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Date Posted: 11/ 2/15 7:41:59am Mon
Author: Zappa
Subject: Re: Random thoughts from the Kerrdome(Fordham)
In reply to: jb'74 's message, "Random thoughts from the Kerrdome(Fordham)" on 11/ 1/15 10:33:29pm Sun

>Great day for football in upstate N.Y. Best crowd in
>ages(7,900). A "polite" crowd though, not as loud
>throughout the game as it could have been (a parents'
>weekend thing). Great to see the parents there, but
>overall student attendance is pitiful, but that is
>something of a northeastern (and increasingly
>national) norm. My frat brothers and spouses from our
>50 yd. line vantage point concurred that in our
>collective "Gate game experiences since 1970 we would
>be hard-pressed to remember a better executed first
>half, on both sides of the ball, than this effort
>against an obviously talented and heavily favored Ram
>opponent. The energy and collective vibe on the
>Colgate sideline was electric. On the field, the play
>selection and execution were dynamic. The D was
>swarming around all-world rb Edmonds, and even if we
>missed a tackle, two yards later two other defenders
>would make the stop. Our base rush setup was getting
>the job done consistently on their QB, who was in a
>"deer in the headlights" mode as a consequence. There
>could not have been a pass reception made anywhere in
>the country on any other gridiron that was more
>spectacular than John Meddaluna's TD catch (on a 4th
>and 7) for our first score. Jake Melville, from his
>game opening 44 yard scamper and later key TD dives,
>showed that he continues to grow as a force to be
>reckoned with. Perhaps most significantly, we moved
>off the prior "M.O" for possessing the ball with less
>than a minute to go in the first half and actually
>aggressively pushed for points. Aided again by an
>incredible Maddaluna catch, we cashed in for 3 points
>(our ultimate victory factor). That late first half
>field goal, coupled with our block on a Fordham fg and
>their one missed ex-pt., showed how every opportunity
>made or missed looms large. As stated earlier, one
>hell of a first half for the Red Raiders. But this
>team still has to learn to play, with a vengeance, for
>60 minutes. As in the Yale and New Hampshire losses,
>and inexplicably in the Cornell and G-Town wins, we
>show a total lack of a killer instinct. We have great
>talent, great kids, and solid coaches. But please, in
>the next three games, PEDAL TO THE METAL ALL THE WAY.
>I loved seeing our team, at the 57 minute mark,
>relishing their productive collective efforts with
>dances, assorted high fives and chest bumps, but as
>Yogi said, "It ain't over until..."

BTW...If you have a complaint about Saturday's game I might surmise that "you're not happy about anything in your life". You're not going to see a better one for quite awhile.

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[> [> Re: Random thoughts from the Kerrdome(Fordham) -- gatefan, 11/ 2/15 12:35:39pm Mon

>>Great day for football in upstate N.Y. Best crowd in
>>ages(7,900). A "polite" crowd though, not as loud
>>throughout the game as it could have been (a parents'
>>weekend thing). Great to see the parents there, but
>>overall student attendance is pitiful, but that is
>>something of a northeastern (and increasingly
>>national) norm. My frat brothers and spouses from our
>>50 yd. line vantage point concurred that in our
>>collective "Gate game experiences since 1970 we would
>>be hard-pressed to remember a better executed first
>>half, on both sides of the ball, than this effort
>>against an obviously talented and heavily favored Ram
>>opponent. The energy and collective vibe on the
>>Colgate sideline was electric. On the field, the play
>>selection and execution were dynamic. The D was
>>swarming around all-world rb Edmonds, and even if we
>>missed a tackle, two yards later two other defenders
>>would make the stop. Our base rush setup was getting
>>the job done consistently on their QB, who was in a
>>"deer in the headlights" mode as a consequence. There
>>could not have been a pass reception made anywhere in
>>the country on any other gridiron that was more
>>spectacular than John Meddaluna's TD catch (on a 4th
>>and 7) for our first score. Jake Melville, from his
>>game opening 44 yard scamper and later key TD dives,
>>showed that he continues to grow as a force to be
>>reckoned with. Perhaps most significantly, we moved
>>off the prior "M.O" for possessing the ball with less
>>than a minute to go in the first half and actually
>>aggressively pushed for points. Aided again by an
>>incredible Maddaluna catch, we cashed in for 3 points
>>(our ultimate victory factor). That late first half
>>field goal, coupled with our block on a Fordham fg and
>>their one missed ex-pt., showed how every opportunity
>>made or missed looms large. As stated earlier, one
>>hell of a first half for the Red Raiders. But this
>>team still has to learn to play, with a vengeance, for
>>60 minutes. As in the Yale and New Hampshire losses,
>>and inexplicably in the Cornell and G-Town wins, we
>>show a total lack of a killer instinct. We have great
>>talent, great kids, and solid coaches. But please, in
>>the next three games, PEDAL TO THE METAL ALL THE WAY.
>>I loved seeing our team, at the 57 minute mark,
>>relishing their productive collective efforts with
>>dances, assorted high fives and chest bumps, but as
>>Yogi said, "It ain't over until..."
>
>BTW...If you have a complaint about Saturday's game I
>might surmise that "you're not happy about anything in
>your life". You're not going to see a better one for
>quite awhile.

You are dead WRONG on not squibbing it and giving Fordham a chance to SCORE with ONE second that is football 101 !!!!

on point 4 it was FAR from a PERFECT kick it was a BAD kick the receiving team can touch it at ANY point the KICKING team aka FORDHAM MUST wait for it to go TEN yards before they can touch it and GATE watched it slowly roll the TEN yards!!!

BOTH COACHING miscues COULD HAVE COST THE GAME!!!!

I actually like Hunt but his in game management needs to IMPROVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1


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