Jeff Adams
Lions in the NFL
Columbia now has not one, but two alums on final cut. 53-man rosters in the NFL!
Josh Martin '13 made the Chiefs roster as expected. The only question for JMart is how much of a real impact he'll make this season, and there are many who believe he will be a significant contributor all year long.
The persistent Jeff Adams '12 was picked up by the Texans off waivers and placed on their roster. Jeff is now 6-7 and 305 pounds.
Adams will find some CU connections at NRG Stadium. Former Columbia player Javier Loya '91 is a limited partner/owner of the Houston Texans.
But unlike Martin, Adams is really fighting for his NFL life and has been for three years now. Let this be a lesson to all the new grads out there! To reach your goals, you have to work hard and even take some tough assignments and be willing to move on a moment's notice.
(Can you tell I've been working with some young interns lately?)
Cash and Carry
This new report shows that the richer a high school athlete is, the more likely he/she is to be recruited at Harvard.
I don't think this really impacts football in Cambridge, but it is more proof that the new way for elite Ivies to admit the children of the wealthy, (even if they have questionable academic records), is to put them on teams without a large fan base that would notice. Perhaps this is why so many Ivies have equestrian teams, squash, etc.
Thoughts on Saturday's Results
Fordham 52 St. Francis 23
-First of all, the game wasn't as close as the score would indicate, :).
-Fordham is even better than advertised, which is saying something. That's mostly due to the performance of freshman RB Chase Edmonds who had 181 yards rushing and several big gainer kick returns as well. Way back in May you might recall that I saw Edmonds as a very dangerous player and indeed he is.
-We'll see just how good the Rams are when they take on Villanova at Villanova this coming Saturday.
Monmouth 52 Delaware State 21
-Monmouth also looked better than advertised, mostly thanks to the performance of a premier RB. 5th year Senior KB Asante rushed for 152 yards on 22 carries.
But wait, there's more! Sophomore Lavon Chaney had 127 yards on 20 carries.
Perhaps more concerning for Columbia is the fact that the Hawk defense held Del. St. to 34 yards rushing.
Monmouth has this coming week off.
Albany 14 Holy Cross 13
Make it three-for-three for Columbia's out of conference foes as Albany beat Holy Cross in miracle fashion in the state capital.
Somehow, it seems like miracle isn't big enough a word for winning a game by one point after a 79-yard fumble recovery for a TD with 44 seconds remaining. In many ways, it was the equivalent of the Miracle at the Meadowlands.
The good news for Columbia is that Albany was clearly beaten in just about every stat other than the score.
But the Great Danes defense did hold the Crusaders to just 2.9 yards per rush and RB Omar Osbourne and QB Will Fiacchi put in solid performances.
It figures to get ugly for Albany this coming Saturday as they head to play Central Connecticut coming off CCSU's stunning upset of FCS power Towson.
13 comments:
Tough loss for Towson. No question who the best team in the FCS is and should cruise control to the championship again. North Dakota State beat a FBS team opening game for the 2nd year in a row. Last year it was Kansas State on the road, this year it was Iowa State on the road. Montana kept it close against Wyoming (who is now coached by the guy who built ND State into a power). No one will touch ND State. All FCS foes will get pasted by at least 30 pts.
correction, this the 5th year ND State has beaten an FBS team. They should just move up and play a full schedule of FBS opponents:
34-14 over Iowa State 2014
24-21 over Kansas State 2013.
22-7 win over Colorado State 2012.
37-24 over Minnesota 2011
6-3 over Kansas 2010
Check this out.
It exemplifies all of Jake's concerns about our size disparity.
http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/madden-game-glitch-means-really-undersized-linebacker-090114
Lions choose Nottingham and Pesanello as captains. Interesting and solid choice made by players (lauded by Coach M), especially as it shows their respect for Nottingham who is only a junior.
Look for better play this year.
Hey Danny, how about giving us all a treat and tell us who were the starters for the scrimmage. That would give us plenty to think about and talk about until opening day. If not all at once you could do it in installments, O-line and D-line, skill players, D-backs, etc. Huh, how about it?? That would really perk things up around here.
O starters for scrimmage:
Nottingham
Molina
Connors
Nelligan
Hollis
Demuth
Pace
Gibbs
Thomas
Markham
Lawrence
Note: Dunn is pushing Hollis for the slot rec job.
Thanks, Danny, much appreciated. Slight surprise about Gibbs but he must be doing well. Will look forward to D.
P.S. Any observations about Molina and other skill players? Thanks again.
With the youngest 18 year-old in the entire FCS starting at LT, let's hope that the medical staff brings a blood bank for Nottingham.
Glad to see Connors and Nelligan. Best hands on the team.
Lay off Pace. He has a lot of talent and it will show this Fall.
Looks like the five interior guys average out at around 270. In the last year of NW we were over 290.
Like himself, Norries' linemen were too heavy. The way he drank all that cola that's so bad for your health was disconcerting. You would think someone, a doctor or dietician, would have straightened him out on that.
Everyone has their addictions though soda is a drink of death. Even the so called diet version is very bad for the body.
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