FB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[Oil Can]

SVU Football announces Josh Vogelbach as one of the captains of the 2008 season.
http://www.svu.edu/athleticBS/footballBS/captains.html/

Nice touch

[Pat Coleman]

LOL -- nice use of BS in the URL.

[iknowall61]

what does the o line look like for the odac this year

[hurley]

2007 ODAC Football Preseason Coaches Poll
(#) – Denotes first place votes received

School
Votes

1. Bridgewater
45 (5)

2. Washington & Lee
42 (2)

3. Guilford
33

4. Emory & Henry
28

5. Hampden-Sydney
26

6. Catholic
13

7. Randolph-Macon
9



What is this years pre season poll going to look like

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

What is this years pre season poll going to look like

If I were voting...

1) Hampden-Sydney
2) Washington & Lee
3) Bridgewater
4) Randolph-Macon
5) Emory & Henry
6) Guilford
7) Catholic

[kickerdad]

What is this years pre season poll going to look like

If I were voting...

1) Hampden-Sydney
2) Washington & Lee
3) Bridgewater
4) Randolph-Macon
5) Emory & Henry
6) Guilford
7) Catholic

When will these polls start to come out?

[Jacketlawyer]

What is this years pre season poll going to look like

If I were voting...

1) Hampden-Sydney
2) Washington & Lee
3) Bridgewater
4) Randolph-Macon
5) Emory & Henry
6) Guilford
7) Catholic

When will these polls start to come out?

These polls generally do not come out until mid-August.   

Can anyone comment on how graduation will affect each program?

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

Can anyone comment on how graduation will affect each program?

This is what I found based off of 2007 roster information...

Graduation loss:
1) Bridgewater - 35
2) Emory & Henry - 18
3) Washington & Lee - 17
4) Hampden-Sydney - 14
5) Randolph-Macon - 11
6) Catholic - 9
7) Guilford - 8

Based on stats and/or conference honors from 2007, here are the top three players from each team being lost to graduation...

Bridgewater
- Brandon Copeland (WR) - 2nd team all-ODAC, BC's leading receiver
- Jeff Highfill (QB) - hon. men all-ODAC, BC's starting quarterback
- Phillip Carter (RB) - 2nd team all-ODAC, BC's leading rusher

Catholic
- Anthony Delborrell (LB) - 1st team all-ODAC, CUA's leading tackler
- Noah Rodgers (WR) - CUA's second leading receiver
- Mike Goodman (LB) - CUA's fourth leading tackler

Emory and Henry
- Josh Clawson (OL) - 1st team all-ODAC
- Matt Gillespie (RB) - 2nd team all-ODAC, E&H's leading rusher
- Kevin Worley (LB) - hon. men. all-ODAC, E&H's second leading tackler

Guilford
- Joe Joyner (WR) - 1st team all-ODAC, GC's second leading receiver
- Brad Davis (OL) - 1st team all-ODAC
- Mario Paylor (DL) - GC's leader in TFL and sacks

Hampden-Sydney
- Drew Smith (WR) - 1st team all-ODAC, HSC's leading receiver
- Kyle Booker (LB) - 2nd team all-ODAC, HSC's leading tackler
- Eric Mendel (OL) - 1st team all-ODAC

Randolph-Macon
- Kyle Wiggins (DB) - 1st team all-ODAC
- Ray Johnson (DL) - 2nd team all-ODAC, RMC's leading tackler
- Eric Crawford (OL) - 1st team all-ODAC

Washington and Lee
- Jack Martin (WR) - 2nd team all-ODAC, W&L's leading receiver
- Kyle Luby (DB) - 1st team all-ODAC, W&L's leading tackler
- Bryant Fulk (LB) - 1st team all-ODAC, W&L's leader in TFL and sacks

[Jacketlawyer]

Matt, thanks for the information.  I had no doubts you'd find the goods! 8)

[allsky7]

Can anyone comment on how graduation will affect each program?

This is what I found based off of 2007 roster information...

Graduation loss:
1) Bridgewater - 35
2) Emory & Henry - 18
3) Washington & Lee - 17
4) Hampden-Sydney - 14
5) Randolph-Macon - 11
6) Catholic - 9
7) Guilford - 8

Based on stats and/or conference honors from 2007, here are the top three players from each team being lost to graduation...

Bridgewater
- Brandon Copeland (WR) - 2nd team all-ODAC, BC's leading receiver
- Jeff Highfill (QB) - hon. men all-ODAC, BC's starting quarterback
- Phillip Carter (RB) - 2nd team all-ODAC, BC's leading rusher

Catholic
- Anthony Delborrell (LB) - 1st team all-ODAC, CUA's leading tackler
- Noah Rodgers (WR) - CUA's second leading receiver
- Mike Goodman (LB) - CUA's fourth leading tackler

Emory and Henry
- Josh Clawson (OL) - 1st team all-ODAC
- Matt Gillespie (RB) - 2nd team all-ODAC, E&H's leading rusher
- Kevin Worley (LB) - hon. men. all-ODAC, E&H's second leading tackler

Guilford
- Joe Joyner (WR) - 1st team all-ODAC, GC's second leading receiver
- Brad Davis (OL) - 1st team all-ODAC
- Mario Paylor (DL) - GC's leader in TFL and sacks

Hampden-Sydney
- Drew Smith (WR) - 1st team all-ODAC, HSC's leading receiver
- Kyle Booker (LB) - 2nd team all-ODAC, HSC's leading tackler
- Eric Mendel (OL) - 1st team all-ODAC

Randolph-Macon
- Kyle Wiggins (DB) - 1st team all-ODAC
- Ray Johnson (DL) - 2nd team all-ODAC, RMC's leading tackler
- Eric Crawford (OL) - 1st team all-ODAC

Washington and Lee
- Jack Martin (WR) - 2nd team all-ODAC, W&L's leading receiver
- Kyle Luby (DB) - 1st team all-ODAC, W&L's leading tackler
- Bryant Fulk (LB) - 1st team all-ODAC, W&L's leader in TFL and sacks

Graduation loss:
1) Bridgewater - 35   

OUCH!!!

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

Graduation loss:
1) Bridgewater - 35   

OUCH!!!

Not only that, but we have only six starters returning. Not to mention we lost (to graduation) our place kicker, punter, and snapper.

As I tell people who ask me the proverbial "so, how will we look in 2008" question, I think we'll have a great year if we finish 8-2 -- but be prepared for a possible 6-4, or even 5-5, season.

I think we'll have a chance to win every game, but losing 33 of our 50 depth chart players is a huge hit. We have lots of young talent, so who knows what will happen.

[Jacketlawyer]

so who knows what will happen.

Exactly.  Too much parity in the ODAC especially over the past couple of years for anyone to spot on with any pre-season rankings.

I just read 'em, give the attention they're due, and then forget 'em. 8)

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

so who knows what will happen.

Exactly.  Too much parity in the ODAC especially over the past couple of years for anyone to spot on with any pre-season rankings.

I just read 'em, give the attention they're due, and then forget 'em. 8)

Seriously -- because of how well R-MC did last year and how poorly GC did, and all of the graduation losses by various teams, does ANYONE feel comfortable picking ANY conference game yet? Shoot, even H-SC over CUA isn't a definite.

I suspect (and hope) H-SC, W&L, and R-MC will have the first place votes in the preseason poll, while E&H, GC, and CUA battle for last. I'd give the Quakers and Wasps more respect, but having such an awful defense (GC) and forfeiting the whole season (E&H) keeps them at the bottom for now. I think BC fits well in the middle of the conference for the preseason.

[hurley]

Giving a team their first loss in the odac is huge,HSC got quality wins Guilford,Bridgewater, and RMC. RMC had a more opportunistic trip through the ODAC,with a big win against W&L. Guilford lost steam after an early loss to HSC because they had high hopes of winning the ODAC. BC got mad and beat a defeated Guiford badley.Emory took advantage of a complacent HSC. The early games in the ODAC changed everything, Guilford wins at HSC and BC looses
to HSC, Guiford could run the Table. BC beats HSC they Have a chance.

[hasanova]

Giving a team their first loss in the odac is huge,HSC got quality wins Guilford,Bridgewater, and RMC. RMC had a more opportunistic trip through the ODAC,with a big win against W&L. Guilford lost steam after an early loss to HSC because they had high hopes of winning the ODAC. BC got mad and beat a defeated Guiford badley.Emory took advantage of a complacent HSC. The early games in the ODAC changed everything, Guilford wins at HSC and BC looses
to HSC, Guiford could run the Table. BC beats HSC they Have a chance.

I was at the HSC/GC game last year and it was a tough loss (56-49).  Everyone knows Guilford will score, but the Quakers have to field a better defense.  The Defense will have a new Coordinator this year as well with the loss of Michael Vite to the HC job at NNA.  I think what a lot of people forget is Vogelbach's injury during the game 5 win over Greensboro - Vogelbach played the next three games (all losses), but it was obvious he wasn't the same.  As he goes, so go the Quakers.  Personally, I think Guilford will be in the mix this year - maybe not ODAC champ, but certainly not vying for last.