Week 9 CAA Prediction Thread

[bluehenbillk]

Maine 23 URI 20 - Rhody just misses the upset
JMU 35 Char 21 - Dukes too much
W&M 31 UD 20 - Tribe better than Hens
UR 38 Elon 10 - Punch to mouth early
UNH 27 StB 10 - Wolves make them work but still coast
Alb 24 Gate 21 (OT) - Most competitive game of week
Nova 45 Morgan St 7 - Least competitive game of week

[CAA Flagship]

Maine 31 URI 14
JMU 34 Charlotte 28
W&M 24 UD 21
UR 27 Elon 17
UNH 28 StB 14
Albany 20 Colgate 17
Nova 52 Morgan St 14

[BDKJMU]

Maine (2-5/1-3) @ URI (0-7/0-3) Noon UM 20, URI 17

JMU (4-3/2-2) @ UNCC (3-4) Noon JMU 42, UNCC 27
UNCC so far:
Won @ non scholly Cambell 33-9.
Beat Div II Johnson C Smith 56-0.
Won @ NCCU (3-4) 40-28.
Lost @ Elon (1-6) 20-13 (could be Elon's only win the whole year).
Lost CSU (5-2) 47-41 (OT).
Lost @ GWebb (4-3) 27-24.
Lost Citadel (2-5) 63-56 (2 OT).

UD (4-3/2-1) @ W&M (4-3/1-2) 12:30 PM W&M 24, UD 13

UR (5-2/2-1) @ Elon (1-6/0-3) 3:00 PM UR 31, Elon 13

SBU (4-4/3-1) @ UNH (5-1/3-0) 3:00 PM UNH 31, SBU 17

Colgate (4-3/2-0) @ Albany (5-2/1-2) 3:30 PM UA 38, Colgate 24
L @ Ball State 30-10
L @ UD 28-25
W Cornell 27-12
W G Town 19-0
W HC 20-17
W Princeton 31-30
L @ Yale 45-31

Morgan State (4-3/3-1) @ VU (6-1/4-0) 3:30 VU 45, Morgan State 14
Morgan State so far:
L @ E Mich 31-28
L @ HC 29-26
W (Div II) Bowie State 28-3
W Howard 38-35
L @ NSU 15-14
@ @ FAMU 24-9
W NCCU 21-20

Bye: TU

[BDKJMU]

Both JMU and UNCC coming off of bye weeks.

A the beginning of the season I thought UNCC would be doing better. They are only in their 2nd season, but they were slated to have about 75 on scholly this season, mostly 2 and 3 star HS recruits in their 1st-3rd year, + some transfer & walkons. I was thinking they would be the 2nd most talented team JMU would play, after UMD, in terms of raw talent, but the least experienced.

JMU will be without their pre season AA safety Dean Marlowe for the 1st half of the UNCC game due to a targeting call in the 3rd qtr of the TU game. He'll be replaced by a true Fr, which means 3 true fr in the secondary for JMU for the 1st half (unless the other JMU safety who has missed the last 3+ games to injury is back, not sure). That likely means that UNCC wil get a 1st half score that they otherwise wouldn't have gotten. Regardless, JMU "should" win this one by a couple of scores..

Should be the 2nd biggest away game crowd JMU faces, with a 15k+ sellout.

[89Hen]

Almost missed it this week

JMU 31 - Charlotte 20
W&M 28 - Delaware 13
Richmond 31 - Elon 7
UNH 42 - Stony 27
Albany 31 - Colgate 17
nova 42 - Morgan 6

[93henfan]

Why do you all pick Delaware to hang so close with W&M? Do you believe in some intra-season cycle or something? Is some historical notion of UD as a respectable program swaying you?

The only reason I wouldn't pick a score of say 52-10 is because I think Laycock is a classy guy who will call off the dogs unlike a JMU. Still I think W&M dominates a historically bad UD team something like 34-10.

[BDKJMU]

JMU will be without their pre season AA safety Dean Marlowe for the 1st half of the UNCC game due to a targeting call in the 3rd qtr of the TU game. He'll be replaced by a true Fr, which means 3 true fr in the secondary for JMU for the 1st half (unless the other JMU safety who has missed the last 3+ games to injury is back, not sure). That likely means that UNCC wil get a 1st half score that they otherwise wouldn't have gotten. Regardless, JMU "should" win this one by a couple of scores..

Should be the 2nd biggest away game crowd JMU faces, with a 15k+ sellout.

28-14 JMU at the half. And just like I predicted. Both of UNCC's 1st half TDs came when Marlowe's backup got beat.

Close to packed house HC crowd. I'm sure a sellout. Nice 15k horseshoe stadium with no track. Sightlines as about as good as can be expected from low level goal line seats.

And damn UNCC has some good scenery down here. 70+ sunny no shade helps.

[vutomcat]

JMU will be without their pre season AA safety Dean Marlowe for the 1st half of the UNCC game due to a targeting call in the 3rd qtr of the TU game. He'll be replaced by a true Fr, which means 3 true fr in the secondary for JMU for the 1st half (unless the other JMU safety who has missed the last 3+ games to injury is back, not sure). That likely means that UNCC wil get a 1st half score that they otherwise wouldn't have gotten. Regardless, JMU "should" win this one by a couple of scores..

Should be the 2nd biggest away game crowd JMU faces, with a 15k+ sellout.

28-14 JMU at the half. And just like I predicted. Both of UNCC's 1st half TDs came when Marlowe's backup got beat.

Close to packed house HC crowd. I'm sure a sellout. Nice 15k horseshoe stadium with no track. Sightlines as about as good as can be expected from low level goal line seats.

And damn UNCC has some good scenery down here. 70+ sunny no shade helps.

Good out of conference win by JMU. Three and "oh" for the CAA this week. Charlotte, Colgate and Mogan State fall to CAA.

W & M, Richmond, continue to build resumes for the playoff selection committee. Four teams looking more likely every week. Let's see what next week brings. JMU and Albany also remain potential playoff teams with a lot of work to do though.

[BDKJMU]

28-14 JMU at the half. And just like I predicted. Both of UNCC's 1st half TDs came when Marlowe's backup got beat.

Close to packed house HC crowd. I'm sure a sellout. Nice 15k horseshoe stadium with no track. Sightlines as about as good as can be expected from low level goal line seats.

And damn UNCC has some good scenery down here. 70+ sunny no shade helps.

Good out of conference win by JMU. Three and "oh" for the CAA this week. Charlotte, Colgate and Mogan State fall to CAA.

W & M, Richmond, continue to build resumes for the playoff selection committee. Four teams looking more likely every week. Let's see what next week brings. JMU and Albany also remain potential playoff teams with a lot of work to do though.

JMU has just as much resume (or lack thereof as W&M). Both have a lot of work to do (Looks like JMU on defense and W&M on offense).
-Both are 5-3/2-2.
-Both still have to play each other
-Both still have to play UR.

I'll make a prediciton. Winner of W&M @ JMU next week will make the playoffs. Loser won't. Huge game.

JMU/UNCC highlights for both teams. Highlights don't show a couple of turnovers (Lee fumble on an option and a pick the backup UNCC QB threw.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV0EtX8 ... e=youtu.be[/youtube]

[grizzaholic]

Why do you all pick Delaware to hang so close with W&M? Do you believe in some intra-season cycle or something? Is some historical notion of UD as a respectable program swaying you?

The only reason I wouldn't pick a score of say 52-10 is because I think Laycock is a classy guy who will call off the dogs unlike a JMU. Still I think W&M dominates a historically bad UD team something like 34-10.

Close 31-17

[93henfan]

31-17 is close now? OK then, moral victory for the resurgent Hens!

[vutomcat]

Good out of conference win by JMU. Three and "oh" for the CAA this week. Charlotte, Colgate and Mogan State fall to CAA.



W & M, Richmond, continue to build resumes for the playoff selection committee. Four teams looking more likely every week. Let's see what next week brings. JMU and Albany also remain potential playoff teams with a lot of work to do though.

JMU has just as much resume (or lack thereof as W&M). Both have a lot of work to do (Looks like JMU on defense and W&M on offense).
-Both are 5-3/2-2.
-Both still have to play each other
-Both still have to play UR.

I'll make a prediciton. Winner of W&M @ JMU next week will make the playoffs. Loser won't. Huge game.

JMU/UNCC highlights for both teams. Highlights don't show a couple of turnovers (Lee fumble on an option and a pick the backup UNCC QB threw.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV0EtX8 ... e=youtu.be[/youtube]

It's close, but not the same. The loss to Delaware really hurts JMU's argument. W&M's losses are to an FBS and two top ranked FCS teams. If they can split Richmond/JMU they will get in.

I would like to see as many CAA teams as possible and hope JMU can do it I just think they have a tougher road with W&M, Stony Brook and Richmond still on the schedule. If they win 2 of those three they will have a strong argument. W & M has Elon and Towson left,which at least on paper, appear to be wins.

GO CAA!

[93henfan]

JMU has ZERO business in any playoff anywhere. They lost to Delaware.

[CAA Flagship]

Maine 31 URI 14 (20-14)
JMU 34 Charlotte 28 (48-40)
W&M 24 UD 21 (31-17)
UR 27 Elon 17 (30-10)
UNH 28 StB 14 (28-20)
Albany 20 Colgate 17 (24-17)
Nova 52 Morgan St 14 (48-28)

7-0 This Week
55-17 for the season

[grizzaholic]

31-17 is close now? OK then, moral victory for the resurgent Hens!

I was talking about your score prediction. Sorry for not being crystal clear.

[YoUDeeMan]

JMU has ZERO business in any playoff anywhere. They lost to Delaware.

JMU seems to be getting better every week. Player development...coaches adapting to the players's strengths, player gaining confidence int he coaches' game plans.

UD. Uh....no. We're regressing.

Carribe might have a good read on the team. He said Brock basically is screwing the seniors by not getting a few missing pieces (transfer linemen) that could have helped this team. And, Brock is playing the youngsters in critical situations while Guisti & Co. are on the bench watching. So yeah, the senior players might be a little pissed that Brock has thrown them under the bus.

[93henfan]

JMU has ZERO business in any playoff anywhere. They lost to Delaware.

JMU seems to be getting better every week. Player development...coaches adapting to the players's strengths, player gaining confidence int he coaches' game plans.

UD. Uh....no. We're regressing.

Carribe might have a good read on the team. He said Brock basically is screwing the seniors by not getting a few missing pieces (transfer linemen) that could have helped this team. And, Brock is playing the youngsters in critical situations while Guisti & Co. are on the bench watching. So yeah, the senior players might be a little pissed that Brock has thrown them under the bus.

Brock is a dingleberry, but I'm guessing he's safe for five seasons of suckitude after KC's contract was bought out by a donor and Ziady made the buddy hire. Let that sink in. Three and one third more seasons of regression before we can even start to rebuild.

[BDKJMU]

UM 20, URI 17

UM 20, URI 14.

JMU 42, UNCC 27

JMU 48, UNCC 40

W&M 24, UD 13

W&M 31, UD 17

UR 31, Elon 13

UR 30, Elon 10

UNH 31, SBU 17

UNH 28, SBU 20

UA 38, Colgate 24

UA 24, Colgate 17

VU 45, Morgan State 14

VU 48, Morgan State 28

Damn, not only did I go 7-0, but was getting pretty close on some of those scores..

55-16 on season.

[BDKJMU]

Maine 31 URI 14 (20-14)
JMU 34 Charlotte 28 (48-40)
W&M 24 UD 21 (31-17)
UR 27 Elon 17 (30-10)
UNH 28 StB 14 (28-20)
Albany 20 Colgate 17 (24-17)
Nova 52 Morgan St 14 (48-28)

7-0 This Week
55-17 for the season

That's 72 games. I'm counting 71 on the season. I am 55-16.

[89Hen]

JMU 31 - Charlotte 20 (48-40)
W&M 28 - Delaware 13 (31-17)
Richmond 31 - Elon 7 (30-10)
UNH 42 - Stony 27 (28-20)
Albany 31 - Colgate 17 (24-17)
nova 42 - Morgan 6 (48-28)

Would seem I missed the Maine/URI game, but I would have picked 7-3 Maine so

[bluehenbillk]

2nd undefeated week of the year - was probably the easiest week of the season - most of the scores were pretty close too.

[BDKJMU]

POTW Honors:

Offensive Player of the Week
Vad Lee | QB | James Madison
· Totaled six touchdowns – four passing and two rushing – in JMU's win at Charlotte.
· Finished 32-of-47 passing for a game-high 333 yards.
· Added 71 rushing yards on 12 carries.

Defensive Player of the Week
Andrew Bose | LB | Rhode Island
· Posted 19 tackles against Maine – the most in CAA Football this season.
· His 19 tackles tied for the fifth-highest total in Rhody history.
· Recorded three tackles-for-loss and a pair of sacks.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Myles Holmes | KR | Rhode Island
· Returned the opening kickoff of the third quarter 100 yards for a Rhode Island touchdown, giving the Rams a 14-6 lead.
· Became the first CAA Football player this season with a kick-return touchdown.

Rookie of the Week
Nigel Beckford | RB | Maine
· Rushed for a game-high 107 yards on 25 carries in Maine's win over Rhody.
· Added a six-yard scoring run in the third quarter.
· His 25 carries and 107 yards both set career highs.
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