FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[wesleydad]

Bridgewater is closer to Husson  than WNEU by far.

Thanks 73.  Looked it up after I had already posted.

[bill]

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.

I understand Pat. I'm trying to shame some of them back in. You know firsthand that bman, simba, PBR and bill have been with you from day one and were all posting at the start of the year. Strange how they all disappeared at the same time.

Look at it another way though.............the post elicited a response from wesleydad, Saxon and, a brand new King's poster, the first that I can recall.

So something worked. Now maybe bman, simba, PBR and bill will return home, guided by the warm light of my beacon!!

Pat. it also reeled in Warren. Like shooting fish in a barrel!!

I only did this out of the kindness of my heart. As to being "reeled in," I've no idea what you're talking about ....

Oh, that comment wasn't for you it was for Pat. We have an APB out for bman, simba, PBR, bill, Colonel John and others who were regular contributors on the MAC board for years and most disappeared after posting after week one or two this year. If you're not dead (or not in a coma), nobody is too busy to spend a few minutes to bang on the keyboard each week.

Jm - you asked - I just wandered in to the board and will provide an update. I've had a change in jobs...I finally got out of coaching and transitioned into faculty world full time. I finished my PhD in April, and got a full time faculty job at a school in New England (I'd rather not mention school, just in case). Needless to say, I'm not following FDU sports as closely as I used to. Best wishes and good luck to all.

[kate]

Hello Bill - congratulations on your new career!  You, PBR and Colonel John are missed!  Hope you feel free to drop in whenever you have the chance.  Thanks for your new info, and again, Congratulations!!!

[D3MAFAN]

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.

I understand Pat. I'm trying to shame some of them back in. You know firsthand that bman, simba, PBR and bill have been with you from day one and were all posting at the start of the year. Strange how they all disappeared at the same time.

Look at it another way though.............the post elicited a response from wesleydad, Saxon and, a brand new King's poster, the first that I can recall.

So something worked. Now maybe bman, simba, PBR and bill will return home, guided by the warm light of my beacon!!

Pat. it also reeled in Warren. Like shooting fish in a barrel!!

I only did this out of the kindness of my heart. As to being "reeled in," I've no idea what you're talking about ....

Oh, that comment wasn't for you it was for Pat. We have an APB out for bman, simba, PBR, bill, Colonel John and others who were regular contributors on the MAC board for years and most disappeared after posting after week one or two this year. If you're not dead (or not in a coma), nobody is too busy to spend a few minutes to bang on the keyboard each week.

Jm - you asked - I just wandered in to the board and will provide an update. I've had a change in jobs...I finally got out of coaching and transitioned into faculty world full time. I finished my PhD in April, and got a full time faculty job at a school in New England (I'd rather not mention school, just in case). Needless to say, I'm not following FDU sports as closely as I used to. Best wishes and good luck to all.

Best wishes Bill!

[tweisman5]

What are the tie-breaking procedures for the MAC? I've heard from some people that head-to-head doesn't factor in first for the order of tie-breaking, but I don't see how this could be true. I think there is some confusion with what they were saying. If someone knows the order of procedures that would be great.

[wone3]

If I remember correctly, head to head is the first tiebreak between 2 teams...the issue comes with 3 that are equal levels ( A beats B, B beats C, C beats A) across the board and then it was a point differential I think. Stevenson gets in with a win or they have to hope that Albright loses too in order to get in the big tourney. The one who finishes behind the other, hosts 1 of the 2 MAC/cent bowl games. This is even if one or both lose because both Albright and Stevenson beat both Widener and Del Val. Winner of that game plays the other bowl on the road and the loser has their season end.

[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........................

With wrestling having started and hoops starting on Tuesday, here is the last of the predictions. You can thank me later for the Stevenson, followed by Albright call in mid-August as Stevenson can not lose two games to end their season:

Week Eleven Predictions:
King's - 27          Wilkes - 26 (Close game by the across-the-street rivals and both adding hockey in two years. Both expected to make the Men's Hoops Playoffs. I've got nothing football related)
FDU - 30            Miserables - 16 (FDU Women's Hoops and Miserables Men's Hoops both open up on Tuesday. I can't even squeeze out a football comment)
Thepreseasonchampofsixheadcoachesbright - 52          LebVal - 13 (Basing it solely on what both DelVal and Widener did up at LebVal a few weeks ago)
MypreseasonMACChampenson - 40          LycoMIASimba - 20 (Stevenson is hot after last week's million-to-one shot and takes it out on a poor Lyco secondary)
WidenerMIAbman - 27          DelVal2017 - 14 (The Stevenson game took the air out of the Aggies and the freshmen have started to get more looks. Expect more of it Saturday in Villachester )

Falcons - 30      Eagles - 20.............but the real story is the Vikings #1 pick in 2017 is looking better for the Eagles every week that goes by. Not having an offensive line sucks!!

For bman, simba, PBR and bill (and others).........Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Valentine's Day, Happy President's Weekend..........and Happy Every Other Holiday as the board goes dark in a few weeks and lights back up around Labor Day. I hope the space shuttle experience has been great and we look forward to having you all back come the 2017 Football Season!!

[jmcozenlaw]

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.

I understand Pat. I'm trying to shame some of them back in. You know firsthand that bman, simba, PBR and bill have been with you from day one and were all posting at the start of the year. Strange how they all disappeared at the same time.

Look at it another way though.............the post elicited a response from wesleydad, Saxon and, a brand new King's poster, the first that I can recall.

So something worked. Now maybe bman, simba, PBR and bill will return home, guided by the warm light of my beacon!!

Pat. it also reeled in Warren. Like shooting fish in a barrel!!

I only did this out of the kindness of my heart. As to being "reeled in," I've no idea what you're talking about ....

Oh, that comment wasn't for you it was for Pat. We have an APB out for bman, simba, PBR, bill, Colonel John and others who were regular contributors on the MAC board for years and most disappeared after posting after week one or two this year. If you're not dead (or not in a coma), nobody is too busy to spend a few minutes to bang on the keyboard each week.

Jm - you asked - I just wandered in to the board and will provide an update. I've had a change in jobs...I finally got out of coaching and transitioned into faculty world full time. I finished my PhD in April, and got a full time faculty job at a school in New England (I'd rather not mention school, just in case). Needless to say, I'm not following FDU sports as closely as I used to. Best wishes and good luck to all.

Best of luck Bill, you will be missed.

Maybe bman, simba and PBR are grabbing their PhD's as well.

All the best. Kick azz!!!!!

[tweisman5]

Week 11 Predictions:

Kings@Wilkes: Kings wins by 3
Stevenson@Lycoming: Stevenson wins by 20 points
Del Val@Widener: Del Val wins by 7 points
Albright@Leb Val: Albright wins by 20 points
FDU@Misericordia: FDU wins by 3 points

Week 11 Conference Rankings:
1. Stevenson
2. Albright
3. Del Val
4. Widener
5. Kings
6. Wilkes
7. Lycoming
8. FDU
9. Leb Val
10. Misericordia

[wone3]

This week's pick's

Kings by 7 over wilkes (21-14 range or 24-17...the young kids from Wilkes could be scary for years to come..lots of the O is Fresh-Sop level)
FDU by 14-17 over Miser FDU is improved and not the doormat they once were..Miser just keeps plodding along in this sport

Widener 3-10 over Del Val- Widener has too much pride I think but this should be back and forth for the last conference bowl place

Albright 17 over Leb Val- If Leb Val had anything they burned it early in the year

Finally...

Stevenson 14-17 over Lyco...Stevenson better treat this as a serious business trip and play mad..Lyco secondary has been a bit of a sieve

[bman]

All

My apologies for be absent this year, but I've had a bit of a rough fall, so my focus has been elsewhere.  I have popped in a few times, and it's nice to see the discussions and the predictions flowing.

Bill   You will be missed.  Good luck in your new career!  Please pop on now and again.   (and unfortunately I am not working on my doctorate... )

On a separate note, I drove through Williamsport last week, but saw no sign of Simba...but I did have a Yuengling in his honor!

Bman

[kate]

Bman, sure hope your Fall gets better!  This afternoon, Del Val 45 - Widener 7.  Our announcer thinks we might be playing Muhlenberg next week in Allentown.  More details very soon.

[wone3]

Johns Hopkins is the conference champ in Centennial and gets the D3 bid. Stevenson is the MAC champ and gets the D3 bid.

Muhlenberg was the second place  in their conference( their result didn't matter on the low side( they had to win and hope Hopkins was aloser against McDaniel to get bid I'd guess) as they had a 2 game up on the 3rd place team going in (8-1 vs 6-3) and would host Del Val as the 3rd place in MAC.

Albright as second in the MAC is hosting either F&M or Susquehanna ( both were 6-3 coming into today), depending on result.

Course if muhlenberg gets in as a pool c ( definite possibility as their only loss is to Hopkins)... then it is F&M as top non qualify and Susquehanna as the #3

[bman]

Bman, sure hope your Fall gets better!  This afternoon, Del Val 45 - Widener 7.  Our announcer thinks we might be playing Muhlenberg next week in Allentown.  More details very soon.

Thanks Kate!
I will be watching the playoffs intently (although I doubt I will be able to get to any...)

Its interesting that Mount Union lost today, and as of this moment both Whitewater and Linfield are Losing.   I'm wondering if that makes a difference in who gets the East this year...

[jmcozenlaw]

Excited for the season to finally kick off tonight! With the start of the season, it means the start of predictions and some fun trying to guess the upsets! My prediction for this upcoming season is as followed:

1. Albright
2. Delaware Valley
3. Stevenson
4. Widener
5. Lycoming
6. Lebanon Valley
7. Kings
8. Wilkes
9. FDU-Florham
10. Misericordia

I believe the last few weeks will become a tight three team race again between Albright, Stevenson, and Del Val. The key conference games this season I believe will be: W2 Stevenson@Albright, W4 Albright@Del Val, and W8 Del Val@Stevenson. I see Stevenson as the dark horse team in the three team race. Most people are split between Del Val and Albright winning the conference, and I understand why; however, if there was any team that could capture the conference it would be Stevenson. If Albright loses W2 and W4, it's likely you can count them out contending for a conference championship. I would circle W8: Del Val@Stevenson as a possible "unofficial" conference championship if this occurs. The only issue I see with Stevenson that leaves them as an unknown contender is the QB and LB positions. If they can find good players at those position, I see them running the table on the season.

Here are my week 1 picks:

Del Val@Wesley: Wesley wins a close game by 10
Albright@Salisbury: Albright a close game by 3
NC Wesleyan@Stevenson: Stevenson wins by 10
Rowan@Widener: Widener wins by 9
Muhlenburg@Wilkes: Muhlenburg wins by 23
Leb Val@F&M: Leb Val wins a close game by 3
Susquehanna@Lycoming: Lycoming wins by 13
Kings@Moravian: Moravian wins by 14
Utica@Misericordia: Utica wins by 24

I'm going to throw a curveball or two in here on my 2016 season predictions:

1. Stevenson (the key DelVal game is at home and getting better at the higher level transfer gig..........but not Rowan in the 90's )
2. Albright (6 first place votes by MAC coaches and everybody back of significance from last year's MAC Champion)
3. DelVal (Stevenson on the road + the annual loss vs. a team that you shouldn't lose to.........at Wilkes in 2015)
4. Widener (excellent defense and solid running game)
5. Lycoming (may surprise with what they have at RB/QB and all they have back from last year)
6. King's (might be better than most think)
7. Wilkes (same as King's)
8. Leb Valley (too many decent teams in the MAC)
9. FDU (best receiver in the conference is the highlight)
10. Misericordia (they replaced a running QB........with a running QB........the long slog continues)

On another note, to those who don't think a 1st round draft pick, a 4th and the 2017 cap space now freed up to resign Bennie Logan was a criminal haul for an oft-injured QB who was gone after this season.........I want to sit next to you at the poker table and take all of your money!

BMAN!!!!!!! Welcome Back!! Now if we can only find Simba (although he tends to hibernate during brutal seasons ), PBR and Colonel John.........most of the band would be back together!!!

I did not call the public execution that took place today down in Chester. I had Widener all the way. If not for the late TD drive, the Aggies would have held the Pride to under 100 total yards of offense.

I also certainly didn't call for the LebVal team that lost to DelVal and Widener in back-to-back weeks, at home, 82-6...........to beat an Albright team who had a MAC Co-Championship on the line.

Finally, how insane is it that Wilkes beats Stevenson on the road..................and loses at home to an FDU team that gives Miserables their only win of the year And gets booted stomped by King's? That's why they play the games!!

I am actually patting myself on the back with my preseason predictions in the post above:

- Dead on accurate with Stevenson at the top, followed by Albright, DelVal and Widener in the #2, #3 and #4 spots.
- Lyco in the #5 spot was my worst call as they had a disappointing year and finished at #8
- I had King's at #6..............they finished at #5
- I had LebVal at #8.............they finished at #6
- Spot on with Wilkes at #7, FDU at #9 and Miserables at #10

7 right on the head.........and off by one spot on one team (King's), two on another (LebVal) and three spots on Lyco

I you want my NFL Predictions, I'll give you my website. I only take credit cards!!