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Post by hcpride on May 10, 2024 11:38:27 GMT -5
I think the big stumbling block for Richmond to get closer to embracing the PL would be the whole redshirt policy. The CAA has a flexible one and the PL has a restrictive one. I hope there can be a compromise that helps the Spiders make the move Would be an issue for Villanova football too (especially if they retain national FCS aspirations). Or PL might ditch their current self-defeating restrictions and adopt some flexibility in this regard.
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Post by hcpride on May 9, 2024 17:17:10 GMT -5
In the context of the particular ranking we were referencing and Princeton’s upcoming OOC, Mercer may be ‘very good talent wise’ but they’re not in the top 25 (ditto Howard and, of course, Lehigh). At the same time, Mercer may very well be one of the better OOC Ivy opponents. I would like to make a Side bet right now that if Princeton beats Mercer at Mercer, which means they would likely start 4-0, they will leap frog into not just the top 25 the following week…but even top 20. Those of us that follow and watch FCS football outside of just the Northeast know Mercer has DUDES. They finished #17 in the final STATS media poll last year and #20 in the coaches poll. How can you say this would not be a big résumé boosting win for Princeton?If Princeton time travelled and played them last year, a win would be a boost. If I understand you. Depending on how Mercer does next year, Princeton may or may not get much of a boost in the rankings if they defeat Mercer. (Mercer made the FCS playoffs for the first time in program history last year and 17/20 is a very nice final ranking for them. The Analyst (Craig Haley’s) “Too Early” Top 25 predicts they'll be out of the top 25 next year but you never know.)
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Post by hcpride on May 9, 2024 15:56:07 GMT -5
Don’t know about ‘suck’ but not good enough for this top 25 projection (ditto Holy Cross). The better Ivies need robust OOCs to land good rankings mid season and check out Princeton’s marshmallow OOC: Lehigh, Howard, Mercer. Mercer is very good talent wise. They finished T-2 in the Southern Conference last year and went to the 2nd round of the playoffs. One of the better OOC Ivy opponents. Also, Howard is no longer a pushover. While the Bison did get thumped by Harvard and we know what it’s like to play your D game when Harvard plays their A, Howard lost to an 8-5 Northwestern team 23-20, Eastern Michigan 33-23 (while dominating the stat sheet) and FAMU 30-26 in the celebration bowl. They blew out playoff bound NC Central 50-20 to win the MEAC. You might want to go pick on another Ivies OOC but not Princeton’s. In the context of the particular ranking we were referencing and Princeton’s upcoming OOC, Mercer may be ‘very good talent wise’ but they’re not in the top 25 (ditto Howard and, of course, Lehigh). At the same time, Mercer may very well be one of the better OOC Ivy opponents.
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Post by hcpride on May 9, 2024 11:41:38 GMT -5
No Ivies. Does he not include them or is speculation that the IL will suck this year? Don’t know about ‘suck’ but not good enough for this top 25 projection (ditto Holy Cross). The better Ivies need robust OOCs to land good rankings mid season and check out Princeton’s marshmallow OOC: Lehigh, Howard, Mercer.
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Post by hcpride on May 9, 2024 11:28:31 GMT -5
The way too early projection highlights the regional nature of FCS and how HC has limited options to face the FCS national iron when it is located in other sections of the country. HC does an admirable job of scheduling games against Northesst FBS teams and as strong an FCS OOC slate as available among regional teams. Villanova is pre-season ranked 6 (in the ranking we are referencing) and is traveling up to Colgate this year. There have been all sorts of reasons posted as to why we essentially never play them regular season any more.
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Post by hcpride on May 9, 2024 11:22:01 GMT -5
Laffy’s got a soft FCS OOC…Monmouth, Marist, Columbia, Sacred Heart, Stonehill…they may need an early win v FBS Buffalo to ultimately make some noise in the FCS rankings.
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Post by hcpride on May 9, 2024 6:09:28 GMT -5
/\ /\ If the student/family is certain Holy Cross is clearly the first choice and there is no need/desire to compare aid packages from various schools as part of the process, Early Decision may be a wise course of action. (This assumes an otherwise strong applicant and, of course, is no guarantee of admission.)
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Post by hcpride on May 8, 2024 15:35:58 GMT -5
/\ /\ Yes. And select heavily for 'demonstrated interest' on that 5% (just to really grease the skids on yield).
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Post by hcpride on May 8, 2024 9:08:28 GMT -5
Mays dwarfs Mantle in career WAR 156.2 to 110.2. Mays is an outstanding 5th in career WAR and Ruth is a ridiculous 1st (by a mile) at 183.1. Some of Ruth’s marks are so far above other players…he is like Wilt Chamberlain in that regard.
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Post by hcpride on May 8, 2024 7:29:32 GMT -5
HC just started finals. I think, from a strictly scheduling standpoint, this would almost eliminate the possibility of any protests on campus. Especially if the school still does exams on Saturdays Perhaps, and fingers crossed regarding the graduation ceremony. The pro-Hamas crew is certainly capable of interrupting school operations and ceremonies…they’re not particularly concerned with the rights and sensibilities of others.
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Post by hcpride on May 6, 2024 11:51:22 GMT -5
Columbia just announced the cancellation of their general commencement ceremony - a shame as this class of ‘24 also did not have a h s graduation in ‘20 because of Covid Yes, many of this cohort lost their high school senior activities and milestones (prom, graduation, etc) as well as a crucial first semester (at least) of college to the reaction to Covid. I suppose the pro-Palestine/anti-Israel supporters will see this as some sort of a victory (demonstrators are not known for their concern for others) and not sure how this sort of move by the Columbia President will be viewed by others outside the academy.
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Post by hcpride on May 5, 2024 7:03:11 GMT -5
Eyeballing his times, I'd say sophomore Liam Lyons has a shot at grabbing our outdoor mile record (Art Dulong 4.04.1 5/24/69) before he graduates.
Liam's outdoor mile PR is 4:07.79 (and his outdoor 1500 PR from the PL Championships is 3:46.07...Art Dulong's outdoor 1500 school record is 3:45.4 5/18/69...so breaking that record is an even stronger possibility).
Beyond all the usual difficulties of breaking outdoor track records (the usual running issues + weather), the mile/1600 is not run too frequently in collegiate competition.
(Dulong's indoor mile record is quite a bit stronger: 4:01.1 1/70)
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Post by hcpride on May 4, 2024 12:07:12 GMT -5
Yes, that was my point (we get students and athletes from places like St Anthony's and Chaminade but not the better boys lax players...and it is not as if they and/or their parents have never heard of this place or don't think highly of this place or it is too far away or the name is too Catholic). I think a few schollie dollars might do the trick here and there. The girls lax team (with their 31 D-1 commits) at St Anthony's is number 1 in the nation...and the boys lax team is way down (lol) at number 6 in the nation this year. I presume that 31 is among all 4 classes, as women’s lax regularly provides many underclass commits. Obviously, still impressive. I’d assume just juniors and seniors. After all, this was written regarding the St. Anthony’s boys team last year: ...Not when the defending CHSAA 'AAA' state champions feature 25 seniors who are committed to playing college lacrosse. Nineteen of those will play at Division I schools. “There are no practices like this anywhere in the country,” Owen Duffy said. “Our second-strings, our third-strings are all guys going places."... www.newsday.com/amp/sports/high-school/boys-lacrosse/st-anthonys-boys-lacrosse-t7hkcpicThis is a VERY different lacrosse world than most folks are used to (senior D-1 boys lax commits buried on the bench…and consider they had junior D-1 commits on the same team !!)
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Post by hcpride on May 4, 2024 4:53:09 GMT -5
There are a minuscule number of Jewish students matriculating. And a minuscule, if any, number of students with familial ties to Palestine / Middle East matriculating. Perhaps the (very) high percentage of Catholics on our campus is another factor to be weighed (relative to the absence of pro-Hamas or anti-Israel/antisemitic outbreaks on Mount Saint James). Here’s what Columbia’s Catholic chaplain, Father Robert Landry, did at Columbia to stop his flock from joining in: According to Landry, nearly half of the approximately 300 protesters arrested were non-student activists. He said these outside forces are “explicitly communist groups” who have been distributing Marxist materials attacking the state of Israel since the Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack. Landry said that these materials attempt to justify the Hamas attack “out of this neo-Marxist, ‘oppressor versus oppressed’ ideology that says whatever somebody in the category of ‘oppressed’ wants to do against a so-called ‘oppressor’ is justified, even killing way more than a thousand innocent people at a party.” “This divide and conquer class warfare that comes from Marx and Lenin is the exact antithesis of what Jesus Christ himself taught,” he continued. “So, I try to get the Catholic students aware of that problem so at least they’re inoculated to that intellectual virus.” Catholic students act as peacemakers Landry said he was proud of the many Catholic students who have “stepped up” to be peacemakers amid all the hatred on campus. www.catholicnewsagency.com/amp/news/257581/columbias-catholic-chaplain-campus-protests-were-pushed-by-explicitly-communist-outsiders
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Post by hcpride on May 3, 2024 11:10:07 GMT -5
Thank you woorat and alum for confirming that we are not taking men's LAX donations and redirecting them elsewhere. Not sure where that thought came from? Also, hcpride, while I did not know my high school alma mater had that many D-1 LAX players, I do know the school has been a bit of a feeder school for our ladies soccer team over the last few years (3 on this past season's team). Sammi Adams graduating in a few weeks. Yes, that was my point (we get students and athletes from places like St Anthony's and Chaminade but not the better boys lax players...and it is not as if they and/or their parents have never heard of this place or don't think highly of this place or it is too far away or the name is too Catholic). I think a few schollie dollars might do the trick here and there. The girls lax team (with their 31 D-1 commits) at St Anthony's is number 1 in the nation...and the boys lax team is way down (lol) at number 6 in the nation this year.
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Post by hcpride on May 3, 2024 10:54:07 GMT -5
Lost in all the pro-Hamas/antisemitism/trespass/intimidation/encampment protests at many campuses is this one spectacular bit of weirdness at (of all places, LOL) Harvard. Quite a visual. Apparently the pro-Palestinian encampment at Harvard was unceremoniously invaded by 100 naked men and women participating in a traditional pre-finals "Primal Scream" streaking night. I have absolutely no idea why Harvard gets the reputation of being an oddball place. But kudos for the headline: “Harvard Students Streak Around Encampment in Cheeky Primal Scream Display” www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/5/2/primal-scream-harvard-yard-encampment/
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Post by hcpride on May 2, 2024 11:55:16 GMT -5
I’m heading to a different college graduation in 3 weeks and have the same concerns. These sorts of protesters (students, faculty members, professionals agitators, and otherwise) are not known for respecting the rights of others and I’d hate to have the graduation experience marred/disrupted/halted. This year’s college seniors have already seen their high school graduations cancelled/curtailed by Covid restrictions and ditto regarding their first year on campus.
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Post by hcpride on May 2, 2024 10:33:34 GMT -5
Why? That seems rather arbitrary. Our methodology was as follows. After disqualifying the Ivies (and we used the Ivy-plus yardstick, which includes Stanford, MIT, Duke and the University of Chicago, as well as the eight classics Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Penn, Columbia, Dartmouth and Cornell), we started with 1,743 colleges of at least 4,000 students (understanding that small liberal arts schools have always offered a more boutique experience and are hard to compare with research universities). Using 2022 admissions data, the most recent available, we then screened for schools with high standardized test scores (our New Ivies average a robust 1482 SAT and 33 ACT) and where at least half the applicants supplied the scores, regardless of whether they were required to do so for admission—in other words, places that still rely heavily on objective measures of success. We also screened with a selectivity yardstick (below a 20% admission rate at private schools, 50% at publics). And then from there, we took the 32 remaining schools and surveyed our hiring manager respondents about each one.www.forbes.com/sites/emmawhitford/2024/04/29/the-new-ivies-as-employers-sour-on-the-super-elite-these-20-colleges-shine/?sh=28710d9a438f
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Post by hcpride on Apr 29, 2024 10:12:38 GMT -5
Lacrosse is a pretty simple sport. You need at least a couple of middies who can draw a slide, an attackman or two who can finish, a fogo who can win more than 50% and a well coached defense. That’s a baseline, obviously not a PL championship winning formula. But we lack most if not all of those. Takeaway D, depth, d pole beaters at Attack and Middy are what legit programs have. Thats where scholarships and academic flexibility need more application (I think). It’s really not that hard to do, but HC doesn’t want to. BU figured it out in like 2 yrs. I know lax isn’t important to everyone, but I just think all alums need to be concerned that our supposedly high caliber educational institution can’t successfully field a sport that more and more people care about. As was mentioned none of our sports are for-profit, but they all reflect our brand and pride in where we attended. You would think Holy Cross would succeed as many of the best high school programs in the country are elite prep schools or suburban schools in metro areas Even more specifically, the two huge Catholic schools near me (St Anthony's and Chaminade) churn out D-1 lax players at a great clip. Often ten or more a year. (When the top teams like Notre Dame, Duke and UNC play each other it is like a high school reunion of these two schools.) And those schools send lots of regular students, many athletes, and sometimes lax players up to Holy Cross. But their better boys lax players don't come here. I do think a bit of schollie money would make a difference (not suggesting we'll win recruit battles with the big dogs but there is no reason a St Anthony's or Chaminade kid wouldn't take us over a mid level PL, for example.) (Fun fact: The St Anthony's girls lax team has 31 - not a misprint - D-1 commits on their roster)
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Post by hcpride on Apr 28, 2024 4:00:41 GMT -5
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Post by hcpride on Apr 26, 2024 5:49:07 GMT -5
If you look back to the first page of the thread, this sort of season was universally predicted by the crossporters AND the 2024 Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Preseason Poll had us dead last by a considerable margin.
It is not the coaching or the facilities or the uniforms or the equipment.
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Post by hcpride on Apr 25, 2024 4:57:04 GMT -5
Cornell to reinstate standardized test requirements for fall 2026… Though standardized test scores are imperfect measures of a student’s aptitude and potential, the data suggests that when taken in context, these scores provide valuable insights into a student’s potential for academic success while at Cornell, and thereby help to ensure that admitted students are likely to thrive academically. After accounting for other predictors, including high school GPA, student demographics and high school characteristics, those who were admitted with test scores tended to have somewhat stronger GPAs and were more likely to remain in good academic standing.
The data also showed that test-optional policies may have inadvertent consequences. Cornell’s fall 2022 New Student Survey showed that 91% of matriculating first-year students took the SAT and/or the ACT at least once (and 70% had taken multiple tests), but only 28% of applicants opted to provide test scores even though doing so could have advantaged them.news.cornell.edu/stories/2024/04/cornell-reinstate-standardized-test-requirements-fall-2026#:~:text=To%20provide%20students%20with%20time,the%20School%20of%20Industrial%20and Wouldn’t surprise me if the 20-ish most selective/top rated schools move back to “test scores required’ within the next year. Of course the kids who do well on the tests and apply to other schools (like Holy Cross) will continue to submit them.
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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 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 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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