Atlantic Central Football Conference/Independents

[PA_wesleyfan]

Haha Jim!!!

Too bad we miss ya up here!!

Yeah - and now that we moved our game with Wesley till November .... just imagining what the wind will be next year...lol

Brisk!!!!

[bleedpurple]

You can tell when the UWW fans are around.. Everyone starts losing Karma.. what a bunch of whiney babies!!!

Kind of a broad brush you paint with PA.  I don't know who is doing what with karma, but I know I've not dinged any. Since you've chosen to refer to UWW fans as "a bunch of whiney babies", I'll go ahead and engage on your board. Not in whining or talking about canons or shoes or injuries or how many rings my Mount Union friend has or how many thousands of miles I've traveled going to D3 games.

I'm just going to let my Linfield friends know my honest opinion without sugar-coating it (as a "popular" Wesley poster likes to say).

Linfield fans, the Wesley backers love to point to how talented and skilled and fast their team plays. And to a degree that is true. However, I have watched Wesley a number of times and the story is always the same.  Here is what the Wesley folks won't tell you:

1. While Wesley is far superior athletically to most of the teams they play in the regular season, they really "aren't all that" when playing a top team nationally.   
2. Their interior offensive and defensive line play does not usually match up well for 60 minutes against UW-W. If Linfield is strong in these areas, they should be fine.
3. Most importantly, in each of the games I've seen, Wesley plays the stupidest football and is the least disciplined team I have ever seen. Play fundamentally sound, fast, hard, and through the whistle for 60 minutes and watch them implode.
4. Linfield wins this game. And if they don't, it's OK because Wesley will lose it.

[PA_wesleyfan]

bleedpurple
Thank you for making my point!!!!

[Teamski]

1. While Wesley is far superior athletically to most of the teams they play in the regular season, they really "aren't all that" when playing a top team nationally.   
2. Their interior offensive and defensive line play does not usually match up well for 60 minutes against UW-W. If Linfield is strong in these areas, they should be fine.
3. Most importantly, in each of the games I've seen, Wesley plays the stupidest football and is the least disciplined team I have ever seen. Play fundamentally sound, fast, hard, and through the whistle for 60 minutes and watch them implode.
4. Linfield wins this game. And if they don't, it's OK because Wesley will lose it.

Interesting.  Wesley plays "stupid" football to reach the semis on an almost annual basis.  Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.     Sure enough, before I even posted this, I got Karma sniped.  Lovely.


-Ski

[D O.C.]

Pretty sure the LINFIELD President and the Athletic Director will be on the team charter. How about someone from Wesley invite some CEO's from the credit card companies and the banks to sponsor a home - home series between the combatants the next few years?
The angle for them could be REAL student athletes.
(BTW,Delaware is "only" 8.1% unemployment while Oregon is 9.8%).

[thewaterboy]

bleedpurple, the point where you are right is the #2. When we lose, just like many other teams, our lines may not be as good as the opposition's....the other stuff is just trying to stir the pot and rile us Wesley fans up! I could do that with UWW too if I wanted. It would be pretty easy to do. 

And I dont know about the whole cannon thing, but I believe that there is an NCAA rule that prohibits artificial noisemakers.

[bluenote]

Here's my take...even though both teams are very good on both sides of the ball...it will be a defensive battle..that's just my opinion..   

Plus I gave everybody +K I could within the 24 hour period!

Go Cats!

[bleedpurple]

bleedpurple, the point where you are right is the #2. When we lose, just like many other teams, our lines may not be as good as the opposition's....the other stuff is just trying to stir the pot and rile us Wesley fans up! I could do that with UWW too if I wanted. It would be pretty easy to do. 

And I dont know about the whole cannon thing, but I believe that there is an NCAA rule that prohibits artificial noisemakers.

Well, there might be SOME truth to that, at least in terms of my chosen wording.  +K

But the coast to coast trash talking I've seen between Wesley/South Region and Linfield/NWC posters has been some of the best of the year and I felt like I had my opening! 

Anyway, +k to Ski, too (but I can't promise how long it will last). I think Pat said "a couple" of UW-W posters seems to have it in for you, didn't he? For the record, I'll step into the fray with my opinion (maybe trying to stir things up a bit at times) but I don't know who hits the karma.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL WESLEY AND LINFIELD POSTERS.

I do have a feeling both sides want this one pretty badly! 

[wesleydad]

uww, I have no issues with anything that you posted.  point 1 is true for any of the top teams in D3, that is why they are top teams.  point 2 few if any teams interior o and d lines match up with uww, that is why uww has won the championship several times in recent years.  point 3 not sure if stupidest is a word I would use, but undisciplined is certainly a word that would describe some of the personal foul penalties they get in crucial situations.  We wesley posters have lamented about that on numerous occasions.  point 4 I have been accused of making excuses for Wesley losses, but most of the recent losses they have had except for the losses to uww and mount have been more due to wesley's mistakes than the other teams superiority.  as far as the karma thing goes, I have it from good sources that several uww posters constantly ding mine, so be it.  I always welcome opposing opinions to mine especially if they are based on some facts.  Conversation about D3 football is why I am on here, if someone just wants to waste their time and come by and - karma me, have fun.

Happy Thanksgiving to all Wesley and Linfield posters and any other D3 posters who happen to come on by today.  Only 2 more days until this game gets played, seems to be a pretty anticipated game around D3 not just in Dover or McMinnville, sorry if I misspelled.

[Gig Harbor Cat]

My Call

Cats are a +7 all day long against wesleyville

Phone it in, This one is in the bank boys

GHC--

[beenhit2hard]

One thing I am really thankful for today is that I was lucky enough to coach till I was 65(still coaching but at a much lower level),,I am not sure I am cut out for all this fan stuff,,it takes away from the true beauty of the game,,the planning,scouting, schemeing(sp)  etc ,and the teaching of the game to young men,,and finally the playing of the GAME .For the last 5 years I have enjoyed the tailgating and watching other teams across the country,,but not to sure I could have made it as a fan   

[PA_wesleyfan]

Happy Thanksgiving  to ALL  the DIII faithful. Travel safe!!

[DGPugh]

I pray all have a most wonderful and Blessed Thanksgiving.
I hope all traveling to Dover arrive safe, happy, and full. Hopefully all the players give it thier best, no one is injured, and this early round game turns out as good a game as it should be, based on the fans opinions of thier respective teams.

yall be safe and keep the faith

(ps- it has been a little more lively on the board the past week) 

[Frank Rossi]

Quick note that Keith McMillan and I will be calling the videocast of the Linfield/Wesley Second Round NCAA Division III Football Tournament game Saturday, with our pregame show beginning at 11:50am EST.  Look for the links on the schools' athletics sites and on D3football.com Saturday.  Dave McHugh will be producing the video.

I know that people were curious about the coverage, so I wanted to assure everyone that we're on top of it.  Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

[D O.C.]

Have some fun while working hard Frank and Keith.

Since I cannot get my facts straight, I'll just send an article from a paper that covers LINFIELD....

http://web.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=274513