Atlantic Central Football Conference/Independents

[cnusfinest54]

Understand me when I say this but I don't feel bad for Salisbury. SU will go on eventually good players come and go thats just the nature of the game. I really feel bad for DJ though. Being a player of his caliber it is going to kill him every Saturday to see his team play while he is on crutches. And the worst thing about it is that this is his senior year. Every other senior on teams besides the team that wins the NC will look back on their career and say that they gave it their all and will still leave the field sad because the ultimate goal was not accomplished. But when you get injured and you don't even have the chance to make a difference for your team it has to hurt 10 times worse. Being a player that was pretty good in my playing days and having to deal with multiple injuries myself. People say what they want but when your hurt you don't really feel like your apart of the team anymore. You were once a leader and now your confined to the training room and the far corner of practice with the rest of the injured players. Most of whom are there because they don't play and just want a excuse to miss practice. I hope DJs teammates really go out of their way to show him that he still matters because from a guy that used to get all of the attention, a player won't admit it but he will feel left out. With that being said SU still has enough talent to make it in the playoffs but their room for error has decreased tremendously.

[acfcposter]

cnusfinest:

Great post! I totally agree with you when you mentioned that DJ's teammates really need to rally around him. In addition, I would like to see the entire University go out of their way to support the kid in the classroom. He has done alot for the University by putting Salisbury back on the D3 football map. It would be very easy for DJ to get so down about his injury that he forgets about his studies. I hope that Coach Wood and the rest of the faculty make sure that he leaves with a degree. I wish him nothing but the best!

[njlincolnlion]

acfcposter & cnusfinest:

I couldn't agree with you all more concerning DJ's injury and the impact it will have on him and the team.  From what I understand, DJ is a pretty good student, and as previously posted he needs to focus on graduating and remaining an inspiration to his football team.  Dealing with unexpected situations is part of the maturation process that college students go through.  I sincerely hope that DJ continues to grow from this incident and moves forward in life the way he runs the option.

[Bigtoe75]

It is no fluke that Salisbury's program rose from the ashes when Dustin Johnson became the starting QB his freshman year.  He has meant a lot to the school and the football program.  He was on pace to really have an incredible season with over 100 yards rushing in every game.   

[Bigtoe75]

Finally anarticle about the Gulls from the Daily Times.

http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050929/SPORTS/509290303/1006

[luvapontiac]

Weekend outlook:

Newport 17 at Salisbury 14
Brockport 35 Ithaca 10
Frostburg State 20 Buffalo State 13
Seton Hill 24 Wesley 14

[theone]

hey luvapnotiac.......

what makes you think that wesley and salisbury will lose this weekend?!?!?

[luvapontiac]

I dunno, just a prediction. I was wrong so much last week, I figured I had better make some changes. Salisbury just played poorly, and Wesley I figured was ripe for the upset. Of course I could be wrong, but that is my gut feeling for the week. I have no problem with Wesley, I just figured Seton Hill was due for a big road win.

[PA_wesleyfan]

Salisbury over NN ( Salisbury probably way up for this game to prove they can with without DJ)
    Ithaca over Brockport ( I'd love the upset here if Brockport was home ) Actually watched Felicetti play all his H.S. games.Was a good passer then too.
     Frostburg over Buffalo ( Frostburg seems to have a better D but if Buffalo can throw the ball this might change)
      Wesley over Seton Hill ( Warrick throwing for over 300 yrds/game. BUT it is family day at Seton Hill and they played Mc Daniel tough ) 

[njlincolnlion]

Bigtoe75:

Thanks for the link about Dustin.  Are any of the SU posters planning on going to the game Saturday?  My wife and I are heading down from North Jersey early Saturday Morning.

I hope Coach Wood has the special team prepared this week.  Everyone is going to have to play at potential to compensate for the loss of DJ.  I really feel going into the game without DJ and with it Homecoming/Family Day, the Gulls have something to prove.

[luvapontiac]

I was going to for homecoming...but I got free tickets to the Virginia-Maryland game instead. Love Salisbury...but I had to go for the Terps this time!

[pg04]

Score Update:

Brockport 10
Ithaca 14

Halftime

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Salisbury  56

Newport News 6

9:00 to go in the 3rd quarter

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Salisbury 63

Newport News 6

Freshman Qb for Salisbury just ran it in for a td.

5:23 to go in the 3rd quarter

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Sailsbury 77

Newport News 6

12:01 in the 4th quarter.

They just broke the school record for points scored.