Lafayette 5-6 IN playoffs

[89Hen]

but its posters were saying last week that their team was in the playoffs, and Fordham was "in trouble."

Well Joe, had the Hens hung on against villanova, they would absolutely have been in the field. Only a delusional PL fan would say differently. They lost and rightfully missed the playoffs. I think you will have a hard time finding any of us that said UD was a good team this year and would go far in the playoffs if they did get in. Similarly, please show me where any Hen fan here posted that Fordham was "in trouble".

[89Hen]

A playoff game is a harsh judge... And anything can happen to any team, most notably one or two critical injuries -- and, poof, you're done...

Fordham was the best team in the East over the course of this season. I think they can prove that in the playoffs, but you never know what's going to happen....

if we lose to Sacred Heart...

any Eastern team is going to have its hands full with the teams from the other regions....

Wow, talk about hedging your bets after telling us how awesome Fordham is.

[Franks Tanks]

Fordham has the two most athletic FCS recievers i've seen all year.

Tebucky Jones Jr, and Brian Wetzel are very good, and can take it to the house on any play. Koonce is a very good back. Fordham is darn near impossible to stop on offense when Neibrich is playing. They will beat Sacred Heart easily, and I would not be surpised if the beat Towson.

[JoltinJoe]

A playoff game is a harsh judge... And anything can happen to any team, most notably one or two critical injuries -- and, poof, you're done...

Fordham was the best team in the East over the course of this season. I think they can prove that in the playoffs, but you never know what's going to happen....

if we lose to Sacred Heart...

any Eastern team is going to have its hands full with the teams from the other regions....

Wow, talk about hedging your bets after telling us how awesome Fordham is.

Any team not named NDSU is at best the second best team in the nation. We have a full season of results to make that evaluation. NDSU might get upset in the playoffs, but that wouldn't change my opinion that NDSU had the best team this season.

So I'm not hedging my bets. I'm just being realistic. As you no doubt understand, the better team doesn't always win, which is why the NY Giants have two Super Bowl titles in the past five seasons. And the fact they won those games doesn't really change the fact that any sober football fan would think, overall, New England was the better team over the course of the full season both years.

[JoltinJoe]

Well Joe, had the Hens hung on against villanova, they would absolutely have been in the field.

I don't think so, but I guess we have no way of knowing.

[JoltinJoe]

Similarly, please show me where any Hen fan here posted that Fordham was "in trouble".

I wonder if Fordham and Sam Houston are in trouble with a loss

Yes.

[89Hen]

Similarly, please show me where any Hen fan here posted that Fordham was "in trouble".

Yes.

Yeah, with a loss they would have been in trouble, especially if UD and W&M won.

[89Hen]

Well Joe, had the Hens hung on against villanova, they would absolutely have been in the field.

I don't think so, but I guess we have no way of knowing.

You can think whatever you want, but they would have been in.

[89Hen]

Wow, talk about hedging your bets after telling us how awesome Fordham is.

Any team not named NDSU is at best the second best team in the nation. We have a full season of results to make that evaluation. NDSU might get upset in the playoffs, but that wouldn't change my opinion that NDSU had the best team this season.

So I'm not hedging my bets. I'm just being realistic.

WTF are you talking about? Fordham wouldn't meet NDSU until Frisco. So why do you have them losing to Sacred Heart?

[DSUrocks07]

what we need here guys, is da BCS.

[JoltinJoe]

Any team not named NDSU is at best the second best team in the nation. We have a full season of results to make that evaluation. NDSU might get upset in the playoffs, but that wouldn't change my opinion that NDSU had the best team this season.

So I'm not hedging my bets. I'm just being realistic.

WTF are you talking about? Fordham wouldn't meet NDSU until Frisco. So why do you have them losing to Sacred Heart?

[vutomcat]

I don't think so, but I guess we have no way of knowing.

You can think whatever you want, but they would have been in.

I would tend to agree that DE. would have been in. The Selection show indicated W & M was one of the "last three out" as a 7-5 team and 4-4 in the CAA. With a win, DE. would have been 8-4 overall and 5-3 in the CAA so one would think that would have been enough.

[TribeFanInNC]

Fordham beat every CAA team they played this year

Two games is not a big enough sample size, especially when they played both teams at home. Yes, they beat Villanova 27-24. But their other victory was 51-26 over Rhode Island, a team that was shut out in four of their games.

[vutomcat]

Fordham has the two most athletic FCS recievers i've seen all year.

Fordham is darn near impossible to stop on offense when Neibrich is playing. They will beat Sacred Heart easily, and I would not be surpised if the beat Towson.

Villanova turned the ball over 5 times and Fordham only managed 27 points. Not exactly unstoppable against a quality opponent. Towson will be very tough if you beat Sacred Heart.

I will be pulling for Fordham. Watched that game on line and watching the fans toward the end of the game and at the end of the game was great. The coach was almost in tears he was so happy during the on field post game interview stating it was the best win of his career.

[BlueHen86]

Well Joe, had the Hens hung on against villanova, they would absolutely have been in the field.

I don't think so, but I guess we have no way of knowing.

At 8-4 the Hens are in. I don't think that you can reasonably argue otherwise. I assume that you are just stirring the pot here.

[93henfan]

I don't think so, but I guess we have no way of knowing.

At 8-4 the Hens are in. I don't think that you can reasonably argue otherwise. I assume that you are just stirring the pot here.

Ya think?

[JoltinJoe]

Yes, stirring the pot, but not pointlessly.

(1) A Fordham team that was 10-2, with a BCS win and two games lost only because its starting QB was out, was still more deserving that an 8-4 Delaware team.

(2) The CAA was not as good as its reputation this year.

(3) Fordham was the best team in the East this year and deserved a seed. Why didn't it get that seed? See Point 2. (Nonetheless, getting a home game in the first round to keep us game fit might be a blessing in disguise, as discussed above).

(4) Within the next few seasons, the PL will supplant the CAA as the East's top conference.

[Aho Old Guy]

Joe is on crack.

[JoltinJoe]

Joe is on crack.

Another of the Kool-Aid drinkers.

Just repeat after me. "The CAA is the best, the CAA is the best." Just don't look too closely at what's going down on the field, and you'll be fine.

[BlueHen86]

Yes, stirring the pot, but not pointlessly.

(1) A Fordham team that was 10-2, with a BCS win and two games lost only because its starting QB was out, was still more deserving that an 8-4 Delaware team.

(2) The CAA was not as good as its reputation this year.

(3) Fordham was the best team in the East this year and deserved a seed. Why didn't it get that seed? See Point 2. (Nonetheless, getting a home game in the first round to keep us game fit might be a blessing in disguise, as discussed above).

(4) Within the next few seasons, the PL will supplant the CAA as the East's top conference.

(1) I agree. Fordham is better then UD this year. If UD was 8-4 both are in, I don't think the choice would come down to either/or.

(2) Remains to be seen, it's the playoffs that ultimately decide that.

(3) Maybe. Fordham looked to be pretty strong this year ( I really like this years Fordham team, I hope that they have a nice run).

(4) I doubt it(and I suspect that you do too ). Unless the CAA schools de-emphasize football, or the Patriot steps up it's game there is no reason to expect change.

[UNHWildcat18]

Yes, stirring the pot, but not pointlessly.

(4) Within the next few seasons, the PL will supplant the CAA as the East's top conference.

Please let me know when Bucknell and Holy Cross consistently beat the likes of Towson and the other top caa teams on a regular basis. I'll give fordham the credit for their season which i hope translates for them being a great team every year but the PL isn't over taking the CAA anytime soon.

[93henfan]

The PL is a joke. Let's not try to be politically correct to make them feel good. Football doesn't give participation medals. Fordham is the only team from the PL that might have been competitive in the CAA and they likely would have been a 6 or 7 win team tops playing a CAA schedule. Ask Albany or Stony Brook about the difference.

The CAA/A10 is not as good as it was 03-10 when it had seven teams in the championship game and four different national champions, but a down CAA is still in a far different class than the PL. Let's not kid ourselves here.

[JoltinJoe]

Fordham is the only team from the PL that might have been competitive in the CAA and they likely would have been a 6 or 7 win team tops playing a CAA schedule.

Comical stuff.

[JoltinJoe]

Yes, stirring the pot, but not pointlessly.

(4) Within the next few seasons, the PL will supplant the CAA as the East's top conference.

Please let me know when Bucknell and Holy Cross consistently beat the likes of Towson and the other top caa teams on a regular basis. I'll give fordham the credit for their season which i hope translates for them being a great team every year but the PL isn't over taking the CAA anytime soon.

In the coming years, if a kid gets offered by the PL and the CAA, the PL is going to win a lot of those recruits. I suspect this is going to result in a shift in league balances, unless the CAA throws out all standards.

[UNHWildcat18]

Please let me know when Bucknell and Holy Cross consistently beat the likes of Towson and the other top caa teams on a regular basis. I'll give fordham the credit for their season which i hope translates for them being a great team every year but the PL isn't over taking the CAA anytime soon.

In the coming years, if a kid gets offered by the PL and the CAA, the PL is going to win a lot of those recruits. I suspect this is going to result in a shift in league balances, unless the CAA throws out all standards.

That is 100% false. Academic standards does not dictate a recruits decision by any means. If you are a top level 1-AA recruit and you wanna have a chance to be on a team to make a run into the playoffs. Why bucknell over Villanova. I'm sorry but academics make PL schools "better than us" but doesn't mean its a better fit for a student, nor a better campus, or atmosphere, or anything for that matter.