2012-2013 CAA & FCS Playoffs Football Thread

[Dukes and Skins]

Worst news of the day. Ugh.

EDIT: Not trying to be harsh on the kid, hopefully he's turned it around.

However, he has almost no ability to throw the ball and I'm tired of seeing his terrible attempts go 15 yards past/behind/away the receiver.

But he also just threw for 300+ yards last week. Albeit against URI, but still he has turned his game around. Also only 1 loss in conference play as a starter

[hockeysc23]

Thorpe's only problem is the man behind him calling the plays. Doesn't matter how many pts JMU is down Mickey will still try to triple option his way to victory. I miss Landers ... now there was a stud JMU qb haha.

[Dukes and Skins]

Any Towson fans coming down this weekend for the game? Should be a good one

[MattFancy]

Any Towson fans coming down this weekend for the game? Should be a good one

I wish I could. But I'll be watching since it's on the NBC Sports Network.

[Dukes and Skins]

I wish I could. But I'll be watching since it's on the NBC Sports Network.

Too bad you can't see the stadium in person. Truly one of the best things every week is going into that stadium

[Heisenberg]

But he also just threw for 300+ yards last week. Albeit against URI, but still he has turned his game around. Also only 1 loss in conference play as a starter

I mean he has a great career record - don't get me wrong - but I just really hate his "first option isn't open so let me run instead of checking options 2 and 3" approach. I think you have to be able to pass occasionally against the good teams in order to go deep into the playoffs and Thorpe has never shown me he can do that consistently. He was overthrowing wide open receivers running fly routes by 15 yards in the early games this year.

Thorpe's only problem is the man behind him calling the plays. Doesn't matter how many pts JMU is down Mickey will still try to triple option his way to victory. I miss Landers ... now there was a stud JMU qb haha.

I don't know if that is his only problem, but I have certainly grown tired of Mickey's approach to offense over the years. Landers was a stud but he was also much more of a threat to pass the ball downfield on any given play (obviously a freak athlete as well). I'd love for Thorpe to prove me wrong but it's going to take a big change for me to ever be confident he can make the throws needed to win a playoff game against a good defense that can slow down the JMU running game.

---------- Post added October-3rd-2012 at 03:18 PM ----------

Too bad you can't see the stadium in person. Truly one of the best things every week is going into that stadium

Really looking forward to the day when they can knock down and rebuild the other side.

[Dukes and Skins]

I mean he has a great career record - don't get me wrong - but I just really hate his "first option isn't open so let me run instead of checking options 2 and 3" approach. I think you have to be able to pass occasionally against the good teams in order to go deep into the playoffs and Thorpe has never shown me he can do that consistently. He was overthrowing wide open receivers running fly routes by 15 yards in the early games this year.




I don't know if that is his only problem, but I have certainly grown tired of Mickey's approach to offense over the years. Landers was a stud but he was also much more of a threat to pass the ball downfield on any given play (obviously a freak athlete as well). I'd love for Thorpe to prove me wrong but it's going to take a big change for me to ever be confident he can make the throws needed to win a playoff game against a good defense that can slow down the JMU running game.

---------- Post added October-3rd-2012 at 03:18 PM ----------



Really looking forward to the day when they can knock down and rebuild the other side.

Don't think it'll be THAT long before the Godwin side is demolished and built like the other side

[bushwack]

Week 6 Schedule:
Brown @ Rhode Island 1:00 PM
#12 Towson @ #5 JMU 1:00 PM on NBCSN
Maine @ #16 Delaware 3:30 PM
W&M @ Pennsylvania 3:30 PM
#14 UNH @ Georgia St. 3:30 PM
Richmond @ Villanova 6:00 PM

[bushwack]

Week 6 Results:
Brown 17 vs. Rhode Island 7
#5 JMU 13 vs. #12 Towson 10
Maine 26 vs. #16 Delaware 3
W&M 34 vs. Pennsylvania 28
#14 UNH 44 vs. Georgia St. 21
Richmond 28 vs. Villanova 17

CAA Standings Through Week 6:
#4 ODU 5-0 (2-0)*
#5 JMU 4-1 (2-0)
#14 UNH 4-2 (2-1)
Richmond 4-2 (2-1)
Villanova 4-2 (2-1)
#12 Towson 2-3 (1-1)
Maine 2-3 (1-1)
#16 Delaware 4-2 (1-2)
W&M 2-4 (1-2)
Rhode Island 0-5 (0-2)
Georgia State 0-6 (0-3)*

*Indicates team is not eligible to win the CAA regular season championship

[bushwack]

Week 7 FCS Top 25 Poll:
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/t...v-1aa-poll.htm
#3 ODU
#4 JMU
#12 New Hampshire
#17 Towson
#24 Delaware

[Dictator]

The Towson/JMU was a mess of a game. Sloppy play all around.

[MattFancy]

The Towson/JMU was a mess of a game. Sloppy play all around.

Would've been nice to see Towson pull out the win though. But JMU is a tough place to play.

[Dukes and Skins]

Would've been nice to see Towson pull out the win though. But JMU is a tough place to play.

I will say your team doesn't take kindly to any bit of heckling from the fans. I'm not even talking vulgar material, just the usual joke around. They were livid and kept going back and forth with us. Once JMU scored, they were no where to be found

EDIT: also JMU is very tough to play at normally, I was surprised how loud the stadium was considering it was family weekend. That traditionally is our quietest crowd

[Dukes and Skins]

Another week another win

[bushwack]

For the few of you who follow this thread sorry for not getting the schedule & results from Week 7 up, I was at a family wedding this past weekend.

Week 8 FCS Top 25 Poll:
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/t...ot225poll.aspx
#2 JMU
#7 ODU
#12 UNH
#18 Towson
#24 Villanova
#25 Delaware