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NDSU by 21+
Of course, Gil has UD by 21+, so there's that.
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Someone said it's the biggest non-conference home game in Delaware history.
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Nah, we would need to be at our historical level of play for that. Still recovering from the past lost decade of Dave Brock (worst UD coach since before WWII, by a considerable margin). The game against Navy with Napolean McCollum (was on SI's cover as a legit Heisman candidate) in 1985 (or 1986) was far bigger (back when IA schools actually came to FCS venues). We've had defending champs come to Newark before as well - Tressel brought YSU here back in the mid 90's and Georgia Southern came in for KC Keeler's first game in 2002. And of course Temple was a regular fixture in Newark every other year (a Temple game still holds the record for attendance) until they dropped us in the 80's. Paul Palmer came here too when he was a fringe Heisman candidate. And there was a McNeese St game back in the early 70's that the oldtimers still talk about that was huge. And heck, I forgot about the game against Colgate back in '78 when we refused to moved the game to Philly to get it on national TV (national TV in '78 was huge) when Colgate came in as a IA team and ranked in the top 25 with bowl officials in the house to give them a bowl invite when they won (which they didn't). I go with the Navy game as the biggest, McCollum was getting significant press back then and having a decent contingent of Midshipmen in the stadium was big. Plus that's back when we got 23k in the stadium - will only be less than 17k in it this time around with all of the construction. Still a big game, but near the bottom of the top 10 list for biggest non-conference home games in UD history.Gil Dobie wrote:Someone said it's the biggest non-conference home game in Delaware history.
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What GF said. It was 1985, my freshman year when Navy and Temple both visited the Tub and both lost. McCallum was getting Heisman talk before that game. None afterwards... of course some guy named Bo Jackson may have played a bigger part of that.
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That's what we are hearing from the ECB. Pretty good list being a bottom feeder compared to a 4 time champ, a 6 time champ, and a couple weak FBS school.GannonFan wrote:Nah, we would need to be at our historical level of play for that. Still recovering from the past lost decade of Dave Brock (worst UD coach since before WWII, by a considerable margin). The game against Navy with Napolean McCollum (was on SI's cover as a legit Heisman candidate) in 1985 (or 1986) was far bigger (back when IA schools actually came to FCS venues). We've had defending champs come to Newark before as well - Tressel brought YSU here back in the mid 90's and Georgia Southern came in for KC Keeler's first game in 2002. And of course Temple was a regular fixture in Newark every other year (a Temple game still holds the record for attendance) until they dropped us in the 80's. Paul Palmer came here too when he was a fringe Heisman candidate. And there was a McNeese St game back in the early 70's that the oldtimers still talk about that was huge. And heck, I forgot about the game against Colgate back in '78 when we refused to moved the game to Philly to get it on national TV (national TV in '78 was huge) when Colgate came in as a IA team and ranked in the top 25 with bowl officials in the house to give them a bowl invite when they won (which they didn't). I go with the Navy game as the biggest, McCollum was getting significant press back then and having a decent contingent of Midshipmen in the stadium was big. Plus that's back when we got 23k in the stadium - will only be less than 17k in it this time around with all of the construction. Still a big game, but near the bottom of the top 10 list for biggest non-conference home games in UD history.Gil Dobie wrote:Someone said it's the biggest non-conference home game in Delaware history.
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He won't win, and probably won't be on the list after another game, but Trey Lance, NDSU QB made the ESPN Heisman watch list. 6 TD passes and 5 in-completions in the first 2 games as a RFr. A loss to the Hens could end that rather quickly, but great to see him on the list.89Hen wrote:What GF said. It was 1985, my freshman year when Navy and Temple both visited the Tub and both lost. McCallum was getting Heisman talk before that game. None afterwards... of course some guy named Bo Jackson may have played a bigger part of that.
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Last week's game...
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BTW... Wasn't sure Gil caught that one.GannonFan wrote:Dave Brock (worst UD coach since before WWII, by a considerable margin).
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I heard that too Gil. Top 5 for sure according to the locals, if not the biggest.Gil Dobie wrote:Someone said it's the biggest non-conference home game in Delaware history.
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Yeah, NDSU not even close to biggest OOC game at The Tub. That was funny. Good work, Gil!
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It may be the biggest OOC game at the New Improved Tub.93henfan wrote:Yeah, NDSU not even close to biggest OOC game at The Tub. That was funny. Good work, Gil!
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Yeah, I'll give NDSU the nod over Delaware State. Slightly.Ivytalk wrote:It may be the biggest OOC game at the New Improved Tub.93henfan wrote:Yeah, NDSU not even close to biggest OOC game at The Tub. That was funny. Good work, Gil!
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Greatest game in Delaware Stadium history. From the Washington Post:89Hen wrote:What GF said. It was 1985, my freshman year when Navy and Temple both visited the Tub and both lost. McCallum was getting Heisman talk before that game. None afterwards... of course some guy named Bo Jackson may have played a bigger part of that.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/ ... 46587af8b/Navy took the opening kickoff against Delaware today and methodically drove 80 yards to a touchdown. It was so devastating a drive that Delaware Coach Tubby Raymond said, "I thought the score would be 150 to nothing. I didn't think we'd ever slow them down."
The Blue Hens made adjustments, however, and by game's end they were celebrating one of the more satisfying wins in Raymond's 20-year tenure. With junior quarterback Rich Gannon scoring two touchdowns and completing 15 of 19 passes without an interception, Delaware earned a 16-13 upset victory in its first encounter with the Midshipmen since 1931.
And was that the game where Darrell Booker got tossed (he threw a punch after getting spit on), or was that the Temple game?
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Booker didn't get tossed from the Navy game but he did get into a tussle with McCallum. I want to say Booker had 20+ tackles in that game - he was all over the field.
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That was the most raucous I remember the Tub, even with a smaller Thanksgiving weekend crowd. Talk about an exclamation point on an ass-whipping.93henfan wrote:Delaware 48 SIU 7 (11/29/2003 Rd 1)
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More the same on Saturday. Even the hen fans don't rank NDSU with a 4 time champion or a 6 time champion or a couple weak FBS schools. Even though NDSU has 7 championships and is undefeated on the road against FBS teams this decade. I doubt a big win over NDSU would turn the hen program around. Just another MVFC massacre.93henfan wrote:Last three MVFC/Gateway visits to Delaware Stadium:
Delaware 26 SDSU 3 (9/11/2010)
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Keep trying to pitch this as the greatest non-conference home game Gil. Never mind fans who have been to all the ones we've mentioned.Gil Dobie wrote:More the same on Saturday. Even the hen fans don't rank NDSU with a 4 time champion or a 6 time champion or a couple weak FBS schools. Even though NDSU has 7 championships and is undefeated on the road against FBS teams this decade. I doubt a big win over NDSU would turn the hen program around. Just another MVFC massacre.93henfan wrote:Last three MVFC/Gateway visits to Delaware Stadium:
Delaware 26 SDSU 3 (9/11/2010)
Delaware 37 UNI 7 (12/6/2003 quarters)
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I'm not trying to pitch it. It was the ECB media pitching it, I'm just going with the flow.89Hen wrote:Keep trying to pitch this as the greatest non-conference home game Gil. Never mind fans who have been to all the ones we've mentioned.Gil Dobie wrote:
More the same on Saturday. Even the hen fans don't rank NDSU with a 4 time champion or a 6 time champion or a couple weak FBS schools. Even though NDSU has 7 championships and is undefeated on the road against FBS teams this decade. I doubt a big win over NDSU would turn the hen program around. Just another MVFC massacre.
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You have yet to identify anyone who said this.Gil Dobie wrote:I'm not trying to pitch it. It was the ECB media pitching it, I'm just going with the flow.89Hen wrote: Keep trying to pitch this as the greatest non-conference home game Gil. Never mind fans who have been to all the ones we've mentioned.
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There's actually ECB media that knows that Delaware is hosting NDSU this weekend? Come one, there's no ECB media in Delaware, just Tress and a dude who writes stuff out of Dover. That doesn't really qualify since no one watches or gets local news in Delaware. I think you're making this up.Gil Dobie wrote:I'm not trying to pitch it. It was the ECB media pitching it, I'm just going with the flow.89Hen wrote: Keep trying to pitch this as the greatest non-conference home game Gil. Never mind fans who have been to all the ones we've mentioned.
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I gave you a link.89Hen wrote:You have yet to identify anyone who said this.Gil Dobie wrote:
I'm not trying to pitch it. It was the ECB media pitching it, I'm just going with the flow.
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NEWARK, Del. – To say September 14, 2019 is one of the most anticipated non-conference match-ups to ever be played at Delaware Stadium is an understatement
NEWARK, Del. – To say September 14, 2019 is one of the most anticipated non-conference match-ups to ever be played at Delaware Stadium is an understatement
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I read the link. I don't get it. Of course you're correct Gil.Gil Dobie wrote:I'm not trying to pitch it. It was the ECB media pitching it, I'm just going with the flow89Hen wrote: Keep trying to pitch this as the greatest non-conference home game Gil. Never mind fans who have been to all the ones we've mentioned.
The Hen Fans mentioned about five games going back to some game in 1970's reported by wapo no less .
Depending on how far back they want to go they might get this one out of the top 5. I had to go back to the 1940s when NDSU was playing the National Champion Golden Gophers for our biggest games to shut the Iowa fans up. They insisted Bison @ Iowa was NDSUs biggest game.
Of course, they were correct just like we are about this game.
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