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I went 4-2 Straight Up and 5-1 Against the Spread last week. That brings my season totals to 35-13 SU (.729) and 23-24-1 ATS (.489)
Yale -12 /12 vs. Brown
This should be a fun game, but the Elis will pull away late.
Cornell +9 1/2 vs. Penn
The Big Red will make this a game, but Penn should win it.
Princeton -16 1/2 vs. Dartmouth
The Tigers are just too good.
St. Francis -16 1/2 at Georgetown
The Hoyas got a good win on the road vs. Lafayette last week, but I'm not convinced they're on the mend for real.
Stonehill -7 1/2 vs. Wagner
I don't like Wagner on the road.
Morehead St. Pick 'em vs. Marist
I don't like Marist on the road.
Columbia is a 10.5 underdog at Harvard today. I believe we can run the ball and control the clock (remember 240 yds on the ground vs Dartmouth). If we make the necessary adjustments, our DB's will play better. We cannot turn over the ball on special teams plays- period. If all this occurs, I see us being competitive and at least covering the spread. Who's with me ?
ReplyDeleteGood first half for us. Terrible PI call.
ReplyDeleteWay to go Lions! No way Poppe should be head coach. He is truly terrible.
ReplyDeletePoetic justice for the Lions. Victory owing to the Special Teams’ woes of others.
ReplyDeleteTo his credit, the Coach had the team ready to play.
Fantastic win for the boys. And great leadership shown by the coaching staff.
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ReplyDeleteMagical come from behind victory by our Lions. Makes me Proud to be a Columbia Lion!!!
Huge Win. Congrats to the lads. Let’s finish strong. Brown looked abysmal yesterday but know their starting QB was out.
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ReplyDeleteYes, Al still has both the magic and the guts to call for a 2 point conversion that won the game. Congratulations to Coach Bagnoli, his players and coaches on this great win today.
Play calling continues to stink.... Defense played well generally but Zone pass d is horrible. How do you allow the teams each week to move the ball downfield at the end of the game? Look lost and confused and unprepared by everyone searching the sideline BY THE DEFENSE ...Up by 1 in last minutes of the game... Do we look to get into field goal range? No, three runs and then a punt. WE did kill some clock but how about a first down? Bagnoli in post-game? I was inclined to go for the tie and play OT! Al???? Earth to Al come in AL!
ReplyDeleteHave some more whine with that cheese buddy
DeleteDisagree. Coaching masterpiece.
DeletePlay calling was excellent.
DeleteForget harassing the officials all game too, you don't get the close ones that way!
ReplyDeleteGuess Johnny sat on the bench again today
DeleteTo what purpose is all this acrimony?
ReplyDeleteYes we won. It always great to beat Harvard, especially in their house. Very satisfying to essentially knock them out of a chance for a title. But why be so nasty!
People are sharing their observations. You do not have to agree, but why be so confrontational?
Are you pleased with the outcome of this season?
Do you believe the team has played up to its potential?
This is meant to be a open forum.
People are respectful, you should be as well.
Everyone should be happy with this win. Harvard is one of the most talented teams in the league. Feel good for the players and coaches today!!
ReplyDeleteHappy for the boys. Happy for the team. Great game, but a nail biter for sure. I went to the game. Lions fans always show in good numbers. The D held us in the game. Two blocked FG? Amazing. Painton capturing a TD with defenders all over him. Outstanding. I wouldn't have gone for the 2 points after you already got the point after but had the opp on the penalty. I really didn't think they'd make it, but they did! Hallelujah!
ReplyDeleteThe Lions win, the Lions win, the Lions win!!!
Hallelujah!
ReplyDeleteIf it were earlier in the season, I would have been dead set against going for two points. Given how the season has turned out, I was okay with it in this case.
ReplyDeleteActually, there were three blocked field goals. the one the hit the upright was tipped by one of the Lions linemen. Grazed his fingers just enough.
This is a great win for the boys. their psyche has been very fragile the past week or so. applaud the effort of the players and the coaches finding a way to keep the players engaged and focused.
While this game was far from perfect, I am happy to see that there weren't dumb penalties and decisions that have been costly for the team previously. The punt return game has been much improved with the decisions to actually return a punt, or fair catch a kick-off. There is a lot to special teams and they have seemed to correct a few things.
I was okay with the zone coverage in the secondary today. After the Yale debacle where they were getting beat on individual routes, I like the approach for the Harvard game. There were some soft spots that made Harvard's passing game a little too easy at times, but they tightened up when the needed to. They didn't get beat over top like Yale so nice adjustment by the coaching staff.
Was it a perfect game? No. But it was a perfect outcome for this team. 6-4, 3-4 is very attainable for the team the rest of the way and that isn't so far off what we all thought the record might be. I think most of us figured 7/8 wins with 2/3 Ivy losses.
There's still work to be done and now there should be some more smiles around Baker the rest of the way. two more wins will help set up things nicely going into winter lifting and the spring practice.
Go Lions! #CharlieMike
Wow! What a win! Can’t believe Murphy decided not to go for it with only one yard to go! And our D deserves major credit, holding Harvard to three points in the second half and not allowing any touchdowns off all the turnovers. Painton also came up big on our last scoring drive—that felt like a nice bit of redemption.
ReplyDeleteMurphy and Bags have a mutual admiration society.
ReplyDeleteThe above comment about Coaches Murphy and Bagnoli adds zero value. With all due respect....well, I won't say it. Like most of us here, just celebrate this hard-earned, gritty, perhaps even unexpected victory.
ReplyDeleteThanks for pointing that out; very gracious of you; I’ll try to be more judicious in future comments.
DeleteCaden will remember this game the rest of his life:
ReplyDelete* Needing to make a two-point pass and making it to Young to win the game, and did;
* beating Harvard at Harvard;
* sticking like glue to the program for three years without barely getting a snap (actually never getting a snap until Green went down--not positive about this stat, but if not absolutely correct, pretty damn close)
* in effect, pulling Lions away from edge of the looming abyss.
* Congratulations, Caden!
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There seems to be a very bitter Anonymous person here.
ReplyDeleteAm so happy for the team and coaches to beat a very good Harvard team in Cambridge.
Chen 82
Congratulations, on a job well done. Here’s to more of the same. In the next 2 weeks
ReplyDeleteLike Chen 82, I "...am so happy for the team and coaches to beat a good Harvard team in Cambridge." That sums it for me and the many other loyal Columbia Football Fans on this Board.
ReplyDeleteWell done Lions! Much better game plan Coach Fabish. From a timing standpoint, excellent call on the 2 point conversion. That put Harvard on their heels. Some dropped balls, some missed assignments, the secondary needs to close the gap 10-15 yards off the ball and some fumbles, but overall, great improvement. Nice job at RB and congrats to the O-line and D-lines! Its a shame because we should have beaten Yale and Dartmouth... and we were better than Penn! Hopefully Bags will stay around another year and just make some internal shifts. GREAT WIN!!!
ReplyDeleteThey scored 21 points. I wouldn't call that a great gamePLAN. FABISH SUCKS!
DeleteA special salute to the poster named "DOC" who predicted the victory against Harvard. Thanks for setting the tone.
ReplyDeleteAgree we did something we have not done sine. 1995! The long time fans expected more this year but we still have a chance to finish strong and go 6 and 4 and keep a culture of winning seasons going. Great win
ReplyDeleteFool's gold, this win but will take it.
ReplyDeleteYou never take a win for granted, especially when it’s against A Big three team HYP. They’re so far between , you learn to savior them. Go Lions
DeleteYou’re right, Connecticut Lion. And a win is a win is a win. Let’s enjoy this one and then get ready for Brown.
DeleteNot at all; a real, hard fought win in which we avoided any special teams disasters and in fact got great ST play.
ReplyDeleteWe beat a good team on the road, congratulations to the team and coaches. I've been disappointed in our season but they gutted this one out. Agree with the compliments to Bell here and on Voy. He stayed with it and was ready to play when he got a chance. Great story.
ReplyDeleteAll those in favor of Bagnoli's Mid Pack production say "Aye". All those opposed say" Thanks for making us Mid Packers but the gig is up!
ReplyDeleteNow can we win an Ivy game we're supposed to win?
ReplyDeleteTold you all that Caden could play…again…got my head examined…seems to be functioning fine.
ReplyDeleteHe was a darned good QB in an elite HS conference in California, though a little “short” at 6 ft. Glad he stuck it out through the long COVID interruption. As for the coaching situation, I’m just happy we beat Harvard and
ReplyDeletehope the Admin will do what’s best for the team.