Atlantic Central Football Conference/Independents

[XSUGull]

Congratulations to Bryan Robinson. Byron Westbrook resigned with the Washington Redskins at the end of last year so that puts two ACFC alums on preseason NFL rosters.

[Teamski]

Here I get on to break the news and sure enough, I get trumped!  I hope Robinson can make it through training camp in into a playing position! 

-Ski

[muledaddy]

Just a note of sincere congratulations to B. Robinson for having gotten the chance. Best of luck.
give it your all, and the rest is up to God.I know my 195 lb Mule couldn't block you
when you spent most of the day in our backfield. It was obvious that you were the most special of a special  group of kids, the Wolverines. Show those pros you belong.

[repete]

A nice pickup for Wesley ... a real-deal player from a great HS program.

[PA_wesleyfan]

repete

  Looks like a kid that turned it around a bit. If he can play I am sure he'll get some time. Will be tough with two 1000 rushers back.

Wesley has just three home games in 2008 and 6 in region games. Two tuff road games to start. At CNU and Del Val. They also play conference foes FSU and SSU on the road.   Iona, Webber International (FLA), Lake Erie (all on the road)and Conference foe NNA are non region games. Widener and Gallaudet

NNASid

The Builders are homecoming again this year.



 

[Hampton U SID]

Yeah...I spoke to Coach Drass a couple weeks ago about that.  We're going at 1:15 that day with both you and Del State having homecoming that day.

[Teamski]

repete

  Looks like a kid that turned it around a bit. If he can play I am sure he'll get some time. Will be tough with two 1000 rushers back.

Wesley has just three home games in 2008 and 6 in region games. Two tuff road games to start. At CNU and Del Val. They also play conference foes FSU and SSU on the road.   Iona, Webber International (FLA), Lake Erie (all on the road)and Conference foe NNA are non region games. Widener and Gallaudet

NNASid

The Builders are homecoming again this year.



 

Wow, that is going be rough!!!  It really shows how tough it was for coach Drass to have to settle for a road schedule like that.  It will be a true test of the Wolverines' mettle!!  I'll have to see what I can do about getting to some of the away games.....

-Ski

[PA_wesleyfan]

 Ski

The Salisbury game is an easy trip for you. And if things shake out could be for a bid to the playoffs. The Del Val game is a two hr trip from  Dover 

[rams1102]

Wesley / Salisbury / Frostburg / Fans,

You can talk about the 100 person roster and anything else you want, but the best thing to do is abolish the ACFC which will never get an AQ, and join the NJAC. You can make any negative  comment you want, but reality is what it is. We all know that Cortland or B-Port will jump from the NJAC to join the  E-8. They(E-8) need the AQ in 2009. Trust me it will happen. We do not need to get into the logistics, but we all know what needs to happen. The question is, will It?

[PA_wesleyfan]

Wesley / Salisbury / Frostburg / Fans,

You can talk about the 100 person roster and anything else you want, but the best thing to do is abolish the ACFC which will never get an AQ, and join the NJAC. You can make any negative  comment you want, but reality is what it is. We all know that Cortland or B-Port will jump from the NJAC to join the  E-8. They(E-8) need the AQ in 2009. Trust me it will happen. We do not need to get into the logistics, but we all know what needs to happen. The question is, will It?

rams

I don't see it happening. The CAC does have 3 schools Wesley,Salisbury and Gallaudet with football, If Frostburg applies and gets in along with Villa Julia adding football thats 5 core members. Add NewPort News to the mix and grab two  new programs you end up with an auto bid.
  And the 100 roster limit does play into the equation. It's an economical necessity for some schools. Do the math. 30 to 50  or more players at 20k + . That's a whole lot of money for a private institution.
  Not only that but there has been some conjecture that the SUNY schools may all join together to create their own football conference. Then we have another mass movement from one league to another. 

[Ralph Turner]

Wesley / Salisbury / Frostburg / Fans,

You can talk about the 100 person roster and anything else you want, but the best thing to do is abolish the ACFC which will never get an AQ, and join the NJAC. You can make any negative  comment you want, but reality is what it is. We all know that Cortland or B-Port will jump from the NJAC to join the  E-8. They(E-8) need the AQ in 2009. Trust me it will happen. We do not need to get into the logistics, but we all know what needs to happen. The question is, will It?

rams

I don't see it happening. The CAC does have 3 schools Wesley,Salisbury and Gallaudet with football, If Frostburg applies and gets in along with Villa Julia adding football thats 5 core members. Add NewPort News to the mix and grab two  new programs you end up with an auto bid.
  And the 100 roster limit does play into the equation. It's an economical necessity for some schools. Do the math. 30 to 50  or more players at 20k + . That's a whole lot of money for a private institution.
  Not only that but there has been some conjecture that the SUNY schools may all join together to create their own football conference. Then we have another mass movement from one league to another. 

pawesleyan, I respectfully disagree with your assertions about the CAC getting to the AQ in football.

We have heard nothing of Frostburg leaving the AMCC to join the CAC as a full member.  (The travel for the remaining 10-14 sports makes no sense at all.)

Gallaudet has been on probation in the CAC recently, and is looking to the North Atlantic Conference to join as a football affiliate.  From a sense of football success, I think that Gallaudet will have more success in football in the North Atlantic Conference, even with the travel, than playing against Wesley Salisbury and Frostburg.  From a CAC sense in keeping the 4 core members, they are not a consistent program on which to place the hopes of an AQ.

Newport News is an NCAA-affiliate member, not a full NCAA member.  They do not fill the requirements of the Capital AC.  I have not seen any legislation that says that NNA fills the requirement of a conference affiliate in football.

We haven't seen the anymore releases on the progress of VJC football.  (Please submits hyperlinks to any new reports.)

At this point, we have heard nothing from the Capital AC concerning adding football.  (The most recent conference meetings have concluded across the country.)

I have been the one outlining the thought that the SUNYAC could form the core members and attract the 3 affiliates, but now that the E-8 has opened the doors to SUNYAC schools, I think that that has pre-empted the need for the SUNYAC to add football.

Wesley may be caught in its dilemma of where to go and what to do. I understand the value of 30-50 more players playing football at Wesley.

I don't know where to find three more football affiliates.

Can you name three schools who might leave where they are now and join the CAC as football affiliates?

I double-dog dare ya!   

[Pat Coleman]

Shenandoah and Christopher Newport if the GSAC's southern wing joins the USAC -- and Ralph, check your math or his math. He's not counting Newport News as a team for the AQ.

There's some value in banding together under the CAC banner rather than the ACFC banner anyway, I think, even if you're short of an AQ.

[PA_wesleyfan]

Doggoneit.. I lost my whole response... I re-respond later Ralph..

[Pat Coleman]

If I were Tim Russert with the proverbial white board on election night, this is my "AQ math" to get the CAC to seven.

Wesley, Salisbury and Gallaudet are already in the league.
Frostburg is a fit geographically. There are no fits for this league philosophically, as it's all over the map.
Villa Julie is still talking positively about football, if not openly.
That's five core members, meaning Gallaudet's shaky football status is covered from that perspective.
If USA Great South goes through and the USAC's northern outliers don't want to travel to Huntingdon and LaGrange every other year in every sport, then Christopher Newport and Shenandoah are good additions for the CAC as full members.

This geography could, unfortunately, push York in a different direction, perhaps to the CSAC or if they can heal the bad feelings, the MAC.

I wonder if Hood, as a former women's school, is thinking about football?

[PA_wesleyfan]

Pat

I have read that some of the PnAC, all non football playing schools, were moving to the MAC. I suppose that fills some of the other sports holes left by defections last year.