Villanova @ Towson, CAA Game of the Year

[Mr. C]

Villanova's Sarnese fields a kickoff that was headed out of bounds and returns it to the VU 20.

[Mr. C]

Robertson carries on a designed run to the 27, 2nd and 3.

[Mr. C]

Robertson again takes it outside for 8 to the VU 37. 1st and 10.

[Mr. C]

Nice cuts for Rahman on the jet sweep to the VU 44. 2nd and 3.

Towson simply can't stop Villanova's running game.

[Mr. C]

Time out Villanova as the Cats struggle to get a play off on time. 1:12 left in the third period.

[Mr. C]

A career high for Robertson with 26 carries tonight. He is still a perfect 15-of-15 passing.

[Mr. C]

Robertson keeps to the VU 46. 3rd and 1.

[Mr. C]

Monangai rushes for the first down to the VU 49.

[Mr. C]

The third quarter ends.

[Mr. C]

Villanova 38, Towson 22 after three.

[VUCats02]

Nova held scoreless in the 3rd quarter after putting up 38 points in the first half...need some points on this drive

[Winindy]

Wow

[Mr. C]

Robertson's pass was tipped by Tye Smith, who almsot had a pick-six, but is caught by Rahman for a first down at the 15.

[Mr. C]

After a run for five yards, Robertson takes one to the house on a 10-yard TD jaunt.

[Mr. C]

Hamilton's PAT makes it Villanova 45, Towson 22, 14:02 left

8 plays, 80 yards and 3:45 on the drive

Most points allowed by Towson since 2010 and a loss to Indiana.

[Mr. C]

2nd career three-TD rushing performance by Robertson.

[VUCats02]

I have never seen a stat line before in my entire life like Robertson's....

16/16 passing, 180 rushing yards, 2 passing Td's, 3 rushing Td's, and 28 rushing attempts....

[Mr. C]

Squib kick to Holder again will give Towson the ball at the Tiger 37.

[Winindy]

I have never seen a stat line before in my entire life like Robertson's....

16/16 passing, 180 rushing yards, 2 passing Td's, 3 rushing Td's, and 28 rushing attempts....

Its pretty damn sexy

[Mr. C]

Play pass to Kinnard is complete for 11 to the Towson 48. 1st and 10.

[Mr. C]

Athens runs to the VU 46.

[Mr. C]

I have never seen a stat line before in my entire life like Robertson's....

16/16 passing, 180 rushing yards, 2 passing Td's, 3 rushing Td's, and 28 rushing attempts....

I was in the press box for the all-time college football consecutive completion streak. Richie Williams of Appalachian State completed 28 in a row in 2004 in a wild win over Furman.

[Mr. C]

Towson is on the move with a pass completion to the VU 33.

[HailSzczur]

Where is Robertson in Payton discussions? Today certainly is helping him 300+ yards, 5 TDs.

[Mr. C]

An Athens pass goes off Joseph and is intercepted by McCurry, who returns it 25 yards to the VU 45.

[VUCats02]

Picked off!!!!! This Nova team making a STATEMENT

[Mr. C]

Where is Robertson in Payton discussions? Today certainly is helping him 300+ yards, 5 TDs.
He would definitely be one of my three All-American quarterbacks at this point. Jeff Mathews of Cornell is the best QB talent in FCS, but he plays for a really bad team, with not much help around him.

[HailSzczur]

Robertson with his first incompletion with 12 minutes to go

[Mr. C]

3rd and 8 for Nova after Robertson misses his first pass.

Sack for Towson's Tejada to force the first punt by Villanova's Mark Hamilton.

[VUCats02]

Robertson with an incompletion! Game over.

[Mr. C]

Adrione Scott with the punt block gives Towson the ball at the VU 37.

[smilo]

I thought this would surely be either Villanova by a TD or Towson by 20+. This I never saw coming though I'll definitely take it. I still wouldn't want to face Towson in the playoffs.

[Winindy]

This game makes my head hurt

[Mr. C]

Robertson with an incompletion! Game over.
Richie Williams' streak survives again.

[VUCats02]

Blocked punt.....Nova just couldn't put this game away there.

[Mr. C]

I thought this would surely be either Villanova by a TD or Towson by 20+. This I never saw coming though I'll definitely take it. I still wouldn't want to face Towson in the playoffs.
The tough thing about conference games is that you know your opponents inside out and can scheme them better. A playoff team would have a tough time getting ready for Towson and all its formations and plays, as well as stopping West in one week of preparation.

[VUCats02]

Intercepted!!!

[Mr. C]

Frazier underthrows a pass near the goal line and Craig James intercepts it at the VU 5. James fumbled and Towson recovered in the end zone, but James was ruled down after the catch.

[BisonBohl]

Ouch, can Towson play any sloppier?

[Mr. C]

The replay shows James fumbled when he hit the ground after making the interception and controlling the ball.

[Mr. C]

3rd and 3 from the VU 7 and the Cats call time out with 9:41 left.

[VUCats02]

Just as I thought.....everyone will say Towson lost this game themselves and give Nova zero credit for just obliterating the 2nd best team in the country on their home field. Same thing happened last year at ODU.

[Mr. C]

10,234 is the announced attendance.

[Mr. C]

Just as I thought.....everyone will say Towson lost this game themselves and give Nova zero credit for just obliterating the 2nd best team in the country on their home field. Same thing happened last year at ODU.
Villanova controlled the ball on the ground once it got the lead. That is the impressive thing for the Cats. And when you get five turnovers, you have to get some credit for that.

[Winindy]

10,234 is the announced attendance.

Looks like about 30 season ticket holders showed up.

[Mr. C]

A punt gives Towson the ball back at the VU 49 after a fair catch with 9:26 remaining. Still a lot of time left.

[Mr. C]

West to the 34 on the run.

Incompletion to Wilkins inside the 15.

[mainejeff]

Like I said.......Maine @Villanova will be the CAA Game of the Year.

[Mr. C]

Looks like about 30 season ticket holders showed up.
You are probably looking at the visitor side and consider the fact that it is pouring down rain in a 45-22 game.

[VUCats02]

Since the 2nd half started there has easily been less than 3K people in attendance.

[Mr. C]

Suddenly we have a fire alarm alert in the Towson press box. Nobody up here is leaving.

[Mr. C]

Like I said.......Maine @Villanova will be the CAA Game of the Year.
It was the game of the CAA season in 2011 and I was there.

[Mr. C]

Towson has moved to the VU 14 and faces a 3rd and 3.

[Mr. C]

Athens to Kinnard for a completion to the 9. 1st and goal.

[Mr. C]

Athens with a dangerous pass out of the end zone. 2nd and goal.

[VUCats02]

Touchdown Towson....Back to a 2 possession game.

[Mr. C]

Athens hits Oboh for the TD pass from the 9.

8 plays, 49 yards, 1:37 on the drive

[Mr. C]

Two point conversion time and West sweeps in, but a flag is down. Holding on Spencer Wilkins.

[Winindy]

Just as I thought.....everyone will say Towson lost this game themselves and give Nova zero credit for just obliterating the 2nd best team in the country on their home field. Same thing happened last year at ODU.

Nova has outplayed Towson in every aspect tonight.

If I'm scouting a kid, I always think if I don't know his number, he should just stand out.

If you didn't know the rankings, you would think Nova might be #2 and Towson would be a stretch at #15

[Mr. C]

The ball moves to the VU 13 and Towson goes for two again. Interception by Don Cherry and after a lateral the play is dead.

[VUCats02]

Why on earth did they not kick the PAT?!?!?!?!

[VUCats02]

Great coaching move by Ambrose. Instead of kicking a PAT and making it a two possession game, he goes for 2, fails, and makes it a 3 possession game.

[Mr. C]

Nova has outplayed Towson in every aspect tonight.

If I'm scouting a kid, I always think if I don't know his number, he should just stand out.

If you didn't know the rankings, you would think Nova might be #2 and Towson would be a stretch at #15
In my opinion, Villanova and Towson are two of the top five or so teams in the country. Villanova just whipped the Tigers tonight.

[Mr. C]

Great coaching move by Ambrose. Instead of kicking a PAT and making it a two possession game, he goes for 2, fails, and makes it a 3 possession game.
We thought the same thing up in the box, but Rob is unconventional some time. He goes with his gut.

[Mr. C]

Onside kick that Gary Underwood fumbles and Towson's Wilkins with the recovery at the TU 48.

[VUCats02]

Now Towson recovers an onsides kick!!! This game....

[Mr. C]

Double pass to Kinnard and back across the field to Joseph gets the ball to the VU 32 on the 20-yard play. Thought the refs missed a horse collar on the tackle.

[VUCats02]

Just like that it's a 10 point game....

[Mr. C]

West somehow gets loose on the screen for 29 yards to the VU 3.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Wow!

[Mr. C]

Bootleg pass to Oboh is well covered by Miles and broken up. Still 7:02 left.

[Mr. C]

West carries to the one. 3rd and goal.

[Winindy]

Nice block by the luneman nine yards downfield to sping him.

[Mr. C]

TD for the TD machine, Terrance West. His 17th of the year and second of the game. 61st TD of West's three-year career.

[Mr. C]

Villanova 45, Towson 35 after the PAT

5 plays, 52 yards, 1:18 on the drive, 6:31 remaining in the fourth period.

[Mr. C]

Another onside kick and Villanova gets this one at the TU 44.

[Mr. C]

Robertson runs to the 38.

[fmrbearkat]

West is a beast and Towson has some nice looking athletes! They are going to be a scary matchup in the playoffs but IMO they are definitely going to have to become more disciplined to get very far against playoff competition.

[Mr. C]

Monangai rushes to the 40, 3rd and 1.

[Mr. C]

West is a beast and Towson has some nice looking athletes! They are going to be a scary matchup in the playoffs but IMO they are definitely going to have to become more disciplined to get very far against playoff competition.
Two of the top players in FCS going tonight in Robertson and West.

[Mr. C]

Towson's defense comes up big with a stop on third down. 4th and 1 at the 40 with 4:37 and ticking.

[Mr. C]

Robertson runs for a first down, but the play is blown dead for a false start with 4:16 left.

[Mr. C]

On fourth and six, Villanova brings Hamilton in to punt.

[Mr. C]

Nice coverage on a high punt as Miles downs it at the Towson five with 3:45 left.

[VUCats02]

Towson has got to be feeling well and alive right now. If you told me Towson would have the ball with 4 mins left down 10 20 mins ago I would have told you that you were crazy.

[Mr. C]

West with a nice run to give Towson space at the 13.

[Mr. C]

Athens pass to Dowling to the 20.

[Mr. C]

Athens to Wilkins on the deep out to the 32.

[HailSzczur]

These announcers are really hung up on the whole PAT/2pt debate. Give a rest guys. We got a classic game playing out here

[Mr. C]

Athens and Wilkins hook up again at the 41.

[Mr. C]

West to the 45. 1st and 10.

[Mr. C]

Athens to Kinnard to the TU 48.

Completion in the middle to Dowling at the VU 30. 22 yards on the play.

[VUCats02]

2 mins to go Towson driving the ball.

[Mr. C]

Athens to Kinnard for a completion at the 38. 1:57 left.

West in space on a completion to the VU 9, 1st and goal. 19 yards on the play.

[VUCats02]

The way Nova has been recovering onsides kicks I suddenly do not feel comfortable at all right now.

[Mr. C]

After a time out, Towson is back at the 9 for 1st and goal with 1:49 on the clock. Athens scrambles, throws to Oboh and James with the breakup in the end zone.

[Mr. C]

1:41 left. 2nd and goal from the 9, Athens throws a fade too long. 3rd and goal.

[Mr. C]

Delay of game on Towson, costly penalty moves it to the VU 14. 1:36 left.

[Winindy]

I like the fight in Towson. Hope they learn something tonighr

[Mr. C]

Athens scrambles to the four. 4th and goal.

[Mr. C]

For some reason, Towson goes for a field goal and Craig James blocks it.

[HailSzczur]

NOVA SPECIAL TEAMS SEALS THE DEAL. CATS WIN CATS WIN CATS WIN

[VUCats02]

BLOCKED FIELD GOAL. YESS!!!!

[VUCats02]

What a freaking game.

[tribe_pride]

I can't argue with the decision to go for a FG there. They were down 10 and needed a FG and a TD. It's 4th down and they needed 5 yards. You go for the FG in that situation.

[HailSzczur]

For some reason, Towson goes for a field goal and Craig James blocks it.

Right call in my opinion. Take the points, put off the inevitable defeat a little longer. You needed the onsides kick anyway

[Mr. C]

Final,

Villanova 45
Towson 35

[robsnotes4u]

great game to watch

[HailSzczur]

CAA game of the season, atleast for another 2 weeks.....

[HailSzczur]

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Villanova is now 14-7 against top-10 opponents since 2007, including 3-1 over last two years; 2nd straight year with top-5 road win for VU

[tribe_pride]

CAA game of the season, atleast for another 2 weeks.....

Disagree. It was never a close game after the first few minutes. While Towson made a run in the last 15-20 minutes, they never got within 1 score after 4-5 minutes into the game.

[smilo]

3-0 baby! Anything less than a perfect CAA season will be a disappointment now. Maine at home, UNH, and JMU are all more than winnable (though Maine and JMU may provide more than a few thrills.)

[HailSzczur]

MVP's of the game are John Robertson and the entire D/ST. 5 turnovers and 2 blocked kicks

[HailSzczur]

Disagree. It was never a close game after the first few minutes. While Towson made a run in the last 15-20 minutes, they never got within 1 score after 4-5 minutes into the game.

Name a better game though? High scoring. Lots of momentum swings. Onside kicks, 2 point conversions. Hell of a game to watch

[VUCats02]

3-0 baby! Anything less than a perfect CAA season will be a disappointment now. Maine at home, UNH, and JMU are all more than winnable (though Maine and JMU may provide more than a few thrills.)

Settle down. Nova will realistically not win out.

[smilo]

CAA power rankings:
1. Villanova
2. Towson
3. Maine
4. JMU
5. W&M
6. UNH (see under-performance of 7 and 8)
7. Spiders (they could be a spot higher based on talent IMO, but they keep losing tight games. too many losses)
8. Delaware (only because of today's disaster)
9. Stony Brook
10. URI
11. Not-so-Great Danes

6-8 are very bunched, but there is good differentiation among the rest. Expecting 4 playoff teams out of this bunch.

[HailSzczur]

Settle down. Nova will realistically not win out.

Realistically we drop one of the next 3 (@UNH, Maine, @JMU) Durham has been a house of horrors for us, lets take it a week at a time

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Villanova is certainly rounding into form! I told you guys during summer..

[smilo]

Settle down. Nova will realistically not win out.

Realistically they probably will. Can't ask for a better schedule.

[HailSzczur]

Realistically they probably will. Can't ask for a better schedule.

Wait til after the Maine game. If we're undefeated in the CAA after homecoming I'll make that sweeping declaration with you.

[VUCats02]

Realistically we drop one of the next 3 (@UNH, Maine, @JMU) Durham has been a house of horrors for us, lets take it a week at a time

And at the same time, it would be very possible for Nova to drop 2 of the next 3 games. So easy for people to over react. All nova fans thought that Nova was the favorite to win it all last year after beating ODU 38-14. Let's all just settle down and see what happens. Enjoy where we're at now but don't go making ridiculous predictions.

[tribe_pride]

Name a better game though? High scoring. Lots of momentum swings. Onside kicks, 2 point conversions. Hell of a game to watch

I looked at this game more as Nova getting 21 points right away off the bat on 3 turnovers (first 10 minutes), Nova up by 24 at the half and then playing well enough to win from there even taking its 2nd largest lead by 23 early in the 4th.

I never really thought that Towson had enough momentum ever to be able to win this game so I deny there was ever really a real swing. Not denying that Nova played great but once it had the big lead at half, Nova was able to play off on defense in the 2nd half in order to make sure that Towson had a longer possession to put this away and make sure that Towson had no real big TD plays in the half. That is why Towson only had 1 possession in the 3rd quarter that took 7:46.

As for other games that were better, W&M vs Nova last week that came down to the final minute is one. Other games were also closer throughout. I guess I just don't consider a blowout (10 point final score does not reflect the game) a good game. Today was just a dominating performance by Nova.

[VUCats02]

I looked at this game more as Nova getting 21 points right away off the bat on 3 turnovers (first 10 minutes), Nova up by 24 at the half and then playing well enough to win from there even taking its 2nd largest lead by 23 early in the 4th.

I never really thought that Towson had enough momentum ever to be able to win this game so I deny there was ever really a real swing. Not denying that Nova played great but once it had the big lead at half, Nova was able to play off on defense in the 2nd half in order to make sure that Towson had a longer possession to put this away and make sure that Towson had no real big TD plays in the half. That is why Towson only had 1 possession in the 3rd quarter that took 7:46.

As for other games that were better, W&M vs Nova last week that came down to the final minute is one. Other games were also closer throughout. I guess I just don't consider a blowout (10 point final score does not reflect the game) a good game. Today was just a dominating performance by Nova.

Nova - w&m wasn't nationally televised and did not have the same pre game hype that this game had. Otherwise I would agree with you - I personally thought that game was more exciting. But most people like higher scoring

[Mr. C]

Whoa whoa whoa.....Bearkat is spelled with a K!!! Please tell me you pronounce Aunt like the insect "ant" instead of "awnt"?
I'm a California native. It is definitely ant in my household. Sorry for the typo on the Bearkats.

[caribbeanhen]

what a joy that game was to watch, Nova looked crisp on O and Robertson looked very impressive.....

[MR. CHICKEN]

And at the same time, it would be very possible for Nova to drop 2 of the next 3 games. So easy for people to over react. All nova fans thought that Nova was the favorite to win it all last year after beating ODU 38-14. Let's all just settle down and see what happens. Enjoy where we're at now but don't go making ridiculous predictions.


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