Cornell football 2015...

[CAS]

...picked to finish last in the Ivies, in a just released media poll.  Columbia, which has lost its last 21 games but has a new head coach, is picked ahead of us.

[Towerroad]

...picked to finish last in the Ivies, in a just released media poll.  Columbia, which has lost its last 21 games but has a new head coach, is picked ahead of us.

Do we play football?

[Ken711]

Al Bagnoli will finally turn the Columbia football program into a winner in time.  Cornell has a long tough road ahead.

[billhoward]

Al Bagnoli will finally turn the Columbia football program into a winner in time.  Cornell has a long tough road ahead.

Or Al Bagnoli will be to Columbia as Bob Blackman was to Cornell. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/bob-blackman-1.html

[Ken711]

Al Bagnoli will finally turn the Columbia football program into a winner in time.  Cornell has a long tough road ahead.

Or Al Bagnoli will be to Columbia as Bob Blackman was to Cornell. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/bob-blackman-1.html

Don't think so.  I think if Cornell ends up 1-9 again, we may be looking for a new coach.

[Chris '03]

Al Bagnoli will finally turn the Columbia football program into a winner in time.  Cornell has a long tough road ahead.

Or Al Bagnoli will be to Columbia as Bob Blackman was to Cornell. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/bob-blackman-1.html

Don't think so.  I think if Cornell ends up 1-9 again, we may be looking for a new coach.

I don't think you hire Archer to send him packing after three seasons unless there's a can't miss coach on the doorstep. I think you have to give someone like that (young guy with no experience) a long leash or you're just wasting everyone's time hitting the reset button again.

[tillmidnight]

I think his recruiting is why he needs more time.  He just landed a 3 star 2016 QB from Seattle (Harley Kirsch).  The kid was a MaxPreps All-American and was in the Top 20 in the nation across Rivals, 24/7 etc. at one time until he went silent on recruiting.  His stats are insane.

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/eastside-catholics-harley-kirsch-commits-to-cornell/

http://www.youtube.com/user/hdkirsch/about/

http://vype.com/northwestprepreport/2015/01/06/harley-kirsch-looks-press-flesh-end-circus/

[billhoward]

Recruit from Seattle should be used to throwing in the rain.

Give David Archer some time. Or more rope.

[CAS]

Bagnoli has brought a QB transfer to Columbia, who started 3 games for the Florida Gators.  A 4-star recruit, this kid is eligible to play this fall.

[scoop85]

True, but they had a transfer named Nottingham from Stanford last year who was highly regarded, and that didn't work out too well

[Ken711]

Al Bagnoli will finally turn the Columbia football program into a winner in time.  Cornell has a long tough road ahead.

Or Al Bagnoli will be to Columbia as Bob Blackman was to Cornell. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/bob-blackman-1.html

Don't think so.  I think if Cornell ends up 1-9 again, we may be looking for a new coach.

I don't think you hire Archer to send him packing after three seasons unless there's a can't miss coach on the doorstep. I think you have to give someone like that (young guy with no experience) a long leash or you're just wasting everyone's time hitting the reset button again.

Fair enough.  I'll give Archer two more seasons to at least get Cornell to 5-5 before making a change.

[Al DeFlorio]

Al Bagnoli will finally turn the Columbia football program into a winner in time.  Cornell has a long tough road ahead.

Or Al Bagnoli will be to Columbia as Bob Blackman was to Cornell. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/bob-blackman-1.html

Don't think so.  I think if Cornell ends up 1-9 again, we may be looking for a new coach.

I don't think you hire Archer to send him packing after three seasons unless there's a can't miss coach on the doorstep. I think you have to give someone like that (young guy with no experience) a long leash or you're just wasting everyone's time hitting the reset button again.

Fair enough.  I'll give Archer two more seasons to at least get Cornell to 5-5 before making a change.

I don't think you'll have the slightest input.

[Ken711]

Al Bagnoli will finally turn the Columbia football program into a winner in time.  Cornell has a long tough road ahead.

Or Al Bagnoli will be to Columbia as Bob Blackman was to Cornell. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/coaches/bob-blackman-1.html

Don't think so.  I think if Cornell ends up 1-9 again, we may be looking for a new coach.

I don't think you hire Archer to send him packing after three seasons unless there's a can't miss coach on the doorstep. I think you have to give someone like that (young guy with no experience) a long leash or you're just wasting everyone's time hitting the reset button again.

Fair enough.  I'll give Archer two more seasons to at least get Cornell to 5-5 before making a change.

I don't think you'll have the slightest input.

None at all.  :-D

[tillmidnight]

The defense is good, Hagy returns at RB... if they limit turnovers, I think they win 2 conference games.. and 2 non-conference games... 4-6 with a defense that continues to get better and better.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

...picked to finish last in the Ivies, in a just released media poll.  Columbia, which has lost its last 21 games but has a new head coach, is picked ahead of us.

I like how they put it on the Athletics webpage:  "picked to finish eighth."  Spin doctors at work.  ::wank::