Atlantic Central Football Conference/Independents

Hampton U SID · October 10, 2005, 09:05:20 AM

PA wesley: It was actually longer going up there Friday...took us 7 hours compared to 6-ish coming back.

When you get a bounce like they did....off the right upright on the second PAT attempt....hey...that's why they play the game.

Now I see a top 25 team coming in here for the Oyster Bowl.....wow.

Congrats Wesley fans on a top 25 ranking.

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Congrats ACFC fans on 2 top 25 teams

njlincolnlion · October 10, 2005, 10:44:40 AM

Two ACFC teams in the d3 top 25. Congratulations to Salisbury and Wesley. Has this ever occurred before for the conference, and if so when, and who were the teams?

The Gulls/Wloverines game wold have national implications if both teams enter the showdown ranked.

Pat Coleman · October 10, 2005, 11:55:33 AM

It doesn't look like the ACFC has ever had two teams in the Top 25 at the same time, no. Brockport dropped out when Salisbury got in last year.

njlincolnlion · October 10, 2005, 01:40:55 PM

Pat:

Thanks for that information, so it looks like this week is a historic one for the ACFC getting two teams into the d3 top 25.

BTW, Pat, any opinions as to who the ACFC may look at to replace Buffalo State when they leave for the NJAC?

Pat Coleman · October 10, 2005, 02:54:43 PM

Not really. The only school I've heard of that has interest in joining the league doesn't yet have football, so I would say any change is a long way off.

Ralph Turner · October 10, 2005, 03:56:41 PM

njlincolnlion, Has Lincoln ever had a football team?

njlincolnlion · October 10, 2005, 04:41:10 PM

Ralph:

Lincoln last fielded a football team in the mid fifties i believe. There is a tremendous amount of activity and discussion amongst the Alumni and Administration about bringing football back. Dicussions have centered around a club team in two to three years. Geographically, Lincoln would be near other ACFC schools as well as the PAC conferences and NJAC.

Ralph Turner · October 10, 2005, 04:52:00 PM

Lincoln, I would hate to stop at a club team...maybe club the first year, but with the right alumni support you could do it. And with your track team, I can imagine the team you would field.

The ASC's Texas Lutheran, East Texas Baptist, Mary Hardin-Baylor and Louisiana College plus Huntingdon and (next year) LaGrange are doing it.

Only University of Dallas in their attempt to field a club team in 2002 has failed to get initial interest.

The ACFC would love to have you, especially if Brockport migrates somewhere else!

njlincolnlion · October 11, 2005, 09:32:56 AM

Ralph:

I believe the plan at Lincoln is to go the club route for a year and then field a team that is compliant to NCAA rules and regulations.

You make an excellent point regarding the potential use of Track athletes on the football squad (provided they have some football talent), since you can't teach speed. As the defending d3 NCAA mens outdoor champion, and with an additional 12 other mens NCAA Track championships(Indoors & Outdoors), it's a great pipeline for a football team.

njlincolnlion · October 11, 2005, 12:11:29 PM

nnsid:

That seemed like a tough loss to Ursinus. I was watching the Delaware/Hofstra game on TV and it was a quagmire in Newark, Delaware. I can only imagine what the conditions were like up in Collegeville, PA.

It seems like rather "heady days" in the ACFC with Both Salisbury and Wesley in the top 25.

Hampton U SID · October 11, 2005, 02:57:09 PM

FB gods are not with you when they bank in the extra point attempt off the upright and it drops behind the cross bar.

Hampton U SID · October 11, 2005, 04:48:29 PM

UPDATE UPDATE

Saturday's Oyster Bowl game with Wesley has been shifted from Darling Stadium to Apprentice Field.

Same game time,,,different location.

njlincolnlion · October 12, 2005, 11:10:44 AM

Dr. Seagull, are you out there or are we going to have to put out an APB on you?

luvapontiac · October 12, 2005, 12:11:53 PM

Predictions for this weekend

Wesley 28 Newport 10
Salisbury 35 Buffalo State 6
Thomas More 20 Frostburg State 13

njlincolnlion · October 12, 2005, 04:48:45 PM

Hey Luv:

How have you been? You think SeaGull Stadium will be in shape for the game Saturday? I'm in Northern New Jersey and it's looks like I'll need a row boat to get home tonight, and the forecast calls for rain up until Friday night.

Hopefully, with the bye, the Gulls are well rested and prepared for the BuffaloState Bengals. If I not mistaken, this is Buff State's last year in the ACFC before moving over to the NJAC, so hopefully Salisbury can send them out with a loss.