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Post by Crucis#1 on Nov 12, 2022 21:44:06 GMT -5
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Post by cruskater31 on Nov 12, 2022 22:27:18 GMT -5
The Stadium looked packed today for IC vs Cortland. Looked like more than our HC vs Fordham game.
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Post by rgs318 on Nov 13, 2022 6:02:53 GMT -5
It is nice to see the folks of Worcester once again starting to support Holy Cross. It is a positive change that IMO is long overdue.
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Post by sader1970 on Nov 13, 2022 7:07:07 GMT -5
Jen's take on Senior Day:
It was good to see that Peter, 'The Renaissance Man," was able to do the senior walk with his Mom & Dad after the game. That's the good news. The bad news is that since he walked, it would strongly imply he's not taking a Covid 5th year at HC. But, he's earned whatever he wants to do in the future.
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Post by alum on Nov 13, 2022 7:10:40 GMT -5
This was already Peter’s fifth year. (Time flies!)
He’s going to be able to do whatever he wants to do in life. It will be fun to keep an eye on his successes.
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Post by timholycross on Nov 13, 2022 7:14:47 GMT -5
What happened to Coker? Didn't catch a pass, not sure if he even was thrown one. Only mention of him was of his blocking.
Hopefully double teamed by Bryant leaving others open, not a hammie or something like that.
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Post by Non Alum Dave on Nov 13, 2022 7:37:25 GMT -5
Forgot to mention yesterday....I just loved Derek Ng taking on that kick returner late in the game - no ole from that kid!
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Post by HC92 on Nov 13, 2022 7:50:33 GMT -5
What happened to Coker? Didn't catch a pass, not sure if he even was thrown one. Only mention of him was of his blocking. Hopefully double teamed by Bryant leaving others open, not a hammie or something like that. We threw to him a few times. He drew a defensive pass interference penalty on one. Could have gotten at least one other but the refs chose not to call it as they were letting the DBs and WRs play for the most part.
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Post by trimster on Nov 13, 2022 7:51:27 GMT -5
What was this D3 game in NYC that drew 39,000? I have to assume this is a joke. Ithaca vs SUNY Courtland played yesterday at Yankee Stadium in front of 40,000 plus. Who knew?
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Post by HC92 on Nov 13, 2022 7:52:00 GMT -5
Noticed yesterday that the quality of our announcing team is a lot better than most of the crews we’ve heard on our road games. Really professional and don’t come across as total homers.
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Post by jkh67 on Nov 13, 2022 8:44:35 GMT -5
Noticed yesterday that the quality of our announcing team is a lot better than most of the crews we’ve heard on our road games. Really professional and don’t come across as total homers. I agree that the announcing team at Fitton did a much better job yesterday than their compatriots at other PL venues this year. (Anybody remember that jerk at Colgate who spent most of the third quarter doing a lengthy and fawning "interview" of a former star Red Raider player back in Hamilton for homecoming, virtually ignoring what was happening on the gridiron for long stretches?) Whether or not the announcers were "total homers" depends on what you mean by "total" in my view. I personally thought they overdid by several orders of magnitude their praise of Chesney and the entire HC football program...especially as Bryant started chewing us up in the second half. If I had been a Bryant fan, I might have been tempted to throw a shoe at the screen at several points. But, when all was said and done, they were preaching to the choir as far as this ardent Crusader was concerned!
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Post by HC92 on Nov 13, 2022 8:50:11 GMT -5
Good points, jkh. Homerism is in the eye of the beholder. But at least they’re not actively rooting for one team as plays are happening. One of the Lafayette guys screamed “BALL” when he thought HC had fumbled like he was standing on the Lafayette sideline in uniform. And our guys don’t say every call should go our way. They try to be reasonably objective.
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Post by Chu Chu on Nov 13, 2022 8:55:26 GMT -5
Noticed yesterday that the quality of our announcing team is a lot better than most of the crews we’ve heard on our road games. Really professional and don’t come across as total homers. I miss hearing "This is the (insert here) ever meeting between these two teams on the gridiron", "good old rock fight", etc., from Mr. Entertainment!
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Post by kaftan12 on Nov 13, 2022 9:07:03 GMT -5
What happened to Coker? Didn't catch a pass, not sure if he even was thrown one. Only mention of him was of his blocking. Hopefully double teamed by Bryant leaving others open, not a hammie or something like that. Bryant could not stop run as we dominated the line and the backs were incredible 326 yards on ground. GWeb and Campbell both threw for over 450 yards so you would think opportunities would have been there. Doesn’t matter now a win is a win and hope seeding is not affected. Let’s go!
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Post by HC92 on Nov 13, 2022 9:18:32 GMT -5
If I was coaching against us this year, I think this is the path I would follow. Other than Fordham which did whatever they wanted against us, the passing seems dramatically more effective for our opponents than the running.
“I think they committed to strictly the pass game (in the second half),” Holy Cross coach Bob Chesney said. “In the first half, they tried to be more balanced. In the second half, they said, ‘We’re going to throw the ball over and over and over again.’”
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Post by Wormtown Railers Fan on Nov 13, 2022 9:39:57 GMT -5
I’ve heard more Holy Cross talk from the general Worcester population than I have in years/decades. Hoping this continues for the foreseeable future.
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Post by lou on Nov 13, 2022 9:49:29 GMT -5
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Post by sader1998 on Nov 13, 2022 9:57:55 GMT -5
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Post by newfieguy74 on Nov 13, 2022 10:22:26 GMT -5
I’ve heard more Holy Cross talk from the general Worcester population than I have in years/decades. Hoping this continues for the foreseeable future. Absolutely. I'll never forget a Worcester resident (and graduate of Assumption) telling me that some of her friends referred to HC as "the snobs on the hill." I think it's essential for HC to engage with Worcester on a regular basis in any way that's possible.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Nov 13, 2022 10:31:00 GMT -5
Don't know the attendance for the Orange Bowl game, but IIRC, HC @ Harvard in the 1930s drew 50,000+ . Harvard stadium at that time had a capacity of over 55,000. Greater capacity than Fenway Park or Braves Field.
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Post by Chu Chu on Nov 13, 2022 10:51:46 GMT -5
Way cool! I see that they chose Met Life Stadium instead of Yankee Stadium. A much better place to watch a game!
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Post by trimster on Nov 13, 2022 10:57:58 GMT -5
Noticed yesterday that the quality of our announcing team is a lot better than most of the crews we’ve heard on our road games. Really professional and don’t come across as total homers. I agree that the announcing team at Fitton did a much better job yesterday than their compatriots at other PL venues this year. (Anybody remember that jerk at Colgate who spent most of the third quarter doing a lengthy and fawning "interview" of a former star Red Raider player back in Hamilton for homecoming, virtually ignoring what was happening on the gridiron for long stretches?) Whether or not the announcers were "total homers" depends on what you mean by "total" in my view. I personally thought they overdid by several orders of magnitude their praise of Chesney and the entire HC football program...especially as Bryant started chewing us up in the second half. If I had been a Bryant fan, I might have been tempted to throw a shoe at the screen at several points. But, when all was said and done, they were preaching to the choir as far as this ardent Crusader was concerned! I felt the same as you did as Bryant was making it very interesting. The announcers spent way too much time extolling the virtues of Coach Ches and his staff.
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Post by rgs318 on Nov 13, 2022 11:00:14 GMT -5
I’ve heard more Holy Cross talk from the general Worcester population than I have in years/decades. Hoping this continues for the foreseeable future. Absolutely. I'll never forget a Worcester resident (and graduate of Assumption) telling me that some of her friends referred to HC as "the snobs on the hill." I think it's essential for HC to engage with Worcester on a regular basis in any way that's possible. After Mass yesterday, a guy stopped me and pointed at the Holy Cross on my windbreaker. He asked "Did you go to Holy Cross?" I said Class of '67. Did you go there? He said he was Class of '92. We then spoke about the football team and yesterday's game. He shared that he had been to two games this year. He said it felt good to be "connected" to HC once again.
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Post by lou on Nov 13, 2022 11:07:24 GMT -5
I agree that the announcing team at Fitton did a much better job yesterday than their compatriots at other PL venues this year. (Anybody remember that jerk at Colgate who spent most of the third quarter doing a lengthy and fawning "interview" of a former star Red Raider player back in Hamilton for homecoming, virtually ignoring what was happening on the gridiron for long stretches?) Whether or not the announcers were "total homers" depends on what you mean by "total" in my view. I personally thought they overdid by several orders of magnitude their praise of Chesney and the entire HC football program...especially as Bryant started chewing us up in the second half. If I had been a Bryant fan, I might have been tempted to throw a shoe at the screen at several points. But, when all was said and done, they were preaching to the choir as far as this ardent Crusader was concerned! I felt the same as you did as Bryant was making it very interesting. The announcers spent way too much time extolling the virtues of Coach Ches and his staff. 2nd half, I'm getting very nervous about this game, the Kevin's start talking about Halloween parties, or something like that...ugh!
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Post by crusader1970 on Nov 13, 2022 11:09:18 GMT -5
One of the things that I don't believe has been given enough credit here is the number of the incredible catches made by the Bryant receivers.
While they certainly had more wide open receivers than I care to remember, many of their catches were made with a HC defensive back draped all over them.
Their QB is very good. I thought the performance of their receivers was even more impressive.
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