Cornell Football 2019

Ken711 · October 19, 2019, 03:19:01 PM

Quote from: Chris '03
Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82
Quote from: Ken711Colgate who is Cornell's next opponent lost today to formerly winless Bucknell, and is now 0-7. At least Cornell will notch their second win of the season next Saturday. :-D

Don't tempt fate. Archer has a way of screwing things up.

14-3.... Colgate in the second.

14-10 Colgate at the half, although it was almost 20-3 Colgate if not for the fumble recovery and TD.

Jim Hyla · October 19, 2019, 04:51:11 PM

Lost 21-20 yuck

George64 · October 19, 2019, 04:56:03 PM

Yet to play Princeton and Dartmouth (both 5-0), virtually assured of another losing season. First exhibition hockey game tomorrow!

Ken711 · October 19, 2019, 04:58:32 PM

Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82
Quote from: Ken711Colgate who is Cornell's next opponent lost today to formerly winless Bucknell, and is now 0-7. At least Cornell will notch their second win of the season next Saturday. :-D

Don't tempt fate. Archer has a way of screwing things up.

How right you were and wrong I was, Can't beat an 0-7 team, at home? Is it time to start the fire Archer again chorus now?

George64 · October 19, 2019, 05:03:51 PM

Quote from: Ken711How right you were and wrong I was, Can't beat an 0-7 team, at home? Is it time to start the fire Archer again chorus now?

Stebbins is a very promising freshman, but unfortunately Coles, Taylor and Jones are Seniors.

CAS · October 19, 2019, 05:06:52 PM

One way or another, this darkness got to give.

Ken711 · October 19, 2019, 05:08:13 PM

Quote from: CASOne way or another, this darkness got to give.

Is Andy retiring?

Chris '03 · October 19, 2019, 05:35:19 PM

Quote from: George64Yet to play Princeton and Dartmouth (both 5-0), virtually assured of another losing season. First exhibition hockey game tomorrow!

And Columbia just pounded Penn....

rss77 · October 19, 2019, 10:03:12 PM

Despite the game Cornell falls short again. Cornell for years has what I would call "spotty" talent. Certainly some excellent players but not enough good talent across the board and it limits Cornell's efforts
to win. Today in a number of cases we saw poor execution especially on the part of the offense. Good players make good plays and Cornell does not have enough.

CAS · October 20, 2019, 12:02:58 PM

Cornell in the Archer era is now 16-49 & losers of 8 of their last 9, with the one win being against Marist. The nationally televised game vs Princeton (ESPNU) before friends & family at Schoellkopf on Fri nite, Nov 1 could be ugly...

ugarte · October 20, 2019, 11:52:26 PM

What was the weather like on Saturday? More than a little surprised that Null didn't try from 52.

Ken711 · October 21, 2019, 06:58:35 AM

Quote from: ugarteWhat was the weather like on Saturday? More than a little surprised that Null didn't try from 52.

Null has been battling an injury that's why Garret Patela did the field goal kicking, and Null was limited to punts.

ugarte · October 21, 2019, 10:59:38 AM

Quote from: Ken711
Quote from: ugarteWhat was the weather like on Saturday? More than a little surprised that Null didn't try from 52.

Null has been battling an injury that's why Garret Patela did the field goal kicking, and Null was limited to punts.

yeah i know - but he hit from 48 against harvard. i guess he knows best if it's in his range.

Ken711 · October 21, 2019, 12:24:11 PM

Quote from: ugarte
Quote from: Ken711
Quote from: ugarteWhat was the weather like on Saturday? More than a little surprised that Null didn't try from 52.

Null has been battling an injury that's why Garret Patela did the field goal kicking, and Null was limited to punts.
yeah i know - but he hit from 48 against harvard. i guess he knows best if it's in his range.

He's not even handling kick offs which again goes to any placekicking motions that he's obviously not able to perform.

billhoward · October 21, 2019, 12:56:41 PM

Halfway through the season, we're 1-4 and no other game is a likely win. Brown and Penn are possibilities for W's, Columbia less so after clobbering Penn 44-6. 2-8 seems a likely finish. It's beyond the point where sniping here about the coach is going to have an impact. The worse we do in 2019, the better odds of change. Jeff Archer is a dead man walking the sideline. Let's hope Cornell can find somebody decent to step in.

We have had football coaches before who looked good on paper but turned out not be be successful: George Seifert comes to mind. (Yes, that was written in Irony font.) Maxie Baughan brought Cornell to the edge of excellence until he was undone by a loose zipper. But even those good years were three decades ago.

Meanwhile, Princeton and Dartmouth are in the top 20 in D1 FCS standings.

I don't think Cornell players are giving any less effort the the players at Dartmouth or Princeton. It's the system.