Villanova @ Delaware

[Gangtackle11]

Where: @ Delaware
When: Saturday @ 3:30pm
Weather Forecast: Sunny 61/42

Villanova (7-3; 5-2)
Head Coach: Andy Talley 37th year as HC; 32nd year @ Villanova
Overall Record: 256-154-2
Villanova Record: 228-136-1

Delaware (4-6; 2-5)
Interim Head Coach: Dennis Dottin-Carter (2-2 as head coach)

Last meeting:
2015: Villanova won 28-21

Series:
Villanova leads 27-21-1

[Gangtackle11]

The 50th meeting between CAA rivals Villanova & Delaware.

Villanova has won 4 in a row & 9 of last 10 meetings. Coach Talley's last regular season game. Talley is 16-12 as Villanova Head Coach vs. Delaware.

[melloware13]

DDC is 2-2 (first game was Stony Brook). For those going to the game that would normally consider staying after, there's no postgame this week due to dorm schedules.

[CHIP72]

The game will be televised on the Comcast Network in the Philadelphia area and CSN+ DC/Baltimore in the DC and Baltimore areas.

[bluehenbillk]

It'll be a predictable boring game & I'll go with Nova winning 20-10. Both teams have decent defenses but the difference in the game is UD doesn't have a QB.
The good news is after Saturday Delaware will have a new coaching staff & a new QB in tow for next year.

[Daytripper]

It'll be a predictable boring game & I'll go with Nova winning 20-10. Both teams have decent defenses but the difference in the game is UD doesn't have a QB.
The good news is after Saturday Delaware will have a new coaching staff & a new QB in tow for next year.

Any rumors on who the AD is looking at for HC?

[Nova09]

Both teams have decent defenses but the difference in the game is UD doesn't have a QB.


Do we?

[CHIP72]

Do we?

Depends on whether you asked after the Maine game or the James Madison game.

[Gangtackle11]

Depends on whether you asked after the Maine game or the James Madison game.

Our passing game is a box of chocolates for sure.

[Gangtackle11]

Talley & DDC on today's CAA coaches call:

http://www.scout.com/college/villanova/story/1727985-talley-talks-jmu-and-delaware

[bluehenbillk]

Hey whatever happened to the Nova Football Rivals Board?

[Anthony215]

Delaware has to have one of if not the worst passing offenses in D1AA this season as they also had last year. Very minimal improvement over last years offense in passing the ball with success and consistency. I wonder will Walker accept a back up role next year or transfer down to a D2 or D3 school. In his 2 years under center just haven't seen anything to suggest he can lead a quality CAA team to the playoffs. Granted his receivers have all been subpar to be nice and the pocket protection has been iffy as well but changes definitely have to be made on that side of the ball.

[Gangtackle11]

Hey whatever happened to the Nova Football Rivals Board?

Some of us took off to the scout.com site.

[CHIP72]

Some of us took off to the scout.com site.

Lots of interesting off-topic discussions there. There are relatively few Villanova football fans on that site at this point, but the discussion seems to be pretty good from what I've seen/participated in.

[MR. CHICKEN]

Delaware has to have one of if not the worst passing offenses in D1AA this season as they also had last year. Very minimal improvement over last years offense in passing the ball with success and consistency. I wonder will Walker accept a back up role next year or transfer down to a D2 or D3 school. In his 2 years under center just haven't seen anything to suggest he can lead a quality CAA team to the playoffs. Granted his receivers have all been subpar to be nice and the pocket protection has been iffy as well but changes definitely have to be made on that side of the ball.


..........OL' NEWS TONY.....HOWEVERAH......WE'VE TAKEN.....DUH 'CATS...TO DUH GUN....ON LAST FEW .............AWK!

[Gangtackle11]

Early betting line has Nova -8 1/2 over Delaware. O/U is a slim 31 1/2.

[Gangtackle11]

Delaware Game Notes: http://www.bluehens.com/fls/29100/pdf/fbnotes16-villanova.pdf?SPSID=670226&SPID=110401&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=29100

[caribbeanhen]

Nova Defense should really put the clamps on the anemic Hens Offense, only hope for a spark would be a healthy Wes Hills, but he doesn't seem healthy. Your OC not going to be losing any sleep.....

Nova will win this thing going away

[Gangtackle11]

Great read on 2 legendary coaches.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/villanova/20161117_Kern__Talley-Raymond_friendship_was_built_to_last.html?mobi=tru e

[caribbeanhen]

Great read on 2 legendary coaches.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/villanova/20161117_Kern__Talley-Raymond_friendship_was_built_to_last.html?mobi=tru e

paraphrasing Talley from that story, he was rooming with Tubby at some event, he calls Raymond and intellectual ... Tubby was reading a smart guy book, while I was reading People Magazine, I was wondering what must he be thinking about me.... haha

If Brock was in there he would of been reading See Spot Run

[centraljerseycat]

So Blue Hen fans if the rumor is true that your AD Ms Rawak hired the same search firm responsible for sending John Idzik to the Jets, Hue Jackson to the Browns and Dave Brandon to Michigan (all complete busts) then Villanova doesn't have to worry about the winning streak ending anytime soon!

Go Cats!

[HensRock]

If Brock was in there he would of been reading Coaching Football for DUMMIES

FIFY

https://books.google.com/books/content/images/frontcover/OIzwNBU6qlAC?fife=w300-rw

[bluehenbillk]

The Peckers and the Puzzies tomorrow!!

[Gangtackle11]

The Peckers and the Puzzies tomorrow!!

The Peckers have been pretty limp the past decade vs. Nova! May want to hire a coach on Viagra!!

[Gangtackle11]

Villanova Game Notes: http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/...0161118aaa.pdf (http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nova/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/release/release_20161118aaa.pdf)

[flyrod]

FWIW, whomever did the write up, I thought it was a Good write up on the Nova Game notes. Especially the section about the Nova defense vs JMU. (you all do have a good defense-even though more than half the game was a JMU freshman QB) and Since JMU did BBQ the Hens when they played, this definitely emphasizes whats in store for UD on that side of the ball.

[Gangtackle11]

FWIW, whomever did the write up, I thought it was a Good write up on the Nova Game notes. Especially the section about the Nova defense vs JMU. (you all do have a good defense-even though more than half the game was a JMU freshman QB) and Since JMU did BBQ the Hens when they played, this definitely emphasizes whats in store for UD on that side of the ball.

Noticed that. It's basketball season so I'm sure our SID is distracted.

This is for the Battle of Blue trophy & you can throw out all the stats,etc. I expect the Dirty Birds to bring their best. I'm just hoping the boys from Nova can prevail in the end.

I'd expect a low scoring game and I'll say 17-10 Nova. 8-3 hopefully & a home playoff game in front of our 2500 faithful fans!!

[flyrod]

As long as your QB doesn't throw all those interceptions and give them a short field.

[Gangtackle11]

As long as your QB doesn't throw all those interceptions and give them a short field.

Hopefully the QB that was in Maine shows up & not the one who played Richmond or JMU!

[CHIP72]

Noticed that. It's basketball season so I'm sure our SID is distracted.

This is for the Battle of Blue trophy & you can throw out all the stats,etc. I expect the Dirty Birds to bring their best. I'm just hoping the boys from Nova can prevail in the end.

I'd expect a low scoring game and I'll say 17-10 Nova. 8-3 hopefully & a home playoff game in front of our 2500 faithful fans!!

Hey, I was at the Liberty playoff game a couple years ago played in a cold rain at night and there were 3100 fans there!

[BigHouseClosedEnd]

Hopefully the QB that was in Maine shows up & not the one who played Richmond or JMU!

I thought it was the backup that cost you the game against the Spiders?

[Gangtackle11]

I thought it was the backup that cost you the game against the Spiders?

He was hurt early. Statistically he was off to a bad start, but it wasn't a large sample.

Our offense did nothing all day, but like most FCS teams it goes south quick when you go to your backup.

Enjoy it. You might see them down the road soon,

[BigHouseClosedEnd]

The quarterback with loads of consonants in his name is pretty awful, quite frankly. I would love to see him again for a full game.

I like Delaware's chances tomorrow if they protect the football.

[Gangtackle11]

The quarterback with loads of consonants in his name is pretty awful, quite frankly. I would love to see him again for a full game.

I like Delaware's chances tomorrow if they protect the football.

Now there is a surprise. You should be worried about The Tribe as well.

[MR. CHICKEN]

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23924&stc=1...........GANGSTER......WHEN YA'S.......PULL OUTTAH NEWARK........YER ON DUH BUBBLE................BRAWK!

[Gangtackle11]

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23924&stc=1...........GANGSTER......WHEN YA'S.......PULL OUTTAH NEWARK........YER ON DUH BUBBLE................BRAWK!

I'm packing the car now for the ride down. Tailgating with my Nova friends.

Grilled Blue Hens is on the menu today. Better watch out because by the looks of your pic you'd feed a whole bunch of our 'Cats fans!!

GO 'CATS!

"Why is Delaware's football field artificial turf and not real grass?

So the cheerleaders won’t graze." - RAWAK

[MR. CHICKEN]

[QUOTE=Gangtackle11;2416231]I'm packing the car now for the ride down. Tailgating with my Nova friends.

Grilled Blue Hens is on the menu today. Better watch out because by the looks of your pic you'd feed a whole bunch of our 'Cats fans!!

GO 'CATS!

http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23925&stc=1....E'NUFF...CRYIN' RAGS...FO'....EVERAH-ONE.......BUK...BUK...BUK......BRAWK!

[Gangtackle11]

Tears of joy most likely. 😂😂😂

[CHIP72]

Villanova strikes first, driving 97 yards on 14 plays, and leads 7-0 with 3:54 left in the 1st quarter.

[CHIP72]

Villanova wins on a jump ball play at the goal line and scores another touchdown. The Wildcats are ahead 14-0.

[CHIP72]

The Wildcats' offense is having its way with the Blue Hens' D.

Villanova is up 21-3 with 5:58 left in the 2nd quarter.

[CHIP72]

Villanova scores another touchdown.

The Wildcats now lead 27-3 with a little less than 3 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. (The extra point was blocked.)

[CHIP72]

Delaware scores right before halftime to cut into their deficit.

Villanova 27 Delaware 10 with 10 seconds left in the 1st half.

[CHIP72]

After this game, Delaware will feel like they went through the Battle of the Black and Blue.

[CHIP72]

Villanova wins the Battle of the Blue 41-10.

[caribbeanhen]

hurry up and find the coach so he can start looking for some talent.... ugh ugly

[Gangtackle11]

Well, when someone from Delaware tells you that Villanova is a basketball school you can also tell them it's also the football school when it comes to The Battle of the Blue.

10 of 11 & 28-21-1 all-time!

https://twitter.com/caafootball/status/800117249977839616

[MR. CHICKEN]

WAY TA GO 'NOVA.....GOOD LUCK @ DUH DANCE.......STILL TRYIN' TA THAW OUT...FROM DUH HALFTIME PRESSURE DROP..........AWK!

[CatsWin]

Great game for the Wildcats from start to finish. I really do hope that Delaware get a goosd new coach and is back in the mix sooner than later. The CAA needs a competitive Delaware team going forward.

How about that weather? When I left our tailgate at 3:15, it was 68 degrees and sunny. Starting at halftime and continuing through the second half, we had 30 to 40 mile an hour winds. By the time I got back to my car, it was 42 degrees with a wind chill in the low 30s. Unbelievable.

Let's Go Cats!!!

[caribbeanhen]

Great game for the Wildcats from start to finish. I really do hope that Delaware get a goosd new coach and is back in the mix sooner than later. The CAA needs a competitive Delaware team going forward.

How about that weather? When I left our tailgate at 3:15, it was 68 degrees and sunny. Starting at halftime and continuing through the second half, we had 30 to 40 mile an hour winds. By the time I got back to my car, it was 42 degrees with a wind chill in the low 30s. Unbelievable.

Let's Go Cats!!!

no wonder there was only a few hundred souls left in the 4th quarter

And good luck to Nova in the playoffs!

[CHIP72]

I watched most or part of a number of games today - Penn/Cornell, IUP/Fairmont State, and Navy/East Carolina, in addition to Villanova/Delaware, plus I had my blinds open, and it was a similar story everywhere - nice early in the day/game, and then getting progressively windier and colder. I went for a walk about 11:30 AM this morning, and it was probably around 60 degrees and sunny and getting warmer. By the time I checked the temperature I'm guessing around 5-6 PM, it was 46 degrees and dropping.


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[melloware13]

When I passed the Ardmore Tire sign on 476 going South to the game, it said it was 75 degrees (so I regretted long sleeves and jeans, had considered shorts). On the way back North, it said 40 and if anything I should have worn more. I was surprised with the amount of success the kicking games had going north in the second half.

[superman7515]

How about that weather? When I left our tailgate at 3:15, it was 68 degrees and sunny. Starting at halftime and continuing through the second half, we had 30 to 40 mile an hour winds. By the time I got back to my car, it was 42 degrees with a wind chill in the low 30s. Unbelievable.

The wind/temperature change was pretty solid. Dropped 24 degrees in under 30 minutes, and the wind was blowing in a bunch of dust and smoke from a big marsh fire they had in Elkton, Maryland (the town that touches Newark, maybe 5 minutes from the stadium) about 2 hours before kickoff.

[YoUDeeMan]

Noticed that. It's basketball season so I'm sure our SID is distracted.

This is for the Battle of Blue trophy & you can throw out all the stats,etc. I expect the Dirty Birds to bring their best. I'm just hoping the boys from Nova can prevail in the end.

I'd expect a low scoring game and I'll say 17-10 Nova. 8-3 hopefully & a home playoff game in front of our 2500 faithful fans!!

Where did you park? xeyebrowx

[YoUDeeMan]

hurry up and find the coach so he can start looking for some talent.... ugh ugly

I think this game, and this season, helped lay to rest your prediction of 2016 being one of the best defenses in UD history. xlolx

Next time, skip the stats and look at how the game is played.

[caribbeanhen]

I think this game, and this season, helped lay to rest your prediction of 2016 being one of the best defenses in UD history. xlolx

Next time, skip the stats and look at how the game is played.

I'm not a stat sheet kind of guy Clucker... I said they could not necessarily would have a great Defense, they did not.... I make a lot of predictions.... some are wrong! haha

[Gangtackle11]

Where did you park? xeyebrowx

Delaware Tire Center across from the stadium with about 100 other Villanova fans. Wasn't a fun walk back to car with the temps dropping & winds kicking up! Delaware has a great venue just need to get the team back to the level where it once was.

[VUCats02]

At what point do we stop calling this game a rivalry? It has seriously gotten out of hand...

[HailSzczur]

At what point do we stop calling this game a rivalry? It has seriously gotten out of hand...

This was the 50th meeting. At the midway point of the series, it was tied 12-12-1. Delaware went +6 in '95. Now after winning 10 of the last 11, Nova +7 for the largest lead in the series.

[Terry2889]

This was the 50th meeting. At the midway point of the series, it was tied 12-12-1. Delaware went +6 in '95. Now after winning 10 of the last 11, Nova +7 for the largest lead in the series.

We feel the same about the rivalry with Maine... 13 years ago the series was actually tied, then we won 12 of the next 13. At least the games are usually close.

[UD77]

I'm not a stat sheet kind of guy Clucker... I said they could not necessarily would have a great Defense, they did not.... I make a lot of predictions.... some are wrong! haha

Carib. You definitely predicted, over sold, etc. our defense. They turned out to be better than our abysmal offense but not all that great. Looking forward to a reload of the program. The Harker / Ziady / Brock experiment has certainly failed. Now lets move on hopefully with better results. It has been painful being a UD supporter for the last five years.

[CatsWin]

It's kind of like the "Holy War" with St Joe's(PA) in basketball. Things used to be competitive. Villanova has won 11 of the last 15, including the last four years. Villanova now leads the series 47-25. Unfortunately, it's not much of a rivalry anymore.


This was the 50th meeting. At the midway point of the series, it was tied 12-12-1. Delaware went +6 in '95. Now after winning 10 of the last 11, Nova +7 for the largest lead in the series.