FB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[jknezek]

don't understand why Hollerith only gets 2 carriers.

Me neither. Maybe he had a knock. I didn't get the whole running back rotation. But when you saw the way the flags were flying and the way we couldn't stop them, it's possible he just decided not to worry much about it and tried to make sure no one got hurt. On to Sewanee. Not going to dwell on it. We were a dog at JHU and we didn't play well enough to get an upset. Would have really liked to see that game in Lexington without the home cooking. Don't think it would have changed the outcome, but it would have been a really good game.

He really seems to be limiting carries.

Generals are about where I think they should be.  They have an unique offense with some class players, not the depth to provide massive quality on both sides of the ball.  They are closer to top 20/15 than in the past and need to keep challenging themselves.

Loss takes away lots of potential things... no home playoff game... hard first round opponent (if they win the odac)... no at large bid...

It also gives the generals some freedom.  You don't have to go perfect in the odac, just need to win the odac.  Less pressure during the CMS game.

All of this is true. However, given the number of impact seniors we have this year, this season was, and still is, a chance to win a game like this. It just didn't happen. Still, the goal is, and always should be, an ODAC championship. We simply aren't national players in football. We can be a top 25 program though, and I do think this team has a good shot at winning the ODAC. Defense needs to step up a bit and the penalties need to fall, though I think a lot of that was the reffing. Also there were a couple big mistakes that need to be limited. We aren't going to eliminate them, but we need to do half as many. A bad snap, a bad hand off, and a pair of horrid pitches, plus the one dying duck pass that could/should have been picked if the JHU defender wasn't turned around at just the right time. And then the punting, which I hope was just a senior having some inexplicable yips.

[hasanova]

Opening day has arrived!

The biggest question for Guilford heading into this season appears to have been answered.  Namely, who'll be the QB.  After a good camp by at least three prospects, it appears JuCo transfer #14 Karsten Miller will start.  Miller was rated the #1 HS QB prospect in NC his junior season at North Davidson HS just south of Winston-Salem, but an injury the first game of his senior season sent his career down another path.  After interest from WFU, UVa and WVU dwindled, he went to NW Mississippi CC.  At 6'3"/240 he might be tough for opposing defenses.  Check out film on him on Hudl ... I think he'll develop into a great find for Guilford.  Heck, he may already be great!

[y_jack_lok]

Just over 2 hours to game time for R-MC at Dickinson and no pre-game article on the R-MC website and no roster posted.

[hasanova]

Just over 2 hours to game time for R-MC at Dickinson and no pre-game article on the R-MC website and no roster posted.

That kind of stuff drives me crazy ... should have been up all week much less this close to game time!

[y_jack_lok]

Just over 2 hours to game time for R-MC at Dickinson and no pre-game article on the R-MC website and no roster posted.

That kind of stuff drives me crazy ... should have been up all week much less this close to game time!

Seems that football is the only sport at R-MC where this happens.

[y_jack_lok]

Watching R-MC at Dickinson. The Jackets seem pretty well in control with a 23-0 halftime lead, but anything can happen. R-MC had the ball with just under 6 minutes left and called a timeout. The clock kept running for at least 15 seconds after the timeout was whistled before it was stopped. It never reset and the officials didn't notice. Curious. Could have been a problem, but the Jackets were able to maintain the drive and score with just under a minute left.

[hasanova]

Watching R-MC at Dickinson. The Jackets seem pretty well in control with a 23-0 halftime lead, but anything can happen. R-MC had the ball with just under 6 minutes left and called a timeout. The clock kept running for at least 15 seconds after the timeout was whistled before it was stopped. It never reset and the officials didn't notice. Curious. Could have been a problem, but the Jackets were able to maintain the drive and score with just under a minute left.

It's 44-0 Jackets at the moment.  Which begs this question:  are the Yellow Jackets that good or are the Red Devils that bad?  I suspect it's a bit of both.

[y_jack_lok]

Watching R-MC at Dickinson. The Jackets seem pretty well in control with a 23-0 halftime lead, but anything can happen. R-MC had the ball with just under 6 minutes left and called a timeout. The clock kept running for at least 15 seconds after the timeout was whistled before it was stopped. It never reset and the officials didn't notice. Curious. Could have been a problem, but the Jackets were able to maintain the drive and score with just under a minute left.

It's 44-0 Jackets at the moment.  Which begs this question:  are the Yellow Jackets that good or are the Red Devils that bad?  I suspect it's a bit of both.

Definitely the latter. Time will tell how good the Jackets are.

[jknezek]

Watching R-MC at Dickinson. The Jackets seem pretty well in control with a 23-0 halftime lead, but anything can happen. R-MC had the ball with just under 6 minutes left and called a timeout. The clock kept running for at least 15 seconds after the timeout was whistled before it was stopped. It never reset and the officials didn't notice. Curious. Could have been a problem, but the Jackets were able to maintain the drive and score with just under a minute left.

It's 44-0 Jackets at the moment.  Which begs this question:  are the Yellow Jackets that good or are the Red Devils that bad?  I suspect it's a bit of both.

Definitely the latter. Time will tell how good the Jackets are.

Dickinson has been pretty bad for quite a while. 2009 was the last year they went above .500. Hobart and Dickinson dropped a long time traditional game between them. There are lots of reasons for ending traditional games, I'm guessing it had become so lopsided it wasn't good for anyone. Dickinson will play home and home with RMC while W&L goes h&h with JHU. Then they will switch opponents. So the opening game for those teams is known through 2019.

[y_jack_lok]

Final: R-MC 51 - Dickinson 0. Dickinson was only 3-7 last season but they scored at least one touchdown in every game. Several big plays for the Jackets: 1) a 95 yd TD run from scrimmage; 2) a long punt return for a TD (or was it the opening kickoff of the 2nd half?); and, 3) a long interception return for a TD. Otherwise they controlled play with the running game, completed some passes when needed, and in the first three quarters (when the starters were in) only had one or two negative yardage plays from scrimmage. Dickinson just couldn't get anything done except one long gain on a pass play to get to around the R-MC 25 but a few plays later threw the interception for the aforementioned TD. I guess Averett will be a better test next week.

Strike #2 above. The box score does not support this. Don't know what I was thinking about.

[jknezek]

How did E&H blow their big lead to lose to Ferrum? Confirms how I feel about them after last year.

[Michael Herbert]

Looks like Marty just got out Marty-ed. The Tigers look like a shell of their old selves. Looks to be a long season after the showing in Danville. The boys need to shape up quick before going 0-2 after the CNU game.

[jknezek]

Bested twice by the USASAC today. Both surprises to me. Good thing we have Guilford.

[CMR]

RMC looked very good today, and HSC looked worse than I've seen in years.

[y_jack_lok]

RMC looked very good today, and HSC looked worse than I've seen in years.

Yes, the Jackets looked good, but I think it's often hard to tell how good a team is from that kind of game. The write up on the R-MC website mentions mostly sophomores who had good games or made big plays. If they keep up that level of play this season and stick around for two more the Jackets could make some noise in the ODAC for a few years.