FB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[HSCTiger fan]

Anyone ever hear a thing about why Vairo didn't play Saturday?  He went from Player of the Week to DNP-- resulting in an upset and not a peep?

I found this article which was published on the Saturday of the Methodist game. http://www.richmond.com/sports/college/football/article_37fe50bd-1f49-5013-ba71-10f7ea36ba4b.html

No mention of injury. One can assume from the silence any number of things. What is known is Pedro runs a tight ship with an over abundance of rules. Maybe just one of the many rules were broken. Maybe he was injured. No one is talking here or on social media that I can find. It would be nice to see a RMC poster on a regular basis. But the YellowJackets are in hibernation until early November.  It's only then when their faithful come out of the hive. In the RMC football world that's when football season starts.  Anything prior to the last scheduled game doesn't seem to matter too much.

[Scots13]

3 out of 3. Maryville wins USAC Play of the Week with Kimball's 63 yard touchdown against E&H.

[HSCTiger fan]

Scots13 i know the buttons are popping off your shirt about beating EH. As they should be. A 5 post limit should be imposed on gloating over an early season OOC win. 

[jknezek]

the ODAC has gone 10-2 against the USASAC this year. Let him have a few more posts.... 

[Scots13]

Scots13 i know the buttons are popping off your shirt about beating EH. As they should be. A 5 post limit should be imposed on gloating over an early season OOC win. 

They're popping off because I'm a man with a large appetite.


CNU?

[Scots13]

the ODAC has gone 10-2 against the USASAC this year. Let him have a few more posts.... 

My man. 


And we haven't beaten E&H since '99.
And MC was preseason ranked 2nd in USAC and E&H was preseason ranked 2nd in ODAC. I hope it doesn't hurt the ODACtion Faction's pride this early in the year.


(You'll notice I posted the same on the USAC board. A habit I picked up from hasa during OOC.)

[jknezek]

And MC was preseason ranked 2nd in USAC and E&H was preseason ranked 2nd in ODAC. I hope it doesn't hurt the ODACtion

Yeah. I did post earlier this season that the whole slate was slanted toward the ODAC as generally the ODAC teams were playing weaker USASAC teams, so I assumed it wouldn't go well for the USASAC when looked at in a vacuum.

That's a good win for Maryville and it has me curious about E&H, who seemingly came from nowhere last year with a new coach to have a big year. But yes, in games to watch, the USASAC actually did well. RMC and Methodist both picked mid-tier in the leagues won by Methodist, M'Ville and E&H both picked near the top won by M'Ville, and then W&L and Averett, both with lower expectations won by W&L. The Shenandoah wins kind of tip it back toward the ODAC, but not as much as that flat 10-2 appears.

[Scots13]

And MC was preseason ranked 2nd in USAC and E&H was preseason ranked 2nd in ODAC. I hope it doesn't hurt the ODACtion

Yeah. I did post earlier this season that the whole slate was slanted toward the ODAC as generally the ODAC teams were playing weaker USASAC teams, so I assumed it wouldn't go well for the USASAC when looked at in a vacuum.

That's a good win for Maryville and it has me curious about E&H, who seemingly came from nowhere last year with a new coach to have a big year. But yes, in games to watch, the USASAC actually did well. RMC and Methodist both picked mid-tier in the leagues won by Methodist, M'Ville and E&H both picked near the top won by M'Ville, and then W&L and Averett, both with lower expectations won by W&L. The Shenandoah wins kind of tip it back toward the ODAC, but not as much as that flat 10-2 appears.

Too many turnovers. I don't think they have much to worry about. 2 fumbles, 2 picks, 4 TOs on downs will kill anyone. Can still be a 7-3/8-2 team if they get past ETSU this week, which they can do.

[jknezek]

It's going to be interesting in the ODAC this year. Guilford should have the most talent, H-SC seems to be up to form, Shenandoah looks much improved, E&H may have the chops, I think W&L can surprise some people, and Bridgewater, depending on what team shows up, could be a problem as well. That just leaves Catholic and RMC.

While I think Guilford should win the conference, they don't have that dominant history that gives them a few points advantage when stepping on the field. H-SC does, but I think the ODAC isn't as convinced they have the same talent as they've had, at least not as convinced as HSC TigerFan. So if they don't wallop a few teams right off the bat, I can see them dog fighting every game.

To my mind it looks like an absolute free for all this year, even more than it has been recently, and I'll be somewhat surprised if we don't have another logjam at the top come seasons end.

[D O.C.]

I predict the excitement carries over and Catholic University wins it's game this weekend.... unless it's a bye.

[jknezek]

I predict the excitement carries over and Catholic University wins it's game this weekend.... unless it's a bye.

Catholic does have a bye. And yes, it seems ridiculous to read, but if you follow the conference it's entirely possible to have 3 teams or more tied with a conference loss or more at the top.  Last year, we had 4 teams tied at 5-2, or 2008 when we had 4 teams tied at 4-2. Since 2008 we've had 2 loss conference champs in a 4 way tie as often as we've had undefeated conference champs.

[HSCTiger fan]

And MC was preseason ranked 2nd in USAC and E&H was preseason ranked 2nd in ODAC. I hope it doesn't hurt the ODACtion

Yeah. I did post earlier this season that the whole slate was slanted toward the ODAC as generally the ODAC teams were playing weaker USASAC teams, so I assumed it wouldn't go well for the USASAC when looked at in a vacuum.

That's a good win for Maryville and it has me curious about E&H, who seemingly came from nowhere last year with a new coach to have a big year. But yes, in games to watch, the USASAC actually did well. RMC and Methodist both picked mid-tier in the leagues won by Methodist, M'Ville and E&H both picked near the top won by M'Ville, and then W&L and Averett, both with lower expectations won by W&L. The Shenandoah wins kind of tip it back toward the ODAC, but not as much as that flat 10-2 appears.

Too many turnovers. I don't think they have much to worry about. 2 fumbles, 2 picks, 4 TOs on downs will kill anyone. Can still be a 7-3/8-2 team if they get past ETSU this week, which they can do.

I not saying they cannot go 7/3 or 8/2. I just don't know what you're basing the opinion on. They played a bad Ferrum team (0/3) and lost badly to what appears to be a good Maryville team (3/0). they might win the ODAC and go 9/1 but they will have to show more than what they've shown thus far.

[Scots13]

And MC was preseason ranked 2nd in USAC and E&H was preseason ranked 2nd in ODAC. I hope it doesn't hurt the ODACtion

Yeah. I did post earlier this season that the whole slate was slanted toward the ODAC as generally the ODAC teams were playing weaker USASAC teams, so I assumed it wouldn't go well for the USASAC when looked at in a vacuum.

That's a good win for Maryville and it has me curious about E&H, who seemingly came from nowhere last year with a new coach to have a big year. But yes, in games to watch, the USASAC actually did well. RMC and Methodist both picked mid-tier in the leagues won by Methodist, M'Ville and E&H both picked near the top won by M'Ville, and then W&L and Averett, both with lower expectations won by W&L. The Shenandoah wins kind of tip it back toward the ODAC, but not as much as that flat 10-2 appears.

Too many turnovers. I don't think they have much to worry about. 2 fumbles, 2 picks, 4 TOs on downs will kill anyone. Can still be a 7-3/8-2 team if they get past ETSU this week, which they can do.

I not saying they cannot go 7/3 or 8/2. I just don't know what you're basing the opinion on. They played a bad Ferrum team (0/3) and lost badly to what appears to be a good Maryville team (3/0). they might win the ODAC and go 9/1 but they will have to show more than what they've shown thus far.

It didn't help they turned the ball over 7 or so times.
They beat Ferrum 55-7 and HSC beat Ferrum 55-24. Does that mean E&H is 17 points better? No. It is probably safe to say HSC and E&H are fairly even and if they are fairly even, you of all people should hold E&H in pretty high esteem. All things being equal and all.

[HSCTiger fan]

It's going to be interesting in the ODAC this year. Guilford should have the most talent, H-SC seems to be up to form, Shenandoah looks much improved, E&H may have the chops, I think W&L can surprise some people, and Bridgewater, depending on what team shows up, could be a problem as well. That just leaves Catholic and RMC.

While I think Guilford should win the conference, they don't have that dominant history that gives them a few points advantage when stepping on the field. H-SC does, but I think the ODAC isn't as convinced they have the same talent as they've had, at least not as convinced as HSC TigerFan. So if they don't wallop a few teams right off the bat, I can see them dog fighting every game.

To my mind it looks like an absolute free for all this year, even more than it has been recently, and I'll be somewhat surprised if we don't have another logjam at the top come seasons end.

I'm excited about the Tigers. I always am. I don't think they have the same talent as they've had.  I feel they are better defensively than last year. I don't think Moore is as talented as Nance. But Nance did not have Koonce to hand the ball. Koonce is easily the best RB HSC has has since at least 2010. The offense is just different and presents different challenges than what we've seen from HSC the last few years.  Moore had the quietest 5 TD passing game I've ever seen last week. He threw those 5 TDs to 4 different receivers. Nance threw TDs to 4 different receivers twice in 33 games.  Those games date back 2012.

I do think they are every bit as good as last year if not better. Last year's team was good enough. Maybe that's enough for 2015 maybe not. I don't know. The only thing that's for sure is that they will finish 2/8, 9/1 or somewhere in between. They are not going to give up the 2 time defending champ title easily.

EH and BC saw a resurgence in their programs last year and they are excited. GC has improved their record each year under Rusiewicz. They are excited too. WL and SU are going to go in to ODAC play undefeated.  Their fans should also be excited. Tiger fans should have the same enthusiasm and excitement level as ALL those teams. There's no reason not too. 

[HSCTiger fan]

And MC was preseason ranked 2nd in USAC and E&H was preseason ranked 2nd in ODAC. I hope it doesn't hurt the ODACtion

Yeah. I did post earlier this season that the whole slate was slanted toward the ODAC as generally the ODAC teams were playing weaker USASAC teams, so I assumed it wouldn't go well for the USASAC when looked at in a vacuum.

That's a good win for Maryville and it has me curious about E&H, who seemingly came from nowhere last year with a new coach to have a big year. But yes, in games to watch, the USASAC actually did well. RMC and Methodist both picked mid-tier in the leagues won by Methodist, M'Ville and E&H both picked near the top won by M'Ville, and then W&L and Averett, both with lower expectations won by W&L. The Shenandoah wins kind of tip it back toward the ODAC, but not as much as that flat 10-2 appears.

Too many turnovers. I don't think they have much to worry about. 2 fumbles, 2 picks, 4 TOs on downs will kill anyone. Can still be a 7-3/8-2 team if they get past ETSU this week, which they can do.

I not saying they cannot go 7/3 or 8/2. I just don't know what you're basing the opinion on. They played a bad Ferrum team (0/3) and lost badly to what appears to be a good Maryville team (3/0). they might win the ODAC and go 9/1 but they will have to show more than what they've shown thus far.

It didn't help they turned the ball over 7 or so times.
They beat Ferrum 55-7 and HSC beat Ferrum 55-24. Does that mean E&H is 17 points better? No. It is probably safe to say HSC and E&H are fairly even and if they are fairly even, you of all people should hold E&H in pretty high esteem. All things being equal and all.

You're basing their future record based on a very bad performance. I'm excited about HSC because of play on the field the last 2 weeks and what I've seen from HSC teams over the last 5 years. i doubt in last 5 years of EH beating Maryville you would have predicted such a finish to their season. But this year Maryville beats them badly and you say 7/3, 8/2. I just don't get it.