#18 Villanova(6-3,3-3)

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UR 3Q-3 Drives

Richmond at 15:00(UR gets kickoff)

1st and 10 at UR26 RICHMOND drive start at 15:00.

1st and 10 at UR26 Joe Mancuso rush for 3 yards to the UR29 (Hunter, K.;Rhyne, F.).

2nd and 7 at UR29 Joe Mancuso pass incomplete to Charlie Fessler (Benford, C.).

3rd and 7 at UR29 Joe Mancuso pass complete to Savon Smith for 15 yards to the UR44, 1ST DOWN UR, out-of-bounds (Taylor, M.).

1st and 10 at UR44 Joe Mancuso pass complete to Charlie Fessler for 17 yards to the VU39, 1ST DOWN UR.

1st and 10 at VU39 Milan Howard rush for 15 yards to the VU24, 1ST DOWN UR (Rhyne, F.;Awopetu, N.).

****1st and 10 at VU24 Joe Mancuso pass intercepted by Wiley, D. at the VU8, Wiley, D. return 0 yards to the VU8, out-of-bounds.

****At the doorstep to go up 2 TDs.Turning Point.Howard out,Dykes out.

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Richmond at 09:50

1st and 10 at UR44 RICHMOND drive start at 09:50.

1st and 10 at UR44 Joe Mancuso sacked for loss of 10 yards to the UR34 (Wiley, D.).

2nd and 20 at UR34 Savon Smith rush for 9 yards to the UR43 (Fisher, M.;Pickett, D.).

3rd and 11 at UR43 Joe Mancuso rush for 5 yards to the UR48 (Rhyne, F.), PENALTY UR holding declined.

4th and 6 at UR48 Jake Larson punt 40 yards to the VU12, out-of-bounds.

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Richmond at 01:08

1st and 10 at UR20 RICHMOND drive start at 01:08.

1st and 10 at UR20 Savon Smith rush for 6 yards to the UR26 (Townsel, Q.;Rhyne, F.).

2nd and 4 at UR26 Joe Mancuso pass incomplete to Keyston Fuller.

3rd and 4 at UR26 Timeout Richmond, clock 00:18.

3rd and 4 at UR26 Timeout Richmond, clock 00:18.

3rd and 4 at UR26 Joe Mancuso pass incomplete to Keyston Fuller.

4th and 4 at UR26 Jake Larson punt 52 yards to the VU22, downed.

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Summary 3Q-

3 First Downs,28 yds rushing,2 completions on 6 attempts for 32 yards and 1 pick.

 

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UR 4Q- 2 Drives

Richmond at 11:45

1st and 10 at UR25 RICHMOND drive start at 11:45.

1st and 10 at UR25 Savon Smith rush for 1 yard to the UR26 (Fisher, M.).

2nd and 9 at UR26 Joe Mancuso sacked for loss of 4 yards to the UR22 (Nelson, J.).

3rd and 13 at UR22 Joe Mancuso pass complete to Keyston Fuller for 6 yards to the UR28 (Trent, E.).

4th and 7 at UR28 Jake Larson punt 40 yards to the VU32, out-of-bounds.

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Richmond at 08:56

1st and 10 at UR25 RICHMOND drive start at 08:56.

1st and 10 at UR25 Joe Mancuso sacked for loss of 7 yards to the UR18 (Zobel, G.).

2nd and 17 at UR18 Isaac Brown pass incomplete, PENALTY UR intentional grounding (Isaac Brown) 9 yards to the UR9, NO PLAY.

3rd and 26 at UR09 Joe Mancuso pass complete to Isaac Brown for 7 yards to the UR16 (Amos, J.;Goodman, J.).

4th and 19 at UR16 Jake Larson punt 38 yards to the VU46, downed.

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Summary 4Q

0 First Downs,minus 10 yards rushing on 3 attempts,2 attempts for 2 completions passing for 13 yards,3 penalties for 29 yards.

 

[Speyederman]

you guys cut out the belittling one another

Mr. Moderator, please look at the thread to see who started this foolishness. If the poor fellow disagrees with your posts...he'll attempt to demean you as the thread clearly shows. In deference to your request...I'll cease.

 

[32counter]

Thank you Mr Moderator.I was very,very,very offended by Spiderboy’s nothingness.

 

[Speyederman]

LOL A real Catch 22 here. An 'empty helmet' should know 'nothingness' or shouldn't it? Just something to ponder.

 

[MolivaManiac]

Considering where we were after the Fordham loss, I'd take a good shot at 6-6 in a heartbeat. Candidly, I probably would have taken 5-7 too. Let's put on a good showing up at the truck stop on I-81 next week and then win one against the Indians to take the overall series lead.

We have some things to build on for next year ... But it feels like it really has to happen next year. 4 years of no playoffs for this program and how we invest in it is an eternity.

 

[spiderhawk111]

i think after fordham, we all would have been happy with 6-6 ,but the problem is there was the fordham game and it was a season killer, that game was there for the taking , as well as the yale melt down , teams that we should have beat, i am not expert enough to know why we didnt win those but the fact is we didnt, if we would have we would be talking playoffs this year, now instead of a playoff program , we are a wait till next year program. i know russ is going no where but as the head of the program this season has to rest at his feet.

 

[eagle727272]

If Huesman’s the answer after three years of this, the question has to be “How do we stay mediocre?”

 

[LongTimeLurkerFirstTimePoster]

when this season began NO ONE trusted what we had a QB. The first 4 games didn't solve that issue. Since Maine, Mancuso earned and has solidified the spot. But know that coming into the season, most this board's pre-season picks, where having us in the 6-6/7-5 range.

 

[Eight Legger]

I’ll be honest, I don’t really feel bad about yesterday. Yes, we got shut out in the second half but Nova didn’t exactly light the world on fire in that half either. They did enough to win. Going into that game I don’t think many people expected them to lose four in a row. That reality probably hurt us a bit. We lost two running backs in the game. That’s not minor.

It sucks that we couldn’t keep the momentum going, but we did a lot of things well and were right there at the end. I doubt that anyone expects a win next week, but who knows. Win the next two and I think we’re in.

 

[ChoppinBroccoli]

Considering where we were after the Fordham loss, I'd take a good shot at 6-6 in a heartbeat. Candidly, I probably would have taken 5-7 too. Let's put on a good showing up at the truck stop on I-81 next week and then win one against the Indians to take the overall series lead.

We have some things to build on for next year ... But it feels like it really has to happen next year. 4 years of no playoffs for this program and how we invest in it is an eternity.

Our last playoff absence was four years (yes, we got jobbed in 2012). Coincidentally, it followed an FCS quarterfinal loss when our coach was already one foot out the door. I also hope this gap is shorter by a season.

The media had us at 4 wins this year. We've already exceeded that total.
After the Fordham loss, we've been the underdog in every game. 5-5 when 2-10 was the expectation is showing the fight in this team.

 

[Spider B]

You can’t overlook the fact that we have 40 plus freshmen on the roster. I also agree that losing both RBs yesterday hurt our offensive game in the second half. The overall trajectory of the program is up and we are improving. Next year we should be really good. Let’s beat JMU and W&M!

 

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[Hanca]

What do our coaches do at half? Consistently out coached second half. Please make adjustments. 28 first half and 0 second half points says ur out coached again. Tired of Russ taking blame. Make it better. It’s his job

 

[Captain Anderson]

What do our coaches do at half? Consistently out coached second half. Please make adjustments. 28 first half and 0 second half points says ur out coached again. Tired of Russ taking blame. Make it better. It’s his job

This has been a strange year (the Fordham and Yale losses coupled with some really nice CAA road wins and a convincing win over SB). Losing the two RB's on Saturday obviously really hurt our offense. I thought we would see more QB runs by Mancuso in the 2nd half when we still had the 28-21 lead to try and manage down and distance and control time of possession. I was a little surprised how many lower percentage deep throws we attempted but you hit one or two of those and its a probably a different outcome. We've been saying this for a few years but this offense really needs a RB to step up, remain healthy, and become that "alpha" player. We haven't had that since Jacobi Green. Having that type of threat at RB opens up the play action game and lets you not have to rely so much on the QB run game where you always have the risk of your QB taking a hard hit. Frankly, we just need to run the ball better and get better push up front consistently. Overall I do think we've improved as the season has progressed. I'd love to see us play a good, clean game in Harrisonburg and finish up with a win vs the Tribe.