A look at the 2010 CAA composit schedule

The CAA has published its 2010 composite schedule. A pdf download version is here.

A look at the CAA's OOC schedule follows. The CAA had this to say: Nine of the league�s 30 non-conference tilts will feature opponents from the Bowl Subdivision classification, including four teams which participated in bowl games last season -- Villanova/Temple (Sept. 3), James Madison/Virginia Tech (Sept. 11), New Hampshire/Pittsburgh (Sept. 11), and William and Mary/North Carolina (Oct. 30). Massachusetts will also venture into The Big House to face tradition-rich Michigan (Sept. 18) in one of two CAA Football non-conference games against the Big Ten Conference. CAA Football enjoyed unprecedented success against schools from the Bowl Subdivision in 2009 when it recorded four victories over the higher level foes, making it the only FCS conference to log wins over the FBS out of the 90 contests played between the two divisions."

Delaware: West Chester, South Dakota State and Duquesne. SDSU finished 11th in the final poll and ended 8-4 in 2009. I believe this is the last year for the Hens long-running series with West Chester. Still, Delaware should be a solid favorite in all these games. Prediction: Hens go 3-0 OOC

James Madison: Morehead State, @Virginia Tech and Liberty. JMU beat Liberty 24-10 in Lynchburg last year. Prediction: 2-1

Maine: Albany, @Monmouth, @ Syracuse. The Black Bears were upset in Albany in 2009 16-20. The Blog thinks that won't happen in Orono. Prediction 2-1

UMass: Holy Cross, @ Michigan and @Stony Brook. Dominic Rudolph will be tough to replace for the Crusaders. Stony Brook is still a notch below CAA teams. Prediction: 2-1

New Hampshire: Central Conn. State, @Pittsburg and Lehigh. The Wildcats are 5-0 all-time aginst CCSU and 9-2 all-time against Lehigh. The Mountain Hawks have not been a factor in the Patriot League the last couple of years. Prediction: 2-1

Rhode Island: @Buffalo, @ Fordham and Brown. The Buffs were 5-7 in the MAC last year. Rhody lost to Brown last year despite having a big statistical advantage. Prediction: 1-2.

Richmond: @Virginia, Elon and Coastal Carolina. The Cavs lost to William & Mary last year 14-26. Another upset is possible. Elon is on the rise and went 9-3 and had their first ever playoff appearance in 2009. The Spiders also had one of the biggest graduation losses in the CAA losing 15 starters and 39 letter winners. They did add one of the top transfers in USC transfer Arron Corp. Prediction 1-2.

Towson: @Indiana, Coastal Carolina @ Columbia. The tigers beat CC last year 21-17 and should have more talent than Columbia. Prediction: 2-1.

Villanova: @ Temple, @Lehigh, and Penn. The defending National Champs should be the favorites in all three of these games. Prediction:3-0.

William & Mary: VMI, @ Old Dominion and @ North Carolina. VMI has struggled in FCS football for years. Old Dominion is in its second year of football. Prediction: 2-1.