Hofstra @ New Hampshire Game Thread

[UNHWildCats]

Time to get the season back on track. The rain and wind would have to favor UNH. UNH ranks 33rd averaging 175 yards a game rushing, Hofstra is 119th averaging 69.1 yards a game rushing.

[UNHWildCats]

Pre game show on the UNH radio network. http://media.yahoo.com/broadband/m/go/col/player?key=/nal/fb/nal102806hak

[TexasTerror]

Big, big game for New Hampshire...can the Wildcats get back on track? This is definitely a game that is drawing the attention of many in the I-AA community...

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NH football

'Cats must rediscover path to greatness, now
Next loss could end playoff hopes

By RAY DUCKLER
Monitor staff
October 28. 2006 8:46AM

DURHAM - Let the questions, skepticism and doubts fly.

The free ride for the University of New Hampshire football team is over, now that the Wildcats, once deemed the best Division I-AA team in the country, have dropped two straight games.

Gone are the happy, fluffy newspaper stories casting this team as a juggernaut. Gone is the enthusiastic buzz swirling around Durham. And, most likely, gone is the chance of hosting an NCAA playoff game come late November.

The Wildcats are now fighting for their playoff lives.

Cracks in the armor began to surface during an embarrassing 42-23 home loss to James Madison.

The cracks then turned into major tributaries as the Wildcats lost to Northeastern, a sub-.500 team, in a wild overtime affair, 36-35.

http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061028/REPOSITORY/610280333/1007/SPORTS

[PantherRob82]

How crazy would it be if UNH missed the playoffs? I wasn't sure they'd hit one loss, let alone two.

[TexasTerror]

How crazy would it be if UNH missed the playoffs? I wasn't sure they'd hit one loss, let alone two.

There are quite a few teams, UNH included obviously, that will surprise us if they miss the playoffs, but there's quite a few of schools that will no longer be eligible for seven Div I wins after this week that many of us had in our top 5, top 10 heading into the season and even a week or two ago!

[Appstate29]

Time to get the season back on track. The rain and wind would have to favor UNH. UNH ranks 33rd averaging 175 yards a game rushing, Hofstra is 119th averaging 69.1 yards a game rushing.


I think it actually hinders UNH more because a lot of the reason they are getting so many yards rushing is because Santos/Ball. Now Hofstra can play run more.

[UNHWildCats]

Hofstra recived the kick and started deep in there territory. Hofstra has a 3rd 7

[UNHWildCats]

4th down Hofstra punting into the wind

[Uncle Buck]

Pre game show on the UNH radio network. http://media.yahoo.com/broadband/m/go/col/player?key=/nal/fb/nal102806hak


Thanks for the link, WRHU link is not working for me.

[UNHWildCats]

UNH ball on the 39 yard line great field position.

[Uncle Buck]

Nice, nothing like a bad kick and short field for UNH

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

Brief tangent:

UNHWildcats, that old UNH helmet sucks! I've always hated that NH insignia, mainly because it resembles the insignia of a certain baseball team from the city you live in! [/tangent]

Sorry to say I'm listening via the web instead of watching from Cowell. I just couldn't fathom driving up to UNH this morning. Actually, the drive was more foreboding than actually standing through the game in the game and wind! That's how bad driving in the Northeast Corridor gets in bad weather!! xlolx xlolx xlolx

[UNHWildCats]

damn it the radio went out

[UNHWildCats]

Power surges cut them off. as they came back LeVan caught a pass to the 28

[UNHWildCats]

Santos for 3 yards. 2nd and 7

[UNHWildCats]

Ward down to the 19 3rd 1

[Uncle Buck]

Hofstra's feed back working, looks like weather could hinder everything

[UNHWildCats]

Kackert to the 16. 1st 10 for New Hampshire

[UNHWildCats]

Incomplete to Ball in the endzone

[*****]

Another Santos to Ball TD
UNH 56
Hofstra 6
1st quarter.... ;)

[UNHWildCats]

fumble ward recovers and takes it to the 12.

[UNHWildCats]

Ward TOUCHDOWN

[Uncle Buck]

looks like HU keeping with the MO for the year, opponent takes first drive into endzone.

[Uncle Buck]

Another Santos to Ball TD
UNH 56
Hofstra 6
1st quarter.... ;)

Easy Ralph, we're bad, but 56 in the first quarter? Maybe 42 :smiley_wi

[UNHWildCats]

UNH recovers fumble

[UNHWildCats]

Ward runs for 1 yard 2nd and 9

[UNHWildCats]

Santos to the 17 yard line 3rd and about 3

[PantherRob82]

geez...so 7-0 UNH with the ball and driving.

[UNHWildCats]

4th and 4

[UNHWildCats]

UNH goes for it. penalty on UNH... illegal procedure -5 yards 4th and 9.

UNH brings in Manning for a FG 40 yard attmpt....No Good

[UNHWildCats]

Huggins runs to the 25 2nd and 8

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

Did you hear the referee's call of that illegal procedure???? Sounded like a jet was flying over!! The wind must be brutal!!!

[UNHWildCats]

Flag Huggins no gain. Penalty UNH offsides. 2nd 3

[PantherRob82]

I assume there's no video for this? Radio say anything about the size of the crowd?

[Uncle Buck]

HU using an offset I, interesting as we haven't run a lot of I backs

[UNHWildCats]

Crenshaw runs just short of the marker 3rd 1

[UNHWildCats]

small crowd they were expecting 10,000 but with the weather people stayed away

[UNHWildCats]

1st down for Crenshaw

[UNHWildCats]

no gain on 1st down

[UNHWildCats]

1 yard gain 3rd down

[UNHWildCats]

complete shy of 1st down 4th and about 5

[UNHWildCats]

punt into the wind again. UNH ball at the 36

[UNHWildCats]

UNH starting position average so far is Hofstras 33


2nd and 9 for UNH

[UNHWildCats]

Ward runs for 4 yards

[PantherRob82]

punting into the wind doesn't seem to be going too well. Maybe everyone should just go for it all the time.

[UNHWildCats]

illegal porocedure on UNH 3rd and 11

[UNHWildCats]

Santos for 5 yards. 4th down Henry punting with the wind at hios back

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

small crowd they were expecting 10,000 but with the weather people stayed away

It's Parent's Weekend and they must have had a good pregame sale. At least they'll still make some money from the game on sold tickets but "no shows". Count me among them! :p

Too bad, because we probably would have had over 100% capacity every game this season. We probably will still average over capacity for the season no matter how bad today's actual crowd is.

[UNHWildCats]

Hofstra returns the punt to the 43.

[UNHWildCats]

UNH takes a time out to force Hofstra run another play into the wind before the quarter ends

[PantherRob82]

Close game so far. How much time in the 1st? Maybe Hofstra can do something when they get the wind.

[Uncle Buck]

Good return. Special teams could win it with a slip and a big run back. That's if we can even stay in the game

[UNHWildCats]

14 seconds left

[UNHWildCats]

huiggins near a 1st down. 1st quarter ends 7-0 UNH

[Uncle Buck]

Our running game has struggled, but i am amazed at how Huggins totally passed by Crenshaw our former starter and much bigger back.

[PantherRob82]

anyone have 1st quarter stats?

[UNHWildCats]

4th down

[UNHWildCats]

1st down Hofstra

[Uncle Buck]

Gutsy call by Cohen, Gardi never would have done that at the end of his career. Then again, we have nothing to lose at 2-5

[UNHWildCats]

3rd down and 5

[UNHWildCats]

4th down 5 to go punting time

[Uncle Buck]

Good kick, now we have to play defense.

[UNHWildCats]

Kackert to the 22 near a 1st down

[Uncle Buck]

Sheesh, 10 yards, punting in the wind is ridiculous today

[Uncle Buck]

44 yd attempt in this wind...good god

[Uncle Buck]

crappy call by Cohen, just go for it. Kicking today will be a circus.

[UNHWildCats]

Yards 1st half

UNH 86
Hofstra 34

[OL FU]

Yards 1st half

UNH 86
Hofstra 34

What happened to the unstoppable offense?

[UMass922]

What happened to the unstoppable offense?

The weather, methinks . . .

[OL FU]

The weather, methinks . . .

I suppose it looks a lot like the NE/UMASS game - - nasty

[FlyYtown]

UNH may be in trouble once again this week.... Hofrsta is going to use every bit of momentum in this game.

Is it 7-3??

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

I suppose it looks a lot like the NE/UMASS game - - nasty

Probably, only about 65 miles north to Durham!

I've been channel switching between Columbia @ Yale, Lafayette @ Colgate and CCSU @ Monmouth and the scores are 3-0, 0-0 and 0-0. I heard it was URI over Maine 3-0. Tough conditions in the Northeast today!! And I just heard the UNH radio announcers say the start of the 2nd half will see the worst conditions of the day! :eek:

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

UNH rolls the dice and takes the wind rather than the ball in the 3rd Quarter trying to score again and put the pressure on Hofstra.

[Uncle Buck]

Alum,
HU announcers said the same thing, worse now than before.

[Uncle Buck]

Flytown, 7-0 UNH

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

UNH goes for it on 4th and four on their own 32 (IIRC) and surprise Hofstra with a quick snap and by throwing, but a wide open Keith LeVan drops the ball with no one in front of him. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Another three and out for Hofstra.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

UNH returns the punt to their 18. Kackert runs to the 10.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

Make that the 8. 1st and goal from the 8. One or two yard gain for Kackert. UNH is in complete run formations on all plays, Ball and Boyle aren't even playing on most plays! 3rd and goal from the three. FG try from the three.

[Uncle Buck]

That was a big defenive stop, 3 is much better than 7. W need something this quarter and then use the wind to our advantage in the 4th

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

20 yard FG

UNH 10-0.

[Uncle Buck]

Crenshaw stinks, why do they even use this kid anymore. He runs straight up and down and is slow through the hole. Huggins needs to have that in his hands on 3 and 1

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

It has to be absolutely miserable because UNH didn't even attempt a pass on 3rd and 12 with the wind! :eek:

UNH punted and HU takes over on the 20. UNH looking to force HU to punt one more time into the wind.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

UNH taking timeouts to preserve time with the wind. HU has to punt again.

The announcers are saying the field is holding up very well despite almost all the play being concentrated in one section of the field.

Good punt by HU. UNH takes over at the HU 44.

[Uncle Buck]

This game must be sloppy as hell

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

Wildcats come up short on 3rd and 1 then take their last time out to punt with the wind.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

HU starts the 4th quarter on the UNH 20 after UNH punts into the end zone.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

This game must be sloppy as hell

I'm not watching much of the UMass-NU game because I can watch it later via Comcast On Demand, but it looks miserable at Parsons!

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

Three and out for Hofstra, but they'll punt with the wind.

UNH takes over on their own 39.

13:50 remaining, UNH 10-0

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

Lordy, lordy, lordy, someone made a 1st down! :rotateh:

[Uncle Buck]

3 and 11 yard passing for each qb, unreal

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

One 1st down is it. UNH punts, HU takes over on the 26. Long field in miserable conditions.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

Another three and out for Hofstra. UNH takes over with 7:49 remaining.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

UNH punt is blocked by HU who will take over at the 31 with 55 seconds remaining.

[Uncle Buck]

Too little too late.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

Hofstra completes a pass to the two yard line, 50 seconds remaining.

TD Hofstra.

[Uncle Buck]

unbelievable, i can only shake my head.

[Uncle Buck]

Another bad snap, new long snapper this year, a bit inconsistent.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

Whew, onside kick goes out of bounds. UNH takes over!!

UNH wins 10-6!! A win is a win is a win......... :nod:

[Uncle Buck]

good game, we just continue to start slow and that costs us the game yet again.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

Key play of the game: The opening coin toss! :nod: xlolx xlolx xlolx xlolx

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

good game, we just continue to start slow and that costs us the game yet again.

Did Davis win the QB job today?

[UNHWildCats]

i got a good headline for this game:P

"New Hampshire Winds It Over Hofstra"

[TexasTerror]

Congrats to New Hampshire on the win today...

Tough conditions, tough A-10 game.

Big game on the horizon with UNH vs UMass next week!

[Granite]

Whew, onside kick goes out of bounds. UNH takes over!!

UNH wins 10-6!! A win is a win is a win......... :nod:

Just back from the game - awful, awful conditions. In fact, there is really no way to describe just how bad the weather was - nothing was possible through the air and the field conditions were so bad that the running backs looked likey were moving in slow motion. Forget touchdowns - first downs were a monumental battle. The wind was blowing sideways for most of the game. Punts into the wind were going nowhere, and I'm not sure that the UNH offense threw the ball in the entire second half!

I looked for you up on the rail, UNHAlum, but figured you'd be too smart to drive up here for this one! Actually, as I was hunkered down in my seat during halftime (no band, no cheerleaders), I was wondering just what possessed any of the few thousand of us or so who were there to sit through that mess.

A good win, and it makes the UMass game a real battle next week. Lets hope for better weather!

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

I looked for you up on the rail, UNHAlum, but figured you'd be too smart to drive up here for this one!

Even a Seafood Platter at Newicks wasn't incentive enough to drive up in that quagmire! :p As I said elsewhere, the drive was more foreboding than standing through the game!! If I was local like you, I would have been there! :nod:

[UNHWildCats]

UNH was 1-3 for 11 yards passing in the game 0-1 in the second half.

[rcny46]

The long range forecast for next saturday is calling for a sunny day with temps in the high 40's.

[Granite]

UNH was 1-3 for 11 yards passing in the game 0-1 in the second half.

That's right - I'm pretty sure the 0-1 in the second half was a dropped swing pass to Levan on 4th down - it was eerily reminiscent of his drop against UNI in the playoffs last year. :bang:

Had he caught that pass today, he easily had the first down, and might have walked in for another TD.

Today's offense was Ward and Kackert and run the clock.

It was also interesting to watch the UNH coaching staff use their timeouts before the end of 1st and 3rd quarters to force Hofstra's offense to run as many plays as possible into the wind, rather then let them run the clock down so they could change offensive direction as the quarters transitioned.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

The long range forecast for next saturday is calling for a sunny day with temps in the high 40's.

And hopefully a week full of sunny, dry days so the field recovers!!!!

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

That's right - I'm pretty sure the 0-1 in the second half was a dropped swing pass to Levan on 4th down - it was eerily reminiscent of his drop against UNI in the playoffs last year. :bang:

Had he caught that pass today, he easily had the first down, and might have walked in for another TD.

Today's offense was Ward and Kackert and run the clock.

It was also interesting to watch the UNH coaching staff use their timeouts before the end of 1st and 3rd quarters to force Hofstra's offense to run as many plays as possible into the wind, rather then let them run the clock down so they could change offensive direction as the quarters transitioned.

Yes it was and I thought the exact same thing when I heard the call of the play!! Thankfully, this one didn't come back to haunt us!!

[Granite]

Even a Seafood Platter at Newicks wasn't incentive enough to drive up in that quagmire! :p As I said elsewhere, the drive was more foreboding than standing through the game!! If I was local like you, I would have been there! :nod:

Mmmmm, Newicks! :)

I'm taking my daughter to the hockey game tonight, so no Newicks for me, unfortunately.

Good call on the driving conditions - there was a pretty big wreck on the Spaulding coming back from the game today - same car type as my wife's, and had me pretty nervous for the last couple of miles of my drive home.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

Mmmmm, Newicks! :)

I'm taking my daughter to the hockey game tonight, so no Newicks for me, unfortunately.

Good call on the driving conditions - there was a pretty big wreck on the Spaulding coming back from the game today - same car type as my wife's, and had me pretty nervous for the last couple of miles of my drive home.

Hope you're taking your daughter to the women's hockey game tomorrow as well! :D :p

[Uncle Buck]

Did Davis win the QB job today?

Not sure, they weren't very clear about it. Davis came in last week against maine and I think he was slated to be the starter this week, but there was a shoulder issue. Clarkson is very inconsistent and mistake prone, we are really hurting in the QB department. With Davis completing the 1 or 2 passes today, i wouldn't be shocked to see him start next week.

[Old Cat Fan]

Hofstra New Hampshire
First Downs 4 7
Total Rushes 38 50
Total Rush Yards 40 129
Total Passes 10 3
Total Pass Yards 33 11

Total combined rushing passing yards Hofstra 73 UNH 140 Crazy numbers anyone know what the record for lowest numbers are? :confused: