Atlantic Central Football Conference/Independents

Teamski · October 28, 2012, 11:04:06 AM

Quote from: wesleydad on October 28, 2012, 08:41:54 AM
it is going to be very interesting come playoff time as teams keep losing. the south is getting desimated and after UMHB, wesley, and maybe hopkins there are a lot of questions as to who else will be serious challengers for the final 8.

I fully expect that if Wesley gets into the semis, it will be another trip to UMHB for the second year running.

-Ski

DE Wesley Fan · October 28, 2012, 09:46:53 PM

Made it back safe and sound today, and after a long nap think I put together a few coherent sentences. First, it was so nice to meet up with you guys at the game and I too appreciate hearing your thoughts - shame that we didn't manage to get in earlier to better enjoy it. Sorry you had trouble heading home DGP

Everything already posted about the game is correct. I think it really was a lack of focus - whether that be because of the impending weather, the travel schedule, or what - and I give them lots of credit for fighting back and getting the job done. That seems to be the theme this year. Hawks did a good job of taking advantage of the weak links in the o-line, and their secondary was solid. Not quite sure what was going on between Sot & the receivers - a few balls were nowhere near anyone, others overthrown, others dropped as JK said. Saw some more heated conversations on the sideline between the QB, rec's, and coaches than I can recall in some time. Wish they would use Barile in the slot more often. And of course defense came up big again to keep us in the game long enough for offense to wake up. Still confused/aggravated with the defensive game plan. In the first half we kept playing off the receivers and giving them way too much room to work. I understand respecting their speed, but if we use the right personnel we have the speed to match. Glad to see in the second half we got more aggressive, but still not enough for my taste though I'll assume Drass has a master plan and it's worked pretty well so far. Hopkins and the return teams did a great job of giving us excellent field position, even if the offense couldn't capitalize early. Hopefully they'll be able to rest up a little since classes are cancelled for at least a day or two, work on correcting some things in this week's game, and be ready to go come playoff time. If these regular season experiences didn't prepare them well for this run, then nothing will.

Many thanks to all the kind folks down there who wished us well and safe travels (even after the game!). I guess there was some chatter from the students in the end zone that the team didn't much appreciate (the beauty of college football!) but everybody we encountered could not have been nicer (especially our D3 buddies). Your facilities are quite nice down there, and you have a strong team that just got worn down in the end. Good luck to you the rest of the way.

beenhit2hard · October 28, 2012, 09:47:39 PM

Heck of a weekend on Chincoteague,,we won our 3rd game of the season,,28-22 over Fuqua, then had to deal with the hurricane.We left the Island at noon today just to be safe.We cant practice till weds at the earlyest for a tough game on friday the we get to come to a game(finally) on Sat,,if it will still be on.It has been a strange season for us,,one sr, one jr and the rest are 9th and 10th grade,,Hope every one survives this storm,,see you next Sat

umhb2001 · October 28, 2012, 09:50:49 PM

Quote from: Teamski on October 28, 2012, 11:04:06 AM
Quote from: wesleydad on October 28, 2012, 08:41:54 AM
it is going to be very interesting come playoff time as teams keep losing. the south is getting desimated and after UMHB, wesley, and maybe hopkins there are a lot of questions as to who else will be serious challengers for the final 8.

I fully expect that if Wesley gets into the semis, it will be another trip to UMHB for the second year running.

-Ski

You bet!

PA_wesleyfan · October 28, 2012, 10:48:46 PM

beenhit2hard

great to her from ya. we were getting worried .. Congrats on the wins!!! keep it going!!

wesleydad · October 28, 2012, 10:56:27 PM

just throwing this out there, but my final 8 as of right now are Mount and Hobart, St. Thomas and NCC, Linfield and Oshkosh, and UMHB and Wesley. if no one gets upset I think the top seeds will be Mount, UMHB, Linfield and St. Thomas. thinking that Hobart gets a 2 in the Mount bracket, NCC gets a 2 or 3 in the St. Thomas bracket, Oshkosh gets the 2 with Linfield, and Wesley gets the 2 or 3 with UMHB. from there it will be anyone's guess as i think these are the top 8 teams in the country right now. some others are close but i think they lose in the semis of whatever region they are in. i believe there is a gap between these teams and the rest from what i have seen so far this year.

beenhit2hard · October 29, 2012, 08:29:37 AM

Quote from: PA_wesleyfan on October 28, 2012, 10:48:46 PM
beenhit2hard

great to her from ya. we were getting worried .. Congrats on the wins!!! keep it going!!

WE have had 3 games on saturday same days as Wes home games, we are ok, just worried about the Hurricane

wesleydad · October 29, 2012, 08:30:23 AM

hope all my acfc friends make it safely through what looks like could be a really messy next couple of days. beenhit, hope all is well for you down your way and thay you get to make the game on saturday. thank goodness wesley has turf, grass field would be a mess after this storm.

thewaterboy · October 29, 2012, 09:46:41 AM

Stay safe this week all of you in DE, or around there. I know we are already feeling some of the effects of Sandy all the way in Ohio. Hopefully itll pass quickly, and we can have a nice sunny Saturday for football this weekend.

Teamski · October 29, 2012, 01:45:52 PM

Quote from: thewaterboy on October 29, 2012, 09:46:41 AM
Stay safe this week all of you in DE, or around there. I know we are already feeling some of the effects of Sandy all the way in Ohio. Hopefully itll pass quickly, and we can have a nice sunny Saturday for football this weekend.

Yep, wind is starting to really kick up and the rain continues to pour. Dover will be about 30 miles south of the eye and it is definitely going to be interesting. Expecting to lose power any ti

PA_wesleyfan · October 29, 2012, 04:40:05 PM

Wouldn't want to be near Frostburg today. 2 plus feet of snow and hurricane force winds.. Stay safe in those mtns. as well as VA and WVA

PA_wesleyfan · October 29, 2012, 04:41:19 PM

beenhit2hard

Wesley should get at least one home playoff game!!so maybe we'll see ya in three weeks

Hampton U SID · October 29, 2012, 05:50:24 PM

Can understand the travel issues/concerns with Wesley last weekend - we werent that far from you in Valley, Ala. They drove back all night (I had a flight out of ATL).

DGPugh · October 29, 2012, 07:00:53 PM

Huntingdon is playing inValley, Alabama this weekend.
just 30 miles from the farm

i hope we can rebound from the Wesley loss
i sure hope i can see Wesely in the Stagg this year
keep the faith

HSCTiger74 · October 29, 2012, 08:08:09 PM

Quote from: Teamski on October 29, 2012, 01:45:52 PM
Quote from: thewaterboy on October 29, 2012, 09:46:41 AM
Stay safe this week all of you in DE, or around there. I know we are already feeling some of the effects of Sandy all the way in Ohio. Hopefully itll pass quickly, and we can have a nice sunny Saturday for football this weekend.

Yep, wind is starting to really kick up and the rain continues to pour. Dover will be about 30 miles south of the eye and it is definitely going to be interesting. Expecting to lose power any ti

Well done. +k