Cornell football 2024

[scoop85]

Need a ground game.  Defense opts for coverage over pass rush. Getting neither.

Our running plays seemed to take forever to develop, and none of our RBs seemed to have any burst through the hole. Not sure if Eddy Tillman is injured, but 2 years ago in Hamilton he had a big game, and I don't think he saw the field. On the positive side, we have several guys who can catch the ball, and the O-line did a decent job in pass protection. But it does seem a 2-3 win season is the best we can expect.

[mike1960]

Watching more of the game. The D will improve quickly if they learn to get off their blocks and wrap the legs when they tackle.

[ugarte]

Need a ground game.  Defense opts for coverage over pass rush. Getting neither.

Our running plays seemed to take forever to develop, and none of our RBs seemed to have any burst through the hole. Not sure if Eddy Tillman is injured, but 2 years ago in Hamilton he had a big game, and I don't think he saw the field. On the positive side, we have several guys who can catch the ball, and the O-line did a decent job in pass protection. But it does seem a 2-3 win season is the best we can expect.

I didn't see many attempts up the middle tbh, which was surprising because we were having trouble getting anything on the option after the first quarter. Maybe a couple of keeps by Wang? Pope was getting wrapped up immediately.

Musungu and Lee did a great job with their openings and Wang is still clearly a very high-quality Ivy QB.

[billhoward]

Insult to injury as the score graphic calls us the Big Reds. 34-17 'Gate

They're thinking of the leftist Cornell prof-with-tenure the NY Post keeps picking on, Russel Rickford.  https://nypost.com/2024/09/16/opinion/cornell-hate-prof-a-stain-on-the-academy-and-fits/. I get to follow this because about every third day, along with my print copies of the NY Times and WSJ, the Post shows up gratis. (Aside on tabloids: Some years back, a Cornell friend and her husband living in Brooklyn were offered a 3-month free trial via a phone solicitor. The husband say no. The solicitor asked what's better than free? He said: We live in a condo; the neighbors would see.

One good thing about the Colgate game: A lot of people didn't see what happened. Just 2,984 over in Hamilton per the Colgate box score: https://patriotleague.org/boxscore.aspx?id=7ltyipP022aUJKmSgYVs3wXi7up73ghniwD5ElWyd07J7BNseBaMQePf0fY%2F3yUPeTMajTbxHA5f7N9La0LOzJuUx4Zn4rWej6OT%2BG9gvbhBRA07OcbFGPacGM2ySeYsk1PgXFqG0bYnRzVZ2fijZzWSZyCSyaFTZXxwd8OorxE%3D&path=football#individual-stats. Versus 110,702 in Ann Arbor for USC-Michigan. Wolverines say it's their 319th straight game with 100,000 plus attendance.

[rss77]

Yes-I was at the game and observed that many Colgate students were at the Hamilton Village Farmers' Market.  Would have expected a bigger crowd at Colgate's homecoming.  
Observations-The punting was abysmal save for the 60 yard punt.
The d-line is relatively and really got pushed around by Colgate's o-line
Not sure but did Colgate add another d-back to take away the deep pass in the 2nd half. Wang had time to throw but could not find open receivers in 2nd half.
Red gave it top effort.  Tall order next against Yale.

[Ken711]

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell football team's Friday night lights battle against Harvard on October 11 will now be televised on ESPN2 at 6 p.m. from Schoellkopf Field. The contest will serve as the Big Red's second-ever appearance on ESPN2, after the pair of Ivy foes played on the deuce last season.

[CU2007]

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell football team's Friday night lights battle against Harvard on October 11 will now be televised on ESPN2 at 6 p.m. from Schoellkopf Field. The contest will serve as the Big Red's second-ever appearance on ESPN2, after the pair of Ivy foes played on the deuce last season.

Yikes! The whole nation can see how much we stink.

[Ken711]

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell football team's Friday night lights battle against Harvard on October 11 will now be televised on ESPN2 at 6 p.m. from Schoellkopf Field. The contest will serve as the Big Red's second-ever appearance on ESPN2, after the pair of Ivy foes played on the deuce last season.

Yikes! The whole nation can see how much we stink.

Let's hope we just keep the score respectable. Cornell has a very difficult road ahead, first Yale, then #16th ranked Albany, and finally Harvard.  Any wins we attain this season are a bonus.

[Local Motion]

I hate to use the term, but I think Coach Swanstrom knows this is a "Rebuilding Year" and it's probably going to take at least two to three seasons to turn this ship around.   No doubt Yale will be a tough foe on Saturday, but hopefully we get a little lucky this season.   Come out this weekend to Homecoming as regardless of the score it's always a fun day on the East Hill.   Go Big Red!

[Ken711]

I hate to use the term, but I think Coach Swanstrom knows this is a "Rebuilding Year" and it's probably going to take at least two to three seasons to turn this ship around.   No doubt Yale will be a tough foe on Saturday, but hopefully we get a little lucky this season.   Come out this weekend to Homecoming as regardless of the score it's always a fun day on the East Hill.   Go Big Red!

He knows, and in all his interviews with the media, he has stated the pretty much the same.  Expectations are low, build on each day, each game, each season.  It's going to take time, but if he can continue to bring in good recruiting classes like he has started to do with the Class of 2029 recruits to date, Cornell may yet have a bright future in the Ivy League after the dark cloud of the Archer years in the last decade.

[Local Motion]

Come out and cheer for the Big Red at Schoellkopf Field tomorrow!   The weather is calling for partly sunny, 71 degrees, and a beautiful day for Homecoming.   Go Big Red!

[ugarte]

Come out and cheer for the Big Red at Schoellkopf Field tomorrow!   The weather is calling for partly sunny, 71 degrees, and a beautiful day for Homecoming.   Go Big Red!

33 yard dime from Wang on 4th and 3 to take a 7-0 lead. Yale responds to tie.

After Yale forces a punt, a crazy bounce hits a blocker in the leg and Cornell recovers and takes over at the 25. Wang misses a wide open receiver on first down and makes a bad decision on 3rd and 4 but Cornell hits the FG.

Cornell forces a Yale fumble and again recovers at around the 20. A holding penalty nullifies a TD pass; Cornell barely avoids an end zone tip-drill interception on 3rd and long - and  Wang stayed down for a bit after the play and walked off with a trainer. Cornell hit the FG again.

Yale driving as Cornell leads 13-7 with ~2 minutes left in Q1.

[Al DeFlorio]

5 penalties for 42 yards in first 17 minutes.
6 for 47 in 18 minutes!

[big29red]

Once again- Cornell shoots itself in the foot. Lost a touchdown on one drive with a holding penalty on the Oline, now holding on the defensive back, gave Yale another shot at a touchdown from 4 yards as opposed to a third and like 20, after a sack. Not sure what's gonna change for this team, the coaching staff is new, maybe it's just the lack of talent. Unfortunately, there is also not help much by the coaching staff. I've seen at least 3 to 4 defense alignments that are terrible, wide openings for Yale, who of course, recognizes these openings and takes advantage of them. If it wasn't for this quarterback, this team would have no points.

[ugarte]

Yale scores to go up 14-13 but Wang and Cornell respond with a great drive in the rain. A second long TD to Lee gives the Red a 20-14 lead