FB: New Jersey Athletic Conference

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[KitchenSink]

USA Today has a pic of TCNJ's field getting ripped up.

Shouldn't the workers have HazMat suits or something? 

[phil]

Donna Leusner, a spokeswoman from the NJ state DHSS, said the dangers posed by the lead found is "low."

The state is currently undertaking "bioavailability testing" that will determine if the lead contained in the fields' fibers can be absorbed or rejected by the human body, she said.

Health officials yesterday maintained the AstroTurf product is not hazardous.

"Synthetic turfs are safe," said David Black of Aegis Science Corp., a forensic chemical and drug-tesing laboratory based in Nashville, Tenn. "There is no correlation between lead-exposed children in the United States and exposure to synthetic turfs."

Davis Lee, a principal and senior consultant with InnovaNet, based in South Carolina, said the lead found in the nylon fibers is not the same kind associated with lead poisoning.

This hasn't been blown too out of proportion, has it? This isn't asbestos, it's not going to become airborne and inhaled — thus no suits. The lead is in the pigment. Unless someone gets down with a knife and fork and tries to dine on the turf itself or lick it like a lolipop — no danger.

It was time TCNJ had the new turf installed anyway — that is until someone does a study about inhaling tiny, rubber pellets!

[@d3jason]

How long before we discover that rubber pellets are carcinogens? 

[Knightstalker]

How long before we discover that rubber pellets are carcinogens? 

I am waiting for the first athlete to be diagnosed with Turf Lung from inhaling ground up rubber pellets.  I just can't believe inhaling the dust of a petroleum product does no harm.

Here in Hudson County they are replacing the turf on the soccer fields at Frank Sinatra park with field turf.  Jersey City has already replaced the Lincoln Park playing fields grass with field turf and the Cochran Stadium turf will be replaced with field turf.  This was going to be done eventually after they had replaced the grass turf fields but now has priority.

[Knightstalker]

In the month of May the VFW distributes Buddy Poppies.  Please take time to give a dollar and take a poppy.  The proceeds of this go to aid the Disabled Vets

Mike Dougherty
Commander VFW Memorial Post 3776
Secaucus NJ


In Flander's Field
by John McCrae
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow,
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky,
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead.
Short days ago,
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved and now we lie,
In Flanders Fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe
To you, from failing hands, we throw,
The torch, be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us, who die,
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow,
In Flanders Fields.

[rams1102]

Since this board is totally dead, I thought I would chime in.

Watching the Yankee game (we're finailly winning one) someone mentioned the D3 Baseball World Series and Linfield. Holy Cow, Scott Brosius is the Coach !!! He was a class Yankee. I'll be routing for a Kean repeat, but Linfield will be my second choice. I can't believe I just said I will be routing for Kean. Ok, it's not football.

Speaking of football, does anyone have any scoop on Montclair for next year, or for that matter anyone else in the NJAC. How will it stack up this year ? People are talking of Cortland to the Empire 8 at some point. Any thoughts? Hope everyone is doing well.

Stalket : Nice post about Memoriall Day and the Vets. God Bless America !!!

[Pat Coleman]

Since this board is totally dead, I thought I would chime in.

Watching the Yankee game (we're finailly winning one) someone mentioned the D3 Baseball World Series and Linfield. Holy Cow, Scott Brosius is the Coach !!! He was a class Yankee. I'll be routing for a Kean repeat, but Linfield will be my second choice. I can't believe I just said I will be routing for Kean. Ok, it's not football.

Check out D3baseball.com for more on Brosius.

[rams1102]

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PA / WUDLINE,

I may as well get into some trouble cause everything is so quiet. The travel in the NJAC is a little tough. Buff, Brock, Morris are 5+ hours and Cort 4+. I'm trying to take an average. There is no dis-respect to any of these teams, but would it not make sence for the above to be absorbed into the E8 and LL for Football and bring Wesley and Salisbury to the NJAC for Football only. W.Conn would probably have the worst travel @4+ hours. In reality this really makes sence, but actually it will not because of commitments, NCAA, Conferences and Politics. Thoughts?

Less then (3) months and here we go !!!

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Quote from: Ralph Turner on Yesterday at 01:16:05 pm
Quote from: rams1102 on May 24, 2008, 10:09:30 am
PA / WUDLINE,

I may as well get into some trouble cause everything is so quiet. The travel in the NJAC is a little tough. Buff, Brock, Morris are 5+ hours and Cort 4+. I'm trying to take an average. There is no dis-respect to any of these teams, but would it not make sence for the above to be absorbed into the E8 and LL for Football and bring Wesley and Salisbury to the NJAC for Football only. W.Conn would probably have the worst travel @4+ hours. In reality this really makes sence, but actually it will not because of commitments, NCAA, Conferences and Politics. Thoughts?

Less then (3) months and here we go !!!

IMHO, it is beginning to happen.  The E8 lost affiliate Norwich which puts the AQ in jeopardy.  The Northwest Conference, which has two more national titles than the E8 since the inception of the pools in 1999, did not receive a Pool B bid last year.  The E8 is looking at strategies to avoid that.  The SUNYAC teams, Brock, Buff, Cort and Morris, will fulfill the four core member requirement, should the SUNYAC seek to sponsor football.  If the E8 pre-empts that move by accepting the SUNYAC schools, then the E8 has 9 ready made games, in closest proximity possible.

What happens in the NJAC?  I think that they accept the ACFC schools.  The only challenge for the MAC is to find 3 non-conference games to fill the schedules, especially if the Centennial is playing 8 conference games, the NJAC accepts the ACFC schools (including Apprentice) and is playing 9-conference games and the Liberty League is playing 7 conference games.



We have talked about this for a few years and basically makes sence for the Up-State NJAC schools to be absorbed by the E-8 and LL and the ACFC to the NJAC. With the E-8 losing it's AQ next year, I could see something happen like the E-8 taking Cortland and leaving the others in the NJAC. The best for everyone would be like you said, but that scenario being very attractive, IMHO will never happen. Any comments?

Happy Memorial Day to all. God Bless our Vets, our Men and Women currently serving and God Bless America !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[Knightstalker]

The Memorial Day services in Secaucus last Thursday evening and yesterday morning were well attended and went off well.  We have had the same kid playing taps since he was about 12, he is now a Jr or Sr in high school, the kid keeps getting better.  Yesterday the man who has been my mentor in the VFW and a PT boat sailor read the names of all the Secaucus war dead.  As he read each name a Boy Scout placed a flag at the crosses that we erect at the town hall every memorial day.  After the reading of the war dead the town kid played Taps and we raised the flags back to full staff. 

Today the Stalkerette is taking Buddy Poppies to her class and teachers and is going to teach them what the Poppy means to the vets.

Thanks to all who took time to remember the men and women who gave their lives for our freedom.

[Knightstalker]

Ryan Kulick from Rowan is the first D3 player taken in the MLB draft.

[rams1102]

Does anybody have any info on the NJAC for Football this year? How do you think it will shake out?

[catchball]

Does anybody have any info on the NJAC for Football this year? How do you think it will shake out?

I know with the price of gas, there are some Red Hawk Games I won't make    And I think they are gong to be a tough team this year !!

[gordonmann]

We have most, if not all, the NJAC schedules posted:

http://www.d3football.com/conference_info.php?conf=NJAC&year=2008