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Can Cornell's offense score against a good Columbia defense and will Cornell's defense show similar effort as it did vs Dartmouth.
roll call?
Game coverage is currently on the front page of cnn.com: https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/sport/columbia-lions-verge-of-ivy-league-title-spt-intl/index.html
Quote from: BahnstormGame coverage is currently on the front page of cnn.com: https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/sport/columbia-lions-verge-of-ivy-league-title-spt-intl/index.html
Columbia is a really good team, In fact, I would say they are much better balanced team than Dartmouth. They have a better offense than Dartmouth has. It's going to take a great defensive effort and mistaken free offensive game to beat them.
Just after the announcers said "Zhao hasn't missed a field goal all season" Zhao badly missed a 30 yarder albeit with a hellacious wind. All kicks will be an adventure today
wind really killing both teams here. 0-0 midway through Q2
Right after i posted, Columbia hit two nice passes to get to the 1 and the QB punched it in. Cornell came right back, aided by a nifty fake punt that included an inside toss to a DL who ran for 30+ before eventually getting a 34 yard FG.
7-3 Columbia with 2 minutes left in the half.
CNN takes interest in The Game Columbia-Cornell style: The most infamously bad college football team may win its first league title in 63 years (https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/sport/columbia-lions-verge-of-ivy-league-title-spt-intl)
... like Cornell, Columbia's only title was shared, with Harvard.
Ivy title race
Harvard 5-1
Dartmouth 4-2
Columbia 4-2
Yale 14 Harvard 7 Half
Dartmouth 21 Brown 14 Half
Columbia 7 Cornell 3 3rd
Quote from: billhowardCNN takes interest in The Game Columbia-Cornell style: The most infamously bad college football team may win its first league title in 63 years (https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/22/sport/columbia-lions-verge-of-ivy-league-title-spt-intl)
... like Cornell, Columbia's only title was shared, with Harvard.
Otoh Columbia won the 1934 Rose Bowl.
Joey Giorgi is ripping us up.
Quote from: arugulaJoey Giorgi is ripping us up.
line is opening holes and he has real burst for an ivy back
Need to run down clock going into wind and stay within one score going into fourth.
did the 4th down pass to Musungu look complete on tv?
Quote from: ugartedid the 4th down pass to Musungu look complete on tv?
No
Quote from: Al DeFlorioNeed to run down clock going into wind and stay within one score going into fourth.
sigh. incomplete for Cornell on 3d and 4th before Columbia goes over the top with the wind for ~75 yards then scores from the 2 with :03 left in the quarter.
Yale keeping things interesting.
Yale 21 Harvard 7 3rd
Taking more time to snap in the third would have put Columbia into the wind. Harvard coaches were masters of using the clock when Harvard Stadium turned into a wind tunnel, as often happened in the fall. Run plays as fast as possible with the wind to lengthen the quarter. Kill the clock when going into a strong wind to shorten the quarter.
The Columbia color guy is as annoying as any of my high school classmates. My god I don't miss the Island.
Lions are lurching towards a share of the Ivy title. Good for them.
And, just like that, ...
Quote from: TrotskyAnd, just like that, ...
Throwing into coverage::bang::
Incredible- how does Wang expect a completion in a double team?
Brutal DPI on 4th and 1. 2:14 to go. Columbia up 14-6 with the ball on the Cornell 5. Cornell used a couple of TOs
Quote from: Al DeFlorioQuote from: TrotskyAnd, just like that, ...
Throwing into coverage::bang::
Not sure what's been worse—his decision making or execution.
Wang's had a wonderful career, but today will not be included in his highlight reel.
Questionable pass interference call on that one.
Quote from: rss77Questionable pass interference call on that one.
For uncatchable, yeah, but the DB lost the ball and ran into the receiver.
Columbia gets a three way tie for the Ivy Championship. Cornell with a good a recruiting class has something to build on this season at least.
Quote from: Ken711Columbia gets a three way tie for the Ivy Championship. Cornell with a good a recruiting class has something to build on this season at least.
A few quibbles but generally satisfied with Swanstrom's 1st season. In the Ivy games we were only seriously outplayed by Harvard, and as Ken says it seems the talent pipeline is improving. The league is about as balanced as it's ever been, and if we get a competent QB to replace Wang we should be able to compete year-in-year out.
Quote from: scoop85Quote from: Ken711Columbia gets a three way tie for the Ivy Championship. Cornell with a good a recruiting class has something to build on this season at least.
A few quibbles but generally satisfied with Swanstrom's 1st season. In the Ivy games we were only seriously outplayed by Harvard, and as Ken says it seems the talent pipeline is improving. The league is about as balanced as it's ever been, and if we get a competent QB to replace Wang we should be able to compete year-in-year out.
Next season's schedule will be more difficult, with 4 Ivy away games and an away game at Albany. Looking forward to a good offseason of conditioning and Spring practice.
Quote from: Ken711Quote from: scoop85Quote from: Ken711Columbia gets a three way tie for the Ivy Championship. Cornell with a good a recruiting class has something to build on this season at least.
A few quibbles but generally satisfied with Swanstrom's 1st season. In the Ivy games we were only seriously outplayed by Harvard, and as Ken says it seems the talent pipeline is improving. The league is about as balanced as it's ever been, and if we get a competent QB to replace Wang we should be able to compete year-in-year out.
Next season's schedule will be more difficult, with 4 Ivy away games and an away game at Albany. Looking forward to a good offseason of conditioning and Spring practice.
I thought Swanstrom was great. I watched the game while talking to the special teams coordinator (https://cornellbigred.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jeff-dittman/11374)'s brother and father and it was fun to see yet another effective fake field goal.
I'll miss what Wang brings to the offense but this was a tough game to go out on. Two awful interceptions and a handful of passes where he missed open receivers at critical times. I'm sure it was tough to throw in the wind but ... damn.
Swanstrom and his staff got great production out of the talent available. Watching Wang this year was a roller coaster ride-great plays at times and maddenly inconsistent at other times. Wish all 28 seniors well!
Quote from: scoop85if we get a competent QB to replace Wang we should be able to compete year-in-year out.
I do not follow the team closely but my impression was Wang was a black swan, like Jeff Foote. Some bizarre concatenation of circumstances resulted in him slipping past the notice of better programs and becoming available to an Ivy.
Was he really that much of a rarity, or do we stand a decent chance of getting a replacement level or better QB in the next class? (Do we already know the commits?)
Quote from: TrotskyQuote from: scoop85if we get a competent QB to replace Wang we should be able to compete year-in-year out.
I do not follow the team closely but my impression was Wang was a black swan, like Jeff Foote. Some bizarre concatenation of circumstances resulted in him slipping past the notice of better programs and becoming available to an Ivy.
Was he really that much of a rarity, or do we stand a decent chance of getting a replacement level or better QB in the next class? (Do we already know the commits?)
There's a thread on the commits '29 commits in the forum. As far as next year's QB as Wang's replacement, I'm not sure what player will win the job. With Swanstrom being a former QB himself, I'm hopeful he'll develop one. I'm just as hopeful that Cornell can field a bigger DL next season to match up with the rest of the Ivy League.
Quote from: Ken711Quote from: TrotskyQuote from: scoop85if we get a competent QB to replace Wang we should be able to compete year-in-year out.
I do not follow the team closely but my impression was Wang was a black swan, like Jeff Foote. Some bizarre concatenation of circumstances resulted in him slipping past the notice of better programs and becoming available to an Ivy.
Was he really that much of a rarity, or do we stand a decent chance of getting a replacement level or better QB in the next class? (Do we already know the commits?)
There's a thread on the commits '29 commits in the forum. As far as next year's QB as Wang's replacement, I'm not sure what player will win the job. With Swanstrom being a former QB himself, I'm hopeful he'll develop one. I'm just as hopeful that Cornell can field a bigger DL next season to match up with the rest of the Ivy League.
Class of 2029 Commits thread: https://elf.elynah.com/read.php?7,255838
Wang transferred in from Air Force Academy
Quote from: rss77Wang transferred in from Air Force Academy
Only wish they'd fired Archer years earlier to Swanstrom would have had more years developing him.
I was at the Columbia game yesterday and it was a fun Cornell crowd. I am pleased with some of the things Swanstrom did this year as our new head football coach. The defensive line was short-handed much of the season with injuries and that is one area that needs to be addressed for next year.
My primary concern is Cornell's style of offense that has never had much success on the East Hill with a no-huddle spread attack. There were some splashes of excitement but the running game once again struggled for the Big Red. Ian Pope had a pretty good season rushing for just over 500 yards, but in reality Cornell football has not had a 1000 yard rusher since Luke Siwula back in 2005 when we finished 6-4, which is our last winning team. Our two best running backs had a combined four rushing touchdowns all season. The reason I bring this up is Ithaca is not Florida or Texas, with often inclimate weather and that's why our best teams over the years have featured a strong running game. As I previously mentioned, Jeff Matthews broke all the passing records at Cornell but he never had a consistent running game to keep the other team's offense off the field. Sadly he did not have a winning season throughout his four year career on the East Hill. Meanwhile, Columbia's Joey Giorgi rushed 29 times for 165 yards, thus wearing down our defense. The Ivy team with the best running attack usually wins the Ivy League title. Go Big Red!