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It’s the spring, and what that means is that the weather (hopefully) is getting better, the flowers are blooming, and – most importantly – we’re in the middle of spring football season.Soon I am planning on posting an update on what has gone on i…
I wish I thought this would actually happen.I wish the Patriot League was proactive, and thinking several steps ahead.But as an observer of the Patriot League for more than twenty years, I don’t think the Patriot League Presidents, or any of their athl…
I wish I thought this would actually happen.I wish the Patriot League was proactive, and thinking several steps ahead.But as an observer of the Patriot League for more than twenty years, I don’t think the Patriot League Presidents, or any of their athl…
2015 was a great year for Patriot League football. It was a season where two Patriot League schools would qualify for the FCS Playoffs, and Dan Hunt’s Colgate team would have a one of the Patriot League’s most epic runs through the bracket o…
For whatever reason, you didn’t make the trip to Stony Brook, New York. You’ve popped your popcorn, iced your Yuenglings, and put the meatballs in the crockpot – and then you panic.
How do I watch the game? What is ESPN3? Can I watch it on my TV? Do I need to subscribe to something? WHAT DO I DO???
Never fear. LFN’s here to help.
For whatever reason, you didn’t make the trip to Stony Brook, New York. You’ve popped your popcorn, iced your Yuenglings, and put the meatballs in the crockpot – and then you panic.
How do I watch the game? What is ESPN3? Can I watch it on my TV? Do I need to subscribe to something? WHAT DO I DO???
Never fear. LFN’s here to help.
By now, you know that Lehigh has drawn Stony Brook as their first round opponent in the FCS Playoffs.
Let’s get more familiar with them by starting with the basics.
Stony Brook is a member of the CAA, the same FCS football conference that gives use Villanova, Delaware, New Hampshire, and James Madison.
They’re located near Oyster Bay on Long Island, in Stony Brook, New York, and were established as a part of the SUNY University system in 1957. Since then, they have grown and expanded in leaps and bounds as a research University, and also collaborate with Lehigh on certain initiatives, most recently with their computer science departments to research machine learning.
Their nickname is the Seawolves – which is apparently a real thing – and football-wise they finished 9-2 with their very challenging CAA schedule.
They are ranked No. 11 in the country in the FCS coaches’ poll and No. 12 in the country in the STATS poll.
Oh yeah – they also gave a 9-1 FBS team a major scare in the first week of the season.
By now, you know that Lehigh has drawn Stony Brook as their first round opponent in the FCS Playoffs.
Let’s get more familiar with them by starting with the basics.
Stony Brook is a member of the CAA, the same FCS football conference that gives use Villanova, Delaware, New Hampshire, and James Madison.
They’re located near Oyster Bay on Long Island, in Stony Brook, New York, and were established as a part of the SUNY University system in 1957. Since then, they have grown and expanded in leaps and bounds as a research University, and also collaborate with Lehigh on certain initiatives, most recently with their computer science departments to research machine learning.
Their nickname is the Seawolves – which is apparently a real thing – and football-wise they finished 9-2 with their very challenging CAA schedule.
They are ranked No. 11 in the country in the FCS coaches’ poll and No. 12 in the country in the STATS poll.
Oh yeah – they also gave a 9-1 FBS team a major scare in the first week of the season.
I don’t officially vote in any of the FCS Top 25 polls, but I do share who I think deserves to be in the Top 25. And, well, was I completely wrong about Villanova and Richmond, who were two of my Top 10 teams that got upset this week?
CAA fans will say that conference games in their conference are hard, but… Albany and Elon aren’t known as being the giant-killers in the conference, let’s just say. It’s great to see Albany do well, who were awful close to an FCS playoff team last season, and Elon as well, former home of former Lehigh head coach Pete Lembo as well as the new home of former Lehigh offensive coordinator Drew Folmar. But are they Top 25 teams?
I don’t officially vote in any of the FCS Top 25 polls, but I do share who I think deserves to be in the Top 25, and let’s just get all the drama out of the way now – James Madison is my clear-cut No. 1.
I know, right? Shocking.
This week saw two Top 10 teams of mine last week go down – and Virginia, the games weren’t close. One might not have been too much of a surprise, as it came against a nationally-ranked team at their place. But the other stunned a lot of people, including myself, and frankly, I hate missing the call of a Patriot League team upsetting a CAA team.
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