Atlantic Central Football Conference/Independents

[njlincolnlion]

rams1102:

My daughter graduated last December and is back in New Jersey working and going to grad school. 

It is interesting to see both Salisbury undefeated early in the season.  I believe it was last yearthis time when the Gulls on the Red Hawks at Sam Mills Stadium with MSU "sticking it to Salisbury.  I think that game was a turning point for both clubs for the remainder of the season.  Hopefully you could help out the Gulls this year with a win in Dover, but that's a pretty tall order.  Good luck this weekend!

[IchKriegIhnNichtHoch]

PA Wesleyfan

It is only a penalty if you BREAK the huddle with 12 players.  You are allowed to have 13 players in the huddle at one time so long as you dont break the huddle...And yes this is an advantage of goin no huddle like Wesley does.  If it were a penalty to have 12 men in the huddle...Every team would get penalized five times a game when they change personell groups. 

As far as defense goes...You can have more then eleven on the playing field untill the ball is snapped.  If there is a rule against having 12 in the huddle on D then it is single-handedly the most uncalled penalty in sports...Kinda like the offsides penalty on the kickoff...The refs let it slide most of the time unless its very obvious. 

[@d3jason]

Somebody bored in Germany?

[PA_wesleyfan]

Ich

I understand the rule I guess I just understated it. As usual I don't always type the whole thought proccess.

[Wesleyfan24]

Wesley has been gaining strength every week last week a tough weidner team gave wesley all they could handle for two quarters.  But in the end the Wolverines came out and clawed out a win.  If Monclair can score on a tough wesley defense then they might have a chance that is if they can hold Wesley's multi tooled offense.  Though wesley lost their starting quarterback, full back, tackle, and guard it seems as if they have picked up right where they left off minus the turnovers.  Biggest lost was Chris Warrick and the offensive players from last year.  Beavers, Clarke, Lano, Scanlon, Jackson, Pennewell, and Knight have all proved themselves in the first three games.  If Schatz picks up his game a little more settles in and makes the throws the Hawks are in for a beat down.  The O line needs to pick up their game a little bit.  Now that they have a mobile quarterback they need to never let up a sack(sorry Warrick) but Chris wasn't the most fleet of foot.  If the game is anything like the Del Val game or the others we could be in for a heck of a game.  Will be in attendence for the game.  And yes it is absolutely necessary to arrive in Delaware at least by 9 in the morning NASCAR takes over everything in Delaware.  I myself am coming down friday night.  Go Wolverines Beat MSU
Good luck boys, No TURNOVERS or SACKS!

[@d3jason]

I don't remember Warrick getting sacked all that much. He had good pocket presence and he also knew were he was going with the football. That saves a lot of sacks, but he wasn't exactly a lead foot. But I remember him scrambling out trouble quite a bit to make a big play down the field.

Yes, Schatz is probably a better athlete. His pocket presence and decision making are getting better. I think he has improved each week. His completion percentage isn't great, but the receivers have dropped quite a few too. I think most teams would take a 9:3 touchdown to interception ratio. He's probably had the best three games of any new starter in the program's history.

[dedragon]

It is easy to get down on Schatz.  The only thing we have to compare him to, is the former 4-year starter with every record in the Wesley stat book.  In fact I got down on him after the first game.  But here is what I have seen at every game this year. 

First... Schatz is taking the right number of steps in his drops.  Not a big deal you might want to think.  But, in the first game, everyone saw that he had happy feet in the pocket and all the timing was off.  By game three, he stands in there and takes a hit after the throw.

Second... controlling the pre-snap.  Many parts to the Wesley offense seemed to be in the wrong formations early on.  By game three, Schatz is controlling pre-snap with ease.

Third... Making the short throw.  Schatz has got a big arm, really.  In the early games, he was over throwing (intensity) the short throws.  By game three, he is hitting Beavers, Lanouette, and Clark underneath with catchable balls and letting their emmense athletic abilities make the play. 

The only things that I would like to see him do better (and I'm sure Coach Knapp and others are working on every day in practice) are this:

First... Carrying out fakes after handoffs - and better ball fakes on play action.
and Second...  Put a little air under the ball on deep routes. 

Those two things will give him a) more time in the pocket b) get linebackers a step out of position on run plays and c) about 5 more TD's, cause Beavers is a rocket, Clark has a way of getting lost in the secondary, and Lanouette is a beast.

I have to commend Wesley for scheduling early tests, including this weekend with Montclair.  It isn't what the home crowd is used to, but it will make this team better by the end of the season. 

Wesley has wiped the last two years clean, and has/is developing its new identity... at 3-0. 

[PA_wesleyfan]

The one thing that is not getting much attention so far is the way the O line has worn down opponents D lines in the second half. Pennewell had 181 yrds in the second half last week and 90+ in the second half against NCW. Jackson had a big second half against Del-Val. That certainly helps in the Shatz growth proccess. And the receivers feed off that and get even more distance between them and the db's.

So far all the opponenets have come out fired up to play Wesley and that won't change, but the Wolvereines have weathered each storm and get better each week.

[SU Backer]

  Roll Gulls........don't let us down, so far you have been money on the SU games. Delaware Valley this week.....what do you think? I think the Gulls are ready, but can't overlook anyone, especially a team they beat last year in a ECAC bowl game.
The top 25 ranking is nice, but I feel way different about that stuff vs. 4 years ago. When I was a "newbie" to D3 I felt insulted every time the Gulls were not ranked. Now after seeing that there are many good teams playing in a lot of places, the rankings are not real important to me, I realize now just how hard it is to win in college football at this level. All these guys were high school "all stars" of some sort and if you are on the field-you can play, no question! Anyway the recognition is certainly great for the team and the school. get 'em this Saturday guys......GO GULLS!!

[wesleydad]

conrad, dedragon, and pawesleyfan.  it is interesting to read all the analysis about jason schatz.  all your points are quite true.  dedragon, your critique is excellent.  jason has talked about what he needs to do to improve after each game and is certainly working on all those things.  he is his harshest critic and eventhough he had not played qb since a senior in high school, over 3 years ago, he knows what he has to improve and has not been satisfied with his performance.  i agree, he has gotten better each week and is more comfortable at qb.  the drops were way more frustrating to us as fans than they were to him.  he is not concerned with his stats, only the final score.  3-0 as a starter is not bad against the competition they have played.  this week should be a good test and i believe the team will continue to improve.  as wesleyfan24 stated, "if schatz picks up his game a little more, settles in, and makes the throws, the hawks are in for a beat down."  i am not sure about the beat down, but i do know that if a little more air is under the long passes, more td's will be scored.  if any of you guys are down there this week, look me up in the tailgating lot, i will have an army bucket hat on, parked near the fence on the left as you come in.  it would be nice to meet some or all of you.

[PA_wesleyfan]

article for the Wolverines

http://www.newszap.com/articles/2007/09/20/dm/central_delaware/sports/dsnspt02.txt

[PA_wesleyfan]

Conrad


I know you were a good distance from the Wesley sideline the other night but it was  nice to actually see cheerleaders cheering and getting the crowd into the game. I know a certain person I sit with and I were cheering along Maybe Wesley should consider putting up platforms at either end of the bleachers for that purpose!!!! Especially since there are actually more than 5 girls on the squad I know the sidelines are NOT big enough to accomodate that.  Uncle Frank (OUR pep band)gets it going  but it certainly had a different feel with the crowd getting into the.

[rams1102]

Conrad


I know you were a good distance from the Wesley sideline the other night but it was  nice to actually see cheerleaders cheering and getting the crowd into the game. I know a certain person I sit with and I were cheering along Maybe Wesley should consider putting up platforms at either end of the bleachers for that purpose!!!! Especially since there are actually more than 5 girls on the squad I know the sidelines are NOT big enough to accomodate that.  Uncle Frank (OUR pep band)gets it going  but it certainly had a different feel with the crowd getting into the.

Is Uncle Frank, related to  Visconti !!! If so I really enjoyed him in 00 & 01 !!!

[PA_wesleyfan]

ram
When you see or him you will know!!!  Wish I could make it this week, should be a playoff atmosphere. will be listening on the pc

[Roll Gulls 56]

Well it is that time of the week again. I usually get the predictions in earlier than this but somebody thought it would be a great idea to make me be on call 5 out of 7 days...anyways...let me preface by for SU and Wesley, til week 9...THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT GAME FOR BOTH OF THEM...If they go 2-0 this week, I believe we are likely to see a top 10 game in week 9 and two playoff teams regardless of the outcome of that game. So lets start:

Brockport vs. FSU- I believe that both of these teams this year are underated. I think that Brockport is strong and is going to be in every game they play this year and FSU will be tough and fight game in and game out...I think that the oline and "pound it down your throat" offense of Bport is too much... I think they win but closer than the experts think...final score Bport 23 FSU17

Montclair vs. Wesley-I still think that Wesley has one of the most athletic teams in D3. I think Montclair will be up for the game but this is where great teams rise. I think that this will be a blowout...Wesley knows what needs to be done...final score...Wesley 42 Montclair 20...with two non offensive tds might I add.

Finally, Del. Valley vs. SU- This is the game of the year for SU. Win this and cont. to get better and you will have your shot against top 10 Wesley in 5 weeks. I think the SU offense is way above last years as is there defense. I think Del. Valley played Wesley tough but a different kind of offense. I don't think they will be ready for the option that we run this year. I suspect there offense to not be very flashy. Therefore, I think that with the right mentality from SU this can be another big win...Final Score...SU 48 Del. Valley 17...with a three TD passing game from Sheanin.

BTW, Keith and Pat, great article on ATN about McMinnville. My wife was raised there which means when I am done with my training you know where we have a good chance of residing. In-laws still live there.

Roll Gulls baby