CAA Power Rankings

[vutomcat]

Let your friend reply. Or don't you have faith in him to respond in brutally honest fashion?

[vutomcat]

What's brutal about that? Obvious flaw.
Keep trying... come on. Your boys here are hoping you have something. Please tell me you have answers. I want the truth! Give me something or I suggest you stop posting and turn off your computer.

Well, i guess 93 henfan took my advice. He couldn't answer honestly so he turned of his computer and stopped posting. He just logged off...

[93henfan]

What's brutal about that? Obvious flaw.
Keep trying... come on. Your boys here are hoping you have something. Please tell me you have answers. I want the truth! Give me something or I suggest you stop posting and turn off your computer.

Well, i guess 93 henfan took my advice. He couldn't answer honestly so he turned of his computer and stopped posting. He just logged off...

I did answer. You asked if I was ever critical of Delaware. I am. Frequently. I pointed you to the most recent instance of this and you even responded in that thread today after you apparently looked to confirm. Since you didn't retain the information, I said that Delaware did not stop the run, and that has been a pattern in our three losses to teams better than us. I stated that W&M was clearly a superior team. Is that evidence enough?

Am I missing something, or are you just a generally stupid person? Perhaps you just have bad reading comprehension? Or perhaps I know you and you are just trolling? I really hope it's the latter, because I really had a higher opinion of Nova than to think they could pump out a human being as clueless as you. I mean, I frequently have good-natured sparring with the other (albeit few) Nova posters here like Seahawks, Fact, Jstclmt, Wideright way back when, etc. and none ever appeared to have a low IQ. Please tell me that VU did not graduate you and maybe I'll give Nova a pass.

Please be sure to show your face here in two weeks after Delaware beats Nova in the Chester projects again this year to give you your sixth loss. I'd hate to see you run and hide and not be a man about things.

[vutomcat]

Very disappointing post. Is your face as red as that post sounds? Wow. I will not respond to your rantings or name calling. Have a glass of wine and calm down. I asked you to comment on the various computer rankings. You ignored it.

I can assure you that we don't know each other unless you were one of the De. fans I have sat next to during the last four decades during the Nova games. For the most part, with some exceptions, I like the De. fans. On this forum, you (in a collective sense) seem to have an inflated view of your team's performance thus far. If you can't enter into a discussion of that without blowing a gasket I suggest to you again to turn off your computer and stop posting.

If you can continue, --- why do you think all of the computer rankings rank Nova so far ahead of Delaware?

[93henfan]

Very disappointing post. Is your face as red as that post sounds? Wow. I will not respond to your rantings or name calling. Have a glass of wine and calm down. I asked you to comment on the various computer rankings. You ignored it.

I can assure you that we don't know each other unless you were one of the De. fans I have sat next to during the last four decades during the Nova games. For the most part, with some exceptions, I like the De. fans. On this forum, you (in a collective sense) seem to have an inflated view of your team's performance thus far. If you can't enter into a discussion of that without blowing a gasket I suggest to you again to turn off your computer and stop posting.

If you can continue, --- why do you think all of the computer rankings rank Nova so far ahead of Delaware?

Seriously? You're hanging your hat on computer rankings? Sagarin had Bethune Cookman ahead of NDSU and a top 10 in all of D1 including FBS after week 6.

Computer rankings don't play on the field.

[vutomcat]

Figured that. Nuff said for being "brutally honest"! I'll leave you alone. No need to beat a dead hen.

[93henfan]

Figured that. Nuff said for being "brutally honest"! I'll leave you alone. No need to beat a dead hen.

You asked me to point out Delaware flaws. I do it all the time. Maybe read my posts.

I'm not sure why you keep repeating your same ineffective points as I continue to beat you down, like Delaware did last time they played Villanova in the Chester projects.

Keep on enjoying those computer rankings. You guys have the five highest quality losses in FCS! Enjoy that Thanksgiving turkey while I get my tailgating gear ready for the first round playoff game at The Tub.

[GannonFan]

Figured that. Nuff said for being "brutally honest"! I'll leave you alone. No need to beat a dead hen.

Not dead, still playoff eligible Hen. You know, the same playoffs nova is no longer eligible for this year.

And really, 93 is now not critical of his own Hens? Do you actually read what other posters write? It can educational.

[bluehenbillk]

Non sequitur

Over ruled.

It's hard to find many UD fans that think this years squad is special. They've beat the teams they're supposed to beat (except Towson which was "an upset"), and lost to the teams they were supposed to lose to(and Maine & Navy were quite bad losses).

It's Year 1 of a new coaching staff, Brock has never been a HC before & there seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel. To take what 93 said, the team is just inconsistent. The OL which was a glaring weakness in years past is improved but still is lacking against better teams in opening holes. The RB & WR corps are good, but our QB's have been inconsistent as well.

The defense - completely mediocre at every phase. Our PK has been a big disappointment the past 2 seasons. There are some bright spots - Zack Kerr our DT at times plays like an All-American. David Mackall - LB can be a star in the CAA if he ever finds a way to stay healthy. And we have a FR at punter that will be 1st team all CAA & looks like a heckuva athlete.

The team is relatively young. We have 5 senior starters on offense (3OL, 1RB & 1WR) and 2 seniors on D (DT & CB). Like any FCS team not named NDSU there are some things to be happy about & some things that make you shake your head.

Personally if I was a Villanova fan & made the playoffs in 2012 and had almost everybody back this year and was sliming through a meaningless November hoping for just a winning record I'd be unhappy - miserable most likely, because the only sport they care about on the Main Line is looking at finishing in the middle of the pack in a depleted Big East hoops league.

We can talk about schedules sure, but it's really easy to say Villanova "over-scheduled" and paid the price for it. Your roster contains some guys you normally wouldn't have got but you lied to them about moving to the Big East (remember that speculation). Anyway on scheduling you goto BC and not only lose the game but lose mutiple starters to injury. Then you go out the next week & lose to Fordham, or as some have said "lose to BC twice". Unfortunately for you it doesn't matter if you lose by 2-3 or 20-30 they all count the same in the end.

The bottom line, we know our team has MANY flaws, but we're still alive and Villanova isn't & let's face it - you're bitter about it.

I have a feeling PPL will be a pretty empty place next Saturday.

[TribePride]

Wow. Really looking forward to the Delaware/Villanova game now.

Can't we all just get along this week and all hate Towson together?

Just waiting to get a Maine post telling us how we are all irrelevant this year....

Lastly, if Delaware goes 9-3, there is 0 chance they are not in the field of 24. I'd pick any of the potential CAA playoff squads and Villanova as well against Fordham right now.

[bluehenbillk]

Wow. Really looking forward to the Delaware/Villanova game now.

Can't we all just get along this week and all hate Towson together?

Just waiting to get a Maine post telling us how we are all irrelevant this year....

Lastly, if Delaware goes 9-3, there is 0 chance they are not in the field of 24. I'd pick any of the potential CAA playoff squads and Villanova as well against Fordham right now.

You're correct on UD's lock at 9-3. Hating Towson & Nova are similar because of their lack of fanbases.

If you've ever wondered why UD & VU seem to despise each other well......

One thing that you can count on, tomcat said he likes DE fans, well the feeling sure as hell ain't mutual. I have the (dis)pleasure of working on the Main Line a short distance away from VU & I can tell you we just don't like them.

[TribePride]

Wow. Really looking forward to the Delaware/Villanova game now.

Can't we all just get along this week and all hate Towson together?

Just waiting to get a Maine post telling us how we are all irrelevant this year....

Lastly, if Delaware goes 9-3, there is 0 chance they are not in the field of 24. I'd pick any of the potential CAA playoff squads and Villanova as well against Fordham right now.

You're correct on UD's lock at 9-3. Hating Towson & Nova are similar because of their lack of fanbases.

If you've ever wondered why UD & VU seem to despise each other well......

One thing that you can count on, tomcat said he likes DE fans, well the feeling sure as hell ain't mutual. I have the (dis)pleasure of working on the Main Line a short distance away from VU & I can tell you we just don't like them.

Understand completely. We have always respected Delaware even though some of the losses were painful. There is more of a rivalry with JMU and an outright hatred of the Richmond Spiders for us. Can't ever feel too confident against them regardless of the records. Should be very entertaining the next two weeks. Then, I pull for all CAA teams once the playoffs begin unless they play against the Tribe. The potential Big Sky/CAA battles could be intense this year.

[vutomcat]

Nice well thought out response. Thanks. Not sure I agree with the lying part and I question how you would know that but I appreciate most of the response.

So many of our losses could have gone the other way. But as you said it's easy to claim that a tough schedule is the reason. Bottom line we didn't get it done to secure a bid.

However, call me a dreamer as I still hold out a small (very very small) sliver of hope for a bid. If we finish at 5-3 in conference and Richmond somehow comes up with an upset or two and Towson beats both JMU and W&M... and ... we beat Delaware by 20 or 30 pts..... maybe we will be the first team to ever have 5 losses and secure a bid. Unlikely, but if all that happens we at least are in the conversation. Or, they just take 3 CAA teams which would be ashame. Our top three or four teams can beat anyone except NDSU from what I can see. EWU would be tough as well.

[93henfan]

Wow. Really looking forward to the Delaware/Villanova game now.

Can't we all just get along this week and all hate Towson together?

Just waiting to get a Maine post telling us how we are all irrelevant this year....

Lastly, if Delaware goes 9-3, there is 0 chance they are not in the field of 24. I'd pick any of the potential CAA playoff squads and Villanova as well against Fordham right now.

You're correct on UD's lock at 9-3. Hating Towson & Nova are similar because of their lack of fanbases.

If you've ever wondered why UD & VU seem to despise each other well......

One thing that you can count on, tomcat said he likes DE fans, well the feeling sure as hell ain't mutual. I have the (dis)pleasure of working on the Main Line a short distance away from VU & I can tell you we just don't like them.

I don't hate Towson at all. It's a cute little school somewhere between a community/teachers college and a directional public. The dance team is full of girls whose second job also involves "dancing". What's not to like?

Villanova on the other hand... the only time their football attendance gets to a noteworthy level is when they host Delaware in their dump of an on-campus track with high school bleachers or in the rent-a-soccer-field in Chester. They have aspirations of being D1A in football again but nobody wants them. Their formerly strong basketball conference was their hat hook, and it is all falling apart. The 85 championship with the team high as a kite on the cocaine seems like a distant memory now. Their priests get shitfaced during games and run over Delaware fans after them in their stupors. Gotta watch the young boys you take to games up there for obvious reasons as well. That's a common theme at even the non-Catholic schools in PA.

[vutomcat]

Ah! In true Hen fashion, they love to get as low can go. Have fun in the mud. I will be at the annual beat down known as the Battle of the Blue. Who is bitter ???? Just a reminder- see below for actual results of this "rivalry". Ha!


YEAR WINNER LOSER

2006 NOVA 28 DELAWARE 27

2007 NOVA 19 DELAWARE 14

2008 NOVA 21 DELAWARE 7

2009 NOVA 31 DELAWARE 12

2010 NOVA 28 DELAWARE 21

2012 NOVA 41 DELAWARE 10

[bluehenbillk]

However, call me a dreamer as I still hold out a small (very very small) sliver of hope for a bid.

That dream would have some merit at 7-5. However, the fact that for some dumb reason you guys scheduled only 11 games in a 12-game eligible season more than seals your fate.

[93henfan]

Ah! In true Hen fashion, they love to get as low can go. Have fun in the mud. I will be at the annual beat down known as the Battle of the Blue. Who is bitter ???? Just a reminder- see below for actual results of this "rivalry". Ha!


YEAR WINNER LOSER

2006 NOVA 28 DELAWARE 27

2007 NOVA 19 DELAWARE 14

2008 NOVA 21 DELAWARE 7

2009 NOVA 31 DELAWARE 12

2010 NOVA 28 DELAWARE 21

2012 NOVA 41 DELAWARE 10

2006-2010 was a nice run for you before we smacked you down in 2011. Talley was definitely in Keeler's head for a bit. The good thing was, it didn't matter, as Keeler still reached the Chipper in three of the past ten seasons and was able to bring home the hardware once, to add to UD's other five national championships. Can't complain about Keeler too much.

[GannonFan]

Nice well thought out response. Thanks. Not sure I agree with the lying part and I question how you would know that but I appreciate most of the response.

So many of our losses could have gone the other way. But as you said it's easy to claim that a tough schedule is the reason. Bottom line we didn't get it done to secure a bid.

However, call me a dreamer as I still hold out a small (very very small) sliver of hope for a bid. If we finish at 5-3 in conference and Richmond somehow comes up with an upset or two and Towson beats both JMU and W&M... and ... we beat Delaware by 20 or 30 pts..... maybe we will be the first team to ever have 5 losses and secure a bid. Unlikely, but if all that happens we at least are in the conversation. Or, they just take 3 CAA teams which would be ashame. Our top three or four teams can beat anyone except NDSU from what I can see. EWU would be tough as well.

You're not dreaming, you're just flat out wrong. nova is done, they cannot make the playoffs. You don't get even a remote sniff with only 6 DI wins, which is the most nova can get. It's over, deal with it. You returned almost everyone from a playoff team last year (albeit one that was manhandled by Stony Brook in the opening game) and despite being the odds on favorite this year in the CAA you were eliminated from the playoffs before November. Again, deal with it.

As for the CAA, come on, the Southland looks pretty strong. This isn't the CAA of 5 years ago - Maine might be a decent team on the national scene this year but the rest of the conference can probably win an opening round game and that's it. Towson has no defense, W&M has no offense, UD isn't as good as either of them (and may not make it anyway), and UNH and JMU likely aren't even going to get in.

[GannonFan]

Ah! In true Hen fashion, they love to get as low can go. Have fun in the mud. I will be at the annual beat down known as the Battle of the Blue. Who is bitter ???? Just a reminder- see below for actual results of this "rivalry". Ha!


YEAR WINNER LOSER

2006 NOVA 28 DELAWARE 27

2007 NOVA 19 DELAWARE 14

2008 NOVA 21 DELAWARE 7

2009 NOVA 31 DELAWARE 12

2010 NOVA 28 DELAWARE 21

2012 NOVA 41 DELAWARE 10

What happened in 2011?

[vutomcat]

2006-2010 was a nice run for you before we smacked you down in 2011. Talley was definitely in Keeler's head for a bit. The good thing was, it didn't matter, as Keeler still reached the Chipper in three of the past ten seasons and was able to bring home the hardware once, to add to UD's other five national championships. Can't complain about Keeler too much.[quote][/quote]


2011 smack down? against a team of freshman. Not what a real man would call a smack down.

What happened last year?

Tell your buds to leave B-ball out of the conversation unless they want to get buried with the history of one of the top basketball schools ever. I won't start unless provoked but they really don't want to go there.

[vutomcat]

You're not dreaming, you're just flat out wrong. nova is done, they cannot make the playoffs. You don't get even a remote sniff with only 6 DI wins, which is the most nova can get. It's over, deal with it. You returned almost everyone from a playoff team last year (albeit one that was manhandled by Stony Brook in the opening game) and despite being the odds on favorite this year in the CAA you were eliminated from the playoffs before November. Again, deal with it.

As for the CAA, come on, the Southland looks pretty strong. This isn't the CAA of 5 years ago - Maine might be a decent team on the national scene this year but the rest of the conference can probably win an opening round game and that's it. Towson has no defense, W&M has no offense, UD isn't as good as either of them (and may not make it anyway), and UNH and JMU likely aren't even going to get in.

I disagree with you here. I think you are right about Towson and W&M having flaws but their strengths are formidable. I think they can move through more than an opening round.
I knew I was going to get drilled for putting that dream sequence out there, hope you had fun with it.

[93henfan]

This is a football board. We don't care about basketball. Even if we did, the Butler guys have done more than you have lately anyway.

And Nova football is done this season. No need to worry yourself about the playoffs.

[vutomcat]

Couldn't help yourself could you? While Butler has had some recent bball success their history does not compare to Villanova's. FACT

[TribePride]

Loving this back and forth. Someone needs to go ahead and create the Delaware v. Villanova thread.

It is also time to start a playoff thread for the 24 prospective teams. When you begin to analyze this, it seems very unlikely the CAA gets 5 teams, and somewhat unlikely it gets 4.

Can't disagree on the Tribe offensive struggles this season. If we had ANY offense at all, we would have won at Villanova. But we didn't and Robertson showed his capabilities on their winning drive. We now have better QB play and McBride and Saboor are both good players that can carry us far if we will give them the ball. West and Towson vs. our D should be very entertaining. I certainly have seen enough of him the last two years. Our hope is that the Towson D is not too good this week.

Maine has scored in bunches on everyone so I think they should translate well for the playoffs. All the rest of the potential qualifiers have flaws, but aside from E. Illinois and North Dakota St., everyone does.

[TribePride]

Couldn't help yourself could you? While Butler has had some recent bball success their history does not compare to Villanova's. FACT

Another FACT- No one else roots for a school on here that has never been to the NCAA tournament but me and my fellow Tribesmen. Will begin checking in on them after football ends.