Monmouth 37 Columbia 14
Why Monmouth Won
The Hawks picked up where Fordham left off and harassed the Lion passing game. Monmouth sacked CU starter Trevor McDonagh six times and stripped of the ball twice with hits from the blind side. The Hawk offense was never spectacular, but it was efficient, controlling the ball for an amazing 39:51 of the game.
Why Columbia Lost
The Lion pass protection was abysmal, erasing the amazing efforts of RB Marcorus Garrett and a generally solid effort by the defense that eventually ran out of gas. Despite the lack of decent protection, the CU coaches continued to call for passing plays throughout the game.
Key Turning Points
-With Monmouth leading 10-7 late in the 2nd quarter, the Hawks missed a 39 yard FG and set the Lions up with the ball at their own 22 with 3:08 left in the half. After two quick 1st downs, Columbia now had the ball on their own 48. But on the ensuing play, McDonagh was hit by an untouched Hawk lineman who forced a fumble that officially was scored as an INT, (the ball never hit the ground). Monmouth scored a field goal on the resulting drive for a 13-7 lead.
-Columbia got the ball back after that FG with 1:23 left, but an exciting chance to take the lead at halftime was lost when Cameron Molina's well-thrown option pass to Denzel Hill fell incomplete when Hill slowed up on his route and the ball sailed over his head.
-The Lions got a jolt of momentum late in the 3rd quarter after Garrett delivered his second TD of the game, narrowing the Monmouth lead to 20-14. Then the Columbia defense kept it going by forcing a three-and-out thanks to a pass deflection by Chad Washington on 3rd down and five. But on the Lions first play from scrimmage after the Hawk punt, the coaches called for a play action pass. McDonagh was promptly stripped of the ball from his blind side. Monmouth recovered, scored a FG a few plays later and the Lions never really were in the running again.
Columbia Positives
-Garrett had a stunning game, netting 151 yards and two TD's on just 15 carries. His first TD was an especially electric 41 yard dash that briefly gave the Lions a 7-3 lead. He now has 240 yards on the season.
-The Columbia defense played very well, until the Lion lack of offensive possession time and killer turnovers finally forced them to run out of gas. LB Vinny Pugliese and DL Chad Washington has very strong performances.
Columbia Negatives
-The offensive line still seems clueless on pass protection. This remains the first, second, and last problem Columbia needs to fix before it can win.
-While mostly the result of his poor protection, McDonagh's overall performance was spotty. More time to hone the passing game in practice is definitely needed along with more time in the pocket.
Columbia MVP
-Marcorus Garrett was spectacular Saturday. One can only hope he'll get a chance to win some games in his senior year.
74 comments:
Anonymous said...
Winning coaches adjust the system to fit the personal available to them. New coaches achieve success more quickly when they engage the entire team and get a collective buy-in and unity. Good coaches make adjustments during the game, as reflected largely in the 3rd quarter (remember Wilsons 3rd qrtr stats). Good coaches also take their share of responsibility for losses.
Very well said (above)! My only concern is that this philosophy should extend to Dianne and the Nathan's Hot Dog Committee. The other part of this equation, other than Pete's hubris, is that the Committee and Administration don't like to be told that they were wrong (again). Fyi- they were wrong with Garrett, McElreavy, Tellier, Shoop, Wilson, and now Pete. How in the world do the people we entrust with the program screw up so much? Hint, let new blood in on the selection committee, not puppets, and keep Dianne’s Cornell leftovers at home (otherwise our next coach will be the U of Denver’s Flag Football head Coach).
Pete’s Machiavellian approach to this team, alums and people who challenge him (reporters) is appalling! I realize that we are not USC, but even they finally get it when you have to get rid of a cancer that is bringing down the program. (The term “cancer” here is being used as a metaphor, not wishing it on anyone, nor am I making might of family/friends/individuals who either have, or may have had the condition… for all of you Leftists!). http://sports.yahoo.com/news/usc-fires-kiffin-7th-loss-122414127--ncaaf.html I certainly expect more from Columbia!
Wow! They let Kiffin go at USC! Okay then, at 3-12 now (which could very easily be 3-17 by the end of this year), we need to take a hard look in the mirror and say that we were wrong about Pete!
Great 1st post, however, you lose me when you cite Wilson's 3rd quarter stats. Who does that? People who make excuses and try to find silver linings in bad situations. Come on! It's like saying that we were outscored in the first half by 20 points 90% of the time, however, 60% of the time we scored on our first posession of the second half (when the second/third team was in). Bad is bad, let's acknowledge it and move on! And by move on, I think we need to convene the Nathan's Committee and get a list started: Hint Tressel is available (and looking for redemption). Just think of the guys HE could bring in.
To head off future comments... No, we don't think that the coaches want to lose. Yes, we think they work very hard. However, we do think that they are all a bunch of idiots when they refuse to change a game plan (or system) that is failing! The NFL experiment is failing (again - Garrett reference). If we can all see it, why can't you (Nathan's and AD)?
p.s. Make sure that your contributions are mailed in to support this train wreck!
Until Bollinger, Campbell and others recognize that Dianne Murphy is a disaster and replace her with somebody who is more concerned with promoting the two flagship sports than with self promotion, we are going to continue to engage in the circular firing squad which we who blog here have become. If we cannot pass protect we have to adjust our offense to the personnel we have. That is to say, we need to become a run first offense with two blocking TEs, or a FB or H back lined up on every play. We need to play a QB who can run, probably 19, and simply keep the passing game short and use roll outs and moving pockets. We need to shorten the game by keeping the ball on the ground and by using a moving pocket. And the WRs who should be playing are the guys who can actually hold onto the ball when it is thrown to them. I counted 6 drops of catchable balls. PS, the one OL who I think can be a real player is #76, Pace, the very young freshman who played pretty well.
Old lion has got something there about #76. Both of the touchdowns were run to his side and for such a young kid he was very composed and executing pretty well. Very surprised to see him get the start so early in the season. Pace is definitely a keeper.
The idea of Tressel coaching at Columbia is very funny. Say, how about Kiffen?!
I have a better idea.. Since all of you think that you know how to coach football better then the previous coaches and the currant coach,maybe you should be the staff. There are probably enough of you that could make up a staff .9-10 of you. Maybe the coaches are not the problem. Maybe the one constant over the years which is all of you experts!
All of you "Sunday Moaning" coaches make me sick. If you're judged with the same yardstick that you judge the coaching staff, you all will surely end up in hell,
#76, Kendall Pace, is apparently the youngest player in all of college football. I think he just turned 17. I'm glad that somebody else noticed him. In fact he did open holes for Garrett most of the day. Looks like around 6'5" and 275 with room to grow. Very athletic for somebody his size.
Kendall Pace going to be a great star for CU
Kendall Pace going to be a great star for CU
Kendall Pace going to be a great star for CU
Jake,
Shame on you! Several 1st year kids played and did well. No mention from you or the rest of the naysayers.
Golden op to show some positive reaction missed.
Non-players, like those on the committee, coaches, don't drop passes, miss tackles, fumble, etc.
If memory serves, Pete turned Cornell in 3 years. Perhaps he can be given more than 1+ now.
Does anyone publish a list of players and their playing time per game?
I'm hopeful but perplexed. The program seems to have regressed from where Wilson had it. Then again, there will be growing pains under any new coaching regime. Or maybe Fordham and Monmouth are just that good, and our Lions will be competitive against the bottom and middle of the league.
Some keep blaming the coaches, but it makes little sense. They do well before they get to CU and after they leave, they just can't right this ship. (Look at what Wilson and Shoop have been up to since leaving Inwood.) Mangurian and his crew are solid football men, as were Wilson and his. They know what they're doing, certainly better than we do. Murphy has been doing a good job in her sphere - facilities are better than ever as is financial support for the program. Maybe it's time to bring in the AD's sports psychologist? Or the chaplain!
The dumbest comment I've heard in 60 years of losing CU footballi is the one above that blames fans who complain
About 60 years.
What do YOU do about 60 losing years, cheer your head off?
It's obvious our coaches are never half as good as the other Ivy coaches. The horrible W-L, mostly by lopsided losses, proves it! Wake up! The commenter blaming the loyal fans
thinks current is spelled currant. No, a currant is a fruit like a raisin, which is the size of your brain.
AD Murphy tried to snag a job at West Point a couple of years ago so she could skip out on here Trainwreck at Columbia. Throw her out and let her take her old pal Pete with her.
#22 Brock Kenyon and #76 Kendall Pace were two freshman that played very well.
wow blame the fans? if there are people who are STILL "fans" of the CU football program after 40+ years, you should get a medal not chastised. or let's blame the one guy gutsy enough to actually allow all of us to post our POI's…takes his time to show 200 ways to get to the game and generally is the most prolific supporter of the program, and yes, occasionally, stubbornly makes and remakes his point(s).
i don't know where any of this leaves us. If you have left a message here you must care about the program to some degree and for that I commiserate with you all.
The coaches get paid to take the good with the bad…OUR players, actually pay to play here (at least some of them do) and that alone shows dedication and commitment.
But as Pop Warner himself was attributed saying (paraphrased in quotes), "all that is well and good, (On how to successfully run the Double Wing or Wing-T), but if they have smarter, better coaches and bigger stronger and faster players than you do, you will lose."
We must have a player or two and a coach or two on the staff (Pete included) that can pull the best out of our current team and play with the passion and fire that it takes to beat the opponent. Time to find out
On to Princeton...
When are they going to play the QB from California. I don't mind Trevor, but seriously Central Michigan was his only offer. I want to see what Arkansas and Colorado saw in the Hilinski kid..
As for the what CU Lineman need to do.. yes, block better obviously..You can't block 6 with 4..or 5 with 4..... The real issue is the QB.. If you know they can't block...then audible to hot reads/quicks..14/23 passing is horrible. As the QB you need to know the blindside is where they are going to come from...so be aware... I was at the game. Trevor was acting as if he had Tom Brady protection... This isn't HS football.
Oh....maybe it is HS next week... We play Ivy schedule now... Worse then California high school football.
Bloggers, as a rule we don't like to point fingers at individual players, howver, some are lauding the play of #76??? He gave up three sacks that i saw alone. He's just not strong enough (yet). The Monmouth d-line was toying with him. In the 1st quarter, I called some fellow alums who were watching the game to have them focus in on #76 because Monmouth was blowing by him. The flip side is that he is a Frosh, and the youngest kid on the Ivy roster, so there is tremendous upside. Just please don't tell me he played great. I watched him all game and there is plenty of room for improvement. A side note is that we should not be playing Freshmen on the O-Line.
firstly, Pete never turned Cornell around. he was there 3 years as head coach with a combined record of 16-14. so, the recruits during his best year were largely from Hofher who was the previous coach.
now that record may seem like leaps and bounds from where we are currently, but stop with the accolades about how proven he is because that just isnt the historical reality. yes, he had a winning record in the Ivy League, but never won it. When i think of turning around a program i think of winning and then having the program going on to continue winning...it did not.
yes, there were bright spots yesterday and Jake did single them out. the lineman you speak of did a nice job, but also missed assignments in the passing game. he is young and will get better.
for those of you blaming the fans for the losses, i feel dumber for just reading that comment.
Regarding Pete and his "System"... I was reminded by a Blogger offline that there is no "W" in System...
You may be correct BUT I also saw him battle a senior DE all game and open holes for #23 to run through. Both scores were behind him. As a rule you don't play freshman lineman? As a rule you play your BEST lineman. #76 made mistakes in his first collegiate start but he looked and played the part nicely.
We need to pull some of the JV team up to Varsity to see what they can do. Oh wait, there is no JV team for these kids to develope.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't all of the other Ivies utilize a JV program? The difference being that they don't subscribe to Pete's infamous "System"? Hmmmm...
Hey, I hope #76 makes All-Ivy! There is just a lot of room for improvement. This experience is invaluable, but at what cost? If he's the best we have, then so be it. After watching Harvard's and Brown's O-Line last night, you would understand where ALL of our O-Line needs to be...
Dianne has done a lot for athletics, I think we all can acknowledge that she was (is) FAR better than Al Paul and Reeves. The main issue here is that she has failed three times with Football coaches under her watch and basketball is an equal disaster. The difference is that the Kyle Smith is at least a nice guy. All HE has to do is get 1 good 7'footer and a guard (preferrably from one of the local high schools in Harlem, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island, and/or Long Island) - so that we can blow him up in the media. There were such high expectations for that program and we came up woefully short. remember, Dianne drove out Coach Jones. Maybe just get tony Chiles (CC '89) who is an assistant at St. Johns.
A lot of these conversations would not be relevant today especially the criticism of the offensive line if the dropped passes had been caught. The would have moved the chains and sustained drives which would have become scoring opportunities and rested the defense. As for #76 he gave up 2 sacks. One in the first half and one on the last play of the game. For a Frosh I don't think that's half bad in your first game. GO Lions!
the kids are not at fault and a young freshman starting is a ton of responsibility.
the system, whatever it is, doesnt seem to get the kids in a position to succeed.
a frosh that had zero offsides zero holding calls and competed for 60 minutes is the start of something good. all the frosh appeared to play at a high level against scholarship athletes.
First and foremost, as a CU football alum, I honestly had no idea this level of support for our football program existed. I always knew grads understood what it was like to play football at CU but until I found Jake's blog I had no idea people cared so much outside of family members. After these first two games I can say that it makes me proud to have played and been a part of this program.
I know Wilson had plenty of faults but as an alum I enjoyed his emails on Sunday explaining what went right as well as what went wrong. Since Pete took over I feel less and less connected to our program.
I hope parents and players read this blog so they understand. We want nothing more than to win. Perhaps that means an Ivy League title but in all honesty a winning record in the league should be something that should be cherished by us all.
Pete was the Head Coach at Cornell when I was at Columbia he bolted from there to go back to the NFL and then was out of work for two years before we hired him.
I was the last class to play under Ray Tellier, he was an awesome person, but for whatever reason it didnt transfer onto the field. I said it when he was let go, I said it when Shoop was let go, I said it when Wilson was let go, we need a Coach that understands the Pros and Cons of CU someone that has worked here before.
For example, we need to reach out to Mike Kelleher at Brown or John Powers at Beuthune Cookman and others that understand the unique situation we are are in.
Thank you Jake for your hard work and making this forum available to everyone.
Brett Hixon '03
Don't we also have a former player who coaches at Harvard?
# 76 looks to be a great player, but lets also give a little credit to the Defense who never quit out there yesterday. They showed strength and heart. Had hardly any opportunity to rest before they went back out on the field again. They played hard till about the middle of the 4th when they ran out of gas. Lets give credit where credit is due.
The defense was awesome! It appears that we are only a few plays away from playing a lot better.
Get over it, #76 was average and he wouldn't start on any other Ivy team. This is great experience, but he is by no means a savior (and he gave up 3 sacks). Yes, let's applaud the d-Line !
Tom Gilmore! It's that simple...
Thanks Jake for providing this forum!
Let me start this again. Right now we can't pass protect. So we have to be a run first offense with two blocking TEs or an H back. Otherwise, we will continue to suffer sacks, strip sacks, etc. if we can establish a run first offense with a lead blocker we will stray seeing 8 and 9 man fronts. Once we do, short seam patterns with a three step drop, or a rolling pocket, may work. We don't have the accuracy or the receivers for a mid range passing game, as far as I can tell. I saw McDonagh on a few occasions check off three times ( nobody was open) before getting sacked. The defense will do OK if we can shorten the game by keeping the ball on the ground and getting a few conversions. Put another way, you have to adjust the system to the personnel. It doesn't work the other way.
Typo. "stray" should read "start".
OldLion, I wish that you could be a consultant to the staff and/or the administration. Neither are listening to the masses. Seriously, one would think that the see the obvious (which you bring to light), however, they somehow either miss, don't get, or don't want to hear what is going wrong. Thanks for your insight.
any update on a BLOG tent before homecoming?
The failure to keep feeding the ball to Marcorus is stubborn game planning. As others note, you have to adapt your personnel and make adjustments. That is the signature of good coaching. Pete and his crew are mismatched. They desperately want to emphasize the pass but it's not effective (at least not the way they design the play calling). OC Jaime Elizondo (CFL guy) took over for Ben McDaniels (who is now in the NFL) but not much has changed, meaning they are just following Pete's mandate which is not suited for the team's personnel.
Ray Tellier, Bob Shoop, Norries Wilson are all good coaches. You need depth to compete and CU has never really had that. Without scholarships, they really need to spend the extra dollars recruiting and bringing in depth. Volume will turn the program around. Instead of having a handful of good players and the rest mediocre, go the next level and bring in a players coach type (Wilson was the best fit in this regard) and stockpile talent. That is the only way to win in the FCS which is tough and is getting tougher as the Fordham loss shows. Losing to Monmouth shows where we are, which is on target for a certain 0-10 season unless an opponent does not show up.
Monmouth also beat HC, which in turn beat Dartmouth. Villanova destroyed Penn, and Fordham beat Villanova. While I stand on all of my comments, we played one very good team and one pretty good team to date. We have also played two decent first halves to date, especially on defense. So why do we fall apart in the second half? Because our defense is on the field too long. Most of the points we have given up year to date are directly attributable not just to our ability to shorten the game but to turnovers and special teams mistakes. The play calling on offense is in my judgment the principal problem right now, not because I am ignoring our inability to protect the passer, to get separation, or to hold on to catchable passes, but because the one thing we can do is run #23. He should get getting 25 touches a game, minimum, and Watson should be getting 5 or 10.
I agree with the last twpo Posts, however, McElreavy, Tellier, Shoop, and Wilson were NOT good coaches. Don't misconstrue Ray Tellier being a noice guy, to being a good coach. All of the above coaches had horrible records and stayed way past their expiration date. Regarding Pete, let's just admit that it was a mistake and move on! Recruiting for Columbia is not the issue, we're the 4th best institution in the US (although I would put our "Core" against H-Y-P any day). We don't want those kids anyway. We CAN get great kids!!! My fear is that Pete just recruited kids for HIS system. Again, there is no "W" in "system"-JJ.
It looks like this year will be wasted as the coach is already going to freshman players. Players starting during the spring and last season will soon be relegated to practice squads, and better players will be watching from the sidelines to fall back on the excuse of youth. This coach will bench his own recruits,if older than a frosh, to CYA. It is pathetic the lack of character and integrity this guy has.
We are over matched right now and like usual. Although I would like to subscribe to the idea that we can consistently run and have 2 TE's etc. The fact is that it just won't work. Teams can shut our run game down in a flash it just so happens they don't need to. They know that they can crush us when we try to pass. If we choose to just run that will be shut down behind our massive o line. The QB needs to be super accurate on 3 step drops and we don't have that. What we will have is more turnovers for touchdowns.
Bring in the big qb and see what he can do. I would hope that he can live up to the hype and maybe we find a gem.
Oh Anonymous above that thinks the coach is going to freshmen players, I so hope you are wrong. The soph., juniors and seniors have been through too much and have worked way too hard for that to happen
Some of the freshmen are better than some of the older players. They must put the best 11 on the field.
I would contend that the (majority of) Freshmen/Sophmores are NOT better than most upperclassmen. The big difference is that Pete didn't recruit them for his SYSTEM.
since when does majority of equal some of? what's the point? who disagrees with the fact that ANY team should put the best players on the field. What was anyone else promised? what integrity issue is there now? "my son has a right to play even if a freshman is better than he is?" please tell me how this works? wouldn't a freshman be Pete's own recruit as well? i here a lot of complaining about system when it should be focused on simply (...hardly) winning…the collective lot of us have less experience with collegiate football coaching than the current group does. but we can figure out who won at the end...
When was our last winless season? Any similarities to 2013?
What can we learn from our past mistakes, and can they be corrected this fall?
How can you say that? Freshmen play at all levels of college for coaches who have been at the same school for years. Any coach that plays upper classmen instead of better young players will not win many games.
Who decides who is the best player? Who affords opportunities for players to demonstrate their talents. All players deserve a level playing field independent of who recruited them. Does anybody believe "their guys" got the same opportunities as "our guys" to prove they can help their team win games?. The new coach who provides a level playing field in spring and summer will achieve greater success more quickly.
to the Other anonymous-reread that post, he agrees with you! ha and makes a fine point…swinm
and to the last post…the coach. who else could it be?
transfers happen,,,ask BN, I'm sure he and his thought he was better than the 2 starters who played in front of him and over him and one was recruited by the new coach and one was recruited by the SAME coach-Harbaugh- QB-Josh Nunes. he was replaced by current starter. that's how we got BN. IF someone thinks they deserve to start and don't agree with the current coach they leave or out work the next guy until it's HARDER to keep him out
come on guys if you are going to make the argument get the facts right at least. it's a welcomed debate.
for clarity-this poster believes the best player should play too-in the current system-as determined by the current coach-fair or not that is collegiate football.
Having played and having seen the better players sit on the bench behind inferior ones....there is a lot that goes into the decision and it isn't just athletic talent. I know we all think it should be, but that just isn't how it works.
Now I have no reason to believe that we aren't fielding our best, but am just saying it isn't always the case.
If the best players are not on the field then that points to serious problems. Are we talking about guys in the doghouse? favoritism? coach wants to make a point he is the man and will win only with his guys? all of the above?
To make your point to the AD, all gifting must stop. Alumni have to make a statement enough is enough. ALL gifting must stop until the politics are eliminated and the program gets competent leadership.
I understand your point better now, and totally agree that there is more to it than athletic talent and my definition (of which no one has asked, nor should they) of best, includes all those intangibiles combined with athletic talent to create a singular, "best" . i don't believe a coach should ever consider the best athlete simply the best on that scale alone. Ever.
The tougher part I think you are suggesting might political? Not sure here other than to say that with the salaries as high as they are for the coaches, I don't think they could be swayed much for those reasons. Now I'm not naiive either, boosters, alum, and significant contributors of all kinds can add pressure to play players certainly, but i'm not sure if best has any qualifier to it other than, possibly-for this team at this moment to further our goals.
BTW-how successful in terms of wins and losses was this team to which you are referring? and the follow on question…would it have been better if you had sit and the "better" player played?
not knowing when you played i can add that as a parent of more than one D-1 athlete in this great sport, i have yet to see a better player sit for a less good player. including my own.
AW- is that a serious post? about gifting? Wow-things ARE different in the IVY's…:)
#76 got his butt kicked all day long. He gave up the stripped sacks snd got run over a least a half a dozen times. He got beat all day on his pass blocking. If you watched this game and thought he played well, you have no business commenting on this blog. You know nothing about football.
well I don't claim to have all the insider details or knowledge of the politics but if people like robert kraft and bill campbell all the way down the line support the BS status quo then what hope is there? Sounds to me like the message within CU athletics is that it is more important to have a prestigious title and position within higher education than it is to do things the right way so we have a competitive program. No surprise there. Are the people giving the large donations really content with the losing ways? I know for sure bill campell is not. Not that I talk to the guy but i have heard him speak at alumni events and he seems to believe we are on the right track with the football program (prior to this season that was his position anyway). Is the donation machine some sham for some selfish reasons only insider politics understand? Shame on them. Such a waste of money for such an empty set of ambitions if that is the case.
oh i see-got it. yes hard to change a 100M dollar bill! well hopefully we'll see winning or changes it's usually one or the other. kraft and campbell have work for and won in life hard to think they will accept less here. let's be hopeful for now it is only the second game but if those on this board with much more knowledge about the league it sounds that we might be seeing more difficult opponents before it's over. i agree that simply changing to a running game is silly. we will actually get worse. the ONLY reason MG had such a game was that they had to **somewhat** be concerned about the passing game. if we run they will bulk up and blow us back. unless all anyone really means is that a running game is closer to a running clock and the gap will be artificially smaller.
sad throw all the frosh in and throw it 2x as much they won't see it coming...
ah-that seems like I'm suggeting MG isn't talented. Clearly the strongest skill player on O…but even he needs the pass as much as the QB needs the running game
to the posters about politics and the best players playing. when i played, we had a CU running back that ran into his own player in the open field on what would have been the winning touchdown run, but he ran right into his own linemans back while in the open field. Certainly he was not the best player at his position, but yet he played. dont ask me why as i dont know, but he wasnt the best player.
you think for a second ego doesnt come into this? yes, if you havent seen it first hand, this coach has an ego and that rules the roost, thus the system, passing rather than running, etc.
have any of you checked the emails you get from CU lately? notice that the 1961 team is no longer paying for all the nice events? do you maybe think that is because Bill is done with the massive gifts? just a thought, but in 30 years that is the first time i have seen that. yes he has succeeded in life an done well and has been overly generous with the sports program. Perhaps he felt it was time to see if the baby could survive on its own. I would congratulate him if this is the case; why should he have to give so much while others dont give at all?
thank you for the laugh…that first post was awesome…sorry since you didn't name names I can laugh without guilt. seriously thanks that's a funny scene…Sanchez has nothing on the running back from back in the day at CU. night all
I would like to give kudos to Coach M for dressing ALL his players. Must give credit where credit is due. ALL his players work hard and deserve to stand on that sideline with their teammates. Good job Coach!
The thing we all have to remember is that many of the players would not qualify for acceptance to the Ivy League if it were not for their football skills. Therefore if they do not get to play in a game and are working out at the early morning schedule, they need something to make them feel like part of the team. Different than football factories, if they quit the team they do not lose a scholarship. They keep the FA package and stay in bests schools in the world .
What an exaggeration. That kid had no penalties called on him, opened up the holes for 2 touchdowns and went up against a senior defensive lineman all day.
#76 showed a lot of moxy in that game and that's what we need more of. Imagine how good he will be if he can stay healthy. The sky's the limit for that young man.
Giving up 3 sacks does not an All-Ivy Leage make...
It's first team all ivy when it's in a season. One game is not what a season is made of. First start pretty good.
Looks like he was recruited by most ivy's and several d1 FBS and FCS programs. But of course your the expert.
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