Nova/UMass radio link

[ChickenMan]

Nova up 14-7... UMass ball at Nova 43... 3:40 left


http://www.wrnx.com/pages/listenlive.html

[Peems]

thank you much!

[RadMann]

Umass announcers are annoying... Must be that Baaaahston sound.... lol

[JMU-MRD-DAD]

WOW...this is a surprise...

[RadMann]

I don't agree. The CAA has quality across the board. The URI JMU score is no surprise either, to me at least....

[UNH SUPERFAN]

Is this game final yet?

[JMU-MRD-DAD]

JMU 44 URI 27....8 min left........any update on the Nova game

[ChickenMan]

2d OT .. both turned ball over in 1st

[GOKATS]

Going into 3rd OT.

[ChickenMan]

24-24... 4th OT

[JmuSkinsfan]

32-24 UMass wins after 4OT.....crazy! Does this mean JMU deserves to jump ahead of UMass in the polls?

JMU beat Villanova 35-7 at home...

UMass beat Villanova 32-24 in 4 OT at home...

[NovaWildcat]

No.

It means Villanova should be ranked.

[SunCoastBlueHen]

No.

It means Villanova should be ranked.

The Cats played an excellent game, but you're still 4-3. That does not get you ranked.

[NovaWildcat]

Lost to Maryland, JMU and UMass.

We have proven that we are better than some of the teams in the rankings. That gets you ranked.

[JmuSkinsfan]

No.

It means Villanova should be ranked.

Maybe, but not at 4-3...they need to continue to win to prove this to me...considering we beat them 35-7 and wasn't at all impressed...though today changes my mind a bit...

[UMass922]

32-24 UMass wins after 4OT.....crazy! Does this mean JMU deserves to jump ahead of UMass in the polls?

I would have no problem with that. I'm just disappointed that for the second straight year we don't play each other.

[ChickenMan]

As I posted last week.. nothing has been decided in the CAA.. some fans semed to think UMass was cut above some of the other contenders.. but I don't think so.. throw JMU, UD, UNH, Richmond, Hofstra and UMass all in a barrel and I doubt anyone really knows yet who comes out on top. The one advantage UMass has is schedule wise.. it looks like they have the easiest path to the playoffs.

[minuteman65]

Villanova should be ranked, based solely on my observations of their play. Excellent defense, and their (backup) QB was tremendous, even if some of their offensive playcalling was questionable. I mean, how many times are you going to run the QB/HB option to the HB when UMass has been stuffing it since the 2nd quarter?

[NovaWildcat]

ChickenMan,

Wouldn't be surprised if our match-up decides who goes to the playoffs. Just a little forward thinking. Not scared of Hofstra - Richmond on the road could be tough, Towson's not very good - I expect to be 7-3 when we meet. I expect you guys to be 7-3 (assuming losses to Navy and JMU).

[NovaWildcat]

Villanova should be ranked, based solely on my observations of their play.

Said the same thing on another thread.
We've played poorly in one game (JMU) - and have beaten everyone we should have.

[minuteman65]

Said the same thing on another thread.
We've played poorly in one game (JMU) - and have beaten everyone we should have.

Yeah, a FBS game shouldn't really count unless you win, and losing to the #4 team in the nation isn't exactly terrible. I was surprised by how hard a time we had. Not really knowing much about Villanova, I was expecting a comfortable win of at least 10 points in regulation.

[KAUMASS]

ChickenMan,

Wouldn't be surprised if our match-up decides who goes to the playoffs. Just a little forward thing. Not scared of Hofstra - Richmond on the road could be tough, Towson's not very good - I expect to be 7-3 when we meet. I expect you guys to be 7-3 (assuming losses to Navy and JMU).

I agree with that statement. Villanova has an outstanding team and their back up freshman QB is excellent. They gave UMass all they could handle today. I would not want to meet Villanova again this year. Their GPI ranking of 17th in the country is no fluke. UMass had a few stumbles here and there and a touchdown called back on a holding penalty, but UMass did not as much play poorly as Villanova played well and took it to UMass.

UD-Villanova is going to be an awesome game.

[ChickenMan]

ChickenMan,

Wouldn't be surprised if our match-up decides who goes to the playoffs. Just a little forward thinking. Not scared of Hofstra - Richmond on the road could be tough, Towson's not very good - I expect to be 7-3 when we meet. I expect you guys to be 7-3 (assuming losses to Navy and JMU).


I'm sure JMU will greatly appreciate you giving them a win in a venue where they very seldom get one... :p

[UMass922]

As I posted last week.. nothing has been decided in the CAA.. some fans semed to think UMass was cut above some of the other contenders.. but I don't think so.. throw JMU, UD, UNH, Richmond, Hofstra and UMass all in a barrel and I doubt anyone really knows yet who comes out on top. The one advantage UMass has is schedule wise.. it looks like they have the easiest path to the playoffs.

Agreed. I love the parity and competitiveness in the CAA, but I hate the unbalanced schedules that stem from having a 12-team league. It's disappointing for CAA fans that for the second year in a row we don't get a UMass-JMU game, as good as those two teams have been. Maybe we get it in the playoffs, if we're lucky.

Obviously not having a UMass-Delaware game this year is disappointing, too.