Atlantic Central Football Conference/Independents

[religion_major]

mr religion-major...

What can bridgwater do against a solid rushing attack and a recieving corp that consist of 4 very good recievers.  Lets not forget that beavers and Lee aren't the only recievers who have been producing for the wolverines.

Bridgewater's secondary has had an eye for the ball lately.  Guys have been making big plays in space against good receivers.  Thiel had a fairly balanced attack, but they relied on speed more than size where I see that Wesley's offense is bigger than Thiel's.  I see Wesley's O as the biggest test this BC defense has faced this season for preciecly the reason that you mention.  While we're talking though, what can Wesley's highly rated defense do to stop an offense that can beat a team both on the ground and in the air?  BC has a very deep backfield and a solid core of recievers.

[Bmore BC]

Thenone,

You are acting as if wesley is the only team with 4 good recievers. Not only does BC have 4 good recievers, but a good tightend and 2 all conference backs. BC plays 4 corners a game and has a 1st team AA safety just in case anyone gets beat in the secondary. Not to mention BC has experience in big games, which can not be understated. Matter-a-fact BC's starting running backs may have more playoff wins then playoff caliber teams wesley has faced the last 4 years. I think our defense has proven they can contain high powered offenses and win. Wesley has to be the only team to be shutout in a regular season game and claim they have a high powered offense. The question is who will stop the BC offense.

[theone]

wesley has been shutting down teams that have been good across the board in Depauw, Salisbury, Ferrum, and Mary Hardin Baylor.  UMHB by far was the best team they played, and they did an excellent job containing their offense. I AM NOT SAYING THAT WESLEY SHUT THEM DOWN (as i was qouted in saying in an earlier post).  Wesley basically gave UMHB 14 point with turnovers in the 2nd half...but hey...thats how football is.  They did well with stoppin their dangerous recievers and did a great shut containing the rushing attack.  Lets not forget that they did win IN TEXAS, which is big for a team who everyone thought had absolutly no chance.  Hats off to the wolverines and good luck saturday.

[religion_major]

Is this the same UMHB that ran the ball as a way of scoring with two minutes left in the first half at Mount Union last year is all of the sudden a balenced offense?  I will make no claims about DePauw since I have not looked at their stats, but nobody in their right mind would claim that Sulisbury or Ferrum were balanced offenses.  Most of their yards came on the ground.  I don't think that either Wesley or BC can claim to have beaten a truely balanced offense yet this year.

[theone]

bmore BC

Lets be honest here...
do you really think brockport would beat wesley had it not been for the rain and mud??  I kno it sounds like an excuse, and im taking NOTHING away from brockport, but lets be for real?

[Llamaguy]

 Lets not forget that they did win IN TEXAS, which is big for a team who everyone thought had absolutly no chance.  

BINGO! And that is exactly why BC will play toe-to-toe with Wesley this weekend. UMHB simply thought they could play thier game plan and beat Wesley. BC will not overlook Wesley and will scheme to slow their offense not just try to outscore it.

[Bmore BC]

bmore BC

Lets be honest here...
do you really think brockport would beat wesley had it not been for the rain and mud??  I kno it sounds like an excuse, and im taking NOTHING away from brockport, but lets be for real?

You didn't get beat you got shutout and blown out. There is a big difference. By the way, both teams play in the same weather.

[miz]

bmore BC

Lets be honest here...
do you really think brockport would beat wesley had it not been for the rain and mud??  I kno it sounds like an excuse, and im taking NOTHING away from brockport, but lets be for real?

Why, did Brockport not have to play in the mud also?  

Hey, great win for Wesley agains UMHB.  But if you guys think BC is going to come up there and get walked or something you're in for a very rude awakening.  This is a battle tested, playoff proven program.  BC knows how to win and knows how to beat good teams, which Wesley has certainly proven to be.  We have a lot of playoff-caliber atheletes that will be left in Bridgewater this weekend b/c of the depth of the program.  I'm sure Wesley has some good guys too, but I don't think they can match BC player-for-player in a game of this magnitude.  

[Jeremybozz]

  Wesley is very strong on offense and defense. If it was just those 2 components then Wesley would be favored. However, as Chuck Noll once said,"Special Teams is one third of the game."
   I am not sure how Wesley's special teams are doing but BC's special teams have been special recently giving me hope as an Eagles fan that this game will be very close.
   BC has blocked punts,FG's,PAT's (returned one for a safety vs W&L). Not to mention Awkard and Washington have been among the nations elite in Punt Returns and Kickoff Returns over the past 3 years.

[PA_wesleyfan]

 You can talk all you want about being battle tested and you can throw Brockport out there all you want too. But all that matters in the end is the final score and Wesley score sand scores and scores. Defensively,Offenesively and on Speacil teams.
  The fact is and remains Wesley lost to Brockport for a few reasons.
  !. B-port had two weeks to prepare and the mud played right into their plans to play 7 and 8 man pass coverage.
  2. Wesley was not running the ball well at all then with an few injured linemen and very little experienced back-ups
  3. B-port got a few early scores on turnovers and special teams.
   4. B-port may play the toughest schedule in the country and was doing some collecting and Wesley was the teams they took all their frustrations out on.   
   

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

You can talk all you want about being battle tested and you can throw Brockport out there all you want too. But all that matters in the end is the final score and Wesley score sand scores and scores. Defensively,Offenesively and on Speacil teams.
  The fact is and remains Wesley lost to Brockport for a few reasons.
  !. B-port had two weeks to prepare and the mud played right into their plans to play 7 and 8 man pass coverage.
  2. Wesley was not running the ball well at all then with an few injured linemen and very little experienced back-ups
  3. B-port got a few early scores on turnovers and special teams.
   4. B-port may play the toughest schedule in the country and was doing some collecting and Wesley was the teams they took all their frustrations out on.   
   

Excuses, excuses.

Here is Bridgewater's for losing to McDaniel;

They kicked our you-know-what in the second half.  Plain and simple.

[miz]

You can talk all you want about being battle tested and you can throw Brockport out there all you want too. But all that matters in the end is the final score and Wesley score sand scores and scores. Defensively,Offenesively and on Speacil teams.
  The fact is and remains Wesley lost to Brockport for a few reasons.
  !. B-port had two weeks to prepare and the mud played right into their plans to play 7 and 8 man pass coverage.
  2. Wesley was not running the ball well at all then with an few injured linemen and very little experienced back-ups
  3. B-port got a few early scores on turnovers and special teams.
   4. B-port may play the toughest schedule in the country and was doing some collecting and Wesley was the teams they took all their frustrations out on.   
   

Good grief, I'll bring some tissues for you on Sat. 

[PA_wesleyfan]

No one here is crying!!!!Just stating FACT!!!!!

[skoaltrain]

I was looking at Google Earth and was trying to spy the football stadium.  From what I can tell the field is about 1 block southeast of duPont Tennis Courts.

Can anyone verify?  From what it looks like, Wesley College is spread out over a large area with a lot of residential housing in between.  If anyone else has Google Earth loaded, would Wolverine Stadium be on or near N. Bradford Street? From the looks of this map, it looks like it's under construction.

Just curious as we plan on making the trip this weekend.  Never been to Dover but these BC Alumni are looking forward to it. 

Where do we tailgate?  I don't see much parking?  Also, any good insight to a nice hotel?  Food? Beverage?  We need a Good Wolverine to step up and share their insight as we look forward to a great D3 football game this weekend.

[miz]

You can talk all you want about being battle tested and you can throw Brockport out there all you want too. But all that matters in the end is the final score and Wesley score sand scores and scores. Defensively,Offenesively and on Speacil teams.
  The fact is and remains Wesley lost to Brockport for a few reasons.
  !. B-port had two weeks to prepare and the mud played right into their plans to play 7 and 8 man pass coverage.
  2. Wesley was not running the ball well at all then with an few injured linemen and very little experienced back-ups
  3. B-port got a few early scores on turnovers and special teams.
   4. B-port may play the toughest schedule in the country and was doing some collecting and Wesley was the teams they took all their frustrations out on.   
   

Your forgot to mention reason # 5 that Wesley lost that game:

5. The Brockport loss was part of the Kennedy assassination coverup plot 8)