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Meanwhile News From Virginia

Unread post by WataugaMan » Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:40 am

Fellow FBS upstart ODU:

"Old Dominion. The Monarchs kicked off life in Conference USA by beating the reigning conference champion, Rice, in a 45-42 shootout. Old Dominion isn't merely new to Conference USA, it's new to the Football Bowl Subdivision. Quarterback Taylor Heinicke threw for 430 yards and five touchdowns in the Monarchs' win." :shock:

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Re: Meanwhile News From Virginia

Unread post by BUTCH1991 » Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:42 am

Good team that I think you'll see fall off some next year. I'm pretty sure they're a senior laden team. Losing Heinicke will definitely slow them down next year.

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Re: Meanwhile News From Virginia

Unread post by HkyMtneer » Sun Sep 21, 2014 8:59 am

BUTCH1991 wrote:Good team that I think you'll see fall off some next year. I'm pretty sure they're a senior laden team. Losing Heinicke will definitely slow them down next year.
You're right in that the Monarchs should fall off slightly next season but I've long said that a football team at ODU would be like a sleeping giant living just across the room and not knowing it. The Hampton Roads market has to be, has to be, a Top-10 HS talent pool and combine that with the large metropolitan population base and it always shocked me ODU wasn't playing on the gridiron. It was really a no-brainer to begin the program and I think it has helped the school transition a bit away from the 'Commuter' tag it has always been labeled with.

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