Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Looking back on the A10 South

In my earlier Blog (scroll down) we looked at 2006 in the A10 North. It's time to review the other division.

South

James Madison 7 1 .875 9 3 .750
Villanova 5 3 .625 6 5 .545
Towson 4 4 .500 7 4 .636
Delaware 3 5 .375 5 6 .455
Richmond 3 5 .375 6 5 .545
William & Mary 1 7 .125 3 8 .273

James Madison---- The Dukes dominated the A10 South. Their reward for going 9-3 was to be shipped out for the first round of the I-AA playoffs. Mickey Matthews was not happy . Four Dukes players were AP All-Americans . The JMU plays North Carolina in 2007. The Duke's complete '07 Schedule is here .

Villanova--- The Wildcats were the surprise of the A10, taking the A10 South second place outright. Villanova won six of their last eight games. Wildcat senior QB Marvin Borroughs had a great senior season . The Wildcats beat JMU and beat Delaware .

Towson --- The newcomers to the A10 were in competition for a playoff slot right until the last game of the season . Their QB Sean Shaefer threw for 3,000 yards in 10 games . Just what the A10/CAA needs --- another team that goes 8-3 every year.

Delaware --- It was a unhappy season for the Blue Hens who finished under .500 for only the third time in 19 seasons. Their TE David Patrick will play in the East-West Shrine game . The 2007 Delaware schedule is here .

Richmond --- Good things may be comming for the Spiders as their freshman QB Eric Ward was named the A10 Rookie-of-the-Year . Our old Friend Stacy Tutt is now playing fullback for the Jets . The Spiders had one of I-AA's best wins by dominating Duke . But then Richmond lost four of their last five.

William & Mary--- Not much went right for the Tribe in 2006 . The NCAA is making them change their athletic logo . They did have the best graduation rate in the A10 . The Tribe's 2007 schedule is here .