CAA Week 8 Pick'em 17

[melloware13]

CAA Standings:
1. #1 James Madison (6-0, 3-0 CAA)
2. #11 Elon (5-1, 3-0 CAA)
3. #19 Stony Brook (5-2, 4-1 CAA)
T4. #20 Delaware (4-2, 2-1 CAA)
T4. #12 Richmond (4-2, 2-1 CAA)
T4. #24 New Hampshire (4-2, 2-1 CAA)
7. #16 Villanova (4-3, 2-2 CAA)
8. Albany (3-3, 1-2 CAA)
9. Maine (2-3, 1-3 CAA)
T10. Towson (2-4, 0-3 CAA)
T10. William & Mary (2-4, 0-3 CAA)
12. Rhode Island (1-5, 0-3 CAA)

All games Saturday, October 21
#11 Elon @ Rhode Island - 12 PM - College Sports Live ($)
Towson @ #24 New Hampshire - 2 PM
#12 Richmond @ #20 Delaware - 3:30 PM - College Sports Live
Maine @ Albany - 3:30 PM - Fox Sports Go
#1 James Madison @ William & Mary - 3:30 PM - Cox Communications, CAA.tv

[melloware13]

Massey Predictions:
#11 Elon 29 @ Rhode Island 17
Towson 13 @ #24 New Hampshire 21
#12 Richmond 21 @ #20 Delaware 24
Maine 14 @ Albany 21
#1 James Madison 35 @ William & Mary 10

[Matt]

Elon
UNH
Maine
Richmond
JMU

[JayMYou]

#11 Elon @ Rhode Island
Towson @ #24 New Hampshire
#12 Richmond @ #20 Delaware
Maine @ Albany
#1 James Madison @ William & Mary

Richmond after loss to Delaware...

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[Dukie95]

Elon
UNH
UD
UAlbany
JMU

Yeah, the Rocco bowl is so intriguing. It will be interesting to see how the one-dimensional UR responds to an actual defense. And how UD's offense responds without one.

[phoenix3]

Elon>Rhode Island
New Hampshire>Towson
Richmond>Delaware
Albany>Maine
James Madison>William & Mary

[knit35]

Elon
UNH
UD
UAlbany
JMU

[Winston]

Elon
UNH
Richmond
UAlbany
JMU

[melloware13]

#11 Elon @ Rhode Island
- Phoenix get revenge on Rams for last year's loss in convincing fashion
Towson @ #24 New Hampshire
- Wildcats use Tigers to rebound before next week's trip into a buzzsaw
#12 Richmond @ #20 Delaware
- Spiders don't have defense similar to VT or JMU, Hens win low scoring slugfest
Maine @ Albany
- Danes use rest and home field to beat Bears in playoff-elimination game
#1 James Madison @ William & Mary
- Dukes face little resistance from Tribe and can rest for UNH

[melloware13]

Opening Point Spreads:
#11 Elon (-9.5) @ Rhode Island - (O/U: 46.5) [ELON 28, URI 18.5]
Towson @ #24 New Hampshire (-8.5) - (O/U: 42.5) [UNH 25.5, TOW 17]
#12 Richmond @ #20 Delaware (pk) - (O/U: 45.5) [DEL 22.75, RICH 22.75]
Maine @ Albany (-4.5) - (O/U: 37.5) [ALB 21, MAINE 16.5]
#1 James Madison (-24.5) @ William & Mary - (O/U: 50.5) [JMU 37.5, W&M 12.5]

[RootinFerDukes]

UNH
Albany
Richmond (but UD could win if they shut down UR's passing and rattle lauletta)
Elon
JMU

[Mattymc727]

Elon
UNH
UD
Albany
JMU

[DirtyDukes]

#11 Elon
#24 New Hampshire - 2 PM
#20 Delaware - 3:30 PM - College Sports Live
Albany - 3:30 PM - Fox Sports Go
#1 James Madison

[crusader11]

Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Delaware
Albany
James Madison

[UNHWildcat18]

Elon
UNH
UD
Albany
JMU

[Gangtackle11]

Last Week: 5-0 Season: 38-10

Elon 17 @ Rhode Island 13: Elon sleep walks past in classic CAA trap game.

UNH 27 @ Towson 10: Northern Cats take it out on toothless Tigers.

Richmond 20 @ Delaware 19: When in doubt go with All-CAA QB to make a play late.

Albany 27 @ Maine 14: Black Bears lose their growl away from Orono.

JMU 31 @ W&M 7: The Tribe are going to watch their Teepees burn to the ground.


Bonus Pick:

BYE 2 Nova 0: Villanova Offense accounts for all points.

[TribePride52]

Elon 24 URI 10
UNH 35 Towson 21
UR 28 UD 20
Albany 21 Maine 12
WM 31 JMU 28 (a man can dream can’t he?)

[BestDaneSinceHamlet]

Elon
New Hampshire
Richmond
Albany
JMU

[bonarae]

Elon
UNH
Richmond
Albany
JMU

[paward]

Elon
New Hampshire
Richmond
Albany
Game Day U

[CenMEBlackBearFan]

Elon
UNH
Maine
Richmond
JMU

[mainejeff]

URI 21 Elon 17
UNH 27 Towson 17
Delaware 34 Richmond 20
Maine 31 Albany 17
JMU 45 W&M 20

[GoBlueHens83]

Elon @ Rhode Island
Towson @ New Hampshire
Richmond @ Delaware
Maine @ Albany
James Madison @ William & Mary

[bluehenbillk]

Elon
UNH
UR
Albany
JMU

[flyrod]

Elon
UNH
RICHMOND (could go either way)
Albany
JMU

[jmu007]

Rhody - I want to see how Elon responds to the loss of Summers. Haven't seen a lot else going for that offense the little bit I've gotten to see this year.
UNH - Practice for next weekend.
UD - Rocco wins Rocco Bowl I and awards himself the gameball
Albany - Going with the home team in this match up. Would've picked Maine @ Maine.
JMU - Not convinced they cover at -24.5. These teams are separated by 9 points over a span of 30 years. Not seeing 24.5.

[MR. CHICKEN]

Rhody - I want to see how Elon responds to the loss of Summers. Haven't seen a lot else going for that offense the little bit I've gotten to see this year.
UNH - Practice for next weekend.
UD - Rocco wins Rocco Bowl I and awards himself the gameball
Albany - Going with the home team in this match up. Would've picked Maine @ Maine.
JMU - Not convinced they cover at -24.5. These teams are separated by 9 points over a span of 30 years. Not seeing 24.5.

.....HE'LL HAVE EARNED IT.....IFIN' WE WIN.....WOODN'T HAVE STEPPED ON DUH SPIDERS......WHIFF OUT HIM.........AWK!

[RootinFerDukes]

Another reason to stay FCS. We already have our own Celebration and Rocco Bowl games.

[DRDukes01]

Elon @ Rhode Island
Towson @ New Hampshire
Richmond @ Delaware
Maine @ Albany
James Madison @ William & Mary

[GoBlueHens83]

Rocco could award his dog the game ball every week for all I care. As long as he turns UD back into a winning program.

[jmufan999]

Elon - to be honest, I wasn't blown away with them with Summers to begin with. they're improved, sure. still better than URI.
UNH - Towson's pretty terrible, so UNH should be ok here.
Richmond - game of the week, as far as storyline. i'll take the Spatters in a last second game winning field goal to win.
Maine - I really don't know why, just guessing here.
JMU - close game. we rarely have blowouts in Williamsburg. should be very competitive for at least 3 quarters. fun fact: JMU has outscored its opponents 65-23 in the 4th quarter this year. no FCS school has a better strength and conditioning program.

[caribbeanhen]

Elon - to be honest, I wasn't blown away with them with Summers to begin with. they're improved, sure. still better than URI.
UNH - Towson's pretty terrible, so UNH should be ok here.
Richmond - game of the week, as far as storyline. i'll take the Spatters in a last second game winning field goal to win.
Maine - I really don't know why, just guessing here.
JMU - close game. we rarely have blowouts in Williamsburg. should be very competitive for at least 3 quarters. fun fact: JMU has outscored its opponents 65-23 in the 4th quarter this year. no FCS school has a better strength and conditioning program.

You should beat William beat least 3 TD's, not sure if that's a blowout though

[GoDukes11]

#11 Elon @ Rhode Island
Towson @ #24 New Hampshire
#12 Richmond @ #20 Delaware
Maine @ Albany
#1 James Madison@ William & Mary

[Bluefish845]

Elon
New Hampshire
Richmond
Albany
James Madison

[cx500d]

Elon
New Hampshire
Richmond
Maine
James Mason

[JMU2K_DukeDawg]

URI - Elon still adjusting to losing FCS-leading rusher for the season
UNH - Towson gives no reason to believe they will win this year
UD - Hens defense and home field advantage are the key
Maine - gut pick with no rationale
JMU - "Tribe ain't $h!t" (I remember this chant when I was a kid at a UR game - Mom was not happy when I came home chanting it with Dad...)

[JMU-MRD-DAD]

Elon
UNH
Delaware
Albany
#1 JMU

[KPSUL]

Elon 21 @ Rhode Island 22 The 2017 CAA motto: If it can't happen, it will happen
Towson 20 @ New Hampshire 28 Wildcats limp home for a win - the entire backfield has concussions after Stony Brook.
Richmond 24 @ Delaware 21 Mr. Massey, right numbers, wrong teams
Maine 24 @ Albany 17 Will the "real" Black Bears please stand up.
James Madison 31 @ William & Mary 21 Closer than you think for the Tribe

[RootinFerDukes]

Elon 21 @ Rhode Island 22 The 2017 CAA motto: If it can't happen, it will happen
Towson 20 @ New Hampshire 28 Wildcats limp home for a win
Richmond 24 @ Delaware 21 Mr. Massey, right numbers, wrong teams
Maine 24 @ Albany 17 Will the "real" Black Bears please stand up.
James Madison 31 @ William & Mary 21 Closer than you think for the Tribe





We haven’t allowed more than 10 to a caa team yet. What part of wm’s offense screams “we’ll drop 21 easily”?

[Sitting Bull]

Tribe 16, Dorks 13
Elon 24, URI 21
UAlbany 31, Maine 21
Richmond 27, Hens 17
UNH 41, Towson 9

[caribbeanhen]

Elon

New Hampshire

James Madison

Richmond

Albany

[jmufan999]

James Madison 31 @ William & Mary 21 Closer than you think for the Tribe



we might only win by 10, but i can absolutely guarantee they’re not scoring 21 on the nation’s best defense. not with the offense they’ve shown thus far. i’ll give them 10 because we turn it over at least once per game, and throw in another score


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[sarge965]

Elon
UNH
Delaware
Albany
JMU

[Matt]

I know this is a pick 'em post rather than a discussion post, but i think people are underestimating the animosity some players feel towards Rocco. I think Lauletta is going to be looking to shred this team (which may be bad bc he can force things and thats when he throws picks). If we can get close to our usual 30 or more, I don't think this will be too close.

[RootinFerDukes]

Did Rocco really burn that many bridges, especially with players, on his way out? I think UR will win just because they have significantly more offense than UD at the moment and that will prove to be the difference. UD's defense is only going to stop Lauletta so much.

[DTSpider]

Did Rocco really burn that many bridges, especially with players, on his way out?
Think the answe is yes. There was commentary around not being able to win titles at Richmond.

[Matt]

Did Rocco really burn that many bridges, especially with players, on his way out? I think UR will win just because they have significantly more offense than UD at the moment and that will prove to be the difference. UD's defense is only going to stop Lauletta so much.

Publicly, no, and the kids are saying all the right things. But there has been a lot of talk from "sources" that the kids felt betrayed and didn't like the way he talked about the program on the way out the door. I don't think his was like a Shaka-level exit, but there's bad blood

[DTSpider]

Elon
UNH
Richmond
Albany
JMU

[caribbeanhen]

Publicly, no, and the kids are saying all the right things. But there has been a lot of talk from "sources" that the kids felt betrayed and didn't like the way he talked about the program on the way out the door. I don't think his was like a Shaka-level exit, but there's bad blood

you have to remember he was already a hen fan with 1 foot out the door so he was just practicing with all the foul Richmond program talk

[32counter]

you have to remember he was already a hen fan with 1 foot out the door so he was just practicing with all the foul Richmond program talk

illiteracy and incoherence coming from a non-expert with a Hen sheepskin.Clueless conjecture from New-Ark U-a glorified high school.Talk about lowering the bar....

[caribbeanhen]

illiteracy and incoherence coming from a non-expert with a Hen sheepskin.Clueless conjecture from New-Ark U-a glorified high school.

you can always contact the admissions office again and give it another try

[Henny]

Publicly, no, and the kids are saying all the right things. But there has been a lot of talk from "sources" that the kids felt betrayed and didn't like the way he talked about the program on the way out the door. I don't think his was like a Shaka-level exit, but there's bad blood


Welcome to life.

[UNH72Plus]

Elon
JMU
UNH
Delaware
Albany

[RootinFerDukes]

The Rocco Bowl tension is killing me!

[Dane96]

All games Saturday, October 21
#11 Elon @ Rhode Island - 12 PM - College Sports Live ($) ELON
Towson @ #24 New Hampshire - 2 PM UNH
#12 Richmond @ #20 Delaware - 3:30 PM - College Sports Live DELAWARE
Maine @ Albany - 3:30 PM - Fox Sports Go ALBANY
#1 James Madison @ William & Mary - 3:30 PM - Cox Communications, CAA.tv[/QUOTE] ​JMU

[MR. CHICKEN]

ELON
NEW HAMPSHIRE
RICHMOND
ALBANY
JAMES MADISON

[melloware13]

Final Point Spreads:
#11 Elon (-9.5) @ Rhode Island - (O/U: 46.5) [ELON 28, URI 18.5]
Towson @ #24 New Hampshire (-8.5) - (O/U: 42.5) [UNH 25.5, TOW 17]
#12 Richmond @ #20 Delaware (-1) - (O/U: 41.5) [DEL 21.25, RICH 20.25]
Maine @ Albany (-4.5) - (O/U: 37.5) [ALB 21, MAINE 16.5]
#1 James Madison (-24.5) @ William & Mary - (O/U: 45) [JMU 34.75, W&M 10.25]

[melloware13]

Majority Picks (I'll adjust as needed for picks that are put in between now and kickoff tonight):
#11 Elon @ Rhode Island - 33-5
Towson @ #24 New Hampshire - 38-0
#12 Richmond @ #20 Delaware - 20-18
Maine @ Albany - 29-9
#1 James Madison @ William & Mary - 36-2

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Elon 27 URI 20
UNH 31 Towson 17
Delaware 24 Richmond 21
Albany 20 Maine 19
JMU 37 W&M 20

[Matt]

Welcome to life.

Thank you?

[CenMEBlackBearFan]

Maine beats the Danes 12-10, great job. W&M next week at the Alfond, GO BLUE!!!!
Mack held under a 100yds, but got a huge first down to run the clock out. Ferguson 19 of 30 for 267 yds and one TD.

[GoBlueHens83]

The Delaware Blue Hens are the 1st Annual Rocco Bowl Champions.

[KPSUL]

Those of us who picked URI to win over Elon should get credit for a correct pick seeing that they only scored 3% points less than Elon.

[mainejeff]

Maine beats the Danes 12-10, great job. W&M next week at the Alfond, GO BLUE!!!!
Mack held under a 100yds, but got a huge first down to run the clock out. Ferguson 19 of 30 for 267 yds and one TD.

Mack had 108 rushing yards & 181 total.

[phoenix3]

Those of us who picked URI to win over Elon should get credit for a correct pick seeing that they only scored 3% points less than Elon.
And that is called a L___. (Fill in the blank).

[KPSUL]

And that is called a L___. (Fill in the blank).

Your not being fair to your team, it took more than luck to beat the Rams. They really aren't as bad as 1-6 might indicate.

[CenMEBlackBearFan]

Your not being fair to your team, it took more than luck to beat the Rams. They really aren't as bad as 1-6 might indicate.

When the Rams go south they don't fool around. We scored 41 in a row against themxthumbsupx
But I agree they are not a bad 1-6 team, they pretty much played everyone tough.

[RootinFerDukes]

That Rocco Bowl was so Hot Hot Hot that ESPN will be picking it up next year to add to their line up of 64 different bowl games.

[melloware13]

This week's results:
#11 Elon 35, Rhode Island 34
#24 New Hampshire 40, Towson 17
#20 Delaware 42, #12 Richmond 35 - 2OT
Maine 12, Albany 10
#1 James Madison 46, William & Mary 14

CAA Standings:
1. #1 James Madison (7-0, 4-0 CAA)
2. #11 Elon (6-1, 4-0 CAA)
3. #19 Stony Brook (5-2, 4-1 CAA)
T4. #20 Delaware (5-2, 3-1 CAA)
T4. #24 New Hampshire (5-2, 3-1 CAA)
T6. #12 Richmond (4-3, 2-2 CAA)
T6. #16 Villanova (4-3, 2-2 CAA)
8. Maine (3-3, 2-3 CAA)
9. Albany (3-4, 1-3 CAA)
T10. Towson (2-5, 0-4 CAA)
T10. William & Mary (2-5, 0-4 CAA)
12. Rhode Island (1-6, 0-4 CAA)

Primarily thanks to Maine, there were only 2 perfect entries this week:
T1. GoBlueHens83 - 10
T1. GoDukes11 - 10
T3. CenMEBlackBearFan - 8
T3. cx500d - 8
T3. Dane96 - 8
T3. DirtyDukes - 8
T3. DRDukes01 - 8
T3. Dukie95 - 8
T3. Go Lehigh TU owl - 8
T3. JayMYou - 8
T3. JMU2K_DukeDawg - 8
T3. jmufan999 - 8
T3. JMU-MRD-DAD - 8
T3. knit35 - 8
T3. mainejeff - 8
T3. Matt - 8
T3. Mattymc727 - 8
T3. melloware13 - 8
T3. sarge965 - 8
T3. UNH72Plus - 8
T3. UNHWildcat18 - 8
Massey Predictions - 8
Point Spreads - 8
T22. BestDaneSinceHamlet - 6
T22. Bluefish845 - 6
T22. bluehenbillk - 6
T22. bonarae - 6
T22. caribbeanhen - 6
T22. crusader11 - 6
T22. DTSpider - 6
T22. flyrod - 6
T22. Gangtackle11 - 6
T22. jmu007 - 6
T22. KPSUL - 6
T22. MR. CHICKEN - 6
T22. paward - 6
T22. phoenix3 - 6
T22. RootinFerDukes - 6
T22. Winston - 6
Majority Picks - 6
T38. Sitting Bull - 4
T38. TribePride52 - 4

And the overall standings:
1. GoBlueHens83 - 73
2. crusader11 - 68
T3. DTSpider - 67
T3. Mattymc727 - 67
T5. JayMYou - 65
T5. melloware13 - 65
T5. phoenix3 - 65
Massey Predictions - 65
T8. CenMEBlackBearFan - 63
T8. DRDukes01 - 63
T8. jmufan999 - 63
T8. knit35 - 63
T8. MR. CHICKEN - 63
T8. UNHWildcat18 - 63
Majority Picks - 63
T14. Gangtackle11 - 62
T14. RootinFerDukes - 62
T16. BestDaneSinceHamlet - 61
T16. caribbeanhen - 61
T16. KPSUL - 61
T19. bluehenbillk - 60
T19. Dane96 - 60
T21. Bluefish845 - 58
T21. bonarae - 58
23. cx500d - 57
24. Matt - 56
25. Go Lehigh TU owl - 55
Point Spreads - 52.5
T26. DirtyDukes - 52
T26. jmu007 - 52
28. Sitting Bull - 51
T29. UIWWildthing - 49
T29. Winston - 49
T31. JMU2K_DukeDawg - 48
T31. paward - 48
T31. UNH72Plus - 48
34. GoDukes11 - 47
35. kdinva - 45
36. BigHouseClosedEnd - 44
37. sarge965- 37
38. flyrod - 35
39. JMU-MRD-DAD - 30
40. mainejeff - 14
41. Dukie95 - 12
42. TribePride52 - 4

[Little Stevie]

You guys are right. Rhody talent and skill much improved. Coaches=good recruiters.
Terrible on game day.
Season has been a huge disappointment.