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Colonial Athletic Association

FCS Non-Conference Schedule Analysis

The Colonial, again, has stuck to its regional scheduling pattern. Playing six times each against the Northeast Conference and Patriot League, they only have games scheduled against four other conferences. In fact, the only two games they play against teams west of the Mississippi River, both on the road, are FBS games. The CAA plays 13 FBS opponents and none from below FCS. What this means is that a certain level of muscle will be given to their overall strength of schedule without even playing a game.
Albany: @ Delaware State, vs. Monmouth, @ Massachusetts (FBS).
  • This is a terrific schedule for the Great Danes. Delaware State is a sneaky road game in the sense it’s a game Albany should win and it shows their willingness to travel in non-conference. Monmouth is at least a fellow FCS team who figures to be near the playoff picture. And Massachusetts is an FBS program that does not require long travel and has shown susceptibility to being upset by FCS teams.
Delaware: vs. Long Island, @ North Carolina State (FBS), vs. Delaware State.
  • Delaware will play a couple CAA games before getting to these first two non-conference match-ups. Long Island is in their second year of FCS play. North Carolina State will be a very tough game. The in-state game with Delaware State will close out the regular season and could be used as a way of trying to impress the Selection Committee late.
Elon: @ The Citadel, @ Duke (FBS), vs. Campbell.
  • These are the Phoenix first three games, which is traditional. The good news, the travel to The Citadel and to FBS Duke won’t be too taxing on the travel budget and they’ll get a nice check in the process. The home game here with Campbell will be their only home game in their first five.
James Madison: vs. Chattanooga, @ North Carolina (FBS), vs. Merrimack.
  • James Madison will look to start the 2020 season off better than they finished 2019. But losing in the FCS Championship is something nobody else can claim. The Dukes should still be tough and the home games with Chattanooga and Merrimack, which is the season ender, should be fine. The roadie to North Carolina? Who knows? JMU makes these interesting more times than not.
Maine: @ Ball State (FBS), vs. Monmouth, @ Connecticut (FBS).
  • Years prior, Maine has not been playing non-conference games at home. Part of that is the fact they’ve actively played two FBS programs to collect that money. The other part is getting teams to agree to come all the way to Orono. It’s not too long of a trip for Monmouth and it’s a solid opponent, which will serve as good preparation for the CAA.
New Hampshire: @ Kansas (FBS), @ Colgate, vs. Merrimack.
  • New Hampshire is one of those teams who seemingly likes to “get outta town” when they play FBS schools. Kansas is definitely not in the CAA geographic footprint. Road games to Colgate and Merrimack should yield victories. Overall, this is a good schedule.
Rhode Island: @ Northern Illinois (FBS), @ Bryant, vs. Brown.
  • The Rams will take their roadshow as far west in the eastern United States as they can, traveling to FBS Northern Illinois. They come back for a second consecutive road game to start the season, but Bryant will be almost like a home game, it’s so close. The home game with Brown comes after a couple CAA games. This slate could give URI a couple of wins.
Richmond: vs. St. Francis, @ Pittsburgh (FBS), @ Yale.
  • Interesting schedule for the “Arachnids.” They lead off the season at home with St. Francis, which should be winnable. They jump in CAA action at UNH. Then come back to a non-con at FBS Pittsburgh. A couple more CAA games follow with a bye before finishing non-con action @ Yale. That’s a lot of skipping back and forth. Early focus will probably mean a lot with their schedule.
Stony Brook: @ Fordham, @ Florida Atlantic (FBS), vs. Sacred Heart.
  • Stony Brook has followed a pretty simple scheduling format; play close to home, and get an FBS game somewhere far away. But when you get to fly out of metro New York City, you can connect to anywhere east of the Mississippi pretty easily. This is a good schedule for them, as both FCS games are winnable and a ticket to Florida will be profitable and beautiful.
Towson: @ Maryland (FBS), vs. Morgan State, vs. Dartmouth.
  • The Tigers athletic department did a great job keeping their team near home this year. The trip to Maryland is in state, of course. The two home non-conference games have a home CAA tilt sandwiched in between, meaning Towson won’t leave the state of Maryland until October 10. That game is in Philadelphia, at Villanova, hardly a long bus ride.
Villanova: vs. Lehigh, @ Bucknell, @ Wake Forest (FBS).
  • The Wildcats have Lehigh and Bucknell on their schedule again this season. And it’s a good fit getting these other close Pennsylvania schools together. The trip to FBS Wake Forest may have been better served to play Week 1, if they could have, when FCS upsets seem likelier. Still, it’s a relatively short trip for a good payday and maybe an upset?
William & Mary: @ Stanford (FBS), vs. Colgate, @ Lafayette.
  • Another year where William & Mary will play multiple Patriot League teams. Same two as 2019, in fact, the only difference is that they will play at Lafayette, while still hosting Colgate. The FBS trip to California to play Stanford is about as far out there as they could get. Maybe there’s a connection between the teams I’m unfamiliar with.
Colonial Numbers
3 vs. Big South
3 vs. Ivy
3 vs. MEAC
6 vs. NEC
6 vs. Patriot
2 vs. Southern
13 vs. FBS
0 vs. Lower Division (Div-II, Div-III, NAIA, NCCAA)
See All FCS Non-Conference Schedule Analysis
 
If we go down the bus ride only approach we would likely play H-H with JMU,WM,Elon.H w/Towson and A w/Nova or UD.

In other words,

North pod: Maine, UNH, URI, Albany
Central pod: Stony Brook, Villanova, Delaware, Towson
South pod: JMU, Richmond, W&M, Elon

Out
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UR@UNH
UR@SBU
URI@UR

In
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SFU@UR
UR@Pitt

Questionable
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UR@Yale
 
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If we go down the bus ride only approach we would likely play H-H with JMU,WM,Elon.H w/Towson and A w/Nova or UD.

Out
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UR@UNH
UR@SBU
URI@UR

In
———
SFU@UR
UR@Pitt

Questionable
———
UR@Yale
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just as a fan this is confusing , this has to be hard for the staff to get ready for the season, nobody really knows what to expect , but least all the teams are in the same boat, i just hope there is football .
 
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if madison can have a plan to start , why cant we , ? i know plans change , but a least make a plan , hopefully they have some date in mind, to start workouts, this will be a big year hope to see some improvement , at least a winning record , this program needs a bounce back season
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Why can't we have informal workouts on campus like a lot of other FCS schools starting in late June. Hopefully that would lead to formal team practices starting in mid July .
 
Key Names to Watch(Stats.com)

CAA FOOTBALL

James Madison running backs - There's absurd depth with Percy Agyei-Obese, Jawon Hamilton, Solomon Vanhorse and Latrele Palmer.

Shane Simpson, Towson running back - Second in the FCS in all-purpose yards per game two years ago, Simpson returns from a knee injury with a sixth season of eligibility.

https://towsontigers.com/sports/football/roster/shane-simpson/11796

Daniel Smith, Villanova quarterback - The second-year Campbell grad transfer has all of his top offensive weapons back after posting an FCS-high 48 total touchdowns.

https://villanova.com/sports/football/roster/daniel-smith/9060


NORTHEAST

Jason Brown, Saint Francis quarterback - In the NEC's 25th season of football, its top passer must overcome the loss of 90-catch wide receiver Ra'Shaun Henry to a grad transfer to UVA.

https://sfuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/jason-brown/7774


IVY LEAGUE

Griffin O'Connor, Yale quarterback - O'Connor threw for 1,229 yards in only three games while earning 2018 Ivy rookie of the year, but last year waited again behind Kurt Rawlings, the offensive player of the year.

https://yalebulldogs.com/sports/football/roster/griffin-o-connor/15290
 
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https://www.richmond.com/sports/dr-...cle_f9fe8c57-cbfe-5372-83e0-9602b20028c6.html

...”Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN that football players would need to be placed in a “bubble” environment, isolated from others, for a season to be successfully staged this fall and winter amid the novel-coronavirus pandemic.

“Unless players are essentially in a bubble — insulated from the community and they are tested nearly every day — it would be very hard to see how football is able to be played this fall,” Fauci told the network. “If there is a second wave, which is certainly a possibility and which would be complicated by the predictable flu season, football may not happen this year”...
 
Lets just wait a few days and Fauci will completely change his mind and say that training camps should resume immediately.
 
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Lets just wait a few days and Fauci will completely change his mind and say that training camps should resume immediately.
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Never played competitive football but Fauci was Captain of his 1-16 HS basketball team.

Regis is a top academic Catholic school.Tuition is fee paid for admitted students

 
MolivaManiac said:
Lets just wait a few days and Fauci will completely change his mind and say that training camps should resume immediately.
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Actually, he's been pretty consistent with his message of testing, staying home, and social distancing when you must go out in public.
 
Wood Hall said:
Actually, he's been pretty consistent with his message of testing, staying home, and social distancing when you must go out in public.
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i have no intention of devolving this thread into a debate on fauci but here:

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...stencies-warns-liberals-against-lionizing-him

and here:

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/0OQ3...-on-whether-travel-bans-work-during-pandemics

I could probably provide another 10-15 links but don't have the interest and this isn't the forum.
 
If I was 20 again (oh for those days again life was simple), I would not be very concerned about covid other than passing it on to someone old. I don't know why the whole student body shouldn't be "in a bubble", just wear a mask when around the professors, and stay on campus. Let's face it, if you factor out everyone over the age of 60, this virus is no more an issue than any other virus.
 
Cannot vouch for accuracy, but always found him him accurate, a client told me yesterday, 6 female friends took a trip together to Myrtle Beach, sun, restaurants, bars, the typical things many do. Following return 5 of 6 have gotten sick and tested positive for covid-19, none are hospitalized yet, but 3 are very sick as of yesterday.
 
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Cannot vouch for accuracy, but always found him him accurate, a client told me yesterday, 6 female friends took a trip together to Myrtle Beach, sun, restaurants, bars, the typical things many do. Following return 5 of 6 have gotten sick and tested positive for covid-19, none are hospitalized yet, but 3 are very sick as of yesterday.
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Read that Preston County, WV had 10 test positive for Covid 19 and one correlation for all was that they had all been to Myrtle Beach in last couple weeks.
 
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i have no intention of devolving this thread into a debate on fauci but here:

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainme...stencies-warns-liberals-against-lionizing-him

and here:

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/0OQ3...-on-whether-travel-bans-work-during-pandemics

I could probably provide another 10-15 links but don't have the interest and this isn't the forum.
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Neither of the links involve testing, sheltering in place and social distancing when you must go out. Three topics he has been very consistent on.
 
In a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Northam announced that Virginia would be in phase three on July 1. It look like practice is close to happening for high school programs, camps are close to happening for high school athletes, and it looks like a fall football schedule announcement might be imminent.

It should be noted that the VHSL’s three phase plan does NOT coincide with the governor’s three-phase schedule. The most recent VHSL plan is outlined here.

Unless the governor announces otherwise, the plan for having school districts or individual public and private schools submit plans to resume athletics and activities are still in place.

Publicly, Phase Three does allow for larger gatherings, which makes a traditional football camp more of a possibility without significant logistical restrictions.

Once Phase Three takes effect, gatherings of up to 250 people are allowed. Also, museums, zoos and other outdoor venues can open at 50% capacity with a cap of 1,000 people. Gyms and fitness centers can open at 75% capacity.
 
UVA football announces plans for return to campus, testing for players


“...CHARLOTTESVILLE — Virginia’s football players will be allowed to return to campus July 5 for voluntary workouts, and the defending ACC Coastal Division champions will open training camp Aug. 9, the latest sign that there will be college football this fall, despite the spread of COVID-19...”

“...The players will undergo testing for the virus....”

“...The team’s schedule includes voluntary workouts July 5-14, required weightlifting, conditioning and film study from July 15-25, required team activity, including walk-throughs, July 26-Aug. 8 and fall training camp opening Aug. 9...”
 
As July arrives, Richmond AD remains 'cautiously optimistic' Spiders will play football
  • BY JOHN O'CONNOR Richmond Times-Dispatch
  • 5 min ago


A surge from University of Richmond players resulted in a blocked extra-point attempt by Jacksonville last season at Robins Stadium.

  • MARK GORMUS/TIMES-DISPATCH



John Hardt, UR's vice president and director of athletics: “We’ve not received any communication regarding any potential delay, or cancellation of any games on our schedule."


  • The University of Richmond’s vice president and director of athletics, John Hardt, said Monday that as July dawns he remains “cautiously optimistic” that the Spiders will play football this season. He reserved the right to modify his position as government and school authorities continue to gauge and react to the pandemic’s impact.

  • “Obviously, we’ll be much more knowledgeable as we get closer to teams reporting and the fall seasons beginning,” Hardt said.

    Though UR hasn’t yet announced a date on which its football players and men’s and women’s basketball players will be allowed to report back to campus for voluntary workouts, a mid-July arrival is projected, and is the hope of football coach Russ Huesman.

    CAA Football, the FCS league to which the Spiders, James Madison and William & Mary belong, has studied various scheduling models that include playing all 11 games as scheduled, playing only eight conference games, or each team playing home-and-home league games with regional partners to reduce travel costs and health risks.

    At this time, Hardt said Richmond plans to play all 11 games on the days they are scheduled. The Spiders’ first game is against Saint Francis, at Robins Stadium, on Thursday, Sept. 3.

    “We’ve not received any communication regarding any potential delay, or cancellation of any games on our schedule,” Hardt said.

    James Madison, Richmond and William & Mary each have a date at an FBS program. Those arrangements carry significant financial components that the FCS schools would like to maintain. The Dukes are scheduled to play at North Carolina ($500,000 guarantee) on Sept. 19, the same day the Spiders are scheduled to play Pittsburgh ($500,000 guarantee) at Heinz Field, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Tribe are scheduled to open at Stanford on Sept. 5 ($625,000 guarantee).

    Hardt said he is unaware of any UR football player who has expressed a desire to not participate this season in response to the health crisis.

    The attendance at Richmond’s 8,700-seat Robins Stadium will be limited in accordance with “whichever guidelines are in place at the time from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and we’ll be practicing social distancing,” said Hardt.

    Presuming CAA Football starts, there’s a high likelihood that all stadiums in which games are played will permit a limited number of fans, to allow for social distancing. In Virginia, that could mean very different attendance figures at league schools. JMU’s Bridgeforth Stadium seats 24,877, and the capacity of William & Mary’s Zable Stadium is 11,646.

    According to the NCAA, James Madison ranked third among FCS teams in average home attendance last season, with 18,108. William & Mary averaged 8,622, and Richmond averaged 7,534. At other state FCS schools, Norfolk State averaged 11,296, Hampton averaged 7,218, and VMI averaged 4,021.

    No plans have been finalized, but among the attendance scenarios being explored by CAA schools is one that would limit stadium entry to season-ticket holders and players’ family members (both teams). At Richmond, for instance, that would translate to about 2,000 fans.

    CAA programs also are examining ways to minimize travel costs to offset unexpected investments in coronavirus testing for players and staff, enhanced cleaning operations, plus housing and feeding players on campuses for voluntary workouts prior to the official start date of preseason practices.

    The Patriot League recently announced principles that will guide its fall athletics scheduling model for all sports, which may impact William & Mary. The Tribe on back-to-back September Saturdays are slated to play Patriot League member Colgate in Williamsburg, and travel to Patriot League member Lafayette, which is located in Easton, Pa.

    According to the Patriot League Council of Presidents, members will confirm that nonconference opponents are following comparable health and safety protocols in advance of any contest. Also, overnight travel for regular-season competition will occur only in “rare exceptions.”

    RTD JOC 6/30/20
 
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  • No plans have been finalized, but among the attendance scenarios being explored by CAA schools is one that would limit stadium entry to season-ticket holders and players’ family members (both teams). At Richmond, for instance, that would translate to about 2,000 fans.
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This is a troubling little nugget. I recall us having double that many STH not long ago. The base of STH has really contracted.
 
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