CAA Pick'em Week 4

[melloware13]

CAA Standings:
1. #18 Albany (3-0, 1-0 CAA)
T2. #21 Stony Brook (2-1, 1-0 CAA)
T2. #20 Villanova (2-1, 1-0 CAA)
T4. Delaware (2-1)
T4. #7 James Madison (2-1)
T4. #11 William & Mary (2-1)
T7. Elon (1-2)
T7. New Hampshire (1-2)
9. Maine (0-2)
10. #10 Richmond (2-1, 0-1 CAA)
11. Towson (1-2, 0-1 CAA)
12. Rhode Island (0-3, 0-1 CAA)

Overall Pick'em Top 10:
T1. Dane96 - 30
T1. Gangtackle11 - 30
T3. caribbeanhen - 29
T3. Go Lehigh TU owl - 29
T3. KPSUL - 29
T3. Tiger93 - 29
T3. tribe_pride - 29
T3. UIWWildthing - 29
T9. 7 with 28

Saturday, September 24
#7 James Madison @ Maine - 12 PM - ASN
New Hampshire @ Rhode Island - 1 PM - A10 Network
#23 Colgate @ #10 Richmond - 3:30 PM - CSN
Sacred Heart @ #25 Stony Brook - 6 PM - SBU Live Stream
#20 Villanova @ Lafayette - 6 PM - LAF Live Stream
St. Francis @ #18 Albany - 7 PM - ALB Live Stream
Elon @ #11 William & Mary - 7 PM - CSN

Bye - Delaware, Towson

[BestDaneSinceHamlet]

JMU
New Hampshire
Richmond
Stony Brook
Villanova
Albany (same amount of wins as last year. Hanks is an All-American through three games)
W&M

[Tribal]

JMU
New Hampshire
Richmond
Stony Brook
Villanova
Albany (same amount of wins as last year. Hanks is an All-American through three games)
W&M
I'll co-sign on this. I can't see your picks working any other way. Maine may give JMU a game, particularly since Maine is home. UR, I think, will generate a running game to pull out a win over Colgate but we all know toothpaste is capable of beating top CAA teams. UR cannot afford to drop this one and should come out of the tunnel ready to prove a point.

One Tribe. One Family.

[bonarae]

JMU
UNH
Colgate
Stony Brook
Villanova
Albany
W&M

[UIWWildthing]

#10 James Madison
New Hampshire
#2 Richmond
Stony Brook
#20 Villanova
#19 Albany
#15 William & Mary

[Mattymc727]

JMU
URI
Richmond
SBU
Nova
Albany
W&M

[wmmii]

#10 James Madison
New Hampshire
#2 Richmond
Stony Brook
#20 Villanova
#19 Albany
#15 William & Mary

[Gangtackle11]

Last week: 8-1 Season: 28-4

JMU 34 Maine 21 - Maine a tough place to play, but it's not the dead of winter for a few weeks.

UNH 30 URI 17 - if there was ever a week for Rhody to get a win, nah never mind.

Richmond 38 Colgate 20 - the death of the Spiders is greatly exaggerated.

Stony Brook 23 Sacred Heart 14 - Sea Wolves becoming a nice story as they knock the Pioneers from the unbeaten.

Villanova 31 Lafayette 10 - 1st matchup since 1920 when Pards won 34-0. Sweet revenge was worth the wait!

Albany 23 St.Francis (Pa.) 21 - The Great Danes quickly becoming the CAA story of the season.

W&M 34 Elon 14 - not sure if Elon is going in the right direction.

[RootinFerDukes]

Last week: 8-1 Season: 28-4

JMU 34 Maine 21 - Maine a tough place to play, but it's not the dead of winter for a few weeks.

UNH 30 URI 17 - if there was ever a week for Rhody to get a win, nah never mind.

Richmond 38 Colgate 20 - the death of the Spiders is greatly exaggerated.

Stony Brook 23 Sacred Heart 14 - Sea Wolves becoming a nice story as they knock the Pioneers from the unbeaten.

Villanova 31 Lafayette 10 - 1st matchup since 1920 when Pards won 34-0. Sweet revenge was worth the wait!

Albany 23 St.Francis (Pa.) 21 - The Great Danes quickly becoming the CAA story of the season.

W&M 34 Elon 14 - not sure if Elon is going in the right direction.

It's going to be a rough CAA season for Albany if they can only beat Saint Francis by 2 points.

[Gangtackle11]

It's going to be a rough CAA season for Albany if they can only beat Saint Francis by 2 points.

Maybe, but St.Francis may be better than you think. Lost @ Montana by 10 & Towson by 7.

[TribeNiner]

#10 James Madison @ Maine - 12 PM - ASN
New Hampshire @ Rhode Island - 1 PM - A10 Network
#22 Colgate @ #2 Richmond - 3:30 PM - CSN
Sacred Heart @ Stony Brook - 6 PM - SBU Live Stream
#20 Villanova @ Lafayette - 6 PM - LAF Live Stream
St. Francis @ #19 Albany - 7 PM - ALB Live Stream
Elon @ #15 William & Mary - 7 PM - CSN

[DoctorRemulak]

#10 James Madison @ Maine
New Hampshire @ Rhode Island
#22 Colgate @ #2 Richmond
Sacred Heart @ Stony Brook
#20 Villanova @ Lafayette
St. Francis @ #19 Albany
Elon @ #15 William & Mary

[ElonFirefighter]

Saturday, September 24
#10 James Madison @ Maine - 12 PM - ASN
New Hampshire @ Rhode Island - 1 PM - A10 Network
#22 Colgate @ #2 Richmond - 3:30 PM - CSN
Sacred Heart @ Stony Brook - 6 PM - SBU Live Stream
#20 Villanova @ Lafayette - 6 PM - LAF Live Stream
St. Francis @ #19 Albany - 7 PM - ALB Live Stream
Elon @ #15 William & Mary - 7 PM - CSN

[Gangtackle11]

It's going to be a rough CAA season for Albany if they can only beat Saint Francis by 2 points.

Another point on this is I don't expect Albany to run through the CAA like a hot knife through butter, but it's a nice start & story for a program building & trying to compete with the better CAA teams. That's all.

[flyrod]

#10 James Madison
New Hampshire
#2 Richmond
Stony Brook
#20 Villanova
#19 Albany
#15 William & Mary

[Dane96]

Maybe, but St.Francis may be better than you think. Lost @ Montana by 10 & Towson by 7.

This. This is not the St. Francis of old. They have big play ability, as evidenced by the first three games. And, there will always be a chip on their shoulder when playing against an old conference mate. There won't be much in the need of motivation for them to get up for this match-up.

I think if we bottle up the run, and don't have any offensive miscues, we should win by 6+.

[Dane96]

Another point on this is I don't expect Albany to run through the CAA like a hot knife through butter, but it's a nice start & story for a program building & trying to compete with the better CAA teams. That's all.

Exactly. This was always a five year plan. This is, quite frankly, a surprising early run. We are in Year 3 of CAA scholarship players. We lost our star safety to a broken hand. We lost our most experienced WR to a season-ending broken foot. We barely have a QB that I'd consider to be "right now, ready, CAA-caliber".

And the big number: 26 of the 44 players on the two-deep, that are seeing significant minutes" are either Freshman or Sophomores from a game playing experience standpoint (bunch of red-shirts are part of that group). That's a huge number, and bodes well for the future if we can put together a comparable O-line over the next two seasons.

[Hanca]

Colgate will handle an overrated Richmond. Spiders have no ground game and both lines looked awful. Win over inept, no talent UVA now exposed for what it was: win against a poor FBS team

[GoBlueHens83]

James Madison @ Maine
New Hampshire @ Rhode Island
Colgate @ Richmond
Sacred Heart @ Stony Brook
Villanova @ Lafayette
St. Francis @ Albany
Elon @ William & Mary

[eiu1999]

#10 James Madison @ Maine - 12 PM - ASN
New Hampshire @ Rhode Island - 1 PM - A10 Network
#22 Colgate @ #2 Richmond - 3:30 PM - CSN
Sacred Heart @ Stony Brook - 6 PM - SBU Live Stream
#20 Villanova @ Lafayette - 6 PM - LAF Live Stream
St. Francis @ #19 Albany - 7 PM - ALB Live Stream
Elon @ #15 William & Mary - 7 PM - CSN

[Ivytalk]

JMU
New Hampshire
Richmond
Stony Brook
Villanova
Albany (same amount of wins as last year. Hanks is an All-American through three games)
W&M
I agree with these picks.

[kdinva]

James Madison 36 @ Maine 19
New Hampshire 31 @ Rhode Island 14
Colgate 24 @ Richmond 31
Sacred Heart 17 @ Stony Brook 38
Villanova 31 @ Lafayette 20
St. Francis 20 @ Albany 33
Elon 12 @ William & Mary 35

[ZableNoise]

#10 James Madison@ Maine
New Hampshire@ Rhode Island
#22 Colgate @ #2 Richmond
Sacred Heart @ Stony Brook
#20 Villanova@ Lafayette
St. Francis @ #19 Albany
Elon @ #15 William & Mary

[bluehenbillk]

JMU
UNH
UR
STB
NOVA
ALB
W&M

[RootinFerDukes]

Wow no one is giving the black bears a chance. There's usually at least one JMU hate pick thrown in there ;). Our defense has proven nothing since at least 2012. We're still very much a work in progress. If maine can stop the run and get to Schor, it'll be a way too interesting game. Can they do that? Abdullah and Johnson are looking like a thunder and lightning running attack. Even UNC defenders had trouble with them.

[CenMEBlackBearFan]

Saw you guys against the Tar Heels and was very impressed with Abdullah, Johnson and the OLine. Schor was effective as well but defensively that is another story. Our senior QB Collins looks so much better this year and our WR's can create separation and the best one Micah Wright is back from his 2 game suspension. Biggest difference is our OC Liam Cohen the X-QB at UMass. I am expecting us to give you guys a heck of a game and anything else will be disappointing. We are healthy in all facets as far as I know, should be a good one and if our d-line can keep your offense from going crazy I like our chances.

[whoanellie]

Elon's main goal this season is to have a good to great Tailgate Experience at away games.
I do not know what this means other than "If We cannot beat you We will out drink you."

[melloware13]

#7 James Madison @ Maine
- Rough start to schedule continues for Black Bears, maybe they take a bit out of the Dukes for next week though
New Hampshire @ Rhode Island
- Rams seem to pick of one unfocused team at home. Wildcats seem to fit bill this year
#23 Colgate @ #10 Richmond
- Spiders probably can't afford to drop this one, try to take out frustrations on Raiders
Sacred Heart @ #25 Stony Brook
- Could see Pioneers taking the win, think the Seawolves show the Temple game was the fluke
#20 Villanova @ Lafayette
- Wildcats top Leopards, make CAA 2-0 in Easton
St. Francis @ #18 Albany
- Danes win, but Red Flash keep it closer than would be expected
Elon @ #11 William & Mary
- Tribe easy, at least Phoenix get to be on TV

[tribefan40]

#7 James Madison 21 @ Maine 23
New Hampshire 28 @ Rhode Island 13
#23 Colgate 27 @ #10 Richmond 28
Sacred Heart 10 @ #25 Stony Brook 24
#20 Villanova 35 @ Lafayette 14
St. Francis 28 @ #18 Albany 35
Elon 13 @ #11 William & Mary 45

[BigHouseClosedEnd]

James Madison
New Hampshire
Richmond
Stony Brook
Villanova
Albany
William & Mary

[Tribal]

I watched a rerun of Colgate at Yale. Small team but very athletic and balanced. I still expect UR to bounce back but this could be a high-scoring game.

One Tribe. One Family.

[paward]

Maine
New Hampshire
Richmond
Stony Brook
Villanova
Albany
William & Mary

[Tiger93]

James Madison 38, Maine 14
New Hampshire 27, Rhode Island 14
Richmond 24, Colgate 20
Stony Brook 31, Sacred Heart 17
Villanova 34, Lafayette 24
Albany 30, St. Francis 20
William & Mary 34, Elon 10

[RootinFerDukes]

#7 James Madison at Maine
New Hampshire at Rhode Island
#23 Colgate at #10 Richmond
Sacred Heart at #25 Stony Brook
#20 Villanova at Lafayette
St. Francis at #18 Albany
Elon at #11 William & Mary

[caribbeanhen]

Wow no one is giving the black bears a chance. There's usually at least one JMU hate pick thrown in there ;). Our defense has proven nothing since at least 2012. We're still very much a work in progress. If maine can stop the run and get to Schor, it'll be a way too interesting game. Can they do that? Abdullah and Johnson are looking like a thunder and lightning running attack. Even UNC defenders had trouble with them.

weird things happen in Maine, be careful up in the woods...

[Tribal]

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[Gangtackle11]

weird things happen in Maine, be careful up in the woods...

Right about this. Nova heads up there on 11/5.

http://www.movoto.com/blog/opinions/maine-facts/

[bluehenbillk]

Delaware will throw for less than 100yds vs BYE this week

[CenMEBlackBearFan]

weird things happen in Maine, be careful up in the woods...

We welcome the Dukie faithful this w/e, just dress warm as good chance of snow this w/exnodx

[JMU2004]

ME-JMU will be a good game. I expect it to be a slugfest.

[KPSUL]

James Madison 35 @ Maine 21 Black Bears almost beat UConn; but Dukes would have
New Hampshire 28 @ Rhode Island 16 With all UNH's WRs out and its QB woes, this might be URI's best hope for a conference win, but....
Colgate 27 @ Richmond 31 What will Spida Fan Satchmo say about this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot2Sug-YhZQ
Sacred Heart 13 @ Stony Brook 35 Seawolves look real tough at home
Villanova 51 @ Lafayette 7 Unfortunately for the Patriot League this is the last hope for a victory over a CAA team
St. Francis 21 @ Albany 28 Two surprisingly tough outs battle in a close one
Elon 10 @ William & Mary 40 We still won't have an idea how good W&M really is (or isn't)

[KPSUL]

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23575&stc=1
weird things happen in Maine, be careful up in the woods...

[KPSUL]

Elon's main goal this season is to have a good to great Tailgate Experience at away games.
I do not know what this means other than "If We cannot beat you We will out drink you."

We clearly did that at Dartmouth! Still, not very satisfying.

[CenMEBlackBearFan]

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23575&stc=1

Wow, that would be weird as there are no Bison in Maine but I might have seen that done to a Wildcatxpeacex

[KPSUL]

Wow, that would be weird as there are no Bison in Maine but I might have seen that done to a Wildcatxpeacex Maybe, but not for a long time! I hope you guys send JMU back to Virginia feeling like that first.

[RootinFerDukes]

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23575&stc=1 That's the key to beating NDSU. Does an FCS team have a moose mascot?

[tribe_pride]

James Madison
New Hampshire
Richmond
Stony Brook
Villanova
Albany
William & Mary

[caribbeanhen]

Exactly. This was always a five year plan. This is, quite frankly, a surprising early run. We are in Year 3 of CAA scholarship players. We lost our star safety to a broken hand. We lost our most experienced WR to a season-ending broken foot. We barely have a QB that I'd consider to be "right now, ready, CAA-caliber".

And the big number: 26 of the 44 players on the two-deep, that are seeing significant minutes" are either Freshman or Sophomores from a game playing experience standpoint (bunch of red-shirts are part of that group). That's a huge number, and bodes well for the future if we can put together a comparable O-line over the next two seasons.

be careful with that 5 year plan plan.... youll end up like Delaware

[caribbeanhen]

James Madison @ Maine - toss up but I'll go with talent over weirdness
New Hampshire @ Rhode Island - who is Rhode going to shock this year?
Colgate @ Richmond - Colgate is pretty good but Richmond bounces back
Sacred Heart @ Stony Brook - if Stony crushes Sacred I'll believe but not until
Villanova @ Lafayette - I would love to see an upset but I just woke up
St. Francis @ Albany - Albany is on the ledge of respect, will they make the jump
Elon @ William & Mary - another snoozer in the Burg

[JMU2004]

Watch out for Colgate. They run some funky schemes, and have just enough athleticism to hit some big plays. Melville was a beast.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Maine 31 JMU 27 - I'll be a sucker and take the Black Bears at home coming off a bye. They're 0-2 but faced a very tough schedule....

UNH 45 URI 10 - The Rams are the perfect rebound opponent following UNH's tough loss to Dartmouth....

Richmond 38 Colgate 31 - I want to pick Colgate but Richmond should come out pissing vinegar in front of a sold out crowd. I give Colgate crap for playing a goofy schedule but they're good regardless....

Stony Brook 30 Sacred Heart 12 - These are the type of games the Seawolves sleep walk through...

Villanova 37 Lafayette 24 - The 'Pards will put up a respectable performance but it won't be enough...

Albany 34 St. Francis 16 - SFU's schedule is bound to catch up with them. The Danes continue to climb...

Williams & Mary 40 Elon 17 - The Tribe should roll at home...

[melloware13]

Current Lines:

#7 James Madison (-15) @ Maine - O/U 67.5 (JMU 41.25, UM 26.25)
New Hampshire (-20) @ Rhode Island - O/U 47 (UNH 33.5, URI 13.5)
#23 Colgate @ #10 Richmond (-16) - O/U 54 (UR 35, COL 19)
Sacred Heart @ #25 Stony Brook (-10.5) - O/U 36 (SBU 23.25, SHU 12.75)
#20 Villanova (-20) @ Lafayette - O/U 39 (VIL 29.5, LAF 9.5)
St. Francis @ #18 Albany (-6.5) - O/U 47 (ALB 26.75, SFU 20.25)
Elon @ #11 William & Mary (-24) - O/U 47 (W&M 34.5, ELON 11.5)

[melloware13]

Massey Predictions:

#7 James Madison 35 @ Maine 28
New Hampshire 33 @ Rhode Island 14
#23 Colgate 21 @ #10 Richmond 31
Sacred Heart 7 @ #25 Stony Brook 28
#20 Villanova 28 @ Lafayette 7
St. Francis 21 @ #18 Albany 28
Elon 10 @ #11 William & Mary 31

[Vermont]

#7 James Madison 24 @ Maine 21. "Another close, but no cigar" afternoon for feisty Black Bears

New Hampshire 24 @ Rhode Island 21. 'Cats back on track, ....barely

#23 Colgate 21 @ #10 Richmond 31. Scrappy 'Gate shows up, but Spiders prevail

Sacred Heart 14 @ #25 Stony Brook 28. Seawolves are better than people are thinking

#20 Villanova 28 @ Lafayette 26. "ALMOST" an Upset Special.

St. Francis 7 @ #18 Albany 35. How good are the Danes? Still won't know after easy win over SFU

Elon 7 @ #11 William & Mary 45. Bill & Mary able to rest starters early for next week's trip to Durham.

[JMU2K_DukeDawg]

#7 James Madison 21 @ Maine 23

If Maine wins, no way will 23 points be enough. The black bears could stun the Dukes this week, but it'll be a shootout, not a low scoring affair. Think 45-42 or something along those lines. I think expect the Dukes defense to look better this week, though admittedly Maine has some strong skill position players on offense. They still don't have UNC's playmakers. I am guessing JMU 38-28, but that may even be underestimating the scoring.

[Gangtackle11]

If Maine wins, no way will 23 points be enough. The black bears could stun the Dukes this week, but it'll be a shootout, not a low scoring affair. Think 45-42 or something along those lines. I think expect the Dukes defense to look better this week, though admittedly Maine has some strong skill position players on offense. They still don't have UNC's playmakers. I am guessing JMU 38-28, but that may even be underestimating the scoring.

O/U is 67.5

[MR. CHICKEN]

JAMES MADISON
NEW HAMPSHIRE
RICHMOND
STONY BROOK
VILLANOVA
ALBANY
WM & MARY

[Dane96]

Saturday, September 24
#7 James Madison @ Maine - 12 PM - ASN- JAMES MADISON
New Hampshire @ Rhode Island - 1 PM - A10 Network UNH
#23 Colgate @ #10 Richmond - 3:30 PM - CSN RICHMOND
Sacred Heart @ #25 Stony Brook - 6 PM - SBU Live Stream STONY BROOK
#20 Villanova @ Lafayette - 6 PM - LAF Live Stream 'NOVA
St. Francis @ #18 Albany - 7 PM - ALB Live Stream ALBANY
Elon @ #11 William & Mary - 7 PM - CSN ​W&M

[caribbeanhen]

lots of Love going out to Stony, wouldn't be surprised to see them up the Brook this week, better not overlook the Sagrado Corazon

[Bluefish845]

lots of Love going out to Stony, wouldn't be surprised to see them up the Brook this week, better not overlook the Sagrado Corazon

So it shall be written, so it shall be done... xthumbsupx One can only hope.

[UNHWildcat18]

JMU
UNH
Richmond (most worried about this pick)
Stony Brook
Villanova
Albany
William and Mary

[RootinFerDukes]

I don't get how some think Colgate will beat Richmond this week. Their chances would've been better had Richmond not just get blown out by an unranked Stony Brook team picked to finish 8th in the CAA. Now Colgate is going to get a more focused and pissed off Spider team. Rocco isn't going to let them drop two in a row.

[tribefan40]

If Maine wins, no way will 23 points be enough. The black bears could stun the Dukes this week, but it'll be a shootout, not a low scoring affair. Think 45-42 or something along those lines. I think expect the Dukes defense to look better this week, though admittedly Maine has some strong skill position players on offense. They still don't have UNC's playmakers. I am guessing JMU 38-28, but that may even be underestimating the scoring.

The only way Maine wins this game is by slowing the Duke's offense and slugging it out in a low scoring affair. Likely? No. But it's fun to make predictions...

[tribefan40]

I don't get how some think Colgate will beat Richmond this week. Their chances would've been better had Richmond not just get blown out by an unranked Stony Brook team picked to finish 8th in the CAA. Now Colgate is going to get a more focused and pissed off Spider team. Rocco isn't going to let them drop two in a row.

Wishful thinking on my part. I'm hoping for demoralization to the tune of shuttering the program, if only so that the Tribe won't have to play the Spiders in November. That could just be the PTSD talking, though.

[Gangtackle11]

I see Maine playing this one closer than you might think. They have a shot imho. They played UConn toe-to-toe in the opener on the road. No reason to think that JMU is this run away train for them in Orono.

JMU blowout would be impressive, butI don't expect one.

[caribbeanhen]

I see Maine playing this one closer than you might think. They have a shot imho. They played UConn toe-to-toe in the opener on the road. No reason to think that JMU is this run away train for them in Orono.

JMU blowout would be impressive, butI don't expect one.

I'll sign off on this .... if JMU had a defense they would be a serious contender, but I guess well know more tomorrow

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

I see Maine playing this one closer than you might think. They have a shot imho. They played UConn toe-to-toe in the opener on the road. No reason to think that JMU is this run away train for them in Orono.

JMU blowout would be impressive, butI don't expect one.

Maine I coming off a bye too. I think they'll be ready for the Dukes tomorrow. I completely agree that a JMU blowout (similar to what Toledo did to Maine) would be damn impressive.

[melloware13]

Updated Point Spreads and Majority Picks (I have a relatively early AM meeting and won't be back until after the first game(s) start):
#7 James Madison (-15) @ Maine - #7 James Madison - O/U: 67.5
New Hampshire (-20) @ Rhode Island - New Hampshire - O/U: 47
#23 Colgate @ #10 Richmond (-16) - #10 Richmond - O/U: 54
Sacred Heart @ #25 Stony Brook (-10.5) - #25 Stony Brook - O/U: 36
#20 Villanova (-20) @ Lafayette - #20 Villanova (unanimous) - O/U: 39
St. Francis @ #18 Albany (-7.5) - #18 Albany (unanimous) - O/U: 47
Elon @ #11 William & Mary (-24) - #11 William & Mary (unanimous) - O/U: 47

[DoubleH]

Saturday, September 24
#7 James Madison @ Maine - This one reeks of an upset, but I think JMU wins a close game. Maine waits one more week to put together their run.

New Hampshire @ Rhode Island - Poor Rhody.

#23 Colgate @ #10 Richmond - I have to think Richmond, at home, will be flying around the field after getting curb stomped by SBU last week. Colgate is a solid team but this is a brutal spot for them.

Sacred Heart @ #25 Stony Brook - Are you kidding me with this team?? I've been on them for 3+ years, loving the defense and just waiting for them to put it all together, yet every .500 year I've been disappointed. Maybe it's finally happened? I'm 0-3 on SBU picks so far, but after last week's eye-opening and incredibly impressive demolition of Richmond, I have to think that finally, finally the Seawolves are here.

#20 Villanova @ Lafayette - After watching Villanova throttle Towson last week, I know at least this: their D is for real. Hard to believe these schools haven't played in a million years.

St. Francis @ #18 Albany - Albany continues to surprise everyone.

Elon @ #11 William & Mary - Elon is still a few years away.

[melloware13]

Scores:
#7 James Madison 31, Maine 20
New Hampshire 39, Rhode Island 17
#10 Richmond 38, #23 Colgate 31
Sacred Heart 38, #25 Stony Brook 10
#20 Villanova 31, Lafayette 14
#18 Albany 20, St. Francis 9
Elon 27, #11 William & Mary 10

[RootinFerDukes]

Good lord that was an ugly game by us. A win is a win. Maine is probably better than many of us expected. Aggressive defense that was all over Schor who had a very poor day himself. We were +2 in the TO margin and that was easily the difference in the game.

[jmufan999]

JMU defense looked better. still giving up a few big plays, but we're forcing turnovers and came up with 3 huge sacks. 12:00 kickoffs in Maine are never easy. big conference win.

[caribbeanhen]

lots of Love going out to Stony, wouldn't be surprised to see them up the Brook this week, better not overlook the Sagrado Corazon

they never learn

[melloware13]

CAA Standings:
1. #18 Albany (4-0, 1-0 CAA)
T2. #7 James Madison (3-1, 1-0 CAA)
T2. #20 Villanova (3-1, 1-0 CAA)
T4. Elon (2-2, 1-0 CAA)
T4. New Hampshire (2-2, 1-0 CAA)
T4. #25 Stony Brook (2-2, 1-0 CAA)
7. Delaware (2-1)
8. #10 Richmond (3-1, 0-1 CAA)
9. #11 William & Mary (2-2, 0-1 CAA)
10. Towson (1-2, 0-1 CAA)
11. Maine (0-3, 0-1 CAA)
12. Rhode Island (0-4, 0-2 CAA)

Week 4 Finals:
#7 James Madison 31, Maine 20
New Hampshire 39, Rhode Island 17
#10 Richmond 38, #23 Colgate 31
Sacred Heart 38, #25 Stony Brook 10
#20 Villanova 31, Lafayette 14
#18 Albany 20, St. Francis 9
Elon 27, #11 William & Mary 10

With the only pick of Sacred Heart this week, eiu1999 came out on top. Week 4's Pick'em results:
1. eiu1999 - 8
T2. BestDaneSinceHamlet - 7
T2. BigHouseClosedEnd - 7
T2. bluehenbillk - 7
T2. caribbeanhen - 7
T2. Dane96 - 7
T2. DoctorRemulak - 7
T2. DoubleH - 7
T2. ElonFirefighter - 7
T2. flyrod - 7
T2. Gangtackle11 - 7
T2. GoBlueHens83 - 7
T2. Ivytalk - 7
T2. kdinva - 7
T2. KPSUL - 7
T2. Majority Picks - 7
T2. Massey Predictions - 7
T2. MR. CHICKEN - 7
T2. RootinFerDukes - 7
T2. Tiger93 - 7
T2. Tribal - 7
T2. tribe_pride - 7
T2. TribeNiner - 7
T2. UIWWildthing - 7
T2. UNHWildcat18 - 7
T2. Vermont - 7
T2. wmmii - 7
T2. Zable Noise - 7
29. bonarae - 6
T30. Go Lehigh TU owl - 5
T30. melloware13 - 5
T30. paward - 5
T30. Point Spreads - 5
T30. tribefan40 - 5
T30. UNHFan@RWU - 5

Updated Overall Top 10:
T1. Dane96 - 37
T1. Gangtackle11 - 37
T3. caribbeanhen - 36
T3. KPSUL - 36
T3. Tiger93 - 36
T3. tribe_pride - 36
T3. UIWWildthing - 36
T8. 7 with 35

[RootinFerDukes]

With the funk that this entire conference was in this week, I suddenly don't feel so bad about winning ugly over Maine. There was a black cloud over the entire mid-Atlantic and northeast apparently.

[whoanellie]

You sort of missed that W&M take. I know We 4 letter school's are not meant to be spoken of. But a road win is a W
I'm numb
Saturday, September 24
#7 James Madison @ Maine - This one reeks of an upset, but I think JMU wins a close game. Maine waits one more week to put together their run.

New Hampshire @ Rhode Island - Poor Rhody.

#23 Colgate @ #10 Richmond - I have to think Richmond, at home, will be flying around the field after getting curb stomped by SBU last week. Colgate is a solid team but this is a brutal spot for them.

Sacred Heart @ #25 Stony Brook - Are you kidding me with this team?? I've been on them for 3+ years, loving the defense and just waiting for them to put it all together, yet every .500 year I've been disappointed. Maybe it's finally happened? I'm 0-3 on SBU picks so far, but after last week's eye-opening and incredibly impressive demolition of Richmond, I have to think that finally, finally the Seawolves are here.

#20 Villanova @ Lafayette - After watching Villanova throttle Towson last week, I know at least this: their D is for real. Hard to believe these schools haven't played in a million years.

St. Francis @ #18 Albany - Albany continues to surprise everyone.

Elon @ #11 William & Mary - Elon is still a few years away.

[Bluefish845]

they never learn
SHUUUUUUU!!!!! Wow what a game

[Catsfan90]

With the funk that this entire conference was in this week, I suddenly don't feel so bad about winning ugly over Maine. There was a black cloud over the entire mid-Atlantic and northeast apparently.
After the W&M loss to Elon, Rhode Island suddenly doesn't feel so bad...

[caribbeanhen]

With the funk that this entire conference was in this week, I suddenly don't feel so bad about winning ugly over Maine. There was a black cloud over the entire mid-Atlantic and northeast apparently.

ugly win? that might prove to be your biggest win of the season when it's all over, Maine is never an easy win on the road

big game next week for Delaware, in fact our fans are calling it a must win.... should be a great game.

[jmu007]

ugly win? that might prove to be your biggest win of the season when it's all over, Maine is never an easy win on the road

big game next week for Delaware, in fact our fans are calling it a must win.... should be a great game.

This +1

Maine looked very solid. I am very interested to see their record 3 or 4 weeks from now.

[MR. CHICKEN]

ugly win? that might prove to be your biggest win of the season when it's all over, Maine is never an easy win on the road

big game next week for Delaware, in fact our fans are calling it a must win.... should be a great game.


..........MUST WIN!........LAYCOCKE......SHOOD BE SENT TA DUH STOCKADE.......&....PUBLICLY FLOGGED......AN' FORCED TA WEAR UH SCARLET....."L".......UP IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.......CLUELY.....WOODN'T MAKE UH GOOD SHELF [email protected] POTTERY BARN..........AH WITNESSED DUH HOLE THIN' LAST NIGHT........TRIBE LOOKED LIKE....DEY PASSED DUH PEACE-PIPE...'ROUND.....&......HAD....NORA JONES.......IN DUH WALKMANS............BROCK!

[caribbeanhen]

..........MUST WIN!........LAYCOCKE......SHOOD BE SENT TA DUH STOCKADE.......&....PUBLICLY FLOGGED......AN' FORCED TA WEAR UH SCARLET....."L".......UP IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.......CLUELY.....WOODN'T MAKE UH GOOD SHELF [email protected] POTTERY BARN..........AH WITNESSED DUH HOLE THIN' LAST NIGHT........TRIBE LOOKED LIKE....DEY PASSED DUH PEACE-PIPE...'ROUND.....&......HAD....NORA JONES.......IN DUH WALKMANS............BROCK!

Well spoken Mr Chicken....

[TribeNomad1]

..........MUST WIN!........LAYCOCKE......SHOOD BE SENT TA DUH STOCKADE.......&....PUBLICLY FLOGGED......AN' FORCED TA WEAR UH SCARLET....."L".......UP IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.......CLUELY.....WOODN'T MAKE UH GOOD SHELF [email protected] POTTERY BARN..........AH WITNESSED DUH HOLE THIN' LAST NIGHT........TRIBE LOOKED LIKE....DEY PASSED DUH PEACE-PIPE...'ROUND.....&......HAD....NORA JONES.......IN DUH WALKMANS............BROCK!


Funny, and not too far off.

[RootinFerDukes]

ugly win? that might prove to be your biggest win of the season when it's all over, Maine is never an easy win on the road

big game next week for Delaware, in fact our fans are calling it a must win.... should be a great game.

It was ugly. Our QB Schor couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. Our OC still kept forcing pass plays anyways. Once we started to run, we found success. It was baffling.
Our defense looked like its recent self the entire first half and the officials were doing Maine many favors too. Endless barrage of missed holding and PI calls and a bogus PI call against our D kept maine's second TD drive alive when it should've settled for a FG. Replay clearly showed the pass attempt was sailing five feet above the receivers head and not anything resembling "catchable".
Anyways, our defense stepped up in the second half with 3 INTs and 3 sacks to shut Maine down to only one FG all half I believe. They single handedly saved the game with our O looking lost and confused all game.

[KPSUL]

It was ugly. Our QB Schor couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. Our OC still kept forcing pass plays anyways. Once we started to run, we found success. It was baffling.
Our defense looked like its recent self the entire first half and the officials were doing Maine many favors too. Endless barrage of missed holding and PI calls and a bogus PI call against our D kept maine's second TD drive alive when it should've settled for a FG. Replay clearly showed the pass attempt was sailing five feet above the receivers head and not anything resembling "catchable".
Anyways, our defense stepped up in the second half with 3 INTs and 3 sacks to shut Maine down to only one FG all half I believe. They single handedly saved the game with our O looking lost and confused all game.

Actually it seem like it was Maine that was the ugly team in this one, especially in the 2nd half. I think they gave the Head Referee a defective mic so we couldn't hear his "Down East" accent.

[DoubleH]

You sort of missed that W&M take. I know We 4 letter school's are not meant to be spoken of. But a road win is a W
I'm numb

Forgive me, the shellacking by a bad FBS team, sandwiched between the home drubbing by Gardner-Webb and the home win vs a D2 school, had not inspired much confidence. Plus I still hate Elon for last year. xoopsx