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Post by nycrusader2010 on Oct 11, 2022 9:56:29 GMT -5
A departed dear friend was a Penn grad. We went to Fitton and watched HC pile up a big score against them. He was not a happy Quaker. It was the size of the rout more than the loss which ticked him off. He said little. Next time at Franklin Field Penn equaled the HC point total in the first game in the first half. HC was hapless and did not score in the first half. I do not remember the final score but it was a rout. They eased up. We both laughed. Payback is a dog. I believe the final score of that game was 59-8, which was back in the Vaas era. Just a dreadful day in cavernous Franklin Field for the Crusaders. I think Penn had a QB transfer from Northwestern, who had a field day. It was 35-0 at the half with Penn in a hurry up offense in the last minute. On a top of that, I think it cost $20 for a ticket. Glad those days are behind us. Worst halftime score in my time following HC, and probably ever, was when we fell behind Harvard 52-3 at half during one of the Friday night games in Cambridge. I think it was 2012. Year prior we had upset the Johnnies in Fitton at our Homecoming and spoiled what would have been a 10-0 season for them. Harvard really pumped the brakes in the 2nd half, I don't think they even got to 60. Might've been 58-3 or 58-6 final, don't remember. Don't really want to remember.
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Post by midwestsader05 on Oct 11, 2022 10:57:08 GMT -5
Looks like you guys were down 35-3 at half and 52-3 was the final in 2012. That 2011 HC team was a couple plays and breaks away from another PL title. Taggart had a great year. That was a good team. 2012 season was the beginning of the end for HCTG. Post the Yale interview debacle for those that know that story…
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Oct 11, 2022 11:27:09 GMT -5
Looks like you guys were down 35-3 at half and 52-3 was the final in 2012. That 2011 HC team was a couple plays and breaks away from another PL title. Taggart had a great year. That was a good team. 2012 season was the beginning of the end for HCTG. Post the Yale interview debacle for those that know that story… Get a summary of the Holy Cross Crusaders vs. Harvard Crimson football game www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/322720108via @espn App espn.com/appFinal fact check. 49-3 half, 52-3 final. I wasn't too far off. Two members of that Crimson team are still suiting up on Sundays...Cameron Brate and Kyle Jusczyk
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Post by hcpride on Oct 11, 2022 11:44:58 GMT -5
I was in the stands when HC romped over Columbia by 49 points back in '83. We were up 30-0 to start the 2nd quarter and Muldoon hit the bench. Even the HC fans screamed at the Columbia QB (and coach) to stop foolishly flinging the ball around (he threw it 54 [!] times) and burn the clock. Final was 77-28. (Contrast that to Bucknell wisely throwing it just 15 times on Saturday).
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Post by bfoley82 on Oct 11, 2022 12:21:29 GMT -5
I can tell you one thing, HC shouldn't be wearing 150 years of College Football patches on their uniforms anymore. That was 2019 season.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 11, 2022 12:33:16 GMT -5
I was in the stands when HC romped over Columbia by 49 points back in '83. We were up 30-0 to start the 2nd quarter and Muldoon hit the bench. Even the HC fans screamed at the Columbia QB (and coach) to stop foolishly flinging the ball around (he threw it 54 [!] times) and burn the clock. Final was 77-28. (Contrast that to Bucknell wisely throwing it just 15 times on Saturday). Gil “the Thrill” Fenerty 300+ yards rushing 7 TDs In fewer than 3 full quarters if I remember correctly The best individual performance I have witnessed in football. And I saw some amazing Jimmy Brown games vs the Giants
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Post by timholycross on Oct 11, 2022 12:44:13 GMT -5
The Penn game was certainly a low point for me as a fan. Had tickets to BC/Notre Dame and as BC was embarrassing the Irish, seemingly every 5 minutes there was an update on the scoreboard with the Quakers adding another 7 to their total.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Oct 11, 2022 13:04:17 GMT -5
Speaking of lopsided games, I've often wondered what coaches meetings and the film room felt like going into a game against an opponent that was almost assuredly going to win by 35+.
Take Bucknell, for example, since we just played them. While the staff would never suggest that they don't stand a chance against HC, I'd love to be a fly on the wall in a coaches only meeting. These guys aren't stupid and know that HC is better at every single position on the field.
As for the game itself, it really didn't seem like Bucknell wanted to even be playing, which is probably the most insulting criticism you could give a team. They had zero juice from the jump.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Oct 11, 2022 13:19:32 GMT -5
The Penn game was certainly a low point for me as a fan. Had tickets to BC/Notre Dame and as BC was embarrassing the Irish, seemingly every 5 minutes there was an update on the scoreboard with the Quakers adding another 7 to their total. One thing I miss we're now a good 10-12 years into the smartphone era -- "scores of other games" announcements over the PA at games. The suspense and crowd reactions were always fun.
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Post by longsuffering on Oct 11, 2022 13:38:51 GMT -5
The Penn game was certainly a low point for me as a fan. Had tickets to BC/Notre Dame and as BC was embarrassing the Irish, seemingly every 5 minutes there was an update on the scoreboard with the Quakers adding another 7 to their total. One thing I miss we're now a good 10-12 years into the smartphone era -- "scores of other games" announcements over the PA at games. The suspense and crowd reactions were always fun. Unless it is a critical situation at the end of a season where the result of another game means your team goes home or to the playoffs, fewer than 10-15% of fans would be checking scores on their phone during the game would they? I agree it was fun to hear something like: "In the second quarter it's Pitt 21, BC nothing."
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Post by trimster on Oct 11, 2022 14:29:11 GMT -5
The Penn game was certainly a low point for me as a fan. Had tickets to BC/Notre Dame and as BC was embarrassing the Irish, seemingly every 5 minutes there was an update on the scoreboard with the Quakers adding another 7 to their total. One thing I miss we're now a good 10-12 years into the smartphone era -- "scores of other games" announcements over the PA at games. The suspense and crowd reactions were always fun. This post and the ones by Dimarz about the Marcellino Bros and asking for chinstraps after games brings back so many memories of Fitton Field. Remember the manual scoreboard at the Rotman's endzone, (I think perhaps pre-Rotman's as in Whitall Mills), and the game clock atop the big stands on the McKeon Road end, with the two big manual hands. Speaking of Whitalls I remember seeing the Blackstone turn whatever color of rug dye the mills were using on any particular day. Ah, the good ole days when ships were made of wood.
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Post by JRGNYR on Oct 20, 2022 13:57:30 GMT -5
Human polls mean nothing for any NCAA Tournament seeding. Not considered. No. What does the Selection Committee look at in its process?
For information on selecting, seeding, and bracketing teams, the committee may consider comparative data of individual teams, including but not limited to:
Overall record Record against Division I opponents (an institution with fewer than six Division I wins may place that team in jeopardy of not being selected) Record against opponents from other AQ conferences Record against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents Head-to-head record Record against common opponents NCAA Simple Rating System (NCAA SRS) Data FCS Coaches Poll Input from regional advisory committeeswww.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2020-01-11/fcs-championship-everything-you-need-know?ampFWIW, we are 8th in the FCS Coaches Poll at this point: www.ncaa.com/rankings/football/fcs/fcs-coaches-pollI stand corrected. The info I was looking at in the NCAA FCS manual didn't include all of the above. Good news in that regard. I still think strength of schedule is going to be an issue, but it only plays into the discussion at 11-0. At 10-1 or worse, we can forget about a Top-8 seed. Win the week.
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