FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[MRMIKESMITH]

Big MAC game this Saturday between Del Val & Stevenson - any predictions?   Sure hope the hurricane doesn't hit at game time.

Took a quick look at the weather channel, I believe rain will be part of most games in the Mid-Atlantic. I know for sure it's going to play a part in Salisbury contest against Montclair State (fingers crossed).

[jmcozenlaw]

Big MAC game this Saturday between Del Val & Stevenson - any predictions?   Sure hope the hurricane doesn't hit at game time.

Took a quick look at the weather channel, I believe rain will be part of most games in the Mid-Atlantic. I know for sure it's going to play a part in Salisbury contest against Montclair State (fingers crossed).

If you look at the number of returning starters for both teams, it heavily favors Stevenson. If you look at the experience of the starting QB's, again, heavy favorite to Stevenson. I'm not sure if a rainy, windy field helps anybody but the game is at Stevenson and they know the field and possible weather quirks better than the Aggies. Not picking Stevenson, but they do have all of the advantages, especially with a older QB that nobody (even Stevenson's coaches) thought was going to run it back yet again.

[kate]

First HUGE Congrats to the Del Val Aggies beating Stevenson this afternoon 26/7!!!   Next, dang it, even though the Stevenson announcers were very good, was on Facebook just now and saw that Gordon Mann's call of the game was on You Tube!   Sorry i missed that - i'm sure there were lots of happy, excited Del Val fans tuning in!!!

[jmcozenlaw]

This board has pretty much dried up with Simba, Colonel John, jknezek, bman, etc. seemingly moving on as the Aggies unprecedented run of conference dominance continues. PBR checks in once a season and Kate congratulates the Aggies. Where has everybody gone? Jknezek has already left the MAC board for the Landmark board even though Wilkes doesn't start playing there until next year.

[kate]

Even though i'm sure the students in the Landmark schools had very little to say back in 2005-06 about the new league's formation, i still hope that once they all come together for their football endeavor next season, that the MAC schools take em all out!!!   I will always miss Lycoming and Wilkes and to a lesser extent, Drew.   Scranton hasn't changed a bit, and the d3 sport's world still centers on them, , but that's kind of cool.   Moravian, Elizabethtown, Susquehanna, just blend in my mind.   Don't know much about Catholic and Goucher, except i will always say that Goucher & Hood are very much alike!   I digress - this is a football site, and i'm darn proud of Del Val for their great effort this afternoon.   It was a tremendous defensive game!   Also very annoyed here tonight that our local channel 69 has completely stopped covering the Aggies.   A question of money i suppose and personnel.   Moravian and Muhlenberg are still prominently featured!

[kate]

Always seem to forget Juniata - sorry.

[bill]

Yes, board has dried up. I'm pretty sure I was one of the original users...or close to it.

Not much for me to do at this point other than lurk. I stopped working there in 2016, and no longer live in the area, so it's not easy to stay connected with what's going on there!

[kate]

O.K., so i AM Congratulating the Team and Coaches on 40 consecutive MAC wins!!!   During Gordon's call of the Game, our former S.I.D., Matt Levy, texted him to remind him that prior to 2003, the Aggies had been bottom dwellers in the MAC!   A win up in Williamsport that year started to reverse all that under G.A. Mangus.   Our current Coach, Duke Greco, has kept the ball rolling, so to speak, so YES, i do offer heart felt congrats to our Aggies!   Next weekend, a huge game for first place in the MAC with Lebanon Valley at Annville!

[G-manWU]

Even though i'm sure the students in the Landmark schools had very little to say back in 2005-06 about the new league's formation, i still hope that once they all come together for their football endeavor next season, that the MAC schools take em all out!!!   I will always miss Lycoming and Wilkes and to a lesser extent, Drew.   Scranton hasn't changed a bit, and the d3 sport's world still centers on them, , but that's kind of cool.   Moravian, Elizabethtown, Susquehanna, just blend in my mind.   Don't know much about Catholic and Goucher, except i will always say that Goucher & Hood are very much alike!   I digress - this is a football site, and i'm darn proud of Del Val for their great effort this afternoon.   It was a tremendous defensive game!   Also very annoyed here tonight that our local channel 69 has completely stopped covering the Aggies.   A question of money i suppose and personnel.   Moravian and Muhlenberg are still prominently featured!

Hi folks, just a check-in from one of your friendly Wilkes posters!

It's quite ironic to read Kate's quote about the students having a say about the start of the Landmark Conference way back when, as the very first story I wrote for the Wilkes Beacon student newspaper (as a junior studying communications) was about the end of the Wilkes-Scranton men's basketball rivalry as a conference contest!

As I've learned with nearly any major move in life, there are pluses and minuses to nearly every such situation. After nearly two decades around the Wilkes program, I have well-developed opinions on all of the programs that will remain in the MAC. Those thoughts are based on a variety of factors, including (but not limited to) campus environment and amenities for visiting fans, overall level of sportsmanship from players and coaches, and (especially) the behavior and conduct of fans in the stands. Of course no program (Wilkes included) is perfect, as you'll always have some eggheads in the bunch, but some programs are better than others at preventing, policing and rejecting such nonsense in their ranks.

With this in mind, there are some remaining MAC programs I'll miss greatly on the Wilkes schedule, matchups that I hope can continue in a non-conference format. Others will be missed far less...I'll leave it your good imaginations to guess what teams fit where in that mix 

As for this season, I've made it to three games for the Colonels (Keystone, LVC, and Albright) and the team continues to improve and grow each week. I think the LVC game was a wakeup call for the team; it seems that the Colonels have fewer fourth and fifth-year players on their roster than other MAC teams, by my informal observations. That leads to not just less experience on the field, but less of that acquired sixth sense of other opponents around the league, tidbits like Arnold Field being a very tough place to play that the Flying Dutchmen defend with tenacity (It's my opinion from many years of Wilkes-LVC games that LVC is the toughest place in the MAC to earn a win on the road). I've been pleased to see the team move forward with the lessons from that loss to post two consecutive wins, with some very tough opponents ahead on the schedule. 

For the rest of the season, I hope to make it to the Mayor's Cup game, but the responsibilities of adulthood will probably prevent me from catching any more games this year. I'll say this to the other MAC fans - both for this season's remining games, and as long as he's playing in the league - Bohannon is a force to be reconned with. This is a big comparison, but I don't think I've seen a QB able to generate offense like that since Knoblauch's time with the Aggies.

[jmcozenlaw]

Even though i'm sure the students in the Landmark schools had very little to say back in 2005-06 about the new league's formation, i still hope that once they all come together for their football endeavor next season, that the MAC schools take em all out!!!   I will always miss Lycoming and Wilkes and to a lesser extent, Drew.   Scranton hasn't changed a bit, and the d3 sport's world still centers on them, , but that's kind of cool.   Moravian, Elizabethtown, Susquehanna, just blend in my mind.   Don't know much about Catholic and Goucher, except i will always say that Goucher & Hood are very much alike!   I digress - this is a football site, and i'm darn proud of Del Val for their great effort this afternoon.   It was a tremendous defensive game!   Also very annoyed here tonight that our local channel 69 has completely stopped covering the Aggies.   A question of money i suppose and personnel.   Moravian and Muhlenberg are still prominently featured!

Hi folks, just a check-in from one of your friendly Wilkes posters!

It's quite ironic to read Kate's quote about the students having a say about the start of the Landmark Conference way back when, as the very first story I wrote for the Wilkes Beacon student newspaper (as a junior studying communications) was about the end of the Wilkes-Scranton men's basketball rivalry as a conference contest!

As I've learned with nearly any major move in life, there are pluses and minuses to nearly every such situation. After nearly two decades around the Wilkes program, I have well-developed opinions on all of the programs that will remain in the MAC. Those thoughts are based on a variety of factors, including (but not limited to) campus environment and amenities for visiting fans, overall level of sportsmanship from players and coaches, and (especially) the behavior and conduct of fans in the stands. Of course no program (Wilkes included) is perfect, as you'll always have some eggheads in the bunch, but some programs are better than others at preventing, policing and rejecting such nonsense in their ranks.

With this in mind, there are some remaining MAC programs I'll miss greatly on the Wilkes schedule, matchups that I hope can continue in a non-conference format. Others will be missed far less...I'll leave it your good imaginations to guess what teams fit where in that mix 

As for this season, I've made it to three games for the Colonels (Keystone, LVC, and Albright) and the team continues to improve and grow each week. I think the LVC game was a wakeup call for the team; it seems that the Colonels have fewer fourth and fifth-year players on their roster than other MAC teams, by my informal observations. That leads to not just less experience on the field, but less of that acquired sixth sense of other opponents around the league, tidbits like Arnold Field being a very tough place to play that the Flying Dutchmen defend with tenacity (It's my opinion from many years of Wilkes-LVC games that LVC is the toughest place in the MAC to earn a win on the road). I've been pleased to see the team move forward with the lessons from that loss to post two consecutive wins, with some very tough opponents on the schedule. 

For the rest of the season, I hope to make it to the Mayor's Cup game, but the responsibilities of adulthood will probably prevent me from catching any more games this year. I'll say this to the other MAC fans - both for this season's remining games, and as long as he's playing in the league - Bohannon is a force to be reconned with. This is a big comparison, but I don't think I've seen a QB able to generate offense like that since Knoblauch's time with the Aggies.

I think that you have become "the one" Wilkes poster (and a friendly one) vs. "one of your" Wilkes posters. I am a little surprised by a couple of things:

If you've been involved with Wilkes (and the MAC) for almost two decades, there is one program that has been at the top or near the top over most of that period of time..........and I think they are located in bucolic Doylestown, not in Annville

Wilkes might have the least amount of 4th and 5th year players on the roster, but that didn't stop them from trouncing a far more experienced Widener team. If you are good and are better than the more experienced players, you'll see the field and that is what is happening at Wilkes. With the move to the Landmark, I expect them to battle for and win some football championships, with only Susquehanna in their way, if that program sustains what they've become.

DelVal has 7 returning starters from last year (albeit 5 are complete studs). They've worked in 15 new starters, many of whom will be back for a couple of more years. Their second teams are filled with freshmen and sophs. They are very young outside of those who took advantage of the Covid year and might still be a force come next season.

If I read you between the lines, Wilkes has a very good shot at DelVal in 2 weeks, given that size and athleticism has triumphed over experience in other games this year, as well as on the Wilkes roster. I expect a close game with and incredibly explosive Wilkes offense taking their best shot against a very good DelVal defense. It might come down to how good Wilkes defense is against a very inexperienced DelVal offense (8 new starters). Bring the kids down to Doylestown, it's a beautiful town, they'd love it!!

The other thing that has me nervous for this week's game is a combination of two things you stated: (1) LVC is the toughest place in the MAC to pick up a road win and (2) Not since Knoblauch have you seen a QB like Bohannon in terms of generating offense. Those 2 comments smell to me like an LVC victory over DelVal. Should be a great game, LVC has zero excuses, but I'll take the other side by a field goal.

I like Bohannon, but I also not only remember Knoblauch as a sophomore............I remember the offensive prowess of three other 4 year starters at DelVal: Isgro, Wilmer and Darden. If Bohannon turns out to significantly better than the three of them and nearly as good as Knoblauch, LVC has zero excuses not to win the MAC in either 2023 and/or 2024, especially without a Wilkes program on the come, moving to the Landmark and the Aggies losing their 4 defensive All-American's. They also "package" quite well and it is a very nice campus.

Nice to see you pop in. Should you see the other former MAC poster, jkeznek (or close to it).........tell him to join in here as he's kind of taken up residence on the Landmark board.........a full year before Wilkes even becomes a part of it.

Lastly, don't get offended by the folks on the Landmark hoops board who are very unhappy about Wilkes and Lycomng joining the Landmark (they fashion themselves as being NESCAC or UAA worthy). You should have seen their reaction when Keystone was brought into the conference. I thought ronk's head was going to explode. We joke with him that Lackawanna JC and Clarks Summit are next.

Be good and we'll see how these next two weeks play out as DelVal goes to LVC/Bohannon and hosts that Wilkes offense the week after. Those two games will determine the MAC champion, in all likelihood.

I'm not predicting it, but I would not be surprised if DelVal gets an unprecedented 5th consecutive, undefeated MAC championship while stretching their conference winning streak to an absurd 44 games. Both streaks will end someday and I will go out on a limb and predict that neither record will ever come close to being threatened in our lifetime

[HSCTiger74]

    jmcozenlaw, you can always get a message to jknezek on the Region 3 Fan Poll board, but it's unlikely that he will show up in person at any Wilkes games as he lives in Birmingham.

[jmcozenlaw]

    jmcozenlaw, you can always get a message to jknezek on the Region 3 Fan Poll board, but it's unlikely that he will show up in person at any Wilkes games as he lives in Birmingham.

Not an in-person show up, a board show up as he has in past years, chatting up the Wilkes program.

[HSCTiger74]

    jmcozenlaw, you can always get a message to jknezek on the Region 3 Fan Poll board, but it's unlikely that he will show up in person at any Wilkes games as he lives in Birmingham.

Not an in-person show up, a board show up as he has in past years, chatting up the Wilkes program.

  My mistake ... time to repeat Reading Comprehension 101. 

[jmcozenlaw]

    jmcozenlaw, you can always get a message to jknezek on the Region 3 Fan Poll board, but it's unlikely that he will show up in person at any Wilkes games as he lives in Birmingham.

Not an in-person show up, a board show up as he has in past years, chatting up the Wilkes program.

  My mistake ... time to repeat Reading Comprehension 101.

No problemo my friend!!

[jmcozenlaw]

Even though i'm sure the students in the Landmark schools had very little to say back in 2005-06 about the new league's formation, i still hope that once they all come together for their football endeavor next season, that the MAC schools take em all out!!!   I will always miss Lycoming and Wilkes and to a lesser extent, Drew.   Scranton hasn't changed a bit, and the d3 sport's world still centers on them, , but that's kind of cool.   Moravian, Elizabethtown, Susquehanna, just blend in my mind.   Don't know much about Catholic and Goucher, except i will always say that Goucher & Hood are very much alike!   I digress - this is a football site, and i'm darn proud of Del Val for their great effort this afternoon.   It was a tremendous defensive game!   Also very annoyed here tonight that our local channel 69 has completely stopped covering the Aggies.   A question of money i suppose and personnel.   Moravian and Muhlenberg are still prominently featured!

Hi folks, just a check-in from one of your friendly Wilkes posters!

It's quite ironic to read Kate's quote about the students having a say about the start of the Landmark Conference way back when, as the very first story I wrote for the Wilkes Beacon student newspaper (as a junior studying communications) was about the end of the Wilkes-Scranton men's basketball rivalry as a conference contest!

As I've learned with nearly any major move in life, there are pluses and minuses to nearly every such situation. After nearly two decades around the Wilkes program, I have well-developed opinions on all of the programs that will remain in the MAC. Those thoughts are based on a variety of factors, including (but not limited to) campus environment and amenities for visiting fans, overall level of sportsmanship from players and coaches, and (especially) the behavior and conduct of fans in the stands. Of course no program (Wilkes included) is perfect, as you'll always have some eggheads in the bunch, but some programs are better than others at preventing, policing and rejecting such nonsense in their ranks.

With this in mind, there are some remaining MAC programs I'll miss greatly on the Wilkes schedule, matchups that I hope can continue in a non-conference format. Others will be missed far less...I'll leave it your good imaginations to guess what teams fit where in that mix 

As for this season, I've made it to three games for the Colonels (Keystone, LVC, and Albright) and the team continues to improve and grow each week. I think the LVC game was a wakeup call for the team; it seems that the Colonels have fewer fourth and fifth-year players on their roster than other MAC teams, by my informal observations. That leads to not just less experience on the field, but less of that acquired sixth sense of other opponents around the league, tidbits like Arnold Field being a very tough place to play that the Flying Dutchmen defend with tenacity (It's my opinion from many years of Wilkes-LVC games that LVC is the toughest place in the MAC to earn a win on the road). I've been pleased to see the team move forward with the lessons from that loss to post two consecutive wins, with some very tough opponents ahead on the schedule. 

For the rest of the season, I hope to make it to the Mayor's Cup game, but the responsibilities of adulthood will probably prevent me from catching any more games this year. I'll say this to the other MAC fans - both for this season's remining games, and as long as he's playing in the league - Bohannon is a force to be reconned with. This is a big comparison, but I don't think I've seen a QB able to generate offense like that since Knoblauch's time with the Aggies.

Was not at the game yesterday, but watched DelVal stomp LebVal.........at the "toughest place to play in the MAC". Uhhhhhhhh, surely you jest. Nex t stop on this two game juggernaut is the irresistable force of the Wilkes offense vs. the immovable object of the DelVal defense (who played a bit bored yesterday). This is Wilkes best, and last shot, at slaying the Aggies.

I do like Bohannon. But to say that he might be the best QB in the MAC since DelVal's Knoblauch?!?!?! Insane!! As he finishes up his sophomore season, his passing stats are very pedestrian. I would not only take Knoblauch over him, I'd take Isgro, Wilmer and Darden. I'd also take at least one former Widener QB, the Wilkes QB who graduated last year, the current FDU QB and the current Lyco QB off of the top of my head.

He was no threat yesterday in the passing game and that's with DelVal getting zero sacks. In fact, they had a better looking passing game with #2 (Tanner) in at QB.

If Bohannon is what you say he is and will be, he must one at least one if not two MAC Championships in his final two years. Tall task. We'll see if he's up to it.

Now it's time for Wilkes. We'll see what they have in 6 days.