Hampden-Sydney Week
Throughout this week I will post information and articles leading up to the home opener against Hampden-Sydney.
The following information is taken from D3Football.com's Kickoff 2006 Season Preview:
Hampden-Sydney Tigers
Last playoff appearance: 1977
Last year: 8-2, 4-2 ODAC
Last conference title: 1987
Wins increase/decrease: No change
Preseason ranking: 60 of 234
Head coach: Marty Favret, seventh season, 42-18
Starters returning: 13 (six offense, five defense, two special teams)
Position battle to watch: Quarterback, no doubt. Replacing the ODAC’s all-time leading passer, J.D. Ricca, will be the main task for Favret in 2006. The battle is between recruits Bobby Owens (Fairfax, VA) and Craig Warnemet (Charlotte, NC). Either way you look at it, this is the hottest preseason battle in the ODAC and the winner will still be a raw, untested college quarterback replacing a legend.
Pressure is on: Senior running back Charlie Omick and sophomore Josh Simpson. Slowed by injuries over the last two seasons, Omick will need to carry more of the load than ever in the absence of an established passing game. Sophomore Josh Simpson measured over 700 yards on the ground when pressed into service as a freshman last year. He spent his first year listed on the roster as a wide receiver but platooned to the running back position and was quite successful. But both will need to be more successful unless Owens or Warnemet show signs of Ricca-like passing skill in their early days.
Where did he come from? Defensive tackle Jeff Compton. A transfer from I-AA James Madison, Compton is expected to step in and provide immediate impact on a defense that allowed 25 points per game in 2005.
Their season will be defined by: The Bridgewater game, as always.
Predicted record: 7-3, 3-3
Capsule: So J.D. Ricca is gone. Replacing just half of Ricca’s numbers will help temper his loss. All is not lost in Hampden-Sydney. Marty Favret is too good of a recruiter to get caught sleeping in the offseason. Expect Hampden-Sydney to take a step back in 2006, but anticipating a reversion to the bottom of the conference is unlikely. The receivers are there, Omick and Simpson will bear more of the burden from the backfield, and most importantly, a solid track record of success will renew the Tigers in 2006. With a relatively light non-conference schedule, the H-SC should jump out quickly with a couple confidence-inducing wins before a jaunt to their much tougher conference games. For the first time in nearly a half-decade, the ODAC will not hinge on their result against Bridgewater.
The following information is taken from D3Football.com's Kickoff 2006 Season Preview:
Hampden-Sydney Tigers
Last playoff appearance: 1977
Last year: 8-2, 4-2 ODAC
Last conference title: 1987
Wins increase/decrease: No change
Preseason ranking: 60 of 234
Head coach: Marty Favret, seventh season, 42-18
Starters returning: 13 (six offense, five defense, two special teams)
Position battle to watch: Quarterback, no doubt. Replacing the ODAC’s all-time leading passer, J.D. Ricca, will be the main task for Favret in 2006. The battle is between recruits Bobby Owens (Fairfax, VA) and Craig Warnemet (Charlotte, NC). Either way you look at it, this is the hottest preseason battle in the ODAC and the winner will still be a raw, untested college quarterback replacing a legend.
Pressure is on: Senior running back Charlie Omick and sophomore Josh Simpson. Slowed by injuries over the last two seasons, Omick will need to carry more of the load than ever in the absence of an established passing game. Sophomore Josh Simpson measured over 700 yards on the ground when pressed into service as a freshman last year. He spent his first year listed on the roster as a wide receiver but platooned to the running back position and was quite successful. But both will need to be more successful unless Owens or Warnemet show signs of Ricca-like passing skill in their early days.
Where did he come from? Defensive tackle Jeff Compton. A transfer from I-AA James Madison, Compton is expected to step in and provide immediate impact on a defense that allowed 25 points per game in 2005.
Their season will be defined by: The Bridgewater game, as always.
Predicted record: 7-3, 3-3
Capsule: So J.D. Ricca is gone. Replacing just half of Ricca’s numbers will help temper his loss. All is not lost in Hampden-Sydney. Marty Favret is too good of a recruiter to get caught sleeping in the offseason. Expect Hampden-Sydney to take a step back in 2006, but anticipating a reversion to the bottom of the conference is unlikely. The receivers are there, Omick and Simpson will bear more of the burden from the backfield, and most importantly, a solid track record of success will renew the Tigers in 2006. With a relatively light non-conference schedule, the H-SC should jump out quickly with a couple confidence-inducing wins before a jaunt to their much tougher conference games. For the first time in nearly a half-decade, the ODAC will not hinge on their result against Bridgewater.
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