Albany vs. Monmouth: Game Thread

[Dane96]

Albany has not beaten Monmouth in 5 years. Monmouth started terribly, however are the hottest team in the league. Albany has dominated the lower end of the league.

Monmouth has a great running attack; Albany has a ridiculous running defense. Monmouth's receivers are some of the league's best; Albany can't stop anyone in the air.

Should be a good one!

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[JMG1MON]

I tried to get the game through Monmouth's website. Of course, I can't get it to work!! Hopefully, my credit card information didn't go through!!!!

[JMG1MON]

Turnover Albany!!! Monmouth 1st and 10 at Albany's 41!!

[JMG1MON]

1st down Monmouth!! Stupid penalty pushes it back 15 though! 1st and 10 at the UA 37!

[JMG1MON]

First and 10 at the 13 for MU!!! Monmouth's mixing it up early!! Getting some yards on the ground, but passing game seems to be working much better!!!

[JMG1MON]

Albany holds MU to field goal!! 3-0 Monmouth, 7:28 left in first quarter!!!

[JMG1MON]

Albany first down at the Danes 45!! 6:30 left

[JMG1MON]

Vinnie Fonti with the sack!! 2nd and 14!!

[JMG1MON]

Cerezo drops an interception. 3rd and 14!!

[Dane96]

I have not been able to hear or see ****...I AM PISSED OFF!

[JMG1MON]

Cella with the sack!!! Monmouth forces a punt!!!

[JMG1MON]

Dane, here is the feed for the Monmouth radio station! WIll be pro Monmouth, but you can at least listen to it!!www.wmcx.com

[Dane96]

Unfortunately, the UA feed is back up. I say unfortunate because Albany forgot to show up.

[JMG1MON]

Ok, game still early though!!! Far from over!!! Monmouth killing themselves with penalties!!!

[JMG1MON]

Albany with the sack, forces a punt!!

[JMG1MON]

Sounds like MU catches a break with no penalty called!! Albany pinned at their own 2!!!

[JMG1MON]

Albany drops 3rd down pass play. Albany punting from the end zone!!!

[Dane96]

All-League Punter baby.

[JMG1MON]

64 yd punt. Monmouth at its own 33!!

[JMG1MON]

Well, he needed one after his 14 yd punt on their 2nd drive!!!

[Dane96]

End of 1st.

Monmouth 3
Albany 0

[JMG1MON]

Pass Interference on Albany!!! 1st down Monmouth at the MU 47!!

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth misses 38 yard field goal after getting into red zone!!! Monmouth going to regret these missed opportunities!!

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth holds again!!! Forces another punt!! Monmouth defense playing well, offense not so well!! First and 10 Monmouth at their own 27!

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth gets 8 yards from Sinisi on first down, 20 yrd pass to Nalbone. For a first down. Sinisi gets a 5 yard carry, and a 2 yard run!! 3rd and 3

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth doesn't get it and its 1st and 10 at the 16 for Albany!

[JMG1MON]

Albany starting to move the ball and Albany has it 3rd and 1 at the 44 yd line

[JMG1MON]

And they get it!! Albany fumble!!! Esposito fumbles the snap!!!! Monmouth first down at the Albany 45!!! Gotta do something with this!!!

[JMG1MON]

Burke over throws an open San Miguel, but Albany called for a hold!! First and ten at the 33!!!

[Dane96]

UGLY game so far.

The feed is working now (VIDEO).

[JMG1MON]

3rd and 10 for Monmouth at the 33!!

[JMG1MON]

Albany forces a punt!!! Monmouth pins Albany at the 2 again!!!

[JMG1MON]

Mccarty for 6 yards, 1 on 2nd! 3rd and 3 at the 10

[JMG1MON]

Albany converts on a 5 yard pass!!

[JMG1MON]

Albany 3rd and 2 at the Monmouth 22!!

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth with the stop for a 2 yard loss!!!

[JMG1MON]

1:16 left in the first half!!! Albany with a punt coming from their own 21!!!

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth 1st and 10 won 32, 1:05 left!!! 1 timeout!!

[JMG1MON]

1st and 15 at the 27 after illegal man downfield!!

[JMG1MON]

Sinisi fumbles but MU recovers!!! 2nd and 12 Albany calls timeout!!

[JMG1MON]

3 and 13 after 1 yd loss by Sinisi!! Albany calls 2nd timeout, 40 seconds left!!

[JMG1MON]

7 yd run by Sinisi, 3rd Albany timeout!!! Monmouth at their won 38!!

[JMG1MON]

Albany gets the ball at their own 34!!!

[JMG1MON]

Albany at the MU 40 with 2.9 seconds left!!

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth knocks down the Hail Mary pass in the endzone!!! Monmouth leads 3-0 at the half!!!!

[danefan]

just got home. video won't load for me.

[danefan]

there we go!

[danefan]

wow. good half. not what I expected but good game.

[JMG1MON]

Sinisi 17 carries for 55 yds in the first half!

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth starts the 2nd half 1st and 10 at the 21!

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth goes 3 and out, getting to the 30.

[JMG1MON]

Albany starts at its own 47!

[danefan]

ok, so the sound is about 5 seconds late for the video, which is horribly annoying.

[JMG1MON]

McCarty loses 3 on first down

[JMG1MON]

Esposito with a gain of 4, 3rd and 9!

[JMG1MON]

Pass incomplete, Albany is forced to punt!!

[JMG1MON]

Lynch booms it into the endzone! First and 10 at the 20, 11:14 left in the 3rd!

[Dane96]

Albany can't do **** today.

[JMG1MON]

Sinisi for 4 yards!

[Dane96]

Neither can Monmouth.

[Dane96]

Huge PICK! McClosky...big 6'1 220 lb. corner.

[JMG1MON]

Albany picks it off, ball hung in the air!!! Albany ball at MU's 30!

[JMG1MON]

We are not going to win this game! We cannot do anything on offense!

[Dane96]

Arggh....Vinny under pressure...underthrown wide open Mike Wall.

[Dane96]

Tell you what...this is a hard hitting football game...just nasty defense by both teams.

[JMG1MON]

Huge 4th down!!

[Dane96]

Huge run

[Dane96]

Both defenses are just penetrating left and right....

[JMG1MON]

Another huge play here!! We need a stop here!!

[JMG1MON]

Another 4th and 1!! Albany going for the tie!!

[Dane96]

Espo had two guys wide open.

[JMG1MON]

Tie game at 3, 6:26 left!!

[Dane96]

Albany 3
Monmouth 3

[danefan]

gotta get a TD there.

[Dane96]

Who are these knuckleheads. 4th and 1, down three on the road....and the guy goes "I dont think that is the right call...going for 3...they went for it earlier..."

Right...

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth 1st and 10 at the 23!

[danefan]

that's a great kickoff. 3 yd line outside the hash
perfect

[danefan]

Who are these knuckleheads. 4th and 1, down three on the road....and the guy goes "I dont think that is the right call...going for 3...they went for it earlier..."

Right...

I turned off the sound..i'd rather watch without it

[JMG1MON]

First down Hawks at the 37!!

[JMG1MON]

Is that the Albany guy? Cause the Monmouth guy said the same thing!!!

[JMG1MON]

Personal Foul on Albany!!!

[Dane96]

No...the Monmouth 'tard announcer.

[danefan]

tough to see. it looked like he had him around the helmet

[Dane96]

Sparano...horrible PF penalty to take.

[JMG1MON]

Are you getting the feed through through Albany, via Monmouth's video feed?

[Dane96]

What does monmouth's o-line go...they look huge.

[danefan]

yes

[Dane96]

Yep...video Albany...feed sound Monmouth.

[JMG1MON]

Well, the guy just wanted Monmouth to go for it now cause he likes going for it on 4th. And thats the reason your butt is in the booth calling the play by play, not the plays on the field!!!

[Dane96]

Is this guy a TOTAL IDIOT? Wanted MU to go for it on 4th and 3 in a tie game (defensive game) from the 50?

[Dane96]

LOL...JMG...just thought the same.

[Dane96]

Nice gain McCarty.

[danefan]

that's a bad spot

[danefan]

bad thing about no sound. can't tell if it was a first down or not

[Dane96]

VINNY....g-d...what a great play fake and completely overthrows Tim Bush. Nice arm though.

[danefan]

man he runs hard

[Dane96]

Well that was a ****ty round of play calling.

[danefan]

check down routes are wide open. he's holding the ball too long

[JMG1MON]

Musick is 6'2" 285, LoCastro is 6'6" 285, Dunn is 6'5" 315, don't know the other 2 starters!

[danefan]

are you serious? that was a ridiculous punt

[Dane96]

WOW...is that punt on th 1/2 yard line?

[JMG1MON]

Well Monmouth has to go 99 yards for a td here!!

[danefan]

70 yarder!

[Dane96]

check down routes are wide open. he's holding the ball too long

There's my former Albany QBxsmiley_wix

Yep...he has happy feet...and is dancing in the pocket.

[danefan]

back up 1 inch

[JMG1MON]

Game over!!

[danefan]

safetY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[danefan]

hahaha kneel it out. 5-3 win? jk

[JMG1MON]

Albany with the safety

[Dane96]

Damn right...Safety...and UA gets the ball back. Seriously...what was the OC thinking...running from the 1inch line on one of the best run D's in the country?

[Dane96]

Lots of David McCarty from here on out.

[danefan]

can we give those two points to Lynch?

[JMG1MON]

Albany at the MU 48!

[Dane96]

Lynch...is a GREAT punter!

[Dane96]

McCarty should break 100 again!

[Dane96]

Yes folks...you heard it right:

End of 3,

Albany 5
Monmouth 3

[Dane96]

314 YARDS of Total Offense...COMBINED!

[danefan]

nooooo........oh man

[JMG1MON]

Huge PICK!!!!

[danefan]

come on defense. dumb play.

[Dane96]

Monmouth back in the game. Espo has not looked good AT ALL in the last two weeks.

[danefan]

I'm an idiot...i live like an hour away from long branch. I should have gone, but I thought it was going to rain. QB's don't like rain

[Dane96]

I am not going to comment....(cough) pansy (cough)! :)

[danefan]

big play!
this D is so quick

[JMG1MON]

Albany blocks the punt!

[danefan]

blocked punt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[danefan]

if we don't score here I'm driving to long branch and ripping somebody a new one

[JMG1MON]

I live an hour away as well, unfortunately, I had dental work done today so I wasn't interested in driving down there!!

[Dane96]

This...is seriously such an old school AWESOME defensive game. The OC's have a lot to be desired for today, but the D's are absolutely amazing.

[danefan]

hahaha. "decent defense, but it's not outstanding." hahaha. do some research buddy.

[Dane96]

I am reading 1000 documents today...and chrono'ing them...FUN!!!

[JMG1MON]

And Monmouth holds again!! 40 yarder into the wind!

[JMG1MON]

Its good, 8-3!!!

[danefan]

Espo looks crappy, but Fordie has to stick with him. pulling him now does nothing for the team. just run it out and let the D take over.

[Dane96]

Fralicker knocks it down with wind in his mug. 41 yarder.

Albany 8
Monmouth 3

[Dane96]

Espo looks crappy, but Fordie has to stick with him. pulling him now does nothing for the team. just run it out and let the D take over.

Yep...agree. However, his progress has taken a big step back the last two weeks. His reads are REALLY...REALLY bad. He threw that ball into triple coverage.

[Dane96]

OMG...bad play by Monmouth.

Not good

[danefan]

oh my god. wow....just throwing bodies around

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth screws up the kick return and they are pinned at their own 6. 2 completions and they are up to the 19. Injury for Monmouth!!

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth screws up the kick return and they are pinned at their own 6. 2 completions and they are up to the 19. Injury for Monmouth.

[Dane96]

Seriously...if Albany had a pass defense...we may very well have been 8-1 at this point. I would have loved to see Rashad with this team.

The run d is ridiculous.

[JMG1MON]

Burke underthrows an open San Miguel. Monmouth picks up a 3rd and 13. Monmouth at the 37, 2nd and 5!

[Dane96]

Nice conversion.

[danefan]

this drive is eating a ton of time up. how much left?

[JMG1MON]

Disch knocks it down on the blitz!! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Need another stop on Defense!!

[danefan]

big play! Disch!

[JMG1MON]

Albany 1st and 10, own 21, 9:13 left!!

[Dane96]

Monmouth, meet David McCarty...David McCarty...meet old school Albany run the ball. That is all you are going to see from here on out.

[JMG1MON]

McCarty picks up 3 on first down

[JMG1MON]

McCarty gets 6 on 2nd 3rd and 1

[danefan]

need a 1st down here!

[JMG1MON]

McCarty for 2 yards and the first!

[Dane96]

McCarty needs about 5 for 100.

[danefan]

it works, but boy I hate that call with a yard. just hand the ball off quickly and let him hit it up there. i hate that delay

[JMG1MON]

Gannon with a 2 yd loss!!

[Dane96]

Nice D. Albany had the entire left side open for a reverse...or counter.

[Dane96]

That was Omar Johnson.

[JMG1MON]

HUGE SACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 yard loss!!! 3rd and 20 at the 23!!!

[danefan]

god....throw the ball away. you see the blitz, you know that's your hot read. throw it away

[Dane96]

Why? Albany is moving the ball....Vinny hates the pocket...why do that?

[danefan]

oh man....3 and 33.....here comes the quick kick

[JMG1MON]

Holding on Albany, 3rd and 30 at the 13!!! Apparently, they want the yards!!!

[Dane96]

LOL...we know our guy.

[danefan]

oh my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dane96]

TD GANNON!

[danefan]

never would have seen that coming!

[Dane96]

WHAT A HUGE PLAY!!!!

[Dane96]

Nope...not at all...FORDIE and ROSSO...slick bastards!

[danefan]

that's classic quick kick situation. good call, but wow.

[JMG1MON]

Unreal!

[Dane96]

Esposito to Gannon, 87 yards. Longest passing play since 1998 (my boy Jimmy Minor).

Two point conversion fails.

6:02 left,

Albany 14
Monmouth 3

[JMG1MON]

I knew that would happen if they accepted the penalty!!!

[JMG1MON]

What did you guys think of accepting the penalty???

[JMG1MON]

I was torn as to what they should do!

[Dane96]

With the way the D's were playing...I would have accepted.

[danefan]

I wouldn't have. it was a guaranteed punt situation if they declined.

[JMG1MON]

I was leaning that way. Just great play by Gannon.

[danefan]

D is just sitting back and play loose. a stop this drive might be it

[JMG1MON]

Towards accepting it, but I really thought they should get he ball back as well!!!

[danefan]

McCarty show time

[danefan]

oh my god. unbelievable run

[JMG1MON]

Nice tackling again Monmouth!!! Game is turning into a laugher!!! Can we at least get something going to score a garbage td for Sinisi!!

[Dane96]

McCarty TD

[danefan]

wow.

[Dane96]

Sick run...and that kid is a tough rusher all year. He has 9Tds...and I think he just went for another over 160 yard game.

[Dane96]

4minutes to go,

Albany 21
Monmouth 3

[Dane96]

Bring on Central....Albany has a shot at an undefeated NEC season...and a date with the PFL champ! Seeing what is going on down in Stony Brook...I like our chances.

[danefan]

that's the weak spot in the albany D....15-20 yrd crossing routes.

[Dane96]

Yup....ALL YEAR!

[JMG1MON]

Good game Albany!!! Sinisi's touchdown streak ends at 20!!!

[danefan]

score doesn't reflect the game at all....much tougher. You guys really turned your season around.

[Dane96]

Good luck for the finale! See you next year.

Albany has a huge game next week! That Colgate loss stings!

[aceinthehole]

Not looking good for Central. It fell apart after the first quarter.

CCSU was up 7-6 after the 1st Q, but had a punt blocked on the CCSU 20 in the 2ndQ. SBU scored on the miscue to take the lead. CCSU then muffed the ensuing kickoff and SBU went up 2 scores.

CCSU just isn't in this. I'd like to think we were looking ahead to UA, but that won't matter. UA is certainly the favorite next week. I hope CCSU puts up a better game than what they have shown vs. MU and now SBU.

Albany looks to be the best team in the NEC this year.

[JMG1MON]

Thanks, same to you guys!!!

[danefan]

Sure does D96. Without that, we are sitting here next week with the NEC title and an at-large on the line.....oh well.

[Dane96]

Crazy thing-- I really think we SHOULD have beat Colgate...and COULD have knocked off Hofstra but for the disaster of a first Qtr.

But...that's why they play the games. :(