Monmouth/CCSU Game Thread

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth takes opening kickoff 70 yards for a TD on 6 plays. Frasier to Sterling 32 yard scoring strike. XP good. 7-0 Monmouth 2:46 into game!

[JMG1MON]

CCSU in Monmouth territory on a 3rd and 9 conversion by Gesperson!

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth holds at the 41 and forces a punt. MU ball at the 17 yd line.

[JMG1MON]

Frazier escapes pressure on 3rd and 5 and hits Roberts for a 1st down near midfield.

[aceinthehole]

Hawks look good early.

[JMG1MON]

Frazier fumbles on 3rd and 8 from the 21 yard line but recovers. Spillane good from 41 yds out. 10-0 Monmouth. 2:54 left in the 1st quarter. Monmouth looking real good on offense right now.

[aceinthehole]

CCSU fumble. MU recovers near midfield.

[JMG1MON]

Jespersen fumbles. Monmouth ball at the CCSU 44. Jespersen a little banged up.

[JMG1MON]

End of 1st quarter. Monmouth 10, CCSU 0. Third and 4 from the CCSU 38 coming up.

[aceinthehole]

Monmouth very impressive first quarter. They are spreading out and moving the ball well without much resistance from CCSU. Their defense is putting up enough pressure to prevent CCSU from making much progress.

Monmouth up 10-0 end of the 1Q with the ball.

[JMG1MON]

Horse collar tackle on CCSU. MU 1st and goal.

[aceinthehole]

UGH! Monmouth is very physical and is pounding the ball at CCSU. We need to make some adjustments ASAP!

Monmouth 17, CCSU 0

[JMG1MON]

Julian Hayes up the middle for 7 yards for a TD. 17-0 Monmouth. 12:59 left in the 2nd quarter. Ace, your announcers said you are on a 15 game home winning streak. Was the MU game from a few years ago your last home loss?

[aceinthehole]

Julian Hayes up the middle for 7 yards for a TD. 17-0 Monmouth. 12:59 left in the 2nd quarter. Ace, your announcers said you are on a 15 game home winning streak. Was the MU game from a few years ago your last home loss?

No, CCSU's last home loss was to Albany on the final game of the 2007 season.

CCSU is currently tied with Grambling for the longest active home winning streak in FCS at 15 games.

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth forces a 3 and out. Excellent punt by CCSU 1st and 10 MU at the 18 yd line.

[dgreco]

Completely surprised by the way this game is going right now.

[JMG1MON]

No, CCSU's last home loss was to Albany on the final game of the 2007 season.

CCSU is currently tied with Grambling for the longest active home winning streak in FCS at 15 games.


Okay. Really impressed with the video feed on your website. The announcers mentioned it but didn't say who was the last loss to.

CCSU looks like they weren't ready to play this game at all.

[JMG1MON]

And Monmouth makes its first mistake. Monmouth deep inside CCSU territory fumbles and recovered by CCSU at their own 16.

[aceinthehole]

New website and streaming this year - much improved.

I wouldn't say CCSU wasn't ready to play. I think MU is doing some very different things, that we didn't scheme or prepare for.

I fully agree MU is dominating the game so far, but CCSU is excellent at making adjustments at the half. We need to hold MU to 17 by the half, because I think this is still going to be a close game in the end.

[aceinthehole]

Fumble recover, and finally a first down for CCSU. We need this positive momentum change right now. Points on this drive would be fantastic.

[JMG1MON]

New website and streaming this year - much improved.

I wouldn't say CCSU wasn't ready to play. I think MU is doing some very different things, that we didn't scheme or prepare for.

I fully agree MU is dominating the game so far, but CCSU is excellent at making adjustments at the half. We need to hold MU to 17 by the half, because I think this is still going to be a close game in the end.


After losing 2 years ago, I know that all too well. Monmouth blew a 20-0+ lead 2 years ago up at Arute Field.

[JMG1MON]

Central at the 32 yard line.

[JMG1MON]

Central having lots of problems with their center today. 3rd bad snap of the game forces a 2nd and long

[Original_RMC]

Saw this score while watching Pitt/ND and had to come on here to see what was going on..

[JMG1MON]

Central 1st and 10 at the MU 16 yard line.

[JMG1MON]

8 yd TD run by Fowler. 17-7 MU. Missed blocking assignment results in fumble and CCSU turns it into a TD. 1:18 to go.

[aceinthehole]

CCSU - TD. Great drive for Central. Really changed the momentum. Need to hold the Hawks for the last minutes of the 1st half.

Monmouth - 17
CCSU - 7

Blue Devils will get the ball to start the 2nd half.

[JMG1MON]

OMG! Are you kidding me? Why sit on the ball 2nd and 1 at the 39 yard line with 1:10 left on the clock? 17 points is not going to be enough to win this game!!!!!!!

[JMG1MON]

Central hasn't stopped us all day (sans the fumble) and now you waste an opportunity to get into field goal range or maybe even the chance to bust one for a TD?

[aceinthehole]

Wow! Monmouth doesn't try to move the ball and heads into half with a 10 point lead.

That last drive really changed the momentum of the game. CCSU forced a fumble deep in Blue Devils territory as Monmouth was driving to go up 20 or 24 points.

CCSU goes 84 yards in 17 plays (7:16 minute drive) to get their first score and cut the lead to a very managebale 10 points.

This is going to be a close game!

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth's poor tackling is killing them right now.

[JMG1MON]

Central deep into MU territory.

[aceinthehole]

Huge 4th down conversion for CCSU, plus the facemasking

[aceinthehole]

MU holds CCSU to a FG.

Monmouth -17
CCSU - 10

[JMG1MON]

CCSU with a 24 yd FG. 9:40 or so left in the 3rd.

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth forced to punt from the 50 after Sterling drops one around the 20 yard line or so.

[aceinthehole]

CCSU forces a punt. Central takes over at their own 19, down by a TD with 7:10 left in the 3Q.

[JMG1MON]

Jespersen overthrows Baker for what would have probably been 6. Baker had 2 guys beaten by a good 2 steps.

[JMG1MON]

Central should just ask for it to be 3rd and long, since MU hasn't stopped it all season long!!

[JMG1MON]

geez, teams a combined 12-21 on 3rd down, 1-1 on 4th.

[aceinthehole]

We need to get a few yards on 1st and 2nd down. 3rd and long is a recipe for disaster.

Great punt by CCSU! Hawks pinned deep in their own end.

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth forces a punt, MU ball 1st and 10 at their own 11 yardline. Need a score here.

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth inside the 50 but on 2nd and 4 Frazier underthrows Pollard for a huge gainer. He makes up for it by hitting Pollard for the 1st down on 3rd down

[JMG1MON]

End of the 3rd quarter. 2nd and 11 at the 36 yardline after a chop block and a 14 yd completion to Sterling.

[aceinthehole]

MU driving - 2nd and 11 from the CCSU 36 yard line

Monmouth -17
Central Conn. - 10

Begin 4Q

[aceinthehole]

MU - 4th and 10. Huge play

[aceinthehole]

Pooch punt. CCSU takes over on their own 7.

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth pooch punts it and it lands on the 1 and bounced back towards the field of play. CCSU at the 7 yard line.

[JMG1MON]

Incomplete pass on 3rd and 13 and MU defense holds. CCSU punting from deep inside their own territory.

[aceinthehole]

UGH. CCSU 3 and out. Brendan Brackett, CCSU's all-NEC OL is down with an injury. He gets up and walks off.

[aceinthehole]

Very good punt. MU takes over at mid-field.

[JMG1MON]

Our punt return game is officially terrible.

[JMG1MON]

Frazier completes to McClafferty for 26 yards down to the 18 yard line. Monmouth deep in Central territory, looking to go up 2 scores.

[aceinthehole]

MU driving into the RZ. They fumble, but Hawks recover.

[JMG1MON]

Frazier for 8 yard TD run 24-10 9:42 left

[aceinthehole]

Great play by MU. Fraiser fakes the run and outruns the D into the end zone.

Hawks up 24-10.

[aceinthehole]

CCSU getting no pass protection!

[aceinthehole]

Can't get anything on offense, but great pooch punt. MU has the ball up 2 scores on their own 2.

[JMG1MON]

Great pooch punt indeed.

[aceinthehole]

MU eating clock. 3 and out for the Hawks. Punting from their endzone.

[JMG1MON]

Monmouth, for the 2nd straight week, takes a safety to avoid punting from the endzone. 24-12 5:02 left.

[aceinthehole]

MU takes the safety. Not sure I understand that call

MU -24
CCSU -12

[aceinthehole]

CCSU has the ball at midfield down 24-12 with 5 minutes left in the game

[JMG1MON]

I understand the call with a minute or two left. Not with 5 minutes left.

[aceinthehole]

I understand the call with a minute or two left. Not with 5 minutes left.

Agreed. Too much time on the clock. Plus we didn't have great punt pressure

[JMG1MON]

Wow, bad luck for CCSU. Fowler breaks through and has nothing but daylight and pulls up with some sort of quad or hamstring injury.

[aceinthehole]

CCSU's Brian Fowler had a TD put pulled up lame with an injury.

[JMG1MON]

CCSU fumble, Monmouth recovers. Probably ball game.

[aceinthehole]

CCSU fumble, Hawks recover. Game over.

[aceinthehole]

If Fowler didn't come up short with that injury ... ugh

Great game by Monmouth. Very impressive effort. I expect quite a few more wins for this team.

[JMG1MON]

Thanks Ace. I wish he had scored, would have made game very interesting. I hope he is okay. GL to you rest of season. You guys will have more wins as well.

[aceinthehole]

Thanks, it would have been a great ending if he scores that TD. But you guys EARNED a very good league win on the road. NEC race is still wide open.

I wish you guys tons of luck vs. Colgate, but we need you to lose 2 NEC games :)

CCSU is going to get every opponents best effort - and that's the way it should be.

[JMG1MON]

NEC race is very open this year. Monmouth is better than I thought they were.

Thanks, and GL against UMASS in a couple of weeks as well.

[Dane96]

Nice win by Monmouth, the surprise team of the NEC this year. Congrats!!!!

[dgreco]

Nice win by Monmouth, the surprise team of the NEC this year. Congrats!!!!

I think at the end of the season you will be right

[401ks]

Wow.

The Hawks are for real.

Congratulations Monmouth!

Some people have been saying that this is a "down" year for the NEC, but even if it is, this season will be tremendously competitive and exciting to the end.

xthumbsupx

[aceinthehole]

Wow.

The Hawks are for real.

Congratulations Monmouth!

Some people have been saying that this is a "down" year for the NEC, but even if it is, this season will be tremendously competitive and exciting to the end.

xthumbsupx

Actually this might be a decent year for the NEC. But as the last few seasons have shown - a lot of parity in the league!