urfan1 said:

If they do the PL will be the Premier East Coast FCS league.

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Are you saying a PL with UR, W&M, Nova and Elon might be bette than a CAA whose strongest teams are Bryant, Campbell and Monmouth?

Go Dawgs!!

Will it be Coleman or Wickersham at QB?

Do we wanna run or pass as our primary mode of offense.

Where are Elon’s defensive weaknesses,if there are any.That might dictate who we start,

AnnapSpider said:

While the FBS is having the number of scholarships increased, they are also being required to reduce
the size of their rosters. Leaving more players available for FCS football.
But, call me naive, but I agree with Gallipolli and think the Patriot League move is based on the
conference’s teams. I believe that W & M and Nova will be showing up as Patriot League teams.

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If they do the PL will be the Premier East Coast FCS league.

While the FBS is having the number of scholarships increased, they are also being required to reduce
the size of their rosters. Leaving more players available for FCS football.
But, call me naive, but I agree with Gallipolli and think the Patriot League move is based on the
conference’s teams. I believe that W & M and Nova will be showing up as Patriot League teams.

spider23 said:

I think in some cases, these Power conference schools grab guys as "break glass in case of emergency" type of guys - with the guys transferring in happy - in some cases - to get the NIL money, and play (if very limited) in a big time conference with all the perks and glamour that come along. I do think if they beat a guy out , the coach in most cases will play the best guy. A guy like Matt Knowling - from Yale (and conneticut) I think we talke to. Went to USC. I would bet he has very small role their - but goes to USC - gets NIL buck, southern Cal, plays at sold out BIG away schools, etc. Likely better opportunity at Richmond to play meaningful minutes.

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I agree with this - but I think there is also a factor of kids trying to cash in while they can. I mean where else can a kid - who is a good basketball player, likely is a pro overseas somewhere at best - but can now look around while in college and maybe stash away 100-200K.

Imagine not being an athlete, and just being a normal student - but someone wanted to pay you 50K each year to do well in Economics. You graduate, you got some good money in the bank - life is pretty good. And maybe some of these kids, I think especially on the women side - see this as really the only time they will be able to earn money from their sport, so they are cashing in. And I can't fault a 19-21 year old kid for doing so.

I know the FBS scholarship limit is increasing for football - I assume the same for 1AA, which has always been slightly less - so yes, I think money is a major factor. Again - UR prides itself as this wealthy school with multi-billion dollar endowment. Which I know you can't use the endowment, but it is a sign of the strong financial backing the school has. But when it comes to spend money on sports or there is a concern of money in sports - we then act like this small school, private, not a lot of students or alumni - so we act like we can't afford anything.

Yesterday, Tennessee dominated Oklahoma in OU's first SEC conference game. The Volunteers defense was dominant, as the team shuttled high dollar defenders in and out. Oklahoma probably had 8 to 10 players helped off the field due to injuries.

urfan1 said:

Is Brayboy in year 8 now?/s

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Not sure but he’s bringing his 2 teenage kids to the game.

Is Brayboy in year 8 now?/s

Starters v ETSU

ELO

King had some big plays that the announcers said was #9. Hornets QB was the real deal and my
concern is we defended the deep pass very poorly.

72Spider said:

Russ' biggest decision after tonight is how to get Kyle involved in the offense (after he heals from injury) other than as qb. Cam didn't have his best night (although dropped passes hurt) but Cam on an off night is the best we have.

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TE or H Back

Money must be behind the decision to join the Patriot League. The NIL costs to field even a good CAA team have got to be substantial. .

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32counter said:

Happy we won in a less than mediocre high school stadium with bad lighting after a 5 hour bus ride.

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Was wondering if the lighting was really bad because of all the dropped passes.

Happy we won in a less than mediocre high school stadium with bad lighting after a 5 hour bus ride and a 6pm kickoff time.

Love the win! Dislike we did not look remotely like a playoff team.

Believe we have the talent and coaching to do better.

Celebrate tonight, but best to get back to work in the morning. 8 games left to prove we belong.

Ugly win better than a pretty loss. IIUC we were without 4 starters on offense, must play MUCH better next week.

Strong run to close out the game with a big hole on the left side. Not the most impressive showing but a W was what was needed.

Russ' biggest decision after tonight is how to get Kyle involved in the offense (after he heals from injury) other than as qb. Cam didn't have his best night (although dropped passes hurt) but Cam on an off night is the best we have.