Cornell 24 Bucknell 13 football 9/17/11
Posted by billhoward
Cornell 24 Bucknell 13 football 9/17/11
Posted by: billhoward (---.hsd1.nj.comcast.net)
Date: September 17, 2011 08:18PM
Nice crowd in the Crescent as the game begins and Cornell opens its season. Seems as if a couple thousand fans had other places to be in the second half.
Cornell looked good to open the game with a 10-0 first quarter lead that evaporated to a 10-10 tie in the third quarter. QB Jeff Matthews has the arm and the poise but he didn't seem real mobile by the second quarter. Cornell's announcers note Bucknell's QB has the mobility of a Michael Vick. I'd like to hear that "Vick-like mobility" description used for white QBs once in a while. Bucknell FG makes it 13-10 late in the third - 13 unanswered points. Momentarily. On the first series following the FG, Matthews goes 64 yards to Shane Savage. 17-10, Cornell.
Replays on the webcast video feed are nice but not the 1980s rotating graphic that precedes the replay ["hey! new technology! instant replay!"]. Geez.
Is anybody sitting in Schoellkopf? The announcers are ecstatic about the new scoreboard.
With a minute to play, Cornell up by 4, after two no-gain runs, on third and six, deep in Cornell territory, Matthews unloads for an 87 yard TD pass to Kurt Ondash for a 24-13 lead. Amazing play. Final, Cornell 24-13. That makes the Ivies 3-2 this weekend against non-Ivies.
Bucknell was better than last year (when a sign of their quality was losing to Cornell) and came in with a 2-0 record, so this was a decent win. Now it's on to Yale (noon start in New Haven, tailgating in Lot D opens 9 a.m., no longer free parking), which beat 2-0 Georgetown 37-27.
According to the box score:
Attendance was 14,000
Jeff Matthews 15x28 passing, 2 int, 2 TDs (64, 87 yards)
Bucknell held possession 34 minutes to 26 minutes (but when you go 87 yards on one play, you give the ball back quickly)
Both teams about 50 yards rushing
Both teans underperformed on third downs, Cornell 4x13, Bucknell 2x16
Cornell looked good to open the game with a 10-0 first quarter lead that evaporated to a 10-10 tie in the third quarter. QB Jeff Matthews has the arm and the poise but he didn't seem real mobile by the second quarter. Cornell's announcers note Bucknell's QB has the mobility of a Michael Vick. I'd like to hear that "Vick-like mobility" description used for white QBs once in a while. Bucknell FG makes it 13-10 late in the third - 13 unanswered points. Momentarily. On the first series following the FG, Matthews goes 64 yards to Shane Savage. 17-10, Cornell.
Replays on the webcast video feed are nice but not the 1980s rotating graphic that precedes the replay ["hey! new technology! instant replay!"]. Geez.
Is anybody sitting in Schoellkopf? The announcers are ecstatic about the new scoreboard.
With a minute to play, Cornell up by 4, after two no-gain runs, on third and six, deep in Cornell territory, Matthews unloads for an 87 yard TD pass to Kurt Ondash for a 24-13 lead. Amazing play. Final, Cornell 24-13. That makes the Ivies 3-2 this weekend against non-Ivies.
Bucknell was better than last year (when a sign of their quality was losing to Cornell) and came in with a 2-0 record, so this was a decent win. Now it's on to Yale (noon start in New Haven, tailgating in Lot D opens 9 a.m., no longer free parking), which beat 2-0 Georgetown 37-27.
According to the box score:
Attendance was 14,000
Jeff Matthews 15x28 passing, 2 int, 2 TDs (64, 87 yards)
Bucknell held possession 34 minutes to 26 minutes (but when you go 87 yards on one play, you give the ball back quickly)
Both teams about 50 yards rushing
Both teans underperformed on third downs, Cornell 4x13, Bucknell 2x16
Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 09/17/2011 11:22PM by billhoward.
Re: Cornell 24 Bucknell 13 football 9/17/11
Posted by: TimV (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: September 18, 2011 12:25AM
billhoward
Replays on the webcast video feed are nice but not the 1980s rotating graphic that precedes the replay ["hey! new technology! instant replay!"]. Geez.
The game was broadcast on Time Warner, Bill. I think they're the ones you thank for the replays. And curse for the graphic.
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Re: Cornell 24 Bucknell 13 football 9/17/11
Posted by: Trotsky (---.hsd1.md.comcast.net)
Date: September 18, 2011 08:52AM
They have a creepy logo. "You are getting SLEEEEEEEEEEEEPY."
Fun game to listen to. Mathews is that rara avis: an FCS QB with an FBS arm. Given that he has legit targets (Savage, Tasker), and that Austin seems to have a sense of humor/adventure (the wildcat, throwing that bomb on a third and grind down the clock in the shadow of your goal posts), this could be an entertaining team.
Props to the unsung heroes: K Brad Greenway bang on as usual, S Harrison Smith who seemed to be in on five or six huge plays, LB Zach Imhoff for good play, Rashad Campbell for setting the tone with a great kick return, and the whole defense for stoning Bucknell on their final drive.
Fun game to listen to. Mathews is that rara avis: an FCS QB with an FBS arm. Given that he has legit targets (Savage, Tasker), and that Austin seems to have a sense of humor/adventure (the wildcat, throwing that bomb on a third and grind down the clock in the shadow of your goal posts), this could be an entertaining team.
Props to the unsung heroes: K Brad Greenway bang on as usual, S Harrison Smith who seemed to be in on five or six huge plays, LB Zach Imhoff for good play, Rashad Campbell for setting the tone with a great kick return, and the whole defense for stoning Bucknell on their final drive.
Re: Cornell 24 Bucknell 13 football 9/17/11
Posted by: mountainred (---.dr01.chtn.wv.frontiernet.net)
Date: September 18, 2011 10:55AM
billhoward
Bucknell held possession 34 minutes to 26 minutes (but when you go 87 yards on one play, you give the ball back quickly)
Four scoring drives that took less than five minutes combined -- not exactly the way to build time of possession.
Re: Cornell 24 Bucknell 13 football 9/17/11
Posted by: imafrshmn (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: September 18, 2011 11:33AM
The O and D lines appear markedly improved from last season. So long as those guys can stay healthy, it should give Cornell a chance to be competitive in most of its games. Based on yesterday's results from Ivy teams, the league could have more parity this year than in recent years. Things are definitely looking up for CU football.
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Re: Cornell 24 Bucknell 13 football 9/17/11
Posted by: scoop85 (---.hvc.res.rr.com)
Date: September 19, 2011 12:24AM
Still concerned that we're not getting a lot of push by the O line, but the defense does seem improved.
Re: Cornell 24 Bucknell 13 football 9/17/11
Posted by: Al DeFlorio (---.hsd1.ma.comcast.net)
Date: September 19, 2011 05:58AM
Agree. Difficult to compete with the stronger Ivy teams without a ground game. Depending on 60- and 80-yard scoring plays is a risky proposition.scoop85
Still concerned that we're not getting a lot of push by the O line...
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Re: Cornell 24 Bucknell 13 football 9/17/11
Posted by: billhoward (---.hsd1.nj.comcast.net)
Date: September 19, 2011 07:28AM
Yes, Time Warner deserves credit for the replays and multiple angles and for the time warp twirling replay logo (maybe that's what TW stands for?). Reminds of this tongue-in-cheek piece of royalty free music called Motivator from [incompetech.com] - it's every upbeat corporate presentation you ever had to sit through where the HR department was given full license with Powerpoint fonts, backgrounds, and audio.
But, hey, this one game gives you hope that things are looking up for Cornell football to be on the track to pull in a couple more good recruiting classes and be in a position to win its first outright Ivy championship by the time Cornell celebrates its 150th anniversary. I have high hopes against Yale. Certainly for the tailgate, maybe for the game, too.
But, hey, this one game gives you hope that things are looking up for Cornell football to be on the track to pull in a couple more good recruiting classes and be in a position to win its first outright Ivy championship by the time Cornell celebrates its 150th anniversary. I have high hopes against Yale. Certainly for the tailgate, maybe for the game, too.
Re: Cornell 24 Bucknell 13 football 9/17/11
Posted by: Al DeFlorio (---.hsd1.ma.comcast.net)
Date: September 19, 2011 01:51PM
Post-game Pepe's?billhoward
I have high hopes against Yale. Certainly for the tailgate, maybe for the game, too.
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Re: Cornell 24 Bucknell 13 football 9/17/11
Posted by: Chris '03 (38.104.240.---)
Date: September 19, 2011 02:48PM
Al DeFlorio
Difficult to compete with the stronger Ivy teams without a ground game. Depending on 60- and 80-yard scoring plays is ariskylosing proposition.
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Re: Cornell 24 Bucknell 13 football 9/17/11
Posted by: Josh '99 (---.nyc.biz.rr.com)
Date: September 19, 2011 05:23PM
It worked for Kurt Warner.Chris '03
Al DeFlorio
Difficult to compete with the stronger Ivy teams without a ground game. Depending on 60- and 80-yard scoring plays is ariskylosing proposition.
FYP.
Re: Cornell 24 Bucknell 13 football 9/17/11
Posted by: Trotsky (---.hsd1.md.comcast.net)
Date: September 20, 2011 05:24AM
Of course, I wouldn't turn those plays down, either.Al DeFlorio
Agree. Difficult to compete with the stronger Ivy teams without a ground game. Depending on 60- and 80-yard scoring plays is a risky proposition.scoop85
Still concerned that we're not getting a lot of push by the O line...
Mathews moved the ball well, mixing in a lot of short distance passing. The running game (Gellatly and the occasional Bo wildcat) didn't get much of a chance because we were so effective through the air. I'm worried more about turnovers than lots of three-and-outs.
Bucknell's hard to gauge -- Yale will give us a much better baseline reading. I don't expect the team to suddenly jump above .500. I'm just happy for signs of life.
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