FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[Billman56]

Splik...the last time DVC lost a MAC game, was to Wilkes in the 2003 season, so you can win them all, just like in 2004...


Bigdoggy...truely good luck with the rehab and hope you are back next season...good luck to you.

This week...DVC  31   Lyco  10

GO AGGIES!!!

[Billman56]

Pat....Go get him!!!  This ACMOB is probably a closet fan to begin with for the fact that he refuses to tell us the teams he roots for....oh well I will not waste time for anyone who will not engage in conversation and his were substandard at best.

Thanks again for the clip, it is getting a lot of mileage, very much appreciated.

Rockman...did not see the stats but almost anytime you have QBs sharing playing time quality and consistency suffer. Hope to see you Saturday.

[PBR...]

josh, welcome and your in for a great game. for dvc i would first check out their qb adam knoblauch who is on pace to become the 5th player in college football including all divisions I-III to have over 10,000 yards passing and over 1,000 yards rushing in his career. steve mcnair is one of the other 4 current qbs. their wr's don marshall, david carmon are very good. As is their running back steve cook. on defense their defensive lineman anthony silver will grab most of the double teams as he is a stud on the dline and well known as a top pass rusher who plays mostly in the opposing teams backfield.

[splik]

billman - before 2003 DVC had trouble winning any...all in this case means more than one season, even Mount Union even lost an OAC game a long time ago

Widener's new jersey is now a close second to Susquehanna's old maroon and neon orange jerseys as ugliest ever in the MAC. 

I sense some bitterness coming from patron...

[maAggie5]

Just a Silver was hurt for most of the DVC/Wilkes game with ice on his shoulder/sling...anyone know his status??? He was certainly missed on the defensive side of the ball in that game. Will he be ready for the Lyco game?
As for other defensive players to watch #55 has had 3 solid games and should have another big one this week if he isn't too worn down, and you can't overlook Murphy the DB who's got 3 or 4 int's so far and all of them coming at crucial points of the game, ie in the endzone against Wilkes

[jb]

hey Josh,
players to watch... luke sterling @mlb, james smith probably their best athlete, and a couple lineman(names don't come to me right now).  Kopp at wr...  the stregth of lyco is their "D" with their senior backers and talented db's.

[bigdoggy]

agreed widener should have advertised their change....but it happened basically on a whim....after an imbarassing 3-0 loss to leb val last year the alum were extremely upset.....that next day about 1.5 million dollars was raised for turf...but the alum also relized that the sky blue was never the real color of widener....so they went with more of a hoftstra look...personally i like it...but the problem is that it was done under such pressure that every thing didnt get finished...we only have one set of game pants...white...we dont have home game pants...also we are still wearing last years practice jersey...granted it doesnt look bad but..it doesnt feel right...ne who...i like the new colors actually i like ne thing new....their are alot of teams in the mac...that have old crappy jerseys....widener is lucky enough to get new things...dont be jelious....by the way dvc has a really ugly color combo....if their is an ugly uniform and bad facilitys anywhere ....it is at dvc...which really surprises me...as crapy and and farmish of a school it is they still get good recruits....i wonder what mangus is doiong to get recruits in...i guess its winning ...but i know when i was looking location and facilitys..were my deciding factors....

sorry for ne spelling mistakes i was typing fast

[dog]

big doggy. First off, sorry to hear about your injury, hoping for a speedy recovery.  I know how much work, and preparation goes into each season, and to see it end before it really starts is a terrible thing. Second, I can agree with you on the fact that DVC does have ugly colors, and bad facilities, but I will say that I think their jerseys look nice.  However to answer your question, from what I hear all you need is a warm body and a recent pulse to get in there, and along with winning, that will get you recruits any day of the week, but it is working for them so far.
Also, Josh to answer your question, a big player to watch for each team.  Sterling as the leader of the Lycoming Defense.  and Cook on the Del Val offense.  Cook is the starting running back, and truly the engine that runs the Del Val team.  He is a playmaker, and such a speedy back that opposing defenses have to watch him on every single play.  I think everytime you see a Del Val big Play, Steve Cook will be a guy that either set it up, or played a major part in it.

[Warren Thompson]

bigdoggy:

The 'real color' of Widener? Almost from the moment the PMC Cadets became the Widener College Pioneers over 30 years ago, its teams wore the Widener family racing colors of light blue and gold.

[D3Phan]

CJS,
I "heard " that Pete Mannotti has broken his leg, if so I am truly sorry to hear it!

[PBR...]

pls dog speak facts not here say from "what you have heard..."  spare us that b.s. before you make that kind of accusation. having sisters and friends that graduated from numerous other mac schools and having sat in on their classes i was more than less than impressed. they were covering info we had covered months before at dvc. dvc has mostly business school students there now along with a fair amount of horticulture students. the ag student body is small comparatively speaking since the small family farms are drying up. so spare us you and your wharton business school rhetoric and take it some place else...all schools in the mac are solid from a academic standpoint.

[macfan762]

Can anyone comment on the rocket-like turnaround that DVC has had over the last few years.  I know that people say the coach is great, etc.  Reality says it takes years to build a solid program, yet they did it really fast.  I've heard a few theories, e.g. a I-AA school near them folded and they picked up most of the players, etc.  I have no idea if any of that is true, but would appreciate it if anyone could toss out any facts.  Thanks.

[PBR...]

macfan i would definetly say it starts at the top that is with the coach. he is incredible and just a great recruiter with a great system. he also has brought in very good asst. coaches. he took his lumps and played many freshmen his first year and when most of the players were sophmores you could see the turnaround happening and they were going to be special. last year they took another step with their playoff run and needless to say what everyones expectations are this year with all those starters back. coach mangus played and coached under steve spurrier at univ of florida. he has a great knack for recruiting and developing players. also besides being a great off play caller he is very good in advising the def coaches on how the opposing teams will attack their def changes during the game. kids love to play for him and believe in him and his system. this is just ones mans viewpoint...

[Pat Coleman]

I am not aware of any flood of transfers. There have been a handful of schools that dropped I-AA football in recent years but it was all I-AA non-scholarship football, so the players are essentially on the same level.

[macfan762]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it.