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(12-01-2023 11:51 PM)ODUCoach Wrote:  Lanning’s two 4th down attempts tonight were perfect examples of coaching to win. He and DeBoer are both pedal to the metal coaches and I’m here for it!

Now if Deboer can learn clock management.

(01-02-2024 09:25 AM)historymajor44 Wrote:  https://odumonarchists.com/2024/01/02/20...son-recap/

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Good article, my only beef is special teams. Missed FGs cost us at least two games (WF and WKU).
Of course, as you stated, he did win one :)

(01-02-2024 11:03 AM)DWING Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 09:25 AM)historymajor44 Wrote:  https://odumonarchists.com/2024/01/02/20...son-recap/

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Good article, my only beef is special teams. Missed FGs cost us at least two games (WF and WKU).
Of course, as you stated, he did win one :)

Thanks! Yeah, the missed field goal against Wake certainly hurt but we lost that game mostly due to the oline giving up a ton of sacks. Can't even blame Wilson for fumbling the game away. He was getting killed out there.

(01-02-2024 11:18 AM)historymajor44 Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 11:03 AM)DWING Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 09:25 AM)historymajor44 Wrote:  https://odumonarchists.com/2024/01/02/20...son-recap/

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Good article, my only beef is special teams. Missed FGs cost us at least two games (WF and WKU).
Of course, as you stated, he did win one :)

Thanks! Yeah, the missed field goal against Wake certainly hurt but we lost that game mostly due to the oline giving up a ton of sacks. Can't even blame Wilson for fumbling the game away. He was getting killed out there.

I would personally like to see us drop all ACC games, except Va.Tech. Our ooc schedule is too strong for the team we have. We are playing East Carolina and if possible schedule so notable G-5 schools. Yes the P5 are money makers, but lopsided scores don’t bring out fans. Maybe it is to late since games are scheduled in advance. Basketball is a little different because we have so many games. I have a hard time seeing VCU paying Norfolk St. 85k to play in Richmond and VCU get their butts kicked. The rams most have plenty of donations, and they don’t have football.

(01-03-2024 09:03 AM)bluelight Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 11:18 AM)historymajor44 Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 11:03 AM)DWING Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 09:25 AM)historymajor44 Wrote:  https://odumonarchists.com/2024/01/02/20...son-recap/

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Good article, my only beef is special teams. Missed FGs cost us at least two games (WF and WKU).
Of course, as you stated, he did win one :)

Thanks! Yeah, the missed field goal against Wake certainly hurt but we lost that game mostly due to the oline giving up a ton of sacks. Can't even blame Wilson for fumbling the game away. He was getting killed out there.

I would personally like to see us drop all ACC games, except Va.Tech. Our ooc schedule is too strong for the team we have. We are playing East Carolina and if possible schedule so notable G-5 schools. Yes the P5 are money makers, but lopsided scores don’t bring out fans. Maybe it is to late since games are scheduled in advance. Basketball is a little different because we have so many games. I have a hard time seeing VCU paying Norfolk St. 85k to play in Richmond and VCU get their butts kicked. The rams most have plenty of donations, and they don’t have football.

No way... we should play the best teams we can. We didn't have any lopsided P5 scores this year.

(01-03-2024 09:03 AM)bluelight Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 11:18 AM)historymajor44 Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 11:03 AM)DWING Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 09:25 AM)historymajor44 Wrote:  https://odumonarchists.com/2024/01/02/20...son-recap/

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Good article, my only beef is special teams. Missed FGs cost us at least two games (WF and WKU).
Of course, as you stated, he did win one :)

Thanks! Yeah, the missed field goal against Wake certainly hurt but we lost that game mostly due to the oline giving up a ton of sacks. Can't even blame Wilson for fumbling the game away. He was getting killed out there.

I would personally like to see us drop all ACC games, except Va.Tech. Our ooc schedule is too strong for the team we have. We are playing East Carolina and if possible schedule so notable G-5 schools. Yes the P5 are money makers, but lopsided scores don’t bring out fans. Maybe it is to late since games are scheduled in advance. Basketball is a little different because we have so many games. I have a hard time seeing VCU paying Norfolk St. 85k to play in Richmond and VCU get their butts kicked. The rams most have plenty of donations, and they don’t have football.

Glad you don't run our athletic dept.

(01-03-2024 10:39 AM)Cant Tame the Lion Wrote:  

(01-03-2024 09:03 AM)bluelight Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 11:18 AM)historymajor44 Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 11:03 AM)DWING Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 09:25 AM)historymajor44 Wrote:  https://odumonarchists.com/2024/01/02/20...son-recap/

Happy New Year! Check out the Monarchists 2023 Season Recap.

Good article, my only beef is special teams. Missed FGs cost us at least two games (WF and WKU).
Of course, as you stated, he did win one :)

Thanks! Yeah, the missed field goal against Wake certainly hurt but we lost that game mostly due to the oline giving up a ton of sacks. Can't even blame Wilson for fumbling the game away. He was getting killed out there.

I would personally like to see us drop all ACC games, except Va.Tech. Our ooc schedule is too strong for the team we have. We are playing East Carolina and if possible schedule so notable G-5 schools. Yes the P5 are money makers, but lopsided scores don’t bring out fans. Maybe it is to late since games are scheduled in advance. Basketball is a little different because we have so many games. I have a hard time seeing VCU paying Norfolk St. 85k to play in Richmond and VCU get their butts kicked. The rams most have plenty of donations, and they don’t have football.

No way... we should play the best teams we can. We didn't have any lopsided P5 scores this year.

Part of the genius of the early ODU program was scheduling to win.
Our primary goals should be to put butts in the seats and get to bowl games.
Winning accomplishes those goals, and increases our exposure nationally to recruits. Recruits and transfers are drawn to winners. If you don't believe that, look at the talent we got during our heyday - G5 and even some P5 talent at an FCS program.

The casual fan on the street is not cognizant of the details of the P5/G5/FCS. They want to see exciting and WINNING football. Relevant opponents also help get the local community involved.

To that end, whenever possible:
1. We should schedule only one P5 per season, preferably a relevant one like VT, UVA, and closer programs like UMD, NC State, Wake, Duke, UNC, etc.
2. One FCS program of local interest each season, Norfolk State, Hampton, W&M, or even UR or Towson.
3. G5 OOC should include ECU, Liberty, Delaware, Navy, Army, or even Air force whenever possible.

Winning plus relevance will cure most of what ails us.

Assuming the ACC forces its' teams to stop playing road games against the G5 (to help improve their TV money as a last attempt to save their league), our future OOC schedules looks something like this:

1. FCS at home
2. G5 on road
3. G5 at home
4. P5 buy game on road.

(01-03-2024 11:42 AM)Monarchist13 Wrote:  Assuming the ACC forces its' teams to stop playing road games against the G5 (to help improve their TV money as a last attempt to save their league), our future OOC schedules looks something like this:

1. FCS at home
2. G5 on road
3. G5 at home
4. P5 buy game on road.

We should still be able to get P5s to come here. Who is to say the Big 12 or Big 10 wouldnt let their teams travel? VT, Pitt, NC State could all feasibly end up in the Big 12. UVA/UNC could end up in the Big 10.

It will still benefit the P5 schools to fill out their OOC schedule with G5 teams. I think the days of scheduling FCS opponents will soon be gone though.

ODU needs to get smarter with scheduling P5 opponents though. They need to mix in basketball scheduling with the football scheduling. And do home and home series in both.

Also, IF the ACC does survive another round of re-alignment, their deadweight schools like GT, BC, Syracuse, and Puke will really need those quality G5 teams to fill out their schedules. None of the other P5 conference schools will want to schedule them for OOC games.

(01-03-2024 11:36 AM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  

(01-03-2024 10:39 AM)Cant Tame the Lion Wrote:  

(01-03-2024 09:03 AM)bluelight Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 11:18 AM)historymajor44 Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 11:03 AM)DWING Wrote:  Good article, my only beef is special teams. Missed FGs cost us at least two games (WF and WKU).
Of course, as you stated, he did win one :)

Thanks! Yeah, the missed field goal against Wake certainly hurt but we lost that game mostly due to the oline giving up a ton of sacks. Can't even blame Wilson for fumbling the game away. He was getting killed out there.

I would personally like to see us drop all ACC games, except Va.Tech. Our ooc schedule is too strong for the team we have. We are playing East Carolina and if possible schedule so notable G-5 schools. Yes the P5 are money makers, but lopsided scores don’t bring out fans. Maybe it is to late since games are scheduled in advance. Basketball is a little different because we have so many games. I have a hard time seeing VCU paying Norfolk St. 85k to play in Richmond and VCU get their butts kicked. The rams most have plenty of donations, and they don’t have football.

No way... we should play the best teams we can. We didn't have any lopsided P5 scores this year.

Part of the genius of the early ODU program was scheduling to win.
Our primary goals should be to put butts in the seats and get to bowl games.
Winning accomplishes those goals, and increases our exposure nationally to recruits. Recruits and transfers are drawn to winners. If you don't believe that, look at the talent we got during our heyday - G5 and even some P5 talent at an FCS program.

The casual fan on the street is not cognizant of the details of the P5/G5/FCS. They want to see exciting and WINNING football. Relevant opponents also help get the local community involved.

To that end, whenever possible:
1. We should schedule only one P5 per season, preferably a relevant one like VT, UVA, and closer programs like UMD, NC State, Wake, Duke, UNC, etc.
2. One FCS program of local interest each season, Norfolk State, Hampton, W&M, or even UR or Towson.
3. G5 OOC should include ECU, Liberty, Delaware, Navy, Army, or even Air force whenever possible.

Winning plus relevance will cure most of what ails us.

Please, not Liberty. I’m tired of getting own butts kicked. They have donations from the whole country, and draw major players.

(01-06-2024 08:21 AM)bluelight Wrote:  

(01-03-2024 11:36 AM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  

(01-03-2024 10:39 AM)Cant Tame the Lion Wrote:  

(01-03-2024 09:03 AM)bluelight Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 11:18 AM)historymajor44 Wrote:  Thanks! Yeah, the missed field goal against Wake certainly hurt but we lost that game mostly due to the oline giving up a ton of sacks. Can't even blame Wilson for fumbling the game away. He was getting killed out there.

I would personally like to see us drop all ACC games, except Va.Tech. Our ooc schedule is too strong for the team we have. We are playing East Carolina and if possible schedule so notable G-5 schools. Yes the P5 are money makers, but lopsided scores don’t bring out fans. Maybe it is to late since games are scheduled in advance. Basketball is a little different because we have so many games. I have a hard time seeing VCU paying Norfolk St. 85k to play in Richmond and VCU get their butts kicked. The rams most have plenty of donations, and they don’t have football.

No way... we should play the best teams we can. We didn't have any lopsided P5 scores this year.

Part of the genius of the early ODU program was scheduling to win.
Our primary goals should be to put butts in the seats and get to bowl games.
Winning accomplishes those goals, and increases our exposure nationally to recruits. Recruits and transfers are drawn to winners. If you don't believe that, look at the talent we got during our heyday - G5 and even some P5 talent at an FCS program.

The casual fan on the street is not cognizant of the details of the P5/G5/FCS. They want to see exciting and WINNING football. Relevant opponents also help get the local community involved.

To that end, whenever possible:
1. We should schedule only one P5 per season, preferably a relevant one like VT, UVA, and closer programs like UMD, NC State, Wake, Duke, UNC, etc.
2. One FCS program of local interest each season, Norfolk State, Hampton, W&M, or even UR or Towson.
3. G5 OOC should include ECU, Liberty, Delaware, Navy, Army, or even Air force whenever possible.

Winning plus relevance will cure most of what ails us.

Please, not Liberty. I’m tired of getting own butts kicked. They have donations from the whole country, and draw major players.

LOL at you thinking they are well funded because of donations. They are well funded because they make sure the cost to deliver classes is as low as possible (they brag about this), creating huge margins and an awful education for anyone who applies.

(01-06-2024 11:39 AM)Monarchist13 Wrote:  

(01-06-2024 08:21 AM)bluelight Wrote:  

(01-03-2024 11:36 AM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  

(01-03-2024 10:39 AM)Cant Tame the Lion Wrote:  

(01-03-2024 09:03 AM)bluelight Wrote:  I would personally like to see us drop all ACC games, except Va.Tech. Our ooc schedule is too strong for the team we have. We are playing East Carolina and if possible schedule so notable G-5 schools. Yes the P5 are money makers, but lopsided scores don’t bring out fans. Maybe it is to late since games are scheduled in advance. Basketball is a little different because we have so many games. I have a hard time seeing VCU paying Norfolk St. 85k to play in Richmond and VCU get their butts kicked. The rams most have plenty of donations, and they don’t have football.

No way... we should play the best teams we can. We didn't have any lopsided P5 scores this year.

Part of the genius of the early ODU program was scheduling to win.
Our primary goals should be to put butts in the seats and get to bowl games.
Winning accomplishes those goals, and increases our exposure nationally to recruits. Recruits and transfers are drawn to winners. If you don't believe that, look at the talent we got during our heyday - G5 and even some P5 talent at an FCS program.

The casual fan on the street is not cognizant of the details of the P5/G5/FCS. They want to see exciting and WINNING football. Relevant opponents also help get the local community involved.

To that end, whenever possible:
1. We should schedule only one P5 per season, preferably a relevant one like VT, UVA, and closer programs like UMD, NC State, Wake, Duke, UNC, etc.
2. One FCS program of local interest each season, Norfolk State, Hampton, W&M, or even UR or Towson.
3. G5 OOC should include ECU, Liberty, Delaware, Navy, Army, or even Air force whenever possible.

Winning plus relevance will cure most of what ails us.

Please, not Liberty. I’m tired of getting own butts kicked. They have donations from the whole country, and draw major players.

LOL at you thinking they are well funded because of donations. They are well funded because they make sure the cost to deliver classes is as low as possible (they brag about this), creating huge margins and an awful education for anyone who applies.

And they are legally allowed to take that profit from the online academic side and use it to fund athletics and infrastructure. They have P5 money but instead of getting it from conference TV cash they get it from online students.

They "graduate" more PhDs than Harvard. They graduate more doctoral students than Baylor, Colorado, and WVU combined. They have over 110,000 online students. Their online courses have little or no professor interaction. They have monopoly money because they sell degrees. I would never play them again.

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(01-03-2024 11:36 AM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  

(01-03-2024 10:39 AM)Cant Tame the Lion Wrote:  

(01-03-2024 09:03 AM)bluelight Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 11:18 AM)historymajor44 Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 11:03 AM)DWING Wrote:  Good article, my only beef is special teams. Missed FGs cost us at least two games (WF and WKU).
Of course, as you stated, he did win one :)

Thanks! Yeah, the missed field goal against Wake certainly hurt but we lost that game mostly due to the oline giving up a ton of sacks. Can't even blame Wilson for fumbling the game away. He was getting killed out there.

I would personally like to see us drop all ACC games, except Va.Tech. Our ooc schedule is too strong for the team we have. We are playing East Carolina and if possible schedule so notable G-5 schools. Yes the P5 are money makers, but lopsided scores don’t bring out fans. Maybe it is to late since games are scheduled in advance. Basketball is a little different because we have so many games. I have a hard time seeing VCU paying Norfolk St. 85k to play in Richmond and VCU get their butts kicked. The rams most have plenty of donations, and they don’t have football.

No way... we should play the best teams we can. We didn't have any lopsided P5 scores this year.

Part of the genius of the early ODU program was scheduling to win.
Our primary goals should be to put butts in the seats and get to bowl games.
Winning accomplishes those goals, and increases our exposure nationally to recruits. Recruits and transfers are drawn to winners. If you don't believe that, look at the talent we got during our heyday - G5 and even some P5 talent at an FCS program.

The casual fan on the street is not cognizant of the details of the P5/G5/FCS. They want to see exciting and WINNING football. Relevant opponents also help get the local community involved.

To that end, whenever possible:
1. We should schedule only one P5 per season, preferably a relevant one like VT, UVA, and closer programs like UMD, NC State, Wake, Duke, UNC, etc.
2. One FCS program of local interest each season, Norfolk State, Hampton, W&M, or even UR or Towson.
3. G5 OOC should include ECU, Liberty, Delaware, Navy, Army, or even Air force whenever possible.

Winning plus relevance will cure most of what ails us.

I agree with your schedule for more wins & filling up Moré empty seats except, I would not play Liberty.

(01-03-2024 11:42 AM)Monarchist13 Wrote:  Assuming the ACC forces its' teams to stop playing road games against the G5 (to help improve their TV money as a last attempt to save their league), our future OOC schedules looks something like this:

1. FCS at home
2. G5 on road
3. G5 at home
4. P5 buy game on road.

I agree!

(01-03-2024 11:36 AM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  

(01-03-2024 10:39 AM)Cant Tame the Lion Wrote:  

(01-03-2024 09:03 AM)bluelight Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 11:18 AM)historymajor44 Wrote:  

(01-02-2024 11:03 AM)DWING Wrote:  Good article, my only beef is special teams. Missed FGs cost us at least two games (WF and WKU).
Of course, as you stated, he did win one :)

Thanks! Yeah, the missed field goal against Wake certainly hurt but we lost that game mostly due to the oline giving up a ton of sacks. Can't even blame Wilson for fumbling the game away. He was getting killed out there.

I would personally like to see us drop all ACC games, except Va.Tech. Our ooc schedule is too strong for the team we have. We are playing East Carolina and if possible schedule so notable G-5 schools. Yes the P5 are money makers, but lopsided scores don’t bring out fans. Maybe it is to late since games are scheduled in advance. Basketball is a little different because we have so many games. I have a hard time seeing VCU paying Norfolk St. 85k to play in Richmond and VCU get their butts kicked. The rams most have plenty of donations, and they don’t have football.

No way... we should play the best teams we can. We didn't have any lopsided P5 scores this year.

Part of the genius of the early ODU program was scheduling to win.
Our primary goals should be to put butts in the seats and get to bowl games.
Winning accomplishes those goals, and increases our exposure nationally to recruits. Recruits and transfers are drawn to winners. If you don't believe that, look at the talent we got during our heyday - G5 and even some P5 talent at an FCS program.

The casual fan on the street is not cognizant of the details of the P5/G5/FCS. They want to see exciting and WINNING football. Relevant opponents also help get the local community involved.

To that end, whenever possible:
1. We should schedule only one P5 per season, preferably a relevant one like VT, UVA, and closer programs like UMD, NC State, Wake, Duke, UNC, etc.
2. One FCS program of local interest each season, Norfolk State, Hampton, W&M, or even UR or Towson.
3. G5 OOC should include ECU, Liberty, Delaware, Navy, Army, or even Air force whenever possible.

Winning plus relevance will cure most of what ails us.

I agree with your schedule for more wins & filling up Moré empty seats except, I would not play Liberty.