Cornell Football 2019

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

there used to be a lot of things going in in there it had a dirt floor so not sure how much fball did more than maybe just throw in it?

Took golf lessons in Bacon Cage from Clayton Chapman, who later became commissioner of the ECAC.

My senior year, the hockey line formed outside Bacon Cage.  They let us in at about 5 PM...which was very good because it was pouring that night.  

It made for a hell of a party.  A lot of people had pizzas delivered.

Wimp, our lines were outside::bolt:: and no pizza either.

All lines prior to that were outside.  In fact, it snowed a bit my sophomore year.

[billhoward]

Cornell is going after its fiftieth loss under the current leadership, against 17 wins. I believe the pregame notes do not include that possible milestone.

I still feel bad for the players. They're working hard but they're not the team in Friday's game with a #12 ranking in NCAA D1-Lite. At least this game is at home. The worst six hours of the season may be the bus ride back from Dartmouth (#15) in two weeks.

Friday can't be as bad as last year's 66-0 pounding at Princeton.

[Trotsky]

there used to be a lot of things going in in there it had a dirt floor so not sure how much fball did more than maybe just throw in it?

Took golf lessons in Bacon Cage from Clayton Chapman, who later became commissioner of the ECAC.

My senior year, the hockey line formed outside Bacon Cage.  They let us in at about 5 PM...which was very good because it was pouring that night.  

It made for a hell of a party.  A lot of people had pizzas delivered.

That was my favorite line of all time.  It was a GREAT party!

[billhoward]

there used to be a lot of things going in in there it had a dirt floor so not sure how much fball did more than maybe just throw in it?

Took golf lessons in Bacon Cage from Clayton Chapman, who later became commissioner of the ECAC.

My senior year, the hockey line formed outside Bacon Cage.  They let us in at about 5 PM...which was very good because it was pouring that night.  
It made for a hell of a party.  A lot of people had pizzas delivered.

That was my favorite line of all time.  It was a GREAT party!

You had Uber Eats? Phab!

[CU2007]

Cornell is going after its fiftieth loss under the current leadership, against 17 wins. I believe the pregame notes do not include that possible milestone.

I still feel bad for the players. They're working hard but they're not the team in Friday's game with a #12 ranking in NCAA D1-Lite. At least this game is at home. The worst six hours of the season may be the bus ride back from Dartmouth (#15) in two weeks.

Friday can't be as bad as last year's 66-0 pounding at Princeton.

Vegas has tonight as a 21 point spread for what it's worth. Keep it respectable on national tv.

[Scersk '97]

Vegas has tonight as a 21 point spread for what it's worth. Keep it respectable on national tv.

I'd take us to cover it. Princeton's going to win, but not by three touchdowns. A nailbiter spread-wise, though. Both teams have played a cupcake OOC schedule, and they've played one arguably easier in league opponent than us (Yale vs. Columbia). We're not talking about the league's best offense vs. the league's worst defense; rather a couple of clicks down on both sides—2nd or 3rd bests vs. 3rd or 4th worsts.

I'll predict Princeton wins by 17.

"It is destiny the Big Red will show up!"

"Lose the point that would have beat the spread / Then..."

[Ken711]

Vegas has tonight as a 21 point spread for what it's worth. Keep it respectable on national tv.

I'd take us to cover it. Princeton's going to win, but not by three touchdowns. A nailbiter spread-wise, though. Both teams have played a cupcake OOC schedule, and they've played one arguably easier in league opponent than us (Yale vs. Columbia). We're not talking about the league's best offense vs. the league's worst defense; rather a couple of clicks down on both sides—2nd or 3rd bests vs. 3rd or 4th worsts.

I'll predict Princeton wins by 17.

"It is destiny the Big Red will show up!"

"Lose the point that would have beat the spread / Then..."

Princeton 21-7 over Cornell.

[Scersk '97]

I'll predict Princeton wins by 17.

"It is destiny the Big Red will show up!"

"Lose the point that would have beat the spread / Then..."

Princeton 21-7 over Cornell.

I knew they could do it!

[rss77]

It was 21-7 but the difference was in execution of plays.  Teams like Princeton always seem to have better talent and they don't beat themselves with dumb decisions on offense.  The defense on the other played to Max potential as they kept Cornell in the game-comps to Defensive Coordinator Jared Backus.

[Ken711]

It was 21-7 but the difference was in execution of plays (Archer never fails to fail).  Teams like Princeton always seem to have better talent and they don't beat themselves with dumb decisions on offense.  The defense on the other played to Max potential as they kept Cornell in the game-comps to Defensive Coordinator Jared Backus.

Fixed

[billhoward]

A couple more breaks and we would have tied Princeton at 21 (let's not think who'd execute better in OT) or only lost 21-14. Moral victory. No team has held Princeton to fewer points this year.

The positives coming out of the game are that Cornell stepped up its level of play compared to the first half of the season and without the starting QB, and we might be able to beat both Penn next weekend and Columbia in the season finale. In between, the game at Dartmouth is going to be ugly. We could finish at 4-6 and that would match Archer's best year ever on the Hill.

Princeton and Dartmouth, both unbeaten, play for Ivy supremacy next Saturday 3:30 at Yankee Stadium. Sort of Red Hot Hockey for schools that specialize in football more than hockey. The winner might get into the top ten of Division 1A / FCS rankings. [Edit update: Dartmouth is unbeaten by virtue of a 43-yard pass for TD against the Harvard secondary on the final play: D9, H6.]

Princeton just got by Harvard 30-24 a week ago and underperformed - Princeton-Cornell was 66-0 last year - at Schoellkopf last night.

Next week's Cornell opponent, Penn, was down 36-35 with 4:05 to play.

[Al DeFlorio]

First and goal and no sign of Cornell"s best running back on the field.  Archer is terminally stupid.

[Al DeFlorio]

Am I wrong to puzzle over why it took so long to put McClurge on offense?

[Al DeFlorio]

Typical ending, on a half-assed two-point conversion play designed by a middle-schooler during study hall.

[Ken711]

Typical ending, on a half-assed two-point conversion play designed by a middle-schooler during study hall.

Play calling sucks as usual, Archer never fails to fail with his play calling. FIRE ARCHER!