Richmond @ Delaware Game Thread + Predictions

[93henfan]

#20 Delaware (1-0, 0-0 CAA) vs. #1 Richmond (1-0, 0-0 CAA)

Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 3:30pm

Tubby Raymond Field at Delaware Stadium (22,000)

Series History:
Series Record: Delaware leads 18-7
At Newark, DE: Delaware leads 10-2
At Delaware Stadium: Delaware leads 8-2
Streak: Richmond has won 2 straight
First Meeting: Delaware won 7-0 on Oct. 24, 1931 in Newark
Last Delaware Win: Delaware won 28-24 in 2006
Last Richmond Win: Richmond won 31-14 in 2008

Game Notes:
Delaware: http://www.bluehens.com/sportsinfo/f...9-richmond.pdf
Richmond: http://richmondspiders.cstv.com/phot...ly-release.pdf

Live Stats: http://www.bluehens.com/sportsinfo/l...ball/xlive.htm

Live Video: http://www.udel.edu/UMS/udlive/

Radio:
Delaware: http://www.wdsd.com/pages/bhensfootball.html
Richmond: http://www.espn950am.com/

Television: The Comcast Network (formerly CN8)

[93henfan]

My prediction (after looking in my crystal ball):

Pat Devlin sounds his call to the rest of the CAA. After Richmonds dictates the pace of the game early and jumps out to a 17-3 lead, the Delaware defense tightens and Devlin leads two long fourth quarter drives to send the game into OT. In OT, a holding call inside the Delaware 5 yard line forces Richmond to settle for a field goal. On the very first play of the Delaware possession, Devlin drops back and hands off on a draw to Phillip Thaxton, who scampers 25 yards to paydirt, stunning the defending FCS champions.

Delaware 23 - Richmond 20 (OT)

[Ivytalk]

Richmond 21, UD 16... although I'd prefer 93henfan's result!

[SideLine Shooter]

UR - 31
UD - 14

[aust42]

Delaware 27 Richmond 24 in a classic CAA battle. Home Field advantage is the difference. The atmosphere will be electric with 23,000 fans packing the house.

[ISUMatt]

Richmond 24
Delaware 14

[JMU Newbill]

Richmond will win... but not by a whole lot. If this game was being played in Richmond, I'd go as much as a 14 point spread.... but home field advantage in the CAA opener for both teams will keep it close.

UR 21 - Delaware 14.

[bluehenbillk]

Should be a classic game. Devlin has the potential to be the best QB in all FCS, a number of people already have him projected as a high 2011 draft pick & he certainly hasn't done anything to dissuade people from thinking that yet, but Saturday is his biggest challenge yet.

UR is a very veteran team that handled UD with ease last year, just not allowing UD's offense to do anything. UR quietly also possesses one of the strongest special teams units in the country which can make a difference every week. Definite UR edge there.

The defenses are very similar, I think UR is better with their "front seven", but UD is better with their "back seven". It won't be a high scoring game.

The atmosphere should be electric, many UD fans have circled this one since December as a measuring-stick game, plus there's a revenge factor from the last time UD came to the Tub and walked out with a 5-OT 62-56 win.

Prediction: UR 23, UD 17

[RichH2]

See a total pts in the high 40 to low 50s with UR atop. If this were later in the season with Devlin having more PT I would pick UD

[jmufan999]

some of these predictions are very optimistic. the QB wasn't the only problem i saw last year, i saw many, many problems with UD. i saw a nearly flawless team in UR. maybe more has changed since last year. but if the only thing UD is banking on is a new QB, i think that's too much to put on one player in the ultimate team sport. UR 34, UD 17. and before you get all pissy, remember that UR IS one of the best teams in the country and have a pretty ridiculous win streak going on.