Spiders4ever said:

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Michigan State -2.5 @ Northwestern
Oregon-2 @ Penn State

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Great find, I seem to recall him speaking in Spanish to help some of the staff feel comfortable and they truly appreciated it.

mojo-spider said:

For Braxton Hughes, the football journey continues

Former First Flight QB now plays on Brazilian team By Maggie Miles | Outer Banks Voice In May 2023, when Braxton Hughes completed his master’s degree in education, he figured he had seen his last d…

www.outerbanksvoice.com

Stumbled across this interesting story in his home town Kill Devil Hills NC.

He was a very popular back up QB for the Spiders who apparently did everything, but play QB. I remember Huesman praising his non playing contributions and mentioning he was very popular with his teammates.

Now, he’s still playing! Good luck to him!

Go Spiders!

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Renaissance man…

Great article - really appreciate the find! Seemed like such a good kid. Glad he’s found a way to keep his passion alive.

Ultimately seems like a potential coach.

I agree that the lure of money is the prime culprit. If you are good enough the NFL will find you. FCS players will have to decide if playing time that creates film and shows game situation skill sets outweighs the pull of immediate money and FBS promises that many times may lead to “Fools Gold” and regrets.

urfan1 said:

I believe most that left felt they could play at a higher level. I'm convinced the lore of a paycheck helped.

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I have no doubt that there are people pushing the promise of money. The agents have hit every level. Promises to kids to get them NIL in return for a “small” percentage. The vultures don’t care about the kids since it’s a volume game.

urfan1 said:

I believe most that left felt they could play at a higher level. I'm convinced the lore of a paycheck helped.

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Believe these two are the most powerful drivers of the decision. The move to the Patriot League being a secondary concern that provided the nudge needed to enter the Portal. After all, if you feel you can play at a higher level you probably don't believe spending a year in the Patriot League will prove anything.

Go Spiders!

All who have announced so far have moved up. The only one moving down is Winston October. Lol!

I believe most that left felt they could play at a higher level. I'm convinced the lore of a paycheck helped.

It sure would be a validation if we could get some former Richmond football player or perspective recruit that would make the statement that leaving Richmond was because we moved to the Patriot League! It seems to be a given that most think this is the reason for a loss of players recently?
Speculating is not evidence this is the main reason! Can’t we lay this bashing of the Patriot League move to rest until proof that it has truth to it.🏈🕷️🕸️

SpiderAlways said:

Patriot league here we come! lol

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I would not even joke about that; it can happen in a flash. Trust me on this one.

I honestly do not know enough about BB to know if PL is a move up or down, but if it is a move down the WBB program will have to go also and the Administration has already destroyed one good Spider program moving there, do not give them any ideas.

Someone posted the below concerning the Sothern Conference All Conference players on AGS. Guess these guys think they are good enough to get a check. Kind of looks a little like the stats from the Spider roster, excepting some of the Spiders will probably be happier just moving up to better FCS conferences.


I see these stats floating around elsewhere for other conferences, so I'll add this for the SoCon:

Of the 27 players that made first team (12 offense, 11 defense, 4 special teams) in 2024, only two players — Western Carolina receiver AJ Colombo and Furman kicker Ian Williams — are returning for 2025.

13 players graduated
12 have hit the transfer portal, with 5 finding homes so far

W 63-41--13-5/4-1, next up Wednesday, St Bona at home. ladies tied for first, men tied for 7th.

GKiller said:

But do we know if Mooney knows the rule yet. At the postgame presser it sounded like our 20 year coach was going to make some calls & get to the bottom of it.

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Checking with 4700.

But do we know if Mooney knows the rule yet. At the postgame presser it sounded like our 20 year coach was going to make some calls & get to the bottom of it.

How did the then Loyal Opposition do with Katrina in that regard? It is just political SOP sadly.

Ladies are up 63-39 and dribbling out the clock.

MrTbone said:

No one is excusing the horrid play of the players. But what you are insinuating is that the coach isn’t responsible for the total product.

The coach is responsible for getting the right players, getting them to execute his strategy, and getting the most out of them. He is at a bare minimum on point to make sure his best players are on the floor when he needs them.

We are 328th in the ncaa in 3pt shooting pctg. That’s not a “ they had a bad game” problem, that’s a 17 game and counting problem. CM owns that.

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We make up for being 339th in 3 point % by being 26th in % of our shots that are 3 pointers.

Who do we think we are? Central Arkansas or Western Carolina?

fan2011 said:

This might be the relevant rule (3-6.1.h.2)

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So what happened the first time that a substituteion was denied?

Plus

If URI missed in the last minute and we threw the ball in then directly out of bounds, would we be allowed to substitute? /s

Wait! We don’t get the same number of Timeouts as possessions??!??

GKiller said:

Hmm…does Darwinism prove or dispel Mooney’s tenure…we will wait for your thesis SF.

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Survival of the meh.

fatherspider said:

The guy is a completely inept coach and the only thing more inept than him is the administration and AD of U of R for having this imbecile coach the bball team for more than 20 years. Or maybe its us idiots for supporting him and the program all that time.

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Tell us how you really feel

wr70beh said:

He’s a Patriot League or Ivy League coach in the A-10. Leagues where they can keep players for long periods and they can learn his convoluted system. It sort of worked when he was able to get players who were fast learners or stayed for long periods of time. With this new age of the portal players will have difficulty learning his system.

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His level of success before the portal came into effect doesnt collaborate your theory. He has never been a consistent winner. Just look at his record in the A10 tourney and against VCU. They are putrid. Id say he is a NEC/Big South caliber coach who likely would have trouble being above average in those leagues.

Patriot league here we come! lol