Wednesday, January 30, 2013

The Weight Debate


One that got Away 

The price of an Ivy League education was the stumbling block as Nathan Obinwa chose Colgate over Columbia.

Colgate gave Obinwa a full scholarship.

Game over.

We all know it's not easy to afford an Ivy education even with all the those and other programs available. Every Ivy school loses kids because of this and we just have to keep reminding people of the extra edge an Ivy degree gives its graduates. 


Weight Debate

I know I wasn't the only one who found it interesting that weight training was the centerpiece of the athletic department's weekly update on the football program.

Suffice it to say that Head Coach Pete Mangurian's "Grand Experiment," (my title, not his), will continue as he pushes lower body weights on most of the players on the roster. 

The best grade you could give the experiment this past season is an incomplete... but judging by the way our offensive line was pushed around I'd have to give it an F for now.I could be convinced to change that mark if it turns out 2012 was due to growing pains, (or should I say shrinking pains?), for the O-line. 

Don't get me wrong, I really WANT this experiment to work and not just because I want the Lions to win. I'm a big fan of keeping body weight down and I hate seeing athletes having to put on dangerous amounts of weight to play football. 

But one thing is for sure: unless Columbia's offensive line improves in 2013, the Lions won't even match last season's 3-7 record. 





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8 comments:

CULionPride said...

So the OL and DL now have less body fat but also less lean muscle mass. Am I the only one that could interpret this as they are lighter and weaker? This does not appear to be the answer for dominating the line of scrimmage on either side of the ball.

lionrock said...

KELLY HILINSKI HAS JUST COMMITTED TO THE COLUMBIA LIONS!!!!!!!! WE SAID ON YOUR BLOG THREE WEEKS AGO THAT KELLY WAS THE PERFECT FIT FOR COLUMBIA. GO LIONS!!!

Anonymous said...

Jock/doc said:
Jake,
Regarding that comparative scores thing: you seem to be a victim of cabin fever.You're getting silly.
Regarding the cost of an Ivy education: for years I have heard hard core Columbia fans say that other(unnamed Ivy's) are cheating and out biding us for players.
Discuss amongst yourselves

oldlion said...

Our financial aid packages have been highly competitive in recent years. As far as the value of a Columbia degree as compared to a Colgate degree, no contest.

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