FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[bman]

Let me catch up...

Bill
Congrats of the FDU Widener win.  I saw coach's press conference the week after.  He acknowledged that FDU punched WU in the mouth and then continued pummeling them from there...

too bad you couldn't continue the momentum...

Unfortunately this is who WU has been for the last 10 years...Win one game you aren't supposed to win, and lose one you aren't supposed to lose...(The loss to Misericordia comes to mind).  The lack of consistency just continues.  Hopefully that goes away in the long run.

We will see who WU really is, since the next 3 weeks are Stevenson, Lyco and Del Val...

JC
Was it someone from the Kings program posting things on Social Media?  can you send a link to the posts?

I would think the coaches/administration would have a problem with that...  most are advised even to stay off these boards...

[G-manWU]

I hope everyone has been enjoying the season to date; looks like another fun year of MAC football with lots of exciting contests (and some interesting surprises!) in the mix.

Great to see Wilkes bounce back from a loss at Widener with a win over an always-tough Lebanon Valley team. The result has helped the Colonels into the position of receiving votes in the latest D3Football.com poll. That may not seem like a big deal to fans of some teams, but it represents another great step forward for a program that went winless in 2017:

https://gowilkesu.com/news/2021/10/25/wilkes-football-receiving-votes-in-latest-d3football-com-top-25-poll.aspx

I was not in the house for the last Wilkes win (as I normally attend a game at West Point each year, I was at Michie Stadium for the shootout between Army and Wake Forest) but I am hoping to make each of the remaining three games in person. Three unique and incredibly challenging tests remain for the Colonels; each is a great chance to test how the team rises to the occasion.

[kate]

Del Val has three tough games coming up - this Saturday is Home Coming with Lebanon Valley and they play to win each and every week!   Then on Nov. 6 they have Wilkes up in Wilkes Barre and the Colonels are just plain GOOD!   And, last, we finish up with Widener who always comes out fighting hard.   Good Luck these next three weeks Aggies, and yes, i know, one game at a time!

[kate]

Just have to say that i love listening to Gordon Mann's call of the game.   Congrats to our Aggies for their Homecoming win yesterday, and Best of Luck in  Wilkes Barre next Saturday.   Those Colonels are tough!   Hope that you're all a little tougher!

[gordonmann]

Thanks, Kate.

Glad you enjoyed the broadcast.

[kate]

In the Regional Rankings article, it would be wonderful if the proper spelling of DELAWARE VALLEY was posted!    Thanks to the powers that be who will be fixing this.    Best of luck to Del Val as they take on Wilkes this Saturday!    No matter the sport, the Colonels always play us hard.    Go Aggies!    Is CJ too busy these days to follow the Colonels?   He's missed!

[jmcozenlaw]

Before the season, I mentioned how Lycoming and Widener were veteran teams whose coaches were expecting a lot out of them. It's kind of played out that way with Lycoming and to a lesser extent, Widener.

We'll see if Widener's 1-AA transfer QB, throwing to a 6th or 7th year WR (Gillespie), along with experienced RB's and OLinemen, can move the ball on DelVal.

The weather might really impact this game and that bodes much better for Widener than it is does for DelVal.

Should be a very close rivalry game. I can't remember the last time that DelVal had the MAC wrapped up before this final game against Widener. Let's see if it takes some of the starch out of them.

[jmcozenlaw]

I think that DelVal's dominance has chased away most of the remaining MAC posters. I wasn't at the game yesterday but watched it online. It was 21-0 before the bad weather kicked in and could have been 35-0. I really thought that Widener would give them a better game. Many of the their biggest studs on defense are back next year and some of the freshmen who got quality time will benefit greatly with an offseason in the weight room and will be ready to fill in for those graduating.

The biggest shame is that I have no doubt that they would have had an undefeated 2020, thus, a fifth straight undefeated MAC Championship in 2021 and a 44 game (instead of the current 36) conference winning streak. Whenever it ends, I don't think the undefeated MAC Championship streak and the conference winning streak not only ever get beaten, I'm pretty sure it becomes a Cal Ripken type consecutive games played streak. Never to be beaten and never to be approached within light years away.

Great job DelVal. You are everybody's Super Bowl game, the hunted...........and the ship keeps on sailing, through injuries and graduation!!

[kate]

Will Gordon be doing the play by play for the Aggie/Anna Maria game on Saturday?

[bill]

And who will be doing the eulogy?  ;)That will be a slaughter....

[kate]

Kinda funny, Bill, but let's not get them more riled up then i'm sure they already are!!!

[bill]

 
And just to be clear - I believe Del Val will be the winner in this one.

[bill]

Can't claim I was surprised...congrats to Del Val. New England football - at both the D3 and HS levels - is NOT strong.

[bill]

Disclaimer: My comments about New England D3 football DO NOT include the NESCAC...which has very strong football, and I would love to see them compete for the title. They seem to win National Titles in every other sport...yet seem married to an even more bizarre closed football approach than the Ivies!

[jmcozenlaw]

Disclaimer: My comments about New England D3 football DO NOT include the NESCAC...which has very strong football, and I would love to see them compete for the title. They seem to win National Titles in every other sport...yet seem married to an even more bizarre closed football approach than the Ivies!

When you have a national footprint for recruiting...................you'd better win some national titles in some sports!