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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Mar 24, 2022 10:53:15 GMT -5
Monmouth to go 3-0 in the PL is a parlay anyone should consider taking. They've absolutely owned our league the past 8 years -- with Holy Cross being the exception. Of course, they've had 3 decisive wins against us as well but series has been even. Using last year's Sagarin ratings I'd make Monmouth a 15 point favorite vs Fordham and 29 point favorite vs Georgetown both at Monmouth. The Lehigh game is in PA and. allowing for Lehigh's end of season improvement, I'd make Monmouth a 14 point favorite in that game. Monmouth would be odds-on to go 3-0.
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Post by rgs318 on Mar 24, 2022 10:56:16 GMT -5
You are most probably correct in terms of favorites and point spreads, but in my heart I am pulling for Lehigh and a possible "career-saving" win for their HCTG.
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Post by hcpride on Mar 24, 2022 11:01:43 GMT -5
/\ And the 9 points total (!) in Lehigh’s first 6 games was another concern last year. They scored better the last 5 games.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Mar 24, 2022 13:01:20 GMT -5
Using last year's Sagarin ratings I'd make Monmouth a 15 point favorite vs Fordham and 29 point favorite vs Georgetown both at Monmouth. Only 29?
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Mar 24, 2022 13:54:35 GMT -5
Lehigh was a much better team in November than they were in September and most of October. Wouldn't surprise me if they end up having the type of season Colgate had last year.
While the final score didn't look pretty, Gilmore gave us our toughest Saturday in PL play last year. Game was pretty much a tossup until very late in the third quarter.
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Post by rgs318 on Mar 24, 2022 14:01:15 GMT -5
With all the tough times, he held his players and team together throughout.
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 24, 2022 16:39:56 GMT -5
Monmouth to go 3-0 in the PL is a parlay anyone should consider taking. They've absolutely owned our league the past 8 years -- with Holy Cross being the exception. Of course, they've had 3 decisive wins against us as well but series has been even. Villanova going 2-0 with a combined score of 102-6 v their two regular season PL opponents (Lehigh, Bucknell) last year has to be some sort of sad record. That Bucknell game was particularly horrific as Nova reluctantly went up 52-0 very early in the 3rd QTR and then threw random spectators onto the field. I can’t imagine Monmouth will do that sort of damage although they are playing Lehigh and Georgetown might be worse than Bucknell was …😱 I remember that Villanova vs Bucknell game. The fat bald guy from section three, row four was really huffing and puffing. But he still scored twice on the Bison.😊 Adding to the sadness is these three teams (including Lehigh) are all private, in-state and all FCS scholarship teams. Villanova only had three more scholarships than the PL so it's the other oft discussed PL FB obstacles, such as the AI, no non-medical red shirt, roster cap, etc. that contribute to the performance discrepancy. Perhaps coaching salary range is another discrepancy. As is his habit, Coach Chesney is overcoming all of these obstacles in due course. He addressed the coaching salary issue in the off season and is using super seniors as an answer to non-medical red shirts, at least during the four year window of the extra year of eligibility.
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Post by breezy on Jul 11, 2022 16:06:37 GMT -5
Here is a list of currently scheduled Holy Cross out-of-conference games for the remainder of this decade. Interesting, but there are still some openings. I did notice that Yale is scheduled every year but as of now no Harvard after this year. fbschedules.com/ncaa/holy-cross/
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Jul 11, 2022 16:19:15 GMT -5
Guessing we're looking for an FBS buy game on 9-14-24 which is currently an open date in between 2 home games.
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Post by HC92 on Jul 11, 2022 16:22:17 GMT -5
Guessing we're looking for an FBS buy game on 9-14-24 which is currently an open date in between 2 home games. Need to lock that down before we beat Buffalo.
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Post by HC92 on Jul 11, 2022 16:35:10 GMT -5
Here is a list of currently scheduled Holy Cross out-of-conference games for the remainder of this decade. Interesting, but there are still some openings. I did notice that Yale is scheduled every year but as of now no Harvard after this year. fbschedules.com/ncaa/holy-cross/For some reason, future Harvard games do not appear on this site very much. After 2022, the only OOC games listed are a 2023 home game vs St Thomas (transitioning to D1) and a 2029 return date.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 11, 2022 16:43:28 GMT -5
Guessing we're looking for an FBS buy game on 9-14-24 which is currently an open date in between 2 home games. Let's buy a visit from a low FBS team. The Fitton Lawn can take games three weeks in a row. Unless there's a hurricane.
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Post by HC92 on Jul 11, 2022 16:47:54 GMT -5
Guessing we're looking for an FBS buy game on 9-14-24 which is currently an open date in between 2 home games. Let's buy a visit from a low FBS team. The Fitton Lawn can take games three weeks in a row. Unless there's a hurricane. Absent very rare and exceptional circumstances, FBS teams do not travel to FCS stadia. Definitely not one that seats 20K and has a visiting locker room the size of a 19th century one-room schoolhouse.
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Post by gerry on Jul 11, 2022 17:32:43 GMT -5
UNH is back on the schedule in 2024 (Worcester) and 2025 (Durham). 2025 is shaping up, at least for now, as one of the toughest OOC schedules in recent memory: @ NIU, @ UNH, @ Yale, URI. Harvard the unannounced 5th opponent?
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Post by gerry on Jul 11, 2022 18:00:47 GMT -5
Army has only 10 games scheduled in 2024, and is open on 9/14. Seems like a good time to rekindle that matchup. Army is playing Dartmouth, but they are playing both Villanova and Colgate this season, so they seem OK playing multiple FCS opponents.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 11, 2022 19:13:08 GMT -5
Let's buy a visit from a low FBS team. The Fitton Lawn can take games three weeks in a row. Unless there's a hurricane. Absent very rare and exceptional circumstances, FBS teams do not travel to FCS stadia. Definitely not one that seats 20K and has a visiting locker room the size of a 19th century one-room schoolhouse. Do pathetic FBS teams that don't even have a league count as rare and exceptional? The locker room has improved from a tent in Foley's post to a one room schoolhouse in yours but I still think the brief stay in that facility is low down in the decision making process. UMass and UConn must be getting tired of paying teams to visit them and play in front of a handful of fans. Cashing a check instead of cutting one and an hour bus ride probably rank higher in the decision making than the locker room. They can shower at home after they get off the bus if they want. If UConn or UMass have a television contract, televise the game from Fitton. That doesn't interfere with ESPN+.
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Post by HC92 on Jul 11, 2022 19:35:54 GMT -5
Absent very rare and exceptional circumstances, FBS teams do not travel to FCS stadia. Definitely not one that seats 20K and has a visiting locker room the size of a 19th century one-room schoolhouse. Do pathetic FBS teams that don't even have a league count as rare and exceptional? The locker room has improved from a tent in Foley's post to a one room schoolhouse in yours but I still think the brief stay in that facility is low down in the decision making process. UMass and UConn must be getting tired of paying teams to visit them and play in front of a handful of fans. Cashing a check instead of cutting one and an hour bus ride probably rank higher in the decision making than the locker room. They can shower at home after they get off the bus if they want. If UConn or UMass have a television contract, televise the game from Fitton. That doesn't interfere with ESPN+. Everything you say makes sense. We’re still not getting any FBS team to come to Fitton. No matter how terrible.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Jul 11, 2022 20:35:57 GMT -5
Army has only 10 games scheduled in 2024, and is open on 9/14. Seems like a good time to rekindle that matchup. Army is playing Dartmouth, but they are playing both Villanova and Colgate this season, so they seem OK playing multiple FCS opponents. I really hope that does end up happening. Army actually plays multiple FCS teams more often than not. IIRC they've also played at least one Patriot League opponent every season going back to about 2011 (or whatever year Fordham started offering scholarships) with the exception of the COVID year where the PL played spring ball. Maybe longsuffering can help put together a package that military brass can't refuse and get AWP to FItton for the first time in history
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Jul 11, 2022 21:03:08 GMT -5
How does paying to play either of the two worst 1A squads in the country make sense? Neither Mass or Conn draw any of their local fans, so what possibly makes anyone think Worc locals would care. Hint: they wouldn't.
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Post by bfoley82 on Jul 11, 2022 21:54:24 GMT -5
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Post by timholycross on Jul 11, 2022 23:42:37 GMT -5
Harvard's really outdoing themselves scheduling a non-scholarship Pioneer League school that just moved up from D3.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 12, 2022 0:32:52 GMT -5
Do pathetic FBS teams that don't even have a league count as rare and exceptional? The locker room has improved from a tent in Foley's post to a one room schoolhouse in yours but I still think the brief stay in that facility is low down in the decision making process. UMass and UConn must be getting tired of paying teams to visit them and play in front of a handful of fans. Cashing a check instead of cutting one and an hour bus ride probably rank higher in the decision making than the locker room. They can shower at home after they get off the bus if they want. If UConn or UMass have a television contract, televise the game from Fitton. That doesn't interfere with ESPN+. Everything you say makes sense. We’re still not getting any FBS team to come to Fitton. No matter how terrible. I realized that when I looked at the UMass 2022 schedule. They did a nice job with six home, six away, eleven FBS, one FCS. If they played in Worcester they would just have to pay another team to come to Amherst to maintain their home and away balance, plus they would lose mythical face by playing at an FCS. UMass and UConn have new coaches. Maybe one or the other can put together three or four wins.
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Post by longsuffering on Jul 12, 2022 0:34:09 GMT -5
Army has only 10 games scheduled in 2024, and is open on 9/14. Seems like a good time to rekindle that matchup. Army is playing Dartmouth, but they are playing both Villanova and Colgate this season, so they seem OK playing multiple FCS opponents. I really hope that does end up happening. Army actually plays multiple FCS teams more often than not. IIRC they've also played at least one Patriot League opponent every season going back to about 2011 (or whatever year Fordham started offering scholarships) with the exception of the COVID year where the PL played spring ball. Maybe longsuffering can help put together a package that military brass can't refuse and get AWP to FItton for the first time in history A free recruiting ad on the new video board should work.🤣
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Post by princetoncrusader on Jul 12, 2022 16:14:27 GMT -5
Harvard's really outdoing themselves scheduling a non-scholarship Pioneer League school that just moved up from D3. Princeton is making the trek to Florida in September to play Stetson, a team they beat 63-0 last season. I just don't understand the logic of playing Pioneer League teams.
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Post by HC92 on Jul 12, 2022 16:30:52 GMT -5
Harvard's really outdoing themselves scheduling a non-scholarship Pioneer League school that just moved up from D3. Princeton is making the trek to Florida in September to play Stetson, a team they beat 63-0 last season. I just don't understand the logic of playing Pioneer League teams. In this particular case, it’s an easy win in a state where there are probably plenty of wealthy alums.
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