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Missing playoffs never acceptable, Keeler says

By KEVIN TRESOLINI • The News Journal • November 24, 2009

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/2 ... n-t-cut-it

93henfan wrote:Missing playoffs never acceptable, Keeler says

By KEVIN TRESOLINI • The News Journal • November 24, 2009

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/2 ... n-t-cut-it

What is the chance for a Weber trip to Delaware next fall to fill the gap left by the departure of Northeastern?

native wrote:

93henfan wrote:Missing playoffs never acceptable, Keeler says

By KEVIN TRESOLINI • The News Journal • November 24, 2009

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/2 ... n-t-cut-it

What is the chance for a Weber trip to Delaware next fall to fill the gap left by the departure of Northeastern?

Very Low. It sounds like the CAA will build a schedule in which all teams still play 8 conference games. The 5 North teams will play 4 in their division and 4 against the South. 4 of the South teams will play 5 South opponents and 3 North, while the remaining two will play 4 vs the South and 4 vs the North. That means there will be 20 inter-divisional games on the schedule (5x4) = (4x3) + (2x4)

They will call this a 'balanced' schedule, but those last two South teams will not face each other. I haven't heard how they will decide which two will fall in that last category. If I were to guess, they would choose Towson as one of the teams, as it has the least established rivalries in the division.

TribeFanInNC wrote: They will call this a 'balanced' schedule, but those last two South teams will not face each other. I haven't heard how they will decide which two will fall in that last category. If I were to guess, they would choose Towson as one of the teams, as it has the least established rivalries in the division.

I'm all in favor of canceling the UD-Nova game.

93henfan wrote:

TribeFanInNC wrote: They will call this a 'balanced' schedule, but those last two South teams will not face each other. I haven't heard how they will decide which two will fall in that last category. If I were to guess, they would choose Towson as one of the teams, as it has the least established rivalries in the division.

I'm all in favor of canceling the UD-Nova game.

I'm cool with that, too. Leave us on top!

TribeFanInNC wrote:

native wrote:
What is the chance for a Weber trip to Delaware next fall to fill the gap left by the departure of Northeastern?

Very Low. It sounds like the CAA will build a schedule in which all teams still play 8 conference games. The 5 North teams will play 4 in their division and 4 against the South. 4 of the South teams will play 5 South opponents and 3 North, while the remaining two will play 4 vs the South and 4 vs the North. That means there will be 20 inter-divisional games on the schedule (5x4) = (4x3) + (2x4)

They will call this a 'balanced' schedule, but those last two South teams will not face each other. I haven't heard how they will decide which two will fall in that last category. If I were to guess, they would choose Towson as one of the teams, as it has the least established rivalries in the division.

I think the CAA should change the schedule so that no CAA teams play each other. That way the CAA can get 6+ teams in the playoffs and really piss of the rest of FCS.

And they still don't have to play each other in the first round...

So how many more playoff-free seasons will Keeler be allowed to have? The only year he won a title, he did it with Tubby's kids.

Ivytalk wrote:So how many more playoff-free seasons will Keeler be allowed to have? The only year he won a title, he did it with Tubby's kids.

Can UD get Tubby and Keeler to alternate coaching years?

This year's Delaware is last year's Eastern Washington. Too much talent, not enough wins.

They should do a lottery drawing for scheduling pairings televised via the internet after the playoffs.......would be great for the fans.

All I can say is that teams that lost a home game BETTER get a home game!

Delaware is only 1 or 2 more FBS transfers away from being a title contender again.

DJH wrote:Delaware is only 1 or 2 more FBS transfers away from being a title contender again.

6-5 doesn't cut it for JMU either. In fact, I'd say all CAA schools except Todson, Rhode Island and Maine would say 6-5 doesn't cut it.

bandl wrote:6-5 doesn't cut it for JMU either. In fact, I'd say all CAA schools except Todson, Rhode Island and Maine would say 6-5 doesn't cut it.

And 5 -6 really doesn't cut it...first losing season for UMass a while.....

DJH wrote:Delaware is only 1 or 2 more FBS transfers away from being a title contender again.

Yeah, thanks kettle for calling us black. From the UNI roster, and this only the FBS transfers:

90 Branch, Darren 6-2/250 DL RS SO Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg/Bowling Green
79 Fiacco, Jason 6-2/310 OL RS SR Oconomowoc, Wis./Arrowhead/Iowa State Univ.
52 Hodge, Elijah 6-1/227 LB GS St. Thomas, Virgin Islands/Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) Dillard/Wisconsin
5 Hord, D.J. 6-1/198 WR SR Lee's Summit, Mo./Rockhurst/Notre Dame

93henfan wrote:

DJH wrote:Delaware is only 1 or 2 more FBS transfers away from being a title contender again.

Yeah, thanks kettle for calling us black. From the UNI roster, and this only the FBS transfers:

90 Branch, Darren 6-2/250 DL RS SO Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg/Bowling Green
79 Fiacco, Jason 6-2/310 OL RS SR Oconomowoc, Wis./Arrowhead/Iowa State Univ.
52 Hodge, Elijah 6-1/227 LB GS St. Thomas, Virgin Islands/Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) Dillard/Wisconsin
5 Hord, D.J. 6-1/198 WR SR Lee's Summit, Mo./Rockhurst/Notre Dame

Looks like UNI is only 1 or 2 more FBS transfers away from being a playoff contender again.

Ok, I was just making a smartass comment, but since you guys want to compare I checked UD's roster. I counted 9 FBS transfers.

And arguably the two best players to play at Delaware in the last hadnful of years, have been FBS tranfers.


so, eff off.

You CAA boys need to step back and take a deep breath. It's only because of the depth and breadth of talent that is recruited year in and year out, and the difficulty in consistently recruiting and retaining that top talent when competing with the 478 FBS programs within a 3-iron of your school that you struggle to remain consistently competitive. It's the absolute skill levels of the OTHER teams and the constant, continuous competition exhibited by the other 38 schools in the CAA that causes one school to rise to the top, and then be replaced the next year by a different school. I'm sure next year Richmond and Villanova will go 5-6 and Maine and Towson will rise to the top. It's the way it is in the uber-competitive monstrosity that IS the CAA.

And if you don't believe me, just ask 89Hen.

DJH wrote:Ok, I was just making a smartass comment, but since you guys want to compare I checked UD's roster. I counted 9 FBS transfers.

And arguably the two best players to play at Delaware in the last hadnful of years, have been FBS tranfers.


so, eff off.

We were also making smartass comments, so eff off yourself.

So if UD is 1 or 2 transfers away, I guess UNI is 6 or 7 away.

Arguably the two best players to play at UNI in the last handful of years wore the other teams jersey.

AZGrizFan wrote:You CAA boys need to step back and take a deep breath. It's only because of the depth and breadth of talent that is recruited year in and year out, and the difficulty in consistently recruiting and retaining that top talent when competing with the 478 FBS programs within a 3-iron of your school that you struggle to remain consistently competitive. It's the absolute skill levels of the OTHER teams and the constant, continuous competition exhibited by the other 38 schools in the CAA that causes one school to rise to the top, and then be replaced the next year by a different school. I'm sure next year Richmond and Villanova will go 5-6 and Maine and Towson will rise to the top. It's the way it is in the uber-competitive monstrosity that IS the CAA.

And if you don't believe me, just ask 89Hen.

The CAA only has 38 schools?

BlueHen86 wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote:You CAA boys need to step back and take a deep breath. It's only because of the depth and breadth of talent that is recruited year in and year out, and the difficulty in consistently recruiting and retaining that top talent when competing with the 478 FBS programs within a 3-iron of your school that you struggle to remain consistently competitive. It's the absolute skill levels of the OTHER teams and the constant, continuous competition exhibited by the other 38 schools in the CAA that causes one school to rise to the top, and then be replaced the next year by a different school. I'm sure next year Richmond and Villanova will go 5-6 and Maine and Towson will rise to the top. It's the way it is in the uber-competitive monstrosity that IS the CAA.

And if you don't believe me, just ask 89Hen.

The CAA only has 38 schools?

Yes, soon to be 39 when Albany is added in the wake of Northeastern's departure.