Game Thread: Wolfpack Football vs Monarchs of Old Dominion

OK, so I know that a lot of folks are of the mindset of “WTF???  Why are we playing an away game vs ODU?”

There’s a lot of reasons, I’m sure.  But the biggest one(s) is we needed a game, and I suspect the payout was attractive enough.  There’s also that pesky little thing about the staff wanting to make some recruiting inroads in the area so, yeah.

The Pack will have the distinction of being the first BCS conference program to visit the Monarchs in Norfolk, so there’s that FWIW (I don’t have a citation to prove that, but I did hear it or read it somewhere earlier this week), which might also help with the ‘foot in the door’ type of thing as far as recruiting.

Personally, I don’t mind going on the road to ODU regardless of the ‘real‘ reasons, and my reasoning is much simpler.  Road games are a totally different animal from the comfort of the home atmosphere, and all which that implies.  I think it’s good for this team to get a road game under their belts early, and doing so against a lesser opponent allows for some adjusments, hopefully without taking an L.  No offense whatsoever to ODU is intended….but they ain’t exactly Virginia Tech or Florida State.  Or even Wake Forest for that matter….at least I don’t think they are.  Wake is pretty bad, though, in spite of what their 3 point thrashing of West Point might tell you differently.

That being said, Old Dominion IS an FBS program, even if only for a little over 14 months.

The point being, getting on the road and getting the road kinks out against that sort of an opponent might pay dividends later.

Or it might not.  It’s very possible I’m just talking out of my ass right now.  It’s been known to happen on occasion.

But like it or don’t, the Pack will take the field in Norfolk at 7pm.

And bear in mind, the win over ODU last year in Raleigh wasn’t exactly a cakewalk (see below).  Just saying.

There’s been some talk of the TV availability for tonight’s game.

It’s being carried by the American Sports Network (ASN), which locally will be carried on Channel 28 WRDC.  Which as we’ve been informed about here, is NOT actually channel number 28 on TWC cable, as if anyone gave a shit.  It might be 12, it might be 10, it might be 1215, who the fuq knows?  I would advise you to open your onscreen guide (and your eyes) and look for the fricking game at 7pm, if not earlier.  You’re all adults allegedly, I’m sure most of you can find it if you look hard enough.

The rest of the ASN affiliates listed nationwide can be found here.

For those who aren’t in an area where one of the ASN affiliates can reach you, check out that same SFN forums thread, as there is some info as far as how to get the game via interweb streaming there as well, which you might want to try out.

So I’m in a bit of quandary as to what to link to as far as mojo-vational type stuff.

Let’s try this….In no particular order…

 

Last week’s EKU win…

 

Last year’s ODU win in Raleigh…

 

And a little sumpin’ sumpin’ for you perverts…

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  • #88857
    Wufpacker
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    OK, so I know that a lot of folks are of the mindset of “WTF???  Why are we playing an away game vs ODU?” There’s a lot of reasons, I’m sure.  But the
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    #88858
    Alpha Wolf
    Keymaster

    Thanks for the mini rant about finding the channel the game is on. Why people can’t figure those things out on their own amazes me. It’s as if Google or channel guide doesn’t exist.

    #88859
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    LOL, my bitchy side kinda took control there for a few minutes while I was typing I guess. 😀

    #88860
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    I can’t wait to see what kind of low budget commercials this “network” runs!

    #88861
    tractor57
    Participant

    Bet not “Sail with the Pilot”.

    #88862
    Alpha Wolf
    Keymaster

    Chipmunk cheeked Wendy’s Girl smarmily selling sizzling grease?

    #88863
    Heelh8r
    Participant

    Can’t wait to see Shad get some action. Or at least hear about it if none of the above works.

    #88864
    Fastback68
    Participant

    AM or FM??????

    Pork, the other white meat.

    #88865
    Wolfanatic
    Participant

    Leonard Fournette is running through Auburn’s defense (?) like sh*t through a goose. Kaaya and the Kanes having their way with Nebraska. ACC doing well against the B10 so far…5 ACC-B10 matchups today.

    #88866
    Alpha Wolf
    Keymaster

    Wish we had a B1G game…just sayin…

    #88867
    Greywolf
    Participant

    What I want to know is do any of the “ladies” have any eligibility left. Those ladies were hitting.

    #88868
    Greywolf
    Participant

    What we have is a FBS game on the road that we in all probability will win without stressing out the fans. I very much like how Coach is being about it. Using it to prepare his team for bigger on the road games coming up, talking it up as a recruiting advantage, getting game experience for some first timers.

    I’m reasonably sure that if we were playing Ohio State Doeren would be looking for and finding the reasons that was the game we needed. Those reasons would be as valid as the reasons for playing ODU in Norfolk.

    As fans some of us try to find, make up really because all the reasons are made up, reasons that make the coaches and administration look like incompetent fools. It’s been 2 years now that we have pissed and moaned about the schedule. We aren’t interested in the circumstances that lead to this, we only want to gripe, complain and make the staff wrong.

    Some say we can’t learn anything about our team with this kind of game/schedule. There are lots of things we can learn about our team playing these games and some things we can’t learn. That we cannot determine how we stack up against P-5 competition is true — until we play several P-5 teams.

    I’ve ordered a pizza and intend to sit back and enjoy the game. We have lots of questions we could answer tonight: will Jay-Sam continue to score at the pace he has started out, will Hines break bad tonight. I even wonder if we will put our 350 pounder up against their 360 pound guard. That might be a bit unfair — senior vs. freshman — but interesting but we will find out if BJ Hill is up to the task.

    #88870
    Pack78
    Participant

    Analyst just stated that ODU will be the best team we have played this year-we will see…

    #88871
    Icabod61
    Participant

    Thanks so much for the TV information!! I would have never checked otherwise. Tuned in just in time for kickoff!!
    Go Pack!!

    #88872
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    picture quality is GREAT

    #88874
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    Analyst just stated that ODU will be the best team we have played this year-we will see…

    damning with faint praise…

    #88876
    TheAliasTroll
    Participant

    channel 28 quality is friggin amazing! can we just do this from now on?

    #88877
    PackFamily
    Participant

    The camera and overall broadcasting are terrible. I’m still glad I didn’t have to watch it on my computer

    #88878
    Wufpacker
    Participant

    Yep, arrived home from driving range with 5 minutes to spare. Walked into the middle of family types who decided to just drop by unannounced. Don’t these fucking people have lives????

    Oh well….hope they enjoy themselves. I’m watching the game. Maybe they’ll get the frigging message next time.

    #88879
    TheAliasTroll
    Participant

    like sh*t through a goose.

    omg that was disturbingly too funny to me

    #88880
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    Typical, methodical Jacoby Brissett.

    #88881
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    STARWIPE!!

    #88882
    bill-1956
    Participant

    Very good TV quality. Announcers are decent. Looks like the artificial turf could use some watering to green it up. State is marching down the field. Dayes made a great long yardage first down. Looking to score. So far, so good.

    #88883
    BJD95
    Keymaster

    fucking go for it

    #thenakedbootlegisalwaysopen

    #88884
    Fastback68
    Participant

    This field has a Bitcoin look to it.

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