CAA Pick'em Week 1 (and season contest)

[melloware13]

I'm going to try to have this up each normal week shortly after the new AGS poll comes out, with what I can find/know for TV/Webstreams on the schedule. For season contest, non-conf games will be 1 pt, conf games will be 2, with number of CAA games correct as a tiebreak. All needed to participate is just enter a pick'em for a week, I'll do the work (and update standings accordingly). Now on to Week 1:

Thursday, August 28
Bryant @ Stony Brook - 7 PM - Seawolves TV (possible $)

Friday, August 29
#11 Villanova @ Syracuse - 7:30 PM - ESPN3

Saturday, August 30
Delaware @ Pittsburgh - 12 PM - ESPN3
James Madison @ Maryland - 3:30 PM - Big Ten Network
#18 William & Mary @ Virginia Tech - 4 PM - ESPNews
Norfolk State @ #23 Maine - 6 PM - Maine Portal ($)
Holy Cross @ Albany - 6 PM - ESPN3
Morehead State @ #17 Richmond - 6 PM - SpiderTV ($)
Central Connecticut State @ #13 Towson - 6 PM - Towson Sports Network (possible $)
Elon @ Duke - 6 PM - ESPN3
#4 New Hampshire @ Toledo - 7 PM - ESPN3

[PAllen]

Home teams across the board.

[kdinva]

Home teams across the board.

agree, except I believe New Hampshire & Villanova have decent chances for wins.......and Norfolk St. is (to me) an unknown in the MEAC.....

[Mattymc727]

Ill also take all of the home teams except Nova over Cuse.

[Gangtackle11]

Villanova 34 Syracuse 27
UNH 24 Toledo 21
SB 35 Bryant 20
Towson 42 CCSU 13
Va. Tech 27 W&M 14
Maryland 37 JMU 14
Maine 24 Norfolk State 0
Albany 17 Holy Cross 14
Pitt 41 Delaware 20
Richmond 38 Morehead State 17
Duke 42 Elon 17

[Skyhawk71]

Bryant @ Stony Brook
Villanova @ Syracuse
Delaware @ Pittsburgh
James Madison @ Maryland
William & Mary @ Virginia Tech
Norfolk State @ Maine
Holy Cross @ Albany
Morehead State @ Richmond
Central Connecticut @ Towson
Elon @ Duke
New Hampshire @ Toledo

[Tiger93]

Syracuse 34, Villanova 20
Toledo 38, New Hampshire 31
Stony Brook 31, Bryant 24
Towson 35, Central Connecticut State 17
Va. Tech 24, William & Mary 10
Maryland 28, James Madison 14
Maine 31, Norfolk State 7
Albany 21, Holy Cross 17
Delaware 28, Pittsburgh 27 (Don't ask me why, but this seems like a decent spot for an upset with Hurley coming back and Pitt losing some good players off last year's team)
Richmond 24 Morehead State 20
Duke 48, Elon 20

[Lehigh'98]

Thursday, August 28
Bryant @ Stony Brook


Friday, August 29
#11 Villanova @ Syracuse - 7:30 PM - ESPN3


Saturday, August 30
Delaware @ Pittsburgh - 12 PM - ESPN3
James Madison @ Maryland - 3:30 PM - Big Ten Network
#18 William & Mary @ Virginia Tech - 4 PM - ESPNews
Norfolk State @ #23 Maine - 6 PM - Maine Portal ($)
Holy Cross @ Albany - 6 PM - ESPN3
Morehead State @ #17 Richmond - 6 PM - SpiderTV ($)
Central Connecticut State @ #13 Towson - 6 PM - Towson Sports Network (possible $)
Elon @ Duke - 6 PM - ESPN3
#4 New Hampshire @ Toledo - 7 PM - ESPN3

[bonarae]

Stony Brook
Villanova (close)
Pitt
Maryland
VaTech
Maine
Albany
Richmond
Towson
Duke
Toledo

[McNeese75]

Bryant @ Stony Brook
Villanova @ Syracuse
Delaware @ Pittsburgh
James Madison @ Maryland
William & Mary @ Virginia Tech
Norfolk State @ Maine
Holy Cross @ Albany
Morehead State @ Richmond
Central Connecticut State @ Towson
Elon @ Duke
New Hampshire @ Toledo

[bostonspider]

Interesting that people are predicting such a close game for Richmond at home versus Morehead St. I think the Spiders are something like 42 pt favorites, which seems excessive..

Morehead State at Richmond
Sat 8/30 535 Morehead State +42½ -120
6:00PM 536 Richmond -42½ -120

[bluehenbillk]

All the home teams

[superman7515]

Bryant @ Stony Brook
Villanova @ Syracuse
Delaware @ Pittsburgh
James Madison @ Maryland
William & Mary @ Virginia Tech
Norfolk State @ Maine
Holy Cross @ Albany
Morehead State @ Richmond
Central Connecticut @ Towson
Elon @ Duke
New Hampshire @ Toledo

[GoBlueHens83]

Bryant @ Stony Brook
Villanova @ Syracuse
Delaware @ Pittsburgh
James Madison @ Maryland
William & Mary @ Virginia Tech
Norfolk State @ Maine
Holy Cross @ Albany
Morehead State @ Richmond
Central Connecticut State @ Towson
Elon @ Duke
New Hampshire @ Toledo

[smilo]

CAA Pride.

Villanova 31 Syracuse 27
UNH 31 Toledo 24
SB 35 Bryant 13
Towson 31 CCSU 17
W&M 17 Virginia Tech 13
JMU 31 Maryland 30 (this is the one that I really should not be picking - I have some amount of belief in the other 4 FBS losses)
Maine 31 Norfolk State 10
Albany 17 Holy Cross 14
Delaware 34 Pitt 31
Richmond 59 Morehead State 20
Duke 45 Elon 13

[UNH72Plus]

Stony Brook
Syracuse
Maryland
Virginia Tech
Maine
Albany
Richmond
Towson
Duke
New Hampshire

[melloware13]

To bump, current pick favorites:
Stony Brook (100%) v. Bryant
Syracuse (66.7%) v. Villanova
Pittsburgh (85.7%) v. Delaware - UNH72Plus didn't pick this one
Maryland (86.7%) v. James Madisonn
Virginia Tech (93.3%) v. William & Mary
Maine (100%) v. Norfolk State
Albany (73.3%) v. Holy Cross
Richmond (100%) v. Morehead State
Towson (100%) v. Central Connecticut State
Duke (100%) v. Elon
New Hampshire (53.3%) @ Toledo

[SBUFAN33]

Bryant-14 @ Stony Brook - 24
Villanova-10 @ Syracuse -31
Delaware-20 @ Pittsburgh-45
James Madison-3 @ Maryland-28
#18 William & Mary-20 @ Virginia Tech-21
Norfolk State-10 @ #23 Maine-17
Holy Cross-24 @ Albany-7
Morehead State-10 @ #17 Richmond-21
Central Connecticut State-3 @ #13 Towson-13
Elon-7 @ Duke-56
New Hampshire-21 @ Toledo-14

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

I think UNH is going to be really good but beating a solid Toledo team in the Glass Bowl is a tall task. I'm surprised how many people are picking the Wildcats....

Stony Brook 30 Bryant 13
Syracuse 42 Villanova 27
Pitt 37 Delaware 21
Maryland 35 JMU 10
Virginia Tech 24 W&M 16
Maine 28 Norfolk State 7
Albany 20 Holy Cross 17
Richmond 42 Morehead State 20
Towson 30 CCSU 27
Duke 63 Elon 21
Toledo 40 UNH 31

[ElonFirefighter]

Thursday, August 28
Bryant @ Stony Brook - 7 PM - Seawolves TV (possible $)

Friday, August 29
#11 Villanova @ Syracuse - 7:30 PM - ESPN3

Saturday, August 30
Delaware @ Pittsburgh - 12 PM - ESPN3
James Madison @ Maryland - 3:30 PM - Big Ten Network
#18 William & Mary @ Virginia Tech - 4 PM - ESPNews
Norfolk State @ #23 Maine - 6 PM - Maine Portal ($)
Holy Cross @ Albany - 6 PM - ESPN3
Morehead State @ #17 Richmond - 6 PM - SpiderTV ($)
Central Connecticut State @ #13 Towson - 6 PM - Towson Sports Network (possible $)
Elon @ Duke - 6 PM - ESPN3
#4 New Hampshire @ Toledo - 7 PM - ESPN3

[ccd494]

Stony Brook 20-7
Syracuse 41-24
Pittsburgh 38-13
Maryland 35-7
Virginia Tech 22-9
Maine 28-0
Albany 14-13
Richmond 41-13
Towson 52-28
Duke 78-0
Toledo 28-25

[dunbar]

Stony Brook 27 Bryant 10
Syracuse 37 Villanova 21
Piitsburgh 42 Delaware 10
Maryland 34 James Madison 13
Virginia Tech 27 William and Mary 14
Maine 31 Norfolk State 3
Albany 17 Holy Cross 14
Richmond 41 Morehead State 20
Towson 56 Central Connecticut 20
Duke 52 Elon 2
Toledo 28 New Hampshire 21

[wmmii]

Bryant @ Stony Brook -
#11 Villanova @ Syracuse
Delaware @ Pittsburgh
James Madison @ Maryland
#18 William & Mary @ Virginia Tech
Norfolk State @ #23 Maine
Holly Cross @ Albany
Morehead State @ #17 Richmond
Central Connecticut State @ #13 Towson
Elon @ Duke
#4 New Hampshire @ Toledo

[Sitting Bull]

SBU 31 Bryant 16
Syracuse 17 Villanova 14
Pitt 41 Delaware 10
Maryland 34 JMU 21
Tribe 20 Tech 9
Norfolk State 21 Maine 20
Holy Cross 27 UAlbany 17
Richmond 38 Morehead 7
Towson 31 CCSU 27
Duke 48 Elon 12
Toledo 31 UNH 10

[melloware13]

Sunday morning update:
Stony Brook (100%) v. Bryant
Syracuse (77.3%) v. Villanova
Pittsburgh (90.5%) v. Delaware
Maryland (90.9%) v. James Madison
Virginia Tech (81.8%) v. William & Mary
Maine (95.5%) v. Norfolk State
Albany (72.7%) v. Holy Cross
Richmond (100%) v. Morehead State
Towson (100%) v. Central Connecticut State
Duke (100%) v. Elon
Toledo (50%) v. New Hampshire

[jayhawkdaddy]

Thursday, August 28
Bryant @ Stony Brook - 7 PM - (STONY BROOK)

Friday, August 29
#11 Villanova @ Syracuse - 7:30 PM - (SYRACUSE)

Saturday, August 30
Delaware @ Pittsburgh - 12 PM - (PITTSBURGH)
James Madison @ Maryland - 3:30 PM - (MARYLAND)
#18 William & Mary @ Virginia Tech - 4 PM - (VA TECH)
Norfolk State @ #23 Maine - 6 PM - (MAINE)
Holy Cross @ Albany - 6 PM - (ALBANY)
Morehead State @ #17 Richmond - 6 PM - (RICHMOND)
Central Connecticut State @ #13 Towson - 6 PM - (TOWSON)
Elon @ Duke - 6 PM - (DUKE)
#4 New Hampshire @ Toledo - 7 PM - (NEW HAMPSHIRE)
UDMB 2009-12

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Are any Nova fans making the trip to Syracuse? I'm in the area and thinking about going....

[BestDaneSinceHamlet]

STONY BROOK
SYRACUSE
PITTSBURGH
VA TECH
MAINE
ALBANY (GO DANES!!!!!)
Richmond
Towson
Duke
Toledo



Thursday, August 28
Bryant @ Stony Brook - 7 PM - (STONY BROOK)

Friday, August 29
#11 Villanova @ Syracuse - 7:30 PM - (SYRACUSE)

Saturday, August 30
Delaware @ Pittsburgh - 12 PM - (PITTSBURGH)
James Madison @ Maryland - 3:30 PM - (MARYLAND)
#18 William & Mary @ Virginia Tech - 4 PM - (VA TECH)
Norfolk State @ #23 Maine - 6 PM - (MAINE)
Holy Cross @ Albany - 6 PM - (ALBANY)
Morehead State @ #17 Richmond - 6 PM - (RICHMOND)
Central Connecticut State @ #13 Towson - 6 PM - (TOWSON)
Elon @ Duke - 6 PM - (DUKE)
#4 New Hampshire @ Toledo - 7 PM - (NEW HAMPSHIRE)
UDMB 2009-12

[crusader11]

Bryant @ Stony Brook
Villanova @ Syracuse
Delaware @ Pittsburgh
James Madison @ Maryland
William & Mary @ Virginia Tech
Norfolk State @ Maine
Holy Cross @ Albany
Morehead State @ Richmond
Central Connecticut @ Towson
Elon @ Duke
New Hampshire @ Toledo

[caribbeanhen]

Are any Nova fans making the trip to Syracuse?....

probably not

[Sader87]

Home teams across the board.....HC will typically lose in an agonizingly, painful fashion. We'll win our next two though.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

probably not

You're probably right xlolx....

I haven't been to a 'Cuse game since 2009. Greg Paulus started against WVU, he was pulled in the 3rd. I love the Dome!

If HC-Albany was Friday night I'd consider that. As it is, I'm not "wasting" the first Saturday of the year at one game.....

[PAllen]

Are any Nova fans making the trip to Syracuse? I'm in the area and thinking about going....

Just think about what you're asking for a minute. This is for a football game, not that game with the orange ball they play on wood floors up there. ;)

[bkrownd]

Elon @ Duke

Eh...which one of these is in the CAA? I'm losing track with the musical programs and all.... ;)

x406x

[melloware13]

Eh...which one of these is in the CAA? I'm losing track with the musical programs and all.... ;)

x406x

After losing both the ACC Championship game and Peach Bowl last year, Duke got bumped down xdrunkyx

[JMUNJ08]

Bryant @ Stony Brook
#11 Villanova @ Syracuse
Delaware @ Pittsburgh
James Madison @ Maryland
#18 William & Mary @ Virginia Tech
Norfolk State @ #23 Maine
Holy Cross @ Albany
Morehead State @ #17 Richmond
Central Connecticut State @ #13 Towson
Elon @ Duke
#4 New Hampshire @ Toledo

Some really tough games to pick. Just going with the 'Danes going down at home

[URMite]

After losing both the ACC Championship game and Peach Bowl last year, Duke got bumped down xdrunkyx

Well, they are 0-3 against us the last decade, so maybe they should drop down.

[PAllen]

Well, they are 0-3 against us the last decade, so maybe they should drop down.

Nah, they want to be able to compete for a conference championship every once in a while. :)

[Gater]

The Syracuse press doesn't think much of Villanova.

http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2014/08/syracuse_football_question_should_su_play_fcs_oppo nents_plus_villanova_jersey_pr.html

Here is a quote from the article, "And teams like Villanova are forced to risk injuries to smaller players to make a paycheck in an effort to be reasonably competitive in sports like basketball."

[UNH72Plus]

The Syracuse press doesn't think much of Villanova.

http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2014/08/syracuse_football_question_should_su_play_fcs_oppo nents_plus_villanova_jersey_pr.html

Here is a quote from the article, "And teams like Villanova are forced to risk injuries to smaller players to make a paycheck in an effort to be reasonably competitive in sports like basketball."


Ouch!!!

[melloware13]

3 hours until Bryant @ Stony Brook locks (at 7 EDT, kickoff time). An update on pick favorites, with game start (and lock) time, as of now:

Stony Brook (100%) v. Bryant - 7 PM Tonight
Syracuse (81.5%) v. Villanova - 7:30 PM Tomorrow
Pittsburgh (92.3%) v. Delaware - 12 PM Saturday
Maryland (92.3%) v. James Madison - 3:30 PM Saturday
Virginia Tech (85.2%) v. William & Mary - 4 PM Saturday
Maine (96.3%) v. Norfolk State - 6 PM Saturday
Albany (70.4%) v. Holy Cross - 6 PM Saturday
Richmond (100%) v. Morehead State - 6 PM Saturday
Towson (100%) v. Central Connecticut State - 6 PM Saturday
Duke (100%) v. Elon - 6 PM Saturday
Toledo (55.6%) v. New Hampshire - 7 PM Saturday

[DoubleH]

Bryant @ Stony Brook - The Seawolves may surprise some people this year; I think this is a quality team.
Villanova @ Syracuse - A talented 'Nova team pulls the upset.
Delaware @ Pittsburgh - The Hens haven't looked enough like the Hens recently for me to think they can get an FBS power conference win.
James Madison @ Maryland - Ditto JMU.
William & Mary @ Virginia Tech - I am terrified of the Tribe this year, and I think a possible CAA title run starts with a low-scoring shocker in Blacksburg.
Norfolk State @ Maine - Black Bears by a bunch.
Holy Cross @ Albany - Danes open with a win at home.
Morehead State @ Richmond - Spiders will have this wrapped up by halftime.
Central Connecticut @ Towson - The new-lookTigers break out a lot of new starters, but still open with an easy win.
Elon @ Duke - Phoenix overmatched in this one.
New Hampshire @ Toledo - The Wildcats should have taken an FBS scalp last year; this year they will.

[Dane96]

Thursday, August 28
Bryant @ Stony Brook - 7 PM - Seawolves TV (possible $)- STONY BROOK

Friday, August 29
#11 Villanova @ Syracuse - 7:30 PM - ESPN3- SYRACUSE

Saturday, August 30
Delaware @ Pittsburgh - 12 PM - ESPN3- PITTSBURGH
James Madison @ Maryland - 3:30 PM - Big Ten Network- MARYLAND
#18 William & Mary @ Virginia Tech - 4 PM - ESPNews- Virginia Tech
Norfolk State @ #23 Maine - 6 PM - Maine Portal ($)- Maine
Holy Cross @ Albany - 6 PM - ESPN3- Albany
Morehead State @ #17 Richmond - 6 PM - SpiderTV ($)- Richmond
Central Connecticut State @ #13 Towson - 6 PM - Towson Sports Network (possible $)- Towson
Elon @ Duke - 6 PM - ESPN3- DUKE
#4 New Hampshire @ Toledo - 7 PM - ESPN3- UNH

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

It's official, I'll be at the 'Cuse-'Nova game tomorrow night!

[melloware13]

Well, we all got that one wrong. Tonight's final:
Bryant 13, Stony Brook 7

[Sitting Bull]

Bryant @ Stony Brook - The Seawolves may surprise some people this year; I think this is a quality team.

Mission accomplished.

[Nova09]

ESPN sending Dave Popkin and Al Groh to Cuse, if anyone cares

[VUCats02]

It's official, I'll be at the 'Cuse-'Nova game tomorrow night!

Very Jealous.

[melloware13]

As of now, since there are people on both sides of tonight's game, we are guaranteed for there to be points earned! According to ESPN.com, Syracuse is a 15 point favorite. 7:30 PM, ESPN3, I think this should be an exciting game

[superman7515]

Well, we all got that one wrong. Tonight's final:
Bryant 13, Stony Brook 7

That one burned me.

[jmufan999]

i would have taken all the home teams, so i'm glad Bryant won (although it's bad for the CAA in general). makes me feel better because i would have missed it anyway.

so NOW i'll take the rest of the home teams.

[Tribe4SF]

That one burned me.

That one burned Stony Brook. Bad loss.

[melloware13]

2.25 hours before kickoff:
Villanova @ Syracuse (-16; 80%)

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

2.25 hours before kickoff:
Villanova @ Syracuse (-16; 80%)

My friend and I are about to head over to the dome. Played 18 at Hiawatha, one of NY's best public tracks, this afternoon. Glorious day in CNY, be great to be outdoors....

[melloware13]

After tonight's game, CAA scores:
Bryant 13, Stony Brook 7
Syracuse 27, Villanova 26 - 2OT

And posters who now have one point are: BestDaneSinceHamlet, bluehenbillk, ccd494, crusader11, Dane96, dunbar, ElonFirefighter, Go Lehigh TU Owl, GoBlueHens83, jayhawkdaddy, jmufan999, JMUNJ08, kdinva, Lehigh'98, McNeese75, PAllen, Sader87, SBUFAN33, Sitting Bull, Skyhawk71, superman7515, Tiger93, UNH72Plus, and wmmii. 9 more games on tap tomorrow to maybe mix things up some more.

[superman7515]

Glad I took 'Nova to cover the spread.

[Nova09]

Nobody deserves points for that game. Seriously, I don't know which is worse, thining we had a kicking game to win a close game or thinking cause was actually better than us

[melloware13]

The week 1 scores:
Bryant 13, Stony Brook 7
Syracuse 27, Villanova 26 - 2OT
Pittsburgh 62, Delaware 0
Maryland 52, James Madison 7
Virginia Tech 34, William & Mary 9
Maine 10, Norfolk State 6
Albany 14, Holy Cross 13
Richmond 55, Morehead State 10
Central Connecticut State 31, Towson 27
Duke 52, Elon 13
Toledo 54, New Hampshire 20

8 people got 9/11 (everyone got Towson and Stony Brook wrong). They are: bluehenbillk, ccd494, dunbar, Go Lehigh TU Owl, jmufan999, kdinva, PAllen, and sader87. Bringing up the bottom with 4 points is smilo, with me only above him by one point. Week 2 will be posted once the next AGS poll comes out.

[DoubleH]

Mission accomplished.

I was at the game. Stony Brook's QB was awful, and the O-line was their 2nd-weakest position. The talent disparity was fairly large in SB's favor, they just got outplayed by an undersized team with a ton of heart. Bryant kicked two early field goals off great field position, and only scored their TD on a 4th-and-eight where their WR made a great play against very good coverage and just broke one.

So, yes, color me surprised. An awful loss for SB.