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Post by rgs318 on Sept 24, 2023 8:33:30 GMT -5
OK, HC moved up one more spot in the Massey ranks (now #13). HC is favored over Harvard by 7 (31-24) with a 69% chance for the win.
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Post by hcpride on Sept 24, 2023 8:44:58 GMT -5
Massey’s computer really dinged us at the start of the season but maybe we’re gradually moving up on the Massey ranking to about where we are in the two big polls.
Colgate fell just 1 (one) place as a result of the one-sided blowout. I guess it kinda confirmed their 95 FCS (not combined) ranking.
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 24, 2023 8:45:18 GMT -5
PL in Massey's Combined Ranks: 11 HOLY CROSS (3-1) 33 Fordham (3-1) 52 Lafayette (3-1) 84 Bucknell (1-2) 87 Colgate (0-4) 93 Georgetown (2-2) 96 Lehigh (1-3)
I would never have expected Colgate to be the only PL team at this point to still be winless. Nice to see no teams ranked at 100 or worse!
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 24, 2023 10:06:39 GMT -5
PL in Massey's Combined Ranks: 11 HOLY CROSS (3-1) 33 Fordham (3-1) 52 Lafayette (3-1) 84 Bucknell (1-2) 87 Colgate (0-4) 93 Georgetown (2-2) 96 Lehigh (1-3) I would never have expected Colgate to be the only PL team at this point to still be winless. Nice. to see no teams ranked at 100 or worse! These rankings seem consistent with FCS only. What are they combined with? #33 Fordham is 3-1 with an FBS win, #11 HC is 3-1 with an FBS loss. Interesting. A G-5 close win doesn't seem to have as much pizazz as a P-5 close loss. Wouldn't it be just like BC to tarnish that close loss by laying an egg the rest of the season.🤨
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Post by thecrossisback on Sept 24, 2023 13:30:07 GMT -5
PL in Massey's Combined Ranks: 11 HOLY CROSS (3-1) 33 Fordham (3-1) 52 Lafayette (3-1) 84 Bucknell (1-2) 87 Colgate (0-4) 93 Georgetown (2-2) 96 Lehigh (1-3) I would never have expected Colgate to be the only PL team at this point to still be winless. Nice. to see no teams ranked at 100 or worse! Look at their schedule. They might be 4-0 with Georgetowns schedule.
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 24, 2023 19:15:43 GMT -5
These rankings seem consistent with FCS only. What are they combined with? #33 Fordham is 3-1 with an FBS win, #11 HC is 3-1 with an FBS loss. Interesting. A G-5 close win doesn't seem to have as much pizazz as a P-5 close loss. Wouldn't it be just like BC to tarnish that close loss by laying an egg the rest of the season.🤨 This list is from Massey's combined FCS rating list.
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 25, 2023 0:34:51 GMT -5
Does that mean combined records against FCS and FBS opponents?
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Post by rgs318 on Sept 25, 2023 7:22:38 GMT -5
Good point. It means combined from several ranking systems. (22 different ranks combined in this post)
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Post by newfieguy74 on Sept 25, 2023 9:25:24 GMT -5
Does anyone know if the Harvard game is sold out?
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Post by alum on Sept 25, 2023 10:06:40 GMT -5
Does anyone know if the Harvard game is sold out? I just looked. THere are tickets available through the official site (the link on goholycross.com takes you to the mlb ticket site) I checked one secondary market site and there were plenty there as well.
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Post by dharry13 on Sept 25, 2023 10:41:02 GMT -5
Weather looks 71 and sunny. So hopefully won't be a factor.
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Post by cruskater31 on Sept 25, 2023 10:53:34 GMT -5
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Post by hcpride on Sept 25, 2023 11:01:44 GMT -5
Interestingly, Fordam jumped up from 22 to 15 in the Coaches Poll
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Post by gks on Sept 25, 2023 11:10:58 GMT -5
Interestingly, Fordam jumped up from 22 to 15 in the Coaches Poll Beat a newbie FCS program and move up seven spots?
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 25, 2023 11:18:35 GMT -5
Interestingly, Fordam jumped up from 22 to 15 in the Coaches Poll Beat a newbie FCS program and move up seven spots? Delayed credit for Fordham's FBS win. Two top fifteen programs and Lafayette lurking at 3-1. We might have the beginnings of a PL pennant race.
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Post by cruskater31 on Sept 25, 2023 11:30:16 GMT -5
Idaho's ranking is interesting. Went from 7 to 10 in Coaches and 7 to 4 in the STATS after their upset of Sac State. I think they should be 4. Western Carolina moving up after destroying Charleston Southern. Still Bill and Mary sits...at 5 in the STATS and 4 in the Coaches. We'll see how much time Bronson Yoder has to miss and if that derails the Tribe's season.
Surprised Fordham moved up so many spots in the Coaches AND they are still RV in the STATS! They will be another fun team to play. Harvard moves to 24 in Coaches and RV in STATS.
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Post by longsuffering on Sept 25, 2023 11:57:05 GMT -5
Idaho's ranking is interesting. Went from 7 to 10 in Coaches and 7 to 4 in the STATS after their upset of Sac State. I think they should be 4. Western Carolina moving up after destroying Charleston Southern. Still Bill and Mary sits...at 5 in the STATS and 4 in the Coaches. We'll see how much time Bronson Yoder has to miss and if that derails the Tribe's season. Surprised Fordham moved up so many spots in the Coaches AND they are still RV in the STATS! They will be another fun team to play. Harvard moves to 24 in Coaches and RV in STATS. Harvard showing up at #24 is like going onto Amazon and ordering a ranked opponent with next day delivery. Timing is perfect as it's entirely possible we will be the only team who gets credit for playing them while they're ranked.
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Post by hc69 on Sept 25, 2023 12:07:00 GMT -5
Idaho's ranking is interesting. Went from 7 to 10 in Coaches and 7 to 4 in the STATS after their upset of Sac State. I think they should be 4. Western Carolina moving up after destroying Charleston Southern. Still Bill and Mary sits...at 5 in the STATS and 4 in the Coaches. We'll see how much time Bronson Yoder has to miss and if that derails the Tribe's season. Surprised Fordham moved up so many spots in the Coaches AND they are still RV in the STATS! They will be another fun team to play. Harvard moves to 24 in Coaches and RV in STATS. I think you misread the coaches poll. Idaho went from 10 to 6. Seems about right to me. I didn't think they'd jump six spots with their close win over Sac State. Also shows the respect the coaches have for W&M and us.
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Post by mm67 on Sept 25, 2023 12:09:14 GMT -5
Apparently, Harvard is better than Yale at this point in the season. The win over Yale does not appear to be as impressive as thought it was a week ago. Harvard will be a test for HC.
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Post by efg72 on Sept 25, 2023 12:16:39 GMT -5
On any given day that is true
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Post by gks on Sept 25, 2023 12:23:08 GMT -5
The case twenty, thirty years ago was that HYP were much more talented than HC. That is no longer the case.
We are the McLaren streaking down the high speed land and the Ivies are the sign post. We've blown by them.
HC by 30+.
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Post by hc1998 on Sept 25, 2023 13:54:15 GMT -5
Apparently, Harvard is better than Yale at this point in the season. The win over Yale does not appear to be as impressive as thought it was a week ago. Harvard will be a test for HC. Stop...its not even close. These are the same things everyone wanted to say about Yale until we boat raced them. We are the #4 team in the country for a reason, we should roll everyone outside of the top 10
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Post by hcpride on Sept 25, 2023 14:10:23 GMT -5
The case twenty, thirty years ago was that HYP were much more talented than HC. That is no longer the case. We are the McLaren streaking down the high speed land and the Ivies are the sign post. We've blown by them. HC by 30+. I think that is verrrrry difficult for some folks to grasp. We’re a national FCS power now and comprised of top level CAA kids and MAC kids. That means the Ivies and the PL and the NEC should not match up against us.
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Post by timholycross on Sept 25, 2023 14:20:11 GMT -5
The case twenty, thirty years ago was that HYP were much more talented than HC. That is no longer the case. We are the McLaren streaking down the high speed land and the Ivies are the sign post. We've blown by them. HC by 30+. I think that is verrrrry difficult for some folks to grasp. We’re a national FCS power now and comprised of top level CAA kids and MAC kids. That means the Ivies and the PL and the NEC should not match up against us. The game last year was fairly even; I wouldn't expect a blowout, although I think HC should win.
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Post by gks on Sept 25, 2023 14:23:00 GMT -5
I think that is verrrrry difficult for some folks to grasp. We’re a national FCS power now and comprised of top level CAA kids and MAC kids. That means the Ivies and the PL and the NEC should not match up against us. The game last year was fairly even; I wouldn't expect a blowout, although I think HC should win. Nine point win last year on the road... HC is better this year... HC gets fired up and plays really, really well at Polar Park...
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