Columbia 42 Georgetown 6
Why Columbia Won
The Lions defense contained the Hoyas in the early going while the CU offense took a while to warmup. Once Columbia's "O" woke up late in the half, the Lions were mostly in complete control the rest of the way.
Why Georgetown Lost
The Hoyas couldn't run the ball on offense, forcing them to take their chances throwing the ball most of the game with mediocre results. The defense was inconsistent, but was consistently bad on 3rd downs, allowing the Lions to convert an incredible 14 of 18 3rd down chances.
Key Turning Points
-After CU QB Joe Green threw an interception on Columbia's first drive, Georgetown was set up at their own 30 with 9:25 left in the 1st quarter. But the Lions defense promptly forced a three-and-out and Georgetown's chance to cash in on the turnover was lost.
-Columbia's next drive ended with a 50-yard FG miss by Alex Felkins, and the Hoyas began an impressive drive on their ensuing possession with 2:39 left in the 1st quarter. But after getting as far as the CU 29, Georgetown QB Pierce Holley threw an ill-advised pass under heavy pressure that was athletically picked off in the end zone by safety Aaron Brebnor.
-After Columbia executed an impressive 13-play, 90-yard TD drive to take a 10-0 lead with 0:59 left in the half, the Hoyas took over at their 25 with three time outs still remaining. But after getting one 1st down, Holley threw a ball over the middle that LB Scott Valentas made an acrobatic play on to get CU's second interception of the game. That set up Felkins for a 35-yard field goal to give the Lions a 13-0 halftime lead.
-After Georgetown finally scored to make it 20-6 with about 5:15 left in the 3rd quarter, Columbia was forced to punt on its ensuing possession. That punt was badly shanked by Cameron Burt, and GU took over at the Lion 38 and with a chance to really swing momentum fully in their favor. But on 4th and 1 from the Lion 29, Valentas stuffed Hoya RB Joshua Stakely for no gain and the Hoyas never really threatened again.
Columbia Positives
-The Lions defense held Georgetown to 0 net rushing yards, greatly narrowing GU's window of opportunities all day.
-WR Bryson Canty, who was kept mostly under wraps last week after his early TD vs. Marist, was targeted much more frequently, and the result was 8 catches for 139 yards and TD. One of those catches was an absolutely circus-like one handed grab for 42 yards, which Canty snared despite being interfered with.
-The Lions once again ran the ball by committee, enjoying 206 rushing yards on 4.3 yards per carry.
-The CU offensive line was again strong, opening up big holes for every Lion rusher.
Columbia Negatives
-The Lions zone pass defense allowed too many completions and yards, despite doing well to make sure those completions rarely led to serious scoring opportunities.
-Columbia's kick coverage needs to improve, as does the punting game. These are two areas of the game that have been strong for CU throughout the Al Bagnoli era until now.
MVP
-Canty's dazzling plays were amazing enough, but he also helped other Lion receivers get open because of all the attention he understandably drew from the Hoya defenders.
10 comments:
I’m glad to see what Terry brings to the table
We need to fix the punting game. Unusual for Al to be left without a reliable option to date.
Holy Fabish! What an offensive game plan! Trick plays, reverses mixed in with stellar run plays... I was truly impressed AND deep throws downfield as in vertical...An amazing offensive display. How about the D! Team speed, closing fast and playing hard! Kudos to all..
The trick plays were not well executed in my opinion. Honestly, I and those around me found them to be momentum killers and too risky. The offensive line was pounding GU and they were moving the ball at will with 5-6 yard games and a lot of short range passes in soft parts of the secondary. There may be a time and place for plays like that, but not yesterday. Just my opinion.
Greene is a very cool and in control signal caller. He is very poised in the pocket and you can see him going through progressions. As he continues to mature, this offense will be something to watch.
Some stuff to clean up but great game nonetheless. Already have goosebumps for the upcoming against Princeton this week. I have a feeling this game is gonna have us on edge. Is this the most evenly matched we looked against Princeton in a while? As you know, the only team the class of '22 haven't beaten is Princeton, which happened 5 years ago. See expect everyone, but especially the super seniors to come out with a little more passion. Ryan Young destined for a big game (if healthy).
If this team stays healthy they will beat every team with the exception of Harvard
Let’s manage expectations and let’s not anoint Harvard quite yet; they barely managed to get past Merrimack and Brown. One game at a time please. And we still need to clean up a few things.
Yes ma’am. Forgot you are the expert on everything
I’m an agnostic on Fabish and have enjoyed oldlion over the years. It would be better to “ keep the comments respectful” on Jake’s Blog.
There’s much to enjoy so far. The offense is great and the defense resilient. But Marist and G’town are not strong teams. We’ll know this week how the D’line will contain Senstrom et.al.
Leonlion
what??? Harvard almost lost to a team no one has ever heard of (went to OT) and thier game against Brown (supposed IL doormat) came down to the last play. I'm not sure Harvard will finish in the top 3 this year.
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