CAA Week 4 Pick'em 17

[melloware13]

CAA Standings:
T1. #16 New Hampshire (2-1, 1-0 CAA)
T1. Stony Brook (2-1, 1-0 CAA)
3. #1 James Madison (3-0)
T4. #24 Albany (2-1)
T4. Delaware (2-1)
T4. Elon (2-1)
T4. #9 Richmond (2-1)
T4. Towson (2-1)
T4. #7 Villanova (2-1)
T4. William & Mary (2-1)
11. Maine (1-1, 0-1 CAA)
12. Rhode Island (1-2, 0-1 CAA)

All games Saturday, 9/23
Maine @ #1 James Madison - 1:30 PM - MASN; Madizone (CAA.tv)
Rhode Island @ #16 New Hampshire - 3:30 PM
Elon @ #9 Richmond - 6 PM - CSN-MA+; CBS 6.3; Spiders.TV ($)
Towson @ Stony Brook - 6 PM - College Sports Live
#7 Villanova @ #24 Albany - 7 PM - ESPN3

[bonarae]

JMU
UNH
Richmond
Stony Brook
Villanova

[Dukie95]

I think URI over UNH will be the trendy pick this week.

[DirtyDukes]

JMU
UNH
Elon
Stony
Nova

[kdinva]

Maine 21; James Madison 38
Rhode Island 13; New Hampshire 35
Elon 17; Richmond 38
Towson 24; Stony Brook 31
Villanova 35; Albany 28

[GoBlueHens83]

Maine @ James Madison
Rhode Island @ New Hampshire
Elon @ Richmond
Towson @ Stony Brook
Villanova @ Albany

[caribbeanhen]

Maine 21; James Madison 38
Rhode Island 13; New Hampshire 35
Elon 17; Richmond 38
Towson 24; Stony Brook 31
Villanova 35; Albany 28


Where are the Dixie confederates? Elon is back and it's a big secret on AGS

[RootinFerDukes]

JMU loses top RB Cardon Johnson for the season and WR Hyman didn't play yesterday. I don't recall hearing he was injured but it was odd since he was one of the top available receivers.

Neither is "officially" confirmed by Houston, but Cardon especially is very likely done from the look of it. Ugh. We have three other capable backs and we took the redshirt off of true Freshman Agyei-Obese who looked great late yesterday playing back up.
Additionally, our running back Trai Sharp's father passed away yesterday during the game. He was our leading rusher against NSU and played his heart out.

[KPSUL]

JMU loses top RB Cardon Johnson for the season .

Big loss, but more than any FCS program over the past two seasons, JMU has been able to roll through player losses. I'll be at the Maine @ JMU game Saturday, if any of you JMU AGS reprobates see a big, old bas_ _ _ _ wearing a UNH hat it's likely me.

[cx500d]

James Madison
New Hampshire
Richmond
Stony Brook
Villanova

[KPSUL]

Maine 21 @ James Madison 35: These Maine boys are sturdier than JMU’s genteel southern opponents
Rhode Island 24 @ New Hampshire 33: New Hampsha wicked focused afta the Wussta whuppin
Elon 18 @ Richmond 31: Tough encore after Elon’s recent successes
Towson 9 @ Stony Brook 15: There will be blood (and bruises)
Villanova 28 @ Albany 21: Not easily

[phoenix3]

James Madison
New Hampshire
Elon
Stony Brook
Villanova

Elon's defense will have their hands full with Lauletta's passing. I think we have the talent to pull off the win. The unknown is whether we'll be able to execute to the necessary level. I'm betting we will, obviously.

[RootinFerDukes]

Maine @ #1 James Madison
Rhode Island @ #8 New Hampshire
Elon @ #11 Richmond
Towson @ Stony Brook
#7 Villanova @ Albany

[caribbeanhen]

JMU loses top RB Cardon Johnson for the season and WR Hyman didn't play yesterday. I don't recall hearing he was injured but it was odd since he was one of the top available receivers.

Neither is "officially" confirmed by Houston, but Cardon especially is very likely done from the look of it. Ugh. We have three other capable backs and we took the redshirt off of true Freshman Agyei-Obese who looked great late yesterday playing back up.
Additionally, our running back Trai Sharp's father passed away yesterday during the game. He was our leading rusher against NSU and played his heart out.

Just awful, I hate to see players get hurt even when it's a JMU player

[RootinFerDukes]

JMU has all players back from suspension by the second half of the Maine game. Houston likely won't put them back in until the UD game.

[KPSUL]

JMU has all players back from suspension by the second half of the Maine game. Houston likely won't put them back in until the UD game.

Do you know if they have they been allowed to practice ?

[RootinFerDukes]

Do you know if they have they been allowed to practice ?

I suppose our beat writer should ask or inquire if they're practicing this week. I have no idea. Houston likes to leave you guessing until they walk out to the field.
He probably feels like they have to re-earn their starting position or second string spot, especially if their back up has been performing well.

[DRDukes01]

Maine @ James Madison - While the JMU Offense has been putting up massive numbers (22 TDs in 3 games) and getting a lot of attention, it is the JMU Defense that is the real standout so far this season. Over three games, JMU's Defense has given up a TOTAL of 170 yards on the ground and 458 yards in the air. Maine's RSF QB has not had to face a defense like JMU's in his first 2 starts (UNH and Bryant) and JMU's D will have their ears pinned back and ready to go after him. While it is unlikely JMU will win by as large a margin as the past few weeks, by the end of Q3 this game won't be in doubt. #GoDukes

Rhode Island @ New Hampshire - New Hampshire was embarrassed last week and will be looking to rebound. While Rhody is much improved and will make this a game, they won't be able to close out the win. UNH by a score.

Elon @ Richmond - Looks like the ticks got their legs under them after a few rough early weeks. Elon is surprising folks so far this year, but UR is able to win this one comfortably.

Towson @ Stony Brook - Towson just doesn't have enough O to win a competitive game. Stony Brook by a couple TDs

Villanova @ Albany - VNova needs to stay unbeaten against FCS schools to help get ESPN's College Gameday back to JMU in a few weeks. Could be a close game at the half but the wildcats have too much talent and pull away in the second half.

Bye @ Delaware - In a close one, Delaware eeks out a win and gives the game ball to Rocco for being the best coach on the field during the bye week.

[Gangtackle11]

Last week: 8-3 Season: 28-5

JMU 35 @ Maine 21 - life w/o your Johnson is an adjustment, but not a loss. (See Kaitlyn Jenner)

Rhode Island 24 @ UNH 27 -Rams are improving, but just don't close it out.

Elon 24 @ Richmond 31 - Lauletta just too much for the Phoenix.

Towson 7 @ Stony Brook 24 - Defense, defense, defense

Villanova 21 @ Albany 13 - The 'Cats are slightly better on both sides of the ball.

[DirtyDukes]

Big loss, but more than any FCS program over the past two seasons, JMU has been able to roll through player losses. I'll be at the Maine @ JMU game Saturday, if any of you JMU AGS reprobates see a big, old bas_ _ _ _ wearing a UNH hat it's likely me.

Damn I'm so bummed I'm missing this game - or if I do make it I won't get to tailgate. If you need a spot for free beer stop by PLot and look for the skull and Crossbones. Look for Zac (Deez) and tell them Dirty sent ya.

[knit35]

JMU
UNH - Close
Richmond - Toss up?
Stony Brook
Villanova

[mainejeff]

Maine 34 JMU 31
UNH 35 URI 24
Richmond 38 Elon 21
Stony Brook 20 Towson 16
Albany 23 Villanova 20

[UIWWildthing]

#1 James Madison
#8 New Hampshire
#11 Richmond
Stony Brook (I wanted to but....)
#7 Villanova

[KPSUL]

Damn I'm so bummed I'm missing this game - or if I do make it I won't get to tailgate. If you need a spot for free beer stop by PLot and look for the skull and Crossbones. Look for Zac (Deez) and tell them Dirty sent ya.

Will I need to know a secret handshake or show them a special tattoo? Sounds like a rough group, I may wait for the encore on OCT 28th when you're there before I chance it. I'll have my own posse of senior citizens for the UNH game.

[RootinFerDukes]

Cardon Johnson is out for the season as anticipated.

[jmufan999]

Do you know if they have they been allowed to practice ?

they have been practicing since camp started. still nothing like getting reps in games, but they've all been practicing (unless they are injured, and Houston is pretty secretive about that kind of thing until he gets asked a question). I personally believe he will take reps away from Stapleton more than anyone else. If healthy, our starters will be Hyman-Alls-Miller. I think.

[caribbeanhen]

James Madison
New Hampshire
Richmond
Stony Brook
Villanova

[melloware13]

Massey Predictions:
Maine 21 @ #1 James Madison 42
Rhode Island 21 @ #16 New Hampshire 33
Elon 14 @ #9 Richmond 33
Towson 7 @ Stony Brook 14
#7 Villanova 10 @ #24 Albany 7

[melloware13]

Initial Point Spreads:
Maine @ #1 James Madison (-22.5) - (O/U: 64.5) [JMU 43.5, MAINE 21]
Rhode Island @ #16 New Hampshire (-14.5) - (O/U: 54.5) [UNH 34.5, URI 20]
Elon @ #9 Richmond (-18.5) - (O/U: 50) [RICH 34.25, ELON 15.75]
Towson @ Stony Brook (-10) - (O/U: 35) [SBU 22.5, TOW 12.5]
#7 Villanova (-6.5) @ #24 Albany - (O/U: 34) [VIL 20.5, ALB 13.5]

[Bluefish845]

JMU
UNH
Richmond
Stony Brook
Villanova

[jmufan999]

JMU
UNH
Richmond
Stony Brook
Villanova (changed pick from Albany)

[melloware13]

My picks:
Maine @ #1 James Madison
- I'd consider the upset if it were in Orono, not Harrisonburg
Rhode Island @ #16 New Hampshire
- I doubt Wildcats were looking past HC to URI, Rams use momentum to create a winning streak
Elon @ #9 Richmond
- Both teams seemed to expose their opponents rankings last week, Spiders are better
Towson @ Stony Brook
- 3 straight road games catches up to Tigers, Seawolves have easy second half
#7 Villanova @ #24 Albany
- Wildcats best win is either Lafayette or Lehigh; Monmouth beat both (and Lehigh much more convicingly); Danes beat Monmouth, so Danes beat Wildcats

[Eight Legger]

Elon has a real chance if it can score 40 points against us...

[DirtyDukes]

Not at all - just ask for Pitz or Zac and tell them Dirty sent ya. Usually there's ton of light beers, jello shots, abundant liquor.

- - - Updated - - -


Will I need to know a secret handshake or show them a special tattoo? Sounds like a rough group, I may wait for the encore on OCT 28th when you're there before I chance it. I'll have my own posse of senior citizens for the UNH game.

Not at all - just ask for Pitz or Zac and tell them Dirty sent ya. Usually there's ton of light beers, jello shots, abundant liquor.

[KPSUL]

Elon has a real chance if it can score 40 points against us...

Relax, Elon hasn't scored 40 pts against a Div1 opponent since 2012.

[RootinFerDukes]

Yeah Elon is impressing me so far, but middle of the pack impressing me. Definitely not knocking off top caa teams impressing me. Offense and defense both need to improve even more so. I guess that's the whole team, right?

[The Pud]

JMU
UNH
Elon
Stony
Nova


No way Elon defeats Richmond.

[Winston]

JMU
UNH - toss-up
Richmond
Stony Brook
Albany

[whoanellie]

Flattered to have Elon mentioned in the conversation.... JMO but I think We have a game changer in Coach Cignetti Elon is young but We are fun, again.

[DTSpider]

JMU
UNH
Richmond
Stony Brook
Albany

[The Pud]

Yeah Elon is impressing me so far, but middle of the pack impressing me. Definitely not knocking off top caa teams impressing me. Offense and defense both need to improve even more so. I guess that's the whole team, right?


Elon is coming around, but I agree with your assessment about them not knocking off a top CAA team

[DirtyDukes]

Elon is coming around, but I agree with your assessment about them not knocking off a top CAA team

I'm not convinced Richmond is a top CAA team. Right now I think it's Nova and JMU and that's it.

[Gangtackle11]

I'm not convinced Richmond is a top CAA team. Right now I think it's Nova and JMU and that's it.

I think it's JMU then a drop to Nova then a slight drop to Albany, Richmond, UNH & any other CAA upstart you want to include.

I think it's bunched up from 3-12 & if Albany wins this weekend then 2-12.

[Dane96]

I think it's JMU then a drop to Nova then a slight drop to Albany, Richmond, UNH & any other CAA upstart you want to include.

I think it's bunched up from 3-12 & if Albany wins this weekend then 2-12.

The league is well balanced this year, aside from JMU...which, much like NDSU, has the looks of an FBS team right now.

Overall the league is 23-12 (21-10 Out-of-Conference).

[BestDaneSinceHamlet]

JMU
New Hampshire, but if URI are better, which they are, who's going to be the URI of the league now?
Richmond
Stony Brook
Albany (Total homer pick here as this game is a huge test to see how far this program has come. Mobile QBs scare me against this D)

[Dukie95]

Unless Saint Francis has significantly improved, I kinda feel like Towson is alone at #12.

[CenMEBlackBearFan]

JMU
New Hampshire, but if URI are better, which they are, who's going to be the URI of the league now?
Richmond
Stony Brook
Albany (Total homer pick here as this game is a huge test to see how far this program has come. Mobile QBs scare me against this D)

Wow, quite a bold statement about Rhody considering you guys are next to Rhody in the bottom of the league :D

4 Year Conference Record
1. UNH 25 – 7
2. JMU & Nova (tied) 23 - 9
4. Richmond 20 – 12
5.Maine 19 – 13
6.W&M 17 – 15
7.Towson 16 - 16
8. Stony Brook 14 – 18
9.Delaware 13 – 19
10.Albany 9 – 23
11. URI 5 – 27

[The Pud]

I'm not convinced Richmond is a top CAA team. Right now I think it's Nova and JMU and that's it.


I think top teams in CAA are Richmond, Villa and JMU

[NorthChuckSouth]

Maine @ #1 James Madison - 52-10
Rhode Island @#16 New Hampshire - 24-20
Elon @ #9 Richmond - make last week's loss look a lot better... 31-21
Towson @ Stony Brook - 21-10
#7 Villanova@ #24 Albany - 35-7

[BigHouseClosedEnd]

Delaware eeks out a win and gives the game ball to Rocco for being the best coach on the field during the bye week.

I laughed.

[BigHouseClosedEnd]

JMU
UNH
UR
TOWSON
VILLANOVA

[UNHWildcat18]

JMU
UNH
Richmond
StonyBrook
Villanova

[MR. CHICKEN]

JAMES MADISON
NEW HAMPSHIRE
RICHMOND
STONY BROOK
VILLANOVA

[clickclack]

Maine @ #1 James Madison - 52-10
Rhode Island @#16 New Hampshire - 24-20
Elon @ #9 Richmond - make last week's loss look a lot better... 31-21
Towson @ Stony Brook - 21-10
#7 Villanova@ #24 Albany - 35-7

Well damn...ouch...not giving Albany much of a chance. I hope we are little more competitive than that.

[UNH72Plus]

JMU
UNH
Richmond
SBU
Villanova

[WrenFGun]

Maine @ #1 James Madison - 1:30 PM - MASN; Madizone (CAA.tv)
Rhode Island @ #16 New Hampshire - 3:30 PM
Elon @ #9 Richmond - 6 PM - CSN-MA+; CBS 6.3; Spiders.TV ($)
Towson @ Stony Brook - 6 PM - College Sports Live
#7 Villanova @ #24 Albany - 7 PM - ESPN3

JMU, but think Maine makes it a game through halftime.
UNH, but only because homecoming. If URI can throw, I'd guess upset. UNH can't play the pass.
Richmond, but only by 1 score.
Stony Brook, but only because Towson sucks.
Albany, but only because they're pretty good and at home.

[Matt]

This seems like a pretty easy chalk week. maybe Albany gives nova a game, but i doubt it.

JMU
UNH
Richmond
Stony Brook
Villanova

[Matt]

I'm not convinced Richmond is a top CAA team. Right now I think it's Nova and JMU and that's it.

I think we got our **** together last week after a shaky start. We're as talented as anybody at the skill positions, except for Trau who has developed a bad case of the yips after an all-american season last year. If we play up to our potential we should win out, the JMU game obviously being the biggest roadblock. Should be a shootout like the last couple years.

[crusader11]

James Madison
New Hampshire
Richmond
Stony Brook
Albany

[sarge965]

JMU
UNH
Richmond
SBU
Albany

[CenMEBlackBearFan]

JMU
UNH
Richmond
Stony Brook
Villanova

[ZableNoise]

Maine @ #1 James Madison
Rhode Island @ #16 New Hampshire
Elon @ #9 Richmond
Towson @ Stony Brook
#7 Villanova @ #24 Albany

[Mattymc727]

JMU
UNH
UR
SBU
NOVA

[bluehenbillk]

JMU
UNH
UR
SBU
NOVA

[RootinFerDukes]

The JMU College Game Day rumor is gaining some steam. If you believe everything you see on the internet, and who in america lately doesn't, you'll know that we're supposedly a final three candidate for 10/14 and our dining services were called for a food order for their crew.

Stony Brook will have cheerleaders and some pep band members at the CGD in times square this saturday.

[flyrod]

James Madison
New Hampshire
Richmond
Stony Brook
Villanova

[JayMYou]

Maine @ #1 James Madison
Rhode Island @ #16 New Hampshire
Elon @ #9 Richmond
Towson @ Stony Brook
#7 Villanova @ #24 Albany

[Sitting Bull]

JMU 42, Maine 16
UNH 20, Rhode Island 16
Richmond 35, Elon 20
Stony Brook 17, Towson 6
Villanova 27, UAlbany 16

[Vermont]

Maine 14 @ James Madison 27. Bears play tough, but talent level is too disparate

Rhode Island 24 @ New Hampshire 27-Overtime. 'Cats barely squeak by on Homecoming. Improving Rams scare a very average (to date) UNH offensive club.

Elon 21 @ Richmond 35. See UMO vs. JMU above

Towson 7 @ Stony Brook 21. Seawolves D reigns at home

Villanova 31 @ Albany 21. Danes hang tough until the end against better talent.

[paward]

JMU
RI
Richmond
Towson
Villanova

[The Pud]

The JMU College Game Day rumor is gaining some steam. If you believe everything you see on the internet, and who in america lately doesn't, you'll know that we're supposedly a final three candidate for 10/14 and our dining services were called for a food order for their crew.

Stony Brook will have cheerleaders and some pep band members at the CGD in times square this saturday.


#fake news?

[Dukie95]

#fake news?

Stony Brook does, apparently, have cheerleaders.

[The Pud]

Stony Brook does, apparently, have cheerleaders.


hahahahaha

[RootinFerDukes]

#fake news?

Delete your account.

[Dane96]

Maine @ #1 James Madison - 1:30 PM - MASN; Madizone (CAA.tv) JMU
Rhode Island @ #16 New Hampshire - 3:30 PM UNH
Elon @ #9 Richmond - 6 PM - CSN-MA+; CBS 6.3; Spiders.TV ($) RICHMOND
Towson @ Stony Brook - 6 PM - College Sports Live SBU
#7 Villanova @ #24 Albany - 7 PM - ESPN ​ALbany

[The Pud]

Delete your account.


you first

[KPSUL]

JMU
RI
Richmond
Towson
Villanova

It's URI, not just "RI". Otherwise your school would just be known as "R"

[DirtyDukes]

It's URI, not just "RI". Otherwise your school would just be known as "R"

Aren't they known as RU?

[Matt]

Aren't they known as RU?

NO!!!!!!

[The Pud]

Aren't they known as RU?


No!

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

JMU 34 Maine 21
UNH 27 URI 20
Richmond 45 Elon 28
Stony Brook 34 Towson 17
Villanova 24 Albany 21

[melloware13]

Final Lines:
Maine @ #1 James Madison (-21) - (O/U: 57.5) [JMU 39.25, MAINE 18.25]
Rhode Island @ #16 New Hampshire (-15.5) - (O/U: 50.5) [UNH 33, URI 17.5]
Elon @ #9 Richmond (-17.5) - (O/U: 49.5) [RICH 33.5, ELON 16]
Towson @ Stony Brook (-10.5) - (O/U: 38.5) [SBU 24.5, TOW 14]
#7 Villanova (-7.5) @ #24 Albany - (O/U: 38.5) [VIL 23, ALB 15.5]

[melloware13]

Majority Picks (of note, no unanimous picks, but only one underdog had more than 3 picks):
Maine @ #1 James Madison
Rhode Island @ #16 New Hampshire
Elon @ #9 Richmond
Towson @ Stony Brook
#7 Villanova @ #24 Albany

[The Pud]

JMU looked like a very avg FCS team today.

[KPSUL]

JMU looked like a very avg FCS team today.

So you were at the game today?

[The Pud]

So you were at the game today?


yes

[KPSUL]

yes

cool, so was I.

[The Pud]

Is Maine that good or is JMU overrated?

[DirtyDukes]

Is Maine that good or is JMU overrated?

JMU's definitely overrated, I Just hope we can get to the level of Elon who are currently beating the #2 team in the CAA the spiders

[The Pud]

JMU's definitely overrated, I Just hope we can get to the level of Elon who are currently beating the #2 team in the CAA the spiders

Yea, I thought so too.

[DirtyDukes]

Yea, I thought so too.

Maybe we'll get to play you guys again. What was the score last time?

[The Pud]

Maybe we'll get to play you guys again. What was the score last time?

yaaawwwwn... you live in the past too much. guess you have to since you are a loser

[Reign of Terrier]

I mean this is just me, but a 28-10 win against a ranked team is always solid

[DirtyDukes]

yaaawwwwn... you live in the past too much. guess you have to since you are a loser

Pod you are so unoriginal it hurts. Step your game up, man. You're better than this.

[The Pud]

Pod you are so unoriginal it hurts. Step your game up, man. You're better than this.


true, but I am a bit lazy at the moment while I watch Sammy on ESPN3

[KPSUL]

Is Maine that good or is JMU overrated?

Maine played a tough game for a little over 1/2, but did you look at the final score? 28-10. I'm sure SHSU rarely sees a defense anywhere near as good as Maine's, or a running back as good as Josh Mack. So your point 1, yes, Maine is good. On point 2, no, JMU is NOT overrated.

[KPSUL]

Pod you are so unoriginal it hurts. Step your game up, man. You're better than this.

On point three, no, he's not better than this, it's the best the Pud's got.

[The Pud]

Maine played a tough game for a little over 1/2, but did you look at the final score? 28-10. I'm sure SHSU rarely sees a defense anywhere near as good as Maine's, or a running back as good as Josh Mack. So your point 1, yes, Maine is good. On point 2, no, JMU is NOT overrated.

Thank you for the insights. I was really curious. It is hard to judge FCS teams you do not play often.

[DirtyDukes]

On point three, no, he's not better than this, it's the best the Pud's got.

The Pud is the best possible nickname for him. Great job. How was tailgating today did you stop by PLot?

[The Pud]

The Pud is the best possible nickname for him. Great job. How was tailgating today did you stop by PLot?


hahahaha! I love this!!! Yes, call me The Pud!!! Classic!

[KPSUL]

The Pud is the best possible nickname for him. Great job. How was tailgating today did you stop by PLot?

No, but I'll definitely stop by on the 28th. It was a great crowd today, the seats were full 5 mins into the game, and Maine made the game interesting for your fans.

[DirtyDukes]

JMU
UNH
Elon
Stony
Nova


James Madison
New Hampshire
Elon
Stony Brook
Villanova

Elon's defense will have their hands full with Lauletta's passing. I think we have the talent to pull off the win. The unknown is whether we'll be able to execute to the necessary level. I'm betting we will, obviously.


Maine @ #1 James Madison - 52-10
Rhode Island @#16 New Hampshire - 24-20
Elon @ #9 Richmond - make last week's loss look a lot better... 31-21
Towson @ Stony Brook - 21-10
#7 Villanova@ #24 Albany - 35-7

WE ARE THE SMARTEST.


Also, Pud:

No way Elon defeats Richmond.

LOLOLOL. Sorry about you guys losing your only quality win this season.

[knit35]

true, but I am a bit lazy at the moment while I watch Sammy on ESPN3


Did you you go to Gameday today?

[melloware13]

Scores:
#1 James Madison 28, Maine 10
#16 New Hampshire 28, Rhode Island 14
Elon 36, #9 Richmond 33
Stony Brook 25, Towson 17
#7 Villanova 3, #24 Albany 3 - 9:43, 4th

I'll edit this with the acutal scores after the last game ends, but if Villanova wins, there will be a three-way tie for first place for the week. If Albany wins, it will be an eleven-way tie for first.

[Seawolf97]

Congrats to the Towson Tigers for tough game. It could have gone either way right down to the last few minutes.

[NorthChuckSouth]

Well damn...ouch...not giving Albany much of a chance. I hope we are little more competitive than that.

*insert foot in mouth*

[phoenix3]

[QUOTE=DirtyDukes;2532758]WE ARE THE SMARTEST.



Genius...

[RootinFerDukes]

JMU looked like a very avg FCS team today.

That UR win isn’t aging well either. #sad
How bad is the SLC that your third best team can’t even remotely compete with you all? It’s looking like another 5 seed for the bear cats.

[RootinFerDukes]

So you were at the game today?

KPSUL, since you were there, I’m very curious to hear your more neutral perspective of that game.

[RootinFerDukes]

Things i learned today:
1) Maine has a legitimate defense... or they did today. Physical as hell and fought their tails off. Without question the best D we’ve faced since ndsu last year. Now if only they had more to their offense than Josh Mack, who had a great game.
2) don’t sleep on Elon. Cignetti’s getting it done early. I was really hoping that would be a cake walk into the playoffs game... sigh.
3) UR and VU are suspect this year. I guess it’s still early, but it wouldn’t surprise me to see them not really end up 2nd or 3rd this season.
4) the caa will have parity this year. Our overall conference strength is improving noticeably. Even URI is having a better year to date.

[caribbeanhen]

Things i learned today:
1) Maine has a legitimate defense... or they did today. Physical as hell and fought their tails off. Without question the best D we’ve faced since ndsu last year. Now if only they had more to their offense than Josh Mack, who had a great game.
2) don’t sleep on Elon. Cignetti’s getting it done early. I was really hoping that would be a cake walk into the playoffs game... sigh.
3) UR and VU are suspect this year. I guess it’s still early, but it wouldn’t surprise me to see them not really end up 2nd or 3rd this season.
4) the caa will have parity this year. Our overall conference strength is improving noticeably. Even URI is having a better year to date.

get ready to learn some more next week about defense

[KPSUL]

KPSUL, since you were there, I’m very curious to hear your more neutral perspective of that game.

Reposted from Elon beats Richmond thread:

It ended up about where I thought it would. I go to about 2 JMU games per year, I didn't pick this one by accident.

Maine took a lead and held it for 4 minutes at the beginning of the 2nd half, but JMU showed they were a mature, championship caliber team by staying patient and on-task, putting the game away in the 4th quarter. Some who have posted about this game, simply don't understand the kind of team Maine has been for years. Although UNH has beaten Maine 13 out of the last 14 years, a team as strong as JMU is more likely to blow UNH out by 4 TDs than Maine. Maine is a tenacious, physical, defense oriented team -they can beat anyone that makes too many mistakes. They also have the 4th best conference record over the last 8 seasons after UNH, Villanova and JMU. Bottom line, the game demonstrated to me that Maine continues to be a threat to every team they will play, and JMU is still the favorite to repeat as FCS Champion.

[KPSUL]

get ready to learn some more next week about defense

JMU pretty well understands defense already. The bigger question may end up, what does Delaware understand about offense. Either way for the Delaware home fans, there's always the Beer Garden!

[jmufan999]

watched every play of Elon/Spatters. wow. Richmond is officially screwed unless they make major, huge improvements on D. not only did they get pushed around, they seem to have no concept of gap integrity. i’m not certain they make playoffs. Lauletta is a great talent, but is he trying to do too much? that can happen when you feel like you can’t trust your D. Elon was more physical than i remembered, but also made plenty of mistakes as well.


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[melloware13]

Sorry about the late update, but here it is:
#1 James Madison 28, Maine 10
#16 New Hampshire 28, Rhode Island 14
Elon 36, #9 Richmond 33
Stony Brook 25, Towson 17
#24 Albany 19, #7 Villanova 10, OT

CAA Standings:
T1. #16 New Hampshire (3-1, 2-0 CAA)
T1. Stony Brook (3-1, 2-0 CAA)
3. #1 James Madison (4-0, 1-0 CAA)
T4. #24 Albany (3-1, 1-0 CAA)
T4. Elon (3-1, 1-0 CAA)
T6. Delaware (2-1)
T6. William & Mary (2-1)
T8. #9 Richmond (2-2, 0-1 CAA)
T8. Towson (2-2, 0-1 CAA)
T8. #7 Villanova (2-2, 0-1 CAA)
11. Maine (1-2, 0-2 CAA)
12. Rhode Island (1-3, 0-2 CAA)

Two upsets result in relatively low scores for the week:
T1. BestDaneSinceHamlet - 8
T1. crusader11 - 8
T1. Dane96 - 8
T1. DirtyDukes - 8
T1. DTSpider - 8
T1. jmufan999 - 8
T1. NorthChuckSouth - 8
T1. phoenix3 - 8
T1. sarge965 - 8
T1. Winston - 8
T1. WrenFGun - 8
T12. Bluefish845 - 6
T12. bluehenbillk - 6
T12. bonarae - 6
T12. caribbeanhen - 6
T12. CenMEBlackBearFan - 6
T12. cx500d - 6
T12. DRDukes01 - 6
T12. flyrod - 6
T12. Gangtackle11 - 6
T12. Go Lehigh TU owl - 6
T12. GoBlueHens83 - 6
T12. JayMYou - 6
T12. kdinva - 6
T12. knit35 - 6
T12. KPSUL - 6
T12. mainejeff - 6
T12. Matt - 6
T12. Mattymcm727 - 6
T12. melloware13 - 6
T12. MR. CHICKEN - 6
T12. RootinFerDukes - 6
T12. Sitting Bull - 6
T12. UIWWildthing - 6
T12. UNH72Plus - 6
T12. UNHWildcat18 - 6
T12. Vermont - 6
T12. ZableNoise - 6
Massey Predictions - 6
Majority Picks - 6
39. BigHouseClosedEnd - 4
Point Spreads - 3
40. paward - 2

And now the overall standings:
1. crusader11 - 39
2. DTSpider - 38
3. Dane96 - 37
T4. BestDaneSinceHamlet - 36
T4. DRDukes01 - 36
T4. GoBlueHens83 - 36
T4. MR. CHICKEN - 36
Massey Predictions - 36
T8. Gangtackle11 - 35
T8. RootinFerDukes - 35
T8. UIWWildthing - 35
T11. caribbeanhen - 34
T11. DirtyDukes - 34
T11. jmufan999 - 34
T11. knit35 - 34
T11. KPSUL - 34
T11. Matt - 34
T11. Mattymcm727 - 34
T11. melloware13 - 34
T11. phoenix3 - 34
T11. UNHWildcat18 - 34
Majority Picks - 34
T21. Bluefish845 - 33
T21. bluehenbillk - 33
T21. Go Lehigh TU owl - 33
T21. JayMYou - 33
T25. BigHouseClosedEnd - 32
T25. CenMEBlackBearFan - 32
T25. cx500d - 32
T25. Vermont - 32
T25. ZableNoise - 32
T30. bonarae - 31
T30. jmu007 - 31
T32. Sitting Bull - 30
T32. Winston - 30
34. GoDukes11 - 28
35. JMU2K_DukeDawg - 27
36. UNH72Plus - 25
Point Spreads - 23.5
37. kdinva - 23
38. NorthChuckSouth - 22
39. paward - 21
T40. flyrod - 15
T40. WrenFGun - 15
42. sarge965 - 8
43. mainejeff - 6

[RootinFerDukes]

get ready to learn some more next week about defense

Likewise. I haven’t looked up the updated stats this week but I’m sure we’re still leading the conference in major statistical categories and are top 10-15 nationally.
The difference is the offense. Massive edge to JMU there.

[The Pud]

Likewise. I haven’t looked up the updated stats this week but I’m sure we’re still leading the conference in major statistical categories and are top 10-15 nationally.
The difference is the offense. Massive edge to JMU there.


but you guys haven't played anyone! LOL!!!!

#cupcake schedule
#soft schedule
#soft strength of schedule

[Hanca]

UR in for a mediocre season. Lauletta and receivers are worth price of admission but both lines, defense, and kickoff teams are severely lacking. spiders cannot run and cannot stop the run. Huesman has wrong talent, at moment, for his system.

[The Pud]

UR in for a mediocre season. Lauletta and receivers are worth price of admission but both lines, defense, and kickoff teams are severely lacking. spiders cannot run and cannot stop the run. Huesman has wrong talent, at moment, for his system.


+8

[Longhorn]

yaaawwwwn... you live in the past too much. guess you have to since you are a loser

Yep. Lost 17 games ago. Didn't like it. Say, when was the last loss by your team?