Columbia Lions (2-4) vs. Yale Bulldogs (5-1)
November 2, 2019
Kickoff Time: 12 noon
Yale Bowl
Game Time Weather Forecast: 49 degrees and sunny
The Line: Yale is favored by 4 1/2 points
TV/RADIO: The game will be live streamed on ESPN+
The Game Last Year
Key Story Lines
1) Yale was picked in the media poll to win the Ivies, but the Elis have been inconsistent despite their 5-1 record. Like Columbia, Yale was thrashed by Dartmouth in Hanover. The Lions have also been inconsistent, looking a bit off each week with the exception of the 44-6 rout of Penn two weeks ago.
2) Much of the game will center around the play of Yale QB Kurt Rawlings. Rawlings got his first significant playing time of his career as a freshman in the Eli win over CU oin 2016. When he's hitting his talented receivers for deep passes or running for gutty gains up the middle, Yale can't lose. But when he's contained, the team looks bad.
3) Columbia will likely look to establish its running attack against a Yale defense that's been spotty all year.
3 comments:
Run baby run ! But can we go outside the tackles a bit ?
Can we get pressure on Rawlings ? Can we buy time for Lenhart
to find Wainwright, Roussos et al downfield ?
if the answers to any of these is "No" then the streak of winning seasons
ends at two.
Feels a bit like we've been transported back in time (for last couple of weeks) to the 80s
I'm missing the usual postgame comments from all the regulars. Must be as shell-shocked as I am, going in as a scant 4.5 point underdog, and getting "thrashed" by 35. We looked inept, with balls bouncing off backs of receivers (think the interception by Yale) and off our defenders (think the interference in end zone when our defender, if he had turned, had a perfect ball thrown to him). Jake was right on, as usual, with Rawlings plus supporters rolling at will. I'm wondering what happened to the effective mix of runs by QB Lenhart that we saw against Penn but few at Dartmouth and Yale. Certainly missed Wainwright and Smith, but we have others who are capable of stepping in. Perhaps we'll get a beleaguered Harvard team, but doubtful. Forget the past weeks - a three game season remains for us to make a statement.
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