Atlantic Central Football Conference/Independents

[njlincolnlion]

Narch:

Thanks for your comments, and best of luck to the Monarchs for the rest of the season.  Salisbury has a potent offence, but I'm very concerned with the turnovers.  Last year there were some games the Sea Gulls won that were close and stastically Salisbury were way ahead  and the fumbles hurt them.  I hope Coach Woods and his staff can address this issue, because eventually the law of averages will catch up with you.

[njlincolnlion]

Congratulations to Wesley and NNA.  The Wesley win over DePauw on the Road was impressive, and NNA's win over a USA South team was great to see.

[Bigtoe75]

Narch,
I don't know when he came in, but #17, Bartee was in the game in the second half.  The first box score seemed right because he had some long pass plays in the second half.  Since it was the first game, I was focused more on what the Gulls were doing. 

[plmokn]

Ronketti was in the game, he had to switch jerseys

[theone]

wesley looked really good in their opening game at depauw. depauw is a very good and well disciplined team and the wolverines came out early and jumped on them. The wolverines recieving corp looks really good and im excited about the remainder of the season.  good luck to everyone.

any predictions on the brockport salisbury game this week?!?!

salisbury 31
brockport 35

revenge from last year at home will be  a big factor.  Salisbury's defense is good, but nothing compared to last years defense. It will be interesting to see what brockport can do without darnely.

[luvapontiac]

I dunno....I was really surprised how bad Brockport State played this weekend offensively, it will take a lot to get through Salisbury's defense. Of course anything can happen, but after a shaky start to the first quarter, Salisbury looked awfully tough once they got hot. I know Brockport is tougher than they played this week, so the game should be a dogfight, but I think Salisbury has the depth to overcome a tough Brockport team. Should be a great game!

Salisbury does have a tough stretch coming up with Brockport State and CNU the next two weeks. We will see how tough they really are though! 8)

Another surprising team was Newport! I am glad to see them get a quality win for a change. That team deserves nothing but respect and I wish them the best in each game they play.

My predictions for next weekend:
Newport 17 FSU 13
Salisbury 24 Brockport 17
Ithaca 51 Buffalo St. 6
Wesley 21 Averette 14

[acfcposter]

Predictions for this week:

Wesley 31  Averett 17
Salisbury 28 Brockport 14
Ithaca 42 Buffalo St 10
Frostburg 17 Newport News 14

[njlincolnlion]

acfcposter:

I agree with your picks except for NNA.  The Builders may be the surprise team of the conference this year.  I'll go with NNA in a close one.

[acfcposter]

njlincolnlion:

I have to disagree. Although I also believe that the game will be close, there is NO way that Frostburg loses to Apprentice. Even though Frostburg has been bad for the past 5 years, they still have better athletes than Apprentice. The main reason is that Apprentice will not be able to do much against the Frostburg defense. They return all of their D-Line, including Kevin Culbert who is the only person in the conference that has shut down Dustin Johnson.  Also, I believe that Chris Lentz (MLB) will make plays all day long. The Frostburg O will do just enough to pull out the win. With that being said, it seems that Apprentice is much improved and will be able to compete in more games this year than in the past.

[njlincolnlion]

acfcposter:

I forgot about Culbert, therefore you may be right with a close Frostburg win.  I guess I was basing my prediction on NNA's opening win over a team in that powerhouse USA South conference. 

[acfcposter]

I really believe that he  (Culbert) will be the difference. The kid is getting some looks from NFL scouts. I don't think that he is heavy enough to play with his hand down, but when you are a legitimate 6'5" and can run the 40 in the 4.6 range, I guess that he has an outside shot. In addition, he is a really good kid with a very humble personality.

[Dr. Seagull]

I remember playing against him...you have to give credit where it is due...he makes plays but just seemed to be the least physical of their dlineman...now...they had a stacked dline in 2002 but he made plays

I thought Salisbury played well but it was a good first game...it should be a good one this weekend...can't wait...I hate to see Brockport go 0-2 but I see that happening...but the gulls have to play under some tough conditions...anyways here are the predictions for this week...

Salisbury 44 Brockport 21
NNA 24 FSU 23
Ithaca 40 Buff. St 3
Wesley 34 Averett 9

GET YOU ANOTHER ONE GULLS...#56

[njlincolnlion]

acfcposter & Dr. Seagull:

I'm concerned about Salisbury ball handling.  Last year they had trouble handling the ball.  DJ is a terrific player, but I think satchell protects the ball better.  I hope Coach Woods worked with the guys with some sort of ball handling techniques to reduce fumbling the pigskin.

[acfcposter]

njlincolnlion:

I would not really worry about the Salisbury ball handling. I believe that they get themselves into trouble when they get up on people and they lose concentration. The dive/option that they run requires so many people to be on the same page and if one of them is not concentrating then fumbles happen. When Salisbury gets up on some people I think that they get a little bored. All in all, I believe that the risk is well worth the reward when it comes to Salisbury running the option. They can just give people fits!!

Dr Seagull:

You are right about Culbert not being the most physical DE in the country. But, the kid has a tremendous motor and is always around the ball. I remember alot of the plays that he made against you guys in 2002 and 2003 were hustle and his ability to run people down. I believe that in both games he had around 15 tackles a couple sacks and at least one fumble recovery. Both times that he has started against Salisbury in the Regent's Cup he was the defensive player of the game!

[njlincolnlion]

Congratulations to Dustin Johnson and Byron Westbrook, ACFC's Offensive and Special Teams Players of the Week respectively.