Why not Delaware?

[caribbeanhen]

FCS fans outside of Fargo have not had much to cheer about over what is now entering a second decade.

What North Dakota State has done over the past 12 years is unprecedented and very special but you know what ....I’ve had enough ....I can’t put up with it anymore (SPM 1978)

With the recent hiring of Ryan Carty, a fresh breeze is blowing into Newark, Delaware. A back up Delaware quarterback who played on the 2003 national championship team under his mentor KC Keeler and later was hired by KC as OC at Sam Houston. Ironically, he beat out KC for the job.

Carty wasted no time recognizing that Delaware needed a big talent upgrade if they were serious about winning and competing with the best teams in FCS. You could back up a step and also say serious about beating Villanova. It’s refreshing to see a coach understand it’s about talent first and not some feel good holistic bed time story. Carty knows Nova is our rival.

Ryan understands what it takes to beat North Dakota St, as most reading this know his Sammy team actually did it with a big assist from Jaqueez Ezzard of Oz. He knows he has to improve the interior defense and Olines, not necessarily in that order.

He was hired because he understands how important it is to recognize the prestigious history of the Delaware football program and how to do things the Delaware way, Which is ironically just the opposite of what his predecessor stubborn Danny Rocco practiced.

Delaware now has probably the best facilities at the FCS level and hopefully it will soon pay off with recruiting, Not to mention that Carty is recruiting much more aggressively on a national level.

JMU is gone!

Somebody has to knock off the Bison and although it will be a very challenging task....

I ask you AGS .... Why not Delaware?

[DFW HOYA]

Delaware now has probably the best facilities at the FCS level and hopefully it will soon pay off with recruiting, Not to mention that Carty is recruiting much more aggressively on a national level.

Best facilities? Princeton says hello.

https://www.princetontigersfootball....ities-gallery/

[kdinva]

top notch facilities amongst programs who participate in playoffs.

Best facilities? Princeton says hello.

https://www.princetontigersfootball....ities-gallery/

[MR. CHICKEN]

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[Professor Chaos]

The CAA is definitely up for grabs with no more JMU and Delaware has the infrastructure and support to be the top dog in that conference. The question is will the CAA as a whole continue it's downward trajectory from the level the MVFC and Big Sky are competing at? If so, the CAA winner might find it tough to crack the top 4 seeds and it's pretty tough to contend with 2 potential road games before Frisco.

[centraljerseycat]

Why not Delaware???

Probably because 9 times out of 10 the Hens lose their last game of the regular season. Hard to go for FCS domination when that happens....

[taper]

Always happy to see a program wanting to better itself. There's nothing magical about NDSU's success, just a lot of hard work. We have the same 63 scholarship limit as everyone else and while a large budget, that's mostly due to fan support built up over time. No reason any school can't do the same if they want to. I think it's worth mentioning South Dakota State never even made the playoffs once in D2, but decided to go D1 and build the program and are now perennial contenders.

[FUBeAR]

Why not E*Loan?

I mean the Formerly Fightin’ Former Christians ALMOST beat Winless-in-the-SoCon Wofford last year while finishing just behind Villanova, the only (remaining) Team ahead of Elon in the CAA.

Staying somewhat in the game last year vs. the SoCon’s caboose clearly qualifies Elon as a contender for this year’s CAA Championship.

So, extending your postulate and rhetorical question…If Delaware, why not E*Loan?

[MR. CHICKEN]

Always happy to see a program wanting to better itself. There's nothing magical about NDSU's success, just a lot of hard work. We have the same 63 scholarship limit as everyone else and while a large budget, that's mostly due to fan support built up over time. No reason any school can't do the same if they want to. I think it's worth mentioning South Dakota State never even made the playoffs once in D2, but decided to go D1 and build the program and are now perennial contenders.

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[Henny]

Best facilities? Princeton says hello.

https://www.princetontigersfootball....ities-gallery/

Carib is also referring to the Whitney Athletic Center. The nicest facility of its kind in the FCS and if there's another in the division that rivals it , please let us know.

Whitney Athletic Center (bluehens.com)