hoyainspirit
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Post by hoyainspirit on Nov 9, 2015 14:17:07 GMT -5
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Nov 10, 2015 17:54:52 GMT -5
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Nov 12, 2015 10:56:30 GMT -5
HIS & AVG, I see the Cantabs are still undefeated! Yes, Harvard remains undefeated. A season without a loss is quite achievable when an above-average team plays the 228th toughest schedule in major college football. sagarin.com/sports/cfsend.htmCall me when the "Cantabs" make it past the second round of the FCS playoffs. Week 11 Picks for Games that Matter Georgia over Auburn in the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Ohio State over Illinois for Illibuck Alabama over Mississippi State Navy over SMU for the Gansz Trophy Houston over Memphis Arkansas upsets LSU for the Golden Boot Oklahoma over Baylor Iowa over Minnesota for Floyd of Rosedale Hawaii over Fresno State for the Golden Screwdriver South Dakota over South Dakota State for the first time since 2000 Eastern Washington over Montana for the Governors Cup Cal Poly over Cal-Davis for the Golden Horseshoe |
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Post by DFW HOYA on Nov 12, 2015 13:17:33 GMT -5
Yes, Harvard remains undefeated. A season without a loss is quite achievable when an above-average team plays the 228th toughest schedule in major college football. Call me when the "Cantabs" make it past the second round of the FCS playoffs. That would be quite an accomplishment because the Crimson won't make it to the first round of the playoffs because of the self-imposed Ivy ban. And therein lies the issue--Harvard isn't going to schedule I-A heavyweights, but their non-conference schedule of Georgetown, Rhode Island and Lafayette (combined record 6-22, Georgetown accounts for four of those six wins) is admittedly weak. But if there's no penalty for strength of schedule and an Ivy title is all that matters, the lure of a 10-0 season is much more valuable to Harvard's reputation than to be 8-2 with crushing losses to CAA or Southern Conference schools. Harvard is at the forefront of the Ivy move away from PL scholarship teams. They'll keep Georgetown (and Holy Cross for a few more years), but the Cantabs have no interest in getting clocked by Fordham or Colgate. |
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Nov 12, 2015 15:00:49 GMT -5
That would be quite an accomplishment because the Crimson won't make it to the first round of the playoffs because of the self-imposed Ivy ban. Whoops. I assume that the Ivy rationale for the self-imposed ban is "too many games?" |
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hoyainspirit
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Post by hoyainspirit on Nov 12, 2015 15:13:35 GMT -5
For the Cantabs in football, it's the Ivy championship that counts. Been working out ok under Murphy.  |
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Post by CTHoya08 on Nov 12, 2015 16:28:34 GMT -5
That would be quite an accomplishment because the Crimson won't make it to the first round of the playoffs because of the self-imposed Ivy ban. Whoops. I assume that the Ivy rationale for the self-imposed ban is "too many games?" I just assumed your initial comment was tongue in cheek. And yes, that's basically it. The Ivy hockey teams play a shorter schedule than most other schools, too. |
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Post by hoyarooter on Nov 12, 2015 19:12:18 GMT -5
Why is there a trophy for a game between Navy and SMU?
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Nov 13, 2015 10:53:58 GMT -5
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Nov 16, 2015 18:06:26 GMT -5
Week 12 Picks for Games that Matter:
Bowling Green over Toledo in the Battle of I-75, a.k.a. the Black Swamp Showdown, for the Peace Pipe Battle of I-75 Trophy (Tuesday)
Memphis over Temple
Iowa State over K-State in Farmageddon
Ole Miss over LSU in the Magnolia Bowl for the Magnolia Bowl Trophy
Arizona State over Arizona in the Duel in the Desert for the Territorial Cup
Utah over UCLA
Wisconsin over Northwestern
Ohio State over Michigan State
Notre Dame over Boston College for the Ireland Trophy and the Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl*
Oklahoma State over Baylor
Oklahoma over TCU
Stanford over Cal in the Big Game for the Stanford Axe
Southeastern Louisiana over Nicholls State in the River Bell Classic for the River Bell Trophy
Richmond over William & Mary in the Capital Cup for the Capital Cup
Dartmouth over Princeton for the Sawhorse Dollar
Lehigh over Lafayette in The Rivalry
Penn over Cornell for the Trustee's Cup**
New Hampshire over Maine for the Brice-Cowell Musket
Montana State over Montana in the Cat-Griz Game*** for the Great Divide Trophy
Bethune-Cookman over FAMU in the Florida Classic
Harvard over Yale in The Game****
Furman over Wofford
Stephen F. Austin over Northwestern State for Chief Caddo
Sacramento State over Cal-Davis in the Causeway Classic for the Causeway Carriage
McNeese State over Lamar in the Battle of the Border
*Some call this the Holy War, but I believe that term should be reserved for the BYU-Utah contest.
**Probably the most boring name for a trophy in all of college athletics.
***Officially, this game is named the Brawl of the Wild, but kchoya reports that nobody in Montana calls it that.
***Yale has defeated Harvard only twice this century. The Crimson go for nine straight wins on Saturday.
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Post by kchoya on Nov 16, 2015 18:18:16 GMT -5
Week 12 Picks for Games that Matter: Montana State over Montana in the Cat-Griz Game*** for the Great Divide Trophy ***Officially, this game is named the Brawl of the Wild, but kchoya reports that nobody in Montana calls it that. Damn straight! I still remember watching the 2002 game at the Peanut Farm in Anchorage and seeing the Cats snap a 16-game losing streak. I can't believe it's that time of the year already. |
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Nov 16, 2015 19:28:49 GMT -5
***Yale has defeated Harvard only twice this century. The Crimson go for nine straight wins on Saturday. That's twice too often. Go Crimson (Saturday's shocking loss to Penn notwithstanding). |
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Post by DanMcQ on Nov 29, 2015 19:14:17 GMT -5
Rutgers boots their AD and football coach...
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njhoya78
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Post by njhoya78 on Nov 29, 2015 21:37:41 GMT -5
Not exactly a surprise. Rutgers president Robert Barchi (a Hoya for bachelors and masters degrees) was under pressure from alums and what passes for the media in New Jersey to make these moves. Julie Hermann was a poor choice for AD in the first place, and the football program under Kyle Flood has fallen into disarray both on and off the field. Students have stopped attending games: one sportswriter noted that the student section had arrived for yesterday's game against Maryland, and that his name was Joe.
Barchi has already hired a new AD, and it is expected that Rutgers will move quickly to hire a new head football coach. The New York Post is reporting that Greg Schiano has already been offered the job.
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Nov 30, 2015 19:54:32 GMT -5
Not exactly a surprise. Rutgers president Robert Barchi (a Hoya for bachelors and masters degrees) was under pressure from alums and what passes for the media in New Jersey to make these moves. Julie Hermann was a poor choice for AD in the first place, and the football program under Kyle Flood has fallen into disarray both on and off the field. Students have stopped attending games: one sportswriter noted that the student section had arrived for yesterday's game against Maryland, and that his name was Joe. Barchi has already hired a new AD, and it is expected that Rutgers will move quickly to hire a new head football coach. The New York Post is reporting that Greg Schiano has already been offered the job. As I was reading this post, I was thinking to myself that they ought to bring Greg Schiano back. I guess stupid minds think alike. |
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Dec 2, 2015 0:49:34 GMT -5
Rivalry Week Recap
South Florida crushed UCF in the War on I-4
Texas Tech edged Texas for the Chancellor's Spurs
Iowa defeated Nebraska for the Heroes Trophy (and the Big Ten West title)
TCU slid by Baylor in the Revivalry
Oregon held on against Oregon State in the Civil War for the Platypus Trophy
U-Dub slaughtered Wazzu in the Apple Cup for the Apple Cup
Central Michigan defeated Eastern Michigan in a Michigan MAC Trophy game (Western Michigan clinched the trophy in October)
Arkansas defeated Mizzou in the Battle Line Rivalry for the Battle Line Trophy*
Clemson defeated S. Carolina in the Palmetto Bowl for the Palmetto Bowl Trophy**
Alabama defeated Auburn in the Iron Bowl for the James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy
Oklahoma rolled Oklahoma State in the Bedlam game for the Bedlam Bell
Michigan State defeated Penn State for the Land Grant Trophy
Stanford broke Irish hearts and defeated Notre Dame for the Legends Trophy
Ohio State stomped Michigan
Florida State shut out the Florida offense
N. Carolina defeated N.C. State
Northwestern defeated Illinois for the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk Land of Lincoln Trophy
Ole Miss defeated Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl for the Golden Egg
Southern Cal repainted the Victory Bell in cardinal & gold by defeating UCLA in the Battle for Los Angeles
Utah defeated Colorado in the Rumble in the Rockies***
Indiana defeated Purdue for the Old Oaken Bucket
Virginia Tech defeated U. Va. for the Commonwealth Cup
Georgia defeated Georgia Tech in the Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate game for the Governor's Cup
Louisville defeated Kentucky for the Governor's Cup
Wisconsin defeated Minnesota for Paul Bunyan's Axe
BYU defeated Utah State for the Old Wagon Wheel
Tennessee defeated Vanderbilt
K-State rolled Kansas in the Sunflower Showdown for the Governor's Cup
*Yet another "rivalry" created by conference marketers following realignment
**The Palmetto Bowl Trophy replaces the Hardee's Trophy, which was awarded for 30 years and represents one of the earlier instances of college football selling out to corporate America.
***Utah's replacement of BYU with struggling Colorado on the rivalry week schedule is so depressing. It screws up the Beehive Boot and deprives us of one of CFB's great rivalry games.
Championship Week Picks for Games that Matter:
Bowling Green over Northern Illinois (MAC Championship)
Cougar High over Temple (AAC Championship)
Western Kentucky over Southern Miss (C-USA Championship)
Alabama over Florida (SEC Championship)
Air Force over San Diego State (Mountain West Championship)
Stanford over Southern Cal (Pac-12 Championship)
Iowa over Michigan State (Big Ten Championship)
N. Carolina over Clemson (ACC Championship)
Week 15 Picks for Games that Matter:
Go Navy! Beat Army! (for the Thompson Cup and the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
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Post by Elvado on Jan 12, 2016 7:37:39 GMT -5
Is Saban the best ever? Not sure I know the answer but he is in the conversation. 4 in 7 years is amazing in the BCS/Playoff era of actual title games.
That onside kick was brilliant and brave.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jan 12, 2016 19:11:37 GMT -5
Is Saban the best ever? Not sure I know the answer but he is in the conversation. 4 in 7 years is amazing in the BCS/Playoff era of actual title games. That onside kick was brilliant and brave. I'll tell you what else was brilliant - putting the tight end back in the offense. I understand that kid had a quiet year, so Clemson apparently decided not to cover him. |
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