"So what are the Old Dominion Monarchs getting into as they dive into the Colonial Athletic Association in football this weekend?
They are joining a league that produces - whether it's national championships or NFL players.
The CAA's football conference, formerly the Atlantic 10, has produced four Football Championship Subdivision titleists in the past eight years and has 32 players on NFL rosters this season.
By comparison, the Big Sky Conference, home to defending national champion Eastern Washington, has 22 players on NFL rosters, and the Southern, home to perennial powers Appalachian State and Georgia Southern, has 13.
"So what are the Old Dominion Monarchs getting into as they dive into the Colonial Athletic Association in football this weekend?
They are joining a league that produces - whether it's national championships or NFL players.
The CAA's football conference, formerly the Atlantic 10, has produced four Football Championship Subdivision titleists in the past eight years and has 32 players on NFL rosters this season.
By comparison, the Big Sky Conference, home to defending national champion Eastern Washington, has 22 players on NFL rosters, and the Southern, home to perennial powers Appalachian State and Georgia Southern, has 13.
If those numbers don't prove the CAA is superior to every other FCS conference I don't know what does....unless if you're a conference that has NDSU in it.
Re: Whoomp...there it is!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:00 am
by ∞∞∞
grizzaholic wrote:NDSU has more wins and sports a NFL Defense.
NDSU has three Olympic gold medals in football...and football isn't even an Olympic sport.
Re: Whoomp...there it is!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:23 am
by andy7171
Cluck U wrote:Can you dig it? Can y'all dig it?
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Re: Whoomp...there it is!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:26 am
by Grizalltheway
Cluck U wrote:
"So what are the Old Dominion Monarchs getting into as they dive into the Colonial Athletic Association in football this weekend?
They are joining a league that produces - whether it's national championships or NFL players.
The CAA's football conference, formerly the Atlantic 10, has produced four Football Championship Subdivision titleists in the past eight years and has 32 players on NFL rosters this season.
By comparison, the Big Sky Conference, home to defending national champion Eastern Washington, has 22 players on NFL rosters, and the Southern, home to perennial powers Appalachian State and Georgia Southern, has 13.
Yawn. The only thing that should matter to you is that your team blew a shot at another national title to a Big Fluffy team.
Re: Whoomp...there it is!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:32 am
by AZGrizFan
ODUalum11 wrote:If those numbers don't prove the CAA is superior to every other FCS conference I don't know what does....unless if you're a conference that has NDSU in it.
CAA had (until this year) 14 teams, whereas most other leagues only have 9 (or less). You do the math on the whole "players in the NFL argument".
Re: Whoomp...there it is!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:08 am
by andy7171
AZGrizFan wrote:
ODUalum11 wrote:If those numbers don't prove the CAA is superior to every other FCS conference I don't know what does....unless if you're a conference that has NDSU in it.
CAA had (until this year) 14 teams, whereas most other leagues only have 9 (or less). You do the math on the whole "players in the NFL argument".
The CAA has 14 teams!?!?!
Re: Whoomp...there it is!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:25 am
by AZGrizFan
andy7171 wrote:
AZGrizFan wrote:
CAA had (until this year) 14 teams, whereas most other leagues only have 9 (or less). You do the math on the whole "players in the NFL argument".
The CAA has 14 teams!?!?!
I didn't say that.
Re: Whoomp...there it is!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:35 am
by Dukie95
I wonder if the newbie CAA FB reporter counted Marques Colston, Kyle Arrington, Sephen Bowen or Willie Colon in that lot. Hofstra no longer has football, of course, but they are all product of this conference.
Re: Whoomp...there it is!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:52 am
by ODUalum11
Dukie95 wrote:I wonder if the newbie CAA FB reporter counted Marques Colston, Kyle Arrington, Sephen Bowen or Willie Colon in that lot. Hofstra no longer has football, of course, but they are all product of this conference.
I'm guessing he did if you read the whole article....
Two Delaware alums are playing in the NFL: Flacco and Cleveland Browns free safety Mike Adams. Two is a low number for CAA teams: Massachusetts and Richmond have five each, while William and Mary, Maine, and former CAA team Hofstra have four each.
Re: Whoomp...there it is!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:00 am
by Dukie95
ODUalum11 wrote:
Dukie95 wrote:I wonder if the newbie CAA FB reporter counted Marques Colston, Kyle Arrington, Sephen Bowen or Willie Colon in that lot. Hofstra no longer has football, of course, but they are all product of this conference.
I'm guessing he did if you read the whole article....
Which, of course, I did not do...eh...regards...
Re: Whoomp...there it is!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:32 pm
by Aho Old Guy
Can games against Dook really be counted as FBS wins?
Re: Whoomp...there it is!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:42 pm
by ronbo
Montana has seven active roster NFL'ers. I think only App. State is close.
We have four seniors right now that are good prospects. A 6'3" corner with 4.4 speed that's a lock to go in the 3rd-4th round. A linebacker that's 6'2" 245 and is leading the FCS in tackles at 15 per game, and two Offensive linemen that go 6'5" 315 and 6'7" 300. I bet two of those four make active rosters.
Montana 7 (2 Pro Bowlers, Dan Carpenter Miami, Marc Mariani Tenn. was clocked at 4.38 when at Montana)
App. State 6
Boise State 14
New Mexico State 2
New Mexico 7
Nevada 8
Wyoming 6
Colorado State 9
Connecticut 8
San Jose State 4
Idaho 7
Iowa State 4
Louisiana Tech 4
Hawaii 12
Houston 7
Utah State 5
UNLV 2
BYU 11
Cincinnati 8
Washington 9
West Virginia 10
San Diego State 11
Minnesota 7
Indiana 8
Re: Whoomp...there it is!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:48 pm
by BlueHen86
AZGrizFan wrote:
ODUalum11 wrote:If those numbers don't prove the CAA is superior to every other FCS conference I don't know what does....unless if you're a conference that has NDSU in it.
CAA had (until this year) 14 teams, whereas most other leagues only have 9 (or less). You do the math on the whole "players in the NFL argument".
If by '14' you really meant '12' and if by 'until this year' you meant 'untli last year', then I agree with you.
Re: Whoomp...there it is!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:51 pm
by BlueHen86
grizzaholic wrote:
Cluck U wrote:
"So what are the Old Dominion Monarchs getting into as they dive into the Colonial Athletic Association in football this weekend?
They are joining a league that produces - whether it's national championships or NFL players.
The CAA's football conference, formerly the Atlantic 10, has produced four Football Championship Subdivision titleists in the past eight years and has 32 players on NFL rosters this season.
By comparison, the Big Sky Conference, home to defending national champion Eastern Washington, has 22 players on NFL rosters, and the Southern, home to perennial powers Appalachian State and Georgia Southern, has 13.
"So what are the Old Dominion Monarchs getting into as they dive into the Colonial Athletic Association in football this weekend?
They are joining a league that produces - whether it's national championships or NFL players.
The CAA's football conference, formerly the Atlantic 10, has produced four Football Championship Subdivision titleists in the past eight years and has 32 players on NFL rosters this season.
By comparison, the Big Sky Conference, home to defending national champion Eastern Washington, has 22 players on NFL rosters, and the Southern, home to perennial powers Appalachian State and Georgia Southern, has 13.
