after another dramatic win at Hampton any doubts I had that this Spiders team is special have disappeared...I was dismal after the Wofford loss...puzzled after the indifferent play at Delaware State and incredulous when we played A&T a one score game...but those days are gone...I busting out and full of Spiders mojo now!
the team has turned into CAA Champions and earned an FCS Playoff bid for the third year in a row...the only thing standing in the way of an undefeated, outright Championship exit from the CAA is our historic rival the William and Mary Tribe...Hollywood couldn't have written a better script...so many times during our CAA years this game versus the Indians has had Championship and Playoff implications for one, or both teams...the Spiders have done well often...
a veteran Spiders player described the games versus the Tribe as always "chippy'...I think that's a synonym for intense?...I hope this one is no different...our team is used to it and has seemed to play its best in the most challenging situations...that's how we got here...big plays at the most important times...finding different ways to win each week
radio analyst Chris Anderson commented in a Times-Dispatch story earlier in the week that his 1998 Richmond Championship team's trademark was its demeanor “There’s a coolness, there’s a calmness that somebody’s going to make a play.”...this describes this year's Spiders...someone has always stepped up to make plays at the most important time...that may be the difference again on Saturday...
it's already been a great season with hopefully much more to enjoy straight ahead...be thankful that we've had a chance to enjoy it and the great 17 year ride in the CAA!...an FCS National Championship, several CAA Championships and multiple FCS Playoff bids...that's pretty damn good!
don't look now, but I think I heard the late Tom Petty doing a sound check!
enjoy the special Prologue episode and remember the always popular and loud Spider Gang Senior Day Shout Out will take place in parking lot 61 at about 10:45AM Saturday...if you need to warm up your leather lungs, refill your Spider mojo or just have some fun come on by to thank those Richmond players who will be playing their last regular season game!
Go Spiders!
