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Appalachian St. vs. UR IN-GAME Update: 10:20 p.m.

December 5, 2009

UPDATE – That’s a wrap.  Appy wins 35-31 and will advance to play Montana in the FCS semis.  UR finishes its season with an 11-2 record.   UR players are huddled on the field near an end zone.  Appy players have come over to celebrate with the huge contingent of Mountaineers fans who made the trip [...]

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FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY – Derby Bill’s FCS Special

December 5, 2009

William “Derby Bill” Watson is going to pretend the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals are the NFL.  Why? Because Derby Bill has a six-game winning streak in his weekly NFL selection (for amusement only).   If he’s as good with FCS picks as he is with the NFL, well, it will be a fine weekend. [...]

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No talk of U.Va. for UR’s London – not yet anyway

November 30, 2009

University of Richmond football coach Mike London may (or may not) eventually become a candidate for the vacancy at the University of Virginia. One thing is certain:  Don’t expect London to discuss it while the Spiders are still playing. UR (11-1) plays Appalachian State (10-2) on Saturday at 7 [...]

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CAA honors teams announced

November 23, 2009

Release courtesy of the CAA.  Offered without comment. OK, one comment:  Eric Ward is THIRD team?  Wow.  2009 CAA Football Major Awards (as voted on by the head coaches)   OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR          Matt [...]

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Seeded Spiders take same approach as unseeded Spiders

November 23, 2009

It’s playoff time.   University of Richmond coach Mike London needs to look no further than his own squad to find a specific example of a team that can pull of a few surprises and win a championship. The Spiders are defending Football Championship Subdivision titleholders.  They begin their defense against Elon on [...]

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Playoff pairings set. UR, Howard hoping to continue run

November 22, 2009

The Richmond Spiders learned their playoff fate Sunday afternoon, a day after their 13-10 last second win over William and Mary in the regular season finale. Richmond earned a number four seeding and will open defense of its’ FCS national championship at home against Elon at 1pm. Should the Spiders win their first [...]

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