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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 2, 2023 11:41:03 GMT -5
Yet Fordham lost to Georgetown….., Yes. So? Fordham still has the firepower to keep up with HC and a chip on their shoulder. HC lost to Harvard because of the five turnovers. Fordham lost to Georgetown, a team I believe to be weak, because Gtown stopped the Fordham offense and moved the ball well. Fordham had total yardage of 259 versus 437 for Gtown. Fordham won the turnover battle yet still lost. Fordham averaged a mediocre 3.3 yards per rushing attempt and a weak 5.5 yards per pass attempt. Georgetown averaged 6.0 yards per rush, excellent, and a mediocre 6.2 yards per pass. If Georgetown had 221 rushing yards the Crusaders should be good for 300+. Absent the extreme anomaly of 5 turnovers we had versus Harvard we should handle Fordham. Last year for the season we lost one fumble while our opponents lost 10. We were intercepted 5 times while intercepting 13 opponent passes. So we were +17 in turnovers last season but (5) against Harvard. I get the sense that Fordham is overrated while Gtown, perennial PL doormat, may be better than expected
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Post by longsuffering on Oct 2, 2023 11:43:23 GMT -5
HC down to 12th in FCS poll. Harvard is 19. North Dakota State drops to 8. It's probably been nearly a decade since they've been that low. Opinion is trumping play on the field two days ago. Could the Harvard QB have performed as well as Sluka vs BC? That's more in the opinion range. I think Sluka had a night where whatever could go wrong did go wrong and we are in good hands for the rest of the regular season and post season.
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Post by cruskater31 on Oct 2, 2023 11:57:12 GMT -5
Pleasantly surprised at the fall to 12. More respect for northeast football, Ivy and PL perhaps than I thought and expected. Wish Harvard moved a little higher. I saw a couple of ballots posted on Twitter for the media poll, one had them at 15 the other 16 I believe.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Oct 2, 2023 12:15:58 GMT -5
Pleasantly surprised at the fall to 12. More respect for northeast football, Ivy and PL perhaps than I thought and expected. Wish Harvard moved a little higher. I saw a couple of ballots posted on Twitter for the media poll, one had them at 15 the other 16 I believe. There always seems to be a "glass ceiling" for Ivy teams when it comes to rankings. Because they never go to the postseason and have the chance to really prove themselves against FCS blue-bloods, AND very rarely play FBS opponents, a token ranking in the 16-20 range is usually the best you'll see.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Oct 2, 2023 12:18:58 GMT -5
Yes. So? Fordham still has the firepower to keep up with HC and a chip on their shoulder. HC lost to Harvard because of the five turnovers. Fordham lost to Georgetown, a team I believe to be weak, because Gtown stopped the Fordham offense and moved the ball well. Fordham had total yardage of 259 versus 437 for Gtown. Fordham won the turnover battle yet still lost. Fordham averaged a mediocre 3.3 yards per rushing attempt and a weak 5.5 yards per pass attempt. Georgetown averaged 6.0 yards per rush, excellent, and a mediocre 6.2 yards per pass. If Georgetown had 221 rushing yards the Crusaders should be good for 300+. Absent the extreme anomaly of 5 turnovers we had versus Harvard we should handle Fordham. Last year for the season we lost one fumble while our opponents lost 10. We were intercepted 5 times while intercepting 13 opponent passes. So we were +17 in turnovers last season but (5) against Harvard. I get the sense that Fordham is overrated while Gtown, perennial PL doormat, may be better than expected Stonehill beats Georgetown. Fordham beats Stonehill 44-0. Georgetown dominates Fordham in a 28-24 win. Go figure. I still think Fordham is dangerous. I have a hard time seeing them beating Lafayette AND Holy Cross to turn it around and win the league. But beware our game in the Bronx on 10/28 is going to have a championship feel to it. We are absolutely their Super Bowl.
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Post by cruskater31 on Oct 2, 2023 12:39:59 GMT -5
HC lost to Harvard because of the five turnovers. Fordham lost to Georgetown, a team I believe to be weak, because Gtown stopped the Fordham offense and moved the ball well. Fordham had total yardage of 259 versus 437 for Gtown. Fordham won the turnover battle yet still lost. Fordham averaged a mediocre 3.3 yards per rushing attempt and a weak 5.5 yards per pass attempt. Georgetown averaged 6.0 yards per rush, excellent, and a mediocre 6.2 yards per pass. If Georgetown had 221 rushing yards the Crusaders should be good for 300+. Absent the extreme anomaly of 5 turnovers we had versus Harvard we should handle Fordham. Last year for the season we lost one fumble while our opponents lost 10. We were intercepted 5 times while intercepting 13 opponent passes. So we were +17 in turnovers last season but (5) against Harvard. I get the sense that Fordham is overrated while Gtown, perennial PL doormat, may be better than expected Stonehill beats Georgetown. Fordham beats Stonehill 44-0. Georgetown dominates Fordham in a 28-24 win. Go figure. I still think Fordham is dangerous. I have a hard time seeing them beating Lafayette AND Holy Cross to turn it around and win the league. But beware our game in the Bronx on 10/28 is going to have a championship feel to it. We are absolutely their Super Bowl. In some ways, we are the biggest game for most of our opponents, save BC and Army. Naturally Harvard-Yale, Lehigh-Laffy, Merrimack's competition against SHU and SFU for the league title, but still Merrimack remembered both the W and the L in recent years. I think we have a bullseye on our backs for all games and must be duly prepared to execute in each game. How would Bucknell like to bounce back with an upset. Now maybe they realize this is next to impossible, but heck, Georgetown just beat Fordham. I think Fordham's defense is suspect yet again and being able to shutdown completely either the run or the pass and then be sufficient in the other area, will severely limit Fordham a la Georgetown.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Oct 2, 2023 12:55:00 GMT -5
Stonehill beats Georgetown. Fordham beats Stonehill 44-0. Georgetown dominates Fordham in a 28-24 win. Go figure. I still think Fordham is dangerous. I have a hard time seeing them beating Lafayette AND Holy Cross to turn it around and win the league. But beware our game in the Bronx on 10/28 is going to have a championship feel to it. We are absolutely their Super Bowl. In some ways, we are the biggest game for most of our opponents, save BC and Army. Regarding the Army game, consider this -- an FBS team can only count one FCS win towards their bowl eligibility record. Army has already beaten Delaware State earlier this season, so their game against HC later this year is -- in a way -- meaningless as it relates to becoming bowl eligible. Will be interesting to see what Army's record is at this point in the season. They will need to have at least four winnings coming into their game against us to have a chance at becoming bowl eligible.
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 2, 2023 13:00:37 GMT -5
Army will be playing BC. We should and will have a HUGE interest in how that game plays out.
I'll be rooting for BC for a number of reasons but sure I am in the minority here on that position.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Oct 2, 2023 13:01:22 GMT -5
Stonehill beats Georgetown. Fordham beats Stonehill 44-0. Georgetown dominates Fordham in a 28-24 win. Go figure. I still think Fordham is dangerous. I have a hard time seeing them beating Lafayette AND Holy Cross to turn it around and win the league. But beware our game in the Bronx on 10/28 is going to have a championship feel to it. We are absolutely their Super Bowl. In some ways, we are the biggest game for most of our opponents, save BC and Army. Naturally Harvard-Yale, Lehigh-Laffy, Merrimack's competition against SHU and SFU for the league title, but still Merrimack remembered both the W and the L in recent years. I think we have a bullseye on our backs for all games and must be duly prepared to execute in each game. How would Bucknell like to bounce back with an upset. Now maybe they realize this is next to impossible, but heck, Georgetown just beat Fordham. I think Fordham's defense is suspect yet again and being able to shutdown completely either the run or the pass and then be sufficient in the other area, will severely limit Fordham a la Georgetown. And hopefully our seniors and 5th years remember the Spring 2021 gamesmanship by Bucknell where their fans were allowed but not ours, due to "COVID policy". Bucknell does overall appear to be at least a little bit improved this season and I'm sure is looking to bounce back from what was quite the beatdown they took on Saturday. I think if we stick to our DNA, we should have no problem ramming it down Fordham's throats. I don't want Haughney to even cross the white line that day. Would love to see a 62-28 type of hammer-fest at Rose Hill.
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Post by hcpride on Oct 2, 2023 13:14:00 GMT -5
In some ways, we are the biggest game for most of our opponents, save BC and Army. Naturally Harvard-Yale, Lehigh-Laffy, Merrimack's competition against SHU and SFU for the league title, but still Merrimack remembered both the W and the L in recent years. I think we have a bullseye on our backs for all games and must be duly prepared to execute in each game. How would Bucknell like to bounce back with an upset. Now maybe they realize this is next to impossible, but heck, Georgetown just beat Fordham. I think Fordham's defense is suspect yet again and being able to shutdown completely either the run or the pass and then be sufficient in the other area, will severely limit Fordham a la Georgetown. And hopefully our seniors and 5th years remember the Spring 2021 gamesmanship by Bucknell where their fans were allowed but not ours, due to "COVID policy". Bucknell does overall appear to be at least a little bit improved this season and I'm sure is looking to bounce back from what was quite the beatdown they took on Saturday. I don’t think last year’s 57-0 beat down of Bucknell was coincidental. Bad faith actions have consequences.
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Post by longsuffering on Oct 2, 2023 17:18:12 GMT -5
Army will be playing BC. We should and will have a HUGE interest in how that game plays out. I'll be rooting for BC for a number of reasons but sure I am in the minority here on that position. BC, Army, the air is getting thin at this scheduling elevation. We can only fit in schools like SHU and UNH in the playoffs these days as we have bigger fish to fry.
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Post by bfoley82 on Oct 2, 2023 17:56:26 GMT -5
Army will be playing BC. We should and will have a HUGE interest in how that game plays out. I'll be rooting for BC for a number of reasons but sure I am in the minority here on that position. BC, Army, the air is getting thin at this scheduling elevation. We can only fit in schools like SHU and UNH in the playoffs these days as we have bigger fish to fry. If they can get through the daunting Patriot League undefeated. If not, they aren't going to get a postseason at-large berth with such a soft conference.
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Post by cruskater31 on Oct 2, 2023 18:06:55 GMT -5
Forgot to post this earlier. After one of the three interceptions did everyone hols their collective breaths as Sluka took down the defender with what I think was a near perfect tackle?
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 2, 2023 18:40:42 GMT -5
No, not me. Matt’s a big boy. He’s more likely to hurt the player he tackled.
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Post by Ignutz on Oct 2, 2023 20:13:09 GMT -5
Pardon me if this has been previously noted: If my quick scan of last year’s box scores is correct, last year’s team had SIX turnovers in THIRTEEN games. How’s Saturday’s debacle look now? Yet we only lost by ten.
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Post by longsuffering on Oct 2, 2023 21:04:22 GMT -5
We're not doing well against the 617. We need more games against Connecticut schools. Undefeated against Nutmeg State football teams since 9-21-19, including a hat trick in 2021.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Oct 2, 2023 21:08:11 GMT -5
BC, Army, the air is getting thin at this scheduling elevation. We can only fit in schools like SHU and UNH in the playoffs these days as we have bigger fish to fry. If they can get through the daunting Patriot League undefeated. If not, they aren't going to get a postseason at-large berth with such a soft conference. We will need to beat Army to get an at-large, assuming a scenario where we lose no more than 1 game in the PL. 7-4 and a really close loss at West Point, maybe we're on the bubble on outside looking in hoping for the right dominoes to fall in our favor.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Oct 2, 2023 21:10:05 GMT -5
Forgot to post this earlier. After one of the three interceptions did everyone hols their collective breaths as Sluka took down the defender with what I think was a near perfect tackle? And a TD-saving tackle. Can't remember if Harvard scored on that drive. But Matt misses that tackle and it's two pick-sixes for Harvard on Saturday instead of "only" one.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Oct 2, 2023 21:13:07 GMT -5
Army 3-point favorites against BC this weekend FWIW.
For our sake, I'm not liking the fact that through 4 games Army's defense has held every opponent under 30 -- UTSA and Syracuse each put up 29 against the Cadets. Not looking like a great matchup for us.
Speaking of matchups, you know who is an absolutely terrible matchup for us? Lafayette. Gulp. Not saying they're better than us, but a really bad matchup. Last year wasn't a fluke. Thank God it's at home.
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Post by hiltonheadcrusader on Oct 2, 2023 21:18:19 GMT -5
I don't know much about Pard Football, but I do know the best player we faced on their team last year is now on the Baltimore Ravens roster
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Oct 3, 2023 4:13:06 GMT -5
Army 3-point favorites against BC this weekend FWIW. For our sake, I'm not liking the fact that through 4 games Army's defense has held every opponent under 30 -- UTSA and Syracuse each put up 29 against the Cadets. Not looking like a great matchup for us. Speaking of matchups, you know who is an absolutely terrible matchup for us? Lafayette. Gulp. Not saying they're better than us, but a really bad matchup. Last year wasn't a fluke. Thank God it's at home. Checked the stats from last year's game against Lafayette. We had 7 first downs to their 21; they outgained us almost 2-1. We also had 10 penalties for 99 yards. This is going to be quite a game, especially if they defeat Princeton on Saturday and come into the game 5-1.
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 3, 2023 9:28:52 GMT -5
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Oct 6, 2023 6:53:27 GMT -5
Harvard v. Cornell tonight at 7PM and the game has been moved to ESPN2. I will be watching.
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