FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[4man]

CONGRATS AGGIES!!!!!!!  Not as easily won as in years past but the job got done.   Keep the streak going boys! 

Waiting for the final on Widener / Wilkes.  last I heard, 13 tie in the 3rd qtr.

[gordonmann]

Widener leads 20-13 in that one...should be coming to an end soon.

[gordonmann]

Wilkes rallies to tie and then wins on a late field goal.

Wilkes 23 Widener 20 - Final

[MOJO]

Posters,
Parity appears to be alive and well in the MAC.  I was surprised to see some of the final scores.  Should be a fun and interesting season. 

[gordonmann]

Quick thoughts...

FDU-Florham's defense did a good job of playing "bend but don't break" defense today.  Their guys were totally spent at the end after Del Val had a 21 minute time of possession advantage.

As for Del Val, Isgro played reasonably well.  He had two interceptions but made some nice plays with his legs and his arm.  All things considered, not a bad debut.  They will have to do a better job in the red zone, though.  Oh, and the defense played outstanding. 

That's a very nice win for Wilkes, showing they can come back against a tough team on the road with Yurewicz hitting the game winner with 19 seconds left.  And a little luck doesn't hurt.  From the Widener release:

"The last [first down] came when running back Tom Andreopoulos was stripped by Keith Wilson (Yardley, PA) after a 16-yard gain, but recovered his own muff at the Pioneers 11 yard line."

No rest of the Pioneers.  They head to Williamsport to play Lycoming in as close to a "must win" as you can have in your second week.

Tyler deRoun had a nice showing for the Greyhounds (123 yards on 20 carries) in their win.

Juniata showed some spunk today but came up short.

And for the head scratcher of the day, King's shuts out Leb Val.  Go figure.

[WUMAC]

Quick thoughts...

That's a very nice win for Wilkes, showing they can come back against a tough team on the road with Yurewicz hitting the game winner with 19 seconds left.  And a little luck doesn't hurt.  From the Widener release:

"The last [first down] came when running back Tom Andreopoulos was stripped by Keith Wilson (Yardley, PA) after a 16-yard gain, but recovered his own muff at the Pioneers 11 yard line."

I was at the game and let me tell you if it wasnt for Andreopoulos  Wilkes would of lost. He gained most of his yards on the last drives of the game. Also it was intresting at what the hell the O Cord. was calling most of the game, passing 1st down on 1st play on majority of 1st half drives. NO matter how you look at it this was one of the top teams in the MAC, Widner will beat eveyone else on thier Sech. and next weekend the MAC title could be won right out in Wilkes Barre. I know it is very early but Wilkes wins next sat they run the table to the Playoffs....

[MOJO]

Posters,
From the sounds of things, no single team is gonna have a walk in the Park.  Personally, I'll be surprised if the MAC champ has an undefeated record.  Teams are gonna start feelin the sting of injuries and any team can have a down week.  I gotta believe Wilkes in particular is gonna be vulnerable next Saturday.  Emotionally they must have dug exceptionally deep to pull the win outta the Weidner game.  If their pushed next week, are they gonna have anything left?  DVC, does not have as much as an edge in the talent arena as they have had the last several years.  It's not that their talent base is depleted (Although it's gonna be hard to immediately replace a Knoblaugh sorry if i misspelled) it's that some of the other teams are catchin up!  The old addage, on any given week one team can beat another, is in most scenarios true this season in the MAC.
Last but not least, I was truly surprised at LVC's loss to King's yesterday.  It was my understanding that a number of King's defensive standouts could not play due to injuries.  What's going on with the LVC passing attack?  The Kelly - Brossman duo was a super offensive weapon.  Seems like its on hold.  Is Kelly hurting that they have gone to more of a running game than a passing game.  The Brossman kid is probably one of the best receivers to ever play at "The Valley", so far he has been a non factor cause he's not getting the ball.  Also, this team is vastly improved defensively.  Historically this was the LVC weakpoint, not the case this season.  I'd be anxious to hear other posters comments. 

[WUMAC]

Ahh i am not to sure about that, i really fell that next weeks game Wilkes vs Del. Val will be that last strong test for Wilkes. Not saying that the conf. is a cake walk this year but Wilkes does face the top 2 teams very early this year and is an Adv. for them when they both meet the last week in the season. The MAC will be won and lost in Wilkes Barre on Sat.

[formerwu]

I was at the Widener Wilkes game this weekend.  Two very good teams.  Some thoughts:

- Wilkes running back won the game.  Real tough runner.  He stepped it up in the 4th quarter.

- Widener D is tough.  Looks like the Widener of old out there.

- Special teams on both sides played well.  Game may have played out differently if Widener doesn't miss an extra point.  Wilkes has a nice kicker.  Widener punter looked D-1.

- I counted 6 turnovers from Widener.  We almost won the game.  What does that tell you.

- If you have 2 QB's, you really have zero.

- When it is hot and humid, Quick Stadium is like Death Valley.  I never saw more cramps in one game than this one.

[PBR...]

sounds like a great game was played in chester over the weekend....wilkes showing some mental toughness and widener looking like the widener of old...dvc defense is scary good...we just need a freshmen qb to not lose the game by making bad mistakes and take his time getting his feet underneath him.

hangtime i dont think i will be able to make it up to wilkes this weekend i will try and catch up with you at the lyco game (my sister a lyco grad will be there so hopefully i can talk smack with her once again this year!)

GO AGGIES!!!!

[HANGTIME]

uPBRmeASAP

a win is a win....It was not pretty but the boys got it done. 4 fumbles in the first 6 minutes could have been disastrous but it wasnt. The DVC "D" is once again nasty. However there is always room for improvement.

The Freshman QB looked good. The longer he played the more confidence he got. He looks to have a strong arm with distance. More experience will only make him better and have him read the opposing "D" better.  The "O" line is going to have to step it up this week and bring their "A+" game.

The Freshman punter also did a very good job in his college debut.  As a fan in the bleachers, I was suspect of some of the play calling but then again I am afforded that luxury as I am not on the field. Special teams also played well.

It looks as though next weeks game at Wilkes is going to tell a lot about the Conference over all.  Widner played tough as well as Wilkes. Again I see this weeks game  a toss up with whoever making the least mistakes comes out on top.

GO AGGIES!!!!!!

[PBR...]

glad to see the punter is working out, we struggled there at times last year and good to see the place kicker doing extremely well        should give coach clements lots to work on this week to get ready for wilkes

[MACguy]

wilkes vs. deleware valley... anybody joining us in edwardsville this weekend for what will be a great game?

[Pat Coleman]

Pondering it.

[WUMAC]

wilkes vs. deleware valley... anybody joining us in edwardsville this weekend for what will be a great game?

Keggers open up at 9:30am gonna be a good one, should be the D3Football game of the week if you ask me....But thats just my opinion..