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Post by rgs318 on Oct 7, 2018 9:17:07 GMT -5
Rank (last rank) Team (record)
6 (11) Dartmouth (4-0)
15 (19) Colgate (5-0)
32 (21) Yale (2-2)
44 (52) New Hampshire (1-4)
46 (39) Harvard (2-2)
78 (73) Holy Cross (1-5)
83 (78) Lehigh (1-4)
98 (93) Bucknell (1-5)
100 (98) Lafayette (1-4)
117 (106) Fordham (0-5)
104 (110) Georgetown (2-4)
(Out of 125 FCS teams)
FBS
40 (41) Boston College (4-2)
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 7, 2018 10:39:37 GMT -5
With Trevor Knight back in the Wildcat lineup (he was not even listed on the UNH game day 2-deep, so as Golmer would say "Surprise, surprise, surprise!" for our coaches) at QB, I suspect our big loss will look much better by the end of the year. With him playing and if he stays healthy, this was not an 0-4 team. Good luck Wildcats going forward. Beat the stuffins out of your remaining opponents.
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Post by purple1 on Oct 7, 2018 10:55:26 GMT -5
I agree Knight is a very good QB and moved the UNH offense. The coaches knew he would probably play there was no surprise there. If HC had Knight we would be 4-2, the QB makes a big difference at this level.
Let's not forget about Leominster's O'Connor at wide receiver for UNH, he was immense with routes and catching ability - too bad admissions at HC passed on him - he would look great in Purple......
Good luck Wildcats the rest of the season.
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Post by HC16 on Oct 7, 2018 11:10:10 GMT -5
Let's not forget about Leominster's O'Connor at wide receiver for UNH, he was immense with routes and catching ability - too bad admissions at HC passed on him - he would look great in Purple...... I went to high school with Neil and worked with the football team. He never heard from Holy Cross. |
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Post by hc87 on Oct 7, 2018 11:49:45 GMT -5
Massachusetts kids aren't good football players  |
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 7, 2018 11:50:11 GMT -5
16, if he never "herd," I think he should be playing with the Bucknell Bison rather than the UNH Wildcats.  |
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Post by HC16 on Oct 7, 2018 13:35:24 GMT -5
16, if he never "herd," I think he should be playing with the Bucknell Bison rather than the UNH Wildcats. Haha that's what I get for typing too fast. |
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 7, 2018 17:12:39 GMT -5
MASSEY PICKS FOR (10/12-10/13):
FBS
Boston College by 10 over Louisville (34-24)
FCS
Dartmouth by 28 over Sacred Heart (38-10)
Colgate by 11 over Cornell (24-13)
Yale by 8 over Mercer (35-27)
Stony. Brook by 2 over New Hampshire (19-17)
Harvard by 15 over HOLY CROSS (28-13)
Lehigh by 14 over Fordham (35-21)
Monmouth by 11 over Bucknell (35-24)
Lafayette by 3 over Georgetown (13-10)
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Post by hcpride on Oct 7, 2018 18:39:59 GMT -5
Looking at the Lehigh-Fordham line and knowing what happened to Lehigh Saturday, thank goodness Princeton is not playing Fordham this year.
I'm thinking SBU won't have much trouble with UNH...notwithstanding the beating they took from Towson Saturday.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 7, 2018 18:54:56 GMT -5
Looking at the Lehigh-Fordham line and knowing what happened to Lehigh Saturday, thank goodness Princeton is not playing Fordham this year. I'm thinking SBU won't have much trouble with UNH...notwithstanding the beating they took from Towson Saturday. Isn't UNH a completely different team with its top quarterback back in the lineup? |
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 7, 2018 19:19:03 GMT -5
Yes. From what I heard/saw, it is.
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Post by unhfan on Oct 7, 2018 21:26:31 GMT -5
Looking at the Lehigh-Fordham line and knowing what happened to Lehigh Saturday, thank goodness Princeton is not playing Fordham this year. I'm thinking SBU won't have much trouble with UNH...notwithstanding the beating they took from Towson Saturday. Isn't UNH a completely different team with its top quarterback back in the lineup? Yes! |
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Post by hcpride on Oct 8, 2018 5:43:33 GMT -5
Looking at the Lehigh-Fordham line and knowing what happened to Lehigh Saturday, thank goodness Princeton is not playing Fordham this year. I'm thinking SBU won't have much trouble with UNH...notwithstanding the beating they took from Towson Saturday. Isn't UNH a completely different team with its top quarterback back in the lineup? Of course UNH is better with their starter than a 2nd or 3rd stringer at QB. Since we scored 0 points it is clear he was not the only reason we lost badly. This was UNH’s first regular season shutout of an opponent in 8 years. My assumption is SBU (unlike HC) will be able to score v UNH and their defensive speed (far superior to HC) will contain the UNH offense. |
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Post by unhfan on Oct 8, 2018 6:07:53 GMT -5
Isn't UNH a completely different team with its top quarterback back in the lineup? Of course UNH is better with their starter than a 2nd or 3rd stringer at QB. Since we scored 0 points it is clear he was not the only reason we lost badly. This was UNH’s first regular season shutout of an opponent in 8 years. My assumption is SBU (unlike HC) will be able to score v UNH and their defensive speed (far superior to HC) will contain the UNH offense. We’ll find out on Saturday! Any Given Saturday! |
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 8, 2018 6:54:57 GMT -5
Isn't UNH a completely different team with its top quarterback back in the lineup? Of course UNH is better with their starter than a 2nd or 3rd stringer at QB. Since we scored 0 points it is clear he was not the only reason we lost badly. This was UNH’s first regular season shutout of an opponent in 8 years. My assumption is SBU (unlike HC) will be able to score v UNH and their defensive speed (far superior to HC) will contain the UNH offense. My point was that UNH may not be a pushover for Stony Brook |
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 8, 2018 7:21:02 GMT -5
..and that is certainly a valid point, KY. UNH will not likely be a pushover for anyone the rest of the year.
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Post by hcpride on Oct 8, 2018 9:27:41 GMT -5
Of course UNH is better with their starter than a 2nd or 3rd stringer at QB. Since we scored 0 points it is clear he was not the only reason we lost badly. This was UNH’s first regular season shutout of an opponent in 8 years. My assumption is SBU (unlike HC) will be able to score v UNH and their defensive speed (far superior to HC) will contain the UNH offense. My point was that UNH may not be a pushover for Stony Brook No 'pushovers' in the CAA. Wouldn't even predict JMU v UNH in 4 weeks as a pushover. Don't think JMU (given their offense and defensive speed) will have much of a problem with them but wouldn't call it a pushover game. |
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Post by hc87 on Oct 9, 2018 15:14:33 GMT -5
The fact that the composite Massey ratings have us as the 2nd best team in the PL basically tells you where the league is right now.
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Post by hcpride on Oct 13, 2018 18:33:33 GMT -5
Of course UNH is better with their starter than a 2nd or 3rd stringer at QB. Since we scored 0 points it is clear he was not the only reason we lost badly. This was UNH’s first regular season shutout of an opponent in 8 years. My assumption is SBU (unlike HC) will be able to score v UNH and their defensive speed (far superior to HC) will contain the UNH offense. We’ll find out on Saturday! Any Given Saturday! Now who is Nostradamus? 35-7 SBU. Unlike HC, SBU was able to score v UNH and SBU's defensive speed contained the UNH offense. Speed kills. Turns out the one-sided shutout of HC by UNH (and their newly returned QB) does not mean UNH is good enough to have great success (or any success, for that matter) in the CAA this year. I am an admirer of UNH's program but I think they were down last year (kind of a lucky seed into the playoffs and two very kind playoff matchups) and I suspect they are a bit worse this year. (SBU is also a bit down from last year). |
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Post by unhfan on Oct 13, 2018 21:23:05 GMT -5
We’ll find out on Saturday! Any Given Saturday! Now who is Nostradamus? 35-7 SBU. Unlike HC, SBU was able to score v UNH and SBU's defensive speed contained the UNH offense. Speed kills. Turns out the one-sided shutout of HC by UNH (and their newly returned QB) does not mean UNH is good enough to have great success (or any success, for that matter) in the CAA this year. I am an admirer of UNH's program but I think they were down last year (kind of a lucky seed into the playoffs and two very kind playoff matchups) and I suspect they are a bit worse this year. (SBU is also a bit down from last year). [br Thanks for the score update but I was there in my seat on the 50. After 14 years of success it had to end sometime. Honestly after Holy Cross pulled the upset last year I thought the streak might have ended last year. I’m not sure about the kind playoff match ups. We’re always going to play the PL or NEC champion at home in the playoffs and than had to go on the road to play a top seed and won in Central Arkansas but hey each to their own. In the CAA never any easy games. I still believe in any given Saturday as Holy Cross proved that upsetting us last year. |
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Post by hcpride on Oct 14, 2018 5:06:35 GMT -5
Now who is Nostradamus? 35-7 SBU. Unlike HC, SBU was able to score v UNH and SBU's defensive speed contained the UNH offense. Speed kills. Turns out the one-sided shutout of HC by UNH (and their newly returned QB) does not mean UNH is good enough to have great success (or any success, for that matter) in the CAA this year. I am an admirer of UNH's program but I think they were down last year (kind of a lucky seed into the playoffs and two very kind playoff matchups) and I suspect they are a bit worse this year. (SBU is also a bit down from last year). [br Thanks for the score update but I was there in my seat on the 50. After 14 years of success it had to end sometime. Honestly after Holy Cross pulled the upset last year I thought the streak might have ended last year. I’m not sure about the kind playoff match ups. We’re always going to play the PL or NEC champion at home in the playoffs and than had to go on the road to play a top seed and won in Central Arkansas but hey each to their own. In the CAA never any easy games. I still believe in any given Saturday as Holy Cross proved that upsetting us last year. Last year it was a surprise to many that UNH was selected at all. Losses to Holy Cross and Albany were very bad losses (losses to highly ranked SBU and JMU were understandable). The general consensus was they would not be selected following the Albany loss. unhwildcats.com/news/2017/11/19/football-fcs-playoffs-a-nations-best-14-and-counting.aspxThe first playoff game matchup once UNH squeaked in was understandable (v NEC champ). And much higher ranked SBU (2nd place in CAA, defeated UNH regular season) played PL Champ. No problem there. It was the second game wherein 11-2 SBU had to play JMU (undefeated CAA champ, number one playoff seed) and 8-4 UNH played lower-ranked Central Arkansas that caused a squawk or two from the SBU faithful and was the topic of hot debate on CAA message boards. (Understood that there are quirks in FCS playoff scheduling/seeds and UNH played great in defeating Central Arkansas). So it seemed UNH caught two large breaks last year following a less-than-stellar regular season...and those breaks may have obscured some of the faithful as to the fact UNH was a bit down last year (and may be a bit further down this year). |
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Post by unhfan on Oct 14, 2018 7:15:40 GMT -5
[br Thanks for the score update but I was there in my seat on the 50. After 14 years of success it had to end sometime. Honestly after Holy Cross pulled the upset last year I thought the streak might have ended last year. I’m not sure about the kind playoff match ups. We’re always going to play the PL or NEC champion at home in the playoffs and than had to go on the road to play a top seed and won in Central Arkansas but hey each to their own. In the CAA never any easy games. I still believe in any given Saturday as Holy Cross proved that upsetting us last year. Last year it was a surprise to many that UNH was selected at all. Losses to Holy Cross and Albany were very bad losses (losses to highly ranked SBU and JMU were understandable). The general consensus was they would not be selected following the Albany loss. unhwildcats.com/news/2017/11/19/football-fcs-playoffs-a-nations-best-14-and-counting.aspxThe first playoff game matchup once UNH squeaked in was understandable (v NEC champ). And much higher ranked SBU (2nd place in CAA, defeated UNH regular season) played PL Champ. No problem there. It was the second game wherein 11-2 SBU had to play JMU (undefeated CAA champ, number one playoff seed) and 8-4 UNH played lower-ranked Central Arkansas that caused a squawk or two from the SBU faithful and was the topic of hot debate on CAA message boards. (Understood that there are quirks in FCS playoff scheduling/seeds and UNH played great in defeating Central Arkansas). So it seemed UNH caught two large breaks last year following a less-than-stellar regular season...and those breaks may have obscured some of the faithful as to the fact UNH was a bit down last year (and may be a bit further down this year). I think it’s pretty obvious that UNH is down this year. It’s also the end of the nation’s longest playoff streak. Now we’ll see how UNH rebounds as we as fans are not use to losing. With CAA games the rest of the way I’m hoping we can get another win as OOC we should have been 2-1 and beat Colgate. You hold a team to 10 pts you got to win that but it’s not our year. Most years we should be 2-1 in OOC play with just the FBS loss but any given Saturday! |
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