Go for 2 in a row. Penn has some excellent skills guys.
FAKE PUNT!!! Touchdown!!!
Quote from: rss77Go for 2 in a row. Penn has some excellent skills guys.
I don't know if nobody is watching or what but Cornell just ran a fake punt on 4th and 8 from their own 24. Snap to the up back and Tucker took it 76 yards for the score. Cornell is up 21-7 with three minutes left in Q1.
On offense, Penn is beefier than us at the line of scrimmage. I'm not sure why they don't run the ball every play and matriculate down the field.
It just makes me crazy to see the defense tackle high and not the legs,or try to tackle by hitting the hips with the shoulder pads. The ballcarrier carries the tackler or bounces off for more yards.
Quote from: mike1960It just makes me crazy to see the defense tackle high and not the legs,or try to tackle by hitting the hips with the shoulder pads. The ballcarrier carries the tackler or bounces off for more yards.
I'm with you on that—our tackling can be terrible ant times. And, I have no idea what our DB was thinking on Penn's 2nd TD on a 3rd and 12.
Penn driving down 21-14. Moseley running wild on this drive.
Beautiful drive by Cornell. 28-17 with 3:37 left in the first half.
Quote from: mike1960Beautiful drive by Cornell. 28-17 with 3:37 left in the first half.
Defense takes a holiday and Penn zips right back down the field. Penn tries a trick play on a 2-pt conversion and it's a mess. 28-23 with ~2 minutes left in the half.
Badly missed tackle leads to a Penn TD.
Quote from: mike1960Beautiful drive by Cornell. 28-17 with 3:37 left in the first half.
Penn answers right back on a drive where we provided little resistance. Penn tries a bizarre 2-point play with a throwback to a lineman that fails. We have 1:49 left in the half to try to respond.
Another badly missed tackle leads to a Penn field goal.
We don't have to be NFL draft prospects to decide that we'll be the best tackling team in the Ivy League. Technique and drilling will make it second nature.
28-26 Cornell at the half on a last 2nd Penn FG. I have no idea what Swanstrom was thinking calling a timeout with 58 seconds left after we got a sack for a short loss, as Penn had no trouble taking advantage and marching right into FG range. I think our coach has a great future, but he has to realize he doesn't have the 85 Bears' defense out there, and that was an outright coaching blunder.
Penn blitzes at the 8 yard line. Jameson makes them pay.
35-32 Cornell 7:27 in the third
#75 for Penn held on that play, and Penn scored a TD. We didn't get the call.
End of 3, down 46-35. Defense needs to do... anything.
That might have been the game.
Cornell ball. 4th and 3 from the 40ish. We need to match scores with Penn down 46-35. We ran a wheel route and the d back had it completely diagnosed and almost intercepted it for a pick six.
If Penn scores here, we'll be in a massive hole.
Another missed Cornell tackle and the Penn receiver takes it in for a touchdown.
Penn 53-35 with 12:20 remaining in the game.
I just tuned in 15 minutes ago and all I'm watching is a Penn highlight reel
Jameson has thrown three picks today. Two were improbable though.
Quote from: RichHI just tuned in 15 minutes ago and all I'm watching is a Penn highlight reel
Literally every play has been Penn dunking on us
Come on, guys!
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
This is disgraceful.
Sometimes Jameson misses the easiest of passes, and at other times he threads the needle with perfect throws.
Ok, I saw us do good things and score. Good enough for me today.
60-43 Penn
8:38 left in the match.
Quote from: scoop8528-26 Cornell at the half on a last 2nd Penn FG. I have no idea what Swanstrom was thinking calling a timeout with 58 seconds left after we got a sack for a short loss, as Penn had no trouble taking advantage and marching right into FG range. I think our coach has a great future, but he has to realize he doesn't have the 85 Bears' defense out there, and that was an outright coaching blunder.
With Penn putting up at least 60 on us, that 1st half TO is even more ridiculous. But in the end it's doubtful it has any effect on the outcome
Quote from: scoop85Quote from: scoop8528-26 Cornell at the half on a last 2nd Penn FG. I have no idea what Swanstrom was thinking calling a timeout with 58 seconds left after we got a sack for a short loss, as Penn had no trouble taking advantage and marching right into FG range. I think our coach has a great future, but he has to realize he doesn't have the 85 Bears' defense out there, and that was an outright coaching blunder.
With Penn putting up at least 60 on us, that 1st half TO is even more ridiculous. But in the end it's doubtful it has any effect on the outcome
The TO cost us three points, not the game. The lack of good tackling bothers me, and the defense in general is getting pushed around, or finds itself out of place. Our defense will determine how well we do against Dartmouth and Columbia.
How many points and yards has our defense given up per game this year?
When you score 49 points, you ought to win the football game.
I wouldn't be surprised if Coach Swanstrom replaces the defensive coordinator Jared Backus after the season. He was a holdover from the Archer staff, and over the decade coaching here, his defenses haven't been very noteworthy. That being said, until Cornell can have starters on the DL that are the equal in size to the rest of the Ivy League, it's going to be an uphill battle.
Quote from: Ken711I wouldn't be surprised if Coach Swanstrom replaces the defensive coordinator Jared Backus after the season. He was a holdover from the Archer staff, and over the decade coaching here, his defenses haven't been very noteworthy. That being said, until Cornell can have starters on the DL that are the equal in size to the rest of the Ivy League, it's going to be an uphill battle.
The first thing Swanstrom said was that the team was lacking in fitness. IMO it shows in the second half defense and not just this week. I'm not worried about the future of the Swanstrom program but would not object to shaking up the D staff anyway.
Agreed that Cornell's defensive line got steamrolled by Penn's o-line but was also by the athleticsm of Penn's QB Riley, wr Richardson, and the running back Hosley. I think Hosley may get some NFL looks. I say give Backus another couple of years to see if Swanstrom's recruiting results in a talent upgrade.
Noteworthy factoid: Penn scored on ten straight possessions.
There was a first and 10 for Penn from like the Cornell 25. They call a pass and receiver is very open. Cornell db recovers and breaks up the pass. Celebrates like he won the Super Bowl. Team losing at the time by two touchdowns. Unacceptable behavior. Get off my lawn.
Quote from: arugulaThere was a first and 10 for Penn from like the Cornell 25. They call a pass and receiver is very open. Cornell db recovers and breaks up the pass. Celebrates like he won the Super Bowl. Team losing at the time by two touchdowns. Unacceptable behavior. Get off my lawn.
I remember a game oh so many years ago that was not going well for Cornell. The band started playing Davy for first downs.
I was not surprised by this defeat because Cornell did not run the football and we lost time of possession by a whopping 10 minutes, meaning our defense was exhausted especially in the second half. The rushing statistics are deceiving as Robert Tucker had 75 yard run on a fake punt for a touchdown. While that was an awesome play, Tucker only carried the ball two times the entire game. The other runs were primarily QB scrambles. Every win Cornell has posted this season has been behind a good running game. Wang had over 50 passe and football 101 is your QB should never throw that many passes. Meanwhile Penn rushed for a whopping 286 yards and our defense was exhausted. Not that complicated folks.
Quote from: wolcomaI was not surprised by this defeat because Cornell did not run the football and we lost time of possession by a whopping 10 minutes, meaning our defense was exhausted especially in the second half. The rushing statistics are deceiving as Robert Tucker had 75 yard run on a fake punt for a touchdown. While that was an awesome play, Tucker only carried the ball two times the entire game. The other runs were primarily QB scrambles. Every win Cornell has posted this season has been behind a good running game. Wang had over 50 passe and football 101 is your QB should never throw that many passes. Meanwhile Penn rushed for a whopping 286 yards and our defense was exhausted. Not that complicated folks.
49 points is enough for the offense. We have to get some stops on D somehow against Dartmouth. Maybe stack the box, taking at least one thing away from them and forcing them to beat us with the pass.
Edit: If we were a better tackling team, Penn would not have scored 67 points on us.
Yes 49 points is great, but again we left our defense on the field all day. Agreed our defense did not play well, but when you lose time of possession by a whopping 10 minutes, that is brutal. If you have ever played defense being on the field that long is exhausting, which was evident in the second half. For example, when Jeff Matthews was rewriting the Cornell QB record books, our best season was 5-5, because we didn't run the football and nearly everyone of those games we lost time of possession. In addition, Saturday's game was three and a half hours long, and you could see our defense with their hands on their hips. Meanwhile I am sure the Penn offensive line was having fun run blocking in the second half. Let's hope we run the football vs. Dartmouth as that's the best way to keep their offense off the field and at least even out time of possession. Go Big Red!