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Post by hchoops on Nov 18, 2022 9:15:10 GMT -5
My interpretation of Coach-speak: Peter won't start; probably travel; will get in the game if it seems critical; likely it won't get to that point and will be able to sit out, cheer on his teammates and hopefully get another 2 weeks to recover fully. My interpretation is that Pete is definitely out.
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Post by crusadersunited on Nov 18, 2022 9:27:59 GMT -5
This weeks thoughts….
The key to this game is stopping Gtwon from throwing the ball. They have the capability to put up a lot of points by doing so. I think a way to take this away is by getting to the qb. Do this and the game should dominated by us. Offensively, just keep doing what we’re doing.
GO SADERS!!!
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cross99
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Post by cross99 on Nov 18, 2022 9:35:40 GMT -5
My two cents: I really believe that if we don't blow the doors off of (an awful) Georgetown team, we won't get a bye in the playoffs. It seems that a trending thought among pollsters is: "is Holy Cross really as good as their record?" Close calls at Lafayette, a disappointing game against Bryant, penalties stacking up, a defense that seems to be regressing, etc -- is giving them pause on this team's ranking (check out herosports.com for these comments). Many polls have us ranked outside of the top 8 teams in the nation -- and maybe it is warranted. Bottom line is, beat Georgetown - soundly - and hope that our 11 wins is enough to rest on Thanksgiving weekend.
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Nov 18, 2022 10:13:21 GMT -5
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Post by hcpride on Nov 18, 2022 10:13:21 GMT -5
My two cents: I really believe that if we don't blow the doors off of (an awful) Georgetown team, we won't get a bye in the playoffs. It seems that a trending thought among pollsters is: "is Holy Cross really as good as their record?" Close calls at Lafayette, a disappointing game against Bryant, penalties stacking up, a defense that seems to be regressing, etc -- is giving them pause on this team's ranking (check out herosports.com for these comments). Many polls have us ranked outside of the top 8 teams in the nation -- and maybe it is warranted. Bottom line is, beat Georgetown - soundly - and hope that our 11 wins is enough to rest on Thanksgiving weekend. I’ll add the VERY close win over Fordham (albeit a good bubble team) to the underwhelming recent games you note. A decisive 40-point defeat of Georgetown would, IMHO, keep us in the bye column regarding FCS seeding. The nightmare scenario (which I think we will avoid) is a competitive game v Georgetown, no bye, and a CAA team first round instead.😱 Last year Sacred Heart (NEC) gave us all we could handle at home and in round one.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Nov 18, 2022 10:41:26 GMT -5
Attendance estimates for tomorrow's games:
Lehigh (2-8) at Lafayette (3-7), 12:30 pm 9,500 and a lot of unusually empty seats
Holy Cross (10-0) at Georgetown (2-8), 12:30 pm 1,600
Colgate (3-7) at Fordham (8-2), 1:00 pm 3,200
Marist (4-6) at Bucknell (2-8), 1:00 pm 1,000
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Nov 18, 2022 10:47:38 GMT -5
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Post by hchoops on Nov 18, 2022 10:47:38 GMT -5
I will be very surprised if Fordham draws that many, especially on a 40 degree, windy day
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Post by cruskater31 on Nov 18, 2022 10:50:08 GMT -5
I had no idea that we played some of the end of the Bryant game without three O line starters. Kudos to the backups. Georgetown can bring pressure, so I hope we are healthy and everyone is ready to play (which is something I am confident in with the coaching staff and the fact we rotate linemen normally each week anyway). I knew Hoyas' receiver Josh Tomas led the PL in rec. yards (slightly ahead of Kokosoulis and slightly behind in TD's) but I didn't know he lead ALL of FCS. Could be a challenge especially if Prince is out. Mason Grudger is tied for 2nd in FCS with 2 kick return TD's, but Shorter actually has more return yards this year
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Post by alum on Nov 18, 2022 10:50:40 GMT -5
There is a good breakdown on the site linked to below of some of this weekend's games which allows one to focus on how other outcomes will affect HC and, for that matter, Fordham. Of course, neither the Crusaders or the Rams are actually mentioned in the article. thebluebloodspod.com/week-12-fcs-football-preview-predictions/
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Post by joe on Nov 18, 2022 10:52:57 GMT -5
Last week was the game I was worried about. This week we need to put the game away early, run it up, and ask the subs to come in early, step it up, and protect the lead. Nobody is in the mood for a close game right now. Period.
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Post by cruskater31 on Nov 18, 2022 10:55:57 GMT -5
My two cents: I really believe that if we don't blow the doors off of (an awful) Georgetown team, we won't get a bye in the playoffs. It seems that a trending thought among pollsters is: "is Holy Cross really as good as their record?" Close calls at Lafayette, a disappointing game against Bryant, penalties stacking up, a defense that seems to be regressing, etc -- is giving them pause on this team's ranking (check out herosports.com for these comments). Many polls have us ranked outside of the top 8 teams in the nation -- and maybe it is warranted. Bottom line is, beat Georgetown - soundly - and hope that our 11 wins is enough to rest on Thanksgiving weekend. I'll play devil's advocate. I am tempted to agree with you (but that might be too many years of suffering watching our Crusaders languish in PL action)! What part of a team's resume or criteria would our close games count as? "Non-quality wins?" We have more checked boxes on the apparent criteria of an FBS win, FCS wins, total D1 wins, a now and then ranked win, and 0 non-counter wins. The only thing working against us is SoS, and Bill & Mary and UIW are nearly as low as we are in that category. What counts as a quality win? Buffalo? Yale if they go out and win the game to finish another solid season? Fordham? I agree that as a human person it is difficult not to take a look at the games we played, but how much will that count? I think for bubble teams, you might delve into those categories, but what i've listened to from Traux and read about with each team's resumes, only SoS, not the comeback at Laffy or the fact that we took OT to beat the #16 team will be the looked at (or will be the first things looked at).
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Post by purplehaze on Nov 18, 2022 10:59:41 GMT -5
Above attendance guesses might be close to the 'announced' numbers but the actual fannies in the seats will be half (save Leh at Laf)
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Post by classof83 on Nov 18, 2022 11:32:46 GMT -5
Southeast Louisiana won last night to become the Automatic Qualifier for the Southland Conference. Incarnate Word is also in the Southland Conference. Southeast Louisiana was the only team to beat Incarnate Word. this season. All the pundits seem to think Incarnate Word is in no matter the result of the game last night and may be in the top 8 seeds - possibly displacing HC from getting a seed.
With the win, and the Southland Conference getting two of the 24 spots it impacts the bubble teams hoping to get in - maybe Fordham.
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Post by hchoops on Nov 18, 2022 11:34:18 GMT -5
Presuming those “experts” are correct
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Post by alum on Nov 18, 2022 11:37:47 GMT -5
Southeast Louisiana won last night to become the Automatic Qualifier for the Southland Conference. Incarnate Word is also in the Southland Conference. Southeast Louisiana was the only team to beat Incarnate Word. this season. All the pundits seem to think Incarnate Word is in no matter the result of the game last night and may be in the top 8 seeds - possibly displacing HC from getting a seed. With the win, and the Southland Conference getting two of the 24 spots it impacts the bubble teams hoping to get in - maybe Fordham. We definitely want Incarnate Word to lose (which would be an upset.) I have to say that a game between Incarnate Word and Fordham would be must see TV. I have to think that it would be 73-72 in overtime.
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Post by classof83 on Nov 18, 2022 11:43:59 GMT -5
I doubt very much Incarnate Word will be playing Fordham
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Post by Chu Chu on Nov 18, 2022 12:10:11 GMT -5
Attendance estimates for tomorrow's games: Lehigh (2-8) at Lafayette (3-7), 12:30 pm 9,500 and a lot of unusually empty seats Holy Cross (10-0) at Georgetown (2-8), 12:30 pm 1,600 Colgate (3-7) at Fordham (8-2), 1:00 pm 3,200 Marist (4-6) at Bucknell (2-8), 1:00 pm 1,000 How many does the Georgetown Stadium accomodate? It seems to me that they should get a pretty good crowd when the first place team in the league comes to town.
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Post by alum on Nov 18, 2022 12:20:03 GMT -5
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Post by cruskater31 on Nov 18, 2022 12:28:29 GMT -5
I doubt very much Incarnate Word will be playing Fordham UIW has an ever-improving defense. Since losing to SELA in September, they haven't given up more than 20 points. I am praying for upsets tomorrow, but I think UIW vs. Northwestern State (LA) might be the least likely. My only prediction will be that SDSU does not, 100% lose this week The only two "upsets" from Massey are Richmond over W&M and Mont. over MSU. That being said, Mercer-Stamford is nearly a coin toss. Massey has a substantial win for NDSU and Sac State in their respective games, but with the lead back for NDSU likely sidelined, I would not be overly surprised to see the Fightin' Sioux Hawks come out of the Fargo Dome with a close W. Cooper Field seats like 3700 or close to 4000 I think.
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Nov 18, 2022 12:32:47 GMT -5
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Post by hcpride on Nov 18, 2022 12:32:47 GMT -5
Attendance estimates for tomorrow's games: Lehigh (2-8) at Lafayette (3-7), 12:30 pm 9,500 and a lot of unusually empty seats Holy Cross (10-0) at Georgetown (2-8), 12:30 pm 1,600 Colgate (3-7) at Fordham (8-2), 1:00 pm 3,200 Marist (4-6) at Bucknell (2-8), 1:00 pm 1,000 How many does the Georgetown Stadium accomodate? It seems to me that they should get a pretty good crowd when the first place team in the league comes to town. To the extent there are any Georgetown football fans and to the further extent those fans are still interested in their 2-8 season I can’t imagine a good number of them want to attend what is looking to be a very lopsided affair v a school they are not particularly interested in. They did have almost 2K (officially) v hapless Bucknell on a very sunny and warm day last week. And they lost.
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Post by Tom on Nov 18, 2022 13:08:48 GMT -5
Attendance estimates for tomorrow's games: Holy Cross (10-0) at Georgetown (2-8), 12:30 pm 1,600 Colgate (3-7) at Fordham (8-2), 1:00 pm 3,200 Marist (4-6) at Bucknell (2-8), 1:00 pm 1,000 Well those are embarrassing projections
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Nov 18, 2022 13:37:12 GMT -5
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Post by hcpride on Nov 18, 2022 13:37:12 GMT -5
Attendance estimates for tomorrow's games: Holy Cross (10-0) at Georgetown (2-8), 12:30 pm 1,600 Colgate (3-7) at Fordham (8-2), 1:00 pm 3,200 Marist (4-6) at Bucknell (2-8), 1:00 pm 1,000 Well those are embarrassing projections If the clash of the titans (Marist v Bucknell) actually draws close to 1,000 I’ll be impressed. By impressed, I mean shocked. Sometimes I think the official attendance begins at about 1,000 but that’s another story.
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cross99
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Post by cross99 on Nov 18, 2022 13:47:31 GMT -5
My two cents: I really believe that if we don't blow the doors off of (an awful) Georgetown team, we won't get a bye in the playoffs. It seems that a trending thought among pollsters is: "is Holy Cross really as good as their record?" Close calls at Lafayette, a disappointing game against Bryant, penalties stacking up, a defense that seems to be regressing, etc -- is giving them pause on this team's ranking (check out herosports.com for these comments). Many polls have us ranked outside of the top 8 teams in the nation -- and maybe it is warranted. Bottom line is, beat Georgetown - soundly - and hope that our 11 wins is enough to rest on Thanksgiving weekend. I'll play devil's advocate. I am tempted to agree with you (but that might be too many years of suffering watching our Crusaders languish in PL action)! What part of a team's resume or criteria would our close games count as? "Non-quality wins?" We have more checked boxes on the apparent criteria of an FBS win, FCS wins, total D1 wins, a now and then ranked win, and 0 non-counter wins. The only thing working against us is SoS, and Bill & Mary and UIW are nearly as low as we are in that category. What counts as a quality win? Buffalo? Yale if they go out and win the game to finish another solid season? Fordham? I agree that as a human person it is difficult not to take a look at the games we played, but how much will that count? I think for bubble teams, you might delve into those categories, but what i've listened to from Traux and read about with each team's resumes, only SoS, not the comeback at Laffy or the fact that we took OT to beat the #16 team will be the looked at (or will be the first things looked at). That's a great view -- and I agree with you. I'm simply going off of some of the things that have been printed about our team, I don't necessarily agree with them. I just believe there is a bias agains the patriot league due to the bottom (and middle) of the PL being so bad. With that said, I'm hoping for a repeat of Bucknell!
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Post by breezy on Nov 18, 2022 13:50:24 GMT -5
Game Notes finally published.
Two-deep:
No Oliver. Starting OL appears intact. All WRs also listed.
As previously noted, Game Notes do not always reflect actual reality as to player availability.
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Post by hcdad22 on Nov 18, 2022 14:27:13 GMT -5
Attendance estimates for tomorrow's games: Lehigh (2-8) at Lafayette (3-7), 12:30 pm 9,500 and a lot of unusually empty seats Holy Cross (10-0) at Georgetown (2-8), 12:30 pm 1,600 Colgate (3-7) at Fordham (8-2), 1:00 pm 3,200 Marist (4-6) at Bucknell (2-8), 1:00 pm 1,000 I went to the game at Bucknell last year which was also on the final weekend of the season. We (HC fans) were pretty much the majority. There were no Bucknell tailgaters to be found. The attendance was 864. Bucknell starts their Thanksgiving break today after classes. There will be no students at the game. I'm wondering if they break 500, they probably will, based on tickets sold. But most likely, there will not be more than 500 actually at the game.
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Post by football44 on Nov 18, 2022 14:28:58 GMT -5
Game Notes finally published. Two-deep: No Oliver. Starting OL appears intact. All WRs also listed. As previously noted, Game Notes do not always reflect actual reality as to player availability. Breezy where are you finding the 2 deep?
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