(09-30-2015 03:04 PM)TribePride91 Wrote:  I have no criticism of Kendell or his effort. He is not Abdul-Saboor. MAS is one of the top 5 backs we have ever had. So, if he is not in the game, we definitely lose something. Plus, if the game turns into a physical war in the trenches, Saboor is the best we have at getting the tough yards. If Saboor cannot play or is less than 100%, Kendell gets the shot to run with it. He did extremely well with that opportunity on Saturday. We need both long term for the season.

Respectively '91 I will disagree with you about MAS being one of our top five backs of all time. Yes, he is a fine player and an asset to this team, but still has a way to go.

In no order
Clemons ,Fitzgerald, Green, Grimes, Poarch, Keen, and that does include players like Mosser,Cloud, and others from the early days of William & Mary football.

(09-30-2015 04:43 PM)Tribe Fan Wrote:  

(09-30-2015 03:04 PM)TribePride91 Wrote:  I have no criticism of Kendell or his effort. He is not Abdul-Saboor. MAS is one of the top 5 backs we have ever had. So, if he is not in the game, we definitely lose something. Plus, if the game turns into a physical war in the trenches, Saboor is the best we have at getting the tough yards. If Saboor cannot play or is less than 100%, Kendell gets the shot to run with it. He did extremely well with that opportunity on Saturday. We need both long term for the season.

Respectively '91 I will disagree with you about MAS being one of our top five backs of all time. Yes, he is a fine player and an asset to this team, but still has a way to go.

In no order
Clemons ,Fitzgerald, Green, Grimes, Poarch, Keen, and that does include players like Mosser,Cloud, and others from the early days of William & Mary football.

I cannot speak to Mosser and Cloud, I would agree with the first four names you list, but would have him ahead of Porch and Keen, but that is just my list. Porch and Keen were both really good players. Definitely would not put MAS ahead of the other 4 names at this point.

(09-30-2015 04:34 PM)TribeNomad Wrote:  Damn 2014 JMU game as well....

Damn 2004 JMU playoff game as well ...

This needs its own thread!!!

(09-30-2015 05:03 PM)nj alum Wrote:  

(09-30-2015 04:34 PM)TribeNomad Wrote:  Damn 2014 JMU game as well....

Damn 2004 JMU playoff game as well ...

This needs its own thread!!!

Yep, closer to Halloween. See goat sacrifices from last season..... Add 2010 where they didn't complete a single pass.....

The 2010 game has been mentioned again of late on the JMU boards.

I hate JMU.

Oh are we talking about JMU games? After the 2011 loss Justin Thorpe (JMU's then quarterback) yelled at me "don't you wish you had gone to JMU now!" I politely disagreed.

(10-01-2015 12:36 AM)zablenoise Wrote:  Oh are we talking about JMU games? After the 2011 loss Justin Thorpe (JMU's then quarterback) yelled at me "don't you wish you had gone to JMU now!" I politely disagreed.

Okay, we have to address that last part then move the JMU talk elsewhere.

You should've asked him why he took 6 years to get out of JMU.

We should also be on notice not to eff with Zablenoise because, literally two days after Thorpe made that disrespectful remark, he was suspended from the team indefinitely. That punishment was subsequently lightened to 5 games. All hereby acknowledge the power of Zablenoise's wrath.

(10-01-2015 07:24 AM)Tribal Wrote:  

(10-01-2015 12:36 AM)zablenoise Wrote:  Oh are we talking about JMU games? After the 2011 loss Justin Thorpe (JMU's then quarterback) yelled at me "don't you wish you had gone to JMU now!" I politely disagreed.

Okay, we have to address that last part then move the JMU talk elsewhere.

You should've asked him why he took 6 years to get out of JMU.

We should also be on notice not to eff with Zablenoise because, literally two days after Thorpe made that disrespectful remark, he was suspended from the team indefinitely. That punishment was subsequently lightened to 5 games. All hereby acknowledge the power of Zablenoise's wrath.

Ah, so it was Noise who faked the drug test. Good to know.

What are the chances the game is postponed until Sunday?

Hurricane ... wet weather ... talk of postponing game to Sunday ...are we sure we're not playing Maine in Williamsburg this weekend?

:-)

Current forecast for Newark is a 40% chance of AM rain. By kickoff it looks like a 10% chance of rain with winds.

(10-01-2015 11:07 AM)hktribefan Wrote:  Current forecast for Newark is a 40% chance of AM rain. By kickoff it looks like a 10% chance of rain with winds.

Again, this favors us. Doc will still make his short passes, hit a few deep balls, and our backfield will pound the ball. I look for a lot of 4-3 with LB and secondary blitzes. We MUST protect the ball, obviously. The key is to get ahead early and keep the TOP advantage we've enjoyed as I don't think the Hens have the passing game to bounce back from 10 down, especially without a standout TE. I think we come out of this game +2 in turnover margin and win 27-10 with 17-7 at the half.

If the storm does come, Sunday will be worse than Saturday.

Current forecast for Newark is fine. If you can get there, do it!

Roll Tribe!!!

Craig Haley of stats football(fcs.football.com) again showing his love of all things Tribe, picks Delaware to win Saturday.

(10-01-2015 01:05 PM)TribePride91 Wrote:  Craig Haley of stats football(fcs.football.com) again showing his love of all things Tribe, picks Delaware to win Saturday.

He picked us to finish 4th and UD to finish 9th in the CAA. I guess our thumping of two FCS teams and close run at UVA made him change his favorable view of W&M.

(10-01-2015 02:16 PM)Tribal Wrote:  

(10-01-2015 01:05 PM)TribePride91 Wrote:  Craig Haley of stats football(fcs.football.com) again showing his love of all things Tribe, picks Delaware to win Saturday.

He picked us to finish 4th and UD to finish 9th in the CAA. I guess our thumping of two FCS teams and close run at UVA made him change his favorable view of W&M.

Makes as much sense as some of the polls. Maryland just moved their game from 8PM to Noon. I wonder if there is any chance Delaware moves up the game to earlier in the day. My guess is not, since NBCSN would likely not carry it at an earlier time.

In Delaware the rain will actually be stronger early on. From what I can tell (and I'm no meteorologist) there are two weather systems at work here. There's a big system that is going to dump a lot of rain across NC/VA/MD, and then there is the Hurricane. Our women's soccer game at Elon was just cancelled, and that's likely due to the rain rather than the impending hurricane. My guess is the impact to the DC area, and thus the UMD game, is from the big front rather than the hurricane.

Maryland screwed up. Chance of rain there drops later in the afternoon, just as it does in Delaware.