CAA Week 13 Prediction & Playoff Picture Thread

[BDKJMU]

CAA Playoff picture.

IN
UNH (9-1/7-0). Lock for a seed. Must win @ Maine for top 3 seed.
VU: (9-2/6-1). Must win @ UD to get a seed.
JMU (8-3/5-2). Even IF lost vs Elon (1-10/0-7) would be tied with the winner of the UR/W&M game at 8-4/5-3 but would be the 3rd CAA team based on head to head.

Play In Game:
UR (7-4/4-3) @ W&M (7-4/4-3). Winner is almost certainly in. Loser is definitely out.

Eliminated from playoff contention:
UD (6-5/4-3).
Maine (5-5/4-3)
SBU (5-6/4-3)
Albany (6-5/2-5)
TU (4-7/2-5)
Elon (1-10/0-7)
URI (0-11/0-7)

[BDKJMU]

VU (9-2/6-1) @ UD (6-5/4-3) Noon

Elon (1-10/0-7) @ JMU (8-3/5-2) Noon, ASN.

TU (4-7/2-5) @ URI (0-11/0-7) 12:30

UNH (9-1/7-0) @ Maine (5-5/4-3) 3:30 PM, NBC Sports

SBU (5-6/4-3) @ Albany (6-5/2-5) 3:30 PM.

UR (7-4/4-3) @ W&M (7-4/4-3) 7:30 PM, NBC Sports
CAA game of the week. "The South's Oldest Rivalry", began in 1898. And its a virtual playoff play in game to boot.

[89Hen]

JMU 45 - eLoan 13
Torson 31 - URI 10
UNH 42 - Maine 17
Stony 24 - Albany 16
W&M 34 - Richmond 31 OT
nova 38 - Delaware 13

[BDKJMU]

FWIW stats for CAA GAMES ONLY:

SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg
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1. New Hampshire....... 7 37 28 4 0 4 0 270 38.6
2. Villanova........... 7 38 35 0 0 1 1 268 38.3
3. James Madison....... 7 33 30 1 0 10 0 260 37.1
4. Albany.............. 7 25 22 0 0 8 0 196 28.0
5. Richmond............ 7 22 19 0 0 11 0 184 26.3
6. Delaware............ 7 23 21 0 0 4 0 171 24.4
7. William and Mary.... 7 20 18 1 0 10 0 170 24.3
8. Stony Brook......... 7 21 18 0 0 3 0 153 21.9
9. Maine............... 7 18 13 1 0 5 0 138 19.7
10.Towson.............. 7 14 14 0 0 3 0 107 15.3
11.Rhode Island........ 7 14 12 0 0 0 0 96 13.7
12.Elon................ 7 11 10 0 0 6 0 94 13.4

TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G
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1. James Madison....... 7 1319 2191 572 3510 6.1 29 501.4
2. Villanova........... 7 1484 1710 493 3194 6.5 37 456.3
3. New Hampshire....... 7 1216 1857 478 3073 6.4 36 439.0
4. Richmond............ 7 959 2014 517 2973 5.8 21 424.7
5. Delaware............ 7 1206 1431 473 2637 5.6 22 376.7
6. Albany.............. 7 734 1808 483 2542 5.3 24 363.1
7. William and Mary.... 7 1166 1265 486 2431 5.0 19 347.3
8. Stony Brook......... 7 1313 1108 457 2421 5.3 20 345.9
9. Towson.............. 7 1104 1069 482 2173 4.5 14 310.4
10.Maine............... 7 878 1190 474 2068 4.4 16 295.4
11.Rhode Island........ 7 955 1059 427 2014 4.7 12 287.7
12.Elon................ 7 436 1339 478 1775 3.7 10 253.6

RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G
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1. Villanova........... 7 316 1484 4.7 17 212.0
2. James Madison....... 7 312 1319 4.2 11 188.4
3. Stony Brook......... 7 292 1313 4.5 12 187.6
4. New Hampshire....... 7 248 1216 4.9 20 173.7
5. Delaware............ 7 276 1206 4.4 13 172.3
6. William and Mary.... 7 304 1166 3.8 12 166.6
7. Towson.............. 7 280 1104 3.9 7 157.7
8. Richmond............ 7 238 959 4.0 12 137.0
9. Rhode Island........ 7 239 955 4.0 8 136.4
10.Maine............... 7 263 878 3.3 7 125.4
11.Albany.............. 7 240 734 3.1 8 104.9
12.Elon................ 7 177 436 2.5 3 62.3

PASS OFFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G
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1. James Madison....... 7 260 162 3 62.3 2191 8.4 18 313.0
2. Richmond............ 7 279 166 14 59.5 2014 7.2 9 287.7
3. New Hampshire....... 7 230 159 3 69.1 1857 8.1 16 265.3
4. Albany.............. 7 243 135 4 55.6 1808 7.4 16 258.3
5. Villanova........... 7 177 120 3 67.8 1710 9.7 20 244.3
6. Delaware............ 7 197 124 6 62.9 1431 7.3 9 204.4
7. Elon................ 7 301 157 11 52.2 1339 4.4 7 191.3
8. William and Mary.... 7 182 114 2 62.6 1265 7.0 7 180.7
9. Maine............... 7 211 115 4 54.5 1190 5.6 9 170.0
10.Stony Brook......... 7 165 95 5 57.6 1108 6.7 8 158.3
11.Towson.............. 7 202 123 7 60.9 1069 5.3 7 152.7
12.Rhode Island........ 7 188 95 11 50.5 1059 5.6 4 151.3

SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg
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1. Stony Brook......... 7 13 9 2 0 6 0 109 15.6
2. New Hampshire....... 7 15 13 0 0 4 0 115 16.4
3. Maine............... 7 20 17 0 0 6 0 155 22.1
4. William and Mary.... 7 20 18 2 0 5 0 157 22.4
5. Villanova........... 7 21 20 0 0 4 0 158 22.6
6. Richmond............ 7 21 15 1 0 7 0 164 23.4
7. James Madison....... 7 25 23 0 0 3 0 182 26.0
8. Delaware............ 7 25 21 0 0 5 0 186 26.6
9. Elon................ 7 25 23 0 0 7 0 194 27.7
10.Towson.............. 7 29 26 0 0 6 0 218 31.1
11.Albany.............. 7 31 27 1 0 4 0 227 32.4
12.Rhode Island........ 7 31 28 1 0 8 1 242 34.6

TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plys Yards Avg TD Yds/G
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1. Stony Brook......... 7 809 1325 446 2134 4.8 13 304.9
2. Maine............... 7 963 1255 462 2218 4.8 17 316.9
3. Richmond............ 7 810 1521 470 2331 5.0 17 333.0
4. New Hampshire....... 7 907 1445 491 2352 4.8 15 336.0
5. Towson.............. 7 1132 1312 468 2444 5.2 26 349.1
6. William and Mary.... 7 942 1613 466 2555 5.5 20 365.0
7. Delaware............ 7 1075 1543 530 2618 4.9 24 374.0
8. Elon................ 7 1353 1350 511 2703 5.3 23 386.1
9. Villanova........... 7 764 2015 493 2779 5.6 21 397.0
10.James Madison....... 7 1081 1736 503 2817 5.6 24 402.4
11.Albany.............. 7 1462 1438 485 2900 6.0 31 414.3
12.Rhode Island........ 7 1472 1488 495 2960 6.0 29 422.9

RUSHING DEFENSE G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G
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1. Villanova........... 7 239 764 3.2 7 109.1
2. Stony Brook......... 7 220 809 3.7 7 115.6
3. Richmond............ 7 244 810 3.3 12 115.7
4. New Hampshire....... 7 239 907 3.8 10 129.6
5. William and Mary.... 7 222 942 4.2 8 134.6
6. Maine............... 7 251 963 3.8 8 137.6
7. Delaware............ 7 291 1075 3.7 7 153.6
8. James Madison....... 7 287 1081 3.8 9 154.4
9. Towson.............. 7 273 1132 4.1 15 161.7
10.Elon................ 7 324 1353 4.2 14 193.3
11.Albany.............. 7 282 1462 5.2 19 208.9
12.Rhode Island........ 7 313 1472 4.7 14 210.3

PASS DEFENSE G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G
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1. Maine............... 7 211 103 9 48.8 1255 5.9 9 179.3
2. Towson.............. 7 195 124 6 63.6 1312 6.7 11 187.4
3. Stony Brook......... 7 226 127 8 56.2 1325 5.9 6 189.3
4. Elon................ 7 187 118 6 63.1 1350 7.2 9 192.9
5. Albany.............. 7 203 132 4 65.0 1438 7.1 12 205.4
6. New Hampshire....... 7 252 149 9 59.1 1445 5.7 5 206.4
7. Rhode Island........ 7 182 117 2 64.3 1488 8.2 15 212.6
8. Richmond............ 7 226 130 9 57.5 1521 6.7 5 217.3
9. Delaware............ 7 239 138 3 57.7 1543 6.5 17 220.4
10.William and Mary.... 7 244 149 6 61.1 1613 6.6 12 230.4
11.James Madison....... 7 216 132 5 61.1 1736 8.0 15 248.0
12.Villanova........... 7 254 146 6 57.5 2015 7.9 14 287.9
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[TribePride]

Gulp, the Tribe is already 0-3 this season against the top 3 offenses. Granted, we could and perhaps should have beaten Villanova and JMU, but it doesn't inspire great confidence knowing the #4 offense is coming into town this Saturday. Guess the offense and special teams better score some points.

Nova 38, Delaware 17
NH 34, Maine 20
JMU 88, Elon 10.
Stony Brook 24, Albany 17
Towson 30, Rhode Island 10

I won't pick the W&M-Richmond game. I picked the Tribe last year and they lost, and I cannot pick against them. I hope we get the Tribe defense of the first 3 quarters against JMU and the Richmond defense of the entire JMU game. I expect Richmond to play very well, though. I honestly think they are both playoff caliber, but the CAA is not getting 5 bids. Just hoping it is a great game and the Tribe makes enough plays to win. The Tribe definitely hopes for payback. 2008, 2009, and 2013 were all recent painful losses.

[BDKJMU]

Gulp, the Tribe is already 0-3 this season against the top 3 offenses. Granted, we could and perhaps should have beaten Villanova and JMU, but it doesn't inspire great confidence knowing the #4 offense is coming into town this Saturday. Guess the offense and special teams better score some points.

Nova 38, Delaware 17
NH 34, Maine 20
JMU 88, Elon 10.
Stony Brook 24, Albany 17
Towson 30, Rhode Island 10

I won't pick the W&M-Richmond game. I picked the Tribe last year and they lost, and I cannot pick against them. I hope we get the Tribe defense of the first 3 quarters against JMU and the Richmond defense of the entire JMU game. I expect Richmond to play very well, though. I honestly think they are both playoff caliber, but the CAA is not getting 5 bids. Just hoping it is a great game and the Tribe makes enough plays to win. The Tribe definitely hopes for payback. 2008, 2009, and 2013 were all recent painful losses.

With Strauss gimp they aren't the 4th best offense.

[BDKJMU]

Weather shouldn't be too much of an issue at any of the 6 locations. Albany & Orono should be in the 30s (those guys are used to the cold), everywhere else calling for highs between 40-50. No where is calling for rain as of now.

VU 35, UD 24
-VU is one of the top offenses in the CAA, neck and neck with UNH and JMU. In all 4 defensive categories UD is #7 to #9. Avg to little below avg.
-In all 4 above offensive categories UD is #5 to #6. Avg to little above avg. VU defense is sort of avg overall- #5 in scoring defense, #9 in total, #1 against the rush, last against the pass. UD should have difficulty running on them but should be able to pass.
-Don’t plan on seeing any FG out of VU. In 7 CAA games they have attempted, and made, only 1.
-Rivalry game, so don't see a letdown by either team. Not sure how much homefield advantage UD can generate anymore in terms of big, loud crowd. VU has won 7 of the last 8.

JMU 31, Elon 17.
-JMU #3 Scoring Offense, #1 Total, #1 passing, #2 running. Elon’s defense isn’t that bad, #9 scoring, #8 Total. #10 against the rush but #4 against the pass. JMU will probably be a little conservative with Lee.
-Elon’s offense is BAD. Dead last Scoring, Total, and Rushing. #7 Passing. JMU’s defense doesn’t look that good statistically (7th Scoring, 10th Total, 8th Rushing, 11th Passing) but has been much better the 2nd half of season.
-@ JMU, but JMU coming off big win @ UR. Senior Day and “Champion’s Weekend” (10 year anniversary weekend to honor the 2004 National Championship football & field hockey teams). Talk of playoffs (Withers refused to answer any press questions regarding playoffs this week). Not a rivalry game. I see a little bit of letdown for JMU.

TU 28, URI 21
-TU’s offense isn’t very good, but Darius Victor is the most physical runner I’ve seen in the CAA in a long time. And URI’s defense sucks- dead last Scoring, Total, & Rushing. Victor might go for 200+.
-TU’s defense isn’t very good, but URI’s offense plain sucks.
-Likely won’t see any made FG. 2 worst FG kicking teams in the CAA. URI has 0 in 7 CAA games, TU only 2.
-Not a rivalry game. URI might be fired up to not go winless, & I wonder if Ambrose can even get TU up for this game, as they looked last week vs W&M like they might have mailed it in, so an upset wouldn’t surprise me.

UNH 28, Maine 17
-UNH, the most complete team in the CAA. Top 4 in all 4 of the above offensive categories, including #1 Scoring Offense. Top ½ in all 4 of the above defensive categories, including #2 Scoring Defense.
-Maine has a good defense- top half in all 4 of the above defensive categories, including #2 in Scoring Defense and #1 in Passing Defense. But their offense sucks- #9 to #10 in all 4 of the above categories.
-Not sure how much homefield will mean for Maine. Rivalry game, so don’t think there’s much chance UNH has a letdown.

SBU 28 Albany 19.
-SBU, rushing team, has a below avg offense, #8-#9 in 3 of the 4 offensive categories, but they can run the ball (#3). Albany's defense is 11th in Scoring, Total, and against the Rush (208 ypg). URI allows 210 ypg rushig, and SBU rushed for 275 against them last week. They should do similar vs Albany. Albany has a decent pass defense, and SBU not much of a passing team, so SBU should pass for around similar the 89 yds that they did vs URI.
-Albany, passing team, is in the top half 3 of the 4 above offensive categories, except for rushing (11th). SBU is the top defense in the CAA, #1 in Scoring & Total, #2 against the Rush, #3 against the Pass.

W&M 23, UR 20
-W&M is #6-#8 in all 4 of the above offensive categories. In other words- avg. UR’s defense is in the top half of 3 of the 4 above defensive categories, only passing not. Above avg overall.
-UR in the top half of 3 above offensive categories, only rushing not. Earlier in the season when Strauss was healthy they had the best passing game in the CAA, even better than UNH. W&M defense is similar to UR’s: in the top half of 3 of 4 defensive categories, only passing not (10th). Above avg overall.
-If Strauss is healthy and sharp, I think UR wins. I said the same thing before the JMU @ UR game. But I don’t think Strauss will be, as he wasn’t vs JMU. He went down the 2nd qtr vs JMU writhing in pain, grabbing his ankle that he broke 6 weeks ago, but he came back in next series. Was immobile as a statue, threw his 2nd pick 6, and just wasn’t very good. The turnover prone Rocco isn’t the answer. A whopping 13 UR turnovers, -10, in the last 3 games.

[bluehenbillk]

Nova 41 UD 28 - Robertson has another big day
JMU 45 Elon 10 - Dukes make a statement
URI 24 TU 14 - I think Tigers have quit & Rhody gets a W
UA 21 StB 17 - I only care if there's snow
UNH 41 UM 14 - Train coming through, clear tracks
W&M 24 UR 17 - Spider meltdown is complete

[BDKJMU]

Forgot to include SBU @ Albany. Updated.

[BDKJMU]

Heard that W&M had a couple more OL go down vs TU, and will be minus 3-4 OL (from the beginning of the season). Maybe a Tribe poster can shed more light. Anyway, just changed my prediction from 27-20 W&M to 23-20.

[vutomcat]

Weather shouldn't be too much of an issue at any of the 6 locations. Albany & Orono should be in the 30s (those guys are used to the cold), everywhere else calling for highs between 40-50. No where is calling for rain as of now.

VU 35, UD 24
-VU is one of the top offenses in the CAA, neck and neck with UNH and JMU. In all 4 defensive categories UD is #7 to #9. Avg to little below avg.
-In all 4 above offensive categories UD is #5 to #6. Avg to little above avg. VU defense is sort of avg overall- #5 in scoring defense, #9 in total, #1 against the rush, last against the pass. UD should have difficulty running on them but should be able to pass.
-Don’t plan on seeing any FG out of VU. In 7 CAA games they have attempted, and made, only 1.
-Rivalry game, so don't see a letdown by either team. Not sure how much homefield advantage UD can generate anymore in terms of big, loud crowd. VU has won 7 of the last 8.

JMU 31, Elon 17.
-JMU #3 Scoring Offense, #1 Total, #1 passing, #2 running. Elon’s defense isn’t that bad, #9 scoring, #8 Total. #10 against the rush but #4 against the pass. JMU will probably be a little conservative with Lee.
-Elon’s offense is BAD. Dead last Scoring, Total, and Rushing. #7 Passing. JMU’s defense doesn’t look that good statistically (7th Scoring, 10th Total, 8th Rushing, 11th Passing) but has been much better the 2nd half of season.
-@ JMU, but JMU coming off big win @ UR. Senior Day and “Champion’s Weekend” (10 year anniversary weekend to honor the 2004 National Championship football & field hockey teams). Talk of playoffs (Withers refused to answer any press questions regarding playoffs this week). Not a rivalry game. I see a little bit of letdown for JMU.

TU 28, URI 21
-TU’s offense isn’t very good, but Darius Victor is the most physical runner I’ve seen in the CAA in a long time. And URI’s defense sucks- dead last Scoring, Total, & Rushing. Victor might go for 200+.
-TU’s defense isn’t very good, but URI’s offense plain sucks.
-Likely won’t see any made FG. 2 worst FG kicking teams in the CAA. URI has 0 in 7 CAA games, TU only 2.
-Not a rivalry game. URI might be fired up to not go winless, & I wonder if Ambrose can even get TU up for this game, as they looked last week vs W&M like they might have mailed it in, so an upset wouldn’t surprise me.

UNH 28, Maine 17
-UNH, the most complete team in the CAA. Top 4 in all 4 of the above offensive categories, including #1 Scoring Offense. Top ½ in all 4 of the above defensive categories, including #2 Scoring Defense.
-Maine has a good defense- top half in all 4 of the above defensive categories, including #2 in Scoring Defense and #1 in Passing Defense. But their offense sucks- #9 to #10 in all 4 of the above categories.
-Not sure how much homefield will mean for Maine. Rivalry game, so don’t think there’s much chance UNH has a letdown.

SBU 28 Albany 19.
-SBU, rushing team, has a below avg offense, #8-#9 in 3 of the 4 offensive categories, but they can run the ball (#3). Albany's defense is 11th in Scoring, Total, and against the Rush (208 ypg). URI allows 210 ypg rushig, and SBU rushed for 275 against them last week. They should do similar vs Albany. Albany has a decent pass defense, and SBU not much of a passing team, so SBU should pass for around similar the 89 yds that they did vs URI.
-Albany, passing team, is in the top half 3 of the 4 above offensive categories, except for rushing (11th). SBU is the top defense in the CAA, #1 in Scoring & Total, #2 against the Rush, #3 against the Pass.

W&M 23, UR 20
-W&M is #6-#8 in all 4 of the above offensive categories. In other words- avg. UR’s defense is in the top half of 3 of the 4 above defensive categories, only passing not. Above avg overall.
-UR in the top half of 3 above offensive categories, only rushing not. Earlier in the season when Strauss was healthy they had the best passing game in the CAA, even better than UNH. W&M defense is similar to UR’s: in the top half of 3 of 4 defensive categories, only passing not (10th). Above avg overall.
-If Strauss is healthy and sharp, I think UR wins. I said the same thing before the JMU @ UR game. But I don’t think Strauss will be, as he wasn’t vs JMU. He went down the 2nd qtr vs JMU writhing in pain, grabbing his ankle that he broke 6 weeks ago, but he came back in next series. Was immobile as a statue, threw his 2nd pick 6, and just wasn’t very good. The turnover prone Rocco isn’t the answer. A whopping 13 UR turnovers, -10, in the last 3 games.

Well done. thanks for the thoughtful review.

[BDKJMU]

Weather shouldn't be too much of an issue at any of the 6 locations. Albany & Orono should be in the 30s (those guys are used to the cold), everywhere else calling for highs between 40-50. No where is calling for rain as of now.

VU 35, UD 24
-VU is one of the top offenses in the CAA, neck and neck with UNH and JMU. In all 4 defensive categories UD is #7 to #9. Avg to little below avg.
-In all 4 above offensive categories UD is #5 to #6. Avg to little above avg. VU defense is sort of avg overall- #5 in scoring defense, #9 in total, #1 against the rush, last against the pass. UD should have difficulty running on them but should be able to pass.
-Don’t plan on seeing any FG out of VU. In 7 CAA games they have attempted, and made, only 1.
-Rivalry game, so don't see a letdown by either team. Not sure how much homefield advantage UD can generate anymore in terms of big, loud crowd. VU has won 7 of the last 8.

JMU 31, Elon 17.
-JMU #3 Scoring Offense, #1 Total, #1 passing, #2 running. Elon’s defense isn’t that bad, #9 scoring, #8 Total. #10 against the rush but #4 against the pass. JMU will probably be a little conservative with Lee.
-Elon’s offense is BAD. Dead last Scoring, Total, and Rushing. #7 Passing. JMU’s defense doesn’t look that good statistically (7th Scoring, 10th Total, 8th Rushing, 11th Passing) but has been much better the 2nd half of season.
-@ JMU, but JMU coming off big win @ UR. Senior Day and “Champion’s Weekend” (10 year anniversary weekend to honor the 2004 National Championship football & field hockey teams). Talk of playoffs (Withers refused to answer any press questions regarding playoffs this week). Not a rivalry game. I see a little bit of letdown for JMU.

TU 28, URI 21
-TU’s offense isn’t very good, but Darius Victor is the most physical runner I’ve seen in the CAA in a long time. And URI’s defense sucks- dead last Scoring, Total, & Rushing. Victor might go for 200+.
-TU’s defense isn’t very good, but URI’s offense plain sucks.
-Likely won’t see any made FG. 2 worst FG kicking teams in the CAA. URI has 0 in 7 CAA games, TU only 2.
-Not a rivalry game. URI might be fired up to not go winless, & I wonder if Ambrose can even get TU up for this game, as they looked last week vs W&M like they might have mailed it in, so an upset wouldn’t surprise me.

UNH 28, Maine 17
-UNH, the most complete team in the CAA. Top 4 in all 4 of the above offensive categories, including #1 Scoring Offense. Top ½ in all 4 of the above defensive categories, including #2 Scoring Defense.
-Maine has a good defense- top half in all 4 of the above defensive categories, including #2 in Scoring Defense and #1 in Passing Defense. But their offense sucks- #9 to #10 in all 4 of the above categories.
-Not sure how much homefield will mean for Maine. Rivalry game, so don’t think there’s much chance UNH has a letdown.

SBU 28 Albany 19.
-SBU, rushing team, has a below avg offense, #8-#9 in 3 of the 4 offensive categories, but they can run the ball (#3). Albany's defense is 11th in Scoring, Total, and against the Rush (208 ypg). URI allows 210 ypg rushig, and SBU rushed for 275 against them last week. They should do similar vs Albany. Albany has a decent pass defense, and SBU not much of a passing team, so SBU should pass for around similar the 89 yds that they did vs URI.
-Albany, passing team, is in the top half 3 of the 4 above offensive categories, except for rushing (11th). SBU is the top defense in the CAA, #1 in Scoring & Total, #2 against the Rush, #3 against the Pass.

W&M 23, UR 20
-W&M is #6-#8 in all 4 of the above offensive categories. In other words- avg. UR’s defense is in the top half of 3 of the 4 above defensive categories, only passing not. Above avg overall.
-UR in the top half of 3 above offensive categories, only rushing not. Earlier in the season when Strauss was healthy they had the best passing game in the CAA, even better than UNH. W&M defense is similar to UR’s: in the top half of 3 of 4 defensive categories, only passing not (10th). Above avg overall.
-If Strauss is healthy and sharp, I think UR wins. I said the same thing before the JMU @ UR game. But I don’t think Strauss will be, as he wasn’t vs JMU. He went down the 2nd qtr vs JMU writhing in pain, grabbing his ankle that he broke 6 weeks ago, but he came back in next series. Was immobile as a statue, threw his 2nd pick 6, and just wasn’t very good. The turnover prone Rocco isn’t the answer. A whopping 13 UR turnovers, -10, in the last 3 games.

Well done. thanks for the thoughtful review.

Thanks. One big one for the end of the season.

[BDKJMU]

JMU 45, Elon 7 halftime.

[BDKJMU]

JMU was up 59-14 with 4.5 min left in half. Elon got 2 garbage TDs against JMU's 2nd-3rd string defense in the last 7+ min of the 4th, including the last play of the game, for a 59-27 final.

Vad Lee was 23 of 25, 257 yds, 3 TDs, 0 INT.
Also ran for a TD.

[89Hen]

JMU 45 - eLoan 13 (59-27)
Torson 31 - URI 10 (7-13)
UNH 42 - Maine 17 (20-12)
Stony 24 - Albany 16 (17-27)
W&M 34 - Richmond 31 OT (20-34)
nova 38 - Delaware 13 (35-28)

[BDKJMU]

VU 35, UD 24

VU 35, UD 28

JMU 31, Elon 17. ..JMU coming off big win @ UR. Senior Day and “Champion’s Weekend” (10 year anniversary weekend to honor the 2004 National Championship football & field hockey teams). Talk of playoffs...Not a rivalry game. I see a little bit of letdown for JMU.

Uhh..nevermind...JMU 59, Elon 27 (45-7 at half, 59-14 till late 2nd half of 4th)..

TU 28, URI 21I wonder if Ambrose can even get TU up for this game, as they looked last week vs W&M like they might have mailed it in, so an upset wouldn’t surprise me.

URI 13, TU 7. Like I suspected. Should have known better. Way to fold like a wet blanket TU to an 0-11 team... Congrats to URI though

UNH 28, Maine 17

UNH 20, Maine 12.
Damn though what a slop fest. 9 turnovers, 6 by UNH. Good job Maine defense, too bad your offense sucks. UNH better tighten that up if they want to make a run..

SBU 28 Albany 19.

Albany 27, SBU 17. WTF happened here?

W&M 23, UR 20 A whopping 13 UR turnovers, -10, in the last 3 games.

UR 34, W&M 20.
Coming inbto the game W&M was +10 on turnovers, and had turned the ball over only 8 times in 11 games. UR was -13. Yet W&M has 3 turnovers and UR none. Well, this is what happens when you go from -4/-5 turnovers a game to plus 3.

Damn, 3-3. Just terrible..

74-20 on CAAChallenge.net

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CAA FOOTBALL WEEK 13 AWARDS
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RICHMOND, Va. – CAA Football announced its final weekly awards of 2014 season on Monday morning, recognizing student-athletes from James Madison, UAlbany and Rhode Island.

Offensive Player of the Week
Vad Lee | QB | James Madison
· Finished 23-of-25 passing for 257 yards and three touchdowns in JMU's win over Elon.
· His 92-percent completion percentage in the game set a JMU record.
· Added 28 rushing yards on eight carries, including a six-yard score.

Defensive Player of the Week
Kyle Sakowski | S | UAlbany
· Posted four total tackles – including one for-loss – as UAlbany beat Stony Brook.
· Forced and recovered a fumble to stop a Seawolves drive late in the first half.
· Added a pair of second-half interceptions for the Great Danes.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Dylan Smith | PK | Rhode Island
· Hit two field goals that provided the final scoring margin in Rhody's victory over Towson.
· The field goals came from 44 yards in the second quarter and 41 yards in the fourth.
· Also connected on his only PAT attempt of the game.

Rookie of the Week
Jimmy Moreland | CB | James Madison
· Recorded a pair of tackles and a pass breakup in coverage for James Madison.
· Blocked a first-quarter Elon punt that set up an eventual Dukes touchdown, marking his fifth blocked kick of the season.

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Robertson named CAA Offensive Player of the YEAR.

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COACH OF THE YEAR
Sean McDonnell, New Hampshire

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
John Robertson, Villanova (QB - Jr.)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mike Reilly, William & Mary (DL - Sr.)

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
John Carpenter, William & Mary (PK - Sr.)

OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Josh Gontarek, UAlbany (WR)

DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Blaine Woodson, Delaware (DL)

CHUCK BOONE LEADERSHIP AWARD
Jake Meek, UAlbany (WR - Sr.)