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Post by 6sader7 on Nov 10, 2018 15:35:59 GMT -5
Closer than it should have been down that stretch - Always good to get a win.... Enjoy the Trophy tonight.
Hopefully we can learn from some of those coaching errors moving forward..
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Post by alum on Nov 10, 2018 15:36:11 GMT -5
Phew
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Post by joutsHC77 on Nov 10, 2018 15:38:16 GMT -5
Need to start these games by relentlessly attacking, not lollygagging with the O!!
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Post by lou on Nov 10, 2018 15:38:19 GMT -5
Did we use two timeouts just to punt the ball back to Fordham? What is going on? Fordham timeouts
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Post by Chu Chu on Nov 10, 2018 15:39:58 GMT -5
Wow, that was a crazy way to end. Glad to have the win!
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Post by bringbackcaro on Nov 10, 2018 15:40:15 GMT -5
What a debacle by the officials and Fordham coaches on that play with 33 seconds left.
Should have been a first down with the clock temporarily stopped at 33 seconds until the ball was set, but nobody had a clue what was going on (most notably the announcers). Instead they put the clock to 23 seconds and started running it while Fordham continue to let time tick away.
Fordham should have potentially had 3-4+ plays from the 19 yard line to keep pounding the ball to #1, but instead only had 1 and a Hail Mary and ended up getting backed up all the way to the 29.
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Post by rgs318 on Nov 10, 2018 15:42:04 GMT -5
Well, they got it done. Nice tribute to the seniors! Four wins down and one to go.
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Post by joutsHC77 on Nov 10, 2018 15:43:02 GMT -5
On to Georgetown, let's get some payback for the Seniors and former CTG!
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Post by rgs318 on Nov 10, 2018 15:43:31 GMT -5
Taking a win streak into next season would be very sweet.
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Post by purplehaze on Nov 10, 2018 15:45:37 GMT -5
The clock should have continued to run on the play in question the catch was made about 4 yards from the sideline and forward motion was stopped there ! The fact that the receiver went backwards to get out of bounds does not stop the clock
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Post by alum on Nov 10, 2018 15:48:29 GMT -5
You know, if we didn’t turn the ball over on three of our first five possessions against Colgate, we would be playing for the PL title next week even with that horrific loss to Bucknell.
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Post by purplehaze on Nov 10, 2018 15:49:16 GMT -5
And the pass was clearly short of the first down marker
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Post by purplehaze on Nov 10, 2018 16:11:20 GMT -5
Thinking about the many key plays in the 2nd half, how about Ng’s 37 yd Fg into that wind? Hard to predict how things would have progressed from there without those points, but it’s very possible a Fordham fg would have won the game had he not nailed that kick
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Nov 10, 2018 16:11:45 GMT -5
Need to start these games by relentlessly attacking, not lollygagging with the O!! Play-calling in the first quarter was atrocious. It was if HC was playing into the wind, not with the wind. And the initial series were so scripted and predictable. Just poor game management. The first quarter was squandered and left Fordham thinking, at half, that they could win the game. And when its 4th down and an inch, I guess HC doesn't have a play where the QB gets under center and has Alexander and Oliver in the backfield.
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Post by hc87 on Nov 10, 2018 16:17:44 GMT -5
I think the Fordham game is developing into a good rivalry....I know we've beaten this horse to death but it would be a good last game of the year every year.
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Post by bringbackcaro on Nov 10, 2018 16:41:06 GMT -5
And the pass was clearly short of the first down marker They gave them a first down. It was total confusion on the part of the officials. The official on the sideline signaled to keep the clock running (because forward progress was inbounds) and then to stop the clock either for a first down or to measure the spot. They managed to just give them a first down without measuring, but still continued to run the clock — somehow getting two things wrong at once.
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Post by joe on Nov 10, 2018 16:44:15 GMT -5
I feel embarrassed for the PL officials. They don’t mean to stink; they just do.
As I stated before the season, scheduling Colgate in week 1 was idiotic. I had zero doubt this would come back to bite us in the ass later on. Can we please never do that again?
Agree that if we need to encourage a rivalry, it should obviously be Fordham. Final game every year.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Nov 10, 2018 16:48:21 GMT -5
I feel embarrassed for the PL officials. They don’t mean to stink; they just do. As I stated before the season, scheduling Colgate in week 1 was idiotic. I had zero doubt this would come back to bite us in the ass later on. Can we please never do that again? Agree that if we need to encourage a rivalry, it should obviously be Fordham. Final game every year. Could be wrong, but don’t think we — or Colgate — could do anything about the timing of that game. That comes from the league office. Truth be told, I’m not sure we’d want to play Colgate now. They’re running over teams left and right. Statistics wise, there’s an argument to be made that they just completed the most dominant PL season in league history.
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Post by rgs318 on Nov 10, 2018 16:59:53 GMT -5
You hit the nail on the head with you comment about the officials, Joe.
SoV, you may be right with that comment. Colgate's stats are remarkable for the PL season. Now on to the FCS playoffs.
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Post by wayback on Nov 10, 2018 17:23:55 GMT -5
You realize in past years we would have lost a game like this, opponent coming through with a last minute victory.
The big weakness for us today was the play of the offense line. Our running backs were consistently tackled by defenders who had not been touched by one of our blockers. Surprised since the line had seem to be coming together before today. Hopefully they will do better next week.
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Post by joutsHC77 on Nov 10, 2018 17:53:20 GMT -5
Need to start these games by relentlessly attacking, not lollygagging with the O!! Play-calling in the first quarter was atrocious. It was if HC was playing into the wind, not with the wind. And the initial series were so scripted and predictable. Just poor game management. The first quarter was squandered and left Fordham thinking, at half, that they could win the game. And when its 4th down and an inch, I guess HC doesn't have a play where the QB gets under center and has Alexander and Oliver in the backfield. Agreed, the 4th and inch should have been a quick hitter with Oliver. Absolutely correct about the wind in the first quarter! Nuts!
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Post by joe on Nov 10, 2018 18:05:56 GMT -5
For reasons related to team morale it would have been better to have played a de facto PL championship game against Colgate now and have lost, than to have had to play over half a season with no chance of a championship.
Also, for what it’s worth, I’m not buying the Colgate hype, no matter the statistics. They rammed through a mostly crappy schedule. We’ll see if they’re for real in the playoffs. I’m not saying this negatively - I do wish them good luck on behalf of the PL.
4-5 wins is about where I thought we’d be. Chesney is coming down to Earth about being a D1 coach and we’re all coming down to Earth about our secret dream of a single man changing the direction of a wayfaring football team with one deft brush stroke. If we can meet somewhere in the middle we may have a chance.
I do like that we could head into next season with 4 wins in a row. Who will be our QB against Navy and Syracuse? Oh my. Could get a little ugly before it gets pretty again.
Glad the seniors got to leave Fitton for the final time in victory. Good guys on this team.
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Post by hcpride on Nov 10, 2018 18:16:17 GMT -5
A few weeks ago some wag predicted Colgate would run the table (except West Point, of course) and wind up with a seed in the FCS playoffs enabling them to host a first round game. At the time, the speculation was SBU. That would have been ugly for Colgate (IMHO). I could see a third or fourth place CAA (SBU will probably finish higher given their defeat of Delaware earlier) team heading up to Colgate first round - we'll see if Colgate is really any good then. (As a couple of other posters have noted, none of their opponents have W-L records of .500 or better.)
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Post by hchoops on Nov 10, 2018 18:25:34 GMT -5
Need to start these games by relentlessly attacking, not lollygagging with the O!! Play-calling in the first quarter was atrocious. It was if HC was playing into the wind, not with the wind. And the initial series were so scripted and predictable. Just poor game management. The first quarter was squandered and left Fordham thinking, at half, that they could win the game. And when its 4th down and an inch, I guess HC doesn't have a play where the QB gets under center and has Alexander and Oliver in the backfield. To attempt to go for the first down and not punt the ball makes little sense with so little time and deep in our own territory
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Post by bringbackcaro on Nov 10, 2018 18:26:56 GMT -5
I feel embarrassed for the PL officials. They don’t mean to stink; they just do. As I stated before the season, scheduling Colgate in week 1 was idiotic. I had zero doubt this would come back to bite us in the ass later on. Can we please never do that again? Agree that if we need to encourage a rivalry, it should obviously be Fordham. Final game every year. Could be wrong, but don’t think we — or Colgate — could do anything about the timing of that game. That comes from the league office. Yes, it comes from the league office, but they’re totally clueless with regard to promoting the league. Why can’t we get together with the other schools to bring forward a better solution? Start rivalries at the end of the year with a common opponent (should be Fordham for HC), and tell Georgetown they’re S.O.L. from “Rivalry Weekend” until they fully commit to football.
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