Colonial Athletic Association Preview

[andy7171]

Jealous bastards!!!!!

[YoUDeeMan]

Helluva preview.

[andy7171]

Helluva preview.

Mr.Titleless did one for every conference but 'The Association'.
What gives?

[clenz]

Helluva preview.

Mr.Titleless did one for every conference but 'The Association'.
What gives?

We....haven't...really seen a CAA preview from our CAA writer.

[YoUDeeMan]

Mr.Titleless did one for every conference but 'The Association'.
What gives?

We....haven't...really seen a CAA preview from our CAA writer.

You didn't hire Mr. C did you? That clown used to hate the CAA.

[clenz]

We....haven't...really seen a CAA preview from our CAA writer.

You didn't hire Mr. C did you? That clown used to hate the CAA.

no

[andy7171]

We....haven't...really seen a CAA preview from our CAA writer.

You didn't hire Mr. C did you? That clown used to hate the CAA.

He loves "The U" though. I've met him at least twice in the parking lot.

[BDKJMU]

# of seniors on roster from last year from least to most:
UD: 7
URI: 8
Albany: 10
JMU 11
UR: 12
SBU: 12
W&M: 13
Elon: 14
VU: 16
UNH: 18
TU: 18
Maine: 19

# of returning starters as per CAA media guide (offense/defense), excluding special teams.
http://static.caasports.com/custompages ... 0Guide.pdf
Albany: 19 (11/8)
TU: 18 (10/8)
UD 17 (9/8)
UR: 16 (8/8)
JMU: 16 (7/9)
Maine: 16 (10/6)
SBU: 15 (8/7)
URI: 15 (9/6)
W&M: 14 (8/6)
Elon: 13 (9/4)
UNH: 11 (7/4)
VU: 10 (5/5)

# of returning All CAA players/pre season STATS 1st-3rd team All Americans (13).
UR: 8/3
W&M: 8/2
UD: 7/0
JMU: 6/3
VU: 4/1
SBU: 4/1
URI: 4/0
UNH: 3/1
TU: 2/1
Maine: 2/1
Albany: 2/0
Elon: 2/0

[BDKJMU]

http://www.championshipsubdivision.com/ ... =4&t=45933

[BDKJMU]

UR (Last season 10-4/6-2, semifinals). Last year 12 seniors on roster.

Offense: Returns 8 starters
Lose All CAA:
-1st team RB Jacobi Green, All American (Also lose 2014 1st team All CAA #2 RB Seth Fisher)
-1st team WR Reggie Diggs, All American
-1st team OL Nick Ritcher, All American, UDFA Tennessee Titans
Return All CAA:
-1st team All CAA Brian Brown (pre season All American)
-2nd team QB Kyle Lauletta
-2nd team OL Thomas Evans
-2nd team OL Nick Vergos
-3rd team OL Nick Holloway

Defense: Returns 8 starters
Lose All CAA:
-1st team CB Ayo Ogunniyi
Return All CAA:
-1st team WS David Jones (returning & pre season All American)
-1st team LB Omar Howard (pre season All American)
-2nd team DL Winston Craig

Special Teams Return All CAA 2nd team PK Peter Yoder

9/3 @ UVA
9/10 Norfolk State
9/17 @ SBU
9/24 Colgate
10/1 TU
10/8 @ Albany
10/15 VU
10/22 @ Elon
10/29 Bye
11/5 JMU
11/12 UD
11/19 @ W&M
(Miss UNH, Maine, URI)

[BDKJMU]

W&M (Last season 9-4/6-2, lost playoffs round of 16). Last year 13 seniors on roster.

Offense: Returns 9 starters
Lose All CAA:
-1st team OL Andrew Jones
-2nd team FB Andrew Weidinger
Return All CAA
-1st team RB Kendall Anderson (pre season All American)
-2nd team WR Devonte Dedmon
-2nd team TE Andrew Caskin
-3rd team QB Steve Clueley
-3rd team OL Chris Durant
-3rd team OL Connor Holland
-3rd team OL Jerry Ugokwe

Defense: Returns 7 starters.
Lose All CAA:
-1st team S DeAndre Houston-Carson, CAA Co-Defensive player of Year, All American, 6th rd draft pick Chicago Bears.
-1st team LB Luke Rhodes, All American, UDFA Tampa Bay Buccaneers
-1st team DL Tyler Claytor, All American
Return All CAA:
-2nd team CB Trey Reed

Special Teams Return All CAA:
-1st team kicker Nick Dorka (pre season All American)
-2nd team KR & PR Devonte Dedmon

9/1 NC State
9/10 Hampton
9/17 NSU
9/24 Elon
10/1 @ UNH
10/8 @ JMU
10/15 UD
10/22 Bye
10/29 Maine
11/5 @ SBU
11/12 @ TU
11/19 UR
(Miss Villanova, URI, Albany)

[BDKJMU]

JMU (Last season 9-3/6-2, lost playoffs round of 16). Last year 11 seniors on roster.

Offense: Returns 7 starters (8 from last 5 games)
Lose All CAA:
-1st team QB Vad Lee (CAA Offensive POY, All American)
-2nd team TE Dean Cheatham
Return All CAA:
-1st team OL Mitchell Kirschner (pre season All American)
-1st team WR Brandon Ravenel
-2nd team RB Cardon Johnson
Return QB Brandon Schor (started last 4 games).
Have *4 star USC QB transfer, started 1st 2 games for the Gamecocks.

Defense: Returns 8 starters (+1 from 2014)
Lose All CAA: 2nd team DL Alex Mosely
Return All CAA:
-1st team DE Andrew Ankrah (pre season All American)
-1st team CB Taylor Reynolds (pre season All American)
-2nd team S Raven Greene

9/3 Morehead
9/10 CCU
9/17 @ UNC
9/24 @ Maine (Maine coming off of bye).
10/1 UD (UD coming off of a bye).
10/8 W&M
10/15 @ UNH
10/22 Bye
10/29 URI
11/5 @ UR (UR coming off of a bye).
11/12 @ VU (Talley’s last home game).
11/19 Elon
(Miss TU, Albany, SBU)

[BDKJMU]

VU (Last season 6-5/5-3) Last year 16 seniors on roster.

Offense: Returns 5 starters.
Lose All CAA:
-1st team FB Gary Underwood
-2nd team WR Kevin Gulyas
Return All CAA:
-QB Zach Bednarczyk, CAA Co-Offensive Rookie of Year

Defense: Returns 5 starters.
Lose All CAA:
-1st team LB Don Cherry, All American, UDFPA with Philadelphia Eagles.
-3rd team S Cameron McCurry
Return All CAA:
-1st team DL Tanoh Kpassagnon (pre season All American)
-2nd team CB Malik Reaves
-3rd team LB Austin Calitro

9/3 @ Pitt
9/10 Lehigh
9/17 TU
9/24 @ Lafayette
10/1 @ Elon
10/8 URI
10/15 @ UR
10/22 Albany
10/29 Bye
11/5 @ Maine
11/12 JMU (Talley’s last home game)
11/19 @ UD
(Miss UNH, SBU, W&M)

[LeadBolt]

Richmond is in the same position pre-season this year as Villanova was last year. Don't go to sleep on Villanova in Talley's last season.

[BDKJMU]

UNH (Last year 7-5/5-3) Last year 18 seniors on roster.

Offense: Returns 7 starters
Lose All CAA: None
Lose QB Sean Goldrich
Return All CAA:
-1st team TE Jordan Powell (pre season All American, suspended 1st 6 games)
-2nd team RB Dalton Crossan

Defense: Returns 4 starters.
Lose All CAA:
-3rd team DL Jullian
-3rd team LB Akil Anderson
Return All CAA:
-1st team CB Casey DeAndrade (pre season All American)

Special teams Return All CAA:
-1st team Punt returner Casey DeAndrade.
-2nd team kick returner Dalton Crossan

9/3 @ San Diego St
9/10 HC
9/17 @ Dartmouth
9/24 @ URI
10/1 W&M
10/8 @ Elon
10/15 JMU
10/22 @ TU
10/29 SBU
11/5 Bye
11/12 Albany
11/19 @ Maine
(Miss VU, UR, UD)

[BDKJMU]

TU (Last season 7-4/5-3) Last year 18 seniors on roster.

Offense: Returns 10 starters + Oregon 4 star transfer QB.
Lose All CAA: None
Lose 2 yr starting QB Connor Frazier
Return All CAA:
-2nd team RB Darius Victor (pre season All American)
-3rd team FB Emanuel Holder

Defense: Returns 7 starters
Lose All CAA:
-3rd team DL John Desir
-3rd team S Donnell Lewis
Return All CAA: None

Special teams Lose All CAA :
-3rd team kicker Sam Hurwitz
-3rd team punt returner Donnell Lewis

9/3 @ USF
9/10 STFU
9/17 @ VU
9/24 Bye
10/1 @ UR
10/8 SBU
10/15 @ Dartmouth
10/22 UNH
10/29 @ UD
11/5 Elon
11/12 W&M
11/19 @ URI
(Miss JMU, Albany, Maine)

[BDKJMU]

UD (Last season 4-7/3-5) Last year 7 seniors on roster.

Offense: Returns 9 starters.
Lose All CAA: 1st team OL Ben Curtis
Return All CAA:
-3rd team TE Brandon Whaley
-3rd team OL Brody Kern
-3rd team OL Connor Bozik
Return starting QB Joe Walker.

Defense: Returns 8 starters.
Lose All CAA: 2nd team DL David Tinsley
Return All CAA:
-2nd team DL Blaine Woodson
-2nd team LB Charles Bell
-3rd team DL Bilal Nichols
-3rd team CB Justin Watson

Special Teams Lose All CAA: 2nd team P Eric Enderson

9/3 DSU
9/10 @ Lafayette
9/17 @ WFU
9/24 Bye
10/1 @JMU
10/8 Maine
10/15 @ W&M
10/22 SBU
10/29 TU
11/5 @ Albany
11/12 @ UR
11/19 VU
(Miss UNH, URI, Elon)

[BDKJMU]

SBU (Last season 3-5/5-5) (Were losing at the half @ UCONN, game was cancelled due to lightning).
Last year 12 seniors on roster.

Offense: Returns 8 starters
Lose All CAA: None
Lose QB Conor Bednarski
Return All CAA:
-1st team WR Ray Bolden
-2nd Team OL Timon Parris (pre season All American)

Defense: Returns 7 starters
Lose All CAA:
-1st team Victor Ochi, CAA Co-Defensive POTY, All American
Return All CAA
-2nd team DL Aaron Thompson
-3rd team LB Tyrice Beverette

9/3 N Dakota
9/10 @ Temple
9/17 UR
9/24 Sacred Heart
10/1 Bye
10/8 @ TU
10/15 URI
10/22 @ UD
10/29 @ UNH
11/5 W&M L
11/12 Maine
11/19 @ Albany
(Miss JMU, VU, Elon)

[BDKJMU]

Maine (Last season 3-8/3-5 CAA) Last year 19 seniors on roster. New 30 year old HC, youngest HC in Div I.

Offense: Returns 8 starters.
Lose All CAA:
-1st team OL Bruce Johnson
Return All CAA:
-2nd team WR Micah Wright
-3rd team WR Jordan Dunn
Return 2 yr starting QB Drew Belcher

Defense: Returns 6 starters.
Lose All CAA
-1st team DL Trevor Bates
-2nd team LB Randy Samuels
Return All CAA:
-1st team DL Patrick Ricard (pre season All American)

9/3 @ CT
9/10 @ Toledo
9/17 Bye
9/24 JMU
10/1 Bryant
10/8 @ UD
10/15 Albany
10/22 @ URI
10/29 @ W&M
11/5 VU
11/12 @ SBU
11/19 UNH
(Miss TU, UR, Elon)

[BDKJMU]

Elon (Last season 4-7/3-5 CAA) Last year 14 seniors on roster.

Offense: Returns 10 starters.
Lose All CAA: None
Return All CAA: None
-Both starting QBs (Fr & rFr last season)

Defense: Returns 5 starters.
Lose All CAA: None
Return All CAA:
-3rd team LB John Silas

Special Teams Return All CAA 3rd team P David Petroni

9/3 G Webb
9/10 @ UNCC
9/17 Fayetteville St (Div II)
9/24 @ W&M
10/1 VU
10/8 UNH
10/15 Bye
10/22 UR
10/29 @ Albany
11/5 @ TU
11/12 URI
11/19 @ JMU
(Miss UD, SBU, Maine)

[BDKJMU]

Albany (Last season 3-8/2-6) Last yr 10 seniors on roster.

Offense: Returns 11 starters.
Return All CAA: 3rd team OL Kevin Malloy (was also 3rd team in 2014)
Return starting QB Neven Sussman

Defense: Returns 8 starters.
Lose All CAA: 3rd team DL Samuel Gray
Return All CAA: 3rd team LB Julian Cox, (co-defensive rookie of the year as a true Fr).

9/2 @ Buffalo
9/10 @ URI
9/17 HC
9/24 StFU
10/1 Bye
10/8 UR
10/15 @ Maine
10/22 @ VU
10/29 Elon
11/5 UD
11/12 @ UNH
11/19 SBU
(Miss W&M, TU, JMU)

[BDKJMU]

URI (Last season 1-10/1-7) Last year 8 seniors on roster.

Offense: Returns 9 starters.
Lose All CAA: 2nd team OL Tyler Catalina
Return starting QB
Return All CAA:
-3rd team RB Harold Cooper
-3rd team TE Charlie McKeeman

Defense: Returns 7 starters.
Lose All CAA:
-2nd team S Tim Wienclaw
-3rd team CB Myles Holme
Return All CAA
-2nd team LB Adam Parker
-3rd team DL Mike Ezirike

Special Teams Return All CAA 1st team KR Harold Cooper.

9/3 @ Kansas
9/10 Albany
9/16 @ Harvard
9/24 UNH
10/1 Brown
10/8 @ VU
10/15 @ SBU
10/22 Maine
10/29 @ JMU
11/5 Bye
11/12 @ Elon
11/19 TU
(Miss W&M, UR, UD)

[BDKJMU]

Richmond is in the same position pre-season this year as Villanova was last year. Don't go to sleep on Villanova in Talley's last season.

VU returns the least amount of starters (10) of any team in the CAA from a team that went 6-5/5-3 last season. The probably top recruit class in the nation that they signed in 2011 with the bogus enticement of "We're moving up to the Big East" is now all gone. Defense might be decent, but not a lot of returning talent on the offensive side of the ball. "Let's do it for Talley" is only going to take them so far. I'd be surprised if they finished better than 6-5/4-4 this season & made the playoffs.

[bluehenbillk]

UD (Last season 4-7/3-5) Last year 7 seniors on roster.

Offense: Returns 9 starters.
Lose All CAA: 1st team OL Ben Curtis
Return All CAA:
-3rd team TE Brandon Whaley
-3rd team OL Brody Kern
-3rd team OL Connor Bozik
Return starting QB Joe Walker.

Defense: Returns 8 starters.
Lose All CAA: 2nd team DL David Tinsley
Return All CAA:
-2nd team DL Blaine Woodson
-2nd team LB Charles Bell
-3rd team DL Bilal Nichols
-3rd team CB Justin Watson

Special teams: Return All CAA 2nd team Punter Eric Enderson.

9/3 DSU
9/10 @ Lafayette
9/17 @ WFU
9/24 Bye
10/1 @JMU
10/8 Maine
10/15 @ W&M
10/22 SBU
10/29 TU
11/5 @ Albany
11/12 @ UR
11/19 VU
(Miss UNH, URI, Elon)

Our punter Enderson graduated & is gone.

[YoUDeeMan]

UD (Last season 4-7/3-5) Last year 7 seniors on roster.

Offense: Returns 9 starters.
Lose All CAA: 1st team OL Ben Curtis
Return All CAA:
-3rd team TE Brandon Whaley
-3rd team OL Brody Kern
-3rd team OL Connor Bozik
Return starting QB Joe Walker.

Defense: Returns 8 starters.
Lose All CAA: 2nd team DL David Tinsley
Return All CAA:
-2nd team DL Blaine Woodson
-2nd team LB Charles Bell
-3rd team DL Bilal Nichols
-3rd team CB Justin Watson

Special teams: Return All CAA 2nd team Punter Eric Enderson.

9/3 DSU
9/10 @ Lafayette
9/17 @ WFU
9/24 Bye
10/1 @JMU
10/8 Maine
10/15 @ W&M
10/22 SBU
10/29 TU
11/5 @ Albany
11/12 @ UR
11/19 VU
(Miss UNH, URI, Elon)

Our punter Enderson graduated & is gone.