Eagles - 20 (Eagles were ranked #31 on the ESPN preseason ranking of teams, ahead of the Browns, they are slipping but won't fall below the mid-20's come year end)

[tweisman5]

Week 9 Predictions:

FDU@Del Val: Del Val wins by 35 points

Albright@Widener: Albright wins by 8 points

Misericordia@Leb Val: Leb Val wins by 15 points

Lycoming@Wilkes: Lycoming wins by 3 points

Stevenson@Kings: Stevenson wins by 20 points

Week 9 Conference Rankings:

1. Stevenson
2. Albright
3. Del Val
4. Widener
5. Kings
6. Lycoming
7. FDU
8. Leb Val
9. Wilkes
10. Misericordia

[wone3]

Hate having Friday night games...would have still picked Del val at least by 21 but....


LebVal - 31                   Miserables - 10 - Leb valley gets a chance to beat up on someone instead of other way around.

Lyco - 38          Wilkes - 24 - Can you lack of D's for both teams???

Albright - 17                 Widener - 24 - I think Widener can pull the trigger and win this and not quite crush Del Valley's hopes yet ( they still have to play each other)

Stevenson - 24          King's - 13- Stevenson will overall dominate this game but it won't reflect in the score..every team seems to have that one team who is pesky enough to just keep hanging around and Kings is it for the mustangs.

[jmcozenlaw]

In mid-August, having called the conference champion (Stevenson), runner-up (Albright).......followed by DelVal and Widener (although I think the order now gets flipped as Widener beats DelVal in two weeks).......as well as nailing the Stevenson @ Albright, Albright @ DelVal and DelVal @ Stevenson games, here we go:

Week Nine Predictions:
DelVal2017 - 27            FDU - 20 (Hangover from last week's game at Stevenson. 19 of 22 starters returning in 2017. Preparation starts now. Wrestling and men's hoops around the corner)
LebVal - 30                   Miserables - 14 (Miserables Men's Hoops picked 2nd in MAC Freedom. That's all I've got)
LycoMIATeam&Simba - 34          Wilkes - 20 (Last week's LebVal game much closer than I thought. Wilkes is the perfect tonic)
Albright - 17                 WidenerMIAbman - 13 (Albright only scored 13 offensive points on DelVal. Widener's defense is better. Close game if Widener's special teams don't implode again)
MypreseasonMACChampenson - 40          King's - 13 (I've been spot on since mid-August........Stevenson closes with the MAC bottom feeders and needs to win at least two playoff games given these three weeks to rest starters early)

Cowboys - 30     Eagles - 20 (Eagles were ranked #31 on the ESPN preseason ranking of teams, ahead of the Browns, they are slipping but won't fall below the mid-20's come year end)

With our MIA long time posters all still MIA...................here we go!!:

Week Ten Predictions:
FDU - 40          LebVal - 34 (Neither team has a defense. FDU doesn't run much. LebVal doesn't pass much)
WidenerMIAbman - 24          King's - 13 (That King's field can be a cold, wind tunnel come early November and that could affect the passing game)
ThepreseasonMACchampofsixheadcoachesbright - 55          Miserables - 10 (Miserables would whip Albright on the hardwood though )
MypreseasonMACChampenson - 50          Wilkes - 13 (DelVal beat Wilkes by 29. This will be worse)
DelVal2017 - 27          LycoMIATeam&Simba - 17 (Not much to play for but a small payback for the miracle in Williamsport last year)

If they play like they did for the majority of last week: Eagles - 24     Giants - 23

The candles are still lit for the safe return of bman, simba, PBR and bill........................

[wone3]

FDU 35 Leb Valley 31- I agree no D and FDU is pass while Leb Valley is all run. Question is who will do better slowing the other team's O down

Widener 31 Kings 13 - Widener just has too much for Kings

Albright 56 Misercordia 7 Albright gets a welcome to post season most likely as the home game for MAC/Cent bowl game 1

Del Valley 42 Lyco 14 Del Valley gets revenge and  has to win out for the other MAC/Cent bowl..step 1 will happen as Lyco can't stop the pass

Stevenson 56 Wilkes 14- Welcome to the NCAA playoffs and it makes Lyco game only a worry to help seed and we'll see where they roam from there

[jmcozenlaw]

FDU 35 Leb Valley 31- I agree no D and FDU is pass while Leb Valley is all run. Question is who will do better slowing the other team's O down

Widener 31 Kings 13 - Widener just has too much for Kings

Albright 56 Misercordia 7 Albright gets a welcome to post season most likely as the home game for MAC/Cent bowl game 1

Del Valley 42 Lyco 14 Del Valley gets revenge and  has to win out for the other MAC/Cent bowl..step 1 will happen as Lyco can't stop the pass

Stevenson 56 Wilkes 14- Welcome to the NCAA playoffs and it makes Lyco game only a worry to help seed and we'll see where they roam from there

Wone - I think this board is pretty much down to (1) Me........a Swarthmore grad who follows DelVal because I moved out to Doylestown about 20 years ago............(2) You, a Lycoming grad but a temporary Stevenson fan as your child attends school there and (3) tweisman, I believe a current Stevenson student.

Pat Coleman..................please do not shut us down as the mothership may someday release bman, simba, PBR, bill and the dozens of other former contributors to the MAC board. When I go back to the 2005 beginnings of this new format, there were some real characters who really provided some juice. I guess my point about a very short shelf life for all but the very few DIII football diehards is spot on.

If I'm the only one left after wone's child graduates (unless she maintains interest in Lycoming as an alum) and tweisman loses interest, let me stay. Talking to myself occurs everyday.............posting to myself and responding might quicken the route towards professional help!!

[wesleydad]

FDU 35 Leb Valley 31- I agree no D and FDU is pass while Leb Valley is all run. Question is who will do better slowing the other team's O down

Widener 31 Kings 13 - Widener just has too much for Kings

Albright 56 Misercordia 7 Albright gets a welcome to post season most likely as the home game for MAC/Cent bowl game 1

Del Valley 42 Lyco 14 Del Valley gets revenge and  has to win out for the other MAC/Cent bowl..step 1 will happen as Lyco can't stop the pass

Stevenson 56 Wilkes 14- Welcome to the NCAA playoffs and it makes Lyco game only a worry to help seed and we'll see where they roam from there

Wone - I think this board is pretty much down to (1) Me........a Swarthmore grad who follows DelVal because I moved out to Doylestown about 20 years ago............(2) You, a Lycoming grad but a temporary Stevenson fan as your child attends school there and (3) tweisman, I believe a current Stevenson student.

Pat Coleman..................please do not shut us down as the mothership may someday release bman, simba, PBR, bill and the dozens of other former contributors to the MAC board. When I go back to the 2005 beginnings of this new format, there were some real characters who really provided some juice. I guess my point about a very short shelf life for all but the very few DIII football diehards is spot on.

If I'm the only one left after wone's child graduates (unless wone switches back to Lyco as an alum) and tweisman loses interest, let me stay. Talking to myself occurs everyday.............posting to myself and responding might quicken the route towards professional help!!

Dont count me out.  I follow this almost as much as I do the NJAC board.  I can walk to Widener and have gone to Del Val many a time.  Shame that others have gone away, but I have hung around D3 for close to 10 years or so, so I am not going anywhere. 

[Pat Coleman]

I have no intention of shutting it down -- but what I would suggest is that your regular commentary on the subject of there not being a lot of posters is not going to help welcome people in. Talk about football, rather than talking about talking, in my opinion.

[Saxon73]

jmcoz,

Have no fear.  I am one of the silent minority.  I regularly read the MAC board along with Wesdad.

I lived in PA for several years and my daughters still do.  One works in State College and the other in Altoona.

Because of past experience I like to follow Albright and Lycoming, along with Juniata and Wash&Jeff.

Having lived in many parts of the country including CA, IN, SC, CT and NM before returning to NY, it brought me near Penn ST, UCLA and Southern Cal. These were wonderful experiences but of course, none of these can compete with Alfred and the Saxons. IMHO

For anyone reading this, they probably have their own small college experience, so I don't think I have to elaborate. It is just understood.

So jmcoz, hang in there. I'm sure there is more support still, than you can imagine.

[BetzlerMan]

You are not alone as Michael Jackson would say. I'm one of those readers who reads more then he posts also. I'm a King'a Alumni and from what it looks like the first on this board.

Go Monarchs!

[jmcozenlaw]

FDU 35 Leb Valley 31- I agree no D and FDU is pass while Leb Valley is all run. Question is who will do better slowing the other team's O down

Widener 31 Kings 13 - Widener just has too much for Kings

Albright 56 Misercordia 7 Albright gets a welcome to post season most likely as the home game for MAC/Cent bowl game 1

Del Valley 42 Lyco 14 Del Valley gets revenge and  has to win out for the other MAC/Cent bowl..step 1 will happen as Lyco can't stop the pass

Stevenson 56 Wilkes 14- Welcome to the NCAA playoffs and it makes Lyco game only a worry to help seed and we'll see where they roam from there

Wone - I think this board is pretty much down to (1) Me........a Swarthmore grad who follows DelVal because I moved out to Doylestown about 20 years ago............(2) You, a Lycoming grad but a temporary Stevenson fan as your child attends school there and (3) tweisman, I believe a current Stevenson student.

Pat Coleman..................please do not shut us down as the mothership may someday release bman, simba, PBR, bill and the dozens of other former contributors to the MAC board. When I go back to the 2005 beginnings of this new format, there were some real characters who really provided some juice. I guess my point about a very short shelf life for all but the very few DIII football diehards is spot on.

If I'm the only one left after wone's child graduates (unless wone switches back to Lyco as an alum) and tweisman loses interest, let me stay. Talking to myself occurs everyday.............posting to myself and responding might quicken the route towards professional help!!

Dont count me out.  I follow this almost as much as I do the NJAC board.  I can walk to Widener and have gone to Del Val many a time.  Shame that others have gone away, but I have hung around D3 for close to 10 years or so, so I am not going anywhere.

Wesleydad - I didn't forget about you as I know that you actually live in MAC country vs. NJAC country. I just know that your primary allegiance will always be to Wesley and now (for now) the NJAC. It does blow my mind how the others (bman, simba, PBR and bill) were all around and posting at the beginning of the year and all vanished at about the same time........and they were around constantly whether their teams stunk or not, so it's not that causing this situation. I'm glad you're still around my friend!!