CAA Predictions - Week 9

[89Hen]

James Madison at Delaware
Northeastern at New Hampshire
Richmond at Towson
William & Mary at Rhode Island
Massachusetts at Maine


Delaware 31 - JMU 17
UNH 42 - NU 13
Richmond 45 - Towson 6
W&M 31 - URI 21
UMass 24 - Maine 21

[Dukie95]

James Madison 3 at Delaware 31
Northeastern 3 at New Hampshire 31
Richmond 31 at Towson 3
William & Mary 31 at Rhode Island 3
Massachusetts 24 at Maine 17

[kdinva]

Delaware 34; JMU 16
New Hampshire 37; Northeastern 12
Richmond 37; Towson 17
W&M 34; URI 13
UMass 21; Maine 13

[Hoyadestroya85]

What's the bigger advantage? Richmond getting to play against a scout team caliber team in preparation for Villanova or Villanova's bye week in preparation for Richmond?

[89Hen]

What's the bigger advantage? Richmond getting to play against a scout team caliber team in preparation for Villanova or Villanova's bye week in preparation for Richmond?
Depends on if you need the week to rest injured players.

[Hoyadestroya85]

We do need the off week for injuries.. last week we were without our Starting (preseason all-american) Center Brian Brannigan, Starting (all conference) Middle Linebacker Marquis Kirkland, change of pace backup running back Angelo Babbaro and the nickel back Josh Potts yet we still won by 4 touchdowns in torrential rain.

[mcveyrl]

I wouldn't discount the ability to scout and prepare. This isn't the NFL (or Michigan) where you can practice like a mad man all week.

Like it or not, UR must focus on Towson and use their 20 hours on them. They can't afford a let down and even if the coaches thought they could beat them without the prep work, they wouldn't want the players to get caught looking ahead.

'Nova has twice as much time (40 hours) to get ready for UR. Not only do they get twice as much time to study the Spiders, they've also got extra time to throw some wrinkles in their plan (although I'd be wary that you'd meet in the playoffs, so maybe you don't want to show too much).

Given that and the rest factor, I'd much rather have the bye week going into a game.

[MacThor]

What's the bigger advantage? Richmond getting to play against a scout team caliber team in preparation for Villanova or Villanova's bye week in preparation for Richmond?

My gut says I'd rather have the bye, but then again Richmond didn't play very well after their bye week.

Richmond's special teams need the work.

[CAAisBOSS]

James Madison at Delaware
Northeastern at New Hampshire
Richmond at Towson
William & Mary at Rhode Island
Massachusetts at Maine


Delaware 31 - JMU 17
UNH 42 - NU 13
Richmond 45 - Towson 6
W&M 31 - URI 21
UMass 24 - Maine 21

not to be picky but... URI scores 21?? only one team has scored more than 20 on WM and URI isnt exactly a juggernaut going against the team leading the CAA in total defense...

[mcveyrl]

James Madison at Delaware
Northeastern at New Hampshire
Richmond at Towson
William & Mary at Rhode Island
Massachusetts at Maine


Delaware 31 - JMU 17
UNH 42 - NU 13
Richmond 45 - Towson 6
W&M 31 - URI 21
UMass 24 - Maine 21

Not to be picky here either, but....did your defense die?

[jmufan999]

Not to be picky here either, but....did your defense die?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... hilarious.

seriously, though... mcveyrl has a point. we've scored 3 points in the last 2 weeks. i appreciate you being kind, but there's no way we put up 17 points.

[WrenFGun]

James Madison .5 at Delaware 30
Northeastern 10 at New Hampshire 21
Richmond 120 at Towson 0
William & Mary 38 at Rhode Island 28
Massachusetts 13 at Maine 14

[soccerguy315]

Delaware
New Hampshire
Richmond
W&M
UMass
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ODU

[Hoyadestroya85]

I wouldn't discount the ability to scout and prepare. This isn't the NFL (or Michigan) where you can practice like a mad man all week.

Like it or not, UR must focus on Towson and use their 20 hours on them. They can't afford a let down and even if the coaches thought they could beat them without the prep work, they wouldn't want the players to get caught looking ahead.

'Nova has twice as much time (40 hours) to get ready for UR. Not only do they get twice as much time to study the Spiders, they've also got extra time to throw some wrinkles in their plan (although I'd be wary that you'd meet in the playoffs, so maybe you don't want to show too much).

Given that and the rest factor, I'd much rather have the bye week going into a game.

I think that both have their merits.. i think that I'd rather have the bye. I do think though that Villanova is a bit of a nightmarish matchup for the Spiders based on what I've seen so far this season and what I saw in the game last year.

[mcveyrl]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... hilarious.

seriously, though... mcveyrl has a point. we've scored 3 points in the last 2 weeks. i appreciate you being kind, but there's no way we put up 17 points.

I guess we could put up 17 points, but the offense won't do it.

In all seriousness, we have to score an offensive touchdown sometime, right? Why not a special teams TD, an offensive score late, and a FG?

I wouldn't discount the level of the teams we've played since Thorpe took over, though. Villanova is a good and complicated defense to read, and W&M has (I think) statistically the best defense in the CAA. Delaware is not a let down from that, but I'm hoping Thorpe shows that he can at least produce against Maine's defense.

[CAAisBOSS]

and now they score more pts thank anyone has...

[Uncle Buck]

At least with the bye week we won't have any turnovers. Unless of course they answer my prayers and fire the offensive coordinator and the special teams coach. Now that would be a turnover i could live with.

[molly]

and now they score more pts thank anyone has...

In fairness, W&M hasn't held URI to fewer than 24 points in the last 6 meetings. xsmiley_wix

[GannonFan]

Here's my take:

James Madison 21 Delaware 42: The Hens are really clicking right now, and they return a whole host of starters from injury this week and should be ready to really kick it into high gear. No one's playing the QB position better than Devlin is playing it right now, and two starting WR's (Jones and Schneurer), who've been out for a few weeks, return to bolster what's become a prolific passing attack. Look for Delaware to come out and just smoke JMU early, and like previous games against UMass and Towson, look for JMU to tack on some garbage time points later in the game to make the score closer than it was.

Northeastern 10 New Hampshire 38: UNH got the ship righted a little bit last week with a nice road win against a tough Hofstra team. Back in Durham, the Wildcats should find their groove real easily against a Northeastern team that won last week's CAA Pillow Bowl against Towson. Shouldn't be much of a contest and UNH wins going away.

Richmond 56 Towson 7: No point even talking about this game.

William & Mary 28 at Rhode Island 10: A little trepidation for the Tribe as they have to go North when the weather's starting to get colder. Luckily, though, URI shouldn't present much more than a road block for the Tribe here. W&M will steadily score enough points to make a relatively close first half game into a nice win by the end.

Massachusetts 24 Maine 21: Could be the closest game of the week in the CAA and frankly, I wouldn't be shocked by a Black Bear win. UMass has been great at home and just awful on the road so far this year. They thought the win over UNH two weeks ago got the bad taste of the spanking in Newark out of thier mouths, only to stumble out of Richmond last week with a similar thrashing. If this game was in Amherst, there wouldn't be a question, but playing it in Orono makes this game a question mark. UMass needs to win out to even have an outside shot at the playoffs, and I think the running game saves them here as Maine has week after week been worn down in the 2nd half by teams running on them. UMass would do well to take the ball out of Havens hands here and just run the ball at Maine, hoping they tire in the 2nd half as they've done all year. But a definite chance for an upset, as UMass on the road is always going to be an upset candidate.

[BigHouseClosedEnd]

I think that both have their merits.. i think that I'd rather have the bye. I do think though that Villanova is a bit of a nightmarish matchup for the Spiders based on what I've seen so far this season and what I saw in the game last year.

"Nightmarish"? I guess we'll have to make sure the boys get their milk and cookies and get tucked in before going to bed next week. xeekx

[jstclmet]

Here's my take:

James Madison 21 Delaware 42: The Hens are really clicking right now, and they return a whole host of starters from injury this week and should be ready to really kick it into high gear. No one's playing the QB position better than Devlin is playing it right now, and two starting WR's (Jones and Schneurer), who've been out for a few weeks, return to bolster what's become a prolific passing attack. Look for Delaware to come out and just smoke JMU early, and like previous games against UMass and Towson, look for JMU to tack on some garbage time points later in the game to make the score closer than it was.

You do mean, no one is playing QB for UD, better than Devlin is right now, don't you???

From the North, I think Toman followers (UNH) might disagree just a tad. Some may even prefer their backup Decker.

From the South, Ward should be up for the Payton award. Not sure why that's not being suggested more.

Whitney doesn't win pretty, but he does win. The same can be said for Archer.

A quick poll should probably be put up to rank the CAA QB's opposed to picking your favorite.

Could Dudzik do just as well playing for UD??? Would Devlin still be vertical if he played for JMU???

Again, not saying Devlin isn't a good QB, but your statement was just a lil ambiguous.

[ur2k]

You do mean, no one is playing QB for UD, better than Devlin is right now, don't you???

From the North, I think Toman followers (UNH) might disagree just a tad. Some may even prefer their backup Decker.

From the South, Ward should be up for the Payton award. Not sure why that's not being suggested more.



We've recently learned that the poll czar doesn't think much about our QBs ability

[UMass922]

UMass would do well to take the ball out of Havens hands here and just run the ball at Maine, hoping they tire in the 2nd half as they've done all year.

xnodx

[Minuteman87]

The UMass-Maine game will be decided by a missed extra point.

[BDKJMU]

We do need the off week for injuries.. last week we were without our Starting (preseason all-american) Center Brian Brannigan, Starting (all conference) Middle Linebacker Marquis Kirkland, change of pace backup running back Angelo Babbaro and the nickel back Josh Potts yet we still won by 4 touchdowns in torrential rain.

Huh? The Nova center Brannigan #60 was in against JMU in the 4th qtr, and I know the big LB #9 Kirkland was in against JMU at least through the 3rd qtr.

[State Line Liquors]

I think that both have their merits.. i think that I'd rather have the bye. I do think though that Villanova is a bit of a nightmarish matchup for the Spiders based on what I've seen so far this season and what I saw in the game last year.

Does Villanova have Christian Okoye's son playing for them? Please elaborate on the nightmare of a matchup we can expect. Where are the percieved imbalances?

[93henfan]

James Madison 14 at Delaware 31
Northeastern 6 at New Hampshire 35
Richmond 45 at Towson 10
William & Mary 34 at Rhode Island 13
Massachusetts 27 at Maine 17

[GannonFan]

You do mean, no one is playing QB for UD, better than Devlin is right now, don't you???

From the North, I think Toman followers (UNH) might disagree just a tad. Some may even prefer their backup Decker.

From the South, Ward should be up for the Payton award. Not sure why that's not being suggested more.

Whitney doesn't win pretty, but he does win. The same can be said for Archer.

A quick poll should probably be put up to rank the CAA QB's opposed to picking your favorite.

Could Dudzik do just as well playing for UD??? Would Devlin still be vertical if he played for JMU???

Again, not saying Devlin isn't a good QB, but your statement was just a lil ambiguous.

I'm saying Devlin is the best QB of any of the CAA QB's, and potentially the country. I've seen all the top CAA QB's play, and only Ward would be close to Devlin, and Ward doesn't have the arm and touch Devlin has. Devlin's arm is umatched, he moves in the pocket well to extend plays, and could run more if the offense called for it. The guy is an absolute stud and could very well end up playing Sundays in the future. So what I'm saying is, Devlin's the best QB in the bunch. Put him on any team in the conference, and that team would be better with him than their incumbent. xthumbsupx

[93henfan]

You do mean, no one is playing QB for UD, better than Devlin is right now, don't you???

From the North, I think Toman followers (UNH) might disagree just a tad. Some may even prefer their backup Decker.

From the South, Ward should be up for the Payton award. Not sure why that's not being suggested more.

Whitney doesn't win pretty, but he does win. The same can be said for Archer.

A quick poll should probably be put up to rank the CAA QB's opposed to picking your favorite.

Could Dudzik do just as well playing for UD??? Would Devlin still be vertical if he played for JMU???

Again, not saying Devlin isn't a good QB, but your statement was just a lil ambiguous.

Quick stat search on CAASports.com returns:

PASSING AVG/GAME Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Avg/G
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1. Pat Devlin.......... DELA JR 7 196 128 3 65.3 1663 13 237.6
2. Kyle Havens......... UMAS JR 7 211 114 13 54.0 1534 8 219.1
3. Warren Smith........ MAIN SO 6 183 115 9 62.8 1291 10 215.2
4. R.J. Archer......... W&M SR 7 225 142 4 63.1 1448 11 206.9
5. R.J. Toman.......... UNH JR 6 165 93 6 56.4 1185 7 197.5
6. Eric Ward........... RICH SR 7 177 110 4 62.1 1274 10 182.0
7. Cory Christopher.... HOFS SR 8 212 136 6 64.2 1438 6 179.8
8. Chris Paul-Etienne.. URI JR 6 142 79 4 55.6 798 4 133.0
9. Chris Whitney....... VU JR 8 130 87 2 66.9 975 11 121.9
10.Peter Athens........ TOWS FR 6 112 59 12 52.7 691 6 115.2

PASS EFFICIENCY Team Cl G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Eff.
------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Pat Devlin.......... DELA JR 7 196 128 3 65.3 1663 13 155.4
2. Chris Whitney....... VU JR 8 130 87 2 66.9 975 11 154.8
3. Eric Ward........... RICH SR 7 177 110 4 62.1 1274 10 136.7
4. Warren Smith........ MAIN SO 6 183 115 9 62.8 1291 10 130.3
5. Mike Brusko......... MAIN SR 7 27 19 1 70.4 176 1 129.9
6. R.J. Archer......... W&M SR 7 225 142 4 63.1 1448 11 129.7
7. Cory Christopher.... HOFS SR 8 212 136 6 64.2 1438 6 124.8
8. R.J. Toman.......... UNH JR 6 165 93 6 56.4 1185 7 123.4
9. Matt Carroll........ NU FR 7 105 68 4 64.8 632 5 123.4
10.Kyle Havens......... UMAS JR 7 211 114 13 54.0 1534 8 115.3

TOTAL OFFENSE Team Cl G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G
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1. Pat Devlin.......... DELA JR 7 138 1663 244 1801 257.3
2. Warren Smith........ MAIN SO 6 121 1291 235 1412 235.3
3. R.J. Archer......... W&M SR 7 153 1448 271 1601 228.7
4. R.J. Toman.......... UNH JR 6 124 1185 215 1309 218.2
5. Kyle Havens......... UMAS JR 7 -44 1534 231 1490 212.9
6. Eric Ward........... RICH SR 7 181 1274 231 1455 207.9
7. Cory Christopher.... HOFS SR 8 196 1438 296 1634 204.2
8. Chris Whitney....... VU JR 8 561 975 247 1536 192.0
9. Chris Paul-Etienne.. URI JR 6 71 798 184 869 144.8
10.Peter Athens........ TOWS FR 6 132 691 143 823 137.2

Any more questions?

[BDKJMU]

JMU @ UD by 1-2 TDs
Northeastern at UNH by 4-5 TDs
UR @ Towson. UR by 4-5 TDs
W&M @ URI. W&M by 3-4 TDs
UMass @ Maine. UMass by a TD or less.

[BDKJMU]

I guess we could put up 17 points, but the offense won't do it.

In all seriousness, we have to score an offensive touchdown sometime, right? Why not a special teams TD, an offensive score late, and a FG?

I wouldn't discount the level of the teams we've played since Thorpe took over, though. Villanova is a good and complicated defense to read, and W&M has (I think) statistically the best defense in the CAA. Delaware is not a let down from that, but I'm hoping Thorpe shows that he can at least produce against Maine's defense.

UD doesn't have as good a defense as W&M- W&M is #1 in total defense in the CAA.

CAA rankings in total defense:
1. W&M
2. UNH
3. UR
4. UMass
5. JMU
6. Hofstra
7. Nova
8. UD
9. Towson
10. Maine
11. Northeastern
12. URI
http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/8500/Stats/FB/2009/confldrs.htm

But I do agree, the only way I see JMU putting up 17 would be to have a non offensive TD. JMU is 9th in the CAA in total offense, ahead of only URI, Northeastern and Towson. The last 3 games JMU is probably dead last.

[BDKJMU]

Here's my take:

James Madison 21 Delaware 42: The Hens are really clicking right now, and they return a whole host of starters from injury this week and should be ready to really kick it into high gear. No one's playing the QB position better than Devlin is playing it right now, and two starting WR's (Jones and Schneurer), who've been out for a few weeks, return to bolster what's become a prolific passing attack. Look for Delaware to come out and just smoke JMU early, and like previous games against UMass and Towson, look for JMU to tack on some garbage time points later in the game to make the score closer than it was.


You said 35-10 over on the UD-JMU thread.

[GannonFan]

You said 35-10 over on the UD-JMU thread.

I've changed my mind - UD will score more and JMU will get more garbage time points. Feel free to update my earlier thought in that thread. Thanks. xthumbsupx

[Henwatcher]

UD 20 JMU 17
UNH 38 Northeastern 10
UR 35 TU 0
W&M 34 URI 3
UMass 24 Maine 10

[SpidersSportsEditor]

JMU 24 UD 21 (picking JMU for the third week in a row simply because I can't believe they have been playing so poorly after a competitive game against Richmond)
UNH 35 Northeastern 6
Richmond 31 TU 6
W&M 28 URI 10
UMass 17 Maine 14

[SpiderInTheMixingBowl]

JMU 10 @ UD 27
NU 13 @ UNH 34
UR 31 @ TU 7
W&M 42 @ URI 10
UMass 21 @ Maine 20

[GoBlueHens83]

James Madison 14 at Delaware 31
Northeastern 7 at New Hampshire 49
Richmond 45 at Towson 3
William & Mary 38 at Rhode Island 7
Massachusetts 28 at Maine 24

[JMU Newbill]

You know, a lot of the JMU fans are sarcastically picking JMU to not score an offensive touchdown for the third straight week.

Well... I am not sarcastically picking that. I am seriously picking it to happen. Our offense has been god awful since the 1st half of the Richmond game. We won't score an offensive touchdown for the 3rd week in a row (3 1/2 games).

UD 27 - JMU 6
NU 10 - UNH 27
UR 45 - TU 3
W&M 38 - URI 31
UMass 17 - Maine 24

[Dukie95]

You know, a lot of the JMU fans are sarcastically picking JMU to not score an offensive touchdown for the third straight week.

I wasn't being sarcastic.

[Dukie95]

JMU 24 UD 21 (picking JMU for the third week in a row simply because I can't believe they have been playing so poorly after a competitive game against Richmond)


This isn't the same team that played UR close. Drew Dudzik has been missed.

[mcveyrl]

You know, a lot of the JMU fans are sarcastically picking JMU to not score an offensive touchdown for the third straight week.

Well... I am not sarcastically picking that. I am seriously picking it to happen. Our offense has been god awful since the 1st half of the Richmond game. We won't score an offensive touchdown for the 3rd week in a row (3 1/2 games).

UD 27 - JMU 6
NU 10 - UNH 27
UR 45 - TU 3
W&M 38 - URI 31
UMass 17 - Maine 24


I wasn't being sarcastic.


Yea, no sarcasm here. I'll be surprised if it happens.

[Dukie95]

In fact, I picked us to score 6 against W&M, but then as the game wound down, I realized the error of my ways...you don't kick field goals when you're down 20 in the 4th quarter.

So, I have predicted us to score 3. We'll get a FG when the game is still respectable early, but no more.

[andy7171]

Towson's QB Athens is out for the season. We started a walk on freshman last weekend. This game against Richmond could be very ugly.

[Dukie95]

JMU had put together a streak of 10 straight CAA regular season wins before their loss to Hofstra. Richmond looks to make it 10 against Towson.

Go Tigers!! :)

[JMUNJ08]

James Madison 10 at Delaware 23
JMU is ready to hibernate for the winter. After 4 straight losses the playoffs are an after thought. Now its just about ruining UD's and UMass' chances. However, with a young QB, less than stellar OL, and a defense that is getting worn down, its a tall order. UD is firing on all cylinders with Delvin now after the couple first dates early in the year. I think UD might have already chalked this up as a win so unless Delvin has a A+ game, JMU will be around for a few quarters. (JMU gets the victory for scoring a TD and knocks UD out of the playoffs due to the NCAA rule change)

Northeastern 10 at New Hampshire 23
NE got lucky with Towson throwing interceptions like candy at a Halloween parade but UNH won't be so generous. UNH hasn't been as high scoring as I have thought compared to the past few years but this one won't be a close game.

Richmond 41 at Towson 10
Just wasted my time thinking there would be something to write. Towson would need to throw out Peyton Manning to at least stay in this one.

William & Mary 37 at Rhode Island 13
It's at URI. That's the only chance they have and maybe a monsoon. Otherwise Bill & Larry continues their push towards the big dance this year.

Massachusetts 24 at Maine 18
Best game of the week is out of the CAA North for the 2nd straight week? UMass has to hold on to their slim playoff hopes by winning out. Maine is a roller coaster this year and I think they will be heading down the hill, not up. UMass cannot sleep walk through this one though after the tough loss last week. I'm expecting 1 good game this week!

[Fear the Bird]

UD 37 JMU 17
UNH 31 NE 7
UR 49 Towson 7
W&M 38 URI 21
Maine 24 Mass 21

[HenZoneNation]

UD (but I'm certainly not as confident some of the other posters on this board. This game has all the makings of an enormous trapping game. I hope the coaches and team leaders remind drill into the team how big this game is and how badly they beat us last year.)

New Hampshire
Richmond
William and Mary
UMass

[Fear the Bird]

UD (but I'm certainly not as confident some of the other posters on this board. This game has all the makings of an enormous trapping game. I hope the coaches and team leaders remind drill into the team how big this game is and how badly they beat us last year.)

Although I agree with you that some are far too confident, let's keep in mind that we are coming off a bye and Hofstra is next week (nothing to pass over but still not the huge games to look ahead to). If there is a trap game left on the schedule, it's Hofstra. This week is homecoming, coming off a bye, and still not receiving respect in the polls. I think the Hens come out firing for the third straight game.

[digger3210]

Although I agree with you that some are far too confident, let's keep in mind that we are coming off a bye and Hofstra is next week (nothing to pass over but still not the huge games to look ahead to). If there is a trap game left on the schedule, it's Hofstra. This week is homecoming, coming off a bye, and still not receiving respect in the polls. I think the Hens come out firing for the third straight game.

I do not see the Hens coming out flat for this game at all. In one of the "Get to know the Hens" segments when players were asked who they consider their rival the majority said JMU.

[93henfan]

I do not see the Hens coming out flat for this game at all. In one of the "Get to know the Hens" segments when players were asked who they consider their rival the majority said JMU.

Yeah, it was something like 6 votes for JMU and a couple for Nova, IIRC.

I also got a kick out of the UMass section cheering for the Delaware players from Mass as they were introduced on the video board.

[Hoyadestroya85]

Does Villanova have Christian Okoye's son playing for them? Please elaborate on the nightmare of a matchup we can expect. Where are the percieved imbalances?

The teams Richmond has struggled against so far this season are teams that have the combination of a good defense, a quarterback who can make plays with his arm and his legs and teams with overall team speed. Villanova has all of those things and on top of that, they protect the ball. I think Richmond is a very good matchup for Villanova.. Delaware is the game that I'm afraid of personally.

[State Line Liquors]

The teams Richmond has struggled against so far this season are teams that have the combination of a good defense, a quarterback who can make plays with his arm and his legs and teams with overall team speed. Villanova has all of those things and on top of that, they protect the ball. I think Richmond is a very good matchup for Villanova.. Delaware is the game that I'm afraid of personally.

Well, in fairness most teams have difficulty beating others with the characteristics you've mentioned.

Would you say that UD gives you nightmares?

[andy7171]

Well, in fairness most teams have difficulty beating others with the characteristics you've mentioned.


xlolxxlolxxlolx

I was thinking the same.

[GoneTribal]

UD 24 - JMU 6 --> While the JMU offense is struggling big time, they still have a great D line. But with the recent passing game of UD, it's an easy victory for the hens.
NU 7 - UNH 34 --> Okay, NU got their victory, now it's time to return to form. Against the 2nd best D in the league, they'll be lucky to score more than 7.
UR 41 - TU 0 --> Poor Towson, Richmond pulls starters at half. Ticks waterboy has 2 TDs.
W&M 34 - URI 10 --> The Rams offense has been problematic for the Tribe D in recent history. That changes this week. Tribe continues to pound the ball.
UMass 24 - Maine 13 --> Black Bears give a valiant effort, but fall short in the end.

[WMTribe90]

I was more woried when URI was running the option.

[BigHouseClosedEnd]

Well, in fairness most teams have difficulty beating others with the characteristics you've mentioned.

Would you say that UD gives you nightmares?

I don't want to put words in his mouth, but I'm thinking UD gives him more of a 'Need to put on a Straight Jacket and get admitted to a Mental Institution' type of feel.

[Hoyadestroya85]

I don't want to put words in his mouth, but I'm thinking UD gives him more of a 'Need to put on a Straight Jacket and get admitted to a Mental Institution' type of feel.

Nah.. Rodney Landers did that to me.

As for UD- They are good at throwing the rock and that's villanova's achilles heel if they can't get a good pass rush.

[ccd494]

Weekly Weather Warning for Orono:

predictions are in the upper 40's with showers....

[tribe_pride]

Yeah the Tribe always had problems with that URI option.

[EmeryZach]

Delaware 42 - JMU 7
UNH 32 - Northeastern 14
Richmond 52 - Towson 21
Tribe 28 - URI 17
Maine 28 - UMass 27
ODU 42 - Georgetown 7

ODU rolls again!! (I might have to stick them in the top 25 xsmiley_wixxthumbsupx)

[VT Wildcat Fan53]

James Madison 14 at Delaware 21 xthumbsupx Hens stay in the mix
Northeastern 7 at New Hampshire 24 xnonono2x Defense (again) bails out uneven O for the 'Cats
Richmond 42 at Towson 7 xsmiley_wix Spidahs keep strong grip on Numero Uno
William & Mary 35 at Rhode Island 10 ;) W&M preps for UNH in 2 weeks
Massachusetts 24 at Maine 21 xrotatehx Home team keeps it close, but ZooMass manages to cling to faint tourney hopes

[BDKJMU]

I do not see the Hens coming out flat for this game at all. In one of the "Get to know the Hens" segments when players were asked who they consider their rival the majority said JMU.

In 2 1/2 weeks they'll all be saying its Nova.

[WildCat In The Hat]

You do mean, no one is playing QB for UD, better than Devlin is right now, don't you???

From the North, I think Toman followers (UNH) might disagree just a tad. Some may even prefer their backup Decker.

From the South, Ward should be up for the Payton award. Not sure why that's not being suggested more.

Whitney doesn't win pretty, but he does win. The same can be said for Archer.

A quick poll should probably be put up to rank the CAA QB's opposed to picking your favorite.

Could Dudzik do just as well playing for UD??? Would Devlin still be vertical if he played for JMU???

Again, not saying Devlin isn't a good QB, but your statement was just a lil ambiguous.

I'll take Devlin over all of the rest, hands down.....I'd be curious to see if there is a better FCS QB on any team.

[GeeWiz]

UD 37 JMU 21 - Blue Chickens continue to impress with Devlin at QB as JMU continues to plummet
UNH 41 NU 14 - NU avoided a winless season but come back to their losing ways in Durham
Richmond 55 TU 7 - This could get ugly ... fast!
W&M 31 URI 10 - Tribe sometimes struggles this time of the year up north ... but not today
UMass 27 UMaine 17 - Minutemess keep their slim playoff hopes alive with win over Dirty Cubs


oh and in the big one ...

... ODU 34 Georgetown 14 - The impressive season for the Monarchs continues over a mediocre G-town team

[CAAisBOSS]

0-7 is mediocre? haha but good luck to ODU anyway!

[paward]

Everyone got the JMU vs Deleware, wrong!

[soccerguy315]

JMU remembered how to play offensive football

[WestCoastAggie]

The Blue hens might have kissed their playoffs goodbye!

[93henfan]

The Blue hens might have kissed their playoffs goodbye!

Well, they've set up three must-wins against a decent team and two very good teams. A tough road for sure.

[93henfan]

Everyone got the JMU vs Deleware, wrong!

Including the spelling. xsmiley_wix

[seattlespider]

The Blue hens might have kissed their playoffs goodbye!

I think they can only get to 7 DI wins, which is the minimum under the guidelines, but if they win out, they stand a good chance of getting in.

[BDKJMU]

Well, they've set up three must-wins against a decent team and two very good teams. A tough road for sure.

I would be beyoond shocked if UD swept their last 3. UD has no running game. -2 yds rushing vs W&M, 9 vs JMU (yeah, I know the sack yardage, but still) and the O-line is an absolute sieve.

JMU did a lot of 3 down lineman, which I don't recall ever seeing before. Sometimes they rushed only 3, often times they rush a 3rd or 4th from a different spot, and the UD was unable to handle it. And it didn't seem like UD made any halftime adjustments to deal with it. Nova does very similar with their 3-5-3. 3 down lineman, and rushing a 4th and sometimes a 5th from different spots. The Nova d is likely to give the Hens fits.

UD is going to be home on Thanksgiving just like JMU.

[BDKJMU]

Darn it, I knew I should have picked Maine. CAA is now only going to get 4 in.

[BDKJMU]

Everyone got the JMU vs Deleware, wrong!

Nope.


JMU 24 UD 21 (picking JMU for the third week in a row simply because I can't believe they have been playing so poorly after a competitive game against Richmond)

[BDKJMU]

James Madison 3 at Delaware 31



HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... hilarious.

seriously, though... mcveyrl has a point. we've scored 3 points in the last 2 weeks. i appreciate you being kind, but there's no way we put up 17 points.


I guess we could put up 17 points, but the offense won't do it.


O ye of little faith....:)

[BDKJMU]

Delaware 31 - JMU 17





James Madison 21 Delaware 42


James Madison 14 at Delaware 31



James Madison 3 at Delaware 31


Delaware 34; JMU 16



Delaware 42 - JMU 7



UD 37 JMU 21 - Blue Chickens continue to impress with Devlin at QB as JMU continues to plummet


Sure everyone but one picked UD, but I can't believe you all thought JMU's defense was going to give up more than 4 TDs (which they haven't all season- MD got a kick return TD in regulation). Gave up 4 TDs once- MD. Gave up 3 TDs 4x (HU (+1 FG), UR, Nova (+2 FGs), W&M (+1 FG),

Dukie95 I guess was being sarcastic. GF and Emory Zach take the cake with predicting UD to put up 42- 42 on JMU's defense. xrolleyesx

JMU's defense hasn't given up more than 4 TDs in a game this season, and they won't give up 4 again.

[BDKJMU]

JMU @ UD by 1-2 TDs (20-8) xoopsx :)
Northeastern at UNH by 4-5 TDs (48-21) xthumbsupx
UR @ Towson. UR by 4-5 TDs (42-14) xthumbsupx
W&M @ URI. W&M by 3-4 TDs (39-14) xthumbsupx
UMass @ Maine. UMass by a TD or less.[/QUOTE] (19-9) xoopsx

After I posted my picks I was had this feeling that Maine@ home might pull the in upset, and thought about chaning my pick and then was nah. Darn, now JMU won't have the opportunity to knock UMass out of the playoffs. Maine beat JMU to it.

[Dukie95]

Dukie95 I guess was being sarcastic.


Not really sarcasm, I was just being a smartass. I had originally put down 24-3, but then thought about 31-3 for two other matchups in the CAA, so I went for 31-3 for all of them except for Maine/UMass.

I did really expect a W&M type game where we would hang close early, but the overworked defense would be unable to keep it close in the second half.

[caribbeanhen]

I would be beyoond shocked if UD swept their last 3. UD has no running game. -2 yds rushing vs W&M, 9 vs JMU (yeah, I know the sack yardage, but still) and the O-line is an absolute sieve.

JMU did a lot of 3 down lineman, which I don't recall ever seeing before. Sometimes they rushed only 3, often times they rush a 3rd or 4th from a different spot, and the UD was unable to handle it. And it didn't seem like UD made any halftime adjustments to deal with it. Nova does very similar with their 3-53. 3 down lineman, and rushing a 4th and sometimes a 5th from different spots. The Nova d is likely to give the Hens fits.

UD is going to be home on Thanksgiving just like JMU.

xnodx

[caribbeanhen]

The Blue hens might have kissed their playoffs goodbye!

it was much more than a kiss, it was X rated

[kdinva]

Dook is 3-1 in the Average Coast Conference, 1-2 vs. the CAA........let's all agree that, the next person that says 1-AA football is a joke in comparison vs. 1-A, gets a soupbone in the mush.

[smcwildcat]

so umass and ud are done correct? pretty much

[BDKJMU]

so umass and ud are done correct? pretty much

No, technically UD is still alive, but they have to sweep HU, @ Navy, @ Nova. 7-4 won't cut it for them because that would be only 6 Div I wins.
7-4 isn't going to get UMass in either.

Regardless I think both UD and UMass (will lose one of their last 2 (home JMU or @ Hofstra)) will both finish 6-5.

[89Hen]

Delaware 31 - JMU 17 (8-20) xbawlingx
UNH 42 - NU 13 (48-21) xthumbsupx
Richmond 45 - Towson 6 (42-14) xthumbsupx
W&M 31 - URI 21 (39-14) xthumbsupx
UMass 24 - Maine 21 (9-19) xconfusedx

[93henfan]

James Madison 14 at Delaware 31 (20-8) xoopsx
Northeastern 6 at New Hampshire 35 (21-48) xthumbsupx
Richmond 45 at Towson 10 (42-14) xthumbsupx
William & Mary 34 at Rhode Island 13 (39-14) xthumbsupx
Massachusetts 27 at Maine 17 (9-19) xeyebrowx

[GoBlueHens83]

James Madison 14 at Delaware 31 (20-8) xnonono2x xoopsx
Northeastern 7 at New Hampshire 49 (21-48) xnodx
Richmond 45 at Towson 3 (42-14) xnodx
William & Mary 38 at Rhode Island 7 (39-14) xnodx
Massachusetts 28 at Maine 24 (9-19) xoopsx