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Post by inhocsigno on Sept 17, 2021 19:54:37 GMT -5
One observation--understanding that weight is not as important as strength, speed, quickness, technique--Yale average about 10 pounds more per man than HC on both the OL and DL Size absolutely matters. If HC puts that 175lb freshman FS on the field you can be certain that Yale will identify where he lines up and will power run right at him. Physics says it won’t be pretty. 1. Power running to a FS? - they still have to get past the line and linebackers unless we're in cover 0 all the time. 2. A division 1 FS (whether 175 lbs or 225 lbs) needs to be able make open field tackles.
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Sept 17, 2021 20:50:09 GMT -5
Ty Blocker was not a heavyweight as I recall.
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Sept 17, 2021 21:01:38 GMT -5
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 17, 2021 21:01:38 GMT -5
Cornerback
But John Provost was not jumbo and was 1st team All America
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Sept 17, 2021 21:27:05 GMT -5
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 17, 2021 21:27:05 GMT -5
Merrimack was a big problem for Holy Cross so Yale should be no different I see no problem. Cross all day in a big way! Sluka gets right back on track! Great artwork on the Holy Cross program. That could hang in the Cantor Art gallery.
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Post by HC92 on Sept 17, 2021 21:29:42 GMT -5
Do we still have the ability to block posts from specific posters? Asking for a friend.
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 17, 2021 21:30:14 GMT -5
Cornerback But John Provodt was not jumbo and was 1st team All America Ty was an extremely crisp tackler. A master of what they now call in MMA, the "double leg takedown."
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Sept 18, 2021 3:35:31 GMT -5
Do we still have the ability to block posts from specific posters? Asking for a friend. Can't we talk this over first? We've always gotten along swimmingly.....
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Post by HC92 on Sept 18, 2021 4:17:55 GMT -5
Do we still have the ability to block posts from specific posters? Asking for a friend. Can't we talk this over first? We've always gotten along swimmingly..... Sorry, Dave. It’s been a good run but your generally positive attitude and desire to talk mostly about HC sports on an HC sports message board are just things I can’t stomach anymore.
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Sept 18, 2021 6:09:14 GMT -5
I don't have a dog in this fight but anyone who uses the adverb "swimmingly" deserves a second chance.
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Sept 18, 2021 6:19:52 GMT -5
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Post by sader1970 on Sept 18, 2021 6:19:52 GMT -5
He’s being sarcastic ND. He won’t block Dave. They are buddies.
Take a another guess on who he wants to block.
Most of us know Dave for years and would never block him.
And, I am sure 92 knows how to block posters. If he doesn’t, he can PM me.
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Post by timholycross on Sept 18, 2021 8:31:35 GMT -5
From what I've seen the problem isn't blocking someone, it's "unblocking" someone.
Personally, haven't blocked anyone in quite some time. I must say someone who apparently is no longer with us was getting close.
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Sept 18, 2021 8:45:25 GMT -5
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Post by HC92 on Sept 18, 2021 8:45:25 GMT -5
From what I've seen the problem isn't blocking someone, it's "unblocking" someone. Personally, haven't blocked anyone in quite some time. I must say someone who apparently is no longer with us was getting close. I think that’s a risk with which my friend would be willing to live.
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Sept 18, 2021 8:58:14 GMT -5
sader1970. It was sarcasm on sarcasm. I feel a certain kinship with NAD. Hey, two hours til kickoff.
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Sept 18, 2021 9:05:19 GMT -5
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Sept 18, 2021 9:05:19 GMT -5
Hoping for the exacta today: HC win and Foley disappears.
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Sept 18, 2021 9:14:03 GMT -5
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Post by HC92 on Sept 18, 2021 9:14:03 GMT -5
Hoping for the exacta today: HC win and Foley disappears. To be clear, you just mean disappear from Crossports, right?
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Sept 18, 2021 9:22:34 GMT -5
Hoping for the exacta today: HC win and Foley disappears. To be clear, you just mean disappear from Crossports, right? Yes. Maybe he has a backyard cornhole game or something to shoot today.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Sept 18, 2021 9:27:29 GMT -5
To be clear, you just mean disappear from Crossports, right? Yes. Maybe he has a backyard cornhole game or something to shoot today. WPI and Nichols cross country.
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Post by midwestsader05 on Sept 18, 2021 9:36:52 GMT -5
I think having already played 2 games is much more of an advantage than being "fresh" i.e. first game. Throw on the fact that the Eli didn't play last year on top of this and that gives us at least that advantage in the game tomorrow. It will be very interesting to see how well we respond/play....really the 1st time a Chesney team has hit a "speed-bump" during his tenure here. In thinking about this, I would consider a couple other bad losses or “speed bumps” during Chesney’s tenure. Maybe it’s forgotten because it was his first season but we lost to Bucknell at home 19-16 on our way to a 1-6 start in 2018. Bucknell was really bad that year and we had no business losing to them. In 2019, the Lafayette loss at home 23-20 was also a poor performance by HC. If you include last week as a bad loss (not that we lost to a much better team than expected but THE WAY we lost), it’s interesting all three games were at Fitton. Probably too small of a sample size to draw any conclusions, just food for thought. I would LOVE a WIN today and there are no moral victories especially with our recent success, but the WAY we play today is as important to the rest of the season than if we happen to win or lose by one score. Yale might be the best team we play this year (Monmouth and Fordham looked like essentially a toss-up last week. A couple key penalties killed Fordham. They had 9 penalties for almost 100 yards in a tough 26-23 loss. All other stats were very close)
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Post by midwestsader05 on Sept 18, 2021 9:55:50 GMT -5
Final Caesar’s Line for today: Yale (-9.5) v HC Maine (-14) v Merrimack * interested to see this outcome. Maine played Delaware tough in Week 1, then got blown out by JMU last week. Princeton (-21) v Lehigh UNH (-14) v Lafayette Harvard (-13) v Georgetown W&M (-12.5) v Colgate FAU (-31.5) v Fordham Monmouth (even) v Charleston Southern
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Post by newfieguy74 on Sept 18, 2021 10:17:02 GMT -5
I think having already played 2 games is much more of an advantage than being "fresh" i.e. first game. Throw on the fact that the Eli didn't play last year on top of this and that gives us at least that advantage in the game tomorrow. It will be very interesting to see how well we respond/play....really the 1st time a Chesney team has hit a "speed-bump" during his tenure here. In thinking about this, I would consider a couple other bad losses or “speed bumps” during Chesney’s tenure. Maybe it’s forgotten because it was his first season but we lost to Bucknell at home 19-16 on our way to a 1-6 start in 2018. Bucknell was really bad that year and we had no business losing to them. In 2019, the Lafayette loss at home 23-20 was also a poor performance by HC. If you include last week as a bad loss (not that we lost to a much better team than expected but THE WAY we lost), it’s interesting all three games were at Fitton. Probably too small of a sample size to draw any conclusions, just food for thought. I would LOVE a WIN today and there are no moral victories especially with our recent success, but the WAY we play today is as important to the rest of the season than if we happen to win or lose by one score. Yale might be the best team we play this year (Monmouth and Fordham looked like essentially a toss-up last week. A couple key penalties killed Fordham. They had 9 penalties for almost 100 yards in a tough 26-23 loss. All other stats were very close) HC was obviously outplayed by Merrimack, but it seems like they might have been outcoached as well. Whatever career you have there is always growth, and I'm sure this is true of Chesney. My high opinion of him hasn't changed. He is great at a lot of things (organization, motivation, recruiting, etc.) but is he a great X's and O's guy? I don't know.
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Sept 18, 2021 10:29:38 GMT -5
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Post by HC92 on Sept 18, 2021 10:29:38 GMT -5
In thinking about this, I would consider a couple other bad losses or “speed bumps” during Chesney’s tenure. Maybe it’s forgotten because it was his first season but we lost to Bucknell at home 19-16 on our way to a 1-6 start in 2018. Bucknell was really bad that year and we had no business losing to them. In 2019, the Lafayette loss at home 23-20 was also a poor performance by HC. If you include last week as a bad loss (not that we lost to a much better team than expected but THE WAY we lost), it’s interesting all three games were at Fitton. Probably too small of a sample size to draw any conclusions, just food for thought. I would LOVE a WIN today and there are no moral victories especially with our recent success, but the WAY we play today is as important to the rest of the season than if we happen to win or lose by one score. Yale might be the best team we play this year (Monmouth and Fordham looked like essentially a toss-up last week. A couple key penalties killed Fordham. They had 9 penalties for almost 100 yards in a tough 26-23 loss. All other stats were very close) HC was obviously outplayed by Merrimack, but it seems like they might have been outcoached as well. Whatever career you have there is always growth, and I'm sure this is true of Chesney. My high opinion of him hasn't changed. He is great at a lot of things (organization, motivation, recruiting, etc.) but is he a great X's and O's guy? I don't know. He definitely seems to be a great special teams X’s and O’s guy. Defense has been generally good but not sure how much credit goes to Scott James there. The offense is the place where we seem not to be able to find ways to give ourselves a competitive advantage each week.
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