FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[FearTheRam]

Congrats to SU on their win yesterday. While it's never fun to watch your team lose, SU definately earned that win. They wanted it more, and they went out and took it. DVC must learn to limit their mistakes and not take anyone for granted. While the playoffs are out of the question, now it's time to play for pride for the seniors left on the team. Also, congrats to WU and LVC on big wins yesterday.

[Warren Thompson]

Congrats to SU on their win yesterday. While it's never fun to watch your team lose, SU definately earned that win. They wanted it more, and they went out and took it. DVC must learn to limit their mistakes and not take anyone for granted. While the playoffs are out of the question, now it's time to play for pride for the seniors left on the team. Also, congrats to WU and LVC on big wins yesterday.

Yes, it was something of a surprise Saturday for three teams. Of course, that's the MAC for you ... it often can be brutal to the favored team.

[formerwu]

If Widener wins out, any chance of a tourney selection?

[geiger]

Hopefully..wilkes got in last year with 2 losses......also is the mascot really going to be changed to " The Pride"    I remember when we played " The Pride" up in Springfield and opened a can on them!!!!

[theoriginalupstate]

Hopefully..wilkes got in last year with 2 losses......also is the mascot really going to be changed to " The Pride"    I remember when we played " The Pride" up in Springfield and opened a can on them!!!!

Good luck doing that this year....

[gordonmann]

Former Wu:

I'd never say never after Wilkes got in last year despite a loss to WPUNJ.  You'll need a couple more weeks like this last one, though, where lots of 1-loss teams pick up their second.

Plus, it would help if Lycoming would win out so that loss is against a 6-3 team and not a 5-4 team.

[HANGTIME]

In my wildest dreams I never thought I would see the lack of enthusiasm on this Del Val team that I have wittnessed this year. 98 percent of the players are back from last season and most of them starters. It appears to me that there is no spark or motivator to get them back on track.  IN MY OPINION, they havent showed up since the Wilkes loss. Sure you are going to have growing pains with a new QB, but you cant turn the ball over 5 times a game and expect to pull it out. The play selection is mediocre, and the "O" line has yet to step it up. Give that new QB a few more seconds and he will tear up the defensive secondary. I succumbed to my misery by watching the Aggie highlight CD from last year and watched the same players who have returned this year. What a difference. I hope something positive happens this week.

GO AGGIES!!!

[FearTheRam]

Lack of enthusiasm is not the problem and neither is the playcalling to a degree. It all boils down to execution, lack of focus, and a poor lineplay. That line was not very good last year but was covered up by play of the QB and RB(which brings us to that position this year--a great disappointment-2 ypc avg). There are some guys who seem to be overly concerned with their stats. And of course there also seems to be no fear of coming to the sidelines when a mistake is made. I think people really underestimated how much losing a QB like Adam was going to affect the team. It seems as though people have just dismissed that fact and don't see how much he really meant to the team. Isgro is a nice QB and will certainly get better as time goes on, but he needs a line to protect him, too. Having 22 starters(or whatever it was)returning really doesn't amount to much when two of your skill position players are gone.

The guys who are left need to step up over the next few weeks and go out the winners they have been for the past two seasons. Playoffs or not, they still had great careers here and shouldn't diminish that by laying down because there are no NCAA's to look forward to.

It's too bad though, because Rowan is probably the weakest it's been in years. Wilkes should handle them well as Rowan's O is just awful.

[HANGTIME]

Fear The Ram

Were you around DVC last year as I do not know you, but the line play was excellent last year.  I agree losing the QB and Rb were huge holes to fill but the same line is back with the exception of Damien. Sure some plays work and some dontbut you mentioned execution and you are on top of it. To me the motivation, and overall casualness of this team and especially the play calling starts from the top down. The top has left and no one appears to have to account for mistakes made.  Almost every ball thrown last year became a jump ball and our receivers were out jumping everyone at the time. So I have to ask you, from last year to this with a team loaded with talent what has changed so significantly to have caused this breakdown. Same team, same players...help me here to understand all of this.  Please anyones' opinion.

GO AGGIES BEAT KINGS!!!

[Warren Thompson]

Hangtime et al.:

While it's understandable that you might be miffed about this year's edition of the Del Valley team, keep in mind that in D3, with the likely exception of Mt. Union (a team that seems to come from another solar system, one with highly advanced, unearthly power, knowledge, and technology), most venues will have occasional disappointing seasons. I suspect one just has to live with this ....

[Pat Coleman]

DVC, is a mystery.  I do agree with the poster that noted the problems start with the top on down, if the facts are as presented.  In my opinion motivation is a coaching responsibility.  Commentary please!

Commentary ... sure. That part of your post about Mount Union was so misleading that I removed it. 

[Tags]

DVC, is a mystery.  I do agree with the poster that noted the problems start with the top on down, if the facts are as presented.  In my opinion motivation is a coaching responsibility.  Commentary please!

Commentary ... sure. That part of your post about Mount Union was so misleading that I removed it. 

Pat-

What is your policy on removing peoples comments? Posters don't know enough to sift through the bs ?

[Pat Coleman]

I'm tired of people posting the same old misinformation and ill-informed gripes about Mount Union, so I deleted this particular post, as I reserve the right to do.

[pg04]

So you better be careful, the axe could fall at any moment!!

Haha, just kidding. 

[HANGTIME]

Warren Thompson

Thank you for your input, most likely you are right but  with all the talent on this team, I did expect better play.

Thanks again.