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2014: Game 9 - SBU @ UNH 10/25 3:00pm
« on: October 20, 2014, 09:03:53 am »
UNH has to be the favorite to win the CAA at this point (maybe Nova)- dominating the competition, sitting in first, and only Richmond even came close in conference play.  That was at Richmond and UNH pulled out 29-26 victory.

UNH beat up on W&M 32-3, and that was two weeks ago; they had the bye week this past saturday and will be well rested and well prepared for SB.  Weather should be mid 60s and PC.
 
UNH is ranked #3/#5 in the major polls, if that means anything.  Off topic but CCU is 7-0.

The Seawolves lost last year's contest 31-13.  The last i remember before that was a crushing defeat about 7-8 years ago when SB was a very different program.  Toledo held them to 20 in their only loss.

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Re: 2014: Game 9 - SBU @ UNH 10/25 3:00pm
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2014, 09:36:08 am »
I have a feeling that this is going to be a very physical game.  lets hope the CAA decides to televise this game, its a big one for CAA too, not just us.  I already tweeted them my suggestion on this.  I suggest others do the same thing.  @caafootball   CAA is not giving SB any love, so an upset of one of their favorites would be icing on the cake.  Marvin Hart for SB gets two interception, Luke Allen kicks a 72 yard punt, and we end up with ZERO players on the CAA Week 8 Award winners. 

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Re: 2014: Game 9 - SBU @ UNH 10/25 3:00pm
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2014, 12:46:04 pm »
We can def. say that SB is now in the middle of the pack of FCS' second best conference...which is something. A win over UNH would immediately step it up a notch

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Re: 2014: Game 9 - SBU @ UNH 10/25 3:00pm
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2014, 01:06:07 pm »
we went to the game and yes the WIND was the real advantage and disadvantage- but honestly, the first punt was not that high and went about 35 yards, and the returner looked at our guys coming down the field. The "72" yarder was a misplayed ball by the returner had no real hang and was about 38 yards bounce in our favor-and if you saw Luke on the sideline-he was grateful for this misplayed ball. A stronger punt returner won't make the same mistake. The missed PAT was on the holder- but agree we have a lot of work to do there. O really struggled in the second half and the goofy 2nd calls were just nuts.

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Re: 2014: Game 9 - SBU @ UNH 10/25 3:00pm
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2014, 03:01:55 pm »
StateofMind:  wow, great you could go to the game.  My observations of the second half from an offensive perspective were that we got too predictable in our game plan.  seemed like Elon figured out how to slow down the run game, and we did not dial up the pass game.  not sure how many of you noticed, but we did NOT run a pass play for the entire first quarter, 18 straight running plays.  at start of second quarter, we started passing, Bednarski hit three straight passes, then cooled off, and we never really went back to the passing game after that.  One interesting play was a flea flicker, which worked perfectly, right up to the point where the receiver dropped the perfectly placed pass in the endzone.  I dont think we will fare well against UNH if we just keep running Bedell over the left side of the O line all afternoon long.

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Re: 2014: Game 9 - SBU @ UNH 10/25 3:00pm
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2014, 03:20:45 pm »
Interesting read on the CAA and playoff chances for our team.  sounds bleak, even if we win out.  we may be surging too late...

In the FCS Huddle: CAA may be too good for itself
By Craig Haley, FCS Executive Director/Senior Editor

Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - On the surface, CAA Football appears to be in terrific shape for having FCS playoff teams next month.

Four of the teams have at least five wins and another four have at least four wins, making it the strongest conference outside the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

But too much of a good thing can catch up to a top FCS conference. The Missouri Valley learned the hard way last season when only two of its teams qualified for the playoffs (although North Dakota State went on to capture its third straight national title). Too many possible playoff squads had their resumes collapse in November.

Over the final five weekends of this year's regular season, the CAA must hope its teams don't do the same as the Missouri Valley did last year, when they knocked each other off in the wrong combination of results. If it happens in the deep CAA, the conference could go from having four or five qualifiers (if the playoffs began today) to only two come Nov. 23.

Fifth-ranked Villanova (6-1, 4-0) and third-ranked New Hampshire (5-1, 3-0) have been the most outstanding of the CAA teams and are the surest bets for playoff berths.

From there, it's anybody guess.

Two results on Saturday were particularly damaging to the CAA's playoff cause. Delaware (4-3, 2-1) and William & Mary (4-3, 1-2) both let a fourth-quarter lead slip away at home and lost a conference game. Delaware's defeat was worse considering it occurred against a Towson team that was 2-5 and already out of the playoff picture.

Delaware visits William & Mary next weekend so the loser will sink even further.

There's also five-win teams in Richmond and Albany, and high-scoring James Madison and defensive-dominant Stony Brook are surging but come from far off the pace. Any analysis of these teams' remaining schedules creates great pause because of their toughness.

Anything short of eight wins may not be enough for an at-large bid. It won't be easy for most of the teams to get there, and only one will receive the CAA's automatic bid to the playoffs

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Re: 2014: Game 9 - SBU @ UNH 10/25 3:00pm
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2014, 07:48:30 pm »
BFF,

You're assessments very accurate, and on the flea flicker it did take a bit too long to get going and if AC would have taken the step inside on the safety he would have scored- or even if he ran the post pattern inside because that was open early as well.. The 41/43  dives were getting old- and Elon picked them up fairly well (hope we do can better in the play section with UNH)

I do give credit to Coach P for at least giving it to the refs and showing some emotion with the lack of holding calls against Allen, Camera and Thompson, but what some of us really liked was the spark the D guys got into on the sidelines after our last pick. Great intensity from the guys. Lastly, the Elon fans pretty much left after the homecoming court was announced- so showed a difference between our fans and theirs.

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Re: 2014: Game 9 - SBU @ UNH 10/25 3:00pm
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2014, 09:40:01 pm »
in previous games, I thought bednarski did an excellent job on the play action passing plays.  with our strong running game, it seems like a since to go play-action, freeze the D for a moment, and then hit some quick strikes.  I also wonder why bednarski never runs on the read option plays.  his call or the coaching staff?  especially on Saturday, Elon overloaded the left side on the read option hand offs, bednarski could have skipped down field for 5-10 yard gains, that play was sooo open. 

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Re: 2014: Game 9 - SBU @ UNH 10/25 3:00pm
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2014, 01:10:32 am »
Gotta pray to the football gods all week for a upset. this one is gonna be hardddddddddd. New Hampshire is never easy and it will be no different on Saturday. Just hoping that our surging wolves somehow figure it out. It would be awesome to be UNH at Durham.

Nonetheless, I have to say that I'm really pleased with how our season has turned out so far. To be .500** after starting the season 1-4 is a big relief. Even better when we are 3-1 in the CAA.

Defense has to come out and SHUT down UNH!!

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Re: 2014: Game 9 - SBU @ UNH 10/25 3:00pm
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2014, 04:19:23 pm »
well, unless you are traveling to NH this weekend, we are watching the SB game on the computer  >:(

CAA chose to televise Albany vs Colgate instead of our match up with NH. 

I assume we can pick up a link from CAA to watch the game for free, otherwise you have to pay UNH for access to their streaming video.

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Re: 2014: Game 9 - SBU @ UNH 10/25 3:00pm
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2014, 05:05:50 pm »
well, unless you are traveling to NH this weekend, we are watching the SB game on the computer  >:(

CAA chose to televise Albany vs Colgate instead of our match up with NH. 

I assume we can pick up a link from CAA to watch the game for free, otherwise you have to pay UNH for access to their streaming video.

BFF. Can you provide us the link from CAA for that game!


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Re: 2014: Game 9 - SBU @ UNH 10/25 3:00pm
« Reply #11 on: October 22, 2014, 02:46:40 pm »
Pulled this off The Sports Network site:

Stony Brook (4-4, 3-1 CAA) at X-No. 3 New Hampshire (5-1, 3-0), 3 p.m. This is a dangerous game for UNH even after having a bye. The visiting Seawolves have been incredibly good on defense, ranking first in the FCS in total defense (220.5 ypg), second in scoring defense (11 ppg), second in third-down conversion percentage defense (.235), second in red zone defense (.500), third in rushing defense (74 ypg) and fifth in passing defense (146.5 ypg). That's North Dakota State-esque. A potential great one-on-one matchup: UNH All-America wide receiver R.J. Harris shadowed by Stony Brook senior cornerback Davonte Anderson.

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Re: 2014: Game 9 - SBU @ UNH 10/25 3:00pm
« Reply #12 on: October 22, 2014, 03:15:11 pm »
  Well that was enough to get me excited. If the offense can maintain possession for a decent amount of time I think we can keep this game close. As we all know with our offense this is a huge IF. I think Will Tye will be key to converting 3rd downs if we choose to use him. If Bednarski can be consistent, mixing the run game with short passes will help us control the ball.

   Also should an upset occur it would not be good for the CAA.

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Re: 2014: Game 9 - SBU @ UNH 10/25 3:00pm
« Reply #13 on: October 22, 2014, 03:15:54 pm »
Davonte is one of my favorite players to watch.

That third down conversion % i think is so important.  Especially in the more "cloud of dust" old school type of offense.  Maybe not so much in the get rich quick west coast schemes where its feast or famine.  When you chip away and play the field position game, every single stop is so critical against a better team.  On average, an offense gets what 8-10 drives per game or so?  If you can shut out a quarter of play with two 3 and outs you improve your chances of slaying the giant.

Sorry im rambling.  When the NYG tore through the playoffs twice in four years, once with a 9-7 record on a wild card ticket, the other being 10-6, most people attribute that to Manning's heroics and Bradshaw/Jacobs chipping away at defenses, Plaxico/Cruz, etc.  I attribute it to the interior defense pressing the QB, forcing bad passes and ruining drives with one sack.  Each sack or TFL can turn a 2nd and 10 into a 3rd and 18 and shut down better teams. 

And so its no wonder the NYG beat the NE juggernaut TWICE, with only 17 and 18 points on the board.

So long story short, third down conversion defense is important, to me at least.  ;D
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Re: 2014: Game 9 - SBU @ UNH 10/25 3:00pm
« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2014, 03:30:16 pm »
I want Bednarski to be a good game manager this weekend.  he does not have to carry the O, he has a lot of supporting cast in our running game, that should make the passing game easy to exploit.  if he can make the passes he is assigned to make, eliminate turnovers (no picks) and avoid negative plays (dropped snaps), the O will move the ball.  If this can be done, we will control both sides of the ball and have a very good chance of winning this game.