Beat you on this one.This semester's programs include the art of American dating
That's a really cool story and something I never knew ODU did. Thanks for the link!CAA Flagship wrote:Hey ODUalum11. The early bird catches the worm.
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Interesting article on how Old Dominion helps "Americanize" international students. This article is ripe for a lot of non-PC comments.
This semester's programs include the art of American dating
http://www.odusports.com/sports/m-footb ... 11aaa.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;ATLANTA, Ga. - The Old Dominion Monarchs won their seventh straight game with a 40-17 victory over future Colonial Athletic Association rival Georgia State at the Georgia Dome Saturday.
The win, ODU's seventh straight, improves the squad to 2-0 on the year.
Jarod Brown drilled a pair of field goals in the opening quarter giving Old Dominion a quick 6-0 edge. Brown's first field goal, a 51-yarder on the Monarchs' opening drive, was the longest of his career, surpassing his previous high of 48 in last year's season finale at N.C. Central
They reported just above 11K which being honest sounds right to me.clenz wrote:How many people are being reported at this game? 30k?
By the looks of the crowd about 5k were there....so probably 28 reported
Good post of the CAA Game of the Week Preview: Hampton at Old Dominion.ODUalum11 wrote:Great preview written on CAAZone of this weekend's Hampton-ODU game...
http://www.caazone.com/2011/09/14/week- ... -dominion/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Don't beat us too bad Blue Hens....http://www.odusports.com/sports/m-footb ... 11aaa.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;NORFOLK, Va. - Larry Pinkard returned a blocked punt five yards and Thomas DeMarco ran for two touchdowns in the last seven minutes as Old Dominion hung on to defeat Hampton 45-42 Saturday night in Norfolk.
ODU held a 17-14 halftime lead and quickly stretched the lead to 10 on a five-yard Angus Harper touchdown, but Hampton came right back, catapulted by a Justin Blake interception, with 13-straight points, two field goals by Taurean Durham and a 42-yard fumble return by Jeremy Jermin to take a 27-24 lead.
Play fast.
That's been the message Old Dominion football coach Bobby Wilder has instilled in his players for the past three years.
There are many ways to interpret that, but at least one result is clear. The Monarchs run a lot of plays every game...
..."Finding kids in Virginia who can run is like picking apples off a tree," Wilder said. "So playing fast makes sense."
Evans believes the willingness of ODU's receivers to share the spotlight is playing a huge role in ODU's success.
"If one of us runs a fly route and is 40 yards downfield at the end of a play, they aren't coming back to the line of scrimmage," said Evans, a redshirt junior and ODU's career leader in receptions and receiving yardage. "They are peeling off the field; it's next man in.
"That's part of why we can play fast."
It's an approach that might not necessarily pay dividends in the second quarter. But get into the fourth quarter and things start happening.
"Every time we play, we go so fast that I've seen some star defensive linemen take a play off here or there in the fourth quarter," left tackle Ryan Jensen said. "As an offensive lineman, I don't have to pursue the ball the way a defensive lineman does. It's tiring. So we have an advantage and we use it..."
...In their almost three years of football, the Monarchs have always tried to play fast. But they are now approaching break-neck pace. And they couldn't care at all about time of possession, a statistic they clearly lose more than they win.
"We ran an 11-play, 67-yard drive Saturday against Richmond in the fourth quarter that took two minutes and 41 seconds," Wilder said. "When a play ends, we're looking to get the next play off in 15 to 20 seconds."
Wilder said he started paying attention to pace of play when Chip Kelly was the offensive coordinator at New Hampshire. From there, Kelly became offensive coordinator at Oregon, and then Oregon's head coach...
