Two games in a row holding opponent without a TD. That makes 3 out of last four.4 games.
Bring on Richmond.
Bring on Richmond.
The Villanova Defense Is Fantastic
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No doubt Richmond and VMI are the best two offensive teams in CAA. W&M is explosive. Facing Richmond next Saturday will be a HUGE task.
Bring it on.
Ed- does Cherry any shot at being All American? I know he was preseason All American and Buchanan Award favorite but with the team struggling can he win it? I don't know his stats specifically. He better be 1st team CAA at least. Stud
Short answer - Yes. He tops Cats in tackles with 69,while Austin Calitro is right behind with 68. But Cats record might hurt as you pointed out.
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Cats lead CAA in scoring defense at 17.6 before holding URI to 3 today. Cats rank 2nd in the country in red zone defense.Have allowed the opposition to score on just 12 of 23 red zone possessions(52%) Have forced 4 turnovers in red zone.
I love your spirit...so let's volley one more time.
Of the top teams in the CAA, we have only played W&M. Got spanked...over at halftime. They put up 466yds of offense, and they even missed out on the possession for the Pick 6. Can we at least agree that it's a lot of yards to give up? I know that time of possession plays a role...but so does getting off the field on 3rd down - we needed some plays and didn't get them.
Candidly....URI was awful. Albany was awful. Maine was awful. Delaware is headed south, in a hurry. The only decent team we have defeated is Patriot League Fordham - glad it rained that night.
You can quote all of the stats you want....so can I - but overall, I would rather be undefeated and in the middle of the pack statistically.
Hope you are "winning" the Defense posts next Saturday...I will be more than happy to tell you that you were right...if/when it happens.
On to Richmond...
Of the top teams in the CAA, we have only played W&M. Got spanked...over at halftime. They put up 466yds of offense, and they even missed out on the possession for the Pick 6. Can we at least agree that it's a lot of yards to give up? I know that time of possession plays a role...but so does getting off the field on 3rd down - we needed some plays and didn't get them.
Candidly....URI was awful. Albany was awful. Maine was awful. Delaware is headed south, in a hurry. The only decent team we have defeated is Patriot League Fordham - glad it rained that night.
You can quote all of the stats you want....so can I - but overall, I would rather be undefeated and in the middle of the pack statistically.
Hope you are "winning" the Defense posts next Saturday...I will be more than happy to tell you that you were right...if/when it happens.
On to Richmond...
The W&M game was a nightmare. But then again they are a very, very good team.
Doverraider, what you say has some truth, but it still says something about a D when you hold a teams without a TD for 3 out of 4 games. And don't give that crap about playing Fordham in the rain. Were you there?? It didn't even rain that much. VU held UCONN down as well. You're definitely a half glass empty guy.
I was at the game....and yes, I hate rain, so maybe it's just my perspective. But the ball-handling was definitely impacted on the part of both teams - so I'm guessing that they both only used a portion of their playbooks.
I'm not a half-empty person - more likely a realist. Kudos to the D for doing their job against opponents that they should dominate. Note that UCONN only beat Tulane the other day by a score of 7-3....Tulane has wins over Maine and winless UCF. UCONN isn't scaring anyone.
I desperately want the defense to be the reason we beat Richmond and JMU. But I also come from a blue-collar background where everyone didn't get a trophy just for doing their job. I'm not ready to say they are a dominant D....if we win on Saturday, and the D plays a key role, I will be the first to post something on their behalf.
I'm not a half-empty person - more likely a realist. Kudos to the D for doing their job against opponents that they should dominate. Note that UCONN only beat Tulane the other day by a score of 7-3....Tulane has wins over Maine and winless UCF. UCONN isn't scaring anyone.
I desperately want the defense to be the reason we beat Richmond and JMU. But I also come from a blue-collar background where everyone didn't get a trophy just for doing their job. I'm not ready to say they are a dominant D....if we win on Saturday, and the D plays a key role, I will be the first to post something on their behalf.
I was at a wedding the night of the Fordham game, which explains why I've only attended 287 games instead of 288. On the road I'm often asked which player is "mine". My answer-- all of them.
UConn is 5-5, and might be headed to a bowl game.
I was at the Fordham game. Rain was lite in first half. Heaver in second half.
The Fordham RB who lit up Army the Saturday before was contained by Nova. I think RBs are expected to grind out yards in wet weather. Fordham is, and has been recently, a high scoring team.
Along with Dover and DC I look forward to Richmond game.