Atlantic Central Football Conference/Independents

Smashmouth · November 30, 2010, 10:10:56 PM

Quote from: wesleydad on November 29, 2010, 07:04:53 PM
raider68, good question. this offense looks to be hitting on all cylinders right now. that being said the last 2 times wesley played umhb, they struggled to score. in 07 wesley lost 27 - 10, i dont have a photographic memory but i believe there were some turnovers that hurt wesley. in 08 in belton, wesley was totally overwhelmed by what umhb did on defense. the d line totally controlled the game, turnovers also hurt. wesley had no answers that day. it is going to come down to game plan and execution as it does in most close games. which teams coaches figure out what is going to work and which team's players execute it better. then when the game starts, who makes the adjustments to counter what the other team is doing well. i believe that wesley will be able to move the ball, more in the air then on the ground as the secondary seems to be the weakspot for umhb according to their posters on the asc site. if wesley is able to run the ball for 150 yds then i think they win, comfortably, if they play a clean game. much respest for hscoach and his 12.5 line tells me something, maybe that he is crazy, but not likely. this has all the makings of a great game.

Very asute. I also think it may also come down to penalties, turnovers, and of course the special teams. It is always exciting to watch our punt return team. If the forecast holds true, I don't think weather will be much of a factor.

wesleydad · November 30, 2010, 10:18:53 PM

smashmouth, i have not been called astute very often. add an s and drop the tute is more often the term i get. i do have a clue, and it rubs some the wrong way. this is the best team that wesley has had, warick, my son, beavers, lano, etc. have laid the ground work for this team. the coaches who i sometimes disagree with are some of the best in the game and they care about the players which is why i am glad my son went to wesley and why i am glad to tute their horn as often as i can, guess that is where the tute part comes in.

i have had so much fun following d3 football and met so many great people that my wife believes i am crazy, but what else am i going to do on a saturday from sept to mid dec? i wish you and your son good luck, just not this week. hope to meet you saturday.

Smashmouth · November 30, 2010, 10:25:55 PM

Looking forward to it. Don't be fooled by those who claim the Cru are one dimensional. I get a chuckle out of those kind of statements. Granted we have dropped a few passes, and some of them were TD's. But if you were the OC and were ripping the D with the ground game, would you really want to start throwing the ball and get the Oline out of rhythm just for style points?

This game will be a classic.

beenhit2hard · December 01, 2010, 12:27:53 PM

Any Stone Station coming to Wesley this saturday

crufootball · December 01, 2010, 12:32:29 PM

Any word on if thie game will have live video?

Pat Coleman · December 01, 2010, 02:05:41 PM

We're working on it. I feel pretty confident we're going to get there.

Teamski · December 01, 2010, 02:55:36 PM

Man, am I getting pumped up for this game!

-Ski

CRU96 · December 01, 2010, 04:25:30 PM

I believe that this matchup has the makings for a D3 classic. Often overstated, but true, this is a post season rivalry with tension and respect on both sides. Looking forward to saturday.

thewaterboy · December 01, 2010, 04:28:07 PM

wesleydad, I will try to make it out to the tailgating but we havent been much for it this season when we have visited Dover. Its seems to have quieted down a bunch.

Looking forward to Saturday, this week is going really slowly.....

wesleydad · December 01, 2010, 05:20:59 PM

waterboy, i agree. i havent been doing much since i dont know any of the current parents and all the others have gone away. stop out saturday so i can meet you. a couple of folks from bridgewater ( stone station ) are coming up. no fancy tailgating just some socializing before the game.

wesleydad · December 01, 2010, 05:24:59 PM

beenhit2hard, i have been talking to a couple of them on facebook and hal, dennis, and peggy are planning on making the trip. no fancy tailgating, just some socializing before the game. as of now they plan on arriving around 1030 or so. i will let you know if anything changes.

seventiesraider · December 01, 2010, 11:32:24 PM

Quote from: beenhit2hard on December 01, 2010, 12:27:53 PM

Any Stone Station coming to Wesley this saturday

Ten additional minutes of driving from Roanoke you could be at the Mount Union/Alfred game, but then why would you want to?

beenhit2hard · December 02, 2010, 07:43:24 AM

70's

When I drive to Roanoke from the Island,,it is only about 20 miles different than the trip from Alliance to Roanoke,,and I never leave the state of Va,, I can make Wesley in 2 hours ,,alliance is 9 hours from here,,,and this should be a GREAT game this weekend !!

MCSID · December 02, 2010, 01:27:13 PM

D3 fans can watch the D3 Senior Classic Live or Archived at: http://www.knoxivi.com/d3classic

wesleydad · December 02, 2010, 08:06:08 PM

awful quiet in here. big game this weekend and no chatter. pawesleyfan, where have you gone? hope your hip and back are better so you can make the game this week.

as for the game, time to break it down. strong o, mostly run against strong d against both, advantage wesley. balanced o against a strong d which has to guess what is going to happen. advantage wesley. i venture to guess that umhb has not palyed against a defense like the one they will see this weekend nor against an offense as balanced as this one. special teams probably goes to umhb based on stats. weather has to favor wesley, doesnt get this cold in texas. the wind will be in the 10 - 20 range, annoying again. in the end, d wins games and wesley has a very good ones. keep it clean with no turnovers or bad penalties and wesley wins this one, 27 - 13. see you on saturday.