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Post by lou on Apr 11, 2017 11:15:50 GMT -5
Even 87 might be interested in a game @ West Point ... maybe some day? Fordham there again this season
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Post by HC92 on Apr 17, 2017 13:44:52 GMT -5
We open the 2019 season at Syracuse, at Navy, bye, at Yale and UNH at home. Yikes.
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Post by ncaam on Apr 17, 2017 14:25:03 GMT -5
How much $$$ do we get for the whuppings?
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Post by hcgrad94 on Apr 17, 2017 17:05:33 GMT -5
Why don't you email the AD and ask him?
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Apr 17, 2017 17:53:21 GMT -5
We open the 2019 season at Syracuse, at Navy, bye, at Yale and UNH at home. Yikes. Love it! Beats some of the schedules most bemoaned in past years (Wagner, Monmouth, CCSU, Bryant, etc etc etc).
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Post by ncaam on Apr 17, 2017 18:12:23 GMT -5
We did not replace syr and usc in basketball this year. Coach talked knuckle brain out of it. UNH and Yale are stretch games enough for us. 0-4 ain't gonna be much fun. BC because of tradition is an ok game, but the others we are doing just for the $$$.
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Post by HC92 on Apr 17, 2017 18:20:58 GMT -5
We open the 2019 season at Syracuse, at Navy, bye, at Yale and UNH at home. Yikes. Love it! Beats some of the schedules most bemoaned in past years (Wagner, Monmouth, CCSU, Bryant, etc etc etc). Generally agree but we need to get a lot better quickly.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Apr 17, 2017 18:41:53 GMT -5
We did not replace syr and usc in basketball this year. Coach talked knuckle brain out of it. UNH and Yale are stretch games enough for us. 0-4 ain't gonna be much fun. BC because of tradition is an ok game, but the others we are doing just for the $$$. Losing to Syracuse or Navy by a score like 35-21 does much more for the program than beating Central Connecticut by the same score does.
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Post by hchoops on Apr 17, 2017 18:51:53 GMT -5
Let's hope that those scores are that close
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Post by joe on Apr 17, 2017 19:14:56 GMT -5
Love it! Beats some of the schedules most bemoaned in past years (Wagner, Monmouth, CCSU, Bryant, etc etc etc). Generally agree but we need to get a lot better quickly. This about sums it up. In fact this should be the team motto for the '17 season. Put it on the back of T-shirts. "Crusader football: Getting a lot better quickly"
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Post by ncaam on Apr 17, 2017 20:02:22 GMT -5
Uri, unh and umaine....Yale and harvard...6 pl games....nice schedule.....syr 56 HC 6 not what our fans are going to be happy with in the middle of a coaching change.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Apr 17, 2017 20:09:18 GMT -5
These games are terrific. What some fail to realize is that players love them, and they greatly aid the recruiting process - by allowing coaches to tell kids they'll be playing against schools most kids have heard of, and given an opportunity to compete against them.
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Post by ncaam on Apr 18, 2017 5:56:03 GMT -5
Beat down games have not helped basketball recruiting. In fact, some could argue with the departure of CRW and the arrival of 3 new coaches and $$$ games that recruiting has declined. 56-6 is painful for recruits to watch. By the way my proposed schedule we would win 4 games. Go Cross Go!
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Post by rgs318 on Apr 18, 2017 7:39:33 GMT -5
We did not replace syr and usc in basketball this year. Coach talked knuckle brain out of it. UNH and Yale are stretch games enough for us. 0-4 ain't gonna be much fun. BC because of tradition is an ok game, but the others we are doing just for the $$$. "knuckle brain"? Really?
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Post by inhocsigno on Apr 18, 2017 12:35:08 GMT -5
these games are great for the program, the players, recruiting and fans. You are delusional if think this is bad and obviously never played a down if you think that they are bad. Players and recruits are not afraid of these games. They are most likely pumped up about them. Real players want to test themselves - show others they can compete. Obviously, depth will be an issue against I-A teams and we will most likely not win against I-A teams, but to have the chance to compete against that level of competition is a great thing. I bet if you asked the players and recruits about these games, they will tell you they are excited and believe they an play with anyone. If we have players or recruits that don't believe they can go against any competition (at lease on an individual level), then we don't have the right guys in pads.
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Post by sarasota on Apr 18, 2017 13:07:37 GMT -5
Despite what players, recruits, coaches, etc. think, games where we have a very remote chance of winning are not CONTESTS. They are EXHIBITIONS. Fans who want to see a contest are cheated in such games. Was there anything more boring than watching the HC women bball team lose to UConn by wide margins year after year? I'm sure lots of UConn season ticket holders--tickets that are expensive--skipped the games with HC. IF HC were to play Bentley College in football, would you go to the game? Would you be all psyched about it, as you should be? Tell the truth.
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Post by inhocsigno on Apr 18, 2017 14:33:40 GMT -5
Despite what players, recruits, coaches, etc. think, games where we have a very remote chance of winning are not CONTESTS. They are EXHIBITIONS. Fans who want to see a contest are cheated in such games. Was there anything more boring than watching the HC women bball team lose to UConn by wide margins year after year? I'm sure lots of UConn season ticket holders--tickets that are expensive--skipped the games with HC. IF HC were to play Bentley College in football, would you go to the game? Would you be all psyched about it, as you should be? Tell the truth. Every time you strap em up and get into the arena, there is a contest. You are a timid soul. 1. Women's BB is not football. UConn women's team beats down almost everyone on any level. Not a good comparison. Cuse is not Alabama in football, which would be a better analogy here. 2. We get better playing better teams. Playing BC or Cuse or Navy is better for the program. More exposure is better for recruiting. Better recruiting means better players in the long run and more successful seasons. 3. You cannot be afraid to play these teams because it is probable to lose. Obviously, we will be outmatched on defense, but we should be able to score on these teams assuming limited mistakes and no turnovers. Who knows, if the other team makes some mistakes, their offense has some turnovers, a couple good special teams plays, and we have a chance to win, albeit somewhat slim. 4. Makes no sense to compare excitement about BC or Cuse with Bentley. Would I go to the game - yes. Would I rather go to the BC game - yes, and I'll be there, along with former teammates and classmates from LA, NC, OH, FL, DC, CA, NJ, NY, PA and KY (among other distant locations). These games are events and attract more alumni interest (you and your ilk notwithstanding). 5. When you strap em on, you play for HC, your teammates and coaches and your personal pride. I wish we played these teams when I was there. Even in the rough years, I wish I could have stepped into those arenas.
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Post by joe on Apr 18, 2017 14:47:56 GMT -5
There are good money games and bad ones.
BC 72 Howard 0
That was a bad one.
BC 24 Villanova 14
Well that would be an example of a good one.
Sorry guys, but a program needs to have a certain level of strength to prevent these games from being an embarrassment and a physical health risk to its players. Based on last year's performance we're not there yet. Hoping we have a major breakthrough this year.
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Post by jkh67 on Apr 19, 2017 8:57:58 GMT -5
Despite what players, recruits, coaches, etc. think, games where we have a very remote chance of winning are not CONTESTS. They are EXHIBITIONS. Fans who want to see a contest are cheated in such games. Was there anything more boring than watching the HC women bball team lose to UConn by wide margins year after year? I'm sure lots of UConn season ticket holders--tickets that are expensive--skipped the games with HC. IF HC were to play Bentley College in football, would you go to the game? Would you be all psyched about it, as you should be? Tell the truth. Why would...or should...anyone possibly be psyched by a game against Bentley? Scheduling them and their ilk (e.g., Monmouth, Wagner, Central Connecticut, Morgan State) is absolutely bad for the HC program. Not being able to kick their asses only shows how far we have to go. The program's goals should be (1) to compete for the PL title every year and win it with some frequency; (2) have .600 or better records against the Ivies; (3) play even against CAA schools: and (4) be competitive in the occasional I-A game against the likes of Army or Navy.
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Post by hc87 on Apr 28, 2017 11:14:15 GMT -5
I will be shocked if we are ovah .500 this coming season.
Above and beyond the daunting schedule, I just haven't seen any real overall improvement on the field itself during the scholarship era.We just seem like a rudderless ship as a program....coaches coming and going (or quitting during the season), games were we seem completely uninspired, countless defeats taken from the jaws of victory....it's maddening....and yet, I continue to follow and attend games.
I know the players and staff are giving it their best....but it just seems that there is something rotten in Denmark (atop Mt St James)....I'm not implying any conspiracy theory here....just that in general, the program is currently broken and not equal to the sum of its parts.
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Post by sarasota on Apr 28, 2017 11:24:08 GMT -5
hc87- Very well said. Thanks.
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Post by purplehaze on Jul 27, 2017 10:57:58 GMT -5
just saw on the dartmouth site out sep 23 game in hanover is a 7pm start (believe our site still has 'tba' for start time). that will be a great setting for a very tough game
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Jul 27, 2017 12:55:05 GMT -5
just saw on the dartmouth site out sep 23 game in hanover is a 7pm start (believe our site still has 'tba' for start time). that will be a great setting for a very tough game How's Dartmouth supposed to be this season? Very strange year for them last year - finally got that elusive win against playoff-bound UNH to open the season, destroyed us at our Homecoming after a hard-fought first half and ensuing season-ending Pujuals injury, knocked off a solid CAA team in Towson, and then proceeded to go 1-6 in the Ivy.
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Post by rgs318 on Jul 27, 2017 15:45:13 GMT -5
What was Dartmouth's injury situation?
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