After Saturday's events, the current CAA standings appear as follows:
North Division..............W/L
Hofstra...........................1-0 Defeated Stony Brook 17-10
New Hampshire............1-0 Defeated St. Francis 24-14
Maine............................1-0 Defeated St. Cloud St 34-27 (OT)
Rhode Island..................1-0 Defeated Fordham 41-28
Northeastern.................0-1 Lost to Boston College 54-0
Massachusetts...............0-1 Lost to Kansas St 21-17
South Division.............W/L
Delaware........................1-0 Defeated West Chester 35-0
Richmond.......................1-0 Defeated Duke 24-16*
William & Mary...............1-0 Defeated Virginia 26-14
Villanova........................1-0 Defeated Temple 27-24
James Madison.............0-0 Next Sat. @ Maryland
Towson.........................0-1 Lost to Northwestern 47-14
Virginia.........................0-1 Lost to William & Mary 26-14
*Duke is Division III in football.
4 comments:
And somehow Al Groh is still the head coach.
September 6, 2009 at 10:25 AMI don't know how they can keep him after this. Also, how bad was yesterday for the ACC in what was supposed to be the year they returned to respectability?
September 6, 2009 at 10:45 AMDoes this prove how bad the ACC may be, or how good the CAA is? Obviously with multiple national title winners the CAA is pretty good, but losing multiple games at home to non-BCS schools is terrible. Has this happened before in any other conference? And what's the likelihood that these teams stop getting scheduled?
September 6, 2009 at 11:03 AMWell, first, it's not just that these teams aren't BCS schools, they're not even Division I schools. I think this speaks to how ludicrous the current BCS system is. How can the winner of the ACC automatically go to a BCS game and the winner of the Mountain West does not? The ACC has obviously slipped, but the rest of college football is stronger now than ever; and the strength goes even beyond Div. I. The BCS is a complete joke. It's not better than having split national titles because at least that system gave everyone a chance in the polls--BYU won a title in the '80s, but they don't even have a shot now because of their conference.
September 6, 2009 at 11:19 AMAnd, yes, these schools may no longer be scheduled. It has to affect recruiting. UVA just lost to an in-state school other than Virginia Tech, and W&M may not even be as good as UR and JMU. Also, CAA teams are on television a lot now, so what's the incentive for a kid to pick UVA over one of these three CAA schools? Kids don't need the ACC to be exposed to the NFL now. UVA needs to take a good, long look in the mirror.
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