Atlantic Central Football Conference/Independents

[Teamski]

Cummings made a huge difference in this one - great blocking and seemed to give the offense some much needed confidence.  Nice to see a more balanced attack and the running game improving.  Still things to correct, but definitely not nearly as frustrating as the first few.

There is no doubt that he is having fun this year.  He's paid his dues, that is for sure.  Add the fact that he is a monster......

-Ski

[Teamski]

Wow, Huntingdon has a 3 week break in the middle of the season??  Their next game is against Wesley on the 27th!!  Intriguing.

-Ski

[jknezek]

Yeah. 2 bye weeks. Hard to fill out those schedules as an independent as I'm sure Wesley knows. Bummer that both byes come back to back, but it does give them lots of time to prepare for Wesley.

[SUADC]

Yeah. 2 bye weeks. Hard to fill out those schedules as an independent as I'm sure Wesley knows. Bummer that both byes come back to back, but it does give them lots of time to prepare for Wesley.

Maybe to much time.

[Teamski]

Yeah. 2 bye weeks. Hard to fill out those schedules as an independent as I'm sure Wesley knows. Bummer that both byes come back to back, but it does give them lots of time to prepare for Wesley.

To be honest, I wouldn't want that much of a break.  Remember when the Big 10 always had issues going up against other conferences with a championship game before the bowls?  I think Wesley will have a distinct advantage going into the game.

-Ski

[DGPugh]

"I think Wesley will have a distinct advantage going into the game."

2 wks is too long to be off, and independents have it tough scheduling (as yall know), i believe the whole Huntingdon Family is looking forward to the USA South.

as far as that 'advantage going into the game'.......... i have watched games for all 10 yrs of our program, and the teams that Wesley have brought to Montgomery are the best D-3 or NAIA teams i have ever seen, with the exception of the ones i have seen in the Stagg
(and the Wesly teams were equal to the Stagg teams)

keep the faith

[DE Wesley Fan]

Two weeks is an awfully long break, but don't forget that Wesely will be traveling to AL just a week after having a game in CA.  Back to back trips like that have to be exhausting.  In any case, it should be another good game for both teams.

[wesleydad]

just got back from my trip to bridgewater.  looking at the stats it seems as though wesley had a balanced attack which is what we have been calling for from the start.  seems like Sot ran the ball a little from other posts, sorry did not line item the stats, to see how much, but in my opinion any running will help.  looks to be a nice win for the team as bir south gave them a good battle.  3 - 1 against ranked teams at this point is rather impressive and can only help should they win out.  if they are able to run the ball and the o line improves wesley will be a tough out for anyone including UMHB.  figure to have to beat them to win the south, but maybe wesley gets shipped elsewhere and maybe we meet them in the semis instead.  I know I am looking ahead but if all things play out Wesley and UMHB are 2 of the top 4 teams in the country in my opinion.

[Hawks88]

Hawks 88
did you get to Jackson ?
I had to work today and was unable to watch/listen.
the stat looks like the Hawks showed up played like we seem to against Millsaps (we are 4-1 against them including 2-0 against Duboise coached teams)

I drew a short straw next weekend, but am still going to try to make the Wesley game.
i hope we can just show up and give them a good game for all 4 quarters. It looks like Wesley is hitting on all 4 cylinders.

keep the faith

DGP,
Just got back to Lovely Village a few minutes ago(though it doesn't sound like it was too lovely for the Tigers today). A long but happy drive home. The Hawks played awesome today, gave up a lot of yards but made plays when needed. Offense was hitting on all cylinders. Wish we could bottle that up and save the momentum over two open weeks. Hopefully we can find a way to stay sharp over that time. Hope to see you at the Wesley game.

Go Hawks!

[wesleydad]

just took a little time and looked at the play by play and drive summaries to see how the game played out.  The first thing that stands out to me is the length of the wesley drives.  3 nice long ones for scores.  that bodes well come playoff time.  It also seems that wesley had to do that since the Bir South punter seemed to pin them deep for most of the game.  36 mins of TOP is excellent.  The running game did enough to allow Sot to throw the ball well and likely also allowed him more time.  The one long TD pass hurts, but against good teams you are likely to give up one or 2 big plays each game, limit what they do the rest of the game and you get the win.  Holding Bir South to only 17 shows that the D continues to improve and will make it tough on anyone to score more than 20.  If Wesley does not turn the ball over, only 1 yesterday, they will be tough to beat.  Offensively they will score and it will take a good D to keep them under 20.  Looks like the week off really helped as we hoped it would.  Keep improving and this could be a really fun run again.  Still believe that they are one of the top 4 or 5 teams in the country and yesterday's result did nothing to change that feeling.

[DE Wesley Fan]

Wesleydad - couldn't agree more with your observations.  The drive at the end of the first half was a thing of beauty as well - run with a sense of urgency but not rushed, good job getting the plays in and marched down the field.   Not only was an appearance of a running game long overdue, but it was successful because Jahad, Howe and Robinson were all used.  Also did a nice job of play calling to get them involved in the passing game.    Overall the o-line did a much better job, but it was very wise to have Cummings in so often to act as an additional blocker and I think that gave Justin more confidence too.  Receivers dropped a few very catchable balls, but also made great efforts in catching some others.  Defensively, it looks like more players are healthy which allowed for a series to series rotation at a number of positions and that certainly paid off by keeping them fresh in the 4th quarter.  Now we just need to stay healthy, focused, and not take these next couple games for granted.

Up until this game I really wasn't confident we could put all the pieces together for a long run into the playoffs (hopeful, but not confident).  Now I completely agree with you that we are a top contender and I like our chances going up against anybody.

[Teamski]

I don't usually complain about rankings, but I find it funny that Wesley isn't ahead of UWW considering the fact that they have faced 4 ranked teams so far this year and lost to then 4th ranked UMHB.  Legacy is a hard thing, I guess.

-Ski

[SUADC]

I don't usually complain about rankings, but I find it funny that Wesley isn't ahead of UWW considering the fact that they have faced 4 ranked teams so far this year and lost to then 4th ranked UMHB.  Legacy is a hard thing, I guess.

-Ski

I can agree with that, you can also say something on the lines when comparing MUC and UMHB, the schedule kind of speak for itself. However, the rankings are only opinions and we have the rest of the season and playoffs. IMHO, the south should have the overall #1 seed, looking at how things are thus far.

[PA_wesleyfan]

Ski

That's the same group that Puts ST Thomas above Wesley every year in the final poll. Don't let it bother you. And if you look at the pts UWW and Wesely both lost some pts. this weeek

[thewaterboy]

Interesting 2 a.m. stat: Wesley's opponents are a combined 18-3. Minus the Wesley game, 4 of them would be still undefeated (UMHB, Salibury, BSC, LC), and 1 of them is still undefeated with the Wesley game included (UMHB).

UMHB's opponents are a combined 15-5, and Mount Union's are a combined 5-15.

Just food for thought Good night all!