Atlantic Central Football Conference/Independents

[Pat Coleman]

Well, I'm sure the fact that they didn't play each other for 13 years had something to do with it. And I'm guessing considering that Wesley has gone all over the country for games in the interim, that it's probably not because Wesley didn't want to play Rowan.

[wesleydad]

Didn't Rowan beat Wesley 24-17 last year?

[DE Wesley Fan]

You remember correctly wesleydad.  That was another game Wesley should have won...

Callahan really impressed me (again) today.  His ability to scramble around to buy time while continuing to look down field, then get off a good pass is a thing of beauty.  And how much fun is it to watch Baynard pick through the defense? If he can't run around them, he'll just run 'em over.  Hopefully today's rash of stupid penalties will not be repeated in the future.

It's beyond me how we can make 19 and 40 yd field goals yet every extra point attempt is an adventure.... Already looking foward to next week.

[PA_wesleyfan]

 The kickers just need confidence. And right now it's snow balling for them. Kicking in college is a whole different animal than kicking off a tee in High school. I am sure they are working on it every day with the coaches. Coach Delgado knows his stuff.   The kickoffs are not going to get much better because thats a leg strength problem.  My boys used to kick for endless hours over the summer to get their muscle memory to kick in.   Hopefully the kids will get it going soon.
 
Callahan  had a heck of a day. He really has a handle on what his receivers are doing and he sees them clearing the d backs so weell. Great Job by the D today .They look as good as any I have seen at Wesley!!

[thewaterboy]

Everything went well again for Wesley. With the exception of penalties you cannot really complain. Callahan has made some major strides from last season. The offense has a ton of weapons and the defense was shut down as usual. It was pretty impressive to see them not allow a first down until the 3rd quarter.

Special teams looked good too. Despite the low, line-drive kickoffs the coverage was good. Got some solid returns from Hopkins, and the punts aren't too shabby. Just need someone to step up at the kicker position, which will happen at some point I'm sure.

[dedragon]

Have really been enjoying watch Callahan this season from the box. Just some stats that I was looking at today:

Callahan - 82 of 109 for 75.2%, 983 yards with 9 TD's & 0 INT's (in 3 games) - QB Eff Rating = 178.23
Burke - 40 of 55 for 72.7%, 683 yards with 7 TD's & 0 INT's (in 2 games) - QB Eff Rating = 219.04
Behrendt - 43 of 59 for 72.9%, 543 yards with 7 TD's & 0 INT's (in 3 games) - QB Eff Rating = 189.3

These will be better comparable when they have the same number of games, but goodness, these guys are playing some good football.

NCAA Record (Min. 25 atts. per game) Bill Borchert, UMU 1997: 190 of 272 for 69.8%, 2,933 yards with 47 TD's & 1 INT - QB Eff Rating = 216.7 

It didn't say how many games, but considering the time period I'm hoping a full 15 games, if not, good gracious on the TD's.

[D3MAFAN]

Everything went well again for Wesley. With the exception of penalties you cannot really complain. Callahan has made some major strides from last season. The offense has a ton of weapons and the defense was shut down as usual. It was pretty impressive to see them not allow a first down until the 3rd quarter.

Special teams looked good too. Despite the low, line-drive kickoffs the coverage was good. Got some solid returns from Hopkins, and the punts aren't too shabby. Just need someone to step up at the kicker position, which will happen at some point I'm sure.

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Hopefully before the third round of the playoffs.

[Pat Coleman]

Have really been enjoying watch Callahan this season from the box. Just some stats that I was looking at today:

Callahan - 82 of 109 for 75.2%, 983 yards with 9 TD's & 0 INT's (in 3 games) - QB Eff Rating = 178.23
Burke - 40 of 55 for 72.7%, 683 yards with 7 TD's & 0 INT's (in 2 games) - QB Eff Rating = 219.04
Behrendt - 43 of 59 for 72.9%, 543 yards with 7 TD's & 0 INT's (in 3 games) - QB Eff Rating = 189.3

These will be better comparable when they have the same number of games, but goodness, these guys are playing some good football.

NCAA Record (Min. 25 atts. per game) Bill Borchert, UMU 1997: 190 of 272 for 69.8%, 2,933 yards with 47 TD's & 1 INT - QB Eff Rating = 216.7 

It didn't say how many games, but considering the time period I'm hoping a full 15 games, if not, good gracious on the TD's.

That's just the 10 games for Bill Borchert. The NCAA record book just recognizes regular season performances until sometime last decade when they decided to add postseason, but not retroactively.

[SaintsFAN]

NCAA Record (Min. 25 atts. per game) Bill Borchert, UMU 1997: 190 of 272 for 69.8%, 2,933 yards with 47 TD's & 1 INT - QB Eff Rating = 216.7 

It didn't say how many games, but considering the time period I'm hoping a full 15 games, if not, good gracious on the TD's.

Mount and Borchert KILLED people with a little play-action/half roll they simply called "Roll Pass".  When Dean Paul took over in 1999 at Thomas More, he brought highlight film of the 1997 season and Jim Ballard's senior year with him as an example of the offense we were going to run.  Of course, we didn't run it as efficiently as the two mentioned above (mostly because the QB wasn't on the level with Borchert)

[Teamski]

That's just the 10 games for Bill Borchert. The NCAA record book just recognizes regular season performances until sometime last decade when they decided to add postseason, but not retroactively.

Pat,

Does the NCAA only accept data vs. DIII schools only?  If that is the case, anything Callahan does this year is a mute point then.  With some of the non-DIII colleges Wesley is going up against here in the next couple months, his stats could skyrocket.

-Ski

[thewaterboy]

That's just the 10 games for Bill Borchert. The NCAA record book just recognizes regular season performances until sometime last decade when they decided to add postseason, but not retroactively.

Pat,

Does the NCAA only accept data vs. DIII schools only?  If that is the case, anything Callahan does this year is a mute point then.  With some of the non-DIII colleges Wesley is going up against here in the next couple months, his stats could skyrocket.

-Ski

Pretty sure the NCAA would accept all of his stats from any school a part of the NCAA (so Menlo, and Charlotte for sure). Virginia-Lynchburg and Concordia Selma are USCAA I think, and I can't find a thing about the College of Faith.

[thewaterboy]

Callahan - 82 of 109 for 75.2%, 983 yards with 9 TD's & 0 INT's (in 3 games) - QB Eff Rating = 178.23
Burke - 40 of 55 for 72.7%, 683 yards with 7 TD's & 0 INT's (in 2 games) - QB Eff Rating = 219.04
Behrendt - 43 of 59 for 72.9%, 543 yards with 7 TD's & 0 INT's (in 3 games) - QB Eff Rating = 189.3

I think whats even more impressive is that Callahan has put up these numbers against 3 playoff caliber teams. Burke and Behrendt haven't really played the competition Wesley has quite yet. Burke has seen the defenses of Bethany and Muskingum. Behrendt has seen Waldorf, TCNJ and Franklin (who has a shot at the playoffs).

[wesleydad]

I watched the SVA/Guilford game last week and they are a scrappy bunch.  Wesley will score plenty and if the trend holds the D will be able to shut SVA down.  I will not be stunned by a shut out.  The Wolverines keep rolling through the D3 part of their schedule.

[Hampton U SID]

VUL was in the USCAA - they're independent now like College of Faith.  As far as Faith goes (well so to speak haha) there maybe a couple versions of that school around.  One I know is in Charlotte while the other one maybe Florida (guessing on that one)??  Tusculum (yes D2) held a College of Faith to -100 yards of offense to open the year though not sure if that's the one that Wesley plays

[Teamski]

VUL was in the USCAA - they're independent now like College of Faith.  As far as Faith goes (well so to speak haha) there maybe a couple versions of that school around.  One I know is in Charlotte while the other one maybe Florida (guessing on that one)??  Tusculum (yes D2) held a College of Faith to -100 yards of offense to open the year though not sure if that's the one that Wesley plays

Yeah, it is the Charlotte version and I think the second string will be in by the end of the first half on that one.  It should have been a JV match-up.  It is sad that Wesley had to schedule a school like that  in the first place.  It shows just how hard it was for Coach Drass to schedule this year.  It will be quite refreshing to see a regular round of DIII teams for once when Wesley joins the NJAC.  So many problems and headaches solved.....

Again, no doubt on the results of the Southern Virginia game. I hope that the Wolverines tighten up on the penalties.

-Ski