CAA Pick'em Week 5

[melloware13]

CAA Standings:
T1. #25 Albany (3-0, 1-0 CAA)
T1. #4 New Hampshire (2-1, 1-0 CAA)
T1. #3 Villanova (2-1, 1-0 CAA)
4. #11 William & Mary (3-1)
5. Delaware (2-1)
6. Towson (2-2)
T7. Maine (1-2)
T7. Elon (1-2)
9. Stony Brook (1-3)
T10. James Madison (2-2, 0-1 CAA)
T10. #16 Richmond (2-2, 0-1 CAA)
T10. Rhode Island (0-3, 0-1 CAA)

Saturday, September 27
#3 Villanova @ Pennsylvania - 3 PM - ILDN
Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State - 4 PM - NEC Front Row
Delaware @ James Madison - 4 PM - CSN-MA, TCN-P
#11 William & Mary @ Stony Brook - 6 PM - SeawolvesTV
Dartmouth @ #4 New Hampshire - 6 PM
Columbia @ #25 Albany - 6 PM - TWC Sports Channel
Elon @ #5 Coastal Carolina - 7 PM - ASN
Maine @ Towson - 7 PM - CSN-MA, TCN-P, CSN-NE

[Skyhawk71]

Villanova @ Penn
Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State
Delaware @ James Madison
William & Mary @ Stony Brook
Dartmouth @ New Hampshire
Columbia @ Albany
Elon @ Coastal Carolina
Maine @ Towson

[kdinva]

Villanova @ Penn 38-14
Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut St. 27-14
Delaware @ James Madison 27-23
William & Mary @ Stony Brook 23-10
Dartmouth @ New Hampshire 38-20
Columbia @ Albany 26-19
Elon @ Coastal Carolina 42-23
Maine @ Towson 23-20

[smilo]

Villanova 59-14
Central Connecticut St. 23-13
James Madison 45-27
William & Mary 30-6
New Hampshire 44-26
Albany 41-17
Coastal Carolina 45-27
Maine @ Towson 24-13

[JMUNJ08]

Villanova @ Penn
Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State
Delaware @ James Madison
William & Mary @ Stony Brook
Dartmouth @ New Hampshire
Columbia @ Albany
Elon @ Coastal Carolina
Maine @ Towson

Echoes my picks for the week as well. Maine and Delaware have a chance on the road to make themselves heard as conference play begins to really start up but both homes teams in JMU/ Towson need it just as bad to keep pace.

[ccd494]

Villanova
CCSU
JMU
WM
UNH
Albany
Coastal
Towson

[BestDaneSinceHamlet]

Villanova
CCSU
James Madison
William & Mary
New Hampshire
Albany (Go Danes!. Who would have thought the Danes would be the only undefeated in the CAA after three games...even with the weaker schedule?)
Coastal Carolina
Maine

[phoenix3]

Villanova @ Penn
Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State
Delaware @ James Madison
William & Mary @ Stony Brook
Dartmouth @ New Hampshire
Columbia @ Albany
Elon @ Coastal Carolina - Upset of the week
Maine @ Towson

[Ghost]

Villanova @ Penn (Blowout of the week)
Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State (URI gets back on track)
Delaware @ James Madison(JMU wins by 2 TDs)
William & Mary @ Stony Brook (Stony Brook continues its downward Spiral.)
Dartmouth @ New Hampshire (Bigger Blowout of the week)
Columbia @ Albany
Elon @ Coastal Carolina (Surprisingly close game Coastal pulls it out by a TD)
Maine @ Towson

[GoBlueHens83]

Villanova @ Penn
Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State
Delaware @ James Madison
William & Mary @ Stony Brook
Dartmouth @ New Hampshire
Columbia @ Albany
Elon @ Coastal Carolina
Maine @ Towson

[Tribal]

Villanova 52-13
Central Connecticut State 32-24
James Madison 31-28
William & Mary 30-17
New Hampshire 45-24
Albany 20-13
Coastal Carolina 48-9
Towson 13-10

[wmmii]

Villanova
CCSU
JMU
WM
UNH
Albany
Coastal
Maine

[bonarae]

Villanova @ Penn
Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State
Delaware @ James Madison
William & Mary @ Stony Brook
Dartmouth @ New Hampshire
Columbia @ Albany
Elon @ Coastal Carolina
Maine @ Towson

[Gangtackle11]

Saturday, September 27
49-14 #3 Villanova @ Pennsylvania
21-20 Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State
Delaware @ James Madison 38-34
13-10 #13 William & Mary @ Stony Brook
Dartmouth @ #5 New Hampshire 47-7
Columbia @ Albany 35-7
Elon @ #6 Coastal Carolina 45-3
Maine @ Towson 20-17

[Mattymc727]

Villanova
CCSU
James Madison
William & Mary
New Hampshire
Albany
Coastal Carolina
Maine

[caribbeanhen]

lots of kisses for JMU being blown here......

[jmufan999]

lots of kisses for JMU being blown here......

i'm pretty surprised at that, also. not sure where that's coming from.

i can't pick this one yet, want to see the injury situations for both teams. assuming UD is pretty healthy coming off an open date?

[caribbeanhen]

i'm pretty surprised at that, also. not sure where that's coming from.

i can't pick this one yet, want to see the injury situations for both teams. assuming UD is pretty healthy coming off an open date?

UD is paper thin on both lines, LB'er play is a big concern - Yes, tough game to call but I wouldn't be totally surprised if the Hens lay a big egg... they are playing a lot of true Freshman on D already.... the D is the biggest concern for Hen fans

[Tribe4SF]

UD is paper thin on both lines, LB'er play is a big concern - Yes, tough game to call but I wouldn't be totally surprised if the Hens lay a big egg... they are playing a lot of true Freshman on D already.... the D is the biggest concern for Hen fans

Biggest concern for JMU as well. This one could see 80+ points.

[SBUFAN33]

Villanova
Central Connecticut State
James Madison
Stony Brook - UPSET OF THE WEEK
New Hampshire
Albany
Coastal Carolina
Maine

[caribbeanhen]

Biggest concern for JMU as well. This one could see 80+ points.

be inclined to agree except that the Hens Offense is probably overrated by many

[Tribal]

It's a pick'em game for me but I went with JMU by 3 because of home field advantage; that edge could be negated as UD has a week off to prepare. This is a big game for both programs...I'll be sure to DVR it.

[Tribe4SF]

be inclined to agree except that the Hens Offense is probably overrated by many

St Francis had 420 of offense and 22 points despite giving up 4 turnovers. Dukes could be the remedy for Hens offense.

[Go Green]

Villanova @ Penn (Blowout of the week)

Dartmouth @ New Hampshire (Bigger Blowout of the week)


While I think the CAA will win both games by a comfortable (or more) margin, I'd be shocked if the margin of victory is greater for UNH than Nova.

[Tiger93]

Villanova 35, Penn 24 - Local rivalry makes game closer than you would think
Central Connecticut State 20, Rhode Island 17 - Rhode Island would win this game at home
James Madison 31, Delaware 17 - JMU bounces back at home
Wlliam & Mary 17, Stony Brook 13 - William & Mary narrowly avoids this trap
New Hampshire 38, Dartmouth 27
Coastal Carolina 28, Elon 17 - Coastal is 3-0 in the MEAC so far this year.
Maine 10, Towson 9 - These next two games will give us a good look at what the season holds in store for Towson



#3 Villanova @ Pennsylvania - 3 PM - ILDN
Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State - 4 PM - NEC Front Row
Delaware @ James Madison - 4 PM - CSN-MA, TCN-P
#13 William & Mary @ Stony Brook - 6 PM - SeawolvesTV
Dartmouth @ #5 New Hampshire - 6 PM
Columbia @ Albany - 6 PM - TWC Sports Channel
Elon @ #6 Coastal Carolina - 7 PM - ASN
Maine @ Towson - 7 PM - CSN-MA, TCN-P, CSN-NE

[Anovafan]

Saturday, September 27
#3 Villanova
Central Connecticut State
James Madison
#13 William & Mary
#5 New Hampshire
Albany
#6 Coastal Carolina
Towson

[jmufan999]

UD is paper thin on both lines, LB'er play is a big concern - Yes, tough game to call but I wouldn't be totally surprised if the Hens lay a big egg... they are playing a lot of true Freshman on D already.... the D is the biggest concern for Hen fans

well that's encouraging. you won't recognize this JMU team. everything is totally different. tempo, playcalling, formations, defense, everything is different on both sides of the ball. so much inexperience, this is going to be a learning year for a lot of guys.

i agree with Tribe4SF that this could be a really high scoring game. looks like both teams are terrible on 3rd down defense (a perennial problem for JMU, it seems), which is the most frustrating thing to watch, other than turnovers.

feels like a 42-38 kind of game, don't know who will win. if one team wins the turnover battle (as opposed to being even), i'd say that team wins with about 85% confidence from me.

- - - Updated - - -


Saturday, September 27
#3 Villanova
Central Connecticut State
#13 William & Mary
#5 New Hampshire
Albany
#6 Coastal Carolina
Towson

i'll take all these teams (took out JMU as i'm not sure yet)

[TheDHC]

#3 Villanova @ Pennsylvania - Nova on the rise, easy victory

Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State - Rhody on life support.

Delaware @ James Madison - Hens sloppy against 'Gate, the Dukes are a safe bet

#11 William & Mary @ Stony Brook - I can excuse SBU's losses to Bryant and UConn, but their loss to North Dakota hasn't given me much faith in the Seawolves.

Dartmouth @ #4 New Hampshire - After thrashing Lehigh, this is an easy pick.

Columbia @ #25 Albany - Columbia on a 12 game losing streak, about to be increased to 13

Elon @ #5 Coastal Carolina - The Chants will break in the CAA new guy

Maine @ Towson - Call it a gut feeling, but my faith in Towson Defense is low right now.

[Mattymc727]

While I think the CAA will win both games by a comfortable (or more) margin, I'd be shocked if the margin of victory is greater for UNH than Nova.

Green, whats your prediction for this weekends game? UNH and Dartmouth havent played in so long I dont know what to think. UNH is good as usual, but I cant judge how good Dartmouth is.

Should be a good atmosphere this weekend for UNH's first night game ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35vA4LY-w5E&list=UUxhP-8XqDHP02oTXUWDDKWg

[Dane96]

Villanova
Rhode Island
James Madison
William & Mary
New Hampshire
Albany
Coastal Carolina
Maine

[Uncle Buck]

Villanova @ Penn
Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State
Delaware @ James Madison
William & Mary @ Stony Brook
Dartmouth @ New Hampshire
Columbia @ Albany
Elon @ Coastal Carolina
Maine @ Towson

*I predict SBU loses this game 10-9 while the defense only gives up a FG!


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[Go Green]

Green, whats your prediction for this weekends game? UNH and Dartmouth havent played in so long I dont know what to think. UNH is good as usual, but I cant judge how good Dartmouth is.

Should be a good atmosphere this weekend for UNH's first night game ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35vA4LY-w5E&list=UUxhP-8XqDHP02oTXUWDDKWg

UNH is always going to have more talent. That being said, this should be more like a 1990s game than a 2000s game.

When Dartmouth was good, the games were competitive. 21-21 in 1990 when UNH was ranked #3. 14-7 in 1993. The 1992 45-27 game was misleading, as Dartmouth actually had the lead in the fourth quarter before UNH pulled ahead and got two late touchdowns to make the final score look worse than it actually was.

The 2000s were mostly slaughters. Dartmouth sucked in that decade.

UNH should win. But I think Dartmouth should be at least within striking distance most of the game. We had a couple of starters sit out against CCSU with injuries. Are they going to come back on Saturday? Or are they going to rest up for the following week's Ivy opener against Penn?

[whoanellie]

Villanova @ Penn
Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State
Delaware @ James Madison
William & Mary @ Stony Brook
Dartmouth @ New Hampshire
Columbia @ Albany
Elon @ Coastal Carolina - Upset of the week
Maine @ Towson

Wait someone is pickin' Elon? oh it is an Elon Phan. With our SOS We are under-dogs every freak'n week
If our guys are just going to be the most mentally tough if their bodies can hold together. One or two big play players
away from making this interesting.

[McNeese75]

Villanova @ Penn
Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State Delaware @ James Madison
William & Mary @ Stony Brook
Dartmouth @ New Hampshire
Columbia @ Albany
Elon @ Coastal Carolina
Maine @ Towson

[PAllen]

Nova
CCSU
W&M
UNH
Albany
Coastal
Maine

I'll be surprised if anything but the Maine/Towson game is even close.

Edit: And UD, thanks Chen, but that one won't be close either.

[caribbeanhen]

Nova
CCSU
W&M
UNH
Albany
Coastal
Maine

I'll be surprised if anything but the Maine/Towson game is even close.

that might be because you forgot to pick one...ha

[UNH72Plus]

Villanova by a lot
Central Connecticut bounces back from last week's loss
JMU in a close one
William & Mary's defense wins this one
UNH is a closer than you might think win
Albany goes to 4-0!!
Coastal Carolina by a lot
Towson wins at home

[fc97]

Villanova
CCSU
Delaware
W&M
UNH
Albany
Coastal
Towson

[Tiger93]

Just realized I forgot to make a pick for Albany-Columbia. Here are all of my picks:

Villanova 35, Penn 24 - Local rivalry makes game closer than you would think
Central Connecticut State 20, Rhode Island 17 - Rhode Island would win this game at home
James Madison 31, Delaware 17 - JMU bounces back at home
Wlliam & Mary 17, Stony Brook 13 - William & Mary narrowly avoids this trap
New Hampshire 38, Dartmouth 27
Coastal Carolina 28, Elon 17 - Coastal is 3-0 in the MEAC so far this year.
Maine 10, Towson 9 - These next two games will give us a good look at what the season holds in store for Towson
Albany 24, Columbia 17

[DoubleH]

Villanova @ Penn - After a tough schedule to start the season, 'Nova should roll for a few weeks before heading to Williamsburg for a biggie.

Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State - Good God that season opening loss to CCSU looks worse and worse with each passing week...

Delaware @ James Madison - JMU has looked less mediocre than Delaware, and their offense is starting to put it together.

William & Mary @ Stony Brook - If SBU kicks so much as a single field goal, I will be surprised.

Dartmouth @ New Hampshire - UNH just keeps rolling along toward another playoff berth. Look at their schedule. They will be favored in every remaining game with the possible exception of @W&M. I see 8, maybe 9 wins from the Wildcats.

Columbia @ Albany - Speaking of which, the Danes keep sneaking along toward 8 wins...

Elon @ Coastal Carolina - Coastal is really becoming a top program. Back-to-back manhandlings of MEAC teams.

Maine @ Towson - Well, if there was ever a day for our talented yet consistently out-schemed defense to have a good day, this is it, at least until next week when we get to play Stony Brook. Home game + coming off back-to-back wins + Maine coming off a bad loss to BC + young team starting to gel = a W to start CAA play.

[Tribal]

A year ago, Towson-Maine would have been THE game. The loser of this one can probably kiss the '14 season goodbye. I'm sticking with Towson by 3 at home.

#RisingTribe

[Gordon Shumway]

Goldrich definitely out for Dartmouth game. No indication on how long he may be out. Vailas had better tone down his propensity to run some until Goldrich is ready again. :D

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140922/SPORTS22/140929708/-1/SERVICES

[Go Green]

Goldrich definitely out for Dartmouth game. No indication on how long he may be out. Vailas had better tone down his propensity to run some until Goldrich is ready again. :D

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20140922/SPORTS22/140929708/-1/SERVICES

I think both should sit out the Dartmouth game.

Need to keep healthy for CAA play. :)

[bluehenbillk]

Nova 41 Penn 14
CCSU 6 URI 3
JMU 38 UD 31
W&M 20 StB 17
UNH 42 Dart 21
Alb 30 Col 16
CCU 45 Elon 13
Tow 21 Maine 14

[Go Green]

While I think the CAA will win both games by a comfortable (or more) margin, I'd be shocked if the margin of victory is greater for UNH than Nova.

The bookies apparently agree with me.

Nova is 28 fav over Penn.
UNH only 14 fav over Dartmouth.

[superman7515]

Villanova @ Penn
Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State
Delaware @ James Madison
William & Mary @ Stony Brook
Dartmouth @ New Hampshire
Columbia @ Albany
Elon @ Coastal Carolina
Maine @ Towson

[jmufan999]

continuing my previous post with JMU game...

#3 Villanova
Central Connecticut State
#13 William & Mary
#5 New Hampshire
Albany
#6 Coastal Carolina
Towson

and i'll take JMU 42-38 over UD. our two best games (which isn't necessarily saying much) have been on the road and we really underwhelmed against St. Francis. homefield isn't much of a factor, honestly. but i think it might be hard for UD to contain Vad Lee on the ground. i'd personally dare him to throw as much as possible and live with the result.

[crusader11]

Villanova @ Penn
Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State
Delaware @ James Madison
William & Mary @ Stony Brook
Dartmouth @ New Hampshire
Columbia @ Albany
Elon @ Coastal Carolina
Maine @ Towson

[superman7515]

Leadbolt, I tried to reply, but your inbox is full.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Villanova 38 Penn 6 - This could be REAL ugly but it won't be....
CCSU 24 URI 16 - The Rams are truly terrible....
JMU 37 Delaware 28 - The Dukes have looked a little better relative to the Hens...
W&M 27 SBU 10 - The Seawolves have played a brutal schedule....
UNH 48 Dartmouth 30 - Dartmouth is better than some think.....
Albany 31 Columbia 13 - The Danes one of the early surprises....
CCU 52 Elon 27 - The Chanticleers roll along....
Towson 17 Maine 13 - Looong roadie for the Bears....

[LeadBolt]

Leadbolt, I tried to reply, but your inbox is full.

Thanks, Supe. I have deleted all the messages in my inbox.

[BattinRam]

Villanova -13.5 @ Penn
Rhode Island -.5 @ C. Conn St.
Delaware +5.5 @ JMU
W&M -7 @ Stony Brook
Dartmouth +14.5 @ New Hampshire
Columbia +20 @ Albany
Elon +22 @ Coastal Carolina
Maine +3 @ Towson

[Go Green]

Villanova -13.5 @ Penn


Where did this come from?

Other sites have it at Nova -28.

[jayhawkdaddy]

Villanova @ Penn
Rhode Island @ Central Connecticut State
Delaware @ James Madison
William & Mary @ Stony Brook
Dartmouth @ New Hampshire
Columbia @ Albany
Elon @ Coastal Carolina
Maine @ Towson

[BattinRam]

Where did this come from?

Other sites have it at Nova -28.
Probably has the Ivy ranked to high, since they have only played 1 game.

[Sitting Bull]

Villanova 41 Penn 20
CCSU 27 URI 20
JMU 35 Delaware 14
Tribe 23 SBU 13
UNH 34 Dartmouth 17
UAlbany 49 Columbia 0
Coastal 38 Elon 17
Maine 17 Towson 7

[Sader87]

Villanova
CCSU
JMU
W&M
UNH
Albany
Coastal
Maine

[melloware13]

#3 Villanova 41, Pennsylvania 7
Central Connecticut State 38, Rhode Island 14
Delaware 30, James Madison 23 - OT
#11 William & Mary 27, Stony Brook 21 - OT
#4 New Hampshire 52, Dartmouth 19
#25 Albany 42, Columbia 7
#5 Coastal Carolina 31, Elon 3
Maine 27, Towson 24

CAA Standings:
T1. #25 Albany (4-0, 1-0 CAA)
T1. #11 William & Mary (4-1, 1-0 CAA)
T1. #4 New Hampshire (3-1, 1-0 CAA)
T1. #3 Villanova (3-1, 1-0 CAA)
T1. Delaware (3-1, 1-0 CAA)
T1. Maine (2-2, 1-0 CAA)
7. Elon (1-3)
T8. Towson (2-3, 0-1 CAA)
T8. Stony Brook (1-4, 0-1 CAA)
T8. #16 Richmond (2-2, 0-1 CAA)
T8. Rhode Island (0-4, 0-1 CAA)
12. James Madison (2-3, 0-2 CAA)

[melloware13]

I had a perfect week (11 points), but crusader11 has the overall lead after Week 5 with 44 points. There was a tie for last this week, between McNeese75, jayhawkdaddy, DoubleH, and Gangtackle11. Of those who have picked at least twice, Tribe93 is in last overall with just 12 points.