FB: Middle Atlantic Conference

[rams1102]

Any thoughts on the Montclair vs Wilkes game ? Should be at great Saturday at Sam Mills Field and look forward to seeing everyone  at the Train Station.

[WUDLINE]

It is great to see all of the early season banter has once again returned with our wonderful visitors from other conferences. I had a chance to take in two games last weekend watching the Widener vs. U Penn scrimmage on Friday and the Del Val Iona contest on Saturday.

Wu looked very good on D holding UPenn to 14pts in the first half with both touchdowns coming on short fields caused by turnovers. When the starters exited at the half the score was 14 - 3. On offense their are some questions at QB. but the receivers looked very good especially the transfer.

I thought that Del Val looked good in the second half on both sides of the ball they just could not overcome the early 21pt. deficit caused key turnovers. Cook was impressive and Smith adds a nice change of pace. I was amazed that the field held up as well as it did. In the past it would have been a mess.

Wesleydad - I do agree that your offense has many returning weapons and should be very formidable, but I would also point out that Wesley lost many key players on a very good D. That was a key to your victory over the Aggies last season.  I know that Drass is a great recruiter, and I am sure the talent level remains high, but are there any concerns about how their replacements will produce.

[D3FBFan55]

I heard Del Val has a new field this year.  Has anyone seen it, and did it get torn up this past weekend (or were they away?)  Just curious why they didn't put turn down.

[PBR...]

I heard Del Val has a new field this year.  Has anyone seen it, and did it get torn up this past weekend (or were they away?)  Just curious why they didn't put turn down.

fyi dvc's field was redone several years ago by an alumni who did an incredible job. he gutted it, put in correct drains, stones/sand/dirt etc...crown etc...wasnt at the game but gordon said it held up very well considering if you were in the area and saw how much rain fell

[gordonmann]

Yeah, I didn't walk around on the field after the game but it looked like it weathered the storm very well.  The Iona Offensive Coordinator commented to me in the press box after the game that he was impressed how well it held up.

[HANGTIME]

D3FBF, Gordon, PBR...that is why they spent the "Big Bucks" to get the field done right...BTW it was redone in 2006...None the less this weeks game will be a barn burner...GO AGGIES"

Fear the Ram...thanks for the welcome back...did we ever meet at "Tailgating" or at the field??

PBR...are you still involved with the soccer thing?  Maybe I will catch you at family day?

Gordon...I think I may have worn out the CD, thanks once again for the effort, it was much appreciated and listened to many times...thank you for saving those memories.

[wesleydad]

wudline, no doubt it will be hard to replace robinson at d end and ox at d tackle, but it seems that most of the rest are back and they have brought in some more speed in the defensive backfield.  the d line will be the concern until they get to play a game and we see how the replacements do, the scrimmage was tough as they werent allowed to hit the Qb.  looking forward to the game on saturday, this week delay has been brutal.  see everyone on saturday.

[D3FBFan55]

Hey guys, you seem to know the D3 football in the area pretty well, and you're not too biased.  Well the other day  I was reading ESPN and they compare the different conferences.  I was thinking how that same comparison would work in the local D3 field.

That being said, how would you rank the conferences listed below?

NJAC
MAC
Empire 8
Centennial
Liberty
New England Football Conference
New England Small College Conference

[gordonmann]

You can see how D3football.com ranks the conferences in this year's Kickoff Preview.

[KingSting999]

Gordon,

Do you have a link to the broadcasts of the Aggie football games? Last season there was a site that you could go to and listen to the games for about a month after the fact. Does that site still exist?

[PA_wesleyfan]

gordonmann

Will you be making the rounds before you go into the booth tomorrow?

Here are some thoughts on the game

Del Val showed that they can run the ball with Cook.  Isgro didn't get a lot of yards on the ground last week but is very dangerous outside the pocket running or passing. He has some good receivers to throw to.

Wesley has to stay focused early and not come out too over anxious. Wesley has two running backs (Jackson and Pennewell) who have rushed for 1000 yrds.,a tight end(Lanouette) that catches everything, a wideout(Beavers) who runs away from people and maybe the best return man in college football. Add to that TB
(Knight) and WO and punt returner (Neuman) and whoever else has a breakout year and with an experienced QB(Schatz) it will be tough to keep Wesley off the score board.

Del Val will have to keep the ball away from Wesley's potent Offense, keep Wesley from scoring quickly and score some points if they hope to pull off the big upset in Doylestown.
Wesley will have to keep Cook from getting 4 and 5 yrds a carry and keep Isgro from scrambling and making big plays. Wesley's Offense has to keep from turning over the ball.

[gordonmann]

PA_WesleyFan (and anyone else who wants to say hello):

I'll be milling around the stadium and parking lot.  Just look for the guy with the Detroit Tigers hat.


KingSting999:

I'll send you a personal message on the subject.


As for the game, PA_WesleyFan's analysis is pretty good.  For Delaware Valley to stay in the game, they need to avoid turnovers and limit big plays, which I'll arbitrarily define as 35+ yards.

I've heard the rule of thumb that if you turn the ball over three times you should lose and if you turn it over more than that, you will lose.  I'd modify that slightly for Del Val.  For math types, let's say the following...

If Del Val turnovers + Wesley big plays = 3 or less, then the game is very close till the end.

If Del Val turnovers + Wesley big plays = 4, then the Aggies trail by 10 or less in the fourth quarter.

If Del Val turnovers + Wesley big plays = 5 or more, then the game starts to get away from the Aggies.

[gordonmann]

Albright 30 Western Connecticut 27 - F

Kelly connected with Nate Romig for his second touchdown reception of the night with 34 seconds left.  The Colonials returned the ensuing kickoff to the Albright 35 but David Harig intercepted the pass on the first play from scrimmage.  Special teams cost the Lions at least five points (two safeties on bad punt snaps and a blocked extra point) but they have a nice rally on the road.

This win gives the MAC a 4-4 non-conference record after going 6-20 in 2007.

[gordonmann]

Programming note...

Delaware Valley
versus
No. 3 Wesley

If you can't make it to Doylestown, click here to listen to the broadcast starting at 12:40 pm.

The audio will not work until the broadcast is running. D3Cast streams require Windows Media Player 9.0 or later.

Have a great Saturday, everybody.

[kate]

Way to GO Del Val!!!