James Madison at Old Dominion

[JmuSkinsfan]

Don't think you can beat out JMU for quality of drunk students. We are hard to top in that regard.

I don't think anyone is seriously saying JMU by 4 TDs ... I think, though, that if JMU sets the tempo (which they have a history of doing with pass-heavy offenses) ... they WILL force turnovers from your young QB ... and JMU does not let you get away with mistakes. JMU should have this one in the bag and be up 42-17 late and ODU gets a scrub-time TD to make it 42-24 ... bank it.

[CAA Flagship]

Don't think you can beat out JMU for quality of drunk students. We are hard to top in that regard.

I don't think anyone is seriously saying JMU by 4 TDs ... I think, though, that if JMU sets the tempo (which they have a history of doing with pass-heavy offenses) ... they WILL force turnovers from your young QB ... and JMU does not let you get away with mistakes. JMU should have this one in the bag and be up 42-17 late and ODU gets a scrub-time TD to make it 42-24 ... bank it.

You've been hanging out with Thorpe. We will have guys zigging and zagging all over the field. Your d-backs won't know what the heck is going on.
ODU by 17

[JmuSkinsfan]

Don't think you can beat out JMU for quality of drunk students. We are hard to top in that regard.

I don't think anyone is seriously saying JMU by 4 TDs ... I think, though, that if JMU sets the tempo (which they have a history of doing with pass-heavy offenses) ... they WILL force turnovers from your young QB ... and JMU does not let you get away with mistakes. JMU should have this one in the bag and be up 42-17 late and ODU gets a scrub-time TD to make it 42-24 ... bank it.

You've been hanging out with Thorpe. We will have guys zigging and zagging all over the field. Your d-backs won't know what the heck is going on.
ODU by 17

Interesting, that didn't seem to impact us very much in the past. JMU is by far the #1 defense in the CAA. We are #1 against the run and #3 against the pass in CAA competition ... JMU also has not allowed a CAA team to score more than 30 points in forever ... even during the past two years when our offense was awful and put our defense in terrible spots. Again, not really seeing your logic there.

For JMU to lose to ODU by 16 (per your last prediction lol) without going over 30 (29 points), JMU would have been limited to 13 points. If you think JMU is going to score just 13 points against your awful defense, then YOU are smoking something. This is the type of game that JMU has won 42-28 or 42-24 in the past. Not completely unrealistic there buddy.

This sudden sense of entitlement from ODU fans is annoying. I have been faster than anyone to give you guys props on your accomplishments so far this season ... but your wins over UMass/Villanova/URI do not impress me. I'm not saying you guys aren't good, but I don't think you realize how good JMU is. You may be in for a rude awakening.

[JmuSkinsfan]

Also, even if you look at the Towson/ODU game ... I'm not sold. I think Towson is good ... but still slightly overrated. They beat a Richmond team 31-28 at the last second that JMU had beaten 31-7 the week before. I know every week in the CAA is different and anything can happen, but the fact that JMU blew the doors off of Richmond, who Towson barely knocked off the next week, and then ODU lost in a barn-burner to Towson ... I'm just not sold on it yet.

[JMU DJ]

Thats not that bold a prediction. In 4 CAA games JMU has sacked:
W&M: 4
UR: 7
Maine: 3
Nova: 4

That ODU Fr QB better be either:
-damn mobile
-be throwing mostly short drop high % passes
If not, he is going to be taking ALOT of hits.

* A LOT

[Grizalltheway]

Thats not that bold a prediction. In 4 CAA games JMU has sacked:
W&M: 4
UR: 7
Maine: 3
Nova: 4

That ODU Fr QB better be either:
-damn mobile
-be throwing mostly short drop high % passes
If not, he is going to be taking ALOT of hits.

* A LOT

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[CAA Flagship]

Also, even if you look at the Towson/ODU game ... I'm not sold. I think Towson is good ... but still slightly overrated. They beat a Richmond team 31-28 at the last second that JMU had beaten 31-7 the week before. I know every week in the CAA is different and anything can happen, but the fact that JMU blew the doors off of Richmond, who Towson barely knocked off the next week, and then ODU lost in a barn-burner to Towson ... I'm just not sold on it yet.

But you have yet to play against OUR offense, and special teams for that matter. I would like to see how we do if we were at full strength, but no excuses will be necessary if Harper plays the entire game at RB without getting injured. He has enough experience now to know what and how to do the things he needs to do. If Heinicke has time to throw, we can get to the weakest aspect of your defense; the secondary. We have some speed at the receiver positions, but the true challenge is the unpredictability of where they are going. I don't expect us to move the ball on the ground, so it will come down to pass protection. I will immediately look to see if your corners press our receivers. If you take away the short game and are able to penetrate the line, we will be in trouble. But nobody has been able to do that yet. Delaware gave us the short passes but we either dropped them or misfired. W&M (2010) struggled in the first half with it as we found open receivers short early, then deep, but they settled down enough in the second half to win.
Another thing I will be interested in seeing is how often you go to a nickel package against 4 receivers. I don't know much about the speed or cover ability of your OLB's.
On the other side, we will give you the short passes all day long. Hit them and you can have many long drives. We generally don't give up anything over the top. But I don't think you will be looking over the top this game. Step one for our defense is to stop the run and put the game in your QB's hands. That sort of backfired against us at UD. But I'm sure we will try it again.

ODU by 18

[Dukie95]

Will not be a blowout for either side. Whichever team wins this game wins it by fewer than 10. I just hope it's the Dukes.

[MadMaxMonarch]

If ODU doesn't win another game, they've played better than most people expected. If they beat JMU, they should consider this season as one of the most remarkable seasons in CAA history. Just think if they would have beaten UD and TU (as they could have). JMU has the 7th best run defense in the FCS so I can't see ODU running on them. By that, I mean more than 110 yards.

Bold prediction: ODU's QB gets knocked out of the game and is lost for the remainder of the season.

Thats not that bold a prediction. In 4 CAA games JMU has sacked:
W&M: 4
UR: 7
Maine: 3
Nova: 4

That ODU Fr QB better be either:
-damn mobile
-be throwing mostly short drop high % passes
If not, he is going to be taking ALOT of hits.

ODU has 30 sacks in 8 games versus JMU's 21 in their 7.
ODU sacks against CAA..

UD -0
UMass - 5
URI - 2
TOW - 6
VU - 5

I realize the Dukes are a run first type of offense, but if the Monarchs can contain the run and get JMU to look to pass they can bring the heat also.

Should be an entertaining game with a match up of two very different styles of play.

[CAA Flagship]

If any of you Dukes litter the hallowed grounds of historic Foreman Field with those purple and gold streamers, the gloves are coming off. Just sayin'.

ODU by 19

[mcveyrl]

If any of you Dukes litter the hallowed grounds of historic Foreman Field with those purple and gold streamers, the gloves are coming off. Just sayin'.

ODU by 19

That's gonna happen. Sorry. You should've kept us from scoring.

And if the wind (as predicted) is anything like the wind from 'Nova...it could get ugly.

Also, your picture link is from beinglatino.files.wordpress.com....WTF??

[CAA Flagship]

If any of you Dukes litter the hallowed grounds of historic Foreman Field with those purple and gold streamers, the gloves are coming off. Just sayin'.


That's gonna happen. Sorry. You should've kept us from scoring.

And if the wind (as predicted) is anything like the wind from 'Nova...it could get ugly.

Also, your picture link is from beinglatino.files.wordpress.com....WTF??

Que pasa? Heck I just Google for pictures. I'm also Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.

Wind predicted to blow in at 18mph from the NW (towards your corner of the stands). This means the streamers will be blowing into your faces. It will be difficult to get them more than 10 rows down if you try for any height.

[mcveyrl]

Que pasa? Heck I just Google for pictures. I'm also Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.

Wind predicted to blow in at 18mph from the NW (towards your corner of the stands). This means the streamers will be blowing into your faces. It will be difficult to get them more than 10 rows down if you try for any height.

That's good to know...and FYI for your maintenance crews, rain turns streamers into a mix between paint and tape...have fun with that afterwards....

[mcveyrl]

Que pasa? Heck I just Google for pictures. I'm also Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.

Wind predicted to blow in at 18mph from the NW (towards your corner of the stands). This means the streamers will be blowing into your faces. It will be difficult to get them more than 10 rows down if you try for any height.

Hold on, does that mean that the visiting side faces east? It won't be a factor in this game, but doesn't the sun bother the home team during afternoon/evening games.

[cr8nb]

Hold on, does that mean that the visiting side faces east? It won't be a factor in this game, but doesn't the sun bother the home team during afternoon/evening games.

The field actually tilts a little to the NNW. The setting sun is fairly brutal for the fans on the side with the visiting team (east or "Hampton Blvd" side). But the angle doesn't appear to bother any players. But being a noon game it shouldn't be an issue regardless.

[mcveyrl]

Que pasa? Heck I just Google for pictures. I'm also Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.

Wind predicted to blow in at 18mph from the NW (towards your corner of the stands). This means the streamers will be blowing into your faces. It will be difficult to get them more than 10 rows down if you try for any height.

Hold on, does that mean that the visiting side faces east? It won't be a factor in this game, but doesn't the sun bother the home team during afternoon/evening games.

I've had a long day, so I needed a break. And this is what I did with it...

In this picture, it looks like the sun is setting on the left hand side of the picture to the right of the end zone stands (if you're sitting in the stands facing the field).



If you compare that to this seating chart:



It looks like the visitor stands are on the right side of the top picture facing the sunset (which makes more sense from a strategery point of view) which means the visiting stands FACE west, making northwesterly winds the perfect conditions for tossing streamers and having them a) land in the ODU stands or b) land on the field.

I've made a diagram of possible streamer paths, assuming my calculations are correct.

[BDKJMU]

This is like Game 5 of a 7-game playoff series...ODU wins and we're 1 win away from making a very strong case for the playoffs, we lose and we'll have no choice but to win the last two games of the season to make it in the postseason tournament. I believe 8 is the magic number for ANY team in the CAA this year unless if you're Towson or Maine or UNH who could probably get in with 7 wins.

BS. Any CAA team that wins 7 Div I games and played a I-A will get in at 7-4. Only teams that wouldn't would be UD, W&M, and ODU. Well, can now scratch W& M and UD from that list.

URI and Nova also already eliminated. UR won't win out. 7-4 would get in Maine, TU, JMU, or UNH. Maine & TU will get at least 8 wins. UNH is the most likely to end up 7-4, followed by JMU (but only one of those 2 will end up 7-4- JMU @ UNH 11/5). And that team will be in the playoffs, probably no bye.

[youngterrier]

I'm loving the OD fan who keeps predicting scores and he keeps going up lol

[ODUalum11]

I'm loving the OD fan who keeps predicting scores and he keeps going up lol

...and as time goes on the weather is getting more and more questionable.

[JmuSkinsfan]

I'm loving the OD fan who keeps predicting scores and he keeps going up lol

...and as time goes on the weather is getting more and more questionable.

The private weather guy I follow (Wxrisk.com) said that the rain should be moved out of the area for the ODU/JMU game at noon ... the wind, however, is a different story. Wind/Rain = JMU huge trump card. Anything that limits the "unstoppable" ODU pass offense

[ODUalum11]

...and as time goes on the weather is getting more and more questionable.

The private weather guy I follow (Wxrisk.com) said that the rain should be moved out of the area for the ODU/JMU game at noon ... the wind, however, is a different story. Wind/Rain = JMU huge trump card. Anything that limits the "unstoppable" ODU pass offense

yeah, the weather for this saturday doesn't sound nearly as bad as it was for the Hampton game and any ODU fan can correct me if I'm wrong but it didn't rain the whole game...just at the beginning.

As for the wind, FWIW when is it not at least a little bit windy in Norfolk? It's Always Windy in Norfolk....hey, that sounds like a spin off of Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

[cr8nb]

I love the effort but you misinterpreted the weather. If they say the winds are NW it means FROM the NW not towards. So the wind would be coming in the exact opposite of what your diagram is referencing. So to add on to it if the winds NNW like predicted the streamers would just shoot straight to their left and out of the stadium onto the parking lot.

And most folks from the area deal with that level of wind on the regular with it being right on the water. I always bring weights and rope for the canopy. This week I'm actually bringing a tarp to wrap around a 1/3rd of the canopy to block wind as well.

[MadMaxMonarch]

I'm not real concerned with those fabulous, flamboyant streamers flying about. JMU fans throw one every time they score so that means they have like 2 left from the 12 packs they started the season with. Thats about right for Saturday.

[JmuSkinsfan]

I'm not real concerned with those fabulous, flamboyant streamers flying about. JMU fans throw one every time they score so that means they have like 2 left from the 12 packs they started the season with. Thats about right for Saturday.

Haha yep! Cause we haven't been scoring points at all this year!!!

[mcveyrl]

I love the effort but you misinterpreted the weather. If they say the winds are NW it means FROM the NW not towards. So the wind would be coming in the exact opposite of what your diagram is referencing. So to add on to it if the winds NNW like predicted the streamers would just shoot straight to their left and out of the stadium onto the parking lot.

And most folks from the area deal with that level of wind on the regular with it being right on the water. I always bring weights and rope for the canopy. This week I'm actually bringing a tarp to wrap around a 1/3rd of the canopy to block wind as well.

Damn you and your weather logic...