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Title: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: rss77 on October 31, 2025, 10:40:11 AM
Starting the thread:
Last Saturday Cornell's defensive backfield had trouble covering the deep pass routes.  Credit has to go to the Brown qb  who was dropping the passes in great position for his receivers.  Cornell's receivers stepped up last week and lets hope they keep it going and that Doryn Smith is available to play.  Princeton is beatable IMO and am hopeful that Cornell steps up tomorrow.
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: Ken711 on October 31, 2025, 03:56:26 PM
Princeton has a great passing attack. Can Cornell limit the long pass plays on defense and not turn the ball over on offense.  Hope the freshman WR and RB keep contributing.
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: Ken711 on November 01, 2025, 03:00:51 PM
Too many turnovers by Cornell.
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: scoop85 on November 01, 2025, 03:06:42 PM
 We lack "snap" on offense. QB play is mediocre at best.
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: ugarte on November 01, 2025, 03:34:11 PM
Cornell has forced two fumbles deep in Tiger territory and has come back from down 14-0 to up 20-17. Blocked XP by Princeton hopefully doesn't come back to haunt us.

Princeton hit a deep shot while the QB got obliterated but the defense stood strong and forced another punt (4th and 25!)

Cornell starts the drive inside their own 20 with ~8 minutes to go.
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: ugarte on November 01, 2025, 03:48:20 PM
Cornell grinding down the field, Tiger D seems gassed. Princeton forced to take their first time out. 2:30 left. Cornell has 2nd and 4 at the Princeton 30ish.
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: ugarte on November 01, 2025, 03:55:29 PM
Princeton did on second takes the clock to the 2 minute warning. Time out after stuffing a screen at 1:54. Cornell lines up to go for it on 4th and 5 but calls their own TO.

I suspect Cornell lines up to go again and GBS quick kick punts it...
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: ugarte on November 01, 2025, 03:57:41 PM
Delay of game for Cornell to make now space really making me think quick kick... yes. but GBS pops it into the end zone.

Cornell D needs to stand strong. incomplete on first.
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: ugarte on November 01, 2025, 03:58:24 PM
Incomplete, ball batted down at the line.
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: ugarte on November 01, 2025, 03:59:17 PM
Complete for 37. Terrible DB play.
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: ugarte on November 01, 2025, 04:00:06 PM
scramble for 5, incomplete. 3d and 5 from the 38.

incomplete...
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: ugarte on November 01, 2025, 04:01:57 PM
PASS TIPPED INCOMPLETE CORNELL PULLS OFF THE COMEBACK AGAIN
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: ugarte on November 01, 2025, 04:03:06 PM
Swanstrom recruits killing it. Once we shifted away from the upperclassmen, we started winning.
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: Jeff Hopkins '82 on November 01, 2025, 04:12:29 PM
Wow.  I may actually have to go to the game at Penn next weekend!
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: scoop85 on November 01, 2025, 04:49:21 PM
Two gritty wins the past two weeks, but we were pretty fortunate to win either game. But these are games we routinely lost in the past, so we'll take 'em.
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: ugarte on November 01, 2025, 05:20:11 PM
Quote from: scoop85 on November 01, 2025, 04:49:21 PMTwo gritty wins the past two weeks, but we were pretty fortunate to win either game. But these are games we routinely lost in the past, so we'll take 'em.
we didn't give up a point in the second half. we won the game by forcing two fumbles and playing great short yardage defense because princeton chose to give up on the run and didn't have much of a short passing game. our guys pulled off a methodical 6+ minute drive to put Princeton on the back foot and then closed it out with a smothering set of downs. we could have lost but we absolutely deserved to win this one.
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: Ken711 on November 01, 2025, 06:07:52 PM
Quote from: ugarte on November 01, 2025, 04:03:06 PMSwanstrom recruits killing it. Once we shifted away from the upperclassmen, we started winning.

This has been a big part.  Next season looks very promising with another potentially good recruiting class, and hopefully their best WR returning to playing form.
Title: Re: Varsity Football: Princeton at Cornell 11/1/2025
Post by: wolcoma on November 02, 2025, 08:45:59 PM
Attend a Cornell football game!   They are fun and always competitive.   Cornell rushed for over 200 yards and the defense woke up yesterday.