Cornell football 2018

[ugarte]

Brown gets to the Cornell 5, Cornell's David Jones blocks the FGA and Cornell runs it all the way back to the, uh, Brown 25. (Hey, we blocked it.)

we blocked it but we didn't run it back - the Brown holder fell on the ball at the 25.

[Al DeFlorio]

Looking like the Keystone Cops today.

[Ken711]

Looking like the Keystone Cops today.

Did you expect them to win?  Cornell is not on the same level as Princeton or Dartmouth. 35-0 Princeton already. This was expected to be a blow-out. As I posted above:

at Brown - They had better win
at Princeton - No chance
Penn - Good chance
Dartmouth - Doubtful
at Columbia - Winnable

[Ken711]

42-0 Princeton in the 2nd Qt.  Archer facing his normal late season meltdown leading this team. ::rolleyes::

[TimV]

Did you expect them to win?  

No.  But I did expect more competence than  this.  Not so far from being on pace for a 100-0 loss.

[CAS]

Princeton throwing in last minute of half, up 42-0.  Think we'll be an underdog vs Penn

[Al DeFlorio]

Looking like the Keystone Cops today.

Did you expect them to win?

What a stupid question.  

I didn't expect them to have three interceptions, a long snap over the punter's head, two holding penalties and one blocking-in-the-back penalty in the first 23 minutes.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Thank God it was a dismal rainy day.  Otherwise I'd have been there.

Glad I wasn't.

[Trotsky]

"So, wonder how we did."

(Looks at score.)

"Seems legit."

[Al DeFlorio]

Note that Harvard, beaten by Cornell a month ago, played the other unbeaten, dominant Ivy team, Dartmouth, to a 24-17 score (not 66-0), putting up 50 yards more total offense.

Keystone Cops today, indeed.

[Ken711]

Note that Harvard, beaten by Cornell a month ago, played the other unbeaten, dominant Ivy team, Dartmouth, to a 24-17 score (not 66-0), putting up 50 yards more total offense.

Keystone Cops today, indeed.

That's because good coaches make adjustments to other teams as the season progresses.  Cornell, under Archer, ALWAYS fades at the end of the season as other coaches have game planned how to beat Cornell.

[billhoward]

On the bright side of the 66-0 loss to Princeton, 4200 fans did make it to the game, at least to the start, and the Nor'easter predicted was only light rainfall. Which made the ball slick and possibly kept the score down. Princeton was clearly dominant and is now fired up for the likely Ivy title game next Saturday, Dartmouth at Princeton, both teams 7-0.

Three points:
* The Cornell band was as dominant as the Princeton scramble band. Princeton's pre-game salate to the Big Red was in the form of an ag school joke. Quelle surprise
* In a game where Cornell had about a dozen possessions, Koby Kiefer only punted 3 times. Cornell's Dalton Banks was intercepted 4 times, was 0x4 on fourth down, but lost no fumbles.
* Princeton outrushed Cornell 358-139, including the game's last 7 yards, a TD run by Cole Smith (photo).

[Tcl123]

Look at the bright side, over the last 2 games with Princeton, we have split with them.

[Ken711]

Look at the bright side, over the last 2 games with Princeton, we have split with them.

How about this for a "bright side", over the last 3 games with Princeton, Cornell has been outscored 150 to 36.

FIRE ARCHER!

[billhoward]

Princeton fan on Facebook casts aspersions on the Big Red.