Atlantic Central Football Conference/Independents

[DE Wesley Fan]

Ski - I have to say there was awhile during the game I was using your name in vain as I thought you had jinxed us with your confident prediction!

Wesley was less than stellar in this one and as was said above, was really more lucky than good to come out with the win.  Looks like the injury bug has reared its ugly head again this year - Koudouso out early, then Wright.  Also heard somebody say two on the o-line are fighting injuries as well.  Anybody know yet if any of these are long term issues?  Hope not!

Poor kicker.  All those kids on the sideline and nobody who can consistently make a PAT??  I'm sure he's doing his best, but, ughh....

I did enjoy seeing Callahan run a little more and he threw a nice block when needed.  He obviously made some poor decisions with the interceptions and sacks, but he also came through when he had to with the last TD pass.  This was a good experience for him, and hopefully he can gain some confidence from it when he's in tight spots down the road. 

While not always a thing of beauty this was everything you could want in a great rivalry game - two teams giving it all they had, a few little skirmishes during the heat of battle, and then handshakes and respect all around when it was over.   

[CNU85]

So Wesleydad,

Whatya think about CNU game? Weird wasn't it? HSC had huge passing numbers but to me never seemed in the game. They appeared to be misfiring. 8 turnovers!

[wesleydad]

cnu, captains have a nice defense.  causing turnovers and stopping 2 pretty potent offenses makes for a great start to the season.  you will have plenty to be excited about this season in my opinion.  have to win the league and get in again, then who knows.  qb seems to be under control.  good luck and enjoy the year.

[thewaterboy]

So heres what I thought:

On paper, Wesley has the better team, but yesterday Salisbury was the better team. Wesley had 1 break, and it just so happened to be the game winner. This kinda reminds me of the Del Val game from 2010 where Wesley had like 6 turnovers but managed to eek out a win in the final seconds. Seems to me like Wesley is trying to find an identity on both sides of the ball.

Callahan will mature from this one. Eager to see how the offense fairs against UMHB. They need to get healthy, especially Koudossou, or else Wesley will have to improvise like they did this week.

[Kelly Boggs]

Safe travels to any and all Wesley fans making the trip to Texas this week. I can't think of a more appropriate team than the Wolverines to help open The CRUthedral. Two first class programs playing in a first class facility. Should be a memorable evening.

Up with the Purple!

[umhb2001]

Callahan will mature from this one. Eager to see how the offense fairs against UMHB. They need to get healthy, especially Koudossou, or else Wesley will have to improvise like they did this week.

Very interesting, definitely, as this Cru defense is one of the best I've seen in a few years. Very fast on the end and in the middle of the field, they will put pressure on the QB. Our CB's have also been great on coverage.

Should be an exciting game. Can't wait.

[PA_wesleyfan]

  There were two penalties that hurt Wesley more than anything else and I dare say we won't see anyone hitting an opponent 50 yards away from the play again this year!!! Hopefully the little nagging injuries will not keep the players out of this weeks game

[Teamski]

Congrads on Wesley nabbing the play of the week!!!  That is not the way you want to win the game although it was something else to witness!  All you have to do is listen to Sean and Jason to get an idea of the pandemonium.

-Ski

[Kelly Boggs]

I am not sure how dinged up UMHB is, but I do know they will be starting a sophomore at quarterback. He was third on the depth chart at the start of the season, but one and two are down with injuries. Zach Anderson (#1) took over at the start of the second half against Kean after senior Jake Sims was injured. Anderson guided The CRU to 31 points in the second stanza. He was composed and under control when running the option and was efficient in the passing game.  Of course, the UMHB defense was stifling which allowed young Mr. Anderson to perform without a lot of pressure. His first real test will come this week when he faces the Wesley D.

Looking forward to welcoming the Wolverines to The CRUthedral. It should be another classic match-up.

Up with the Purple!

[wesleydad]

I am not sure how dinged up UMHB is, but I do know they will be starting a sophomore at quarterback. He was third on the depth chart at the start of the season, but one and two are down with injuries. Zach Anderson (#1) took over at the start of the second half against Kean after senior Jake Sims was injured. Anderson guided The CRU to 31 points in the second stanza. He was composed and under control when running the option and was efficient in the passing game.  Of course, the UMHB defense was stifling which allowed young Mr. Anderson to perform without a lot of pressure. His first real test will come this week when he faces the Wesley D.

Looking forward to welcoming the Wolverines to The CRUthedral. It should be another classic match-up.

Up with the Purple!

Kelly, never like to hear about injuries but it sounds like both offenses could be depleted.  Wesley has plenty of running backs so an injury there wont hurt, but missing koudousso? will definitely hinder the offense.  After watching last week, if the O line does not show vast improvement than Callahan will spend most of the day running around or getting up off the ground.  A poor effort against the Gulls made the game closer than it needed to be.  Should be a good one and it will be nice to see the new stadium, just wish I could make the trip.  Good thing is that UMHB has a top notch video production so I will get to sit back and relax in front of the computer.  Good luck this week.

[crufootball]

I am not sure how dinged up UMHB is, but I do know they will be starting a sophomore at quarterback. He was third on the depth chart at the start of the season, but one and two are down with injuries. Zach Anderson (#1) took over at the start of the second half against Kean after senior Jake Sims was injured. Anderson guided The CRU to 31 points in the second stanza. He was composed and under control when running the option and was efficient in the passing game.  Of course, the UMHB defense was stifling which allowed young Mr. Anderson to perform without a lot of pressure. His first real test will come this week when he faces the Wesley D.

Looking forward to welcoming the Wolverines to The CRUthedral. It should be another classic match-up.

Up with the Purple!

Kelly, never like to hear about injuries but it sounds like both offenses could be depleted.  Wesley has plenty of running backs so an injury there wont hurt, but missing koudousso? will definitely hinder the offense.  After watching last week, if the O line does not show vast improvement than Callahan will spend most of the day running around or getting up off the ground.  A poor effort against the Gulls made the game closer than it needed to be.  Should be a good one and it will be nice to see the new stadium, just wish I could make the trip.  Good thing is that UMHB has a top notch video production so I will get to sit back and relax in front of the computer.  Good luck this week.

Hopefully you have even greater video this week, I haven't heard anything official but since we will have a jumbo-tron we will have cameras in numerous places. Again hopefully they will be able to use that to improve the video production for home games.

[Teamski]

The Wesley offense was pretty stagnate this last week up until Callahan started scrambling with the ball.  Although his rushing first downs didn't necessarily "fix" the offense, they did stump the Gulls defense enough to keep the Wesley defense off the field (That said, the offense did score 24 points, so it wasn't completely ineffective).  I would expect that scrambling to be incorporated in the offensive scheme much as it was when McSweeny was behind the center.  If Callahan can maintain his passing discipline, the read option could very well work to his advantage.  I know, a bit of the cart ahead of the horse here......   

No doubt, Wesley will have to play a perfect game to win this one.  Regardless of the QB situation at UMHB, they have depth and that counts a lot when we are talking player quality.  Talking to the Wesley players, they are certainly ready for this game.  Wesley is heading into this contest with two challenging games behind them.  That should help them mentally prepare for yet another tough game in front of a large, loud crowd (the last two Wesley home games were the most attended consecutive home games I have been to with large crowds on both sides of the field).

It will all be answered Saturday night, under the the lights.  We Wesley fans are definitely lucky to have a video feed of the game.

-Ski

[thewaterboy]

It would be nice to see the UMHB stadium set a trend in sort of "upgrading" D3 facilities to an extent. Still trying to get out of work Saturday night so I will be able to watch. 

The Wesley o-line needs to play much better against UMHB and give Callahan time to throw. If they can do that he should be able to get the ball up over the top similar to how former Wesley QBs did it and found big plays. Callahan has an arm and he will need to use it if Wesley wants to come out on top. If Koudossou is out, guys like Bundy and freshman Bryce Shade will need to step up. Howe will be there as the possession threat but I feel someone is going to need to step up and be the deep ball/touchdown threat. This has been important in the past against UMHB (Beavers in 05, Clarke in 06, Krout in 10, and Koudossou/Barile in 11).

AND before I forget for you UMHB people: Is it possible to get the video stream on my phone somehow (in case I cant get out of working  )?

[crufootball]

It would be nice to see the UMHB stadium set a trend in sort of "upgrading" D3 facilities to an extent. Still trying to get out of work Saturday night so I will be able to watch. 

The Wesley o-line needs to play much better against UMHB and give Callahan time to throw. If they can do that he should be able to get the ball up over the top similar to how former Wesley QBs did it and found big plays. Callahan has an arm and he will need to use it if Wesley wants to come out on top. If Koudossou is out, guys like Bundy and freshman Bryce Shade will need to step up. Howe will be there as the possession threat but I feel someone is going to need to step up and be the deep ball/touchdown threat. This has been important in the past against UMHB (Beavers in 05, Clarke in 06, Krout in 10, and Koudossou/Barile in 11).

AND before I forget for you UMHB people: Is it possible to get the video stream on my phone somehow (in case I cant get out of working  )?

I have always had access on my phone when necessary, the only caution I have is with this being a new stadium that is still a work in progress we have not used the equipment yet so anything in possible.

[NedM]

Could someone explain to me how to get access to the video feed of the upcoming Wesley game?

Many thanks!

Ned