Cornell takes on Brown

[Ken711]

Brown has had an up and down season so far.  They beat an at the time top 10 FCS ranked U of Rhode Island team early in the season, but are looking for their 1st Ivy win today after going 3-0 in out of conference games.  As they showed they can do last week, Cornell must limit giving the ball away on offense, and hopefully continue to rely on the rushing attack.

[Ken711]

7-6 Brown after a gig 43 Brown pass completion.  Cornell another missed an extra point attempt on their TD and it's almost deflating the momentum.  The loss of regular kicker Alan Zhao is big.  There has to be another kicker to try at this point.

[ugarte]

Cornell run defense has been incredible but the pass defense is appalling. After a great TD drive (missed XP), Cornell gave up a TD to fall behind 7-6.

Brown tried an onside kick that went right to Kurtz. Good news he has great hands. Bad news, he got drilled in the sternum and is slow getting up.  Would have been great field position but for the roughing the passer call on the TD moving up the kickoff.

Good news.  Kurtz still in. Cornell has the ball beat midfield.

[Ken711]

Cornell run defense has been incredible but the pass defense is appalling. After a great TD drive (missed XP), Cornell gave up a TD to fall behind 7-6.

Brown tried an onside kick that went right to Kurtz. Good news he has great hands. Bad news, he got drilled in the sternum and is slow getting up.  Would have been great field position but for the roughing the passer call on the TD moving up the kickoff.

Good news.  Kurtz still in. Cornell has the ball beat midfield.

Not going to win this game giving up two 40 yard plus pass completions.

[ugarte]

more grotesque pass defense gets brown into the red zone but a great series of downs forces a FG. 10-6, 7:21 left in the first half.

[ugarte]

Big Red drive has Cornell inside the 5, 4th and 1. Critical play coming...

Real stupid play. Play action, incomplete. We've been running it down Brown throats all day.

[ugarte]

More Cornell pass defense. 50 yards in the air to a guy being double-covered and he still makes the catch because Cornell DBs never have the faintest idea where the ball is.

[scoop85]

Big Red drive has Cornell inside the 5, 4th and 1. Critical play coming...

Real stupid play. Play action, incomplete. We've been running it down Brown throats all day.

I'm astounded at how often football coaches can't see what's in front of them.

[ugarte]

Cornell with a tip drill goal line interception with 3 seconds left in the half to keep the deficit at 4 going in to halftime.

[Ken711]

Big Red drive has Cornell inside the 5, 4th and 1. Critical play coming...

Real stupid play. Play action, incomplete. We've been running it down Brown throats all day.

I'm astounded at how often football coaches can't see what's in front of them.

Trying to "out smart" the other team.  Keep it simple.  Run the ball.

[ugarte]

Big Red drive has Cornell inside the 5, 4th and 1. Critical play coming...

Real stupid play. Play action, incomplete. We've been running it down Brown throats all day.

I'm astounded at how often football coaches can't see what's in front of them.

Trying to "out smart" the other team.  Keep it simple.  Run the ball.

learn a lesson from pete carroll!

[billhoward]

I'm astounded at how often football coaches can't see what's in front of them.

a) Fog of war.
b) Duffy Daugherty, Michigan State coach circa the Marinaro era (paraphrasing): "Monday morning, anyone can tell me the right play to run. On Saturday afternoon, coaches have 25 seconds." He also had a bunch of Yoga Berra-isms led by, "My only feeling about superstition is that it's unlucky to be behind at the end of the game."

[Al DeFlorio]

I'm astounded at how often football coaches can't see what's in front of them.

a) Fog of war.
b) Duffy Daugherty, Michigan State coach circa the Marinaro era (paraphrasing): "Monday morning, anyone can tell me the right play to run. On Saturday afternoon, coaches have 25 seconds." He also had a bunch of Yoga Berra-isms led by, "My only feeling about superstition is that it's unlucky to be behind at the end of the game."

Swanstrom had a Brown time-out to think about it.  And think about whether his QB can feather a pass over a defender to his receiver.

[Al DeFlorio]

We must have a QB who can hit an open receiver.

[Al DeFlorio]

Big plus to have a QB who can lead a receiver.  3rd and long is no big deal.  All but impossible for Cornell at 3rd and 7.