Cornell football 2017

Ken711 · November 22, 2017, 02:33:02 PM

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Quote from: Ken711Cornell is playing at Delaware again in 2018. What kind of dumb scheduling is that. Chalk up another loss in that game.

Aren't the schedules made years in advance? I honestly don't know about Cornell, but the big time schools have already announced games 20 years in the future. Syracuse and Notre Dame will be playing in 2038 FYI.
I think he means "scheduling a road and road series".

Exactly, against an opponent that cruised over Cornell this year.

marty · November 23, 2017, 01:43:23 PM

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Quote from: Ken711Cornell is playing at Delaware again in 2018. What kind of dumb scheduling is that. Chalk up another loss in that game.

Aren't the schedules made years in advance? I honestly don't know about Cornell, but the big time schools have already announced games 20 years in the future. Syracuse and Notre Dame will be playing in 2038 FYI.

I hope I'll be around. I hope I'll still enjoy watching hockey. I don't hate ND and Syracuse (nor BU and that team that sucks) as much as I did back in 74. I hope I can still remember hating them in 38.

billhoward · December 17, 2017, 08:28:55 PM

For all the displeasure expressed here with the football coach, there has been no parting of ways with Jeff Archer. Usually that happens as soon as the season ends. So, to paraphrase Richard Nixon, we'll have ~~Jeff~~ David Archer to kick around some more.

Al DeFlorio · December 18, 2017, 06:47:28 AM

Quote from: billhowardFor all the displeasure expressed here with the football coach, there has been no parting of ways with Jeff Archer. Usually that happens as soon as the season ends. So, to paraphrase Richard Nixon, we'll have Jeff Archer to kick around some more.

Maybe he'll do better as Jeff than he did as David.::bolt::

billhoward · December 18, 2017, 10:33:34 AM

Perhaps take up writing novels

Ken711 · December 18, 2017, 06:47:11 PM

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Quote from: billhowardFor all the displeasure expressed here with the football coach, there has been no parting of ways with Jeff Archer. Usually that happens as soon as the season ends. So, to paraphrase Richard Nixon, we'll have Jeff Archer to kick around some more.
Maybe he'll do better as Jeff than he did as David.::bolt::

It's a low bar that you need to meet to be the Cornell head football coach. Let's see what next season brings. Can they win at least 4 Ivy games next season to show progress? We'll see, I have my doubts.

Ken711 · February 12, 2018, 07:02:37 PM

Quote from: ITHACA, N.Y. – David Archer '05, the Roger J. Weiss '61 Head Coach of Cornell Football, has signed a contract extension with additional performance-based incentives to remain at his alma mater.

\\"I am enthusiastic that Coach Archer will continue to lead our football program into the future,\\" said Andy Noel, the Meakem*Smith Director of Athletics and Physical Education. \\"David's plan to rebuild our Big Red football from the ground up has gained momentum with Ivy wins this past season over Harvard, Brown and Princeton. He has my full support.\\"

\\"Coach Archer's tenure has embodied the values of Cornell and the Ivy League by promoting a holistic student-athlete experience. I am pleased at the progress that is being made on the field as well as the positive culture that he has established in the program and among the student-athletes\\" said Vice President for Student & Campus Life Ryan Lombardi. \\"I am pleased that David will continue to lead our program and build upon the progress that has been made.\\"

Archer has shown significant progress in improving the Big Red's Ivy League record each of the past three seasons, with an upward trajectory that has methodically improved the program. In the process, Archer and his staff have developed 30 All-Ivy selections, two Ivy League Rookies of the Year, three Academic All-Americans and four FCS All-Americans in his five seasons.

In 2016, Cornell earned its first top 25 win since 2007 and first road victory over a ranked team in 66 seasons when it defeated No. 25 Colgate. The team's three Ivy wins in 2017 were the most since 2011 and tied for the best Ivy record in more than a decade. The Big Red defeated both Ivy League preseason co-favorites, Princeton and Harvard, defeating the Crimson for the first time in 12 years. The Big Red's non-conference schedule (Delaware, Patriot League co-champ Colgate and Bucknell) also proved to be the most challenging in the conference, with those three teams posting a 19-14 record. The 2018 season will open at the University of Delaware on September 15.

CAS · February 12, 2018, 08:00:54 PM

The Daily Sun story on the extension adds that Archer is 12-38 overall, & his 3-7 record last year is the same record as Archer's first season.

Ken711 · February 12, 2018, 10:00:50 PM

Quote from: CASThe Daily Sun story on the extension adds that Archer is 12-38 overall, & his 3-7 record last year is the same record as Archer's first season.

We'll see how well this extension plays if Cornell can't win more than 3 Ivy games next season. I don't think they care about non-league games.

billhoward · February 13, 2018, 11:25:15 AM

Both Cornell's release and the Sun's story don't say how long the extension is for. Not sure how healthy a contract extension is if it's just for one year. But Cornell is on record saying there has been upward trajectory and believes it can continue. Not easy to write a fulfilling press release when the 5-year record is 12-38. Let's hope for better times.

On this forum I have heard posts that say Archer is disliked and others say he's liked. I talked to a couple of parents of the broad football family and they say Archer is generally well-regarded by the players. That is good.

Ken711 · February 13, 2018, 01:37:18 PM

Quote from: billhowardBoth Cornell's release and the Sun's story don't say how long the extension is for. Not sure how healthy a contract extension is if it's just for one year. But Cornell is on record saying there has been upward trajectory and believes it can continue. Not easy to write a fulfilling press release when the 5-year record is 12-38. Let's hope for better times.

On this forum I have heard posts that say Archer is disliked and others say he's liked. I talked to a couple of parents of the broad football family and they say Archer is generally well-regarded by the players. That is good.

Bill I think you are spot on. Archer is well liked by the players and the AD. However, if this program can't improve the Ivy wins is that acceptable by the Cornell administration? We will see if CONTINUED improvement occurs this season. All his recruits are now full entrenched in starting positions, so how much time does he need to at the very least produce a winning record in the Ivy League, I'm not even talking about winning the championship,

margolism · February 14, 2018, 01:34:47 PM

Cornell was in control of its destiny this past season after wins against Harvard and Princeton.

If it weren't for injuries sustained by key offensive players the record may have been stronger and more indicative of sustained improvement.

CAS · June 03, 2018, 07:26:46 AM

Dartmouth just got a QB transferring from the University of Florida, who was ranked the 23rd top pro style QB in his HS class. He is immediately eligible to play. Why does Cornell football never get any impact transfers, despite the university enrolling many transfers students?

scoop85 · June 03, 2018, 11:03:48 AM

Quote from: CASDartmouth just got a QB transferring from the University of Florida, who was ranked the 23rd top pro style QB in his HS class. He is immediately eligible to play. Why does Cornell football never get any impact transfers, despite the university enrolling many transfers students?

A few years ago we did get a QB transfer from Cal who was highly regarded out of HS, but IIRC he primarily ran the wildcat.

Ken711 · June 03, 2018, 03:03:21 PM

Quote from: CASDartmouth just got a QB transferring from the University of Florida, who was ranked the 23rd top pro style QB in his HS class. He is immediately eligible to play. Why does Cornell football never get any impact transfers, despite the university enrolling many transfers students?

Penn and Harvard have had huge success with transfers.