CAA Week 8 2024 Pick'em

[bonarae]

All conference games this week...

Villanova at Maine
Stony Brook at Towson
Hampton at N.C. A&T
Bryant at Monmouth
Rhode Island at UNH
Campbell at William and Mary
Delaware at Richmond
Elon at UAlbany

[UNHWildcat18]

Villanova- Maine plays tough, southern wildcats win by a TD or less
Towson- SBU will also play tough, Tigers(and their weird new logo) by 10 or less
Monmouth- Monmouth has a superior offense 40-24 (will they have more than 3k fans though)
UNH- Game of the week IMHO. Going to be a close game regardless of the score, could be 42-38 or 20-17 IDK. I think UNH at home on homecoming is going to be tough to beat. We squeak by URI.
W&M- Soup U is going to lose by a decent amount here
Delaware- Hens so excited to move up to FBS, Richmond throwing in the towel moving to the PL. CAA game of who cares.
Albany- Elon makes a long trip after losing to UNH at home. I think Albany takes it at home, with the momentum of winning this week.
Hampton- battle of the two HBCU's, ill give this one to the pirates.

[MUHAWKS]

Villanova- Maine plays tough, southern wildcats win by a TD or less
Towson- SBU will also play tough, Tigers(and their weird new logo) by 10 or less
Monmouth- Monmouth has a superior offense 40-24 (will they have more than 3k fans though)
UNH- Game of the week IMHO. Going to be a close game regardless of the score, could be 42-38 or 20-17 IDK. I think UNH at home on homecoming is going to be tough to beat. We squeak by URI.
W&M- Soup U is going to lose by a decent amount here
Delaware- Hens so excited to move up to FBS, Richmond throwing in the towel moving to the PL. CAA game of who cares.
Albany- Elon makes a long trip after losing to UNH at home. I think Albany takes it at home, with the momentum of winning this week./

It is homecoming for us!-- so yes more than 3k people...(in the parking lot)... shameful

[MUHAWKS]

Villanova at Maine- I feel this game will be sort of close with Nova, again pulling out a close win. Still no real feel for how good Nova is?
Stony Brook at Towson I have made my feelings about Towson clear- although the verdict still out- Let's hope they do not make me look smart in 2 weeks (MU)
Hampton at N.C. A&T- no clue
Bryant at Monmouth-Homecoming for us, week after bye- Bryant has shown small glimpses of having an Offense at times but feel we will outscore them regardless- Anything less than 48 pts for us and I am disappointed.
Rhode Island at UNH-, Man this is a tough call- a really tough call- feel like UNH sort of knows they have to win while URI ca afford a slip- which does not mean much but sometimes it does.
Campbell at William and Mary-something tells me The Camels still have an upset left in them- but probably not this week.
Delaware at Richmond- My gut says this will be a close game and The Spiders have a shot. The Hens will lay an egg (intended, yes) at some point-but still going with 'em
Elon at UAlbany-feel like The danes still think they are alive- ugly one

[NY Crusader 2010]

Villanova
Towson
Hampton
Monmouth
URI
William & Mary
Delaware
Albany

[KPSUL]

Rhode Island at UNH-, Man this is a tough call- a really tough call- feel like UNH sort of knows they have to win while URI ca afford a slip- which does not mean much but sometimes it does.


Just to offer a bit of reassurance, UNH and URI play every year and URI has not beaten UNH in Durham, NH in 25 years. Probably longer but neither team keeps history longer than that on their sports website..

[1989 Ric Flair]

Just to offer a bit of reassurance, UNH and URI play every year and URI has not beaten UNH in Durham, NH in 25 years. Probably longer but neither team keeps history longer than that on their sports website..


The last few UNH Rhody games have been pretty wild. Last year UNH had to get a last second FG away with no timeouts (and the scoreboard not working!) to force OT, URI got the W though.

2022 was the DJ Linkins catch (he caught it, and I will take no follow-up questions)

2019 was a last second FG win for UNH. Should be interesting, no matter the result.

[Sitting Bull]

Week 8 Games.
Finally, a week full of conference match-ups. Early in season has 5 teams with undefeated conference marks coming in - at least two will fall off this coming weekend.

Starting with the best match-upÂ’s:

#19 URI (2-0, 5-1) @ UNH (2-0, 4-2)
Both teams off to good starts. Neither have faced a huge non FBS test as yet but they are winning the games they could/should - which sets up a defining match-up on Saturday. These two have a long history, one of the longest in FCS, UNH leads the series 61-31-5. URI won the last game 34-28 in OT last year. The last URI win in Durham however was 1995. The Rams have won 4 in a row now, avg win by about 7 points and they rallied in Q4 for three of their five wins. Both had nail biting wins vs Holy Cross. They seem about as close as you can get. IÂ’m going with the home team in this one.

DELAWARE (6-0) @ #21 RICHMOND (2-0, 4-2)
Hens pulled away late against Maine while the Spiders are coming off a bye. The Hens are coming in on their best start in at least a decade. UD leads the series 22-14 but the Spiders have won the last three games including 21-13 in 2022. UR is also coming in on a 4 game win streak after dropping openers at UVA and home to Wofford. Given the recent four wins though against a softer schedule, I feel as if UR might be overrated right now. The Hens will win here and I wouldnÂ’t be surprised if itÂ’s in the double digit range.

#5 VILLANOVA (2-0, 5-1) @ MAINE (1-2, 3-3)
The Cats keep winning and I donÂ’t see that slowing down against the Bears. VU leads this series 15-10 and won last game 45-20 in 2022. Villanova seems to be getting a little stronger each week. The Bears have been spotty and capable but I donÂ’t think this will be the game for them. Villanova wins by double digits and pulls ahead in the CAA race.

CAMPBELL (0-2, 2-4) @ #16 W&M (1-1, 4-2)
Homecoming in Williamsburg. The Camels have been reeling after a pretty decent start to the season. The Tribe fell asleep in Q3 at Towson last game and now has their back against the wall if they are going to be a serious contender. W&M has won both previous match-ups, 34-24 last year. But who shows up Saturday - the Tribe that made a laughing stock of the So Con or the one who took a nap at Towson. I think W&M will be fired up early in this one - the test will be whether they can keep up the drive in the 2H - something they didnÂ’t do last game or homecoming 2023.

STONY BROOK (1-1, 4-2) @ TOWSON (1-1, 3-3)
A definition game here - one if these will maintain a role in the CAA race, the loser will likely fall out. ThereÂ’s something to admire about each team and their season so far: the Seawolves went on a 4 game win streak until coming back to earth vs Villanova - the Tigers have played one of the toughest schedules in FCS so far but looked lackluster on paper vs Norfolk State on Saturday. Towson leads the series 6-3 and have won 4 in a row, the last 21-17 in 2022. I think the Tigers pull away in this one as SBU slowly sinks back to bottom tier in the conference.

HAMPTON (0-2, 3-3) @ NC A&T (0-2, 1-5)
Both teams coming off byes and struggling though each had something to build upon in their respective last games. The Pirates almost took down a ranked URI team, falling 44-46 in OT, while the Aggies flirted with an upset @ ranked Richmond, eventually dropping the game 17-20. So tough to see that either has a momentum edge coming into this game, the 49th meeting between them. Hampton holds a 28-18-2 series lead and won 26-24 last year. I like the Aggies at home in this one to pick up their first FCS win of the season.

ELON (0-2, 1-5) @ UALBANY (1-1, 3-3)
Two programs that have faltered vs solid seasons in 2023. Elon is really struggling on offense having scored 20+ points only once this season so far. The Danes are coming in on a mini win streak of 2 games, wins @ Cornell and Bryant. UAlbany has a 2-1 series edge though Elon won last match-up in 2022, 27-3. I believe the Danes will have their best showing to date in this game against an understandably deflated Elon team coming in on a 4 game losing streak, all four of those games at home.

BRYANT (0-2, 2-4) @ MONMOUTH (1-1, 3-3)
Homecoming at Monmouth and this should be a very happy one. The Hawks lead the series 6-1. Monmouth like many coming in off a bye and tough loss to Delaware. Bryant’s “breathtaking win” at Brown is now distant history. This will be a test though to see if the Hawks don’t get caught up in believing the difference between the two is all that sizable. This will be closer than expected but a Hawks win.

[The Cats]

Villanova at Maine
Stony Brook at Towson
Hampton at N.C. A&T
Bryant at Monmouth
Rhode Island at UNH
Campbell at William and Mary
Delaware at Richmond
Elon at UAlbany

[centraljerseycat]

Winners in bold

Villanova at Maine Cats continue to roll
Stony Brook at Towson Towson overcomes last week's lackluster performance with a home win over the sinking Seawolves
Hampton at N.C. A&T Home team wins this long-time rivalry
Bryant at Monmouth Monmouth playing well and win for Homecoming
Rhode Island at UNH Cardiac Rams will not be resuscitated in Durham
Campbell at William and Mary Tribe recover from last week's loss at home against struggling Camels
Delaware at Richmond Spiders aren't great but at home will give the Hens a 1 possession loss as Hens daydream of Tuesday nights in 2025 playing Nondescript Directional University..
Elon at UAlbany Danes win at home after winning 2 in a row on the road.

[kdinva]

Villanova 37; Maine 20
Stony Brook 34; Towson 31
Hampton 35; N.C. A&T 24
Bryant 17; Monmouth 30
Rhode Island 28; UNH 35
Campbell 19; William and Mary 42
Delaware 35; Richmond 17
Elon 28; UAlbany 24

[MR. CHICKEN]

VILLANOVA
TOWSON
N. CAROLINA A&T
MONMOUTH
RHODE ISLEAND
WM & MARY
DELAWARE
ALBANY

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Villanova 24 Maine 17: I don't expect it to be pretty for 60 minutes, but when the final horn sounds the Wildcats will once again come out on top...
Towson 27 Stony Brook 24: Playoff lives are at stake. I'll take the home team...
Hampton 30 NC A&T 13: The Pirates take down a struggling Aggie team...
Monmouth 49 Bryant 28: Hawks have too much offense for the Bulldogs...
William & Mary 52 Campbell 30: The Tribe's offense finds their stride and the disappointing Camels...
Delaware 31 Richmond 21: The Hens put this one on ice late....
Albany 34 Elon 17: The Phoenix are falling while the Danes have taken some positive steps after a rough start to the season...
New Hampshire 38 Rhode Island 34: Easily one of the most important games in the CAA this year. Some added spice with two flagship institutions battling it out! I'll take UNH in an instant classic: OT seems possible...

[CenMEBlackBearFan]

Villanova 24 Maine 17: I don't expect it to be pretty for 60 minutes, but when the final horn sounds the Wildcats will once again come out on top...
Towson 27 Stony Brook 24: Playoff lives are at stake. I'll take the home team...
Hampton 30 NC A&T 13: The Pirates take down a struggling Aggie team...
Monmouth 49 Bryant 28: Hawks have too much offense for the Bulldogs...
William & Mary 52 Campbell 30: The Tribe's offense finds their stride and the disappointing Camels...
Delaware 31 Richmond 21: The Hens put this one on ice late....
Albany 34 Elon 17: The Phoenix are falling while the Danes have taken some positive steps after a rough start to the season...
New Hampshire 38 Rhode Island 34: Easily one of the most important games in the CAA this year. Some added spice with two flagship institutions battling it out! I'll take UNH in an instant classic: OT seems possible...

Go Lehigh, you nailed this one. It certainly wasn't pretty thought Nova might challenge us a little(lol)
In all seriousness Maine totally dominated this one from beginning to the end, need to keep this turnaround going against Rhody.

[Sitting Bull]

Saturday scoreboard

URI 26, UNH 9
Monmouth 55, Bryant 17
Maine 35, Villanova 7
Stony Brook 52, Towson 24
Hampton 59, NC A&T 17
W&M 35, Campbell 28
Elon 30, UAlbany 14
Richmond 28, Delaware 9

Standings
SCHOOL CAA OVERALL
Rhode Island 3-0 6-1
Richmond 3-0 5-2
Delaware 3-1 6-1
Stony Brook 2-1 5-2
Villanova 2-1 5-2
William & Mary 2-1 5-2
Monmouth 2-1 4-3
UNH 2-1 4-3
Maine 2-2 4-3
Hampton 1-2 4-3
Towson 1-2 3-4
UAlbany 1-2 3-4
Elon 1-2 2-5
Bryant 0-3 2-5
Campbell 0-3 2-5
N.C. A&T 0-3 1-6

[Sitting Bull]

Congrats to the young man from Elon who ran back two kickoffs for TDs at UAlbany. You don’t see that very often.

[caribbeanhen]

Villanova at Maine- I feel this game will be sort of close with Nova, again pulling out a close win. Still no real feel for how good Nova is?
Stony Brook at Towson I have made my feelings about Towson clear- although the verdict still out- Let's hope they do not make me look smart in 2 weeks (MU)
Hampton at N.C. A&T- no clue
Bryant at Monmouth-Homecoming for us, week after bye- Bryant has shown small glimpses of having an Offense at times but feel we will outscore them regardless- Anything less than 48 pts for us and I am disappointed.
Rhode Island at UNH-, Man this is a tough call- a really tough call- feel like UNH sort of knows they have to win while URI ca afford a slip- which does not mean much but sometimes it does.
Campbell at William and Mary-something tells me The Camels still have an upset left in them- but probably not this week.
Delaware at Richmond- My gut says this will be a close game and The Spiders have a shot. The Hens will lay an egg (intended, yes) at some point-but still going with 'em
Elon at UAlbany-feel like The danes still think they are alive- ugly one

I did

[MUHAWKS]

I did

Lets hope you are right THIS WEEK- We win this and watch out. As for "who Towson is" I still think you misunderstand- There are many CAA team who win 8 or 9 games and are pretenders and some that win 5-6 that can play with anyone. The name of the site for crying out loud- Towson has talent, speed, size and the ability to matchup well with certain teams. No clue what happened yesterday and no clue how good Stony Brook is- I also see Towson has had a different QB. What the heck happened to The hens? I assume you are better than the typical Hen fan and will not start to tell me how Richmond is a top 5 team and to watch out for them- I think We exposed you guys and just did not get the W and then Maine played you tough until late then Richmond happened. Anyway, as you know better than most, 1 game cannot be taken to seriously otherwise we would have to anoint Stony, give up on Nova. Oh about Stony, go back and read the receipts- I was the ONLY one here saying they would be better than thought- although no I did not think like this.. We play them in Long Island last week of the season in what could be a win and in game..

[caribbeanhen]

Hawks, you’re way over analyzing

the only thing I said about Towson was they were inconsistent and nobody can seriously argue that

Nice win yesterday and you better beat Towson

[MUHAWKS]

Hawks, you’re way over analyzing

the only thing I said about Towson was they were inconsistent and nobody can seriously argue that

Nice win yesterday and you better beat Towson

I hear you man- but I really hope you are not implying b/c Stony Brook smoked them and them being 3-4 that this is some sort of easy game. Towson is absolutely inconsistent but at their best can play with and beat any team ranked 5-25. That CANNOT be said for the majority of 3-4 teams in the country. Not sure how many people WATCH games- but You do not want to have Towson as one of your "should win/easy" games- b/c it is not despite what happened yesterday.

[caribbeanhen]

I hear you man- but I really hope you are not implying b/c Stony Brook smoked them and them being 3-4 that this is some sort of easy game. Towson is absolutely inconsistent but at their best can play with and beat any team ranked 5-25. That CANNOT be said for the majority of 3-4 teams in the country. Not sure how many people WATCH games- but You do not want to have Towson as one of your "should win/easy" games- b/c it is not despite what happened yesterday.

No I don’t think it will be an easy game for Monmouth or anyone else, but they really look bad sometimes

I hope you blow them out

[MUHAWKS]

No I don’t think it will be an east game for Monmouth or anyone else but they really look bad sometimes

I hope you blow them out

Yep- agreed and thanks.. Maybe they have too much "Campbell" in them- I wish I knew if their original starting QB got benched or hurt- He looked good to me ( I watched them against maryland and NDSU)--

sidenote- what are your honest thoughts on URI- Their resume is perhaps the weakest ever for a team about to be ranked in the top 15 and they are squeaking some games out against average to poor teams (Brown, Holy Cross, LIU) . I am very big on the "eye test" and yes it is subjective, but I truly feel that much of The CAA is a big question mark. Nova has been from day 1 and now even more. W&M?? Richmond until yesterday was tough to figure out. Do we want to call Stony Brook a proven top team? That is why I am so bullish on my team- I think if there is ONE thing that is sure in The CAA it is that we have a consistent, potent Offense that nobody will shut down. All we need to do is combine slightly better D and I think we are the most complete team with the best shot to go and do something special in the playoffs. But to be fair I have not seen Nova much or Richmond at all- just basing it on comparative results and perhaps a little bias. Last question for you- Does 7-5 get any CAA team in or is 8 wins te magic number? I think 8 is the number. URI already at 6 and still has Bryant and Albany- Any shot if they are 8-4 and lose to you, maine and us, that they are left out? You get where I am going with this. I know we need more info and another 2 weeks or so to see what other teams are doing, but how do you think The CAA is looked at nationally?

[UNHWildcat18]

Yep- agreed and thanks.. Maybe they have too much "Campbell" in them- I wish I knew if their original starting QB got benched or hurt- He looked good to me ( I watched them against maryland and NDSU)--

sidenote- what are your honest thoughts on URI- Their resume is perhaps the weakest ever for a team about to be ranked in the top 15 and they are squeaking some games out against average to poor teams (Brown, Holy Cross, LIU) . I am very big on the "eye test" and yes it is subjective, but I truly feel that much of The CAA is a big question mark. Nova has been from day 1 and now even more. W&M?? Richmond until yesterday was tough to figure out. Do we want to call Stony Brook a proven top team? That is why I am so bullish on my team- I think if there is ONE thing that is sure in The CAA it is that we have a consistent, potent Offense that nobody will shut down. All we need to do is combine slightly better D and I think we are the most complete team with the best shot to go and do something special in the playoffs. But to be fair I have not seen Nova much or Richmond at all- just basing it on comparative results and perhaps a little bias. Last question for you- Does 7-5 get any CAA team in or is 8 wins te magic number? I think 8 is the number. URI already at 6 and still has Bryant and Albany- Any shot if they are 8-4 and lose to you, maine and us, that they are left out? You get where I am going with this. I know we need more info and another 2 weeks or so to see what other teams are doing, but how do you think The CAA is looked at nationally?

I think the CAA stinks as a whole and is losing ground year after year. No reason to think any CAA team makes the semi finals.

[MUHAWKS]

I think the CAA stinks as a whole and is losing ground year after year. No reason to think any CAA team makes the semi finals.


I largely agree but I also feel like a lot of other FCS teams are not as dominant as they were. I would like a chance to find out how wide the gap is right now. But sadly, I think you are right.

[Wolffan]

SBU Coach Cosh for coach of the year! That has to be the most apathetic student body and admin anywhere but somehow the team’s won a few. After winning 1 over the past two years.

[bonarae]

SBU Coach Cosh for coach of the year! That has to be the most apathetic student body and admin anywhere but somehow the team’s won a few. After winning 1 over the past two years.

More apathetic than say, Portland State or any PFL team?

[Wolffan]

SBU Coach Cosh for coach of the year! That has to be the most apathetic student body and admin anywhere but somehow the team’s won a few. After winning 1 over the past two years.
More apathetic than say, Portland State or any PFL team?To be fair, SBU has a large percentage of students who grew up with no exposure to football and are uninterested in attending football games. While there may have been zero (or next to zero) students at many home games over the last couple of years I have to admit the band is excellent - and quite large. Lots of talented musicians attend the university. (On the bright side the campus academics are outstanding, the academic profile of accepted students is light years away from what it was 25 years ago, and the campus is similarly improved.)

Another broad contributing factor at SBU to student football apathy may be the 50% undergraduate commuter figure. Plus a large percentage of campus residents head home (NYC/NYC Suburbs) each weekend.

As far as campus admin is concerned the rumor is admin did not know/did not care regarding the previous coach's performance (and player development and recruiting/retention issues) when they signed him to his last contract.

[MUHAWKS]

To be fair, SBU has a large percentage of students who grew up with no exposure to football and are uninterested in attending football games. While there may have been zero (or next to zero) students at many home games over the last couple of years I have to admit the band is excellent - and quite large. Lots of talented musicians attend the university. (On the bright side the campus academics are outstanding, the academic profile of accepted students is light years away from what it was 25 years ago, and the campus is similarly improved.)

Another broad contributing factor at SBU to student football apathy may be the 50% undergraduate commuter figure. Plus a large percentage of campus residents head home (NYC/NYC Suburbs) each weekend.

As far as campus admin is concerned the rumor is admin did not know/did not care regarding the previous coach's performance (and player development and recruiting/retention issues) when they signed him to his last contract.


I am not saying the box scores are correct but looking at SB's attendance this year, seems pretty good. 8k, 6k and 5k- for a team coming off 0-11 thats pretty good... is this either fake or made up of mostly non students? Hard to believe they can draw 5-8k regular fans in Long Island.

[caribbeanhen]

Yep- agreed and thanks.. Maybe they have too much "Campbell" in them- I wish I knew if their original starting QB got benched or hurt- He looked good to me ( I watched them against maryland and NDSU)--

sidenote- what are your honest thoughts on URI- Their resume is perhaps the weakest ever for a team about to be ranked in the top 15 and they are squeaking some games out against average to poor teams (Brown, Holy Cross, LIU) . I am very big on the "eye test" and yes it is subjective, but I truly feel that much of The CAA is a big question mark. Nova has been from day 1 and now even more. W&M?? Richmond until yesterday was tough to figure out. Do we want to call Stony Brook a proven top team? That is why I am so bullish on my team- I think if there is ONE thing that is sure in The CAA it is that we have a consistent, potent Offense that nobody will shut down. All we need to do is combine slightly better D and I think we are the most complete team with the best shot to go and do something special in the playoffs. But to be fair I have not seen Nova much or Richmond at all- just basing it on comparative results and perhaps a little bias. Last question for you- Does 7-5 get any CAA team in or is 8 wins te magic number? I think 8 is the number. URI already at 6 and still has Bryant and Albany- Any shot if they are 8-4 and lose to you, maine and us, that they are left out? You get where I am going with this. I know we need more info and another 2 weeks or so to see what other teams are doing, but how do you think The CAA is looked at nationally?

being completely honest I havent watched any Rhode Island games, I did watch the hightlights of the UNH game. 5-3 half way through the 3rd quarter.... I won't be watching the replay

a few thoughts jump out immediately

overrated
they always find a way to lose a game they should of won and keep themselves out of the playoffs, why is that going to change?

[rhowdyram]

Yep- agreed and thanks.. Maybe they have too much "Campbell" in them- I wish I knew if their original starting QB got benched or hurt- He looked good to me ( I watched them against maryland and NDSU)--

sidenote- what are your honest thoughts on URI- Their resume is perhaps the weakest ever for a team about to be ranked in the top 15 and they are squeaking some games out against average to poor teams (Brown, Holy Cross, LIU) . I am very big on the "eye test" and yes it is subjective, but I truly feel that much of The CAA is a big question mark. Nova has been from day 1 and now even more. W&M?? Richmond until yesterday was tough to figure out. Do we want to call Stony Brook a proven top team? That is why I am so bullish on my team- I think if there is ONE thing that is sure in The CAA it is that we have a consistent, potent Offense that nobody will shut down. All we need to do is combine slightly better D and I think we are the most complete team with the best shot to go and do something special in the playoffs. But to be fair I have not seen Nova much or Richmond at all- just basing it on comparative results and perhaps a little bias. Last question for you- Does 7-5 get any CAA team in or is 8 wins te magic number? I think 8 is the number. URI already at 6 and still has Bryant and Albany- Any shot if they are 8-4 and lose to you, maine and us, that they are left out? You get where I am going with this. I know we need more info and another 2 weeks or so to see what other teams are doing, but how do you think The CAA is looked at nationally?

This team reminds me a lot of the 2001 URI team. They just found ways to win even if they didn't get style points. We started 7-0 that season and got all the way to #4 in the FCS before losing three straight and having our playoff hopes crushed. With only 16 teams in the playoffs 8-3 wasn't good enough for us to get in.

I will say, considering we had two quarterbacks with little college experience and didn't commit to one that we've done a lot better than I thought so far, and there is still room for improvement. We still take too many bad penalties and we're minus -9 on the year in the turnover column, but you saw Saturday what it can look like when we don't shoot ourselves in the foot with turnovers. I'm very encouraged that we just played our best game in a place that has been a haunted house for us.

Between how weak our schedule is and our name/brand there is no way we get in the playoffs at 7-5. Even though no CAA team has missed the playoffs with 8 wins yet in the 24 team era, between the decline of the conference and the extra game this year I won't feel all the way confident even if we reach 8. I really hope we can get to 9 wins so selection Sunday will be about wondering who way play instead of wondering if we play.

[Wolffan]

I am not saying the box scores are correct but looking at SB's attendance this year, seems pretty good. 8k, 6k and 5k- for a team coming off 0-11 thats pretty good... is this either fake or made up of mostly non students? Hard to believe they can draw 5-8k regular fans in Long Island.
Not sure about those published ‘attendance’ numbers (I was one of about 800 in the rain for game 2, for example) but grads, locals and school district outreach attendees make up the bulk of the crowd. Game 1 was a relatively good turnout…hopefully the winning team, good weather, and a known opponent (W&M) will make for a nice crowd Saturday.

[MUHAWKS]

This team reminds me a lot of the 2001 URI team. They just found ways to win even if they didn't get style points. We started 7-0 that season and got all the way to #4 in the FCS before losing three straight and having our playoff hopes crushed. With only 16 teams in the playoffs 8-3 wasn't good enough for us to get in.

I will say, considering we had two quarterbacks with little college experience and didn't commit to one that we've done a lot better than I thought so far, and there is still room for improvement. We still take too many bad penalties and we're minus -9 on the year in the turnover column, but you saw Saturday what it can look like when we don't shoot ourselves in the foot with turnovers. I'm very encouraged that we just played our best game in a place that has been a haunted house for us.

Between how weak our schedule is and our name/brand there is no way we get in the playoffs at 7-5. Even though no CAA team has missed the playoffs with 8 wins yet in the 24 team era, between the decline of the conference and the extra game this year I won't feel all the way confident even if we reach 8. I really hope we can get to 9 wins so selection Sunday will be about wondering who way play instead of wondering if we play.


was thinking same thing myself- (about various possible 8 win CAA teams) which due to the weird scheduling and number of teams, could be quite a few. To be clear- I am assuming a team like Richmond and/or W&M will win the CAA as auto bid- and the one who does not will also be an almost auto in. With what Richmond has left they have the inside track. I know most folks will say it will work itself out and it might, but I too worry about being at 8 wins and having to sweat it out. Of course Monmouth has tons of work left to do to get there and considering we have - towson, URI, UNH, Nova ad Stony, I think any combo of 4-1 in those games would make us a almost cannot miss. Your game with Maine is enormous. If Maine loses they are essentially done b/c they have Oklahoma the next week and will be stuck with 7 wins. If Maine wins then it gets really interesting as even if we beat you, you should get to 8 wins. No point getting into all the possibilities YET, but suffice to say there are going to be 6-8 CAA teams either in or on the bubble - I see no shot a 7 win team gets in and eve a chance an 8 win team COULD get left out. URI/MU in 2 weeks is enormous. I am rooting for URI to beat Maine this week in a major way- the muddier the picture, the worse IMO and it is why "polls" matter to me IF that is widely looked at by the committee.

Clearly Monmouth is getting very little respect for their style of wins versus lesser (not sure what to call Maine now though) and close losses at the time ranked or RV teams plus an FBS win. I am still struggling to see how Stony is getting all this respect ad think much of it is based on "well they were 0-11 and now look at them"-- If you look at the actual results, they have a blowout FBS loss, a 27 pt win against Stonehill a 1 score win against Fordham (who we beat by 50) a 1 score win against Campbell who may indeed have talent, but as clearly opined by many here, just are not good, a win against Morgan State- a 3 score loss to Nova and a nice win against Towson- But no need to get ahead of myself here but this could be one of the more wild CAA finishes and that is saying something.

[caribbeanhen]

Noticed Stony using a different QB then the one who was starting in game 1

injury ?

[Wolffan]

Noticed Stony using a different QB then the one who was starting in game 1

injury ? True frosh Marshall was hurt about two games ago (he may be healthy now) and Knoop (Georgetown grad transfer who did play a bit in earlier games) stepped in and started the last two. There is a little quality depth at QB which is a huge change for SBU as of late.

[caribbeanhen]

True frosh Marshall was hurt about two games ago (he may be healthy now) and Knoop (Georgetown grad transfer who did play a bit in earlier games) stepped in and started the last two. There is a little quality depth at QB which is a huge change for SBU as of late.

yes big difference when you have some depth and the season doesn’t collapse when the starter gets hurt

The Buffalo transfer last year should’ve been offered a ride in a barrel over the falls