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DON'T MISS THE ACTION!
Saturday, April 16th. The Spring Game. 1 p.m. BE THERE!
Tailgate Cookoff Challenge
o Challenge to find out who cooks the best tailgate food at Robins Stadium
o UR dignitaries will be taste-testing samples for each participating group
o The winner will receive free access to a hospitality terrace at a 2016 men’s basketball game
o Be sure to register at the link below to participate
o More Information Here: Link Here
Tailgate Display Challenge
o Challenge to find out who has the most interesting display at Robins Stadium!
o Drone will fly over the tailgate lot prior to the game to assess the best setup
o Winning group will receive two free 2016 season football tickets
o No registration needed, just show your Spider pride on gameday!
o More Information Here: Link Here
Parking
o Fans wishing to tailgate/consume alcohol will need to park in lot B3
o Lot B3 will open at 10 a.m.
o Parking passes can be picked up from the ticket office at the Robins Center
Student Football Combine
o Eight students will be selected to compete on field at halftime in a Student Football Combine
o Students will compete in drills such as the 40-yard dash, shuttle drill, long jump, and 3 cone drill
o Each contestant will receive a score on a 1-10 scale for each drill, and the person with the highest score at the end is our winner
o For more information on how to sign up, contact Christina Gunter at cshisler@richmond.edu.
Sweet Frog Family Fun Zone
o Games, inflatables, and other fun activities to be held in the Sweet Frog Family Fun Zone
Dress Like Coach Rocco Social Media Challenge
o Submit your pictures of your kids dressed like Coach Rocco
o The winning family gets to stand on the sidelines during the spring game
o Use hashtag #OneRichmond
o Submit photos anytime between now and April 11th
2016 poster and schedules cards will be available
Football Alumni Golf Outing at Independence Golf Club
o Friday, April 15th at 11 a.m. o Contact Lucas Walsh at 804.287.6845 for more information
MLAX game v Bellarmine follows Spring Football game at 3:30pm in the Brickhouse.
Saturday, April 16th. The Spring Game. 1 p.m. BE THERE!
Tailgate Cookoff Challenge
o Challenge to find out who cooks the best tailgate food at Robins Stadium
o UR dignitaries will be taste-testing samples for each participating group
o The winner will receive free access to a hospitality terrace at a 2016 men’s basketball game
o Be sure to register at the link below to participate
o More Information Here: Link Here
Tailgate Display Challenge
o Challenge to find out who has the most interesting display at Robins Stadium!
o Drone will fly over the tailgate lot prior to the game to assess the best setup
o Winning group will receive two free 2016 season football tickets
o No registration needed, just show your Spider pride on gameday!
o More Information Here: Link Here
Parking
o Fans wishing to tailgate/consume alcohol will need to park in lot B3
o Lot B3 will open at 10 a.m.
o Parking passes can be picked up from the ticket office at the Robins Center
Student Football Combine
o Eight students will be selected to compete on field at halftime in a Student Football Combine
o Students will compete in drills such as the 40-yard dash, shuttle drill, long jump, and 3 cone drill
o Each contestant will receive a score on a 1-10 scale for each drill, and the person with the highest score at the end is our winner
o For more information on how to sign up, contact Christina Gunter at cshisler@richmond.edu.
Sweet Frog Family Fun Zone
o Games, inflatables, and other fun activities to be held in the Sweet Frog Family Fun Zone
Dress Like Coach Rocco Social Media Challenge
o Submit your pictures of your kids dressed like Coach Rocco
o The winning family gets to stand on the sidelines during the spring game
o Use hashtag #OneRichmond
o Submit photos anytime between now and April 11th
2016 poster and schedules cards will be available
Football Alumni Golf Outing at Independence Golf Club
o Friday, April 15th at 11 a.m. o Contact Lucas Walsh at 804.287.6845 for more information
MLAX game v Bellarmine follows Spring Football game at 3:30pm in the Brickhouse.
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Looks like some real good stuff they have lined up for fans. Looking forward to it.
Anybody know what happened to Nick Holloway? He'll be missed.
Anybody know what happened to Nick Holloway? He'll be missed.
Spiders start spring football with an XL vacancy at tailback
By JOHN O'CONNOR Richmond Times-Dispatch|9 hours ago
The University of Richmond's Gordon Collins lost a fumble while returning the second-half kickoff at Villanova in mid-November. The Wildcats took over on UR's 14 and scored a touchdown on the next snap in a 21-20 win.
Richmond coach Danny Rocco recalled the highly damaging turnover during a Tuesday morning conversation in his office. Rocco considered indefinitely relegating Collins to the bench as a reminder of the importance of ball security.
"But I chose not to. He's a tough kid. Means a lot to him," said Rocco. "He needed to grow, needed to mature."
The Spiders went on to share the CAA Football Championship with James Madison and William and Mary, and then advance to the FCS semifinals (a 33-7 loss at eventual champion North Dakota State). Collins contributed as a kickoff returner, on other special teams and as a running back.
He grew. He matured.
As Richmond begins spring practice today, Collins will be among the most closely observed Spiders. UR lost seven senior starters from that 10-4 team. The most notable is Jacobi Green, who rushed for 1,595 yards and 21 touchdowns. Also gone is second-leading rusher Seth Fisher, who gained 385 yards in an injury-plagued senior season.
If the Spiders played a game today, the 5-foot-10, 211-pound Collins would probably jog onto the field as the first-team tailback. Last season as a sophomore, the Stafford resident rushed for 153 yards on 27 carries.
http://www.richmondspiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209528634&DB_OEM_ID=26800
Rocco didn't seem uncomfortable with the possibility that Richmond will depend on a relative running novice to succeed Green, a three-year regular. Rocco, the Spiders' fifth-year coach, used a basketball analogy.
"You're replacing a guy who averaged 20 points per game. So you've got this number out there that you think you've got to be able to replace," Rocco said. "But that's really not what you have to do. You have to develop guys that can carry the ball in our offense. The numbers will come. If you run behind a good offensive line and you're well-coached, you're going to have some rushing numbers.
"Now Jacobi was rare with what he was able to do last year. But if Gordon Collins would have gotten every carry that Jacobi got, he would have been a 1,000-yard rusher. When you look at it from that perspective, I think what we want to be able to do is have some options back there."
Jay Palmer, a redshirt freshman, was a three-year starter as an option quarterback in Princeton, W.Va., and he will also get a spring opportunity at tailback.
http://www.richmondspiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209875173&DB_OEM_ID=26800
"He is an extraordinarily powerful human being," Rocco said of the 6-0, 198-pound Palmer. "What he did in the weight room here in the offseason is just shy of miraculous, for a first-year player to come in and do what he did."
Quarterback David Broadus, a 6-4, 227-pound senior who will again play behind starter Kyle Lauletta, ran 41 times for 207 yards. Rocco sees an expanded rushing role for junior slot receiver Porter Abell, a running QB in high school, and in the Spiders' 2016 recruiting class were a few backs, 5-9 Xavier Goodall **(Henrico High) among them.
"I think we have some options," said Rocco. "If we can be good in the O-line (where two starters graduated), we're going to be able to run the ball.
**Xavier GoodallRichmond, Va./Henrico High School
Running Back5-9, 185Head Coach: Gerald GlascoHigh School: Three-year varsity letter winner … Two-time All-Conference and All-Region selection … First Team All-State selection... All-State track standout.
Personal: Son of Alicia Sanders and Shaun Goodall … Two siblings, Zaria (15) and Yasmin (9)
By JOHN O'CONNOR Richmond Times-Dispatch|9 hours ago
The University of Richmond's Gordon Collins lost a fumble while returning the second-half kickoff at Villanova in mid-November. The Wildcats took over on UR's 14 and scored a touchdown on the next snap in a 21-20 win.
Richmond coach Danny Rocco recalled the highly damaging turnover during a Tuesday morning conversation in his office. Rocco considered indefinitely relegating Collins to the bench as a reminder of the importance of ball security.
"But I chose not to. He's a tough kid. Means a lot to him," said Rocco. "He needed to grow, needed to mature."
The Spiders went on to share the CAA Football Championship with James Madison and William and Mary, and then advance to the FCS semifinals (a 33-7 loss at eventual champion North Dakota State). Collins contributed as a kickoff returner, on other special teams and as a running back.
He grew. He matured.
As Richmond begins spring practice today, Collins will be among the most closely observed Spiders. UR lost seven senior starters from that 10-4 team. The most notable is Jacobi Green, who rushed for 1,595 yards and 21 touchdowns. Also gone is second-leading rusher Seth Fisher, who gained 385 yards in an injury-plagued senior season.
If the Spiders played a game today, the 5-foot-10, 211-pound Collins would probably jog onto the field as the first-team tailback. Last season as a sophomore, the Stafford resident rushed for 153 yards on 27 carries.
http://www.richmondspiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209528634&DB_OEM_ID=26800
Rocco didn't seem uncomfortable with the possibility that Richmond will depend on a relative running novice to succeed Green, a three-year regular. Rocco, the Spiders' fifth-year coach, used a basketball analogy.
"You're replacing a guy who averaged 20 points per game. So you've got this number out there that you think you've got to be able to replace," Rocco said. "But that's really not what you have to do. You have to develop guys that can carry the ball in our offense. The numbers will come. If you run behind a good offensive line and you're well-coached, you're going to have some rushing numbers.
"Now Jacobi was rare with what he was able to do last year. But if Gordon Collins would have gotten every carry that Jacobi got, he would have been a 1,000-yard rusher. When you look at it from that perspective, I think what we want to be able to do is have some options back there."
Jay Palmer, a redshirt freshman, was a three-year starter as an option quarterback in Princeton, W.Va., and he will also get a spring opportunity at tailback.
http://www.richmondspiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209875173&DB_OEM_ID=26800
"He is an extraordinarily powerful human being," Rocco said of the 6-0, 198-pound Palmer. "What he did in the weight room here in the offseason is just shy of miraculous, for a first-year player to come in and do what he did."
Quarterback David Broadus, a 6-4, 227-pound senior who will again play behind starter Kyle Lauletta, ran 41 times for 207 yards. Rocco sees an expanded rushing role for junior slot receiver Porter Abell, a running QB in high school, and in the Spiders' 2016 recruiting class were a few backs, 5-9 Xavier Goodall **(Henrico High) among them.
"I think we have some options," said Rocco. "If we can be good in the O-line (where two starters graduated), we're going to be able to run the ball.
**Xavier GoodallRichmond, Va./Henrico High School
Running Back5-9, 185Head Coach: Gerald GlascoHigh School: Three-year varsity letter winner … Two-time All-Conference and All-Region selection … First Team All-State selection... All-State track standout.
Personal: Son of Alicia Sanders and Shaun Goodall … Two siblings, Zaria (15) and Yasmin (9)
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Rocco stated in preview of Spring that Nick was out this Spring and into first part of Fall Season. Don't know when the injury occurred
but I would think that ACL takes minimum 6-10 months.
Day 1:
Rising junior Gordon Collins took the majority of the snaps with the first team, with rising senior James Pavik, rising sophomore Ganon Hingst and rising sophomore Jay Palmer also being very active during day one of camp.
QB#'s
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Lauletta-5
Broadus-14
Johnson-7
Clise-6
Rising junior Gordon Collins took the majority of the snaps with the first team, with rising senior James Pavik, rising sophomore Ganon Hingst and rising sophomore Jay Palmer also being very active during day one of camp.
QB#'s
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Lauletta-5
Broadus-14
Johnson-7
Clise-6
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Looks like Holloway(84)was at practice, nevertheless.
Jay Palmer(27) seems to have put on some real size during his redshirt season.
Great news. Bevels showed well as freshmen. I think he could have a breakout year.
Thought the same question,Colorado.
We have 3 incoming frosh RB's-
1.Maurice Jackson LB/RB 6-1 205 Truman H.S.,Levittown, Pa.
2.Xavier Goodall, RB 5'9" 181 lb Henrico HS, Richmond, VA
3.AJ Hines, RB/LB. 6'1" 210; lbs, Fike HS, Wilson, NC
Maybe Deontez is slated for special teams and/or returns.He has speed.No doubt about that.#22 was at practice and was wearing a white jersey.
We have 3 incoming frosh RB's-
1.Maurice Jackson LB/RB 6-1 205 Truman H.S.,Levittown, Pa.
2.Xavier Goodall, RB 5'9" 181 lb Henrico HS, Richmond, VA
3.AJ Hines, RB/LB. 6'1" 210; lbs, Fike HS, Wilson, NC
Maybe Deontez is slated for special teams and/or returns.He has speed.No doubt about that.#22 was at practice and was wearing a white jersey.
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Looks like they're sticking with the white helmets. I didn't care for them at first but must admit they grew on me. I'm hoping that they go back and forth with the blue helmets too. I like the different combos, maybe they can get some red helmets....
Bevels will fill in for Diggs and may even be a step up. Palmer has a chance to really get some snaps, big question is getting the second offensive tackle spot figured out. Other than Alex Light, its a toss up. Not trying to be personal but Kliebert has not proven himself in 3 years. As shown in NDSU game. Hope a youngster can step up. Really excited to get to see Keels play more at corner this season, had a real good rookie year
What's the status of Matt Murphy, the Buffalo transfer? Has he made a decision?
I too would love Matt Murphy. My guess would be Blane Markham gets the first crack at starting. A true tackle and has 2 years in the program. Jared Coker seems to be mostly a guard so I wouldn't think he would kick out to tackle.
I'd be skeptical to start a redshirt freshman on the Oline in a high expectation year, but the emphasis in recruiting OLineman has brought in real talent. The best thing is there is only 1 spot to fill.
I'd be skeptical to start a redshirt freshman on the Oline in a high expectation year, but the emphasis in recruiting OLineman has brought in real talent. The best thing is there is only 1 spot to fill.
Don't know.Maybe you should ask him.
Twitter: @mattmurph5
Cell #: (941) 525-6073
Email: mattmurph5@icloud.com
Called and spoke with his father. He told me his decision, but I promised not to tell anyone.
New Spiders coordinators looking to make good great
By JOHN O'CONNOR Richmond Times-Dispatch|3 hours ago
University of Richmond football coach Danny Rocco slid a thick white notebook across his desk. This is UR's spring practice plan, with each of 14 sessions scripted to the minute.
Practices one through five involve core offensive and defensive installation, execution on first and second downs, base offense vs. base defense. As the Spiders advance from last Thursday's first practice to the spring game on April 16, they'll branch out into other areas. The accent remains on evaluation and development, particularly among young players. Rocco knows what his veterans can do.
The contents of this white notebook have guided Richmond through spring ball for Rocco's five years at the school, and the six previous years he directed Liberty's program.
"The model is in place," Rocco said. "I make small tweaks from year to year, but it has very little to do with the fact that I might have changes in my coaching staff."
The Spiders this year employ a new offensive coordinator, John Garrett, and a new defensive coordinator, Chris Cosh. They spent the winter learning Richmond's systems. The Spiders' look in the fall is expected to resemble how they looked last season, when they shared the CAA Football championship, advanced to the FCS semifinals and finished 10-4.
That success and 15 returning starters led by quarterback Kyle Lauletta, offensive lineman Thomas Evans and linebacker Omar Howard make offensive and defensive reinventions needless. But as with Rocco's spring practice routine, look for subtle, simple tweaks initiated by the new coordinators.
"People study you and expose you. You've got to change. You've got to stay ahead," Rocco said.
Rocco asked Garrett and Cosh to polish Richmond in a year with great expectations. UR heads into the 2016 season with more promise than in any year since 2009, when the Spiders came off their 2008 FCS championship with 16 returning starters and then went 10-1 during the 2009 regular season under coach Mike London. The loss: 21-20 to Villanova. That UR team lost 35-31 to visiting Appalachian State in the FCS quarterfinals and finished 11-2.
For these coordinator positions, in this year, Rocco was uninterested in young coaches who required on-the-job training. Speaking of Garrett, 51, and Cosh, 56, Rocco said, "They get it. They've done it. ... I could not have gotten two better guys."
Garrett and Cosh try to find the winning balance between maintaining what succeeded last season, and implementing a few new twists.
"It's really pretty easy when you have good players and you have a good team," said Garrett. "You simply look at what they do well, based upon their talent, and make sure you keep that. Then, based on your experience, you sprinkle in some stuff that you think will improve what's already there. It's not a problem. It's a good situation to be in."
Garrett, the older brother of Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett, has coaching experience with four NFL teams and coordinated Oregon State's offense in 2014. Garrett, a Princeton graduate, also worked on Al Groh's Virginia staff with Rocco a decade ago and was an offensive quality-control specialist at Florida last year.
Cosh, a former Virginia Tech linebacker, has been a defensive coordinator for 16 of his 30 coaching seasons. He coordinated South Carolina's defense for Lou Holtz and Michigan State's defense for Nick Saban.
"What we do is pretty good, How do we make it great? That's kind of our theme this spring, good to great," said Cosh. "As a staff, as players, if we all find something we can all do a little bit better, the thing moves forward."
Garrett replaced Charlie Fisher, who became the head coach at Western Illinois after one season as Richmond's offensive coordinator. Cosh stepped in for Bob Trott, who moved to the James Madison staff as defensive coordinator after six years with the Spiders in that capacity.
By JOHN O'CONNOR Richmond Times-Dispatch|3 hours ago
University of Richmond football coach Danny Rocco slid a thick white notebook across his desk. This is UR's spring practice plan, with each of 14 sessions scripted to the minute.
Practices one through five involve core offensive and defensive installation, execution on first and second downs, base offense vs. base defense. As the Spiders advance from last Thursday's first practice to the spring game on April 16, they'll branch out into other areas. The accent remains on evaluation and development, particularly among young players. Rocco knows what his veterans can do.
The contents of this white notebook have guided Richmond through spring ball for Rocco's five years at the school, and the six previous years he directed Liberty's program.
"The model is in place," Rocco said. "I make small tweaks from year to year, but it has very little to do with the fact that I might have changes in my coaching staff."
The Spiders this year employ a new offensive coordinator, John Garrett, and a new defensive coordinator, Chris Cosh. They spent the winter learning Richmond's systems. The Spiders' look in the fall is expected to resemble how they looked last season, when they shared the CAA Football championship, advanced to the FCS semifinals and finished 10-4.
That success and 15 returning starters led by quarterback Kyle Lauletta, offensive lineman Thomas Evans and linebacker Omar Howard make offensive and defensive reinventions needless. But as with Rocco's spring practice routine, look for subtle, simple tweaks initiated by the new coordinators.
"People study you and expose you. You've got to change. You've got to stay ahead," Rocco said.
Rocco asked Garrett and Cosh to polish Richmond in a year with great expectations. UR heads into the 2016 season with more promise than in any year since 2009, when the Spiders came off their 2008 FCS championship with 16 returning starters and then went 10-1 during the 2009 regular season under coach Mike London. The loss: 21-20 to Villanova. That UR team lost 35-31 to visiting Appalachian State in the FCS quarterfinals and finished 11-2.
For these coordinator positions, in this year, Rocco was uninterested in young coaches who required on-the-job training. Speaking of Garrett, 51, and Cosh, 56, Rocco said, "They get it. They've done it. ... I could not have gotten two better guys."
Garrett and Cosh try to find the winning balance between maintaining what succeeded last season, and implementing a few new twists.
"It's really pretty easy when you have good players and you have a good team," said Garrett. "You simply look at what they do well, based upon their talent, and make sure you keep that. Then, based on your experience, you sprinkle in some stuff that you think will improve what's already there. It's not a problem. It's a good situation to be in."
Garrett, the older brother of Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett, has coaching experience with four NFL teams and coordinated Oregon State's offense in 2014. Garrett, a Princeton graduate, also worked on Al Groh's Virginia staff with Rocco a decade ago and was an offensive quality-control specialist at Florida last year.
Cosh, a former Virginia Tech linebacker, has been a defensive coordinator for 16 of his 30 coaching seasons. He coordinated South Carolina's defense for Lou Holtz and Michigan State's defense for Nick Saban.
"What we do is pretty good, How do we make it great? That's kind of our theme this spring, good to great," said Cosh. "As a staff, as players, if we all find something we can all do a little bit better, the thing moves forward."
Garrett replaced Charlie Fisher, who became the head coach at Western Illinois after one season as Richmond's offensive coordinator. Cosh stepped in for Bob Trott, who moved to the James Madison staff as defensive coordinator after six years with the Spiders in that capacity.
"Gordon Collins made a great cut during seven-on-seven drills to get loose, while Jay Palmer had several good reads during offensive drills."
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Along with Brown, rising junior Porter Abell and sophomores Tyler Wilkins and Jarmal Bevels all have had strong starts to the spring season.
Redshirt freshman Gershom Ejoni gives the Spiders a big body on the outside along with plenty of depth, along with rising sophomore Tafon Mainsah, who is recovering from an offseason injury this spring.
Clyde Looking To Build On Strong Season
In just his first season in the Richmond uniform, Andrew Clyde put together an outstanding fall, leading the team with six sacks and 8.5 tackles for a loss, to go along with 56 total tackles.
Clyde is off to a strong start this spring under new defensive coordinator Chris Cosh and is looking to continue to improve.
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UR notes: With Rocco, stability again at the top
Staff Writer|Yesterday
Stability again at top
Danny Rocco, entering his fifth season as the University of Richmond's football coach, can say something no Spiders coach since Jim Reid could. Rocco recruited all of the players in his program.
Reid coached Richmond for nine years (1995-2003). Reid was succeeded by Dave Clawson, who stayed four years (2004-07). Then came Mike London for two years, Latrell Scott for one, and interim coach Wayne Lineburg for one, before Rocco's arrival.
"I kind of felt when I first got here, people were struggling to hear me a little bit. There had been so many messages, so many coaches," Rocco said. "I wouldn't say 'rebel' because no one rebels on the head coach. But they were just reluctant to kind of buy in.
"As I go into my fifth year, (players) start to recognize 'My gosh, he keeps saying the same things. He keeps giving the same messages. He keeps focusing in on the same core values over and over.' They're getting to the point where they're saying 'I'm getting this message and I understand this message.' And then kids start living that message.
"I've just been real pleased with how the culture has evolved."
Spiders leaning on veterans' foundation
The Spiders started spring ball March 17 and wrap up offseason practice with their annual spring game on April 16. Richmond last season went 10-4, shared the CAA Football championship, and advanced to the FCS semifinals, losing 33-7 at North Dakota State, which has won five consecutive national titles.
UR lost only seven starters from that group.
"There's a reality that the dynamics each and every season change. You've got to be able to recognize where those changes are and where the strengths and weaknesses may lie within that team," said Rocco.
"The thing I'm really excited about with this team is just some of the leadership that we've got. I've got some guys, it's really, really important to them. They live it. They breathe it. There are some kids on this team that want to win in a big way and they are locked and loaded. I see them every day with the exact same expression and focus."
Richmond almost certainly will be viewed as the CAA favorite, and may appear among the top five in national preseason polls.
Staff Writer|Yesterday
Stability again at top
Danny Rocco, entering his fifth season as the University of Richmond's football coach, can say something no Spiders coach since Jim Reid could. Rocco recruited all of the players in his program.
Reid coached Richmond for nine years (1995-2003). Reid was succeeded by Dave Clawson, who stayed four years (2004-07). Then came Mike London for two years, Latrell Scott for one, and interim coach Wayne Lineburg for one, before Rocco's arrival.
"I kind of felt when I first got here, people were struggling to hear me a little bit. There had been so many messages, so many coaches," Rocco said. "I wouldn't say 'rebel' because no one rebels on the head coach. But they were just reluctant to kind of buy in.
"As I go into my fifth year, (players) start to recognize 'My gosh, he keeps saying the same things. He keeps giving the same messages. He keeps focusing in on the same core values over and over.' They're getting to the point where they're saying 'I'm getting this message and I understand this message.' And then kids start living that message.
"I've just been real pleased with how the culture has evolved."
Spiders leaning on veterans' foundation
The Spiders started spring ball March 17 and wrap up offseason practice with their annual spring game on April 16. Richmond last season went 10-4, shared the CAA Football championship, and advanced to the FCS semifinals, losing 33-7 at North Dakota State, which has won five consecutive national titles.
UR lost only seven starters from that group.
"There's a reality that the dynamics each and every season change. You've got to be able to recognize where those changes are and where the strengths and weaknesses may lie within that team," said Rocco.
"The thing I'm really excited about with this team is just some of the leadership that we've got. I've got some guys, it's really, really important to them. They live it. They breathe it. There are some kids on this team that want to win in a big way and they are locked and loaded. I see them every day with the exact same expression and focus."
Richmond almost certainly will be viewed as the CAA favorite, and may appear among the top five in national preseason polls.
Danny has had success, but so has CM. This year we didn't. But polar opposites is no justified
IMHO.
IMHO.
DR is a hell of a leader and coach. He has used the University's academic reputation as a recruiting tool while raising the level of athlete in the Football program. I can't wait for this season to start. I don't think we will have a let down with this team like we did with the basketball team.
season ticket renewals end later this month, so if you haven't already, then go get it done. the season should be exciting.
From that article:
"There's a reality that the dynamics each and every season change. You've got to be able to recognize where those changes are and where the strengths and weaknesses may lie within that team," said Rocco.
I think it is that statement right there that gives me a measure of confidence about our football team with Rocco at the helm.
"There's a reality that the dynamics each and every season change. You've got to be able to recognize where those changes are and where the strengths and weaknesses may lie within that team," said Rocco.
I think it is that statement right there that gives me a measure of confidence about our football team with Rocco at the helm.
nick saban states that each year, no matter how many and who you have coming back, will have a different dynamic, leaders, want to, etc. cannot just say we have 16 starters back and assume all will be great, does not work that way except in preseason polls.
Yes. And I think where Mooney pops into this thread, that the feeling about him is that he does not necessarily take to heart the same ideology. It is something I try to remind myself every year. It is actually what gives me a little bit of hope about our defense next year. Because every year is different, it is possible that we get back to playing solid defense next year in basketball.
I'm definitely excited for next year and encouraged that it sounds like guys have a chip on their shoulder. The margin is so small between 9-2 and 2-9. Would absolutely love if we can make a strong run and maybe get a playoff run that can exclude the Fargo Dome.
1,4,5,8 seeds on a side of the bracket.
2,3,6,7 seeds on the other side of the bracket.
Now we know where we don't want to be.Dilemna is that Committee force fits geographical placements of team in order to minimize costs in the early rounds.
2,3,6,7 seeds on the other side of the bracket.
Now we know where we don't want to be.Dilemna is that Committee force fits geographical placements of team in order to minimize costs in the early rounds.
Good point Web. With Brian, Omar, Kyle and others I personally am very optimistic about our leadership for 2016 - 2017.
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