FB: New Jersey Athletic Conference

[Swish3]

NJAC Pre-Season Poll Top 5:

Wesley
Rowan
Salisbury
Montclair St.
CNU

GO CAPS!

[D3MAFAN]

I think it is:
1. Wesley
2T. Montclair St.
2T. Rowan
3T. Salisbury/CNU

[dlippiel]

Not going to lie...flip f$&@king loves having Wesley in the East!

[rams1102]

I have copied and pasted my picks from June. It may change after I read Kickoff. It's starting to become fun. 

Here are my Top 5 for the NJAC done quite a while ago for 2015 :

1. Wesley          10-0   9-0       
2. Montclair         8-2   8-1
3. Salisbury         8-2   7-2
4. Rowan             7-3   7-2
5. CNU                7-3    6-3

[Swish3]

Just to clarify....the top 5 I posted was from the recent coaches poll.

[Teamski]

With only Callahan getting a 2nd team Pre-season All American honors, it seems that Wesley will have a lot of relative unknowns at many positions this year, probably the most I have seen since first attending games back in 2006.  It is going to be one hell of an interesting season to see who steps up in the face of a competitive league.

-Ski

I'm not too worried about the offense. I think the defense has a little more to make up for in terms of replacing guys (i.e. LBs). It's might be a busy first 3 weeks for the Ohio contigent. Normally we always travel down to Frostburg as it is only 3.5 hours away, then we want to go to the CNU game at Wesley where apparently Coach Drass will be honored and finally to North Central!

Nice to have a game close to you for once (or twice as it has been throughout the years......)

-Ski

Not as close as Alliance, but that wasnt much of a game last year anyways 

Heres some size for you: According to Wesley's Instagram, 6 ft 7, 315 lb OT Kristoff Reeves has "committed" to Wesley.

Let's hope it is an athletic 315lbs!  Wow.  That reminds me of a VUL lineman!

-Ski

[stonecold84]

Wesley sure has added a lot of size to the OL this year with 6 freshman all weighing over 300 pounds.  I watched Corian Bell's highlight tape and it looks like Michael Oher's The Terminator tap from the Blind Side movie

[wesleydad]

Guessing that with the coaches poll results that Coach Drass thinks Rowan is the second best team in the league assuming that you can not vote for your own team.  Nice 3 week stretch for Wesley on the back end of the schedule with Salisbury, Rowan, and Montclair.  Beginning will allow them to work out the usual early season kinks.  The North Central game is going to be good.  1 month away and I get to walk to Widener to see their game with Rowan week 1.  That could be a good one.

[CNU85]

When does everyone report for practice?

[Teamski]

Should be any time now for sure.

-Ski

[bman]

I have copied and pasted my picks from June. It may change after I read Kickoff. It's starting to become fun. 

Here are my Top 5 for the NJAC done quite a while ago for 2015 :

1. Wesley          10-0   9-0       
2. Montclair         8-2   8-1
3. Salisbury         8-2   7-2
4. Rowan             7-3   7-2
5. CNU                7-3    6-3

Just got back from vacation yesterday, and today had some time to really go through posts...
Perhaps for the first time, I think I really grasp how good the NJAC will be...
I don't really care about the order, but this is murderers row to have to beat to get into the playoffs.  Wow

The bright side for the other conferences is that these teams are going to beat the hell out of each other in the regular season and even more so if TCNJ and Kean etc. were able to put together a strong team...
...can't wait to see this unfold...I may even have to take a ride over to Glassboro this year for a couple of these.

[CNU85]

I have copied and pasted my picks from June. It may change after I read Kickoff. It's starting to become fun. 

Here are my Top 5 for the NJAC done quite a while ago for 2015 :

1. Wesley          10-0   9-0       
2. Montclair         8-2   8-1
3. Salisbury         8-2   7-2
4. Rowan             7-3   7-2
5. CNU                7-3    6-3

Just got back from vacation yesterday, and today had some time to really go through posts...
Perhaps for the first time, I think I really grasp how good the NJAC will be...
I don't really care about the order, but this is murderers row to have to beat to get into the playoffs.  Wow

The bright side for the other conferences is that these teams are going to beat the hell out of each other in the regular season and even more so if TCNJ and Kean etc. were able to put together a strong team...
...can't wait to see this unfold...I may even have to take a ride over to Glassboro this year for a couple of these.

This is going to be fun...and crazy! A third place team at 8-2 or a 5th place team at 7-3....real possibilities.

[wesleydad]

Since Wesley is off week 1 does that mean they do not report until next week?

[dlippiel]

Could be. Dlip believes when Union used to have that week #1 bye they reported a week after most other d3 teams. Dlip used to hate that. He felt it just threw everything off...

[bill]

Since Wesley is off week 1 does that mean they do not report until next week?

The answer to your question is...it depends   When is Wesley's first day of school? This is a very important date that needs to be accounted for (in addition to the date of the first contest). Once school starts, each day counts as "one" practice opportunity....