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Post by nycrusader2010 on Sept 21, 2021 11:06:06 GMT -5
I attended the Brown-URI game this past Saturday. Pretty decent crowd on a nice day (maybe 10K?). New field turf and video board at Brown Stadium, but same troughs in the bathroom. Tailgaters hamming it up maskless in close quarters 10 feet outside the stadium gate. Mask required to enter, but once at your seat, 95%+ of the fans ditched the mask. At halftime, virtually everyone walking through the concourse was maskless. So pointless. The PA guy did announce several times throughout the game that "masks are required at all Brown University athletic events until further notice" even though no one listened. Everyone in RI knows a guy so they aren't worried about rules. We're talking about the Ivy League. Haven't you heard that the so-called elites are above following their own rules?
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Post by purplehaze on Sept 21, 2021 12:38:25 GMT -5
Everyone should calm down about the loss to Merrimack - they were ready to play and deserved the W - I just looked at their 5 pt loss at Maine. Merrimack did everything but win the game - more first downs 26-16 - more total yards 362-265 - more turnovers (the difference) 2-0 - and an amazing 'two' extra point kicks blocked by Maine and returned for 2 pts each time - that's 6 points lost
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Post by timholycross on Sept 21, 2021 13:07:01 GMT -5
I attended the Brown-URI game this past Saturday. Pretty decent crowd on a nice day (maybe 10K?). New field turf and video board at Brown Stadium, but same troughs in the bathroom. Tailgaters hamming it up maskless in close quarters 10 feet outside the stadium gate. Mask required to enter, but once at your seat, 95%+ of the fans ditched the mask. At halftime, virtually everyone walking through the concourse was maskless. So pointless. The PA guy did announce several times throughout the game that "masks are required at all Brown University athletic events until further notice" even though no one listened. Did the Brown faithful react to the mask announcement same as the U Kentucky fans did on Saturday? Don't want this to cross the political line, so I'll just say the interested reader can look it up.
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Post by hcpride on Sept 21, 2021 13:12:21 GMT -5
I attended the Brown-URI game this past Saturday. Pretty decent crowd on a nice day (maybe 10K?). New field turf and video board at Brown Stadium, but same troughs in the bathroom. Tailgaters hamming it up maskless in close quarters 10 feet outside the stadium gate. Mask required to enter, but once at your seat, 95%+ of the fans ditched the mask. At halftime, virtually everyone walking through the concourse was maskless. So pointless. The PA guy did announce several times throughout the game that "masks are required at all Brown University athletic events until further notice" even though no one listened. Did the Brown faithful react to the mask announcement same as the U Kentucky fans did on Saturday? Don't want this to cross the political line, so I'll just say the interested reader can look it up. And then there were some elite indoor mass gatherings (MET Gala, Emmys, etc.) last week where they forgot the mask announcement altogether (one can look those up too) and only the 'help' had to mask up.
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 21, 2021 13:28:25 GMT -5
Everyone in RI knows a guy so they aren't worried about rules. We're talking about the Ivy League. Haven't you heard that the so-called elites are above following their own rules? "You can always tell a Harvard Man. You just can't tell him much."
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Post by timholycross on Sept 21, 2021 14:11:48 GMT -5
Actually if HC ever resorted to masks at Fitton, they might as well go full bore and play this video on the message board.
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Post by mm67 on Sept 21, 2021 14:50:29 GMT -5
FWIW I follow the CDC guidelines and wear a mask indoors.
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Post by hc80 on Sept 21, 2021 17:46:53 GMT -5
I guess if it is a mask and vaccine discussion, we had a call from a large client today. They informed us that any of our employees that access their systems over the internet must be vaccinated. You can’t make this stuff up!!
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Sept 21, 2021 20:03:17 GMT -5
Everyone should calm down about the loss to Merrimack - they were ready to play and deserved the W - I just looked at their 5 pt loss at Maine. Merrimack did everything but win the game - more first downs 26-16 - more total yards 362-265 - more turnovers (the difference) 2-0 - and an amazing 'two' extra point kicks blocked by Maine and returned for 2 pts each time - that's 6 points lost Merrimack is officially a legit FCS team. I'm interested to see how the square up against SHU and Duquesne in conference. They are still not yet eligible for the NEC title and playoff berth, correct? As far as what the loss means to Holy Cross at this point, I'll say this -- there's not one poster on here who if you told them we'd be 2-1 after 3 games wouldn't have taken that. Our goal coming out of the non-conference this year should have been and still should be to put ourselves at least in position to get consideration for an at-large NCAA berth. When it comes down to it, we still somewhat control our own destiny to some extent if we beat Monmouth AND Harvard. If we find a way to win those two games, the Merrimack game will be a footnote.
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Post by sader1970 on Sept 21, 2021 20:39:29 GMT -5
Merrimack may indeed become a footnote if they do well (win most) in their other games because if they tank, that'll reflect on us.
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 21, 2021 22:12:14 GMT -5
It would help us if UConn can beat UMass in the Futility Bowl. The Yale vs UConn game is interesting. Our strength of schedule will be about the same no matter who wins.
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Post by bfoley82 on Sept 22, 2021 0:11:43 GMT -5
Everyone should calm down about the loss to Merrimack - they were ready to play and deserved the W - I just looked at their 5 pt loss at Maine. Merrimack did everything but win the game - more first downs 26-16 - more total yards 362-265 - more turnovers (the difference) 2-0 - and an amazing 'two' extra point kicks blocked by Maine and returned for 2 pts each time - that's 6 points lost Merrimack is officially a legit FCS team. I'm interested to see how the square up against SHU and Duquesne in conference. They are still not yet eligible for the NEC title and playoff berth, correct? As far as what the loss means to Holy Cross at this point, I'll say this -- there's not one poster on here who if you told them we'd be 2-1 after 3 games wouldn't have taken that. Our goal coming out of the non-conference this year should have been and still should be to put ourselves at least in position to get consideration for an at-large NCAA berth. When it comes down to it, we still somewhat control our own destiny to some extent if we beat Monmouth AND Harvard. If we find a way to win those two games, the Merrimack game will be a footnote. Merrimack is not eligible for the NEC title. I am not sure about an at-large though. northeastconference.org/news/2021/8/3/fb-21-preseason-story.aspx
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Sept 22, 2021 6:07:56 GMT -5
It would help us if UConn can beat UMass in the Futility Bowl. The Yale vs UConn game is interesting. Our strength of schedule will be about the same no matter who wins. UConn's window of opportunity to get a win is essentially the next 4 weeks and I hope they do get one: Wyoming at home => Cowboys survived a close call from their FCS opponent Montana St. Granted Montana St. would probably kill UConn. at Vanderbilt => If East Tennessee can go to Nashville and win by 3 TD, the Huskies should at least have a shot, right? Vandy does have an FBS win over Colorado State who is also not very good. at UMass => Throw the record books out the window. Yale at home => After a 2-year layoff, Bulldog offense will have a chance to get going between last Saturday and this date on 10/16. From what I saw from both games, Yale is the better team. Last 4 for UConn => MTSU at home, @ Clemson, @ UCF, Houston at home. They are not going to win any of these games. Did anyone watch the Army-UConn game last Saturday? Absolute bloodbath. 42-0 at half. It was like watching one of Tom Osborne's Nebraska teams go up against one of the last Iona teams before they cut football.
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Post by gerry on Sept 22, 2021 7:44:37 GMT -5
UMass has actually looked somewhat competent this season, certainly offensively anyways with the freshman QB from Milford Brady Olson looking like he could be a pretty good player who will only get better. I would think they would be a solid 10 point home favorite, at minimum, over UConn.
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Post by Tom on Sept 22, 2021 8:19:51 GMT -5
I guess if it is a mask and vaccine discussion, we had a call from a large client today. They informed us that any of our employees that access their systems over the internet must be vaccinated. You can’t make this stuff up!! Please tell me this is a joke I'm almost positive none of the approved COVID vaccines have any effect on computer viruses.
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Post by timholycross on Sept 22, 2021 9:05:08 GMT -5
I guess if it is a mask and vaccine discussion, we had a call from a large client today. They informed us that any of our employees that access their systems over the internet must be vaccinated. You can’t make this stuff up!! Please tell me this is a joke I'm almost positive none of the approved COVID vaccines have any effect on computer viruses. There was a "Monk" video at the beginning of all this (Tony Shaloub himself had a mild case, btw) where Monk freaks out when one of the people he's "Zooming" with sneezes.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Sept 22, 2021 9:07:57 GMT -5
UMass has actually looked somewhat competent this season, certainly offensively anyways with the freshman QB from Milford Brady Olson looking like he could be a pretty good player who will only get better. I would think they would be a solid 10 point home favorite, at minimum, over UConn. Unless UMess lights it up at Coastal this Saturday they'll be no more than a 3 pt fave at home vs Conn, which equates to a pick-'em on a neutral field. They certainly aren't going to be a huge favorite. These are the two worst 1A's in the country. Flip a coin. Also- point spreads open at a # to get equal action on both sides; they are not necessarily an expected margin of victory/defeat.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Sept 22, 2021 9:24:08 GMT -5
UMass has actually looked somewhat competent this season, certainly offensively anyways with the freshman QB from Milford Brady Olson looking like he could be a pretty good player who will only get better. I would think they would be a solid 10 point home favorite, at minimum, over UConn. UMASS looked like they had a pulse against BC. If I were to throw a guess out there now, Id say UMASS -6.5 in Amherst if gane were held this week.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Sept 22, 2021 9:26:13 GMT -5
Merrimack is officially a legit FCS team. I'm interested to see how the square up against SHU and Duquesne in conference. They are still not yet eligible for the NEC title and playoff berth, correct? As far as what the loss means to Holy Cross at this point, I'll say this -- there's not one poster on here who if you told them we'd be 2-1 after 3 games wouldn't have taken that. Our goal coming out of the non-conference this year should have been and still should be to put ourselves at least in position to get consideration for an at-large NCAA berth. When it comes down to it, we still somewhat control our own destiny to some extent if we beat Monmouth AND Harvard. If we find a way to win those two games, the Merrimack game will be a footnote. Merrimack is not eligible for the NEC title. I am not sure about an at-large though. northeastconference.org/news/2021/8/3/fb-21-preseason-story.aspxWith a D2 win, Merrimack (if eligible) needs to run the table from here on out to get an at-large.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Sept 22, 2021 10:47:58 GMT -5
Re: UConn @ UMass. At present Sagarin has UConn at 40,1 and UMass at 45.2 which would make UMass an 8 point favorite at home. If you look at each team's score difference versus its opponent, incorporating the opponent's current Sagarin rating and venue factor (3 points for home advantage) you'd give each team the following ratings per game
UCONN= 33 @ Fresno State ( lost on the road by 45 points to a 75point team) 29 vs HC 25 vs Purdue 43 @ Army 33= Average
UMASS 36 @ Pittsburgh 53 vs bc 46 vs Eastern Michigan 45= Average
Sagarin has a bigger brain and bigger computer than I do, but if there's any validity to my crude analysis it appears that UConn could be weaker than he suggests. Of course, none of this takes into consideration when the points were scored, e.g. garbage points in the last quarter versus the opponent's third team, whether a team is improving or declining, etc
UMass looks like it should be a solid favorite to me
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Post by hc87 on Sept 22, 2021 11:41:17 GMT -5
Pretty sure that any team transitioning to FCS is ineligible for the playoffs completely: winning their league, at-large etc.
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Post by bfoley82 on Sept 23, 2021 21:04:54 GMT -5
Pretty sure that any team transitioning to FCS is ineligible for the playoffs completely: winning their league, at-large etc. You used to be able to fast track two sports....I would guess Merrimack would have done Men's Lax.
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 24, 2021 18:31:11 GMT -5
I would vote for a meritocracy with new teams being eligible for an at large berth, and individual leagues being able to make rules governing how their automatic entry is determined.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Sept 26, 2021 10:07:02 GMT -5
From the HC student newspaper of two weeks ago. Dining operations is/was short 50-60 students
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 26, 2021 10:36:16 GMT -5
Maybe they should allow tipping.
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