Starting the thread. Offensive fireworks?
Brown ranks #28 in total yards averaging 395 yards per game. Cornell is #33 averaging 393 yards per game. Brown has a better defense though.
I just watched a high school football game with the final score of 63-55. The two running backs for the school that scored the 63 had over 530 yards rushing between them - one with over 300 yds and the other with about 230 yds.
Hard to top that in tomorrow's game but it would be fun to see them try!
Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82I just watched a high school football game with the final score of 63-55. The two running backs for the school that scored the 63 had over 530 yards rushing between them - one with over 300 yds and the other with about 230 yds.
Hard to top that in tomorrow's game but it would be fun to see them try!
Makes me remember the tremendous records that Ed Marinaro established playing at Cornell.
Quote"When you think of records, think of Ed Marinaro. He played 27 games for Cornell, 1969-1971, and averaged 174.6 rushing yards per game. That tops O. J. Simpson, Herschel Walker, Tony Dorsett and many other great running backs. Marinaro had 10 games in which he exceeded 200 yards; this includes, in 1969, 245 against Rutgers, 281 against Harvard; in 1970, 260 against Lehigh; in 1971, 272 against Columbia, 260 against Colgate. In 1971, his average was 209 a game, an NCAA record that lasted 10 years. That year he led the nation in scoring, rushing and all-purpose running."
Noon start, not 1. 7-3 good guys with 10 seconds left in the first half. Cornell let Brown get close enough for a long FG try and... the kick will be ~48 yards and Cornell tries to ice the kicker... and it "works" - no good. 7-3 at the half.
Quote from: ugarteNoon start, not 1. 7-3 good guys with 10 seconds left in the first half. Cornell let Brown get close enough for a long FG try and... the kick will be ~48 yards and Cornell tries to ice the kicker... and it "works" - no good. 7-3 at the half.
I missed the first half because of the start time! So far, so good.
Quote from: mike1960Quote from: ugarteNoon start, not 1. 7-3 good guys with 10 seconds left in the first half. Cornell let Brown get close enough for a long FG try and... the kick will be ~48 yards and Cornell tries to ice the kicker... and it "works" - no good. 7-3 at the half.
I missed the first half because of the start time! So far, so good.
Cornell got an interception on Brown's opening drive of the half then used the short field to take a 14-3 lead on a one-yard Wang run. Cornell (same DB, actually) just picked off Brown for the second time in the half on a deep shot. Wang ran for a first down to get the Red out of the shadow of their own end zone.
A third interception for Cornell in the second half! (under review for whether he's in bounds... CONFIRMED!)
Wow! Is that three oskies on the day?
Another great catch by Doryn Smith after the interception for ~50 then a DPI on a deep shot to Kurtz. Back in the red zone... oh man Zoller wide open in the end zone but Wang misses him. Then a sloppy pass on a screen to Musungu, who had room to run.
Third down pass is perfect and Woodring catches the post in the end zone. Kick is good and Cornell is up 21-3.
Deep pass for a Brown TD, beating Doryn Smith. Kick good, 21-10 with 2:20 left in Q3.
Momentum is turning. We need defensive stop here.
Edit: That excellent punt and coverage really helps!
Cornell has to punt but it's a beauty. Downed at the 2 with just under a minute left in the quarter.
Should have used up 3rd period clock. Some strange play-calling.
Quote from: Al DeFlorioShould have used up 3rd period clock. Some strange play-calling.
Not much run game today. 54 yards total so far.
Quote from: Al DeFlorioShould have used up 3rd period clock. Some strange play-calling.
The third period clock is not a meaningful thing, imo.
In any event, Brown QB evades a sack in the end zone, throws up a duck ... and a Brown WR outjumps the coverage for a 30 yard gain before the end of the quarter.
Not sure why the refs didn't call targeting there.
The zero blitz is giving the Brown QB lots of trouble.
Quote from: mike1960Not sure why the refs didn't call targeting there.
imobecause the contact was more glancing than devastating.
ugh cornell allows a 4th down conversion, another deep sideline pass then a qb scramble to the pyl... no, stepped out at the 1. First and goal Brown, though.
EDIT: Run up the middle for an easy score, Brown goes for 2 ... and false starts. Now they are kicking... 21-17 Cornell. Potentially huge penalty.
Quote from: ugarteQuote from: Al DeFlorioShould have used up 3rd period clock. Some strange play-calling.
The third period clock is not a meaningful thing, imo.
In any event, Brown QB evades a sack in the end zone, throws up a duck ... and a Brown WR outjumps the coverage for a 30 yard gain before the end of the quarter.
It is when the wind is in your face and you want it in the opponent's.
Since the Big Red don't have a run game today, they can't really run down the clock. Their mindset will probably be to go down and score a touchdown through the air and put this game to bed.
Quote from: Al DeFlorioQuote from: ugarteQuote from: Al DeFlorioShould have used up 3rd period clock. Some strange play-calling.
The third period clock is not a meaningful thing, imo.
In any event, Brown QB evades a sack in the end zone, throws up a duck ... and a Brown WR outjumps the coverage for a 30 yard gain before the end of the quarter.
It is when the wind is in your face and you want it in the opponent's.
Wind is being talked about a lot but doesn't seem to be affecting anything. If anything, everyone is throwing more than you'd expect on a windy day.
Quote from: mike1960Since the Big Red don't have a run game today, they can't really run down the clock. Their mindset will probably be to go down and score a touchdown through the air and put this game to bed.
You're smarter than that. You don't snap the ball with 25 seconds still on the play clock.
NESN carrying this so I can watch it on the idiot box. LGR!
Quote from: TrotskyNESN carrying this so I can watch it on the idiot box. LGR!
Maybe that explains the noon start. Boomer is at the game but no Olbermann.
Cornell penalty on the kickoff return, but a 16 yard pass to the 31 follows. Wang overthrew an open Woodring on a skinny post then underthrows Musungu. Our receivers are getting open and Wang has to do a better job here.
On third down another overthrow and a
very generous DPI bails out Cornell. No! They pick up the flag, probably for an uncatchable ball.
That was interference! He had a handful of jersey!
Defense needs to win the game for us today right here.
Damn another great punt. 68 yards but the bounce is just a bit too strong and it goes into the end zone.
Unfathomable play calling up 4 in the early part of the 4th quarter. You run the ball and also direct your offense to slow down the snap count.
The clock is your friend. Why ignore your friend?
Doesn't matter if your run game is not great. You have to eat clock. Run delay quarterback runs or something.
That crossing route is wide open almost every time Brown runs it.
You people are nuts. You can't eat clock on offense in a one-score game when your defense isn't doing anything. If Brown scores here, the clock you're wasting is your own! At least Al was making an argument about the wind, which I disagree with but is debatable.
I'm shocked Brown isn't going for it.
Wow the penalty on the 2-point conversion really a big deal as the Cornell defense sort of holds and it's 21-20 with ~5 minutes left in the game. Need to eat clock but reallllly need to convert some first downs and make Brown use their time outs.
Cornell can score here. The receivers have been open all second half. Jameson just needs to throw some accurate balls.
Quote from: ugarteYou people are nuts. You can't eat clock on offense in a one-score game when your defense isn't doing anything. If Brown scores here, the clock you're wasting is your own! At least Al was making an argument about the wind, which I disagree with but is debatable.
Quote from: ugarteWow the penalty on the 2-point conversion really a big deal as the Cornell defense sort of holds and it's 21-20 with ~5 minutes left in the game. Need to eat clock but reallllly need to convert some first downs and make Brown use their time outs.
Of course, a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
Quote from: Scersk '97Unfathomable play calling up 4 in the early part of the 4th quarter. You run the ball and also direct your offense to slow down the snap count.
The clock is your friend. Why ignore your friend?
Doesn't matter if your run game is not great. You have to eat clock. Run delay quarterback runs or something.
Where have zi read this before?
Quote from: mike1960Cornell can score here. The receivers have been open all second half. Jameson just needs to throw some accurate balls.
Would be nice to run more routes with a margin for error but I agree (and have been writing) that he's been wild.
First down a run into the line by Pope for nothing. Option run... for 3. I guess we're running clock now but we need the first down on 3d and 6. Brown still has 3 time outs. And... another horrible overthrow and the clock stops and we have to punt with 3:59 left.
Didn't like the play calling there. Two running plays were almost guaranteed to lead to 3rd and long. We are a passing team. Let's go to our strength.
Our defense wins or loses the game for us right here.
Quote from: Scersk '97Quote from: ugarteYou people are nuts. You can't eat clock on offense in a one-score game when your defense isn't doing anything. If Brown scores here, the clock you're wasting is your own! At least Al was making an argument about the wind, which I disagree with but is debatable.
Quote from: ugarteWow the penalty on the 2-point conversion really a big deal as the Cornell defense sort of holds and it's 21-20 with ~5 minutes left in the game. Need to eat clock but reallllly need to convert some first downs and make Brown use their time outs.
Of course, a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
1) You don't think the game circumstances are different? 2) the decision to sort of run clock in the abstract pales in comparison to the need to
actually get first downs, which i think i said pretty clearly. the ineffective running by Cornell burned about a minute of clock and Brown still has plenty of
time as long as they can move the ball.
There's a difference between looking backwards and thinking that wasting more time would have been good (after all of the passes fall incomplete) or whether it is strategically wise to run ineffectively a couple of times when your defense still has to hold for the majority of the 4th quarter.
Quote from: ugarteYou people are nuts. You can't eat clock on offense in a one-score game when your defense isn't doing anything. If Brown scores here, the clock you're wasting is your own! At least Al was making an argument about the wind, which I disagree with but is debatable.
Not late in the third period with a three and then two-score lead.
Quote from: Al DeFlorioQuote from: ugarteYou people are nuts. You can't eat clock on offense in a one-score game when your defense isn't doing anything. If Brown scores here, the clock you're wasting is your own! At least Al was making an argument about the wind, which I disagree with but is debatable.
Not late in the third period with a three and then two-score lead.
The most time you could have wasted there was ~30 seconds with 15 minutes to play. You're the only person thinking that's a clock management decision.
Huge 4th and 4 decision... Brown going to go for it instead of kicking for 47... converts but :35 seconds left and still a long attempt.
Quote from: ugarteQuote from: Al DeFlorioQuote from: ugarteYou people are nuts. You can't eat clock on offense in a one-score game when your defense isn't doing anything. If Brown scores here, the clock you're wasting is your own! At least Al was making an argument about the wind, which I disagree with but is debatable.
Not late in the third period with a three and then two-score lead.
The most time you could have wasted there was ~30 seconds with 15 minutes to play. You're the only person thinking that's a clock management decision.
No, you're the only person in the world who'd rather punt and pass into a strong wind rather than with it at your back. Context, man, don't they teach that in law school? I was posting that THEN, not now.
Quote from: ugarteHuge 4th and 4 decision... Brown going to go for it instead of kicking for 47... converts but :35 seconds left and still a long attempt.
Zero blitz and the Brown QB handled it. But the reason the Brown Bears are successful today is that they ran the ball well on us late in the game.
Brown running pretty effectively and gets the ball to the 16 with 25 seconds to go.
Quote from: Al DeFlorioQuote from: ugarteQuote from: Al DeFlorioQuote from: ugarteYou people are nuts. You can't eat clock on offense in a one-score game when your defense isn't doing anything. If Brown scores here, the clock you're wasting is your own! At least Al was making an argument about the wind, which I disagree with but is debatable.
Not late in the third period with a three and then two-score lead.
The most time you could have wasted there was ~30 seconds with 15 minutes to play. You're the only person thinking that's a clock management decision.
No, you're the only person in the world who'd rather punt and pass into a strong wind rather than with it at your back. Context, man, don't they teach that in law school? I was posting that THEN, not now.
I already said that the wind explanation made sense, even if I disagree because it doesn't actually seem to be affecting anything!
Almost a pick in the end zone AND almost a touchdown but it's incomplete, then a run up the middle and Brown almost forgets to call time out before the clock expires lol.
Well, one second left and an attempt from 29... and Cornell tries to ice the kicker again... good and Brown is rushing the field for some reason. Homecoming, I guess?
This was a very winnable game but Wang's passing touch is ... I don't know where. Not great. His receivers and tight ends are so good, too.
Quote from: ugarteQuote from: Al DeFlorioQuote from: ugarteQuote from: Al DeFlorioQuote from: ugarteYou people are nuts. You can't eat clock on offense in a one-score game when your defense isn't doing anything. If Brown scores here, the clock you're wasting is your own! At least Al was making an argument about the wind, which I disagree with but is debatable.
Not late in the third period with a three and then two-score lead.
The most time you could have wasted there was ~30 seconds with 15 minutes to play. You're the only person thinking that's a clock management decision.
No, you're the only person in the world who'd rather punt and pass into a strong wind rather than with it at your back. Context, man, don't they teach that in law school? I was posting that THEN, not now.
I already said that the wind explanation made sense, even if I disagree because it doesn't actually seem to be affecting anything!
Did you know it wasn't affecting anything with minutes left in the third quarter? It sure affected the two Cornell punts that put Brown on Cornell's side of the 50.
A very disappointing loss. Our run defense has been a problem all year. We're getting moved off the line of scrimmage way too often.
Quote from: ugarteThis was a very winnable game but Wang's passing touch is ... I don't know where. Not great. His receivers and tight ends are so good, too.
It couldn't have anything to do with the oft-mentioned wind, could it?
Quote from: ugarteQuote from: Scersk '97Quote from: ugarteYou people are nuts. You can't eat clock on offense in a one-score game when your defense isn't doing anything. If Brown scores here, the clock you're wasting is your own! At least Al was making an argument about the wind, which I disagree with but is debatable.
Quote from: ugarteWow the penalty on the 2-point conversion really a big deal as the Cornell defense sort of holds and it's 21-20 with ~5 minutes left in the game. Need to eat clock but reallllly need to convert some first downs and make Brown use their time outs.
Of course, a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
1) You don't think the game circumstances are different? 2) the decision to sort of run clock in the abstract pales in comparison to the need to actually get first downs, which i think i said pretty clearly. the ineffective running by Cornell burned about a minute of clock and Brown still has plenty of time as long as they can move the ball.
There's a difference between looking backwards and thinking that wasting more time would have been good (after all of the passes fall incomplete) or whether it is strategically wise to run ineffectively a couple of times when your defense still has to hold for the majority of the 4th quarter.
My point is that if you waste time the first time you have the chance, Brown has far less time at the end of the game to march down the field for a winning field goal.
Or, perhaps Brown goes for it on 4th and 5 (due to time pressure) instead of kicking the first (of the last two) field goals and blows it.
Either way, we lost the game because we can't run the ball and Brown can. That's what has to change.
Quote from: Scersk '97Quote from: ugarteQuote from: Scersk '97Quote from: ugarteYou people are nuts. You can't eat clock on offense in a one-score game when your defense isn't doing anything. If Brown scores here, the clock you're wasting is your own! At least Al was making an argument about the wind, which I disagree with but is debatable.
Quote from: ugarteWow the penalty on the 2-point conversion really a big deal as the Cornell defense sort of holds and it's 21-20 with ~5 minutes left in the game. Need to eat clock but reallllly need to convert some first downs and make Brown use their time outs.
Of course, a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
1) You don't think the game circumstances are different? 2) the decision to sort of run clock in the abstract pales in comparison to the need to actually get first downs, which i think i said pretty clearly. the ineffective running by Cornell burned about a minute of clock and Brown still has plenty of time as long as they can move the ball.
There's a difference between looking backwards and thinking that wasting more time would have been good (after all of the passes fall incomplete) or whether it is strategically wise to run ineffectively a couple of times when your defense still has to hold for the majority of the 4th quarter.
My point is that if you waste time the first time you have the chance, Brown has far less time at the end of the game to march down the field for a winning field goal.
Or, perhaps Brown goes for it on 4th and 5 (due to time pressure) instead of kicking the first (of the last two) field goals and blows it.
Either way, we lost the game because we can't run the ball and Brown can. That's what has to change.
Butterfly flapping it's wings, man. You don't waste time when you don't know what it means.
As for Wang's passing, if the coaches thought the wind was a problem they probably would have stopped dialing up plays that required 20 yard throws. He was just spraying the ball. Willcox certainly didn't have a problem hitting his receivers and he was the one throwing into the problematic wind.
Quote from: ugarteQuote from: Scersk '97My point is that if you waste time the first time you have the chance, Brown has far less time at the end of the game to march down the field for a winning field goal.
Or, perhaps Brown goes for it on 4th and 5 (due to time pressure) instead of kicking the first (of the last two) field goals and blows it.
Either way, we lost the game because we can't run the ball and Brown can. That's what has to change.
Butterfly flapping it's wings, man. You don't waste time when you don't know what it means.
Perhaps valid early, but I think in the 4th you know what time means already. If you're ahead, you burn clock; in this particular case, you burn clock because you're ahead and Brown is mostly depending on the run.
Exactly zero of these games will (or should) turn into an ACC-style (or old Pac-12 After Dark-style) score-fest, because our team doesn't have the offensive skill to trade scores.
In my view the two weak areas are a running game and DL line play, Cornell needs develop a somewhat balanced running game which they appear to be addressing with some potentially impactful RBs in this years recruiting class. They have the smallest DL in the Ivy League by far, and again assuming they can keep the recruits they have on this years recruiting class list committed, they have some big DL recruits coming in as well.
I think letting Brown run a 100 plays with the offense playing so poorly in the 2nd half led to the D failing down the stretch
Quote from: Ken711In my view the two weak areas are a running game and DL line play, Cornell needs develop a somewhat balanced running game which they appear to be addressing with some potentially impactful RBs in this years recruiting class. They have the smallest DL in the Ivy League by far, and again assuming they can keep the recruits they have on this years recruiting class list committed, they have some big DL recruits coming in as well.
Yeah, that's pretty much how I see it. Pope won't scare anyone, and I'm surprised we don't have a better option. The DL does get pushed back on pretty much any running play. But for today's game, I think the play calling in the fourth Q got away from what had been working, and our execution was just a bit off. No other way to say it but it was a blown opportunity.
Quote from: Al DeFlorioQuote from: ugarteQuote from: Al DeFlorioQuote from: ugarteQuote from: Al DeFlorioQuote from: ugarteYou people are nuts. You can't eat clock on offense in a one-score game when your defense isn't doing anything. If Brown scores here, the clock you're wasting is your own! At least Al was making an argument about the wind, which I disagree with but is debatable.
Not late in the third period with a three and then two-score lead.
The most time you could have wasted there was ~30 seconds with 15 minutes to play. You're the only person thinking that's a clock management decision.
No, you're the only person in the world who'd rather punt and pass into a strong wind rather than with it at your back. Context, man, don't they teach that in law school? I was posting that THEN, not now.
I already said that the wind explanation made sense, even if I disagree because it doesn't actually seem to be affecting anything!
Did you know it wasn't affecting anything with minutes left in the third quarter? It sure affected the two Cornell punts that put Brown on Cornell's side of the 50.
Yes, the two punts that were probably affected by the wind were from the shadow of the end zone. On the other hand, attached are the two drives to close the quarter. The Cornell drive that you think should have been more time consuming started with 2:20 left. After the receivers were let down by their quarterback, we had to punt from around midfield. Our punter dropped a beauty, the ball checked up inside the 10 and was downed on the 2. Brown had the wind for :59. They ran once, passed once (a near safety, a wobbly ball, but complete anyway for 27 yards). Then they ran again.
I'm apparently not the only one who wasn't all that concerned with the direction of the wind at that point in the game.
Watching the game-some observations:
It all comes down to execution-the missed pass on the 4th and 1 in the 1st qtr, the off target passes in the 2nd half-if the had pulled those off Cornell wins the game (IMO).
Also-the one overturned call-should that at least been defensive holding? Also-there were a couple of borderline horse collar tackles on Wang (How do the officials define a horse collar tackle?)
Offensive Line could not create openings on traditional run plays and would not have mattered who carried the ball. Looked at total yardage and time of possession for Brown-the 4th quarter definitely a killer.
Quote from: rss77Watching the game-some observations:
It all comes down to execution-the missed pass on the 4th and 1 in the 1st qtr, the off target passes in the 2nd half-if the had pulled those off Cornell wins the game (IMO).
Also-the one overturned call-should that at least been defensive holding? Also-there were a couple of borderline horse collar tackles on Wang (How do the officials define a horse collar tackle?)
Offensive Line could not create openings on traditional run plays and would not have mattered who carried the ball. Looked at total yardage and time of possession for Brown-the 4th quarter definitely a killer.
Agreed. The refs didn't call the egregious pass interference. If we scored there, the game may have been much different.
The bottom line is that we need to stop the run. Any defensive coordinator will say that's job one. Our d-linemen need to grab and rip and find the ball. You don't to be an NFL prospect to do the fundamentals.
LGR!!
Quote from: mike1960Quote from: rss77Watching the game-some observations:
It all comes down to execution-the missed pass on the 4th and 1 in the 1st qtr, the off target passes in the 2nd half-if the had pulled those off Cornell wins the game (IMO).
Also-the one overturned call-should that at least been defensive holding? Also-there were a couple of borderline horse collar tackles on Wang (How do the officials define a horse collar tackle?)
Offensive Line could not create openings on traditional run plays and would not have mattered who carried the ball. Looked at total yardage and time of possession for Brown-the 4th quarter definitely a killer.
Agreed. The refs didn't call the egregious pass interference. If we scored there, the game may have been much different.
The bottom line is that we need to stop the run. Any defensive coordinator will say that's job one. Our d-linemen need to grab and rip and find the ball. You don't to be an NFL prospect to do the fundamentals.
LGR!!
I had the impression that we lost the game on our lines -- both offensive & defensive. Offensively, we couldn't run the ball, and Brown did a good job keeping our running backs bottled up. They also put substantial pressure on Wang when he tried to pass. Defensively, we couldn't stop Brown's running game during the second half. According to the Ivy League (https://ivyleague.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7ltyipP022aUJKmSgYVs3wXi7up73ghniwD5ElWyd07J7BNseBaMQePf0fY%2F3yUPXaFieFsm97j66k9PVxiMmJ5vlmnmPWyK%2BEjoZPC%2BceE1wEO4ctEgTbMtzf%2B0f2A2SWZil5omUfPh50kxzSvh2gtPAdzeEE3D0r7ktWhGfJI%3D&path=football), we managed to rush for 58 yards, and Brown rushed for 214. Passing was a bit closer, with us gaining 265 yards, and Brown gaining 316.
The statistics are partly influenced by the 21-3 lead we established in the first half. Nonetheless, it's hard to view the statistics and not come away feeling that the better team won.
IIRC, at the game someone said we have the lightest offensive & defensive lines in the Ivy League. Can someone please confirm this?
It would be instructive to compare the weights and size of the offensive & defensive linemen on this year's team with that of the recruits reportedly coming next fall. We have to get bigger & stronger.
Quote from: SwampyQuote from: mike1960Quote from: rss77Watching the game-some observations:
It all comes down to execution-the missed pass on the 4th and 1 in the 1st qtr, the off target passes in the 2nd half-if the had pulled those off Cornell wins the game (IMO).
Also-the one overturned call-should that at least been defensive holding? Also-there were a couple of borderline horse collar tackles on Wang (How do the officials define a horse collar tackle?)
Offensive Line could not create openings on traditional run plays and would not have mattered who carried the ball. Looked at total yardage and time of possession for Brown-the 4th quarter definitely a killer.
Agreed. The refs didn't call the egregious pass interference. If we scored there, the game may have been much different.
The bottom line is that we need to stop the run. Any defensive coordinator will say that's job one. Our d-linemen need to grab and rip and find the ball. You don't to be an NFL prospect to do the fundamentals.
LGR!!
I had the impression that we lost the game on our lines -- both offensive & defensive. Offensively, we couldn't run the ball, and Brown did a good job keeping our running backs bottled up. They also put substantial pressure on Wang when he tried to pass. Defensively, we couldn't stop Brown's running game during the second half. According to the Ivy League (https://ivyleague.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7ltyipP022aUJKmSgYVs3wXi7up73ghniwD5ElWyd07J7BNseBaMQePf0fY%2F3yUPXaFieFsm97j66k9PVxiMmJ5vlmnmPWyK%2BEjoZPC%2BceE1wEO4ctEgTbMtzf%2B0f2A2SWZil5omUfPh50kxzSvh2gtPAdzeEE3D0r7ktWhGfJI%3D&path=football), we managed to rush for 58 yards, and Brown rushed for 214. Passing was a bit closer, with us gaining 265 yards, and Brown gaining 316.
The statistics are partly influenced by the 21-3 lead we established in the first half. Nonetheless, it's hard to view the statistics and not come away feeling that the better team won.
IIRC, at the game someone said we have the lightest offensive & defensive lines in the Ivy League. Can someone please confirm this?
It would be instructive to compare the weights and size of the offensive & defensive linemen on this year's team with that of the recruits reportedly coming next fall. We have to get bigger & stronger.
I wouldn't say our OL is the smallest weight wise in the OL, but Cornell's DL most definitely is. As for the DL recruits coming in, we have a 270 and a 320 pound DL recruits so far.
You don't have to be a huge defensive lineman to be effective, although some size is critical. They have to have work on the proper techniques to shed the blocker, clog the lanes, and find the ball -- proper alignment, hips, hands, rip, all that stuff.
Similar to some of our other losses, Brown ran the ball for 218 yards and Cornell logged only 58 yards, with most of them coming from our Quarterback. As a result we lost time of possession and our defense just tired out in the 2nd half. Our three running backs combined rushing was only 8 carries for 17 yards. Jameson Wang had a good day with 49 passing attempts for 299 yards, but statisticaly when you throw the ball that many times most teams lose the game. This was a winnable game with just a couple of rushing first downs in the second half would have burned enough clock and kept our defense off the field, and the score is 21-20 in favor of the Big Red.
If you look at the history of Cornell football, all three Ivy League titles (we only have three shared titles) were the result of a strong running game with guys like Marinaro, Malaga, and McNiff/Oliaro. Ask any offensive lineman, it's a lot more fun to run block than pass block. If you have less talent on the OL, it's also easier to run block than pass block. It's not rocket science just football 101. Go Big Red!