1R - Villanova @ SE Louisiana

[Mvemjsunpx]

Villanova's even more overrated than Furman. I mean… when I think of "top-10," I think of a team with 2 losses to non-playoff teams, no real notable wins, and a non-conference schedule that consisted of 3 Patriot League teams (and not the playoff one) and winless Long Island. Their resume isn't really any better than Albany's, yet they rank 17 spots higher than the Danes in the STATS poll. SELU isn't a great team, either, especially since they backed their way in after a tragic fumble against Nicholls. I'll go with the Lions entirely because they're at home.

• • • • Villanova 31-34 SE Louisiana

[cats2506]

I see both these team the same, pretty solid but dropped game they shouldn't have. coin flip. Nova just because it would be fun to see them to go to Missoula

[dbackjon]

SELA by 7

[Mvemjsunpx]

Nova leads 24-7, late-2Q

[Mvemjsunpx]

Nova leads 31-14 at the half

[Mvemjsunpx]

SELU has stormed back to tie it 31-31, late-3Q

[Mvemjsunpx]

Nova retakes the lead 38-31, early-4Q

[SuperHornet]

It's tied again at 38....

[Mvemjsunpx]

It's tied again at 38....

Over 400 passing yards for SELU, and there's still 6:36 to go.

[SuperHornet]

Nova re-takes the lead, 44-38. Pressure on the PAT forced it wide left.

[SuperHornet]

SELA breaks off a huge one. I don't know how he lost his balance. Out of bounds at about the Nova 12, and now inside the 10.

[SuperHornet]

Fourth and 8 from about the Nova 8 or 9. This looks like it's THE play of this game....

[SuperHornet]

Touchdown.

[SuperHornet]

PAT partially blocked, but still goes through.

SELA 45, Villanova 44 with 2:56 left.

[SuperHornet]

Nova driving to about the SELA 40 at the two minute warning (actually 1:57).

[SuperHornet]

Nova TD called back for offensive P.I.

[SuperHornet]

I didn't see anything on the replay. Maybe a bogus call. Then Smith throws incomplete into double coverage down the middle.

[SuperHornet]

Smith hits a RB on a drop down route at the 50. Time out for a SELA injury.

[SuperHornet]

Another check down route leaves Nova with about 4th and 7 with all the marbles on the line.

[Gil Dobie]

Game-time, 4th and 9

[Gil Dobie]

SELU wins

[SuperHornet]

A pressured Smith overshot the home run ball on 4th and 9 to turn it over on downs. Looks like a SELA win....

[SuperHornet]

Villanova coach was going off on SOMEONE after the final gun. Not sure what THAT was about....

[BDKJMU]

I didn't see anything on the replay. Maybe a bogus call. Then Smith throws incomplete into double coverage down the middle.

Was a complete horseshit call.

[BDKJMU]

Villanova coach was going off on SOMEONE after the final gun. Not sure what THAT was about....

Was about the BS offensive pass interference call that negated the VU TD.

VU lost the game on a blown call by the backjudge..multiple boards, saw a couple doz people say was a bad call, not a single poster who defended it..

Both teams defenses suck, cover 1100 yds offense combined, and either would lose next week anyway. In fairness to VU, who gave up 474 passing, (I didn't start watching until mid 3rd qtr) commentators said they were missing 2 starters secondary, and lost 2 more secondary during the game, so by 3rd qtr were out half their 2 deep secondary.