URI leading Villanova

[ToTheLeft]

Punt.

how mcuh time left?

After the punt probably just over a minute.

Nova has 65 yards in front of them for a win, and probably 30 for reasonable FG range (not sure how good their K is)

[Grizalltheway]

FUMMMMMBLE!!!!

[ToTheLeft]

Whitney fumbles, URI recovers!

[Big McLargehuge]

Fall on the damn ball...


Rhody recovers a fumble on a blindside sack and this baby is over.

[DukeJack]

Fumble and URI ball!

Way to go Rams!

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Thank you for the seed, 'Nova!

[93henfan]

WOOT!

[AZGrizFan]

Another overrated CAA team.

[DSUrocks07]

Another overrated CAA team.

But, but, but they lost to another CAA team. This, of course, just shows how epically super-strong the CAA really is.

[UNHWildCats]

Villanova now has a tough road has to beat either UNH or Delaware to get in. UNH must beat Villanova. Umass has to beat two of these three Maine, URI or Delaware to get in. JMU and Richmond must win out.

[TribeNomad]

Another overrated CAA team.

Quite a funny comment coming from a Griz fan.......

[danefan]

Try figuring URI out

Sep 2 - L at Buffalo, 0-31
Sep 11 - L at Fordham, 25-27
Sep 18 - W vs. New Hampshire, 28-25
Sep 25 - Open
Oct 2 - W vs. Brown, 27-24 OT
Oct 9 - L at William & Mary, 7-26
Oct 16 - L at Delaware, 17-24
Oct 23 - L vs. Maine, 23-28
Oct 30 - W at Towson, 30-20
Nov 6 - W vs. Villanova, 17-14

[UNHWildCats]

they could easily be 6-3 of course they could just as easily be 1-8

[SeattleGriz]

they could easily be 6-3 of course they could just as easily be 1-8

Exactly, and this loss is either going to hurt them or help them.

[danefan]

they could easily be 6-3 of course they could just as easily be 1-8

Exactly, and this loss is either going to hurt them or help them.

Well they came into the game knowing they'd either win it or lose it, so they shouldn't be surprised.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Exactly, and this loss is either going to hurt them or help them.

Well they came into the game knowing they'd either win it or lose it, so they shouldn't be surprised.

Thanks John Madden.

[ttgwm02]

I've officially decided those of you whose teams are not named Appalachian State or within the CAA have no concept of how much better that conference is than anything else in FCS. Its night and day. This forum is a waste of time because the lack of respect, education, and knowledge about how good the CAA is is absurd. URI is a very good football team, and Villanova has been through the CAA wars just like W+M, Delaware, UMass, and New Hampshire, along with JMU and UR, would win or finish second in any other conference in the country.

[dbackjon]

Villanova now has a tough road has to beat either UNH or Delaware to get in. UNH must beat Villanova. Umass has to beat two of these three Maine, URI or Delaware to get in. JMU and Richmond must win out.

JMU-Richmond today in elimination game.

UNH-Nova will likely be elimination game as well

[dbackjon]

I've officially decided those of you whose teams are not named Appalachian State or within the CAA have no concept of how much better that conference is than anything else in FCS. Its night and day. This forum is a waste of time because the lack of respect, education, and knowledge about how good the CAA is is absurd. URI is a very good football team, and Villanova has been through the CAA wars just like W+M, Delaware, UMass, and New Hampshire, along with JMU and UR, would win or finish second in any other conference in the country.

Another CAA fan that has zero clue as to the level of football in the rest of the country.

[danefan]

I've officially decided those of you whose teams are not named Appalachian State or within the CAA have no concept of how much better that conference is than anything else in FCS. Its night and day. This forum is a waste of time because the lack of respect, education, and knowledge about how good the CAA is is absurd. URI is a very good football team, and Villanova has been through the CAA wars just like W+M, Delaware, UMass, and New Hampshire, along with JMU and UR, would win or finish second in any other conference in the country.

OK OK........have a cream soda...........eat a Worther's Original.........and relax.........

I think there's an awful lot of knowledge about the CAA on this forum.

But sit back and think about this.....Villanova just lost to a team that lost to Fordham. Gotta expect some "overrated" chants.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

I've officially decided those of you whose teams are not named Appalachian State or within the CAA have no concept of how much better that conference is than anything else in FCS. Its night and day. This forum is a waste of time because the lack of respect, education, and knowledge about how good the CAA is is absurd. URI is a very good football team, and Villanova has been through the CAA wars just like W+M, Delaware, UMass, and New Hampshire, along with JMU and UR, would win or finish second in any other conference in the country.

Like that holds a lot of weight or credence with anyone.

EDIT: Please leave then. You will not be missed.

[ttgwm02]

Yeah....i must have missed that every year since the CAA started at least one of their teams has been in the final game.

Ok..perhaps that was a bit of an overstatement. There is pretty good football in the rest of the country. NIU, SIU, Montana, SD, etc have all fielded good programs in recent years. At the same time, I saw a lot of those teams play the last two year against CAA teams in the playoffs and felt that with the exception of App State and Montana, it was really a clear difference in skill, experience and talent.

You see it in the playoffs. The last three years, the CAA is 20-7 over teams from outside the CAA. 4 of those losses came to Appalachian State.

It is also notable - and this is important - that the CAA is in a region that does not have a mid-major football conference. Along the east coast you have only the Big East and the ACC - so if you play in that region, want to stay there and dont get an offer from a BCS automatic qualifying conference program, you are looking at the CAA.

That being said - I think the fact that the CAA, (with the exception of Towson at the moment) is the only conference in the country that fields an entire conference, where on any day one of the bottom teams can beat a top-five team in the country and it will be no surprise to fans of the conference. I watched URI play William and Mary and they are a GOOD football team. Yes they lost to Fordham early, but that team is good. I am not saying they should be in the playoffs, but I will say that if you compare their talent and skill with the bottom feeders in any of the other FCS conferences, it isnt even close.

[Silenoz]

I've officially decided those of you whose teams are not named Appalachian State or within the CAA have no concept of how much better that conference is than anything else in FCS. Its night and day. This forum is a waste of time because the lack of respect, education, and knowledge about how good the CAA is is absurd. URI is a very good football team, and Villanova has been through the CAA wars just like W+M, Delaware, UMass, and New Hampshire, along with JMU and UR, would win or finish second in any other conference in the country.

What. A. Douchebag.
Anyone with "knowledge" of the CAA, or FCS for that matter, knows that it's comments like this that have created the CAA backlash (evidenced here) in the first place

I also love that the two guys who are getting all sensitive in here are both WM fans. Get back to us when your TEAM actually wins something

[Grizalltheway]

I've officially decided those of you whose teams are not named Appalachian State or within the CAA have no concept of how much better that conference is than anything else in FCS. Its night and day. This forum is a waste of time because the lack of respect, education, and knowledge about how good the CAA is is absurd. URI is a very good football team, and Villanova has been through the CAA wars just like W+M, Delaware, UMass, and New Hampshire, along with JMU and UR, would win or finish second in any other conference in the country.

Holy fuck, just put a gun to your head, already, if this place makes you that miserable.

[BlueHen86]

Yeah....i must have missed that every year since the CAA started at least one of their teams has been in the final game.

Ok..perhaps that was a bit of an overstatement. There is pretty good football in the rest of the country. NIU, SIU, Montana, SD, etc have all fielded good programs in recent years. At the same time, I saw a lot of those teams play the last two year against CAA teams in the playoffs and felt that with the exception of App State and Montana, it was really a clear difference in skill, experience and talent.

You see it in the playoffs. The last three years, the CAA is 20-7 over teams from outside the CAA. 4 of those losses came to Appalachian State.

It is also notable - and this is important - that the CAA is in a region that does not have a mid-major football conference. Along the east coast you have only the Big East and the ACC - so if you play in that region, want to stay there and dont get an offer from a BCS automatic qualifying conference program, you are looking at the CAA.

That being said - I think the fact that the CAA, (with the exception of Towson at the moment) is the only conference in the country that fields an entire conference, where on any day one of the bottom teams can beat a top-five team in the country and it will be no surprise to fans of the conference. I watched URI play William and Mary and they are a GOOD football team. Yes they lost to Fordham early, but that team is good. I am not saying they should be in the playoffs, but I will say that if you compare their talent and skill with the bottom feeders in any of the other FCS conferences, it isnt even close.