How about we bring back the Jack Kerouac look?
Williams vs. Mangurian: No Contest
Former Yale Head Coach Tom Williams, (who was basically fired for stretching the truth about his supposed Rhodes Scholar candidacy), is out again, this time as an assistant at UTEP following the arrival of a new head coach in El Paso.
I've been thinking a lot about Williams lately, as he was the last Ivy coach to bring in a big-name transfer QB in Patrick Witt. While Witt's tenure ended disastrously in New Haven, he did have some pretty good days for the Bulldogs. His biggest problem was he threw way too many interceptions, usually while trying to make too much happen.
A similar knock has been made on incoming Columbia transfer Brent Nottingham. But here's where I'm feeling a lot more confident about Nottingham's chances compared to Witt: I trust Pete Mangurian infinitely more than a guy like Tom Williams to bring out the best in an FBS transfer. Also, Nottingham will be working with a much better WR crew than Witt ever did... and oh, I just think Nottingham will be better anyway!
New Uniforms!
The athletic department announced yesterday that the Lions will be donning new uniforms this coming season. (I assume the helmets will remain the same?).
The last two times CU has changed its look, the result was a nice premium of added wins.
In 2003, the Lions switched to a Carolina Panthers-like look and won three more games than they did in 2002.
In 2006, Columbia switched to their current look and won three more games than they did in 2005.
Hey, if we win three more games this season we'll have a winning 6-4 mark!
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Basketball Spotlight
I can't remember the last time Columbia football got a nice feature article in the NY Post, but the basketball team just got a nice piece written about them just before they beat Cornell Saturday afternoon. The Lions look to repeat that result and go to 2-0 in Ivy play this Saturday night at home.
In an interesting development, Villanova defeated #5 Louisville last night... yes, the same Villanova team Columbia stomped by 18 earlier this season.
Discuss away!
2 comments:
Kerouac looks good in that Batman/Columbia Blue (assuming) uniform. We definitely need some black or dark blue for a tougher, more dramatic look, but shouldn't overdo it either. What we really need is a good designer with input from players and fans and a solid consensus. Uniforms do make a difference.
There's a suggestion in a tweet that this is a big weekend for FB recruits.
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