this game lost a little of its edge when Coach Rocco was dismissed after last season, but if the once powerful Blue Hens are really the 2nd best team in the CAA and the Spiders the 4th best it should be the usual donnybrook that ensues when these two squads meet in Newark...
former Delaware QB Ryan Carty has been brought in from Sam Houston State to rebuild the once proud program...he doesn't lack swagger...during CAA Media Day he observed that in Newark the program has everything it needs to dominate football at the FCS level...could they become the North Dakota State of the east?
oft injured QB Nolan Henderson returns for a 6th season to lead the Blue Hens offense...four Hens were named to the Preseason All CAA Defensive team, but Delaware's defense was very inconsistent last season...the Spiders scored 51 points last season in a big win over the Blue Hens at The Brick House...that game may have sealed Coach Rocco's fate..
enjoy Episode Ten of the Countdown...thank goodness real football is just over a week away!
Go Spiders!