FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[PBR...]

wumac....give pat a chance or ask what the deal was before taking that kinda shot at him....i can understand your upset but find out what went on first before you blast away like that imho...

[Pat Coleman]

How many teams did we exactly talk about? There was footage of Wilkes -- most people are usually far more ecstatic about that part of the deal.

I didn't talk about top seeds Wesley or UW-Whitewater either. Kind of the nature of the beast.

[dog]

Nice to see Wilkes on its way, hopefully they go far.  Its nice looking at the bracket, seeing that somewhere in college football a real champion is crowned.  The teams do it, not the computers, I would love to see this at the 1-a level...any thoughts?

[HANGTIME]

Hey Bman...By 2032 I'll be daed and long gone but the memories of these last 4 years whipping up on Widener will stay with me. Nothing was as sweet as the game in 2003...56-55....we stole the cup that year. Not too shabby for a bunch of upstarts from Doylestown huh??? They have had Widener's number for these past few years.

WUMAC....Way to show Pat how the Wilkes fans really are, clueless, classless. You guys finally made it to the dance and congrats to the team members and staff but the fans are classless morons. I saw first hand how they treat opposing fans and team member back in September. You guys could never be the 12th man as you dont know how. Get a clue.

[olinerules75]

Hangtime, please do not bash the wilkes fans. I am a former player and thank the fans for the support they give the team. The people are not "classless morons." They are people out cheering on their team. I was at the Del Val vs Wilkes game. I would like to inform you that I heard several delval fans yelling at wilkes players after the game was over (when the players are talking with family and friends on the field) about how they shouldnt be proud of anything because they didnt even play in the game. Classless??? There were also 3 delval fans that were clearly intoxicated that were trying to start a fight with wilkes fans that were visiting with their son on the field. Classless??? Maybe you should stop pointing the finger and take a look at yourself. Congrats to all the MAC teams on a great year and GO WILKES! Make sure you make a statement and represent the MAC in the playoffs.

[bman]

hangtime

lol...it is true, DV has certainly been the better team the last 4 years...

Don't get too attached to that cup though....

Wilkes, all the best in this years playoffs...represent the MAC

[MACchamp]

whats the chances of the aggies getting a bowl bid? anyone know anything bout the selection process?

[PBR...]

oline there is a old saying "act like you have been here before...." joe paterno uses it alot for his players when they score td's to keep them from the stupid over the top celebrations players sometimes do....i think a number of people on here wish wilkes fans would take that saying to heart. that being said we wish all mac teams nothing but the best in the playoffs and represent the mac well on and OFF the field.

[PBR...]

well aggie fans we have salisbury coming to town on saturday....who knows anything about them? i checked their schedule and they seemed to have an up/down -- streaky kinda year....they beat widener and w&j while losing to montclair and wesley....one thing i do know they are coming in against a defense that is red hot with 3 shutouts in a row and ready to lay the lumber and take out their frustrations about not making the ncaa's.

[MACguy]

Pat,
im a wilkes fan so im asking this just so i know, not implying this will happen. But, just say Wilkes wins the East, does this mean they will play the winner of the North, and seeing as how Mount Union is there, they would have to travel to Ohio provided Mount Union wins?

I'm only asking because I was told last week they would have home field all the way through (as long as they kept winning) and then would play the winner of the South. I'm guessing that might have been ASSUMED before the actual selection of the 32 teams was made and the regions rankings changed due to teams having to switch to other regions based on the NCAA's policies. Would I be correct with that assumption?

Any response is appreciated

[Llamaguy]

Not Pat here but I came on to ask a question and I think I have an answer to the below question.

You are right the Mt Union/ North region is seed #1 and the Wilkes/East region is seeded #4. Thus, if you would play Mt. Union it would be in Alliance. Now if Mt. Union happened to lose then Wilkes would host the Semi as they would be the higher remaining seed.

As for my question. What are the tailgating possibilities/policies at Wilkes? I may have a small group of Bridgewater fans coming up to the game. Obviously we are not in the playoffs for the first time in 6 years, I've seen CNU & W&J enough over the last 3 years, and this was the next closest venue to see a game. I looked at the map and saw the stadium is over by the park, etc. Any info about policies would be appreciated.

[maAggie]

Up that's just great to play someone we don't usually get to see. I was afraid it would be someone like Ursinus, ugh. But at least fresh meat will be nice for the defense, who as you said, have been really bringing it of late. As for the kind of team they are, I don't believe they throw the ball much, I think they run the option offense, but run a higher percentage of the time. As for losing to Wesley, they are in great company, as Wesley has been cleaning up on everyone.

To Wilkes, wish you well, and hope you do the MAC proud, both on and off the field. Also, I'm sure some arrangements will have to be made to corral the unrulies in the endzone. I doubt NCAA would tolerate that in the playoffs.

[olinerules75]

Llamaguy, at wilkes you are welcome to bring all the food you want, but you are not allowed alcoholic bev on the grounds...unless you are like me and just drink it out of a cup instead of the cans...there is plenty of parking at the field...you have the wilkes lot at one endzone and then Kirby parking lot is right on the other side of the practice field

[olinerules75]

any predictions for the games this weekend???

[MACguy]

llamaguy, thank u for the reply i appreciate it, and the parents of the wilkes students are always in the parking lot before the game with food and alcohol (in cups) and as long as the tailgaters control themselves, the public safety officers have allowed them to do their own thing. We hope you come to the game even if it is for the opposing team, the bigger the crowd, the more fun it is for small school football players. (yes, the game is enough but the more fans, the better  )

maaggie, the wilkes crowd has been pushed back ever since the del val game with a fence around the endzone so no fan can get as close as they were in the beginning of the season, however, i never commented on the student body that loves to CHEER for their team. If i didnt know them, like all of the people who posted negative comments, i might have said the same things, but in their defense, they do not look for trouble in the way most people think they do. They are all good people and good friends to the players, that like to "mess" with the opponents, hoping to help their team and give them any sort of advantage during the game. That to me, because i know them, shows me their friendship and shows that they want to help their team. To an opposing team i understand how it can seem negative but at every sporting event, fans always disagree, but please join the wilkes crowd in cheering for the MAC representative in the NCAA's. Maybe not as the students of wilkes do but in ur own way, that would be greatly appreciated. We all fight each other all season long to be the ones representing the MAC, now we hope that all of the other schools are rooting for us as well and i believe the sportsmanship in the MAC is great enough to allow for this to occur. Congrats to all MAC teams for an outstanding and very competitive season. Good luck to all ECAC bowl teams in being a champion of ur own.