FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[gordonmann]

Beneath the drippy drops at Arnold Field, Del Val has a 7-3 on a late 1st half TD rush from Chad Peterman.

Lebanon Valley's band makes its way onto the field -- pretty impressive numbers in the Dutch band.

[kate]

Whew, HEART ATTACK CITY,  Del Val, but congrats on the win!

[gordonmann]

Yeah.

How about that.

[Warren Thompson]

Yeah.

How about that.

Talk about leaving a game with a bad taste in the mouth. The Aggies executed when it counted, LVC didn't. End of story. (But at least we scared 'em, didn't we?  )

Gordon, I looked for you, walked back and forth along the fence before the game, during the game, and at the half, hoping to catch your attention. Figured you were very busy. After the game? See my first sentence. 

[4man]

Congrats Del Val!  I guess we're going to have to go back to the nickname from 2004 - THE CARDIAC KIDS!   

Great game LVC!  Very impressive.

[Warren Thompson]

Great game LVC!  Very impressive.

Thanks for your kind words, 4man. A game full of "what-ifs," "could-haves, " and "should-haves" for the Dutchmen. But, yes, though a hard-to-take loss, a very good effort v. a ranked team.

[MOJO]

Posters,
Congrats to DVC.  In my opinion, LVC outplayed them in every area but the scoreboard.  No sour grapes, but I witnessed some questionable officiating today.  I say this not to take anything away from the DVC team, but disturbing nontheless. My statement from earlier in the season was reaffirmed today,  parity is alive and well in the MAC.

[HANGTIME]

4MAN.....Yes today did have shades of 2003-2004 didnt it? DVC stole this game from under LVC.

MOJO...you are correct...DVC was outplayed on the field but not the scoreboard. Kelly, Brossman and "Charlie" were very impressive.

Gordon , you missed an outstanding tailgate, could have enjoyed your insight ad opinions...

uPBRmeASAP...You missed another nailbiter....I have to see my cardiologist this week before the next game.....these "Cardiac Kids" are going to put me away!!!   Its easy to sit up high and second guess again but the "O" line still has to step it up and give the QB a bit more time.

[FearTheRam]

When you state there was "questionable" officiating you can't than say "not sour gra[es". Of course it's sour and that's understandable, LVC played well, but not quite well enough. DVC would not give up and when their backs were against the wall(due in part to their own mistakes)they stepped it up big time. That's what 2 undefeated years in the MAC will do for you-make you believe you can win, even when everyone else thinks your done.

LVC had a great game plan that exploited some of DVC's strengths, fortunately, the AGGIES coaches made the right calls when it counted, and the players executed.

Don't forget guys that DVC was without two players that were sorely missed (Raftery and Sheffield) and then had their #2 half back go out with an apparent concussion early in the first quarter. Props to the guys for finding a way to overcome great adversity today. It was quite a thriller and it was nice to be on the W side.

[gordonmann]

Hangtime--

I'm sorry I missed you.  A late arrival due to traffic sort of goofed my whole pregame agenda up.

Let me know what to look for (the kind of car you have, whether there's a tent or not) and I'll try to find you on Saturday for homecoming.  I'll be wearing a Detroit Tigers or red Penn baseball cap, so feel free to shout my name if you see me first.

I left Annville stunned by the beauty of Lebanon Valley's campus, the support the home fans gave their team and the nature of the Aggies victory.  I don't think it's sour grapes to question some of the officiating.  The catch by Don Marshall to spark the first drive looked for all the world like it was preceded by him violently pushing off the Leb Val defender.  How that wasn't pass interference is beyond me.

But the Aggies showed a lot of grit and determination in the last five minutes.  They had something like 100 yards in the first three quarters and 144 yards on the last two drives.

That said, they need to find a running game.  Whether that means breaking out the Mark Kelso helmet to protect players from concussions (just kidding) or improving the line play (not kidding), they are asking their defense and a freshman quarterback to do too much for this luck to continue.

And Mojo is right on parity.  There are no gimmes on this schedule.  Moravian behind RB Tyler deRoun will push the Aggies again next Saturday.

[MOJO]

Posters,
No sour grapes!  Believe what you desire.  In my opinion, I saw two plays involving pass interference that were not officiated properly.  This criticism cannot be directed at either team but at the officials directly.  The two plays mentioned resulted directly or indirectly into DVC TD's.  Pursuant to Feartheram's comments concerning missing players, LVC had some also. ie: Joe Tomtishen (captain and defensive stalwart).  Yes, I do realize the only score that counts is what's on the scoreboard at the end of the game, however I cannot buy into excuse making as to why the game was so close.  The game was so close because DVC is not as good and LVC is not as bad as many fans would have you believe.  Parity my friends, parity! 

[kate]

Saturday is homecoming, the weather's gonna be great, let's please give Moravian a "fond farewell".  Nobody said that Leb Val wasn't a good & getting better each game team.   GO AGGIES, beat those Hounds!

[HANGTIME]

Gordon...Just look for a blue and green tent (2 tents) and we tailgate along the RR tracks where you can cross over to the softball fields...Look for you saturday.


GO AGGIES!!!!

[gordonmann]

Hangtime:

Sounds good.  I'll look for you then.

Incidentally the Aggies Rally in the Valley broadcast is posted in the archives at www.Allinbroadcasting.com.

[FearTheRam]

It really is sour grapes to question the officiating. Reason being a loss can never be blamed on one or two plays or players. There were multiple opportunities during the game(every game)to make plays that would have kept DVC from winning, bottom line is , LVC just didn't do it. The DVC crowds could have made a questioned a few calls in the Wilkes game, but instead chose to compliment the Wilkes team on a great game. As I said earlier, it is much better to be on the winning side of such a game, as the Wilkes game gave us a taste of the other side of that coin.

So enough about last week's game, it's on to Moravian, another tough game, on Saturday. Time for the AGGIES D to get back to stopping the running game for what I hear. Hopefully, #11 will be back and that would be a great help for the defense.