CAA - Week 2 Predictions

[JMUNJ08]

Week 2 has some tougher games to pick and still MUCH unknown about all the teams thanks to cream puffs and being the cream puffs. Good luck!

7-2 Overall
0-1 CAA

Villanova @ Lehigh
Staying near by in the state of PA can help after a tough loss. Lehigh gave themselves a tough OOC in order to really take a crack at the playoffs without relying on winning the conference. Can they do it? Sure, but not beat Nova to do it.
Villanova 32 @ Lehigh 17

Maine @ Monmouth
NEC to NEC doesn't seem as good after a 3-0 loss at home to Albany. Maine MUST rebound against Monmouth and I think does so in a big way to confuse us all more what is going on in Orono this year.
Maine 37 @ Monmouth 17

SDSU @ Delaware
FCS' Oklahoma/Florida State for week 2. SDSU were the darlings of the FCS taking out Montana for 2+ quarters and then packed it in. However, they left their credit card in the hands of Montana who racked up a large enough bill to over take the crazy lead SDSU built. Delaware saw their season disappear a little earlier but to some hated rivals in JMU and Villanova. JMU was dead, no pulse was found by their own fans and they had to travel to the Tub. UD thought the same thing and Delvin must have said something really nasty to one of the OL girlfriends as they sent a message they refused to block for him and JMU's one shining star, Moats and the DL, shined. That put them in a must win situation down the stretch which they could not produce after a 20-8 loss at home. Neither team played last week (West Chester was not a game and doesn't count either xliarx) so this a blank slate. FCS teams rarely travel as far as SDSU has to and could take a toll against a tough a traditional power sitting in their home digs. Won't be as good as VT/BSU, but should put up similar points.
SDSU 31 @ UD 36

UNH @ Pitt
Can we say 6 straight FBS wins for UNH? Why do teams keep scheduling them with their track record? Well, Pitt is a little bit better than all the rest even with their semi-surprising L last week.
UNH 13 @ Pitt 40

JMU @ VT
VT is on a short week and pretty deflated thanks to one of the top 2 or 3 teams in the country. JMU is a quality top 25 team too but in FCS not FBS...We haven't score the last 2 times to Blacksburg so that is the prediction, we score.
JMU 17 @ VT 45

Holy Cross @ UMass
HC had a nice home opener vs Howard from the MEAC. However, UMass is exponentially better than Howard and HC has them away from the friendly confines. UMass won't win going away but will keep it just comfortable enough.
HC 20 @ UMass 31

URI @ Fordham
Two teams who want out of their conferences badly. URI found the NEC while Fordham is playing the little brother who just tags along in the PL. Who will win? I have no idea after some poor performances last week. Heard URI has 17 returning starters. Sounds good to me.
URI 17 @ Fordam 12

VMI @ W&M
W&M didn't see themselves staring at a possible 0-2 start after such a great finish last season and there is good reason; they scheduled VMI for game #2. VMI won big last week but will struggle to stay in this one going to the 4th quarter.
VMI 23 @ W&M 38

Coastal Carolina @ Towson
Both of these teams had tough FBS teams the week before. While WVU > IU, Towson is a more improved team this year than CCU.
CCU 24 @ Towson 30

[NovaWildcat]

After a paltry 6-3 last week...

Villanova @ Lehigh. (NOVA) Mountain Hawks might win the PL this year, but I have a feeling this could be a bloodbath. Cats are going to show everything why Temple is actually a MAC favorite.

South Dakota State @ Delaware (SDSU) Could be a shootout, I think SDSU has the edge here because they have everything to gain from this. Upset special: Chickens are going to be punished for playing West Chester.

New Hampshire @ Pitt. (PITT) Would love to see UNH's streak continue, although this Pitt team is pretty solid and its tough to see the upset happening here.

Maine @ Monmouth. (MAINE). Monmouth played Colgate tough, but Maine can't possibly lose two to the NEC.

James Madison @ Virginia Tech (VA TECH). No shot. Blowout.

Holy Cross @ Massachusetts. (UMASS). Coming off a great win vs. W&M, UMass should keep rolling against this PL team.

Rhode Island @ Fordham. (FORDHAM). Give the edge based on home field advantage - even though Fordham layed an egg last week at Bryant.

Coastal Carolina @ Towson. (TOWSON). Hanging with Indiana for a few quarters is enough to show me they can hold off CC.

Virginia Military @ William & Mary (W&M). Fresh off a tough loss, they're looking for revenge.

[NHwildEcat]

Villanova
South Dakota State
Pitt
Maine
Virginia Tech
UMass
Rhode Island
Towson
W & M

[bluehenbillk]

Villanova 36 Lehigh 10
Delaware 30 SDSU 14
Pitt 44 UNH 17
Maine 23 Monmouth 17
VaTech 34 JMU 7
Holy Cross 23 UMass 21
URI 24 Fordham 14
Towson 29 CCU 24
W&M 38 VMI 21

[89Hen]

Villanova 31 - Lehigh 10

Maine 24 - Monmouth 6

Delaware 27 - SDSU 24

Pitt 35 - UNH 17

VT 45 - JMU 10

UMass 28 - Holy Cross 13

URI 31 - Fordham 10

W&M 42 - VMI 20

Coastal Carolina 17 - Towson 14

[GannonFan]

villanova 35 Lehigh 14: Not really much of a contest - 3 straight losing seasons for Lehigh means this is a layup game for nova. I think they go up by a lot early and Lehigh tacks on some scores at the end in a snoozer.

Maine 28 Monmouth 14: It's week 2 and already a must win for Maine. Luckily, Monmouth can't play defense like Albany did so Maine should actually be able to score this week. Still too close for comfort for Maine, but their season can still be viable after a win this week.

SDSU 14 Delaware 35: Best FCS game of the week, and maybe one of the best FCS OOC games all year. Both teams return a ton of people from last year's teams and both have grand designs on excellent 2010 seasons. I like the Hens in this one - SDSU's going to want to run it right at the Hens and run defense is the strength of the Blue Hen defense with a deep DL and a great LB corp, not to mention safeties that love to play the run (see the Navy games). And this will be the type of game where Devlin, a second year UD QB, follows in the same path of other second year UD QB's (Hall, Flacco, etc) in really putting up a great performance. And we'll see if there's a new AP running back in FCS as freshman Andrew Pierce gets a chance to show if he's for real. Tough to come across the country and I think UD gets people's attention this week.

UNH 14 Pitt 42: Well, all good things have to come to an end, and UNH's mastery of FBS teams will end this weekend. Just picked too good of a team this time and Pitt needs to get the taste of last week's tough loss to Utah out of their mouth.

JMU 10 Virginia Tech 42: I don't think VT losing to BSU is going to see them have a let down this week. First home game, pissed off about losing a game they could've won last week, against a JMU team that I'm not sure is playoff worthy or not - game won't be close.

Holy Cross 7 UMass 35: UMass surprised me a little last week as I was really impressed by the new RB and by the offensive line. Havens and the passing game is still a huge liability, but that won't come into play against a vastly overmatched Patriot League team. UMass keeps the early season optimism rolling with a convincing home win.

URI 21 Fordham 20: Two teams I honestly know next to nothing about. Flip a coin.

VMI 10 W&M 42: VMI never wins in this series. We're on something like 20+ in a row for W&M and really, I don't think VMI will ever win again. This is W&M's cupcake game (well, ODU this year will probably fit that bill too, but at least there's the chance that ODU, in a few years, will be very good - there's no chance of that with VMI). W&M gets back on track, but we'll have to wait to see if the defense was as bad as it looked against UMass - VMI won't test it.

Coastal 14 Towson 17: A strange sight in Baltimore - a game Towson could actually win. Towson's getting a little better after hitting rock bottom, again, the past few years. They haven't had their hopes crushed yet in the CAA so I see them being a little spirited in this one and getting the W.

[andy7171]

Villanova 28 Lehigh 9
Delaware 24 SDSU 31
Pitt 39 UNH 31
Maine 10 Monmouth 8
VaTech 41 JMU 0
Holy Cross 17 UMass 31
URI 12 Fordham 14
Towson 32 CCU 21
W&M 42 VMI 7

[GannonFan]

Villanova @ Lehigh. (NOVA) Mountain Hawks might win the PL this year, but I have a feeling this could be a bloodbath. Cats are going to show everything why Temple is actually a MAC favorite.

South Dakota State @ Delaware (SDSU) Could be a shootout, I think SDSU has the edge here because they have everything to gain from this. Upset special: Chickens are going to be punished for playing West Chester.



First of all, sure Temple is a MAC favorite - but how good is the MAC any more? Has the MAC ever been this bad?

And as for Delaware being "punished" for playing West Chester - what does that even mean? So Delaware played a patsy - everyone plays at least one patsy a year. How does UD playing a game that everyone plays hurt them when going up against a team that hasn't played a game yet? And frankly, doesn't Delaware have a lot to gain in this game too? After two years of no playoffs, and with Delaware being ranked behind SDSU, don't you think they have a lot to gain?

[Col Hogan]

First, the easy ones (IMHO)

Villanova @ Lehigh
Maine @ Monmouth
UNH @ Pitt
JMU @ VT
HC @ UMass
URI @ Fordam
VMI @ W&M
CCU @ Towson

And my nominee for Game of the Week, and the difficult selection

SDSU @ Delaware

Both programs need/want this win to make up for how last season ended...and both are capable of winning...

How much will traveling to the Tub impact the Rabbits and will they play like the first half of last years Griz match...or the second half???

The Hens have a slight edge with home-field...

[Mattymc727]

Every CAA School wins except the two playing Big Time FBS programs. Although I believe the Pitt/UNH game might be a little closer than the VT/JMU game.

[danefan]

All you guys picking Maine over Monmouth keep these two points in mind:

Warren Smith somehow kept his spot and will start at QB against Maine. He was absolutely terrible against Albany and got yanked at halftime.
Turcotte may not play (hip contussion).

http://www.bangordailynews.com/story/bdn/Bears-Smith-keeps-starting-job,153117

[jlcharles]

Villanova @ Lehigh - these games are usually close and I'm betting it'll be a one score game as usual.
SDSU @ Delaware
Maine @ Monmouth
UNH @ Pitt
JMU @ VT
HC @ UMass
URI @ Fordam
VMI @ W&M
CCU @ Towson

[Dukie95]

Mike Barber's take (Sports Editor for the Harrisonburg paper)

http://www.dnronline.com/blogdetails.php?BID=743&TID=5&back=

[jmufan999]

Villanova @ Lehigh - these games are usually close and I'm betting it'll be a one score game as usual.

huh? last year you beat them 38-17 and 33-14 in 2008. ???

[JMUNJ08]

huh? last year you beat them 38-17 and 33-14 in 2008. ???

Probably got them confused with UPenn

[GannonFan]

huh? last year you beat them 38-17 and 33-14 in 2008. ???

Trust him, they were 3 TD difference barnburners. xlolx

[JMUNJ08]

"Rhode Island (0-1) at Fordham (0-1): Rhode Island is bad. Fordham is worse. Rhode Island 14-7"

-Mike Barber is right on...

[EmeryZach]

Wild Kitten Offense 42 - Sands Casino Resort 13 - Coming off a tough loss at the Linc, the Wild Kittens will win this one big and get back to #1.

Panda Bear Cubs 17 - The Fighting Snooki's 3 - They can't afford to lose two weeks in a row. It just won't happen. But they still won't look good.

Salmonella Eggs 28 - Badlands Bunnies 17 - Poisoned Eggs won't be beat at home. Devlin is sick, in a good way.

Pro Combat Flunkies 45 - Mouseketeers 13 - Battle of Route 81 goes to the home team. Not even close.

Transfer City USA 32 - "What? I didn't get into BC!!!????" 14 - We will run the ball all day long.

"We still have a football team?" 27 - "I Can Haz No Playoffs?" 7 - Lose to Bryant = Lose to URI

Pocahontas Warriors 52 - We Can Unlock Any Door 7 - Don't know much about the Keys, but Bill is gonna be angry after that loss.

Tiger has Crabs 17 - Chicken of the Sea 13 - I have this funny feeling that this one will be close.

I Hate Sidney Crosby 37 - The Offense Wasn't Named After Them 21 - The streak will end.

[State Line Liquors]

Mike Barber's take (Sports Editor for the Harrisonburg paper)

http://www.dnronline.com/blogdetails.php?BID=743&TID=5&back=

Barber's picks are spot on IMO. For the record, I've enjoyed the hell out of his efforts as the JMU beat writer. I subscribe to his Twitter, and while I don't keep up with every post of his since I'm not a JMU fan, I do catch most of them. Great use of social media on his part.

[blukeys]

The Fighting Snooki's 3 - They can't afford to lose two weeks in a row. It just won't happen. But they still won't look good.



The Fighting Snooki's is the best name I have ever heard. Reps coming your way.

[Dukie95]

Barber's picks are spot on IMO. For the record, I've enjoyed the hell out of his efforts as the JMU beat writer. I subscribe to his Twitter, and while I don't keep up with every post of his since I'm not a JMU fan, I do catch most of them. Great use of social media on his part.

Agree on all counts, we're lucky to have him. He also does a great job of JMU football play-by-play over Twitter, which I'm glued to whether or not I'm at the game. Did you read his previous blog about the top 25? He's a Sports Network voter and it's clear he takes that responsibility seriously.

[jlcharles]

Probably got them confused with UPenn

Don't I feel stupid.

You are correct, although, the previous 3 years, the Lehigh games were closer at 10, 3, and 6 point games.

[GannonFan]

Don't I feel stupid.

You are correct, although, the previous 3 years, the Lehigh games were closer at 10, 3, and 6 point games.

Well, nova wasn't very good in those 3 years either so that explains a little why they had problems with Lehigh then.

[JMUNJ08]

Well, nova wasn't very good in those 3 years either so that explains a little why they had problems with Lehigh then.

And Lehigh was actually better then as well

[EmeryZach]

The Fighting Snooki's is the best name I have ever heard. Reps coming your way.

Thanks! That one just popped into my head.

It's getting harder every year to think of good nicknames.

[EmeryZach]

The Fighting Snooki's is the best name I have ever heard. Reps coming your way.

What about "Badlands Bunnies"? I thought that would make a good sign for you Hens fans to bring to the game.

[Nebuta]

Villanova @ Lehigh - Nova
SDSU @ Delaware - UD due to playing at the Tub.
Maine @ Monmouth - Maine
UNH @ Pitt - UNH cause I hate Pitt.
JMU @ VT - VT's Taylor should have a big day.
HC @ UMass - UMass
URI @ Fordam - URI
VMI @ W&M - W&M
CCU @ Towson - Towson

[NFLCB2]

Villanova @ Lehigh -
SDSU @ Delaware -
Maine @ Monmouth - NEC! NEC! NEC! xnodx
UNH @ Pitt -
JMU @ VT -
HC @ UMass -
URI @ Fordam -
VMI @ W&M -
CCU @ Towson -

[NFLCB2]

All you guys picking Maine over Monmouth keep these two points in mind:

Warren Smith somehow kept his spot and will start at QB against Maine. He was absolutely terrible against Albany and got yanked at halftime.
Turcotte may not play (hip contussion).

http://www.bangordailynews.com/story/bdn/Bears-Smith-keeps-starting-job,153117

xhurrayx For MaineJeff!!

[EmeryZach]

The Fighting Snooki's. Love your new ads on the NJ Transit trains. "Come to Monmouth, we are right next to the beach!"

[NFLCB2]

The Fighting Snooki's. Love your new ads on the NJ Transit trains. "Come to Monmouth, we are right next to the beach!"



Thats funny I thought it was " A world of opportunity.. A mile from the beach." Monmouth University. Where Leaders look Forward

[blukeys]

What about "Badlands Bunnies"? I thought that would make a good sign for you Hens fans to bring to the game.

One tends not to emphasize team nicknames when your mascot is a blue hen. Badland Bunnies is excellent and accurate.

However, Fighting Snooki's is soooo Jersey Shore. xlolxxlolxxlolxxlolxxnodxxnodxxnodxxnodx

[EmeryZach]

Thats funny I thought it was " A world of opportunity.. A mile from the beach." Monmouth University. Where Leaders look Forward

Isn't that the same thing?

[GeeWiz]

'Nova 38 Lehigh 24 - Philly cats hold off a pesky Lehigh squad
UD 35 So. Dakota St. 14 - Blue Chickens are too much for the Jack Rabbits
Pitt 41 UNH 14 - Durham cats FBS win streak comes to a crashing end
Dirty Cubs 27 Monmouth 21 - Cubbies rebound from loss to Albany, but barely
VaTech 42 JMU 17 - Hokies just too much for Dukies
UMass 31 Holy Cross 20 - Two headed monster backfield too much for 'Cross
Fordham 31 URI 28 - Bronx Rams hold on for close win over Ocean State Rams
Towson 34 CCU 21 - Like what I saw of TU vs. Indiana despite loss. Towson could be much improved
W&M 44 VMI 21 - Tribe roll to easy home win

and in the big two ...

ODU 27 Campbell 20 - Monarchs rebound from tough home loss to win on the road

GSU 31 Lambuth 17 - Panthers get second win at the dome to go to 2-0

[VT Wildcat Fan53]

Villanova 45 - Lehigh 10. xnodx Wildcats reflect the difference between CAA and Patriot .

Maine 35 - Monmouth 7. xeyebrowx Must win. Big day for Turcotte with 4 TD's, 180 yrds rushing,...

Delaware 45 - SDSU 14. xlolx CAA is a little different than the Pioneer, too.

UNH 35 - Pitt 34. xhurrayx What the heck, ....

VT 35 - JMU 14. xbawlingx ACC is a little different than the CAA, ... ;-)

UMass 35 - Holy Cross 21. xshhhx I think this UMASS team is better than predicted

URI 3 - Fordham 3. xbangx Called after 22nd scoreless OT.

W&M 52 - VMI 10. xprayx Bill is angry, Mary is embarrassed. Time to atone.

Towson 17 - Coastal Carolina 10. xsmileyclapx Big win for TSU.

[JMUNJ08]

Week 2 has some tougher games to pick and still MUCH unknown about all the teams thanks to cream puffs and being the cream puffs. Good luck!

7-2 Overall
0-1 CAA

Villanova @ Lehigh
Staying near by in the state of PA can help after a tough loss. Lehigh gave themselves a tough OOC in order to really take a crack at the playoffs without relying on winning the conference. Can they do it? Sure, but not beat Nova to do it.
Villanova 32 @ Lehigh 17 xthumbsupx

Maine @ Monmouth
NEC to NEC doesn't seem as good after a 3-0 loss at home to Albany. Maine MUST rebound against Monmouth and I think does so in a big way to confuse us all more what is going on in Orono this year.
Maine 37 @ Monmouth 17 xthumbsupx

SDSU @ Delaware
FCS' Oklahoma/Florida State for week 2. SDSU were the darlings of the FCS taking out Montana for 2+ quarters and then packed it in. However, they left their credit card in the hands of Montana who racked up a large enough bill to over take the crazy lead SDSU built. Delaware saw their season disappear a little earlier but to some hated rivals in JMU and Villanova. JMU was dead, no pulse was found by their own fans and they had to travel to the Tub. UD thought the same thing and Delvin must have said something really nasty to one of the OL girlfriends as they sent a message they refused to block for him and JMU's one shining star, Moats and the DL, shined. That put them in a must win situation down the stretch which they could not produce after a 20-8 loss at home. Neither team played last week (West Chester was not a game and doesn't count either xliarx) so this a blank slate. FCS teams rarely travel as far as SDSU has to and could take a toll against a tough a traditional power sitting in their home digs. Won't be as good as VT/BSU, but should put up similar points.
SDSU 31 @ UD 36 xthumbsupx

UNH @ Pitt
Can we say 6 straight FBS wins for UNH? Why do teams keep scheduling them with their track record? Well, Pitt is a little bit better than all the rest even with their semi-surprising L last week.
UNH 13 @ Pitt 40 xthumbsupx

JMU @ VT
VT is on a short week and pretty deflated thanks to one of the top 2 or 3 teams in the country. JMU is a quality top 25 team too but in FCS not FBS...We haven't score the last 2 times to Blacksburg so that is the prediction, we score.
JMU 17 @ VT 45 xbangxxbangxxhurrayxxhurrayxxhurrayx

Holy Cross @ UMass
HC had a nice home opener vs Howard from the MEAC. However, UMass is exponentially better than Howard and HC has them away from the friendly confines. UMass won't win going away but will keep it just comfortable enough.
HC 20 @ UMass 31 xthumbsupx

URI @ Fordham
Two teams who want out of their conferences badly. URI found the NEC while Fordham is playing the little brother who just tags along in the PL. Who will win? I have no idea after some poor performances last week. Heard URI has 17 returning starters. Sounds good to me.
URI 17 @ Fordam 12 xnonono2xxnonono2xxnonono2x

VMI @ W&M
W&M didn't see themselves staring at a possible 0-2 start after such a great finish last season and there is good reason; they scheduled VMI for game #2. VMI won big last week but will struggle to stay in this one going to the 4th quarter.
VMI 23 @ W&M 38 xthumbsupx

Coastal Carolina @ Towson
Both of these teams had tough FBS teams the week before. While WVU > IU, Towson is a more improved team this year than CCU.
CCU 24 @ Towson 30 xthumbsupx

7-2 again but only Cocky had JMU xnodx and URI and Fordham played the pillow fight bowl...

14-4 overall
0-1 CAA

[NFLCB2]

Villanova 45 - Lehigh 10. xnodx Wildcats reflect the difference between CAA and Patriot .

Maine 35 - Monmouth 7. xeyebrowx Must win. Big day for Turcotte with 4 TD's, 180 yrds rushing,...

Delaware 45 - SDSU 14. xlolx CAA is a little different than the Pioneer, too.

UNH 35 - Pitt 34. xhurrayx What the heck, ....

VT 35 - JMU 14. xbawlingx ACC is a little different than the CAA, ... ;-)

UMass 35 - Holy Cross 21. xshhhx I think this UMASS team is better than predicted

URI 3 - Fordham 3. xbangx Called after 22nd scoreless OT.

W&M 52 - VMI 10. xprayx Bill is angry, Mary is embarrassed. Time to atone.

Towson 17 - Coastal Carolina 10. xsmileyclapx Big win for TSU.



Turcotte had 144 yds and 3 Tds. Still a good game, He's a beast xeekx

[caribbeanhen]

VT 35 - JMU 14. xbawlingx ACC is a little different than the CAA, ... ;-)



sure about that?

[caribbeanhen]

[QUOTE=GannonFan;1550069
SDSU 14 Delaware 35: Best FCS game of the week, and maybe one of the best FCS OOC games all year. Both teams return a ton of people from last year's teams and both have grand designs on excellent 2010 seasons. I like the Hens in this one - SDSU's going to want to run it right at the Hens and run defense is the strength of the Blue Hen defense with a deep DL and a great LB corp, not to mention safeties that love to play the run (see the Navy games). And this will be the type of game where Devlin, a second year UD QB, follows in the same path of other second year UD QB's (Hall, Flacco, etc) in really putting up a great performance. And we'll see if there's a new AP running back in FCS as freshman Andrew Pierce gets a chance to show if he's for real. Tough to come across the country and I think UD gets people's attention this week.

nice call

[89Hen]

Villanova 31 - Lehigh 10 xthumbsupx

Maine 24 - Monmouth 6 xthumbsupx

Delaware 27 - SDSU 24 xthumbsupx

Pitt 35 - UNH 17 xazzx Nailed one

VT 45 - JMU 10 xdohx

UMass 28 - Holy Cross 13 xthumbsupx

URI 31 - Fordham 10 xdohx

W&M 42 - VMI 20 xthumbsupx

Coastal Carolina 17 - Towson 14 xchinscratchx

[VT Wildcat Fan53]

Not anymore, .... and that's a really good thing! Well done, Dukes!