Today marks 100 days until the 2013 season kicks off.
Each day until then will be used to mark the 100 most
important moments of the 2012 season. The moments will be listed in
chronological order as they occurred during the season.
And these are not all "good" moments. They are the 100 most important moments of the season and the ones that give us the best idea of what 2012 was really about.
Of course, I will
report any other important news that comes up during this time and publish
extensive previews and predictions for the upcoming season.
#100
Brackett Fumble Puts
Lions Down Early
With the score still 0-0 about midway through the 1st
quarter of the opener against Marist, the Lions began their second possession
of the game deep inside Red Fox territory thanks to a personal foul penalty on
a fair catch by Alec Fisher at
midfield.
Beginning at the 35, the Columbia drive began well with a
15-yard run by Marcorus Garrett.
But on the next play, QB Sean Brackett was caught behind the
line of scrimmage and fumbled the ball away. Marist took over on their own 23
and promptly began a long drive that ended in a 28-yard field goal and a 3-0
Red Fox lead.
Sadly, this moment would be the first of a pattern that
would plague the Lions throughout 2012. Columbia started a total of 19
possessions inside opponent territory in 2012 and came away with a total of
just 43 points on all those possessions. That’s way short of even averaging a
field goal per possession. It was a
maddening issue, because on so many occasions it negated a great defensive play
to force a turnover or a super kick return by the special teams.
UPDATE: For those of you who are curious, Columbia's opponents started a total of 20 possessions inside Lion territory last year and came away with 64 points. Obviously, that's better than a field goal per possession average.
UPDATE: For those of you who are curious, Columbia's opponents started a total of 20 possessions inside Lion territory last year and came away with 64 points. Obviously, that's better than a field goal per possession average.
4 comments:
Jake,
As usual, you make a great point!
I think the AD has got to come up with more creative promotions to get fans in the stadium. I know they've tried, but they need to try harder. Obviously winning games is the best promotion, but it is a bit of a catch-22: fan support motivates players to win, so without that support, it is harder to be winners. Let's find more ways to get people in the stadium--free t-shirts, appearances at halftime by someone famous--whatever...
It would help if Bollinger showed up, and if we got some faculty to attend games.
Reduce ticket prices and give blocks of tickets to children's, senior's and social groups.
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