Salisbury had a very strong defensive effort this week, offensively it looked like it was the first game of the season, they moved the ball well at times but stalled when it counted.  If the defense can keep it up and the O can start rolling they have a chance to be pretty good.

Salisbury has posted their 2010 roster including incoming freshman.  Some talented freshman on the way in and it looks like they addressed some areas of concern.   Here's the link:

http://www.suseagulls.com/sports/fball/2010-11/roster

Salisbury is still listed as having 9 games on their website...

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Sadly enough, I was not taken in this year's supplemental draft. 

Rumor has it that Pep was checked out by the Raiders to compete for the # 1 QB spot.  Of course, after Al Davis found out Pep graduated High School two years before he did, negotiations fell through...

The only reason Pep was being checked out by the Raiders is because Al "The Game Has Passed Me By" Davis wanted a mature individual leading his team's offense. Negotiations fell through when Pep informed him he had never played QB and had always been a WR. Pep's pops would have been proud of Pep to wear the silver and black...his favorite team!

Long live George Blanda!

(and....On Saxon Warriors!)

I was a big Raiders fan as a kid and I too would be proud to have Pep in the Silver and Black!!

George Blanda- Never saw him play but anyone who could throw a touchdown pass then kick the extra point is definitely an all around great!! 

I mean, there's always Doug Flutie- dropkicking a field goal for the Pats haha- but I wouldn't exactly say his career lived up to the hype as Boston's main man after the '84 Heisman win...

George Blanda was definitely an all-time great, stepping in often to fill in for Darryl Lamonica/Ken Stabler etc... when needed and doing a good job at it into his late forties.  I remember having his Topps football card and it being one of my favorites because he resembled a younger version of my grandfather....only wish he would have been a Steeler and not a Raider   

Quote from: Gargantuan Gull on July 02, 2010, 09:52:27 PM
Maryland

Maryland has 2 D1 schools (football), Maryland and Navy and 1 D1AA school, Towson.  Maryland has 1 D2 school Bowie State.  Maryland has 4 D3 schools (Salisbury, Frostburg, McDaniel, and starting in 2010/2011 Stevenson).  Maryland is a growing state (one of the few on the east coast due to Washington DC and the growth that comes with that) and only has a few options for their kids to play D1/D1AA/D2/D3 comparatively.....Pennsylvania for instance has the entire PSAC for D2, quite a few D3 schools and Pitt, Penn State, Temple, Duquesne, Lafayette, Lehigh, Robert Morris, Villanova, and probably a few that I am forgetting that play D1 or D1AA football.  If Maryland kids want to play football in college they often have to go out of state to do so....More D3 schools would also allow Salisbury, Frostburg, Stevenson, Wesley, etc....form/join a conference that would allow them to play games closer to home rather than having to join the Empire 8 for football for an AQ bid. 

Forgot John Hopkins in the D3 group...

Maryland

Maryland has 2 D1 schools (football), Maryland and Navy and 1 D1AA school, Towson.  Maryland has 1 D2 school Bowie State.  Maryland has 4 D3 schools (Salisbury, Frostburg, McDaniel, and starting in 2010/2011 Stevenson).  Maryland is a growing state (one of the few on the east coast due to Washington DC and the growth that comes with that) and only has a few options for their kids to play D1/D1AA/D2/D3 comparatively.....Pennsylvania for instance has the entire PSAC for D2, quite a few D3 schools and Pitt, Penn State, Temple, Duquesne, Lafayette, Lehigh, Robert Morris, Villanova, and probably a few that I am forgetting that play D1 or D1AA football.  If Maryland kids want to play football in college they often have to go out of state to do so....More D3 schools would also allow Salisbury, Frostburg, Stevenson, Wesley, etc....form/join a conference that would allow them to play games closer to home rather than having to join the Empire 8 for football for an AQ bid. 

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Salisbury sports moving up the ladder...

Salisbury University Athletic News 
June 23, 2010


DALLAS – On Wednesday, the Salisbury University athletics program was recognized by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) as one of the best programs in the country, finishing the 2009-10 season ranked ninth in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Division III Final Standings.

SU finds itself in familiar territory with the top 10 ranking. The Sea Gulls were ranked No. 8 at the conclusion of the fall season after the Salisbury University women's field hockey team captured the program's fifth national championship and two other teams (men's soccer, volleyball) advanced to the NCAA tournament.

In the spring, the women's lacrosse team added to Salisbury's point totals by capturing the program's first-ever national title. Additionally, the trio of seniors Delannie Spriggs (Owings, Md.), Cory Beebe (Medina, Ohio) and Brandon Fugett (Randallstown, Md.) placed second overall at the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships. Three other Sea Gull teams (baseball, men's lacrosse, softball) also advanced to the NCAA tournament, giving Salisbury a grand total of 673.25 points in the final standings. 

This year's No. 9 ranking marks Salisbury's highest finish in Directors' Cup standings. Previously, SU's highest ranking was 11th at the end of the 2004-05 season. 310 Division III teams earned points in this year's standings.

The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in up to 18 sports -- nine women's and nine men's.

Also see:

Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Final Standings

Previous Salisbury University Directors' Cup Ranks

Year       Final Place
1995-96: 51st
1996-97: 25th
1997-98: 45th
1998-99: 34th
1999-00: 18th
2000-01: 15th
2001-02: 54th
2002-03: 18th
2003-04: 12th
2004-05: 11th
2005-06: 24th
2006-07: 36th
2007-08: 23rd
2008-09: 23rd
2009-10: 9th

Quote from: TGP on June 16, 2010, 12:19:37 PM
Interesting article in today's WSJ re rearranging college football conference like the way English Premier Soccer is organized:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704009804575308782794344398.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_sports

One of the best "new ideas" out there.  Unfortunately, I don't think that it would work because of the tradition that the conferences have right now, plus the power that the big conferences hold over the BCS process.  If they can't get something that makes as much sense as a playoff thru they will never get an idea like this off the ground. 

The Consensus Draft Services (CDS) came out with their preseason 1st and 2nd team D3 All American Teams.  2 Wesley players on the team.  Here is the link http://cdsdraft.com/aa.php?team=Division%20III

Here is the list in case the link doesn't work:

2010 CDS Division III Preseason All-American Teams
FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE
QB Donald McKillop, 5'11", 216, Middlebury
WR Jared Jenkins, 6'3", 211, Wisconsin-Stevens Point
WR Cecil Shorts III, 6'1", 195, Mount Union
RB Justin Fuller, 6'0", 216, Bridgewater State
RB Johrone Bunch, 6'0", 190, Mount Ida (Jr.)
TE Sean MCAndrew, 6'3", 250, Wesley
OT Mike Long, 6'2", 270, Delaware Valley
OG Matt Weber, 6'3", 285, Wisconsin-Whitewater
C Josh Ostrue, 6'4", 305, St. Thomas (MN)
OG Anthony Moore, 5'10", 280, N.C. Wesleyan
OT Ben Hume, 6'4", 285, Centre (Jr.)
K Bradley Marchese, John Carroll (So.)
KR Fritz Waldvogel, St. Thomas (MN) (Jr.)
DEFENSE
DE Eddie Vallery, 6'2", 220, Wittenberg
DT Robert Champion, 6'1", 292, North Central (IL)
DT Paul Nishizaki, 5'11", 280, Linfield
DE Matt Lunder, 6'2', 250, Wisconsin-Stevens Point
LB Kyle Gesswin, 6'2", 228, Delaware Valley
LB Kyle McGivney, 6'2", 222, Luther
LB Tony Baratti, 5'11", 232, Beloit
LB Tyler Russell, 6'1", 222, Worcester State
DB Craig Sedunov, 6'0", 190, Washington & Jefferson
DB Darnell Williams, 6'2", 222, Wisconsin Lutheran
DB Bill Doody, 6'2", 215, Hampden-Sydney
DB Kurt Reder, 5'9", 170, Ripon
P Tyler Funk, Carthage (Jr.)
PR Fritz Waldvogel, St. Thomas (MN) (Jr.)
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB Alex Tanney, 6'3", 203, Monmouth (IL)
WR Daniel Passafiume, 5'9", 175, Hanover (Jr.)
WR Michael Zweifel, 6'0", 190, Dubuque
RB Levell Coppage, 5'7", 180, Wisconsin-Whitewater (Jr.)
RB Ben Wartman, 6'1", 208, St. Thomas (MN)
TE Josh Pronschinske, 6'5", 230, Augsburg
OT Koby Parker, 6'3, 290, Hardin Simmons
OG Chase Estepp, 6'2", 280, Manchester
C Dustin Davis, 6'2", 285, Mary Hardin-Baylor
OG Robbie Ustruck, 6'2", 280, Wisconsin-Whitewater
OT Randy Gerber, 6'4", 330, Cal Lutheran
K Garrett Biel, Trinity (TX) (So.)
KR John Kavanagh, Washington & Lee (Jr.)
DEFENSE
DE Eric Hedin, 6'6", 245, Linfield
DT Zach Bleiler, 6'5", 272, Lebanon Valley
DT Adam Kattoua, 6'0", 270, Wittenberg
DE William Riggenbach, 6'1", 230, Hampden-Sydney
LB/DE Chris Dalecki, 6'1", 225, Husson (Jr.)
LB Sam Kershaw, 6'0", 230, Mount Union
LB Tyler Vlasak, 5'11", 230, Puget Sound
LB Will Hawkins, 6'2", 230, Millsaps
DB Jordan Nelson, 5'9", 170, Guilford
DB Nate Heard, 6'0", 180, Wisconsin-Oshkosh
DB Aaron Benson, 5'10", 197, Wesley
DB Brandon Brown, 5'9", 190, Wasington in St. Louis
P Jared Jenkins, Wisconsin-Stevens Point
PR Jordan Rideaux, Louisiana College
Note: All players are seniors unless otherwise noted.

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Quote from: Gargantuan Gull on June 13, 2010, 07:17:21 PM
My guess is that if the PAC 10 goes to 16, the Big 10 follows suit and the ACC and SEC join the parade.  If that happens the ACC will lose a few to the SEC, and the SEC and ACC will then devour the Big East.  I would not be suprised to see the other conferences (CUSA, MAC, Sunbelt and Mounain West) try to follow suit picking up the leftovers from the Big East and Big 12 to reach 16 teams each to try to at least stay somewhat competitive from a television money standpoint.  As it currently stands 3 of the 4 remaining could go to 16 (64 teams from the Big 10, PAC 10, SEC and ACC and 48 teams from the other three) which would leave 10 or so teams for the last remaining conference...)  If the model proves successful it may trickle down to other divisions...

Switching divisions requires at least 5 years, so the process is not easy.

Didn't know that.  Are you referring to D3, or all divisions....it seems as if Nebraska is moving to the Big 10 next year or maybe 2012?

My guess is that if the PAC 10 goes to 16, the Big 10 follows suit and the ACC and SEC join the parade.  If that happens the ACC will lose a few to the SEC, and the SEC and ACC will then devour the Big East.  I would not be suprised to see the other conferences (CUSA, MAC, Sunbelt and Mounain West) try to follow suit picking up the leftovers from the Big East and Big 12 to reach 16 teams each to try to at least stay somewhat competitive from a television money standpoint.  As it currently stands 3 of the 4 remaining could go to 16 (64 teams from the Big 10, PAC 10, SEC and ACC and 48 teams from the other three) which would leave 10 or so teams for the last remaining conference...)  If the model proves successful it may trickle down to other divisions...

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We used to be able to amuse ourselves with Indians after basketball was over but they've been done since Spring Training 

Hey, you've now won four straight!  You're NOT the 2003 Detroit Tigers!

Thank God for the Nationals

What are you guys complaining about? You could be Oriole fans. At least your team has been fairly good within the lifetime of this year's high school graduates. 

The Nationals have nothing on my Pirates...........18 years of losing and nothing that makes me think that it will end anytime soon.  The Nationals just knocked the Bucs around in DC......

Sounds good.  I should reach that soon, maybe today....Thanks for the info.