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Post by Ignutz on Apr 11, 2024 15:01:28 GMT -5
My recollection is that there was talk of moving TV, etc. to the visitors' side last year, but the cost was alleged to be in the $1M range. Unless we get BC or Notre dame to come to Fitton, the view of the big stands is going to be ridiculous - a few hundred fans in a space that probably holds 10-12 thousand! Literally 95+% empty.
Question: What are the restroom and concession areas like on the small side of the house? The visiting fans certainly won't have to wait for an open urinal! A few hundred? It may have looked that way, but. typically last season there. were always over 1000 in the homestands, and at times many more than that...hardly "a few hundred." I'm suggesting that there may have been a few hundred folks on the smaller side in the past, and now that same number will now be on the much larger side of the stadium - which will look ridiculous.
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Post by drjack on Apr 11, 2024 15:51:22 GMT -5
A few hundred? It may have looked that way, but. typically last season there. were always over 1000 in the homestands, and at times many more than that...hardly "a few hundred." I'm suggesting that there may have been a few hundred folks on the smaller side in the past, and now that same number will now be on the much larger side of the stadium - which will look ridiculous. Cameras will still point to the smaller side, so it's only going to look ridiculous to people in the stands. It honestly may end up a jet positive to me if we can actually get fans or, more likely, students to fill up the end zone sections.
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Post by rgs318 on Apr 11, 2024 16:08:59 GMT -5
OK. I understand now. It seems that simply getting more fans to our Fitton games would solve many problems indeed...and it goes without saying we would be "good hosts" to encourage them to return I personally like the idea of 1 or more camera(s) on the old visitors' side. The shots from that side always look better when showing the crowd in the bigger stands. Fordham was, of course, the most recent classic in that regard.
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Post by hc1998 on Apr 12, 2024 7:37:26 GMT -5
OK. I understand now. It seems that simply getting more fans to our Fitton games would solve many problems indeed...and it goes without saying we would be "good hosts" to encourage them to return I personally like the idea of 1 or more camera(s) on the old visitors' side. The shots from that side always look better when showing the crowd in the bigger stands. Fordham was, of course, the most recent classic in that regard.People with more knowledge of Fitton than I may be able to clarify this...but I seem to remember a pretty well informed post a few years back that suggested moving the cameras to the other side wasn't as simple as it sounds and actually would require a bit of a financial outlay...may be why they are trying to move HC fans to that side now. I'm sure if there were more production of HC games with multiple roving sideline cameras, they could probably accomodate a sideline camera over there...then again, they could have had it on the former home sideline and just turned it around too.
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 12, 2024 8:50:07 GMT -5
OK. I understand now. It seems that simply getting more fans to our Fitton games would solve many problems indeed...and it goes without saying we would be "good hosts" to encourage them to return I personally like the idea of 1 or more camera(s) on the old visitors' side. The shots from that side always look better when showing the crowd in the bigger stands. Fordham was, of course, the most recent classic in that regard.People with more knowledge of Fitton than I may be able to clarify this...but I seem to remember a pretty well informed post a few years back that suggested moving the cameras to the other side wasn't as simple as it sounds and actually would require a bit of a financial outlay...may be why they are trying to move HC fans to that side now. I'm sure if there were more production of HC games with multiple roving sideline cameras, they could probably accomodate a sideline camera over there...then again, they could have had it on the former home sideline and just turned it around too. Certainly couldn't have a human camera operator span the home stands from the field level after a great HC play to record the delirium in purple.
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Post by hc6774 on Apr 14, 2024 8:10:19 GMT -5
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Post by purplehaze on Apr 15, 2024 13:14:27 GMT -5
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Post by purplehaze on Apr 19, 2024 14:51:19 GMT -5
Lafayette will go into the '24 season with very little qb depth. their no.2 and 3 qb's have transferred - Ah-Shaun Davis is now at Wagner and Ryan Schuster entered the portal this week (maybe he had a rough spring practice). That leaves DiNoble as their only qb with any experience, although he did impress last season
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Post by cruskater31 on Apr 23, 2024 8:33:50 GMT -5
Looking at the PL schedules the first weekend. A few FBS games. Lafayette has an interesting game at Buffalo. Curious to see how DeNobile and the Leopards come out. Fordham has Bowling Green, which could be a winnable game with Montes and Felton back in action for another year. Lehigh travels to Army, which although Lehigh has made some progress and growth the last two years probably won't go their way. Bucknell might be taking on water that weekend at Annapolis.
Georgetown hosting Davidson and Colgate also playing a CAA foe in Maine (that one is interesting because Maine continues their rebuild and Colgate trying to keep moving in the right direction).
I'd love to see us continue to schedule more quality opponents from the Northeast to fill-out our schedule. URI and UNH are great additions to this year's slate. Will be interesting to see if the "rising tide" theory created by HC the last few years really does improve the quality of PL football. Although early season games are hit or miss, it will be great to watch the PL vs FBS games that first week.
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Post by hcpride on Apr 23, 2024 11:49:44 GMT -5
Lafayette will go into the '24 season with very little qb depth. their no.2 and 3 qb's have transferred - Ah-Shaun Davis is now at Wagner and Ryan Schuster entered the portal this week (maybe he had a rough spring practice). That leaves DiNoble as their only qb with any experience, although he did impress last season That's true...but Holy Cross has even less depth at QB. DiNobile started all 12 games last year (Pesansky, our only returning QB with any experience, started just 2 games). Ryan Schuster was pretty good a couple of years ago till he got hurt and I'm thinking he was not inclined to be buried behind DiNobile the next couple of years. We offered him out of high school.
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 23, 2024 12:30:47 GMT -5
Looking at the PL schedules the first weekend. A few FBS games. Lafayette has an interesting game at Buffalo. Curious to see how DeNobile and the Leopards come out. Fordham has Bowling Green, which could be a winnable game with Montes and Felton back in action for another year. Lehigh travels to Army, which although Lehigh has made some progress and growth the last two years probably won't go their way. Bucknell might be taking on water that weekend at Annapolis. Georgetown hosting Davidson and Colgate also playing a CAA foe in Maine (that one is interesting because Maine continues their rebuild and Colgate trying to keep moving in the right direction). I'd love to see us continue to schedule more quality opponents from the Northeast to fill-out our schedule. URI and UNH are great additions to this year's slate. Will be interesting to see if the "rising tide" theory created by HC the last few years really does improve the quality of PL football. Although early season games are hit or miss, it will be great to watch the PL vs FBS games that first week. The rising tide lifted Lafayette. In the previous year HC just had to get by Fordham to earn the auto-bid. Last season HC had to get by both the Rams and the Pards and couldn't quite do it. Don't discount the rising HC program lifting the H&Y programs to some degree also. At a minimum the HC FB ascendancy would provide urgency and evidence for Coach Reno and Murphy to have pushed for more resources from the bean counters in New Haven and Cambridge so they don't fall behind regionally to (egads) the Patriot League. Same concept applies to other PL programs with their keepers of the purse. A virtuous cycle.
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Post by midwestsader05 on Apr 23, 2024 14:28:41 GMT -5
Lafayette will go into the '24 season with very little qb depth. their no.2 and 3 qb's have transferred - Ah-Shaun Davis is now at Wagner and Ryan Schuster entered the portal this week (maybe he had a rough spring practice). That leaves DiNoble as their only qb with any experience, although he did impress last season That's true...but Holy Cross has even less depth at QB. DiNobile started all 12 games last year (Pesansky, our only returning QB with any experience, started just 2 games). Ryan Schuster was pretty good a couple of years ago till he got hurt and I'm thinking he was not inclined to be buried behind DiNobile the next couple of years. We offered him out of high school. I literally thought the exact same thing when reading the initial post. Most coaches would rather have the QB room at Lafayette since you just need to find one capable back up. The starter is everything and Laffy’s is proven.
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Post by efg72 on Apr 23, 2024 15:34:56 GMT -5
I haven't taken a look at their returning players on the OL/DL- Last year both were impactful
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Post by hchoops on Apr 23, 2024 17:56:16 GMT -5
Joe P may have had only 2 starts, but both were in highly competitive games, one a high scoring affair vs a good team in Fordham and the other against a Lehigh squad that pressured us until the end. Vs Fordham-20-33 337 yds. 3 touchdowns, 1 Int vs Lehigh- 11-19, 158 yds. 2 TDs, 1 Int. In that game, Jordan ran for 228 yds and 2 TDs on 30 carries
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Post by hcpride on Apr 23, 2024 18:39:14 GMT -5
Joe P may have had only 2 starts, but both were in highly competitive games, one a high scoring affair vs a good team in Fordham and the other against a Lehigh squad that pressured us until the end. Vs Fordham-20-33 337 yds. 3 touchdowns, 1 Int vs Lehigh- 11-19, 158 yds. 2 TDs, 1 Int. In that game, Jordan ran for 228 yds and 2 TDs on 30 carries Yes, with Joe as starter we defeated Fordham (2-4 PL record) and Lehigh (1-5 PL record). It is true that both games were very close. Joe's arm is certainly up to FCS standards but foot speed is a concern (He was sacked twice in each game and total net rushing for both games was -49).
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 23, 2024 19:44:04 GMT -5
Let's face it. We had an FBS QB for four years in Matt Sluka. Joe P. has similar mobility as Drew Bledsoe and Drew did partner with Bill Parcells to reach Superbowl XXXI. Joe could lead us into the playoffs and then anything can happen.
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Post by cruskater31 on Apr 23, 2024 19:54:01 GMT -5
Let's face it. We had an FBS QB for four years in Matt Sluka. Joe P. has similar mobility as Drew Bledsoe and Drew did partner with Bill Parcells to reach Superbowl XXXI. Joe could lead us into the playoffs and then anything can happen. And Rex Grossman went to the SB with the Bears...anything is certainly possible
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Post by Ignutz on Apr 24, 2024 6:35:52 GMT -5
Let's face it. We had an FBS QB for four years in Matt Sluka. Joe P. has similar mobility as Drew Bledsoe and Drew did partner with Bill Parcells to reach Superbowl XXXI. Joe could lead us into the playoffs and then anything can happen. And Rex Grossman went to the SB with the Bears...anything is certainly possible Gary Beban. Anything is possible.
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Post by timholycross on Apr 24, 2024 6:59:56 GMT -5
Joe P may have had only 2 starts, but both were in highly competitive games, one a high scoring affair vs a good team in Fordham and the other against a Lehigh squad that pressured us until the end. Vs Fordham-20-33 337 yds. 3 touchdowns, 1 Int vs Lehigh- 11-19, 158 yds. 2 TDs, 1 Int. In that game, Jordan ran for 228 yds and 2 TDs on 30 carries Yes, with Joe as starter we defeated Fordham (2-4 PL record) and Lehigh (1-5 PL record). It is true that both games were very close. Joe's arm is certainly up to FCS standards but foot speed is a concern (He was sacked twice in each game and total net rushing for both games was -49). Maybe so, but only a very foolish head coach/offensive coordinator would run the quarterback when there's no one to take a snap behind him (Sluka was good for one play each of those games, IIRC).
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Post by hcpride on Apr 24, 2024 8:53:15 GMT -5
Yes, with Joe as starter we defeated Fordham (2-4 PL record) and Lehigh (1-5 PL record). It is true that both games were very close. Joe's arm is certainly up to FCS standards but foot speed is a concern (He was sacked twice in each game and total net rushing for both games was -49). Maybe so, but only a very foolish head coach/offensive coordinator would run the quarterback when there's no one to take a snap behind him (Sluka was good for one play each of those games, IIRC). If you are suggesting he has very good footspeed but designed running plays were precluded for lack of a backup in his two career starts... that is good news. Very good news. (I watched both games and didn't see much agility/speed evidenced in avoiding rushes and extending broken down plays but I'll take your word for it.)
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Post by hchoops on Apr 24, 2024 9:00:07 GMT -5
Maybe so, but only a very foolish head coach/offensive coordinator would run the quarterback when there's no one to take a snap behind him (Sluka was good for one play each of those games, IIRC). If you are suggesting he has very good footspeed but designed running plays were precluded for lack of a backup in his two career starts... that is good news. Very good news. (I watched both games and didn't see much agility/speed evidenced in avoiding rushes and extending broken down plays but I'll take your word for it.) Honesty or sarcasm ?
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Post by midwestsader05 on Apr 24, 2024 9:00:38 GMT -5
I would call Joe “athletic enough”. Don’t forget he was a very good HS basketball player. But we are going to be anchoring compared to one of the greatest rushing/scrambling D1 QBs of all time.
The issue for any QB is you aren’t gonna have the “F it, Jay’s down there somewhere” to throw it up deep. Both of Joe’s TDs V Lehigh were deep to Jay (the one before half was a 60 yard bomb).
Any QB’s challenge this year was going to be maintaining a 60+ completion % without Jay as a security blanket. Joe will have to make many different types of throws in smaller windows.
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Post by Ignutz on Apr 25, 2024 14:06:21 GMT -5
I just saw an Instagram post showing the 2024 Home schedule.
While there are only the five home dates, I gotta say, I think it will be a pretty entertaining autumn at Fitton. (And I'm glad that all the home games are truly at home.)
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Post by midwestsader05 on Apr 25, 2024 17:18:26 GMT -5
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Post by hchoops on Apr 25, 2024 17:32:37 GMT -5
Informative. We have some challenging PL games facing us. Thanks , mw
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