CAA Week 1 Predictions

[BDKJMU]

Little late for this since games start today. All 12 CAA teams in action vs OOC. 9 vs I-A, 8 of which are televised, 7 of those on ESPN3. Included the opponents' records from last season.

Thur, 9/3
SBU@ Toledo (9-4/7-1) (7 PM, ESPN 3)
Elon @ Wake Forest (3-9/1-7) (7 PM, ESPN 3)
VU @ Connecticut (2-10/1-7) (7 PM, ESPN 3)
UNH @ San José State (3-9/2-6) (10 PM EST)

Fri, 9/4
URI @ Syracuse (3-9/1-7) (7 PM, ESPN3)
Jacksonville (9-2/7-1) @ UD

Sat, 9/5
UR @ Maryland (7-6/4-4) (noon, ESPNU))
Maine @ Boston College (7-6/4-4) (1 PM, ESPN 3)
Albany @ Buffalo (5-6/3-4) (3:30 PM, ESPN3)
Towson @ East Carolina (8-5/5-3) (6 PM, ESPN3)
Morehead State @ JMU (6 PM)
W&M @ Lafayette (6 PM)

[BDKJMU]

Thur, 9/3
SBU@ Toledo (9-4/7-1) (7 PM, ESPN 3)
Elon @ Wake Forest (3-9/1-7) (7 PM, ESPN 3)
VU @ Connecticut (2-10/1-7) (7 PM, ESPN 3)
UNH @ San José State (3-9/2-6) (10 PM EST)

Fri, 9/4
URI @ Syracuse (3-9/1-7) (7 PM, ESPN3)
Jacksonville (9-2/7-1) @ UD (7 PM)

Sat, 9/5
UR @ Maryland (7-6/4-4) (noon, ESPNU))
Maine @ Boston College (7-6/4-4) (1 PM, ESPN 3)
Albany @ Buffalo (5-6/3-4) (3:30 PM, ESPN3)
Towson @ East Carolina (8-5/5-3) (6 PM, ESPN3)
Morehead State @ JMU (6 PM) 63-17
W&M @ Lafayette (6 PM)

[CAA Flagship]

SBU 14 @ Toledo 33
Elon 23 @ Wake Forest 30
VU 28 @ Connecticut 27
UNH 21 @ San José State 28
URI 10 @ Syracuse 41
Jacksonville 17 @ UD 34
UR 21 @ Maryland 42
Maine 10 @ Boston College 35
Albany 20 @ Buffalo 24
Towson 24 @ East Carolina 21
Morehead State 14 @ JMU 42
W&M 24 @ Lafayette 20

[BDKJMU]

Don't follow the AAC. Know nothing about CT other than they are a bad G5. Looking up their results from last season I'm going to assume CT (2-10/1-7) is in about the same category as SMU (1-11/1-7). Actually SMU's only win was over CT by 7. CT beat SBU by only 3 early and UCF (who obliterated SMU).

-Excluding 1978-mid 80s, I-A historically wins over 90+% of these games.
-Think CT might actually have a chip on their shoulder hearing how VU is favored over them (last I saw CT was +3, pretty rare for a I-AA to be favored over a I-A, might only see that once or twice a season, don't know of any other cases for this season).
-Given that CT lost to TU's NC game team 2 seasons ago and struggled against SBU last season, and being the underdog, don't think there is any chance CT takes a CAA team lightly.

Toss up game.

[YoUDeeMan]

SBU 14 @ Toledo 33
Elon 23 @ Wake Forest 30
VU 28 @ Connecticut 27
UNH 21 @ San José State 28
URI 10 @ Syracuse 41
Jacksonville 17 @ UD 34
UR 21 @ Maryland 42
Maine 10 @ Boston College 35
Albany 20 @ Buffalo 24
Towson 24 @ East Carolina 21
Morehead State 14 @ JMU 42
W&M 24 @ Lafayette 20

3 wins vs I-A on the same weekend. That ain't happened in the CAA since at least the mid-late 00s glory days..

Huh?

You better check your reading glasses...they aren't working.

[CAA Flagship]

SBU 14 @ Toledo 33
Elon 23 @ Wake Forest 30
VU 28 @ Connecticut 27
UNH 21 @ San José State 28
URI 10 @ Syracuse 41
Jacksonville 17 @ UD 34
UR 21 @ Maryland 42
Maine 10 @ Boston College 35
Albany 20 @ Buffalo 24
Towson 24 @ East Carolina 21
Morehead State 14 @ JMU 42
W&M 24 @ Lafayette 20

3 wins vs I-A on the same weekend. That ain't happened in the CAA since at least the mid-late 00s glory days..

Just two. When was the last time THAT happened?

[dbackjon]

Thur, 9/3
SBU@ Toledo (9-4/7-1) (7 PM, ESPN 3)
Elon @ Wake Forest (3-9/1-7) (7 PM, ESPN 3)
VU @ Connecticut (2-10/1-7) (7 PM, ESPN 3)
UNH @ San José State (3-9/2-6) (10 PM EST)

Fri, 9/4
URI @ Syracuse (3-9/1-7) (7 PM, ESPN3)
Jacksonville (9-2/7-1) @ UD

Sat, 9/5
UR @ Maryland (7-6/4-4) (noon, ESPNU))
Maine @ Boston College (7-6/4-4) (1 PM, ESPN 3)
Albany @ Buffalo (5-6/3-4) (3:30 PM, ESPN3)
Towson @ East Carolina (8-5/5-3) (6 PM, ESPN3)
Morehead State @ JMU (6 PM)
W&M @ Lafayette (6 PM)

[dbackjon]

3 wins vs I-A on the same weekend. That ain't happened in the CAA since at least the mid-late 00s glory days..

Just two. When was the last time THAT happened?

there are some winnable FBS games. Best of the CAA versus some bad FBS teams.

[89Hen]

Toledo 38 - Stony 13
Wake 44 - Eloan 10
UConn 31 - villanova 20
San Jose State 38 - UNH 35
Cuse 31 - URI 7
UD 38 - JU 28
Maryland 34 - Richmond 17
BC 42 - Maine 20
Buffalo 31 - Albany 17
ECU 38 - Torson 6
JMU 38 - Morehead 10
W&M 28 - Lafayette 24

[BDKJMU]

3 wins vs I-A on the same weekend. That ain't happened in the CAA since at least the mid-late 00s glory days..

Huh?

You better check your reading glasses...they aren't working.

GD 6.93 dyslexia.. So used to most people picking VU over CT (most on JMU board did) that when I saw he had TU & UNH winning I was thinking he picked 3 wins over I-A.,..

[ASUG8]

Wake is terrible. I'm not sure Elon is worse, but they have a shot.

[TribeFanInNC]

W&M at Lafayette is also on ESPN3.

[YoUDeeMan]

Toledo 44 - Stony B 13
Wake 41 - Elan 10
UConn 33 - nova 24
San Jose State 38 - UNH 33
Cuse 34 - URI 7
UD 35 - JU 31
Maryland 31 - Richmond 17
BC 33 - Maine 24
Buffalo 34 - Albany 13
ECU 38 - Towson State 24
JMU 40 - Morehead 10
W&M 28 - Lafayette 17

[BDKJMU]

W&M at Lafayette is also on ESPN3.

Ok. ESPN doesn't list it.
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[TribeFanInNC]

W&M at Lafayette is also on ESPN3.

Ok. ESPN doesn't list it.
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It shows up here:
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[bluehenbillk]

Here's mine copied from the AGS board a few days ago:

Toledo 37 Stony Brook 13
Wake Forest 41 Elon 7
UConn 24 Nova 21
SJSU 30 UNH 17
UD 31 Jacksonville 24
Cuse 38 URI 10
Maryland 41 Richmond 17
BC 27 Maine 7
Buffalo 34 Albany 13
JMU 48 Morehead 7
ECU 40 Towson 14
W&M 26 Lafayette 21

[89Hen]

Stony @ Toledo was cancelled for weather.

[Chizzang]

Stony @ Toledo was cancelled for weather.

[BDKJMU]

Stony @ Toledo was cancelled for weather.

Thats ridiculous for a Thir night game to not be rescheduled during the next 3 days.. . Just reschedule it for Fri. Or Sat. Or Sun. LSU/McNeese was also canceled, but at least that was a Sat night game...

[BDKJMU]

Thur, 9/3
SBU@ Toledo (9-4/7-1) (7 PM, ESPN 3)
Elon @ Wake Forest (3-9/1-7) (7 PM, ESPN 3)
VU @ Connecticut (2-10/1-7) (7 PM, ESPN 3)
UNH @ San José State (3-9/2-6) (10 PM EST)

Fri, 9/4
URI @ Syracuse (3-9/1-7) (7 PM, ESPN3)
Jacksonville (9-2/7-1) @ UD (7 PM)

Sat, 9/5
UR @ Maryland (7-6/4-4) (noon, ESPNU))
Maine @ Boston College (7-6/4-4) (1 PM, ESPN 3)
Albany @ Buffalo (5-6/3-4) (3:30 PM, ESPN3)
Towson @ East Carolina (8-5/5-3) (6 PM, ESPN3)
Morehead State @ JMU (6 PM) 63-17
W&M @ Lafayette (6 PM)

SBU @ Toldeo: Cancelled after 1 half due to weather. But Toledo was up 16-7..
WF 41, Elon
CT 20, VU 15
SJSU 43, UNH 13
Syracuse 47, URI 0
JU 20, UD 14. WTF UD.. Way to f up my perfect week..
MD 50, UR 21
BC 24, Maine 3
Buffalo 51, Albany 14
ECU 28, TU 20
JMU 56, Morehead 7
W&M 34, Lafayette 7

[BDKJMU]

JMU set school record with 713 yards of total offense.
-Vad Lee 18-25 for 297, 3 TD, 1 INT. He had 4 passes that were flat out dropped..
-Lee and JMU's top 2 RB all rushed for over 100 yds.

Defense held Morehead to 252..Granted all this has to be taken with a grain of salt as it came against a non scholly Pioneeer program...

[BDKJMU]

CAA POTW

Offensive Player of the Week
Vad Lee | QB | James Madison
- Totaled 402 yards of total offense and four touchdowns in James Madison's dominant 56-7 win over Morehead State.
- Finished 18-of-25 passing for 297 yards and three scores.
- Ran 13 times for 105 yards - including a 66-yard touchdown on JMU's second possession – marking his third-career 100-yard rushing performance.

Defensive Player of the Week
Raven Greene | S | James Madison
- Recorded nine tackles – including a team-high eight solo stops – as James Madison held Morehead State to just 252 total yards.
- Forced a first-quarter fumble that the Dukes recovered with Morehead State inside the JMU red zone.
- The turnover led to a JMU touchdown on the ensuing drive.

Special Teams Player of the Week
David Petroni | P | Elon
- Punted 11 times in Elon's contest at Wake Forest, averaging 44.2 yards.
-Booted three kicks of 50-plus yards and two of at least 60, marking the two longest punts of his career.
-Pinned four punts inside the Demon Deacon 20 yard line.

Rookie of the Week
Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks | RB | UAlbany
-Led UAlbany with 74 rushing yards at Buffalo, including a fourth-quarter touchdown.
-Averaged 6.7 yards on 11 carries in the game.
-All 11 rushing attempts went for positive yards against the FBS Bulls.
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[BDKJMU]

Got to throw a shout out to Michael Birdsong. Starts at QB at JMU as a true Soph in 2013. Gets beat out for the starting job Spring 2014 after Vad Lee transfers from Georgia Tech. Birdsong then transfers UP to Marshall, sits out a season, and wins the starting job. Went 23-36 for 234 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT in Marshall's 41-31 win over Purdue.

How rare is that- a player at I-AA gets beat out for the starting job, transfers UP, then wins a starting job. Have never heard of that happening before.

[89Hen]

Wake 44 - Eloan 10 (41-3)
UConn 31 - villanova 20 (20-15)
San Jose State 38 - UNH 35 (43-13)
Cuse 31 - URI 7 (47-0)
UD 38 - JU 28 (14-20)
Maryland 34 - Richmond 17 (50-21)
BC 42 - Maine 20 (24-3)
Buffalo 31 - Albany 17 (51-14)
ECU 38 - Torson 6 (28-20)
JMU 38 - Morehead 10 (56-7)
W&M 28 - Lafayette 24 (34-7)

[tribe_pride]

Got to throw a shout out to Michael Birdsong. Starts at QB at JMU as a true Soph in 2013. Gets beat out for the starting job Spring 2014 after Vad Lee transfers from Georgia Tech. Birdsong then transfers UP to Marshall, sits out a season, and wins the starting job. Went 23-36 for 234 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT in Marshall's 41-31 win over Purdue.

How rare is that- a player at I-AA gets beat out for the starting job, transfers UP, then wins a starting job. Have never heard of that happening before.

Out of curiosity, did Birdsong get beat out legitimately or did Birdsong "lose out" to the guy Withers brought in once he was hired? It's working well for both guys and teams but just wondering what you guys thought last year.