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Harvard line up
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 8:15 am
by Hal Kopp
Rhode Island at Harvard
09/16/2016
07:00 PM (EST) 303
304 Rhode Island
Harvard +31½ -120
-31½ -120
Over 48½ -120
Under 48½ -120
If get kinks out,Rhody might be good play vs. young Harvard team?
Friday night lights,baby!!
HK
"when you need to know"
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 8:56 am
by TruePoint
They definitely got the kinks out if your kink is masochism.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:13 pm
by Rhody15
Harvard is ranked 22nd in the latest FCS poll.
There are 5 CAA schools ranked in the Top 25, along with 2 CAA schools receiving votes. 7 out of the 11 CAA schools are ranked / receiving votes in the polls.
Albany jumps in Top 25 after their win against us
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:20 pm
by RhowdyRam02
I had thought about going up to Harvard for this one. After the Albany game I'll probably pass.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:40 pm
by SmartyBarrett
Rhody15 wrote:Harvard is ranked 22nd in the latest FCS poll.
There are 5 CAA schools ranked in the Top 25, along with 2 CAA schools receiving votes. 7 out of the 11 CAA schools are ranked / receiving votes in the polls.
Albany jumps in Top 25 after their win against us
So Kansas rushed the field after beating URI and Albany earned a spot in the Top 25. Did someone say powerhouse?
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 9:45 pm
by STC
Looks like Vegas has caught up to how shitty this URI squad is. First two weeks the lines were easy money. Harvard -31 at least makes me think.
31 is a lot but c'mon it's Rhody.
Harvard -31 all day.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 8:36 am
by TruePoint
I don't get how my joke has gotten no response. It's the joke of the year! I was so proud of myself :-/
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 9:25 am
by SmartyBarrett
RhowdyRam02 wrote:I had thought about going up to Harvard for this one. After the Albany game I'll probably pass.
I'll be there. Harvard is like 15 mins from my work, and it's hard to pass up a Fri night game at a historic stadium regardless of the expected outcome.
Also, I laughed, TP.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 2:12 pm
by 860_rhody
Get rid of the program.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 2:58 pm
by ramster
Whaaaa! whaaaa! Whaaaa!
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 10:05 am
by Rhodymob05
Is it me or do a lot of CAA teams get ranked every season? Is the CAA the SEC or Big 10 of FCS or something??
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 10:28 am
by gorhody22
Missouri Valley is probably the best conference with CAA being close 2nd
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 10:50 pm
by rhodyrudder
It's not funny, tp.
Barrett, I can't believe I'm to the point where
Rhody is playing at Harvard, and I don't want
to go. This program fucking sucks, and it makes
me sick. Tom Ehrhardt, Bob Griffin and co.
were huge reasons in my decision to want to
go to Rhody. The 50-point blowouts have to
stop. Somebody, please make a fucking play.
Coaches, please coach the kids up.
Administration, please fix the infrastructure.
College football is a great game, and Rhody
deserves a quality program.
I know I said last week that I was a little bit
more optimistic than I have been in a while,
but a fucking 30+point dog to Harvard?
This is worse than the fucking Jerry D shit.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 11:21 pm
by TruePoint
There's no accounting for taste, but I don't get how it could not be funny?
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 9:41 am
by rhodyfan3
Hey guys, I've mentioned my podcast before named Rhode Talk. You can find it on iTunes and the podcast app. We are on Facebook and Twitter as well. We've done some awesome recaps of the URI games the last two weeks. Check us out, I think you guys will like it. The link is below.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rho ... 93236?mt=2
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 9:59 am
by eli#10
The game is on TV on Cox channel 147 (NESN+).
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 12:24 pm
by thatRamBand
rhodyfan3 wrote:Hey guys, I've mentioned my podcast before named Rhode Talk. You can find it on iTunes and the podcast app. We are on Facebook and Twitter as well. We've done some awesome recaps of the URI games the last two weeks. Check us out, I think you guys will like it. The link is below.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rho ... 93236?mt=2
Always looking for new podcasts to spice up my long morning commute. Great Stuff!
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 5:12 pm
by rhodyfan3
Thank you! We appreciate it.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 7:45 pm
by ramster
Not looking good tonight at Harvard
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 7:58 pm
by GansettRam74
Already down 21!! And how many posts past couple years that have said we can't get any worse.....think we have gottien there!!
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:00 pm
by rhodyruckus
On TV tonight:
NESN = Sox vs Yankees
NESN Plus = 3-hour car crash
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:16 pm
by rambone 78
Pathetic.........
Thorr and Dooley fiddle while their football program burns........
Maybe they move it down to club level......
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:17 pm
by Rhody74
More of the same ... at least the Sox are interesting.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:25 pm
by STC
Just flipped it on, 24-0 in the second quarter. Ouch.
If this isn't rock bottom URI then can't be too far from it.
-31 looking good at least.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:29 pm
by STC
Oh my god. Atrocious clock management at the end of the half. URI is so lucky to come out with a TD.
Rhody had 2 timeouts!!!!! Fleming asleep at the wheel.
I haven't watched any URI football until 5 minutes ago but that clock management says a lot about Fleming.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:31 pm
by GansettRam74
Even the halftime hosts can't get our name right!! This has to be rock bottom!
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:39 pm
by rambone 78
Fleming=overmatched
Sorry but the results speak for themselves......
We might be bad but at least we should be disciplined........
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 9:07 pm
by ramfan85
Maybe they shouldn't have gotten the "kinks out." This is the worst team I've ever seen.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 9:27 pm
by TruePoint
I don't get how we are getting worse?
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 10:02 pm
by rhodyrudder
Thirty-fucking-seven
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 10:05 pm
by hrstrat57
URI is a D3 team
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 10:05 pm
by RIFan
So sad...I can't blame Fleming entirely, since nobody has been able to win here consistently for 30+ years. The problems here run deep, and start with crappy facilities. College athletics is an arms race, and we have decided to sit it out (basketball excluded).
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 10:11 pm
by STC
Bad beat!!!
-31
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 10:13 pm
by hrstrat57
.....and the band plays Taylor Swift!
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 10:41 pm
by rambone 78
If this "team" wins a game this season it will be a monumental upset.
0-11
Enjoy.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 11:30 pm
by RhowdyRam02
Last year in our first three games we lost at Syracuse, at Albany and home against Harvard by a combined score of 123-17. This year at Kansas, home against Albany, at Harvard it's a combined score of 141-34. Our average game is a 5 td loss, we lose each game by more then we've scored all year. Where is the promised improvement? What is the plan to get better?
I love this University and I want to see it succeed in every possible area, no matter how small and no matter how much I normally care about the field. Football I care a ton about, my first exposure to URI was going to one of the playoff games as a kid. I understand my attitude on the football side of things rubs people the wrong way because of how negative I am, but I can justify it to myself because this past year I was considered one of the people drinking the kool-aid when it came to basketball, so I tell myself that I'm just calling it as I see it. But at some point can't this team make me look like an idiot when it comes to assessing our chances? Can't they give us something to hang our hats on? Can't the administration give us something concrete to look forward to? It was in the governor's budget that this fiscal year a firm would assess the stadium situation. If that passed, tell us, advertise it, give us at least a glimmer of hope that it won't always be like this.
Where's the improvement? Where's the hope?
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 11:33 pm
by TruePoint
It's a goddamned shame and a disgrace. I've been trying to be patient and even a little guardedly optimistic that there might be a little improvement to just being competitive. But it's not happening unless we make a major investment, point blank period.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 12:23 am
by SmartyBarrett
Some thoughts from the game:
- McKoy cannot start again. I was on the McKoy train since late last year and I'm willing to admit I was 100% wrong. I couldn't believe how many throws he left out there - probably looked much worse in person. Give me Mroz or Vazzano.
- This defense is really, really bad. Harvard was doing almost literally whatever they wanted on 3rd down. Also, is it me, or has every 3rd or 4th and short this season been a HUGE play for the opposition? It's like every 3rd and 2 is a 35 yard run / pass.
- Pick plays and WR screens were practically automatic 8+ yard gains for Harvard. Not sure why they didn't run them on every down.
- Decent amount of Rhody fans there. 12,000-ish attendance total. I'd guess 11k Harvard fans and 1K URI.
- Stadium is super unique and well worth it for a "once in a lifetime" thing.
- Thorr was there and holding court with some URI fans in the stands in the second half.
- Offense looked halfway decent post-McKoy, although a lot of it was in garbage time. They DESPERATELY need to sustain drives and keep the defense off the field. If they can do that, they might have a shot to win a game or two.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 12:29 am
by RhowdyRam02
Did Thorr have anything constructive to say about the program when he was holding court?
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 12:32 am
by SmartyBarrett
RhowdyRam02 wrote:Did Thorr have anything constructive to say about the program when he was holding court?
I was not part of the court and wasn't that close to it. The only tidbit I picked up from it was at one point one guy yelled out "HASSAN MARTIN!", then high-fived another guy. So clearly not all of the discussion was about football.
Also, yelling Hassan Martin's name and high-fiving a person close to you should always be a thing.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 8:17 am
by Rhody74
SmartyBarrett wrote:RhowdyRam02 wrote:Did Thorr have anything constructive to say about the program when he was holding court?
Also, yelling Hassan Martin's name and high-fiving a person close to you should always be a thing.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 9:39 am
by Rhodymob05
More of the same, as expected, they weren't gonna improve over night. Let's hope they pull a few miracle wins and the AD to make a decision to invest real money.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 9:50 am
by Hal Kopp
Flemings handling of time outs always bad.
What is this obsession with McKoy??
Punter stunk again.
Same old,same old.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 10:55 am
by TruePoint
When you get waxed by an Ivy team, your problems run a lot deeper than managing timeouts and the punter.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 11:42 am
by ramster
I wouldn't disparage Harvard because they are an Ivy League footbAll team just as I would not disparage a Harvard basketball team. They get some D1 caliber athletes who go there for the academics. Harvard was ranked #22 and will rise in rankings since this was their first game.
Plus they were home with 12000 attendance under the lights.
31.5 point favorites and we made Rhody betters happy losing by 30.
Denny with a nice game.
Not sure why Vazzano went from close to being the starter in The preseason competition to being 3rd option. He had a 49 yard pass to Denny.
I think I'd role the dice with Vazzano and put McKoy in another position on offense.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 11:52 am
by TruePoint
I'm disparaging anything. But URI should be able to compete with a team like Harvard with a roster full of scholarship players - as would every other CAA team.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 12:19 pm
by Rhodymob05
Boy I'm sick of sticking up for the opposing teams to lessen the blow. Start. another, QB, what do we have to lose?
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 12:32 pm
by adam914
ramster wrote:I wouldn't disparage Harvard because they are an Ivy League footbAll team just as I would not disparage a Harvard basketball team. They get some D1 caliber athletes who go there for the academics. Harvard was ranked #22 and will rise in rankings since this was their first game.
Plus they were home with 12000 attendance under the lights.
31.5 point favorites and we made Rhody betters happy losing by 30.
Denny with a nice game.
Not sure why Vazzano went from close to being the starter in The preseason competition to being 3rd option. He had a 49 yard pass to Denny.
I think I'd role the dice with Vazzano and put McKoy in another position on offense.
Haha, is this what it has come to? At least we covered the 31.5 by 1.5 points!
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 12:56 pm
by ramster
TruePoint wrote:I'm disparaging anything. But URI should be able to compete with a team like Harvard with a roster full of scholarship players - as would every other CAA team.
I agree with you.
But Ivy League teams are no different than CAA teams.
Saying we shouldn't lose to an Ivy ream is like saying we shouldn't lose to a CAA team.
Re: Harvard line up
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 1:03 pm
by ramster
adam914 wrote:ramster wrote:I wouldn't disparage Harvard because they are an Ivy League footbAll team just as I would not disparage a Harvard basketball team. They get some D1 caliber athletes who go there for the academics. Harvard was ranked #22 and will rise in rankings since this was their first game.
Plus they were home with 12000 attendance under the lights.
31.5 point favorites and we made Rhody betters happy losing by 30.
Denny with a nice game.
Not sure why Vazzano went from close to being the starter in The preseason competition to being 3rd option. He had a 49 yard pass to Denny.
I think I'd role the dice with Vazzano and put McKoy in another position on offense.
Haha, is this what it has come to? At least we covered the 31.5 by 1.5 points!
Not at all. My response was to the statement that we shouldn't lose like that to an Ivy League team. Harvard ranked #22 FCS is no different than losing to a 20th ranked CAA team. Ivy has nothing to do with it.
And losing by 30 doesn't mean I like it but these posters who predicted 4-6 wins before the season started were delusional. This team still has a long was to go. A #2 ranked recruiting class in CAA is a group of freshmen. This has to be followed up with more strong classes
I expected 1-2 wins this year. Expecting 4-6???? No wonder guys are besides themselves.