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2024 Richmond Spiders Football - Prologue - Lehigh

Well-designed play, all the QB had to do was avoid one man. The block in the back helped.
 
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This was certainly a good season for the Spiders but this was a really disappointing result to finish it off. Strategy and execution were both off today. It felt like we had a hangover from the disappointment of not getting a first round bye. That's certainly human nature but also disappointing that the staff and team leaders didn't do a bit more to guard against it.
This sounds very very much like what happened with a certain basketball coach at Richmond last year. Oh well, you can't fight human nature. Or maybe you can.
 
Host Lehigh on August 30,2025 will be a tough one for the Spiders.

They have a number of Frosh in key positions

And a savvy head coach

Plus a 5.5 hour bus ride on that Friday afternoon.
Surely lessons were learned during the Stony Brook series of games.
 
No CAA team makes it past 2nd round, oh how the mighty have fallen.
Rhody had two TD by the same player called back. One when he took it to the house on a punt and the officials said he called for a fair catch (raised hand but not about shoulder, 50/50) the other for ineligible receiver down field. Really bad thing about the punt call back was Mercer gets a pick six on the next play.
 
CAA Co-Champions - Spiders lose to Patriot League Champs, RI loses to Southern Conference Champs. NOT a good look.

Until proven on the field, league needs to quit claiming they are among the best in the FCS . Yesterday, for sure. Now, not so much. Future, TBD. Commissioner D'Antonio's stewardship does not instill confidence for a turnaround.
 
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CAA Co-Champions - Spiders lose to Patriot League Champs, RI loses to Southern Conference Champs. NOT a good look.

Until proven on the field, league needs to quit claiming they are among the best in the FCS . Yesterday, for sure. Now, not so much. Future, TBD. Commissioner D'Antonio's stewardship does not instill confidence for a turnaround.
Agree totally. But not our problem anymore. It appears that we have a whole new set of problems.
 
Watching a bit of Lehigh at Idaho. Lehigh down 27-6 early 3rd qtr. Would like to have seen what we could have done at Idaho but will never know. Nice indoor facility.

Edit - Lehigh QB just threw a pick 6. Now down 34-6.
 
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Like Richmond, Lehigh had a run first mentality for the offense this season. Against Idaho, Lehigh won the rushing battle with 169 yards, compared to Idaho's 92. Lehigh also won time of possession, 31 to 28. Idaho outscored Lehigh by out passing them, and scoring 3 passing TDs. Huesman needs to open up the offense.
 
Couple big differences that would have shown against also was that their receivers had great hands and speed, thus
beat Leigh deep several times. Second, on defense Idaho had very quick
LBs and DBs that closed holes quickly and covered routes very well. I thought our LBs were good between the hash marks but got beat a lot on the outside runs due to lack of speed. Lehigh did not quit but QB was their only effective runner and their OL got little push.
 
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Montana State blew things open with 3 TDs in the final four minutes of the first half, ultimately rolling to a 52–19 win over Idaho.

Unsurprising considering the Bobcats took the regular season meeting 38–7 with the Vandal TD being a meaningless one in the final minute.
 
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Montana State blew things open with 3 TDs in the final four minutes of the first half, ultimately rolling to a 52–19 win over Idaho.

Unsurprising considering the Bobcats took the regular season meeting 38–7 with the Vandal TD being a meaningless one in the final minute.
It may be the year of the Bobcat.
 
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