Cornell Football 2021

[billhoward]

And no one has floated Jon Gruden yet. This place shows class.

[Trotsky]

probably still makes more money than hockey.. by far the biggest boosters for the school care about football

Net?  It's expensive AF.

15 coaches, plus six listed support staff and over about 120 players, it's bigger than many academic departments.

If i were rich, i would donate billions on the condition that they discontinue the program

Why?  If you donated that much they might even change the name of Schoellfkopf stadium to your name. ;-)

If I donated billions it would be on the proviso that all Cornell hockey rinks will be named "Lynah Rink."

None of this Citi Field shit.

How about Lynah Rink at the Trotsky Ice Forum.

Lynah Rink at the Ceramic Dalmatian Palace.

[rss77]

Back to football.  The defense performed really well against Harvard with Backus's leadership as Defensive Coordinator.  Found out Harvard's offensive line has two players doing post grad years at Power 5 schools (One at Penn State and the other at LSU).  Unfortunately we have an offense that can't get out of its own way-sigh

[RichH]

Yes, but would they fire Archer?

In the storybook I make up in my head trying to figure out Andy Noel, the reason he hired a 30 year-old guy to be a coach is so he would never have to do a coaching search again. Coaching searches are the worst thing my version of Andy ever wants to do. It distracts from his management of the Wrestling Athletic Department.

Archer's not going anywhere until Andy's gone.

[RichH]

Yes, but would they fire Archer?

In the storybook I make up in my head trying to figure out Andy Noel, the reason he hired a 30 year-old guy to be a coach is so he would never have to do a coaching search again. Coaching searches are the worst thing my version of Andy ever wants to do. It distracts from his management of the Wrestling Athletic Department.

Archer's not going anywhere until Andy's gone.

[billhoward]

Cornell has a fighting chance against Colgate Friday (7pm). I see Cornell at 246 in RPI (RPI covers all D1 and D1-Lite (FCS) schools) and Colgate is 224. Every other Ivy is in the 100s, from Princeton and Harvard at 129 and 131, down through Dartmouth 158 (@D, 11/13), Yale 165, Columbia 173 (home, 11/20), Penn 188 (@ Penn, Nov. 6) and Brown 191 (home 10/23). The best D1 Lite school is #73 Sam Houston State. (FWIW Villanova football ranks ahead of Duke, and if RPI is destiny, Princeton and Harvard could beat Colorado, Tulane, Delaware and Idaho, not to mention Cal and UMass.)
http://realtimerpi.com/college_football/ncaaf_power_rankings_Full.html

If things do not go well tonight, Cornell is halfway to running the table. The last winless season was 0-6-1 in 1935, the end of Gil Dobie's 16 years at the helm. This after three consecutive 8-0 seasons for Dobie and three national championships starting 100 years ago this year.

For those wishing for regime change, 0-10 is a lot harder to ignore than another 1-9 or 2-8 season. It's just a crusher for the 85-plus players and their families, especially if this is their final year playing for Cornell and they are, as we were, Cornell students who are probably not going pro in sports except maybe owning a team or being the commissioner. Personally, I'd like to see Cornell win one or two, which seems possible, even if it means Cornell keeping with the same coaching staff. OddsChecker says cornell has a 61% chance of winning.
https://www.oddschecker.com/us/insight/football/ncaaf/20211015-colgate-vs-cornell-odds-cornell-given-606pp-chance-to-beat-rival-colgate

[Ken711]

Yes, but would they fire Archer?

In the storybook I make up in my head trying to figure out Andy Noel, the reason he hired a 30 year-old guy to be a coach is so he would never have to do a coaching search again. Coaching searches are the worst thing my version of Andy ever wants to do. It distracts from his management of the Wrestling Athletic Department.

Archer's not going anywhere until Andy's gone.

I wouldn't be so sure, if they finish 1-9 or 0-10 I'd say he's let go.  They should beat Colgate and Brown and finish 2-8, and so he'll "save" his job for yet another losing season. ::bang::

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Yes, but would they fire Archer?

In the storybook I make up in my head trying to figure out Andy Noel, the reason he hired a 30 year-old guy to be a coach is so he would never have to do a coaching search again. Coaching searches are the worst thing my version of Andy ever wants to do. It distracts from his management of the Wrestling Athletic Department.

Archer's not going anywhere until Andy's gone.

I wouldn't be so sure, if they finish 1-9 or 0-10 I'd say he's let go.  They should beat Colgate and Brown and finish 2-8, and so he'll "save" his job for yet another losing season. ::bang::

Colgate and Brown both have higher ratings that Bucknell, and Bucknell made us look foolish.  0-10 looks like a real possibility.  I hope.

[ugarte]

Cornell scores first then gives up a 100 yard kickoff return lol 7-7.

[ugarte]

Jameson Wang, frosh from California, throws the first TD pass then runs it in from 18 for the second. 14-7 Cornell.

Cornell is using different QBs. Three so far.

[ugarte]

Now Soph Luke Duby with a couple of nice passes and a 30+ yard TD run. 21-7. Cornell D playing well also.

[ugarte]

Now Kenney has a TD pass. 28-7.

[Ken711]

Yes, but would they fire Archer?

In the storybook I make up in my head trying to figure out Andy Noel, the reason he hired a 30 year-old guy to be a coach is so he would never have to do a coaching search again. Coaching searches are the worst thing my version of Andy ever wants to do. It distracts from his management of the Wrestling Athletic Department.

Archer's not going anywhere until Andy's gone.

I wouldn't be so sure, if they finish 1-9 or 0-10 I'd say he's let go.  They should beat Colgate and Brown and finish 2-8, and so he'll "save" his job for yet another losing season. ::bang::

Colgate and Brown both have higher ratings that Bucknell, and Bucknell made us look foolish.  0-10 looks like a real possibility.  I hope.

Nope, Colgate is weak.  It looks like the first win today so worst case 1-9. But like I said they should beat Brown since it's a home game, and there's the 2-8 record. Best case they beat Columbia and could possibly be 3-7.

[billhoward]

Bring on Princeton! Get Syracuse (playing Clemson almost evenly in the third quarter) on the calendar.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Huh.  Well I'll be dipped.