Atlantic Central Football Conference/Independents

[luvapontiac]

So it looks like Brockport will remain in the ACFC while Buffalo State is leaving?

[luvapontiac]

Does anybody post in here anymore??

[Hampton U SID]

slow season in here for sure

[PA_wesleyfan]

thats the only problem with being a football onlt conference. people don't come here much in the off season. cept us old fans'

[PA_wesleyfan]

Wesley released it's 2006 schedule, 7 home games. 
Home game with Waynesburg to start. Road games with Huntington,Frostburg and Salisbury. Interesting side note. Morrisville is playing everyone in the conference except Frostburg. I have heard that Morrisville was leaning toward the NJAC???

[Pat Coleman]

Gonna be tough to make the playoffs this way. Only six Division III opponents (Chowan, Morrisville, Newport News and Seton Hill don't count, although some are provisional members). Only five regional games.

[Fightin Hawk]

Since LaGrange is an indy (at least for now) guess I'll talk about it here.  Their schedule is not too easy...

@Maryville (the Scots are up and coming)
Rhodes -tough game
Shorter - 2nd year NAIA team that is VERY well coached
@Bridgewater - no need to mention how tough this game is
@Louisiana College - another toughie
Washington (Mo.) - don't know much about them
@Mississippi College - played some teams tough last year
Brevard - 1st year NAIA & D2 wannabe team
Centre College - Tough
@Huntingdon - (MUCH improved & Tough)

What do you guys think? 1-9? 0-10?

LaGrange has some very nice facilities and is in a very good area for recruiting.  They will probably compete for athletes with Huntingdon, which is just down the road and maybe Shorter, which offers scholarships.

I would like to see DIII football in the deep south make a name for itself so that maybe more schools will jump on the bandwagon.

Pat, any word on schools in the south are considering the move???

[Pat Coleman]

The only other rumor I'd heard was about Oglethorpe and that is now three years ago. I think that is probably dead.

[Hampton U SID]

wow...after the year Wesley had I figured it would be tough to get home games....
but 7.....wow

[Ralph Turner]

Fighting Hawk, Welcome aboard.  Glad to see that LaGrange added football.  As for competing for talent, I think that LaGrange will do well.  It has taken about a decade for the ASC to make big in-roads in the "I got a football/basketball/baseball/whatever scholarship" mentality in the Southwest.

Huntingdon's good team last year brought nice attention to them.  I think that LaGrange football will be a great thing.  There is too much football talent in Alabama, Georgia and Florida not to succeed.  Practically speaking, there never has been a D3 option in that part of the country.  I look forward to seeing football grow in the Southeast.

Maybe now, Oglethorpe and Piedmont will add some D3 Georgia football, too.

[PA_wesleyfan]

wow...after the year Wesley had I figured it would be tough to get home games....
but 7.....wow

Gonna be tough to make the playoffs this way. Only six Division III opponents (Chowan, Morrisville, Newport News and Seton Hill don't count, although some are provisional members). Only five regional games.

  Suprised to not see Depauw recipricating a home game for Wesley.

  Pat I think they only had 6 south region games last year too, though adding Morrisville gives them one more provisional opponent.   

  NNASId any scoops on conference expansion?? I won't here any rumors til the golf outing in May!!!

[Pat Coleman]

Suprised to not see Depauw recipricating a home game for Wesley.

Pat I think they only had 6 south region games last year too, though adding Morrisville gives them one more provisional opponent.

They have five this year, though, not six.

I'm not too surprised. I think that was a one-year deal all the way after Ferrum dropped Wesley this time last winter.

[PA_wesleyfan]

   Pat
   
Which teams are ?? I looked back and count only four last year. Is Seton Hill provisional? I know Depauw, Salisbury, Frostburg and Averett.
  Kean, Buff. St., BPort St., are in the east  Chowan is DII. Seton Hill? and NNA? 

[Fightin Hawk]

Thanks Ralph.

I heard that LaGrange has a home and home contract with Sewanee starting in 2007, which will be good.  They should have at least have 4 definite games each year in Sewanee, Maryville, Huntingdon and Shorter (NAIA in-state rival).  The HC was an assistant at Rhodes so that may be a yearly rival as well. 

Did I hear correctly that the SCAC was thinking of expanding?  If so, think they will gobble up Huntingdon and LaGrange? 

Yeah, it would be great if Piedmont and Oglethorpe started football.  I talked with a member of Piedmont's athletic staff a couple of years ago and when I asked if he ever saw football coming to Piedmont he laughed...hard.  I don't know if things have changed or not, but maybe LaGrange and Huntingdon's success (at least we hope LaGrange has success) will open some eyes. 

It sure would be nice to see a Georgia/Tennessee/Alabama/Mississippi/Kentucky conference with LaGrange, Huntingdon, Maryville, Sewanee, Rhodes, Milsaps, Centre and Mississippi College.  Out of conference games could be held against the USAC and the ASC.  Oh well, wishful thinking.

[Ralph Turner]

   Pat
   
Which teams are ?? I looked back and count only four last year. Is Seton Hill provisional? I know Depauw, Salisbury, Frostburg and Averett.
  Kean, Buff. St., BPort St., are in the east  Chowan is DII. Seton Hill? and NNA? 

I count only 4 South Region as well.  Is Kean a 200-mile radius team?

Seton Hill should be first-year provisional.

NNA is an NCAA-affiliate.  The games and stats are recognized for official purposes, but NNA is not a full NCAA member.