Atlantic Central Football Conference/Independents

PA_wesleyfan · November 17, 2012, 09:48:00 PM

You don't see Punt formation on first down to often or a flea flicker on a fake punt . I guess when your QB is the punter it helps. Definately
kept the game interesting.

DE Wesley Fan · November 17, 2012, 09:51:59 PM

Agree about the o-line still not being as solid as I'd like. Brandenburg had what might have been the best game of his career today - couple really solid hits, an interception, and overall decent coverage. He's aggravated me quite a bit over the years, but I'll give him credit for really showing up today - hope that continues the rest of the way. The team seemed generally more focused and to have that "just take care of business" attitude they have to have.

Have to say I really enjoyed Mt Ida's punt team. It's not easy to execute those kinds of plays, and they were certainly fun to watch.

Will be important to get through next week without any injuries, as that seems to be another problem of ours at this point in the post season.

wesleydad · November 18, 2012, 07:57:06 AM

early look at next weeks game. looking at the boxscores, cortland gives up a lot of passing yards, but they seem to intercept the ball too. they beat kean with 2 int returns for td's and intercepted 4 yesterday. sott will have to be accurate and have no int's. offensivley they dont seem to be explosive, seem to pass more than run. only getting 20 yesterday with 5 to's from framingham does not say much for the offense. as usual, the o line has to improve and sott has to make the plays and wesley should move on. with no to's i dont think cortland reaches 20 and i dont expect them to be able to hold wesley under 20.

beenhit2hard · November 18, 2012, 03:10:48 PM

We missed yesterday's game due to a previous commitment( a former players wedding) so we went to the Salisbury-Rowan game so we could get home in time, sat on the Rowan side ,,WOW. We thought we were in a reality tv segment of the Jersey Shore,,the language,the various threats to the officials,,a full length fur coat on one female fan,,a female who was telling the refs where to stick his flags when he threw them ,,and when he didn't,, 'A promise to meet the refs in the parking lot to kick their butts..... and much more

Rowan did play a good game on D,,but were missing the Starting Qb on O and it showed at times,,,but a pretty good game to watch,,not to listen too.!!!

Hopefully we will be in Dover next week !!!

beenhit2hard · November 18, 2012, 03:11:11 PM

We missed yesterday's game due to a previous commitment( a former players wedding) so we went to the Salisbury-Rowan game so we could get home in time, sat on the Rowan side ,,WOW. We thought we were in a reality tv segment of the Jersey Shore,,the language,the various threats to the officials,,a full length fur coat on one female fan,,a female who was telling the refs where to stick his flags when he threw them ,,and when he didn't,, 'A promise to meet the refs in the parking lot to kick their butts..... and much more

Rowan did play a good game on D,,but were missing the Starting Qb on O and it showed at times,,,but a pretty good game to watch,,not to listen too.!!!

Hopefully we will be in Dover next week !!!

wesleydad · November 22, 2012, 09:42:26 AM

as usual very quiet here. happy thanksgiving to all the wesley fans here. enjoy the day, looks like the wind will be in effect this weekend with a little chill in the air. still dont think it will have much of an impact on the game. wesley should be able to run the ball if last weeks stats are any indication. framingham rushed for well over 200 yards and if not for the 4 ints would have likely won the game. if wesley had the top seed in the bracket i would likely go to the salisbury/widener game since i think that will be a little closer. but, unfortunately this could be the last home game of the year and i would not be happy if i didnt see it live to get a feel for how they will do next week against umhb, if both teams win of course.

Teamski · November 22, 2012, 08:14:13 PM

I didn't realize that this is the first ever meeting between Wesley and Cortland State, so another new team to watch! I agree, if Wesley keeps the game clean, I don't see a problem for them to win. When it comes to the post-season, the Wolverines don't mess around, so I can't see another NJAC upset like we have seen in the past. It will be an intense game for sure. High of 50 and some wind..... At least we won't see another weather day like the Johns Hopkins game.....

I'll see you all at the game!

-Ski

Hawks88 · November 24, 2012, 12:25:55 PM

Kind of a rough start for Cortland there, huh? Yikes.

Teamski · November 24, 2012, 03:23:57 PM

Quote from: Hawks88 on November 24, 2012, 12:25:55 PM
Kind of a rough start for Cortland there, huh? Yikes.

Yeah, that was definitely a Jets 1st quarter for sure. The Wesley defense was just crazy today! They held Cortland to 66 yard rushing. I think it was like 5 interceptions for the game. Less so for Sottilare and the offense. Sottilare was throwing cold and that really disrupted their rhythm early. He did hit the big shots late, that is for sure. So, Wesley will be challenged to win in Belton next week. The defense is playing really well, but if the offense doesn't execute, then we will have the same quarterfinals we had 4 years ago. Hopefully, the weather will be a bit warmer and Sottilare's passes will hit the mark and the offensive line will toughen up.

-Ski

wesleydad · November 24, 2012, 04:28:15 PM

ugly first half, pretty good second half. defense playing very well. next week is going to be a good one. offense has to make plays and it will all come down to how the o line does against the umhb d line. -4 yds rushing in the first game and still had a chance to win in the end. protect the ball and be able to run it a little and wesley surely has a chance. make someone other than bailey beat them, which is easier said than done. wesley knows what has to be done, they just have to go do it. i have thought all year that umhb is the top team in the country and wesley is a top 4 team, time to show it.

DE Wesley Fan · November 24, 2012, 10:07:38 PM

Wesleydad pretty much summed up what has to happen on Saturday for us to win. Gotta control and protect the ball, and stop the stupid penalties too. Our defense will need to bring the same focus and intensity they showed today to contain Bailey and Wilson - they are just scary good. Can't imagine what Bailey's numbers would be if he played deeper into more games this year. Should be a great game on Saturday - would be kind of nice to close out their "old" stadium on a losing note.

umhb2001 · November 24, 2012, 11:12:46 PM

Quote from: DE Wesley Fan on November 24, 2012, 10:07:38 PM
Wesleydad pretty much summed up what has to happen on Saturday for us to win. Gotta control and protect the ball, and stop the stupid penalties too. Our defense will need to bring the same focus and intensity they showed today to contain Bailey and Wilson - they are just scary good. Can't imagine what Bailey's numbers would be if he played deeper into more games this year. Should be a great game on Saturday - would be kind of nice to close out their "old" stadium on a losing note.

Yep, Bailey and Wilson are the real deal, but there is more to us than that. ASC defensive player of the year Javicz Jones is everywhere, Elijah Hudson and Dustin Frye pick up the slack when needed, and our pass D is really stepping up. The main thing I notice though is that Bailey is so in control this year. His feet are calm and under control, his progressions are sharp, and his poise is uncanny. It will be an exciting game.

Teamski · November 25, 2012, 03:00:46 PM

Quote from: umhb2001 on November 24, 2012, 11:12:46 PM
Quote from: DE Wesley Fan on November 24, 2012, 10:07:38 PM
Wesleydad pretty much summed up what has to happen on Saturday for us to win. Gotta control and protect the ball, and stop the stupid penalties too. Our defense will need to bring the same focus and intensity they showed today to contain Bailey and Wilson - they are just scary good. Can't imagine what Bailey's numbers would be if he played deeper into more games this year. Should be a great game on Saturday - would be kind of nice to close out their "old" stadium on a losing note.

Yep, Bailey and Wilson are the real deal, but there is more to us than that. ASC defensive player of the year Javicz Jones is everywhere, Elijah Hudson and Dustin Frye pick up the slack when needed, and our pass D is really stepping up. The main thing I notice though is that Bailey is so in control this year. His feet are calm and under control, his progressions are sharp, and his poise is uncanny. It will be an exciting game.

An exciting game for sure! I think Wesley's play against 5 ranked opponents during the regular season will help them weather UMHB's storm. Wesley doesn't play well early on and that was seen during the last meeting, and I think that they will be able to handle the Crusaders this time around. If Sottilare stays poised, then Wesley will be set. I know the secondary has been playing all over the ball and with Brandenburg's return, it is about as strong as I have seen it. The key will be, as it was before, the establishment of the run game. If Jahad and Robinsin can gain those precious yards early, then the offense will be able to open the game up.

Wesley has been here before: A single loss team going to UMHB in the quarter finals. It didn't work out too well for the Wolverines in 2008, but I don't see that happening again with the team staying pretty healthy so far.

Regardless, it will be a choice game that won't disappoint.

-Ski

DGPugh · November 25, 2012, 03:12:02 PM

Go Wesley

Get the job done

keep the faith

wesleydad · November 25, 2012, 09:35:41 PM

took another look at the boxscore from the first game and i was surprised by some things. wesley has more first downs and threw for 294 yards. they were only 3 - 12 on 3rd down, umhb was 13 - 22 and i can remembering saying that the defense cant get off the field. with that 3rd down efficiency it makes sense that umhb had the ball for close to 35 minutes. i also remember that bailey escaped 2 sacks and turned them into td passes once he got outside the pocket. bailey only ran for 34 yards on 10 carries so he doesnt look to run as often as past years. sott was sacked 4 times which led to the negative rushing total. jahad only had 1 carry for 0 yards. after the game was over i felt that wesley had much more of an upside than umhb did. i dont think they will be able to convert over 50% on 3rd down. eventhough the umhb d line dominated most of the game i dont think they hold wesley to 26 yds rushing, took the liberty of removing the sack totals. umhb played a pretty clean game and only won by 7, which if wesley makes pat's it was only 4. i have felt after that game that umhb was possibly the best team in the country and that wesley had the chance to be later in the season. well, it doesnt get any later than this. quarter finals again for the 8th year in a row, now only mount can also say that i believe. wesley can win this football game and it will not take a miracle, it will take a clean game from the offense and a pick or 2 from the defense. the defense is playing better than they did in game 1 and i think the d line will get the job done better this time. umhb will move the ball and get some nice runs. make bailey beat you with his arm by keeping him in the pocket, which they did a pretty good job of in game 1, he was hit on both plays i mentioned earlier just not finished off. wesley will have to run the ball some, the wont need 100 but 50 - 70 would be good. they have to get off the field on 3rd downs, hold umhb under 40%. no turnovers and few penalties, none stupid. a lot of things will have to go right, but that is the case anytime you have to beat a very good team which umhb is. finally, the game plan needs to be strong like last year, well at least in the first half it was. wesley can win this game and after looking at the boxscore from the first game i am more optimistic than i was after saturday. umhb gives up points and if wesley plays to their ability they will score, can the defense keep umhb under 30?, that is my magic number. looking forward to watching this game on saturday.