2023 IVY LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL (First Place Votes)
1. Yale – 122 (13)
2. Princeton – 103 (1)
3. Penn – 90
4. Harvard – 84 (1)
5. Columbia – 62 (1)
6. Dartmouth – 54
7. Cornell – 37
8. Brown – 24
The Ivy League media poll came out this morning and the Lions were picked 5th in the poll that was conducted before the big announcement that Al Bagnoli was stepping down as head coach.
I'm actually surprised that the Lions were not picked lower, given the usual bias against Columbia.
But no one should be surprised that Yale is the prohibitive favorite to win the league with all the star players returning on both sides of the ball. (although most of them are on offense and the Yale defense will be under the most pressure this year).
The Ivy League Media Day, which is not interactive and has recently just become a YouTube video that is prerecorded, will be next week. Sometimes that provides us with a better idea of what to expect.
Sometimes not.
FABISH NEWS CONFERENCE
If you missed the news conference today with Athletic Director Peter Pilling, Bagnoli, and Fabish, you should check it out. I thought Bagnoli spoke well, and the best news is that he seems to be in fine health.
Fabish spoke of his personal excitement at having this opportunity, and that's certainly not a surprise from a very non-reserved guy like him.
As I said earlier, Fabish deserves all our support right now. This is a trial by fire and not anyone's fault. Whatever strengths or weaknesses Fabish had as an assistant coach go out the window now.
One thing we should remember is that Pilling said there are "high expectations" going into this season. So, setting the bar lower for the Lions this year isn't something we should do.
2 comments:
Fabish is going to be an outstanding Head Coach and the team is fortunate to have him. Columbia Football is in good hands and will make a run at the Ivy Championship. They have playmakers on both sides of the ball and arguably a few of the best at their positions!!
Mark did very well in the presser.
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