Vote Flacco!

Joe Flacco is up for NFL Rookie of the Week for Week 1 of the NFL season.

Go vote for him here: Rookie of the Week

Say Goodbye To West Chester?

As the Blue Hens prepare to renew their lopsided rivalry with West Chester this weekend, Coach Keeler seems to be leaning towards removing them from the schedule altogether as soon as possible. The hens have games scheduled against the Rams through the 2012 season. I'm all for this. The West Chester game is completely useless. Keeler also seems to be in favor of not playing FBS teams either. This I disagree with. Games against the likes of Maryland and Navy are great exposure for the program and frankly are winnable. In a perfect world, in my opinion, we would be playing FBS teams every week. You got me? Take the leap already.

Click here for the article about Coach Keeler's scheduling priorities

Let's Go Flacco!

That's what the crowd was heard chanting as Joe Flacco led the Ravens to a 17-10 victory in his first NFL start. Flacco threw for 129 yards and ran for a 38 yard touchdown. As usual, Joe was not intimidated by the big stage. I have a feeling this is just the beginning of a long and successful career. Click the below link to see video of some post game comments from Flacco and coach John Harbaugh, who was also making his NFL debut as a head coach.

Video: Ravens Post Game Interviews

Click here for a full article:
ESPN

Future Is Now for Flacco

And then there was one. The Baltimore Ravens have announced that Joe Flacco will be the starting QB for their season opener against the Bengals this Sunday. Ozzie Newsome has called Flacco the future of the franchise, but didn't realize that the future would be upon him so soon. With Kyle Boller out with a shoulder injury and Troy Smith unavailable with a tonsil infection it falls to Flacco to get under center. You really never know how you're going to get your shot. Let's hope Joe takes advantage of this early opportunity and doesn't relinquish the starting job.

Hens vs. Terps

First off, it was great to see the Hens on national TV. This was a result of Hurricane Gustav forcing the LSU/App. St. tilt to start at 11AM. Great exposure for the program and they certainly put on a good show. They legitimately had a chance to win this game despite having newcomers in so many key positions. I've never been one to say that a loss is good, but this is one case where I will. It's obvious that we can hang with solid FBS teams, so why not make the move? Let's parlay this exposure and the plan for upgraded facilities into a brand new stadium and a leap to the FBS. OK, I've said my piece. Next up is West Chester on Sept. 13. And oh by the way. even with the loss to Maryland, the Hens moved up to #6 in the TSN poll.

New Official Blue Hen Sports Site Coming

I was hoping the UD Athletics site was on the verge of an overhaul after seeing the recent redesign of the main UD site. The above image is all the info. available, but I'm hoping the new site will launch prior to this Saturday's big matchup with Maryland in College Park.

BlueHens.com will be the new address for the site.

Cuff an Under-the-Radar Favorite

That according to CBS Sports. Here's what Clark Judge had to say about Omar in an article listing the top 12 under-the-radar draft prospects:

Omar Cuff, RB/KR, Delaware: A first-team All-American choice, he ran for 1,984 yards last season and produced a nation-high 39 touchdowns -- including a CAA-record seven in one game. Good, huh? Now hear this: He had a team-record 73 scores while at Delaware, a school that recruited him as a defensive back.

The guy works hard, has decent speed, is elusive and is an effective receiver -- with 55 catches in 2007, including three games with seven each. Some people like to compare him to Brian Westbrook because of his Division 1-AA background, but Westbrook was a third-round draft choice. Cuff won't be as fortunate.

Check out the article here: CBSSports.com

UD Commissions Athletic Facilities Study

Delaware has hired HOK Sport to put together a study to discover the best way to improve UD's sports facilities.

Read the article here: delawareonline.com

If they're looking for opinions, here's mine: Tear down the Tub. Build a brand new Delaware Stadium with increased seating and all the finest amenities. Then parlay the excitement of a new stadium into a jump to the FBS. Real simple, right?

Omar Cuff in SI.com

Omar got a nice picture and write-up from a fan as part of SI.com's "Fans' Overlooked Draft Prospects" list.

Check out the page here: SI.com

Flacco Buzz Continues

With the NFL Draft a little over two weeks away, the press machine is starting to ratchet up once again. This week's SI has a small piece on Joe Flacco and how his stock has continued to rise.

Check out the article here: Sports Illustrated

Mason Takes CAA Tourney Crown

George Mason will look to re-create some of the magic they made a couple years back as they go dancin' with the CAA automatic bid. I had higher hopes for the Hens after handling Drexel in the first round. But a beat down at the hands of UNCW ended any hopes for a miracle run, and ended the season. But overall, I believe we'll look back and say this was the season that turned this program around. Monte has his kids believing in themselves and more importantly going out and competing at a high level every single night.

Let's compare some numbers:
2006-07 Final Overall Record: 5-26
2007-08 Final Overall Record: 14-17

2006-07 Final CAA Record: 3-15
2007-08 Final CAA Record: 9-9

9 more wins overall is a great effort. I was really hoping for 10, but I'll take it.

So I want to congratulate this team for righting the ship. Next year we move into the upper echelon of the CAA...I hope.

It's Tourney Time

Well the brackets are set for the men's tournament in Richmond this Friday, March 7th. I was hoping we would roll into the tourney on a nice little won streak after the impressive win at Toledo and at home against Hofstra. But after getting dropped at Towson to end the regular season that just didn't happen. Regardless, I strongly feel that the Hens have a shot at making a run to the finals and facing VCU there. And who's to say that we can't catch a break and have someone upset VCU. That's the beauty of the conference tourneys. Anything can happen. Now it's time to start thinking about our old friends Drexel.

Here are the first round matchups:

Friday, March 7

Game 1: No. 8 Hofstra vs. No. 9 Towson (Noon)

Game 2: No. 5 William & Mary vs. No. 12 Georgia State(2:30 p.m.)

Game 3: No. 7 Delaware vs. No. 10 Drexel (6 p.m.)

Game 4: No. 6 Northeastern vs. No. 11 James Madison (8:30 p.m.)

This is really my favorite time of the year. Two weeks, 31 automatic bids up for grabs. It just doesn't get any better.

For schedules for all of the conference tourneys click here: ESPN

Rutgers Poaches Hens Offensive Coordinator

UD's offensive coordinator, Kirk Ciarrocca has accepted a position as wide receivers coach at Rutgers University. Best of luck to Kirk. But I wouldn't mind him regretting this decision if it means that UD and/or the CAA makes the leap to the FBS. I can dream, can't I?

Check out the full story here: delaware online

Update: Brian Ginn has been promoted from WRs coach to offensive coordinator/QB coach.
Check out that story here: delaware online

2007 Football Attendance

This is interesting if you're into this kind of thing. Delaware ranked 3rd overall in the FCS in 2007, behind App. St. and Montana.

Check out the full list here: FCS Attendance Report

Flacco Featured in the Daily News

Now this is a rarity. A Blue Hen featured in an article in the New York Daily News. It's a pretty good read, but more than anything it's just fun to have Flacco appear in one of my local rags.

Check the article here: Daily News

BracketBuster Win

Great road win for the Hens against Toledo for the annual BracketBuster game. Toledo is a real tough place to earn a road victory. Solid effort to end the two game skid and improve to 12-15 overall. Hofstra up next.

Check the game recap here: UDel Sports

Flacco Fever on CNNSI

Here's a good article about Flacco at the Combine. Plus it's pretty fun to see him on the main page of CNNSI's NFL section.

Check the article: CNNSI.com

NFL Scouting Combine

Now that the Combine is in full swing, I figured it was time to post a few things about our boy Joe Flacco and how he's doing out in Indy.
Here is Flacco's official NFL Combine page: NFL.com

Some interesting blog posts about Flacco on the Hashmarks blog:
Flacco has entered the building
Flacco: Bring on the criticism

An excerpt from the second post: "I'm sick of hearing myself talk about it," he said. "I don't think I have too much to prove at this point. We played pretty good competition. We made it to a national championship, but no one wants to talk about that."

Here is the main link to the ESPN Hashmarks blog: Hashmarks

The NFL also has a new widget which I've embedded below. Grab it if you want it.

Mason Exacts Revenge

After letting a 19 point second half lead slip away to the Hens earlier in the season, the Patriots would not allow Delaware to climb back into last night's game. Mason defeated UD 70-58 to bring their record to 19-8 overall and 11-5 in league play. Delaware on the other hand dropped to 11-15 overall and 8-8 in the CAA. At this point it's going to be very difficult to get to that .500 mark. But first things first. A tough BracketBusters matchup against Toledo on Saturday.

Check out the recap of the Mason game here: UDel Sports

Photo Credit: University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Official Athletics Website

Flacco Featured on ESPN's First Take

Joe Flacco was interviewed today by Dana Jacobson on ESPN's First Take. Joe discusses his final preparations before heading to the NFL Combine.

Flacco Featured on SportsCenter

This was featured on SportsCenter last night. It's a must see for any UD fan. It's a really nicely produced piece on Flacco. Scott Brunner, who is helping Flacco to prepare for the NFL combines and the draft is part of the piece as well.

Dragons Down Hens

Well the up and down season continues for the men's hoops team. The Hens were beaten at home by the Drexel Dragons by a score of 62-60. This was a hard fought game, but one in which the Hens were constantly digging themselves out of holes. That and some poor shooting ultimately doomed UD. That .500 record is still achievable. Next up is a real tough test at George Mason.

Check out the game recap here: UDel Sports

Photo Credit: Mark Campbell

Men's LAX Wins to Start Season 2-0

The Hens took down UMBC 15-7 in their second game of the season today. The game took place in Neptune Beach, FL with all proceeds benefitting the Wounded Warrior Project which supports wounded U.S. soldiers.

Check out the game recap here: UDel Sports

For info. on Wounded Warrior, visit their site here: Wounded Warrior Project

Stopper of the Year

Now that's a great title for an award. Unfortunately that's the shortened version. The official title is the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Stopper of the Year Award. Doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but it is a great honor nonetheless. The award is presented every year to the top relief pitcher in Division I baseball. The NCBWA has announced their watchlist for the 2008 Stopper of the Year. Included on the watchlist is Blue Hen senior closer David Slovak. Last year Slovak recorded 12 saves in 35 appearances with a 4.15 ERA.

Check out the full press release here: NCBWA

Big Comeback Earns Road Win

These are the kind of games you have to win to join the CAA elite. It might not have been pretty. It might have taken a while for them to get going. But in the end, Monte's boys got it done against a team that they should beat regularly. After trailing by 10 at the half, the Hens came back to defeat Georgia State in Atlanta by a score of 51-48. UD now sits at 11-13 overall and 8-6 in league play. With five regular season games remaining, the goal now is to keep gaining momentum leading into the CAA Tourney. Personally, I think Monte should also be preaching the importance of finishing up with a .500 record or better. If we can go 4-1 in these last five, that's exactly what will be achieved. That is a huge feat psychologically considering where this program has been the last few years. The magic number of 15 wins also represents a 10-win improvement from last year. That is a major accomplishment.

Check the game recap here: delaware online

Mench Signs Minor League Deal

The Sports Network is reporting that Kevin Mench has signed a minor-league contract with the Texas Rangers and will be invited to spring training as a non-roster player. Let's hope he has a real solid spring so he and his giant melon can get back to the bigs.

Check out the story here: The Sports Network

Baseball Captain Buchholz Featured

It's hard to believe we're talking about baseball, but the college baseball season is right around the corner. The Hens begin their season on Feb. 22, with a four game series at The Citadel. In the meantime, check out the profile on Alex Buchholz at PingBaseball.com. He's featured as their Spotlight Player of the week.

Here's the link: PingBaseball.com.

Dawson Earns Another Rookie of the Week

For the fourth time this season, Alphonso Dawson earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors. That is the most by any Blue Hen in school history. As Dawson continues with his stellar rookie season, the future looks brighter and brighter for Blue Hens Hoops.

Check out the link: UDel Sports
Photo Credit: University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Official Athletics Website

Men's LAX Continues Their Winning Ways

The UD Men's Lax team opened the season with a road win over St. Joe's on Saturday. The 18-10 victory was a balanced effort as nine different players scored goals. Vincent Giordano led the attack with a career-high five goals.

Here is a recap of the game: UDel Sports

The Blue Hens next face off against UMBC at the Wounded Warrior benefit tournament in Neptune Beach, FL on Saturday, Feb. 16. For more info. on the Wounded Warrior Project, check out the link to their site here: Wounded Warrior Project.

Photo Credit: University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Official Athletics Website

Cam Howard is Ready to Attack

Last year's amazing Final 4 run was bittersweet for attackman Cam Howard. His gut wrenching decision to sit out the season due to a torn ACL meant he wasn't a part of that historic run through the NCAA Tournament. But it also meant that he would have one year of eligibility remaining. As this season kicks off, many are wondering how Cam is feeling both physically and emotionally. Below are links to two articles about the fifth year senior.
Lacrosse Magazine

delaware online

Photo Credit: Kevin Tucker/Lacrosse Magazine

Hoops Falls to VCU

In a gutsy effort the Blue Hens were eventually worn down by VCU at The Bob on Saturday afternoon. The Hens actually led around the thirteen minute mark of the second half, but a 16-0 run by the Rams ended any hopes of an upset. But folks, the bottom line is, this team is showing up and competing night in and night out. You never know come the CAA tournament. Crazier things have happened.

Link to the game recap: UDel Sports
Photo Credit: Mark Campbell

Gritty Win for Women's Hoops

It's been a tough season for Tina Martin and her squad. They currently sit at 6-16 overall and 5-5 in the CAA. But last night was a rare bright spot as they were able to gut out a tough upset win over the 2nd place VCU Rams. Amazingly, they were able to pull out the W while managing only 42 points (42-37). This was the lowest amount scored in a victory in school history.

Here's a link to a game recap: UDel Sports.

Photo Credit: Mark Campbell

Finally...

The Hens Men's Hoops team gets a win. After losing three straight and 5 of 6, the bleeding has stopped. At least for now. It's not going to be much fun when Eric Maynor and VCU pay us a visit on Saturday afternoon. Hopefully this dramatic W will give us some momentum in what will be definitely be a tough test against the Rams. I kept seeing the ESPN bottom line updating while I was watching Duke/UNC last night. Every update was bad. The last one I saw, they had pulled to within 5. I then went to the computer to see the final score and did not expect the little arrow to be next to the word "Delaware". A Herb Courtney 3-ball with 1.2 seconds left to win it! You gotta be kidding me and you gotta love it. One thing you cannot accuse this team of is having no heart. These kids DO NOT give up. Let's keep it going this weekend.

Here's a full recap from the official Hens site: UDel Hoops

Photo Credit: The News Journal/WILLIAM BRETZGER

Men's Lacrosse Preview

For all you LAX fans out there, be sure to check out the Inside Lacrosse team previews. They do a great job of breaking down their top 20 teams. They have the Hens as the pre-season #14.

Here's the link: Delaware Preview.

Signing Day

It's National Letter of Intent Day. Always a fun day for college football fans. Obviously 1AA/FCS kids aren't going to get any attention from the ESPNs of the world, but the Hens and Coach Keeler did sign 5 young players.

Here they are:

- Marcus Burley (DB), from Richmond, VA

- Chad Davis (OL), from Newark, DE

- Rob McDowell (DE), from Silver Spring, MD

- Logan Shultz (DL), from Orrtanna, PA

- Nihja, White (WR), from Wayne, PA

It's a very small class due to the fact that we lost only nine seniors from last year's team. Keeler seems to be very excited about this small group. Congratulations to these young men and welcome to UD.

Here's a link to the full story: UDel Sports

BracketBuster Matchups Announced

The Hens will visit Toledo for the annual ESPNU BracketBusters on Feb. 23rd. The Rockets are currently 7-13 overall and 4-4 in the MAC, which puts them in a tie for fourth in league play. The Blue Hens have never beaten Toledo in six previous games.

Here's a link to all of the BracketBuster matchups: ESPNU.

Omar Cuff Honored

Omar was honored today by the Sports Media and Entertainment Network as their running back of the year. Nice to see Omar getting some off-season accolades with all of the attention being payed to Joe Flacco.

Here's a link to the full article: delaware online.

Aaron Love Slide Show

Very cool slide show on Slide.com featuring Delaware Wide Receiver Aaron Love.

Here is the link to the page: Aaron Love on Slide.com

College Football All-Star Challenge

Flacco participated in this event last week and won two of the challenges, including the distance challenge with a 74 yard bomb.

Here are Joe's highlights on Youtube:


Quick article on the event: Arizona Republic

Men's Hoops Free Fall Continues

Things have gotten plain ugly for Monte and Co. In control most of the way against lowly Hofstra, the Hens connected on just 2 of their last 17 shots. Come on guys. It's time to buckle down and get a win. It doesn't have to be pretty. We just need a W. It's that simple.

So here are the latest numbers:
Overall: 9-12
CAA: 6-5 (after starting 5-0)
Lost 5 of 6.

Next up is UNCW at home on Wednesday night. I'll be listening.

Here's the story: UDel Recap

From Duke to Delaware

From Philly.com:

White changes pick
By Rick O'Brien
INQUIRER SPORTS WRITER

Two months after Duke coach Ted Roof was fired after a 1-11 season, Conestoga wide receiver Nihja White has decommitted from the Blue Devils and made an oral commitment to Division I-AA power Delaware.
White had developed a close relationship with John Gutekunst, Duke's former assistant and recruiting coordinator.
"When they did the firings, the place just wasn't that comfortable to me anymore," White said. "It kind of left me wanting to go in another direction."
Last weekend, White visited Delaware and met with head coach K.C. Keeler and offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca.
"They have a winning program and I'll get the chance to play early in my career," White said. "I like their coaches a lot."
In nine games last season for Conestoga, the 6-foot-3, 200-pound White had 53 receptions for 1,088 yards and nine touchdowns. A first-team all-Southeastern Pennsylvania selection by The Inquirer, he also is a dangerous kick returner.
After Duke left the picture, other Division I-AA schools to show interest in White were Villanova and William & Mary.

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Link to the story: Philly.com

Link to Nihja White's Scout's.com Profile: Scouts.com

The Katz Jinx

We got a quick mention in Andy Katz's college hoops chat on ESPN earlier today. I always like to get some ink, but this was not because of anything we're doing well.

Here is the question & answer:

Hugh (Wilmington, DE): Andy, please never call Delaware your mid-major team of the week ever again. They're a missed Marc Egerson last-second miracle away from being 0-5 since you gave them the above award two and a half weeks ago.

SportsNation Andy Katz: I know. The Katz jinx is on.

Uh oh.

Here is the link to the full chat wrap (Insider content): Andy Katz Chat Wrap

Hens Hoops Struggling

This is officially a skid. The Hens have lost 4 of 5 and seemingly cannot find the bottom of the bucket. They have shot a percentage in the low 30s the last two games and from all accounts look like they've run out of steam. Considering we're only about half way through the conference schedule, this is not a good sign. Monte needs to settle these kids down and build up their confidence. We need to start making some shots and stop the bleeding at Hofstra this weekend. We need a W in that game real bad.

Here's the link to the game recap: UDel Recap
Photo Credit: The News Journal/William Bretzger

Men's Lacrosse Pre-Season

It's just about time to start talking LAX. Men's Lacrosse had an unreal run to the Final 4 last season. It was great to see the program really break out and wind up having their best season in history. This year's squad has been picked #2 in the pre-season CAA rankings and 13th nationally. Here's a link to an article over that the official site with a whole lot more info. to get you excited about the upcoming season: UD Lacrosse.

VCU @ George Mason

Had a chance to watch a great game between the two best teams in the CAA last night on ESPN2. This was a rare treat for a New Yorker to enjoy a great CAA tilt. It might be tough for us to get two teams in the tourney this year but I think both of these teams are deserving of a bid. I also think both could easily knock off a team or two if given the opportunity to dance. But, and you knew there was a but with this being a Blue Hens site, there are several teams in this league that are capable of running the table in March in Richmond, and I'm happy to say that the Hens are definitely one of those teams. All it takes is getting hot at the right time.

Here's a recap of the game from CAA.com: VCU @ Mason Recap

One more quick note about this game. I was feeling some serious conference pride at seeing and hearing and feeling the atmosphere at the Patriot Center. The crowd was absolutely rocking. And I hope a bunch of people flipped back and forth between ESPN and ESPN2 during this game. ESPN had Ohio St. @ Penn St., and the atmosphere was tomblike at Penn St. Now I know Penn St. is not exactly known for hoops, but it's still a nationally televised Big Ten game. It felt great that the CAA atmosphere just blew away the Big Ten atmosphere.

Fighting Irish to Fightin' Blue Hen

From delawareonline: "Leo Ferrine, a cornerback who played in 28 football games for Notre Dame with two starts the last three years, expects to use his final season of eligibility at the University of Delaware, his father said Sunday."

Never hurts to have big time program talent providing some depth, even if he only started a couple of games.

Here's the full article: delawareonline.com

More Flacco

OK. This is, I hope, the last Senior Bowl related post I write. Now that the game is over (which apparently no one associated with the NFL cares about), and all the practices and evaluations are completed, I figured it would be a good idea to mention at least one wrap-up. Here is Todd McShay's (ESPN/Scoutc Inc.) Top 5 Offensive Players. This is ESPN Insider content. So I've cut and pasted his list below. For the full article, here is the link: Senior Bowl Wrap-Up. Needless to say, Joe Flacco had a great all around week. He's now being projected as a Second Round pick. I'm not holding my breath on that. I do believe he is deserving of a selection that high, but I also think NFL execs. get a little nervous when they're on the clock and they tend to gravitate towards the larger more well known programs. I hope I'm wrong, because a Second Round pick would be fantastic exposure for UD Football. We'll see on April 26th.

Top five offensive players

1. Chris Williams, OT, Vanderbilt

Biggest pro: Agility.

Biggest con: Explosive power.

Draft projection: First round.

2. Sam Baker, OT, Southern California

Biggest pro: Agility.

Biggest con: Bulk/strength.

Draft projection: First round.

3. Lavelle Hawkins, WR, California

Biggest pro: Precision route-runner.

Biggest con: Bulk/strength.

Draft projection: Late-first or early-second round.

4. Chad Henne, QB, Michigan

Biggest pro: Efficiency as a pocket passer.

Biggest con: Inability to make plays outside the pocket.

Draft projection: Second round.

5. Joe Flacco, QB, Delaware

Biggest pro: Prototypical size/arm.

Biggest con: Adjustment from small-school, shotgun-heavy offense.

Draft projection: Second round.

Men's Hoops Gets Bit by Panthers

See, this can't happen. Not when you're making statements in a very tough league. After a very rough road trip, that was salvaged by a last second win at James Madison, you can't come home and get beat by a bottom dwelling Georgia State squad. I know, I know. We were picked to finish down at the bottom of the league. We've almost doubled last years wins total already. But those things aren't relevant anymore. We're right in the middle of this thing. We have a chance to make some real noise in the CAA, and making noise in the CAA is heard on a national level. The bottom line is this. We need to beat who we're supposed to beat. And we're supposed to beat Georgia State. We'll keep fightin'. I think Monte will have the boys ready for Northeastern.

Here's the ESPN recap: Link

ESPN: Flacco Scouting Report

Clearly I'm really enjoying all the coverage that Joe Flacco is getting. Here is a screenshot of Joe gracing the homepage of ESPN's college football section.

They do a nice job with their scouting reports, grading the players on several different categories. Here is the link to Joe's breakdown: Flacco Scouting Report . I believe you have to be an ESPN Insider to view this content.

SI.com: Flacco's Stock Rising

According to SI.com, now that the Senior Bowl practices have concluded, Joe Flacco's stock is seriously on the rise.

Here is the link: SI.com

Here is the blurb about Flacco:

Joe Flacco, QB, Delaware

Scouts were almost unanimous in their praise of Flacco this week, most claiming he was the only first-round quarterback in attendance. He displayed all the physical skills necessary to lead a team at the next level and flashed brilliance on a number of occasions. Flacco's biggest problem all week were fumbled snaps, something that happened quite often and was the result of the shotgun offense he played in the past two years. NFL insiders feel if Flacco played for a big time program the past two seasons he would be a top 15 selection.

Link to Senior Bowl site (which could use a redesign): SeniorBowl.com

Flacco at Senior Bowl Practice

NFL Network has some cool footage online of Joe Flacco practicing. Announcers Mike Mayock, Paul Burmeister and Charles Davis were pretty impressed with Joe. When you're using terms like "live ball" and "throwing down hill" to describe a QB then you are certainly giving him some high grades.

Here's the link: NFL Network Videos

Here's a link to a Rivals interview with Joe: Rivals.com

This is a good spot to post that 2007 highlight video that's on YouTube:

Joe Flacco 2007 Highlight Reel

Blue Hens Men's Hoops on ESPN Weekly Watch

What better way to get things rollin' on Blue Hen Country than to highlight Monte' Ross' upstart hoops team getting some nice pub. on ESPN.com's Weekly watch for two straight weeks. Granted, the first week was the good kind of pub. This week, not so good. But hey, the way things have gone on the hardwood the last few years, I'm just happy to be in the conversation. In case you missed it, the Blue Hens were the Weekly Watch's "Team of the Week" last week after huge home wins over George Mason and ODU. This week the mention brings us down to earth a bit, after being whipped by VCU and a tough OT loss at Northeastern. But again, I'll take the national press for this program any way I can get it. This week's Weekly Watch we're mentioned in the "Erratic Week" list. Can't really argue with that. Since then though, we ended the tough road trip with a last second win at James Madison which has us at 6-2 in the conference. One game behind VCU and right in the thick of things. Keep it up Monte.