Fordham Game Notes Posted
posted by Jake @ 8:27:00 AM
84 comments
Roar Lions Roar
A blog dedicated to fans of the Columbia University Football team... the greatest fans in the history of sports! *NOTE: THIS BLOG IS NOT OFFICIALLY AFFILIATED WITH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY OR COLUMBIA FOOTBALL!
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
About Me
- Name: Jake
- Location: New York, New York, United States
Jake Novak has been a TV news producer for more than 20 years. He is also a top online writer with a regular CNBC column found at http://www.cnbc.com/jake-novak/
84 Comments:
Nice piece in tomorrow's New York Times about the Lions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/sports/ncaafootball/12columbia.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin
Some quick thoughts: Fordham's offense has been impressive this season with Skelton throwing the ball from behind a big offensive line to several talented young receivers. Fordham also has some quality running backs. Last year the Columbia defense was able to pressure the Fordham quarterbacks into making big mistakes leading to a couple of scores. Hopefully, the Columbia "D" can do it again. Fordham's defense has not been as successful as its offense. Columbia should be able to move the ball on the ground and thru the air. Go Lions!
Random comment - why is it the Ivy League can't add another game (or two) at the start of the season? Why does just about every other team in America have two games under their belt???
Also, don't get me started on why Ivy teams can't make the (formerly) I-AA playoffs...
I think the players would be very excited to have the extra game and the opportunity to show how well they stack up against some of the other competition...
It's all in the academics. Columbia football players may very well be the brightest guys in the world, but a 12-game schedule would pose quite a challenge for the players given Columbia's rigourous academic requirements. I'll settle for a 10-0 record and an Ivy League Championship. After that happens, if the players want to lobby for a longer season, great, but not until then.
I don't think any extra game in the first week of September would hurt academics at all. What is even going on in the classroom at that point? They could even play a game before classes start. That just seems like a really poor argument to me. Also, not letting Ivy league schools play in the post season makes zero sense. It would only affect one team per year and for only as long as they were still in the tournament. I'm sure the kids could find a way to get their work done, they always do. Also, if these schools are so concerned with their football players getting some work done, why don't they make it a little easier on them during the season by giving them some concessions? The location of Columbia's stadium costs students valuable study time every single day, much more so than one extra game would. Why not make arrangements for a practice facility closer to campus? Or provide better transportation? Or better/expanded academic support to the players?
It also affects recruiting. An athlete who puts in the amount of time necessary to reach a high enough level to be considered a viable candidate for a Division I college is someone who loves to compete. Why not start Sept 1 like everyone else did and be part of post season play? If Stanford, Vanderbilt and Notre Dame can do it why not the teams in the Ivy League? My son is a potential 2008 Columbia recruit (which is how I discovered this blog) and these are some thoughts he has expressed to me.
s/Football Mom
Well, a lot of the REAL REASON the league is opposed to this is cost. Football is ultimately a profitable enterprise for the Ivies, but in an indirect way. The cost and challenges connected to staffing home games and arranging road trips is enormous, and the athletic departments' budgets are always pretty Spartan.
Of course, I support more games and joining the playoff system, but I understand the challenges facing the A.D.'s and their staffs.
Despite all of the objecdtions, I actually think this will all change in the next few years.
The Ivies do not start unt5l mid-September because they believe that freshman balplayers should first be acclimated into student life before the schedule for the season takes over. At the Ivies, the term student athlete means just that. At ND, or Stanford, or Vandy, football players are not integrated into student life to the same degree. To football Mom, your son will get a better all around experience if he goes to columbia than if he goes to a school in which footbal is a job more than anything.
hIdndP You have a talant! Write more!
eRqFzc Magnific!
Plb4nF The best blog you have!
IP8EUV Nice Article.
Please write anything else!
Please write anything else!
Good job!
actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.
Magnific!
actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.
Magnific!
95FQ3t write more, thanks.
Nice Article.
Please write anything else!
actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.
actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.
Wonderful blog.
Wonderful blog.
Magnific!
Hello all!
Wonderful blog.
Please write anything else!
Magnific!
Wonderful blog.
Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector.
The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
All generalizations are false, including this one.
A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries.
When there's a will, I want to be in it.
What is a free gift ? Aren't all gifts free?
Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector.
640K ought to be enough for anybody. - Bill Gates 81
Hello all!
actually, that's brilliant. Thank you. I'm going to pass that on to a couple of people.
Clap on! , Clap off! clap@#&$NO CARRIER
The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies
Wonderful blog.
Suicidal twin kills sister by mistake!
Energizer Bunny Arrested! Charged with battery.
Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies
Ever notice how fast Windows runs? Neither did I.
Save the whales, collect the whole set
Build a watch in 179 easy steps - by C. Forsberg.
Energizer Bunny Arrested! Charged with battery.
Suicidal twin kills sister by mistake!
Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies.
Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector.
I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing!
Give me ambiguity or give me something else.
Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies
If ignorance is bliss, you must be orgasmic.
Thanks to author.
What is a free gift ? Aren't all gifts free?
Build a watch in 179 easy steps - by C. Forsberg.
640K ought to be enough for anybody. - Bill Gates 81
A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
Build a watch in 179 easy steps - by C. Forsberg.
Build a watch in 179 easy steps - by C. Forsberg.
Nice Article.
A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries.
What is a free gift ? Aren't all gifts free?
Please write anything else!
Oops. My brain just hit a bad sector.
Hello all!
Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
Beam me aboard, Scotty..... Sure. Will a 2x10 do?
Beam me aboard, Scotty..... Sure. Will a 2x10 do?
C++ should have been called B
Give me ambiguity or give me something else.
If ignorance is bliss, you must be orgasmic.
Give me ambiguity or give me something else.
What is a free gift ? Aren't all gifts free?
Post a Comment
<< Home