Post-Game - Delaware 35, Towson 30

Crazy amount of scoring to start off this game, and insane kickoff returns for a bad weather game in Towson, followed by a more defensive second half as the Hens fought hard against the Tigers for the victory.  Here's the rundown:

• Feisty Teams - Apparently, the Towson bench came about two-thirds of the way across the field towards the Delaware bench and tried to start something up, with the coaches and officials breaking it up before it gets out of hand.
• Quick Start - Michael Johnson gets things started off right with a huge return to the Towson 47-yard line.  A 14-yard run gained the Hens a first down right off the bat, but then Donnelly gets sacked and turns the ball over to the Tigers around midfield.  A few plays later, Terrance West runs 46 yards for a Tigers touchdown and Towson goes up 7-0 with 12:10 left in the first quarter.

Post-Game - Rhode Island 38, Delaware 34

3rd-&-10.  Four of them on the final drive for the Rams.  The first one gets stopped, only to have a crazy punt situation give the ball back.  Then an offsides call.  And the last one was the killer field goal.  The big play and mistakes destroyed the Hens today.  Here's the rundown:

• Missing in Action - David Hayes has been suspended by the team for one game and did not make the trip to Kingston with the team.  I am debating whether this means less run plays for the Hens, a bigger work load for Pierce, or someone else getting a chance to step up.
• First Drive - The Rams start the game off at their own 28-yard line.  Bentsen is in at quarterback as Probst, one of the best in the conference, went down with a concussion last week.  A holding call sets URI back as they end up having to punt it away to the Hens.

Post-Game - UMass 21, Delaware 10

Disgusting game by the Hens today.   Not too much extra to add here because the game pretty much spoke for itself:

• Pros & Cons - TV game is always a bonus... but the downside is the awful announcing by the CSN crew.  I would take the effort sync the radio feed with the TV, but it is much harder than it sounds and I also started watching late so
• Delaware starts the game at their own 33, but right off the bat Donnelly is called for intentional grounding, which really backs the Hens up, and a few weak run plays later, Delaware is forced to punt.
• RIght off the bat, Pagel hits a receiver with a huge pass and it's 1st-&-goal for the Minutemen.  A big 3rd down play by Hernandez punched it home and UMass takes the early 7-0 lead with 12:00 remaining in the quarter.

Post-Game - Delaware 21, William & Mary 0

Complete game shutout by Dan Carpenter the Delaware defense as the Hens blank the Tribe in Newark.  Well managed game by the offense, relying on the run game and keeping the passing simple.  Also a key win to help shake up the polls.  Crazy amount of parity in the CAA.  Here's the game rundown:

Post-Game - Maine 31, Delaware 17

FOUR INTERCEPTIONS! Unacceptable performance by Tim Donnelly against Maine today as the Hens fall to the Black Bears on the road.  All signs were pointing to a trap game up north, and that's exactly what happened to Delaware today the Maine secondary smothered the Blue Hens passing game in a soggy conference battle.  Pushaun Brown was the offensive star of the game with three scores including a short strike after a long run down to the Delaware 5 that helped to close out the game.  Here's the rundown:

Post-Game - Delaware 27, Old Dominion 17

Way to scare the living daylights out of everyone!  The newest member to the toughest conference almost handed the Hens a huge blow to their season in the 4th game of the year. I'll give tons of credit to Coach Wilder for having the Monarchs ready to stick with the Hens throughout the game and taking advantage of many Delaware mistakes on the day.  Enjoy the stressful rundown:

Post-Game - Delaware 45, Delaware State 0

Jake Giusti returns a DSU
fumble for a Touchdown

I really do hope that they warmed up the bus during that 4th quarter because this was o-v-e-r early!  Now, for all the fun this beat down was for the casual fan, the real truth here is that no problems were really "solved."  I'll get into that in a bit, but first, here is your game rundown:

Post-Game - Delaware 28, West Chester 17

Update: Game articles and my analysis have been added/completed.

Wow.  Where do we even start?  This is what Auburn must have felt like last week when they barely escaped Utah State (they needed to recover an onside-kick to do it, but still, this one is vs. West Chester).  So many flaws with how the Hens played defensively.  The offensive side of the ball had it's own issues too, but that defense is a disaster.  Thankfully, Delaware State is next on the slate, not a CAA game.  Here's the game rundown followed by the review of my predictions (so-so):

Post-Game - Navy 40, Delaware 17

So that was not the best start to a season.  The defense could not stop that triple-option for it's life, and Sasek had to leave the game with an injury.  Here's my take on the game as it went on and we will have my post-game review of the action and my over/unders.