(Fordhamsports.com)
Today is Homecoming at Fordham and the Rams will be coming home to play in front of a large, spirited crowd that expects to see the team pick up its first win of the season. Though Old Dominion, today’s opponent, is 3-1, they’re playing football for the first time since 1940. Their wins this year came against Chowan (Where the heck is Chowan?), Virginia Union, and Jacksonville, and last week they lost to Monmouth. Fordham is the best team they’ll see all year. Old Dominion’s players are young (take a look at how many freshmen are on the roster) and inexperienced, and the school is new to all of this. This is just what the Rams need at 0-3.
There’s plenty of blame to go around at Rose Hill if you’re looking for reasons as to why the team has gotten off to such a bad start. The defense has been abysmal. The Rams are allowing 239.7 rushing yards and 194 passing yards per game, along with 33.7 points, and their tackling has been poor. The offense has yet to click like one would expect, largely because Fordham is still waiting for Xavier Martin and Darryl Whiting to get things going on the ground. John Skelton needs those guys to run the football better, and he needs his receivers to hold onto the football. That being said, Skelton was not at his best in the loss to Columbia two weeks ago, throwing three interceptions. Fordham has had to play from behind all season. The 22 penalties the Rams have committed have not helped.
Which brings us to today. This is a must-win for the Rams, the beginning of the rest of their season. They’re still only 0-1 in the Patriot League and there’s still time to salvage the season. Expect to see a different Rams’ team today.
Prediction: Fordham gets on track today in a big way. Fordham 48, Old Dominion 7
Charles Costello
At 0-3, Plenty of Blame to Go Around, but a Chance to Get on Track
Posted by Fordham SportsNet on October 3, 2009
(Fordhamsports.com)
Today is Homecoming at Fordham and the Rams will be coming home to play in front of a large, spirited crowd that expects to see the team pick up its first win of the season. Though Old Dominion, today’s opponent, is 3-1, they’re playing football for the first time since 1940. Their wins this year came against Chowan (Where the heck is Chowan?), Virginia Union, and Jacksonville, and last week they lost to Monmouth. Fordham is the best team they’ll see all year. Old Dominion’s players are young (take a look at how many freshmen are on the roster) and inexperienced, and the school is new to all of this. This is just what the Rams need at 0-3.
There’s plenty of blame to go around at Rose Hill if you’re looking for reasons as to why the team has gotten off to such a bad start. The defense has been abysmal. The Rams are allowing 239.7 rushing yards and 194 passing yards per game, along with 33.7 points, and their tackling has been poor. The offense has yet to click like one would expect, largely because Fordham is still waiting for Xavier Martin and Darryl Whiting to get things going on the ground. John Skelton needs those guys to run the football better, and he needs his receivers to hold onto the football. That being said, Skelton was not at his best in the loss to Columbia two weeks ago, throwing three interceptions. Fordham has had to play from behind all season. The 22 penalties the Rams have committed have not helped.
Which brings us to today. This is a must-win for the Rams, the beginning of the rest of their season. They’re still only 0-1 in the Patriot League and there’s still time to salvage the season. Expect to see a different Rams’ team today.
Prediction: Fordham gets on track today in a big way. Fordham 48, Old Dominion 7
Charles Costello
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