CAA Pick'em Week 8

[melloware13]

CAA Standings:
T1. #4 New Hampshire (5-1, 3-0 CAA)
T1. #2 Villanova (5-1, 3-0 CAA)
3. Delaware (4-2, 2-0 CAA)
4. Stony Brook (3-4, 2-1 CAA)
T5. James Madison (4-3, 2-2 CAA)
T5. #12 Richmond (4-2, 1-1 CAA)
T5. #18 William & Mary (4-2, 1-1 CAA)
T8. Albany (4-2, 1-2 CAA)
T8. Maine (2-4, 1-2 CAA)
T10. Elon (1-5, 0-2 CAA)
T10. Rhode Island (0-6, 0-2 CAA)
12. Towson (2-5, 0-3 CAA)

Saturday, October 18
Albany @ Maine - 12:30 PM - Fox College Sports
Towson @ Delaware - 12:30 PM - CSN-MA, CSN-P, SNY, CSN-C+, CSN-H, CSN-CA
Stony Brook @ Elon - 1:30 PM - Phoenix All-Access
#2 Villanova @ #18 William & Mary - 3:30 PM - TribeAthletics.TV
Rhode Island @ #12 Richmond - 3:30 PM - ASN

[bonarae]

Albany
Delaware
Stony Brook
Villanova
Richmond

[Gangtackle11]

Maine
Delaware
Stony Brook
Villanova
Richmond

[Tribal]

Albany
Delaware
Stony Brook
W&M
Richmond



#RisingTribe

[kdinva]

Saturday, October 18
Albany 17 @ Maine 27
Towson 19 @ Delaware 28
Stony Brook 30 @ Elon 23
Villanova 24 @ William & Mary 22
Rhode Island 6 @ Richmond 48

[GoBlueHens83]

Albany @ Maine
Towson @ Delaware
Stony Brook @ Elon
Villanova @ William & Mary
Rhode Island @ Richmond

[The Cats]

When are you guys going to let Elon win a game?

[Skyhawk71]

Albany @ Maine
Towson @ Delaware
Stony Brook @ Elon
Villanova @ William & Mary
Rhode Island @ Richmond

[melloware13]

When are you guys going to let Elon win a game?

They do play Towson in a few weeks.

[JMUNJ08]

Maine
Delaware
Stony Brook
Villanova
Richmond

Only gimme this week is Richmond at home to URI. Upsets could be had at all the rest. Could come down to some of the things that are out of most teams' control: Turnovers and Weather...

[Ivytalk]

Maine
Delaware
Stony Brook
Villanova
Richmond

Agreed!

[McNeese75]

Albany @ Maine
Towson @ Delaware
Stony Brook @ Elon
Villanova @ William & Mary
Rhode Island @ Richmond

[Mattymc727]

Maine
Delaware
Stony Brook
Villanova
Richmond

[smilo]

Maine
Delaware
Stony Brook
Villanova
Richmond
.

[Anovafan]

Maine
Delaware
Stony Brook
#2 Villanova
#16 Richmond

[SBUFAN33]

Albany
Delaware
Stony Brook
Villanova
Richmond

[BestDaneSinceHamlet]

Albany
Delaware
SBU
W&M
Richmond

[Uncle Buck]

Albany
Delaware
Stony Brook
Villanova
Richmond




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[Tiger93]

Albany 20, Maine 13 - Albany goes on the road and wins this one. Albany will lose to most of the upper tier teams in the CAA, but I think they are better than Maine.
Delaware 35, Towson 10 - Towson's offensive line and QB situation are pretty dire. It is weird there is a lot of talent on this roster, but they are bad in all of the wrong places.
Stony Brook 20, Elon 7 - Defense travels well and Stony Brook has one of the best defensive units in the league.
Villanova 27, William & Mary 14 - Just like last week, I think William & Mary can slow the opposition down, but does not have enough offense to pose a threat. Villanova and New Hampshire are your clear-cut best two teams.
Richmond 30, Rhode Island 10 - Richmond carries over the momentum from last week.

[Dane96]

Albany @ Maine- Albany defense salivates at the sight of the Maine offense. Danes 24-Maine 13
Towson @ Delaware- UDeee takes down the Tigers with ease. Delaware 31- Towson 14
Stony Brook @ Elon- Elon makes this a game, but Stony Brook's Defense is too much for Elon- Stony Brook 21- Elon 16
Villanova @ William & Mary- W&M does not have enough offense to keep up with the Nova juggernaut. Nova 31 - W&M 17
Rhode Island @ Richmond- Even with Rocco running the show, this is a blowout if the Spiders want it to be. Richmond 48 - URI 7

[KPSUL]

Albany @ Maine City boys disoriented in the great north woods
Villanova @ W&M
Rhode Island @ Richmond
Towson @ Delaware
Stony Brook @ Elon​ It just feels right

[fc97]

Maine
Delaware
Elon
W&M
Richmond

[UNH72Plus]

Albany - Their defense is just too good for Maine's absent offense
Delaware - Where did last year's Towson go?
Stony Brook - Again, the defense wins.
Villanova - Could be a good game in Williamsburg, but Nova's looking strong.
Richmond - No contest!

[melloware13]

Mid-week update:
Albany (52.4%) @ Maine
Delaware (100%) v. Towson
Stony Brook (90.5%) @ Elon
Villanova (85.7%) @ William & Mary
Richmond (100%) v. Rhode Island

[NovaDane]

Albany over Maine- very low scoring game
Delaware over Towson
SBU over Elon
William & Mary over Villanova
Richmond or URI

[Dane96]

I am surprised about the "low-scoring" aspect of some of these picks for the Maine game. Maine has a solid defense however, Albany has dropped 28 on both JMU and Richmond (and could have had more in both games). And, I believe Maine has given up over 200 yards rushing in each of the last four games? It's always a brawl up in Maine, and will be especially so on Homecoming, but I think Albany puts up 20+ in this game.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Maine 21 Albany 17 - Tough game but with the weather turning colder I'll take the team from Orono....

Delawre 31 Towson 13 - The Hens are quietly hanging around....

SBU 27 Elon 24 - SBU is better than their record, Elon is not....

Villanova 34 W&M 23 - The Tribe play better than last but it's not enough against a loaded 'Nova team....

Richmond 42 URI 17 - Poor Rams.....

[BestDaneSinceHamlet]

Overestimating the effects of the weather in this one. You may not actually realize just how damn cold Albany gets in the Winter....


Maine 21 Albany 17 - Tough game but with the weather turning colder I'll take the team from Orono....




Delawre 31 Towson 13 - The Hens are quietly hanging around....

SBU 27 Elon 24 - SBU is better than their record, Elon is not....

Villanova 34 W&M 23 - The Tribe play better than last but it's not enough against a loaded 'Nova team....

Richmond 42 URI 17 - Poor Rams.....

[ccd494]

Overestimating the effects of the weather in this one. You may not actually realize just how damn cold Albany gets in the Winter....

Especially because it is supposed to be 68 and drizzly in Orono Saturday.

[DoubleH]

Albany @ Maine: Home team nod, Maine is better than their record and Albany maybe feels the season slipping away after 2 straight home losses.

Towson @ Delaware: My God, Towson is bipolar. A National Championship game run last year, and now... this?? Up until the complete and utter embarrassment in Harrisonburg last week, the losses were - other than WVU - all close and all in games they could or even should have won. But 62-7??? Against another FCS team??? Sure we lost a lot of talent, but the cupboard wasn't bare, or at least I thought it wasn't. Looking forward to 2015.

Stony Brook @ Elon: The offense is not really starting to "click" per se, but they're getting the ball in their playmakers' hands, and with that D, 17 or so points might be all they need in any given week. With Elon, URI, and Albany all winnable games still on the schedule, plus JMU at home, could 3-4 SBU still be alive for the postseason? Assuming they win all of those games, they'd be a win @ UNH (next week) away from 8-4, with a signature top-5 win. I say yes.

Villanova @ William & Mary: After last week's drubbing in Durham, I simply can't see any way the Tribe score enough to keep up with 'Nova. On a related note, should the Cats win this one, they will have an excellent shot at running the table in the CAA with Strauss now apparently out for a month. I can't see anyone beating them right now, or even coming close.

Rhode Island @ Richmond: Poor Rhody.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Overestimating the effects of the weather in this one. You may not actually realize just how damn cold Albany gets in the Winter....

I grew up in Nothern PA, I know cold. It was a little bit of a tongue and cheek comment. If nothing else Maine is usually tough to beat at home regardless of weather, more so when the leaves fall....

[yorkcountyUNHfan]

I heard intramural pond hockey starts next week

[melloware13]

I grew up in Nothern PA, I know cold. It was a little bit of a tongue and cheek comment. If nothing else Maine is usually tough to beat at home regardless of weather, more so when the leaves fall....

The leaves are already falling in NE PA, although I'm in shorts still.

[UNHFan]

Its the CAA we don't play nice!

[Sitting Bull]

Picks for Week 8:

Maine 24 UAlbany 6
Delaware 34 Towson 13
Richmond 35 URI 0
SBU 17 Elon 14
Tribe 23 Villanova 20

[bluehenbillk]

Maine 21 Albany 17
UD 24 TSU 17
StB 17 Elon 10
VU 31 W&M 17
UR 41 URI 7

[melloware13]

From what I can remember, we have our first complete upset based on the picks (and that game is why I'm so late getting this up). The scores:
Albany 20, Maine 7
Towson 24, Delaware 17
Stony Brook 20, Elon 3
#12 Richmond 37, Rhode Island 0
#2 Villanova 35, #18 William & Mary 31

CAA Standings:
1. #2 Villanova (6-1, 4-0 CAA)
2. #4 New Hampshire (5-1, 3-0 CAA)
3. Stony Brook (4-4, 3-1 CAA)
T4. #12 Richmond (5-2, 2-1 CAA)
T4. Delaware (4-3, 2-1 CAA)
T6. Albany (5-2, 2-2 CAA)
T6. James Madison (4-3, 2-2 CAA)
8. #18 William & Mary (4-3, 1-2 CAA)
T9. Towson (3-5, 1-3 CAA)
T9. Maine (2-5, 1-3 CAA)
T11. Elon (1-6, 0-3 CAA)
T11. Rhode Island (0-7, 0-3 CAA)

There was a 9-way tie to win this week's picks, with 8 points (with everyone missing Towson). Those tied are: bonarae, Dane96, Tiger93, Skyhawk71, UNH72Plus, SBUFAN33, McNeese75, GoBlueHens83, and Uncle Buck. Overall, there is a 4-way tie for the lead with 68 points, between bonarae, Dane96, Tiger93, and Go Lehigh TU Owl.