FB: New Jersey Athletic Conference

[CNU85]

CNU holds Susquehanna to 65 yards rushing in 31 attempts.

CNU QB 17-30 374 yards with 3 TDs to 3 diff receivers. Now 13 TDs and 1 INT this season.

[RowanPhan]

CNU holds Susquehanna to 65 yards rushing in 31 attempts.

CNU QB 17-30 374 yards with 3 TDs to 3 diff receivers. Now 13 TDs and 1 INT this season.

Congratulations CNU! Massive victory

How was the weather at the game?  I saw a lot of rain for the little bit that I watched

[CNU85]

CNU holds Susquehanna to 65 yards rushing in 31 attempts.

CNU QB 17-30 374 yards with 3 TDs to 3 diff receivers. Now 13 TDs and 1 INT this season.

Congratulations CNU! Massive victory

How was the weather at the game?  I saw a lot of rain for the little bit that I watched

Rain wasn't bad until 4th qt. I'm trying to figure out how to post pics on here to show a telling tale concerning the rain.

[CNU85]

Wow. I listened to the game while driving on vacation- eventually will end up in Vermont for the game next week.

Can't wait to see stats and write ups. CNU could have cashed it in numerous times but they kept fighting.

[RowanPhan]

Wow. I listened to the game while driving on vacation- eventually will end up in Vermont for the game next week.

Can't wait to see stats and write ups. CNU could have cashed it in numerous times but they kept fighting.

This game final did not sit well with me, I watched from the stands. So many questionable calls by the refs marred the game. The dagger was the Questionable Pass Interference call on 4th down to give CNU the opportunity to tie the game. Rowan should have won this game IMO, and I'll die on that hill.
Also a bit disappointing to see how the CNU players were celebrating after the win, rather foolish and immature, didn't expect that from CNU
While on one hand, it was great to see Rowan go toe-to-toe with an ultra talented CNU program, Rowan's shot at the NJAC title is just about zilch now

[MRMIKESMITH]

Great game from the Seagulls against a good TCNJ team. I forgot that the new HC for TCNJ was a former W&L guy. I think that helped the Seagulls tremendously being able to see the same offense from earlier in the year. Defensively, the Seagulls played a solid game, there were some explosives that I'm sure upset the DC, but holding TCNJ who has been running rampant all season well below their season average was a huge confidence build. Looking ahead to Homecoming against Kean, I expect Kean to try to air it out similar to what it did last year with the RPO and passes to the flats and delayed crossers in the middle. This will be Salisbury first test against a team that will throw the ball more than 40 times. This is going to be a good test for the secondary who has at times allowed deep outs and passes to the flats which is more of a schematic issue rather than a skill issue. Offensively I expect Salisbury to continue to dominate in both the run game and pass game. Salisbury OC has been calling great plays over the last 2 to 3 years. I think the next step is for better execution on the short passes by the QB to the WRs and RBs. They will need to be able to execute those type of passes instead of the big play passing plays. If there was a serious concern, I'd have to say special teams, special teams, especially kicking/punting/snapping/holding has been putting forth a very lack luster performance this year. Hopefully those areas gets fixed before it comes back to hurt the team in close games. Having poor special teams play is not something that you typically see from Salisbury.

[MRMIKESMITH]

A good win by Salisbury this past week against Kean. It was just a good win, which explains how some analyst/reporters have taken a foot off the Salisbury train in national projections. Kean came out with everything, kudos to the HC, staff, and players. From a Salisbury perspective, Salisbury was very flat throughout the game. Don't get me wrong, the QB hit on a couple explosive runs that resulted in him getting player of the week in the NJAC. However, there were missed opportunities through the air (long and short) that I think he can be better and will need to better in the upcoming weeks. Defensively, Salisbury could not get off the field and that was the result of Kean appearing to milk the clock to ensure they had the right play based upon Salisbury defensive scheme. That formula for Kean worked as Salisbury Defense looked unprepared and uninterested until late in the game after they gave up a trip play, long pass before half, etc. Salisbury Defensive philosophy is to stop the run and keep everything in front, but that conservativeness has been a double edge sword against teams that are patient enough to take the short pass to the outside and QBs that can create time. I was very disappointed in the defense, the d-line did not stay in rush lanes on scrambles and on plenty of occasions, the lb/dl did not recognize the draw plays. The secondary still hasn't shown me that they can be elite in man to man coverage or one on one coverage. For Salisbury to take the next step, it is going to be on the DC to show something different throughout the game and the players will have to step up and execute at higher level than that of this past weekend. Offensively, we didn't see the "Spread" Option in effect due to Kean running a Cover 4/Man and keeping everything in front, but Salisbury was able to run for over 400 yards without even controlling the time of possession. As aforementioned, there were some missed opportunities by the offense via the pass that I expect to be fixed. Onto a good Montclair State team, who is always a tough out.