Lou Little
Georgetown Hoyas (2-1) vs. Columbia Lions (0-1)
The Lou Little Cup Game
September 23, 2023
Kickoff Time: 12:30pm
Robert K. Kraft Field at Wien Stadium in the Baker Athletic Complex
Game Time Weather Forecast: 61 degrees and raining
The Line: Columbia is favored by 7 /12 points
TV/RADIO: The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with play-by-play man Lance Medow. (THE GAME IS NO LONGER BEING BROADCAST ON SNY)
Leading Story Lines
1) Week one of the Mark Fabish era began with a thud as the Lions looked unprepared and over matched vs. the underdog Lafayette Leopards last Saturday. That creates this crucial chance to right the ship and make a better impression at the Columbia home opener. But another flop of a performance will put this entire coaching staff under extreme pressure.
2) Last year's rout of the Hoyas notwithstanding, the Lou Little Cup series that began in 2015 has usually featured close games and more than a couple maddening Lion losses. Georgetown will definitely be coming in motivated to take the trophy back with them for the first time since 2019.
3) The main focus will be on the CU offensive line, which was under the gun throughout the Lafayette game. The Hoyas haven't shown much of a blitzing attack nor a steady QB pressure defense, but they will assuredly give that a whirl in this game.
3 Columbia Players to Watch
-LT Luke Painton #65 needs to be an anchor of support protecting Lion starting QB Caden Bell much better than the offensive line did last week. The wheels of an entire team just come off when the O-line isn't functioning, and that will be job #1 in this game for Columbia.
-RB Joey Giorgi #25 is a cutting and slashing runner who doesn't need an offensive line to bowl over tacklers as much as he just needs a small seam to do damage. Look for him and RB Malcom Terry to get more carries in hopes of off-setting Georgetown blitzes.
-LB C.J. Brown #0 will be a part of a major challenge to the entire linebacking crew to contain GU RB Joshua Stakely, who is a threat on the ground and as a receiver out of the backfield. If Stakely is neutralized, the Hoyas cannot win. If he has a big game, they can.
3 Georgetown Players to Watch
-RB Joshua Stakely #22 (see above)
-LB Naiteitei Mose #32 has emerged as a new defensive threat for Georgetown this year as just a sophomore. He will likely be the blitzer the Hoyas use in hopes of blowing up the CU offensive line.
-RB Naieem Kearney #20 is the second most lethal Georgetown offensive weapon, who ran for 140 yards in the Hoyas win over Sacred Heart.
14 comments:
The weather forecast is not good—this will put a premium on the ground game on offense and sure tackling on defense.
Just finished watching the Lafayette debacle. The O-line got gashed. For what it’s worth, if I were in charge, I’d start Green against Georgetown. Bell didn’t look good to me, and this from someone who thought he should be the starter to begin the season. However, it looks like Bell is getting the nod tomorrow, so I hope he can throw a better deep ball against the Hoyas. We also need to better against the run, and we need some more dynamism and big plays (maybe from Canty?)
I don’t know why Mark didn’t let each play alternating quarters to see who was more effective.
Agree with NJ Lion. I too would like to see Green under center. Aside from QB, I’d like to see the offense establish the run game early tomorrow. Particularly if the weather forecast holds true. Get Giorgi involved early and often.
With a wet field and a premium for keeping the ball on the ground I am not sure if this would be the game in which to put Green on the field, despite my general view that he is a better passer than Bell in decent conditions.
Yeah, I see what you’re saying. It’s tricky though, because if Bell doesn’t play well against the Hoyas, then you can’t throw Green out there for the first time the following week (at Princeton). I hope whoever plays today has a great game for us. If not, Friday night could get ugly.
Princeton loses to Bryant in overtime!
Nice win in miserable conditions.
Yale's been so bad through two games that CUlions commenters are going to be calling for Reno's job.
Yale goes down to Cornell 23-21 on field goal with no time left! It’s all in front of the Lions as they dominate The Hoyas 30-0! Great play calling, Great D. And the Lions get U Penn on Homecoming and Harvard at home. Hail coach Fabish and his staff. What a difference a week makes….
Nice turnaround today. I liked the modification to the Hurry Up and Wait, throwing more deep passes, and the marked improvement by the defense. Mc Fadden looked lost last year but seems to have improved tremendously. OL much much better. Fabish was better too. However what was Bell still in the game for when up 30 in qtr. 4? In fact took too long to get subs in. Georgi with a very strong game thanks to the OL. Let's keep this up please!
Congratulations to Coach Fabish on his first victory as Columbia's Head Football Coach! I thought the coaching today was outstanding. Fabish is definitely a "keeper."
Let’s give a shout out to Coach Fab and his staff, especially Coach Stovall for pitching a shut out and Coach Joe D for calling a great offensive game.
Caden showed good escapability today avoiding a few sacks and making positive yardage on what might have been designed RPOs.
And all three of the RBs looked good, especially Giorgi on his cutbacks—reminded me of former Giant RB. Carpenter in the mid-80s who was a great cutback runner —Giorgi is attentive and knows how to use his blocks.
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