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Post by hcmawfawo on Oct 6, 2023 19:03:43 GMT -5
On ESPN2 Harvard 13 Cornell 7 with 7 mins to go in second quarter. Cornell beat Lehigh and Yale but lost to Colgate. Need to pull for Harvard I guess.
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Post by longsuffering on Oct 6, 2023 19:07:25 GMT -5
Begrudgingly wishing the Crimson an un-un season.š¤
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Post by hcmawfawo on Oct 6, 2023 19:07:33 GMT -5
Just finished the post when Harvard scores ā now 21-7. That was a quick score after Cornell put 7 on the board.
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Post by cruskater31 on Oct 6, 2023 19:57:28 GMT -5
DePrima is fast. Very fast for a QB. Sluka may be more agile but DePrima has the acceleration when he turns the corner. Hard to contain. Cornell playing admirably but I M not sure there is an Ivy team that can beat Harvard which is good for us.
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Post by hcmawfawo on Oct 6, 2023 20:04:05 GMT -5
HCBC used that word āfastā several times as well. A good trait to have. This one appears over ā 28-10 with 10 to go in the third. Donāt see a comeback in the cards hereā¦
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 6, 2023 20:21:12 GMT -5
28-17. Cornell looks pretty good against the team that beat us!
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Post by cruskater31 on Oct 6, 2023 20:24:44 GMT -5
28-17. Cornell looks pretty good against the team that beat us!Ā If they turned the ball over 5 times and seemed mentally unprepared they'd be losing by 21 at least! Impressed by Cornell's D at times but not consistently. The offense hasn't looked spectacular but are finding ways to move the ball. I bet we still wind up with much better offensive numbers than Cornell vs Harvard.
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Post by hcmawfawo on Oct 6, 2023 20:31:26 GMT -5
34-17. Announcers bringing out the Bolt references. Maybe not that fast ā but definitely fast!
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Post by hcpride on Oct 6, 2023 20:55:12 GMT -5
28-17. Cornell looks pretty good against the team that beat us!Ā Harvard just called off the dogs and sent in their 2nd string (running) QB with 10 minutes left in the 4th QTR up 41-17.
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 6, 2023 21:07:50 GMT -5
That is more than a 10 point spread, isn't it?
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Post by hcmawfawo on Oct 6, 2023 21:27:31 GMT -5
Would be great to have a rematch vs Harvard. Would be a fun postseason matchup ā if only the ancient 8 didnāt follow ancient rules
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 6, 2023 21:37:29 GMT -5
Might have misheard and sure I'm misquoting but thought the announcers said something to the effect that "this Harvard team handled Holy Cross who could end up the national champions." Did anyone else hear that?
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 6, 2023 21:38:52 GMT -5
Would be great to have a rematch vs Harvard. Would be a fun postseason matchup ā if only the ancient 8 didnāt follow ancient rules My wife asked me that very question and I had to explain that it can't happen due to IL rules. She had a hard time understanding that position.
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Post by gks on Oct 6, 2023 22:10:38 GMT -5
Would be great to have a rematch vs Harvard. Would be a fun postseason matchup ā if only the ancient 8 didnāt follow ancient rules My wife asked me that very question and I had to explain that it can't happen due to IL rules. She had a hard time understanding that position. As does every college football fan in the US.
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Oct 7, 2023 3:35:05 GMT -5
Interesting that the "rules" barring post season play don't apply to hoops and hockey (and probably many more sports).
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 7, 2023 5:44:35 GMT -5
So, letās do a hypothetical.
What if Holy Cross was to win out the rest of the season, including a win over FBS Army and once again rises in the polls and Harvard goes undefeated and having beaten Holy Cross rises to a top 10 ranked team.
Harvard is one of the mighty HYP teams in the Ivy League, not like Brown, Cornell, Columbia and has more clout within the Ancient Eight.
Is there a chance that the IL decides the no playoff football rule has lost whatever relevancy it once had and immediately declares the Ivy champ eligible for playoffs?
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Post by hcmawfawo on Oct 7, 2023 6:04:52 GMT -5
Interesting that the "rules" barring post season play don't apply to hoops and hockey (and probably many more sports). As the rule (policy?) is beyond human comprehension thought worth seeing how ChatGPT might explain it ā not very well it turns out. chat.openai.com/share/badb8083-2ea2-4bfb-91c6-eb4e2e55247a
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Oct 7, 2023 7:46:34 GMT -5
Good one and very up to date (today). You bested AI, lol.
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 7, 2023 7:48:02 GMT -5
I appreciated the polite responses and acceptance of your corrections - which proves it indeed is not human.š
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Post by hc69 on Oct 7, 2023 8:43:38 GMT -5
So, letās do a hypothetical. What if Holy Cross was to win out the rest of the season, including a win over FBS Army and once again rises in the polls and Harvard goes undefeated and having beaten Holy Cross rises to a top 10 ranked team. Harvard is one of the mighty HYP teams in the Ivy League, not like Brown, Cornell, Columbia and has more clout within the Ancient Eight. Is there a chance that the IL decides the no playoff football rule has lost whatever relevancy it once had and immediately declares the Ivy champ eligible for playoffs? No. While others may not like the IL policy, the IL does and it is after all their conference. Time to let it go.
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Oct 7, 2023 9:40:58 GMT -5
How do you know that the IL, at this very moment, possibly, is not revisiting this issue and may reverse course? I would bet the ranch that there are many in the IL who already favor postseason play for football. We on Crossports are merely filing an amicus brief.
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Post by thecrossisback on Oct 7, 2023 9:57:11 GMT -5
No. While others may not like the IL policy, the IL does and it is after all their conference. Time to let it go. Then why play them? Find somebody else. Their stadiums are falling apart. They have very few fans.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Oct 7, 2023 10:00:40 GMT -5
I doubt the IL will ever amend its football rules and allow the IL champion to play in the FCS post-season championship. Too many post-season playoff games occurring during reading week / exam periods. Dartmouth is an exception; under its quarters system, finals for fall semester begin Nov 17, and end on Nov 22. Winter term begins Jan 3.
This is a league that starts practice later than any other conference, only plays ten games, etc. Might be open to a one-game post-season appearance, but not four games.
Hoops is different because the Dance doesn't occur during finals week. Ice Hockey is governed by the ECAC, not the IL.
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Post by cruskater31 on Oct 7, 2023 10:44:38 GMT -5
I would bet the house on the IL not amending anything mid-season. I am certainly hoping they win out and win the Ivy. It helps us in the postseason conversation. Aftee watching the Brown, HC, and Cornell games, I don't want this Harvard team in the playoffs!
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Post by hcpride on Oct 7, 2023 11:00:40 GMT -5
Last nights's game is an example of how final scores are deceptive. 41-23 sounds fairly competitive. But if you saw Murphy sit his star and send in the second string QB (and then call about six straight running plays leading to a punt) you know the game became one-sided. After the punt, Cornell used their second-stringer and short-passed it a dozen times up the field v a soft Harvard defense to score....Harvard then ran six short rushes to burn the clock before the final whistle.
That game could have VERY easily been 48-16. Harvard.
Total of 0 turnovers in the game, FWIW.
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