CAA Week 3 Pick'em

[melloware13]

CAA Standings:
1. Albany (1-1, 1-0 CAA)
2. #11 James Madison (2-0)
T3. Stony Brook (1-0)
T3. #22 William & Mary (1-0)
T5. Delaware (1-1)
T5. Elon (1-1)
T5. #13 New Hampshire (1-1)
T5. Richmond (1-1)
T5. Towson (1-1)
T5. #7 Villanova (1-1)
11. Maine (0-1)
12. Rhode Island (0-2, 0-1 CAA)

Saturday, September 19
Delaware @ #7 Villanova - 12 PM - CSN
Harvard @ Rhode Island - 1 PM
Albany @ #11 James Madison - 3 PM - CSN
#22 William & Mary @ Virginia - 3:30 PM - ESPN3
VMI @ Richmond - 6 PM - CSN-MA+
Holy Cross @ Towson - 6 PM
North Carolina A&T @ Elon - 6 PM
#13 New Hampshire @ Stony Brook - 7 PM - ASN
Maine @ Tulane - 8 PM - ESPN3

[UNH72Plus]

Nova
Harvard
JMU
Virginia
Richmond
Towson
NC A&T
UNH
Tulane

[RootinFerDukes]

Delaware at #7 Villanova
Harvard at Rhode Island
Albany at #11 James Madison
#22 William & Mary at Virginia
VMI at Richmond
Holy Cross at Towson
North Carolina A&T at Elon
#13 New Hampshire at Stony Brook
Maine at Tulane

[tribefan40]

Nova
Harvard
JMU
W&M
VMI - you heard it here first.
Towson
NC A&T
Stony Brook
Tulane

[melloware13]

Delaware @ #7 Villanova - I want to be wrong, but I don't see it happening
Harvard @ Rhode Island - Closer than rankings say it should be
Albany @ #11 James Madison - Will be JMU's first tough game
#22 William & Mary @ Virginia - I want to pick W&M, but UVA should be angry looking for a win
VMI @Richmond- VMI might be improved, but Spiders too much
Holy Cross @ Towson - Tigers have impressed so far
North Carolina A&T @ Elon - Probably closer than I would have guessed at the beginning of the year
#13 New Hampshire @ Stony Brook - My upset pick of the week, Seawolves have looked more impressive thus far
Maine @ Tulane - 8 PM - Rough opening schedule for Black Bears, hope no players get in trouble on Bourbon Street

[HailSzczur]

Standings after 2 weeks:


Gangtackle11
18


bluehenbillk
17


KPSUL
17


Tiger93
17


UNH72Plus
17


bonarae
16


Dane96
16


eiu1999
16


HailSzczur
16


RootingFerDukes
16


UIWWildthing
16


UNHFan@RWU
16


Go Lehigh TU owl
15


GoBlueHens83
15


melloware13
14


BestDaneSinceHamlet
13


kdinva
13


Skyhawk
10


bjtheflamesfan
9


Bloodhound
9


ccd494
9


CenMEBlackBearFan
9


Sitting Bull
9


The Cats
9


Catsfan90
8


jayhawkdaddy
8


superman7515
8


UNHWildcat18
8


WrenFGun
8


redflash
7


Ivytalk
6

[The Cats]

Delaware at Villanova
Harvard at Rhode Island
Albany at James Madison
William & Mary at Virginia
VMI at Richmond
Holy Cross at Towson
North Carolina A&T at Elon
#13 New Hampshire at Stony Brook
Maine at Tulane

[bonarae]

Villanova
Harvard
JMU
UVa
Richmond - toss-up
Towson
NC A&T - yet another toss-up
Stony Brook - upset pick also, toss-up otherwise
Tulane

[ZableNoise]

I may have missed the first two weeks but I don't care I'm going to make picks anyway.
Delaware @ #7 Villanova - And it's not even close.
Harvard @ Rhode Island - I always feel safe picking against Rhody.
Albany @ #11 James Madison - I'm not sure if JMU is good or VERY good this year. Either way they beat Albany.
#22 William & Mary @ Virginia - This is a win-win pick. Either I'm right or I'll be drunkenly celebrating all weekend.
VMI @ Richmond - The Spiders should be fine as long as they didn't bring the MEAC officials back with them from Hampton.
Holy Cross @ Towson - The Tigers have looked good so far this year.
North Carolina A&T @ Elon - Elon is terrible.
#13 New Hampshire @ Stony Brook - Is it still an upset if half the people so far have picked the Seawolves?
Maine @ Tulane - That's a long way to travel for a loss.

[Gangtackle11]

Delaware 10 @ #7 Villanova 28 - The Wildcats wear down Blue Hens defense to break open a close game.
Harvard 20 @ Rhode Island 19 - I want to pick Rhody. I just can't.
Albany 17@ #11 James Madison 34 - Dukes will be in a tussle for awhile. See Villanova above.
#22 William & Mary 14 @ Virginia 24 - I think W&M will find a way to scare their in state big brother.
VMI 7 @ Richmond 28 - I see most of the marching coming from Richmond down the field.
Holy Cross 7 @Towson 17 - Tigers will find a way against a capable HC team.
North Carolina A&T 20 @Elon 21 Don't ask me why because I don't know.
#13 New Hampshire 17 @ Stony Brook 20 -I guess it's an upset. I'm not so sure.
Maine 16 @ Tulane 20 - See Rhody explanation

Last week: 9-0 Season: 18-2

[Ivytalk]

Nova
Harvard
JMU
Virginia
Richmond
Towson
NC A&T
UNH
Tulane
Agreed.

[Mattymc727]

Nova
Harvard
JMU
Virginia
Richmond
Towson
Elon
UNH
Tulane

I was going to pick SBU, but there are too many UNH haters here already. In Mac i trust now.

[Sitting Bull]

Standings after 2 weeks:


Gangtackle11
18


bluehenbillk
17


KPSUL
17


Tiger93
17


UNH72Plus
17


bonarae
16


Dane96
16


eiu1999
16


HailSzczur
16


RootingFerDukes
16


UIWWildthing
16


UNHFan@RWU
16


Go Lehigh TU owl
15


GoBlueHens83
15


melloware13
14


BestDaneSinceHamlet
13


kdinva
13


Skyhawk
10


bjtheflamesfan
9


Bloodhound
9


ccd494
9


CenMEBlackBearFan
9


Sitting Bull
9


The Cats
9


Catsfan90
8


jayhawkdaddy
8


superman7515
8


UNHWildcat18
8


WrenFGun
8


redflash
7


Ivytalk
6



I think you missed one of my weeks of picks. Think I had 9 on week one, less on week 2.

[HailSzczur]

I think you missed one of my weeks of picks. Think I had 9 on week one, less on week 2.

Good catch, I had your picks down in another users spot. You've got 15, I'll update that standings in a little

[eiu1999]

Delaware at Villanova
Harvard at Rhode Island
Albany at James Madison
William & Mary at Virginia
VMI at Richmond
Holy Cross at Towson
North Carolina A&T at Elon
New Hampshire at Stony Brook
Maine at Tulane

[Catsfan90]

Saturday, September 19
Delaware @ #7 Villanova - 12 PM - CSN
Harvard @ Rhode Island - 1 PM
Albany @ #11 James Madison - 3 PM - CSN
#22 William & Mary @ Virginia - 3:30 PM - ESPN3
VMI @ Richmond - 6 PM - CSN-MA+
Holy Cross @ Towson - 6 PM
North Carolina A&T @ Elon - 6 PM
#13 New Hampshire @ Stony Brook - 7 PM - ASN
Maine @ Tulane - 8 PM - ESPN3

Nova
Harvard
JMU
Virginia
Richmond
Towson
Elon
UNH
Tulane

[Seawolf97]

This could be a very good game . Have to go with my Seawolves

[Sitting Bull]

Villanova 30 Delaware 14
Harvard 27 URI 7
JMU 45 UAlbany 28
Virginia 42 W&M 22
Richmond 42 VMI 35
Towson 27 Holy Cross 16
Elon 31 NC A&T 20
UNH 22 SBU 21
Maine 16 Tulane 13

[KPSUL]

Delaware 10 @ Villanova27
Harvard28 @ Rhode Island 10
Albany 33 @ JMU 42 May just be hoping it will be this close, I’m going to this game
W&M 9 @ Virginia 48 Revenge attempt for Sitting Bull gettingUNH-SJSU on the button
VMI 14 @ Richmond 31
Holy Cross 15 @ Towson 28
North Carolina A&T 12 @ Elon 18 Well,they almost beat-em last year
UNH 17 @ Stony Brook 14 Based on DE Victor Ochi missing the team bus
Maine 10 @ Tulane 24 If Maine only had an offense!

[GoBlueHens83]

Delaware @ #7 villanova
Harvard @ Rhode Island
Albany @ #11 James Madison
#22 William & Mary @ Virginia
VMI @ Richmond
Holy Cross @ Towson
North Carolina A&T @ Elon
#13 New Hampshire @ Stony Brook
Maine @ Tulane

[BestDaneSinceHamlet]

Nova
Harvard (poor Rhody, poor poor Rhody)
JMU, although with a less talented but older team, we came close last year.
Virginia
Richmond
Holy Cross
North Carolina A&T
UNH
Tulane (2 FBS games for Maine..wow)

[HailSzczur]

Nova
Harvard
JMU
UVA
Richmond
Holy Cross
Elon
Unh
Tulane

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Tulane is REALLY bad. If Maine had a little better team this would be a very winnable game.

[bluehenbillk]

VU 24 UD 7
HU 31 URI 10
JMU 34 UA 17
UVA 28 W&M 14
UR 40 VMI 20
TU 38 HC 24
NCAT 21 E 17
SB 23 UNH 17
TU 24 UM 19

[Mattymc727]

UNH QB Sean Goldrich has a high ankle sprain. Not looking good for the cats offense...

[Tiger93]

Villanova 35, Delaware 21 - I expected a little more of an explosive offensive performance against Fordham last week, but I think the Wildcats put some points up on the board this week in Newark.
Harvard 24, Rhode Island 6 - First game of the year for Harvard could make this interesting for a little bit, but the fact that Rhode Island has been outscored 82-7 does not bode well for the Rams.
James Madison 28, Albany 20 - If this was at Albany I might pick them. I think Stony Brook and Albany have settled into the league in year 3 and will be tough week in and week out going forward.
Virginia 24, William & Mary 21 - I love this spot for William & Mary. UVA comes off tough battles against UCLA and Notre Dame, while W&M had a bye last week. I think this has the potential for an upset, but I think it ends up being a narrow miss.
Richmond 30, VMI 24 - If there was a spread on this game, I would take the Keydets and the points. VMI has put up 79 in the first two weeks and looked decent. Richmond struggled at times against Hampton last week. I still think the Spiders win at home in a close game.
Towson 28, Holy Cross 24 - I liked what I saw from the Towson defense against St. Francis last week, and o-line has made incredible strides since last year. I still don't love what I see from Frazier and once again special teams has been a disaster at times. I think this will be a good game, and I am hoping the Tigers pull it out by wearing out Holy Cross with Victor and putting them away in the fourth quarter.
Elon 24, NC A&T 20 - Hard to know what NC A&T is based on the extremes of its opponents the first two weeks. If this was a road game I would pick against Elon, but I think they win this one at home.
Stony Brook 21, New Hampshire 20 - I have this as my upset of the week. I think Stony Brook has had this game circle on the calendar as their statement game to tell the CAA they have arrived. I am picking them to take the Wildcats down at home.
Tulane 30, Maine 13 - Tulane has been beat up pretty good its first two weeks, but Duke and Georgia Tech are both quality teams. I think they take out some frustrations on Maine, but I don't think they are good enough to completely blow them out.

[mainejeff]

Maine[/COLOR] @ Tulane - That's a long way to travel for a loss.

$325K will help soften the blow.

[caribbeanhen]

Villanova 35, Delaware 21 - I expected a little more of an explosive offensive performance against Fordham last week, but I think the Wildcats put some points up on the board this week in Newark.


I dont think Nova gets 31 points in Newark ... unless the game has been moved due the Pope's visit...

seriously though, combination of Nova offense looking a bit sluggish combined with a very young energetic Defense for Delaware, dont think you get 31 points and I have no idea why you think Delaware will get 21..

[Tiger93]

I dont think Nova gets 31 points in Newark ... unless the game has been moved due the Pope's visit...

seriously though, combination of Nova offense looking a bit sluggish combined with a very young energetic Defense for Delaware, dont think you get 31 points and I have no idea why you think Delaware will get 21..

I will admit my guesses on scores are not the most scientific. However, my general thoughts were I figured Nova would get on track offensively and get a big lead early, and Delaware would score in response when the Nova defense is not at its stiffest. I am probably giving a bit too much credit to the Nova offense, but those were just my quick reactions looking at the matchup. I have not had a chance to watch either team play yet, so I would imagine your analysis is probably more sound than my guess of the score.

[HailSzczur]

I will admit my guesses on scores are not the most scientific. However, my general thoughts were I figured Nova would get on track offensively and get a big lead early, and Delaware would score in response when the Nova defense is not at its stiffest. I am probably giving a bit too much credit to the Nova offense, but those were just my quick reactions looking at the matchup. I have not had a chance to watch either team play yet, so I would imagine your analysis is probably more sound than my guess of the score.

He was referring to the location, not the score.....

[Tiger93]

He was referring to the location, not the score.....

Got it. My mistake. I think I was on auto-pilot when I wrote that.

[caribbeanhen]

Got it. My mistake. I think I was on auto-pilot when I wrote that.

just didnt want you to show up in the wrong place!

and just hoping Delaware can make it interesting at least

[Dane96]

Delaware @ #7 Villanova - NOVA (UD looks pretty poor right now).
Harvard @ Rhode Island - URI (I see a bounce back game).
Albany @ #11 James Madison - 3 PM JMU (maybe next year. JMU is damn talented and wiser than the young Danes).
#22 William & Mary @ Virginia - 3:30 PM - ESPN (UVA is going to be like a pissed off hornet. They lose this game...and it's because they are hungover from the ND loss).
VMI @ Richmond - 6 PM - CSN-MA+(Richmond...thought they haven't look strong...VMI doesn't have the horses).
Holy Cross @ Towson - 6 PM Towson. I think they run it down Holy Cross's throat.
North Carolina A&T @ Elon - 6 PM Elon- No idea what to make of either team right now. Going with the home team.
#13 New Hampshire @ Stony Brook- UNH; Wow...one of the truest toss-up games. I don't think you can tell much from either team's games this year. UNH by a nose hair.
Maine @ Tulane - 8 PM - ESPN3 Tulane- A snore fest...both teams look awful...just Tulane looks less awful.

[UIWWildthing]

Saturday, September 19
Delaware @ #7 Villanova - 12 PM - CSN
Harvard @ Rhode Island - 1 PM
Albany @ #11 James Madison - 3 PM - CSN
#22 William & Mary @ Virginia - 3:30 PM - ESPN3
VMI @ Richmond - 6 PM - CSN-MA+
Holy Cross @ Towson - 6 PM
North Carolina A&T @ Elon - 6 PM
#13 New Hampshire @ Stony Brook - 7 PM - ASN
Maine @ Tulane - 8 PM - ESPN3

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Villanova 27 Delaware 16 - 'Nova defense too much for Hens...
Harvard 31 URI 13 - Ivy League gets a CAA scalp...sorta....
JMU 38 Albany 17 - The Danes in trouble in Harrisonburg.....
Virginia 34 W&M 24 - Tribe catch Wahoos in good spot. Still, they don't have quite enough to win...
Richmond 45 VMI 30 - The Spiders defense seems suspect....
Towson 34 Holy Cross 21 -Tigers too physical for the Crusaders....
NC A&T 28 Elon 20 - I'll take the Aggies in a close game....
SBU 26 UNH 24 - Game of the week imo. Seawolves get it done at home...
Tulane 17 Maine 6 - The Green Wave stink but the Bears don't seem capable of taking advantage...

[UNHWildcat18]

Villanova
Harvard
JMU
Virginia
Towson
Richmond
Elon
SBU(hope I'm wrong)
Tulane

[HailSzczur]

Congrats to bonarea, GoLehighTUOwl, bluehenbillk, and Zable Noise who had perfect scores this week

[HailSzczur]

Cumulative standings:



Total


bluehenbillk
26


Gangtackle11
26


bonarae
25


Tiger93
25


UNH72Plus
25


eiu1999
24


Go Lehigh TU owl
24


KPSUL
24


RootingFerDukes
24


GoBlueHens83
23


UIWWildthing
23


UNHFan@RWU
23


Dane96
22


HailSzczur
22


melloware13
22


Sitting Bull
21


BestDaneSinceHamlet
20


The Cats
16


UNHWildcat18
16


Catsfan90
15


Ivytalk
14


kdinva
13


Skyhawk
10


bjtheflamesfan
9


Bloodhound
9


ccd494
9


CenMEBlackBearFan
9


ZableNoise
9


jayhawkdaddy
8


superman7515
8


WrenFGun
8


redflash
7


tribefan40
7