[HenryGale]

I do need to add...I love the red on white uni's.

[CMII]

Great win! Big Statement to committee. Congratulations to Coach Rocco and all the players.

[kiltsareitchy07]

Congrats

[Fumblerooskies]

Thanks.

Beating a playoff team will give you hose something to crow about.

[Rooster Cogburn]

Man I can not wait to hear from Madmat and his Ohio buddy. They must be stoked.

[Sly Fox]

He is more than just a buddy ... he's family.

They finally posted Chris' story on the game ...

Liberty gets the upset, but is it enough to earn an elusive postseason berth

By Chris Lang
Sports writer
Published: November 22, 2008

Liberty athletics director Jeff Barber stood underneath the goal post at the north end of Williams Stadium on Saturday afternoon after the Flames’ 26-3 dismantling of 12th-ranked Elon. Well-wishers stopped to shake Barber’s hand. One asked about Liberty’s playoff hopes.

“We’re 10-2 with a chance,” he sighed. “Now we hold our breath.”

Indeed, the wait for today’s NCAA FCS playoff selection show will be a long one. The team will gather to watch the 7 p.m. ESPNU broadcast this evening, content with the knowledge that it had done its part to make an impression on the selection committee.

The 22nd-ranked Flames held an Elon team that ranked 24th nationally in total offense to 133 yards below its season average. Liberty held the Phoenix (8-4) out of the end zone for the first time in Pete Lembo’s three-year coaching tenure at the school. The Flames, so poor on special teams in a loss here to Lafayette last month, dominated the kick game, returning a punt for a touchdown and blocking a third-quarter Elon field-goal attempt.

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[jcmanson]

Wow. What an amazing day and night! I could tell in warmups we were going to win. The focus I saw on the team and coaches was incredible. Major kudos to the entire coaching staff for shutting down that offense. They had less than 100 yards in the first half. I wonder when was the last time they were held to 3 points or less? 2 Elon fans sitting not far from me were very rowdy in the first quarter and after that they just sat there! Kent and Hudgins were jawing back and forth starting an hour before kickoff. It was quite the sight!

I still have no voice.

[Sly Fox]

Chris dropped a couple nuggets at the end of his Flames Notes ...

Extra points

Elon was the highest ranked opponent Liberty has beaten in its Division I football history. LU’s previous best wins were against No. 15 Appalachian State in 1997 and No. 15 North Carolina A&T in 1990. … After losing 18 games against ranked opponents from 1998-2006, Liberty has won its last three games against ranked teams (Charleston Southern in 2006, Youngstown State and Elon this season).

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[paradox]

We're sitting at #14 right now in the Sports Network Poll. W&M and Maine are 19 and 20. Elon is 16.

[Rooster Cogburn]

I just updated the poll thread and we are # 14 !

Go Flames

[madmat]

I am hustling around the hotel with all 24 family members who came down for this game. Off to TRBC and then on the road. I need time to decompress. I will offer a few nuggets when I get home tonight. I will say this, that the Defense has answered with the blitz and penny package, great job Coach Clark!!!!

[Fumblerooskies]

Have a safe trip, madmat...
...hope to see you NEXT week at JMU or at LU.

[Sly Fox]

madmat might want to check this out ...

DC's Elon Game Wrap Video

[Cider Jim]

Sly recommending a Dennis Carter video?

I've got to check with the Weather Channel to see if Hades is experiencing a winter-like cold front.

[Sly Fox]

Hey, when he shows up on a Saturday to do a story I will give him props.