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Date Posted: 10/16/15 11:28:15am Fri
Author: pigskin
Subject: Re: Refining PL FB Parity in the next couple of weeks
In reply to: Andy Kerr 's message, "Refining PL FB Parity in the next couple of weeks" on 10/16/15 10:51:48am Fri

>We all talk about the parity in Pl football this
>year............................
>..... Hoyas ( 3-3 ) 38 Pards ( 1-5 ) 7... Parity ?
>...And in our heads, we really think that, in the end,
>none of this Parity-stuff matters…Gate fans will
>ultimately be compensated for their patience with an
>up and down season. In the end it’s going to come down
>to gate
>( 2-4 ) and Fordham ( 5-1 ), sporting bonafide tough
>o.o.c. schedules pounding it out for the PL
>championship two weeks from this Saturday. When fans
>refer to Parity in PL football this season, they're
>referring to any team winning on any given Saturday,
>not the parity of rosters or o.o.c. competition.
>Either the (1-5 ) Pards, sporting a good o.o.c.
>schedule or the ( 3-3 ) Hoyas sporting a cupcake
>o.o.c. schedule are better or worse than their records
>indicate on any given Saturday. Although Bucknell (
>3-2, 0-1 ), with their deceptive cupcake o.o.c.
>schedule,( sans Army this week) has probably already
>taken themselves out of championship hunt along with
>Holy Cross and Lafayette with one loss in the books.
>
>By the end of the next three Saturdays, all of the
>undefeated teams in the P.L. will have played other
>undefeated teams. What a set up it might be, with a
>bye for gate in the the week following a smackdown of
>the Hoyas.
>
>With spirits raised, gate will be able to rest the
>wounded and focus on Fordham for the two weeks leading
>up to the inevitable big game in Hamilton. The Rams
>have 2 consecutive games with teams coming off bye
>weeks. Lehigh ( 3-3 ) plays the Rams next week after
>their bye this week. The Rams are coming off of a
>narrow win last week with a last minute 3 point
>victory at (1-3) Penn. By the time gate gets the Rams
>at home in two weeks, the hope is that Holy Cross (
>2-3 ) this week and Lehigh ( 3-3 ) the following
>week, in desperate search of respectability leave
>nothing on the field in the Bronx. And a diminished
>roster for the Rams to bring to Hamilton.
>
>But, wait….we have to beat a rising GT team first…and
>not look ahead…..something I’m sure Coach Hunt has
>been harping on all week.
>Gate can’t afford to be looking ahead to the big game
>with Fordham and/or take Georgetown lightly. As
>stated, Parity means anything goes from week to week.
>Gate has to come out of the chute and play a very good
>game for 60 minutes against the hungry Hoyas. Not only
>does GT have some 'mo. They have the added incentive
>of having beaten gate only once during their tenure in
>the P.L. For it to come down to Gate and Fordham in
>two weeks,
>
> Gate has to control the one thing in its power…beat
>the Hoyas this weekend!

And don't forget the Hoyas one-point loss to us in 2003, our championship season. Anything can happen this Saturday.

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[> [> Re: Refining PL FB Parity in the next couple of weeks -- Mr Reality, 10/16/15 11:46:54am Fri

>>We all talk about the parity in Pl football this
>>year............................
>>..... Hoyas ( 3-3 ) 38 Pards ( 1-5 ) 7... Parity ?
>>...And in our heads, we really think that, in the end,
>>none of this Parity-stuff matters…Gate fans will
>>ultimately be compensated for their patience with an
>>up and down season. In the end it’s going to come down
>>to gate
>>( 2-4 ) and Fordham ( 5-1 ), sporting bonafide tough
>>o.o.c. schedules pounding it out for the PL
>>championship two weeks from this Saturday. When fans
>>refer to Parity in PL football this season, they're
>>referring to any team winning on any given Saturday,
>>not the parity of rosters or o.o.c. competition.
>>Either the (1-5 ) Pards, sporting a good o.o.c.
>>schedule or the ( 3-3 ) Hoyas sporting a cupcake
>>o.o.c. schedule are better or worse than their records
>>indicate on any given Saturday. Although Bucknell (
>>3-2, 0-1 ), with their deceptive cupcake o.o.c.
>>schedule,( sans Army this week) has probably already
>>taken themselves out of championship hunt along with
>>Holy Cross and Lafayette with one loss in the books.
>>
>>By the end of the next three Saturdays, all of the
>>undefeated teams in the P.L. will have played other
>>undefeated teams. What a set up it might be, with a
>>bye for gate in the the week following a smackdown of
>>the Hoyas.
>>
>>With spirits raised, gate will be able to rest the
>>wounded and focus on Fordham for the two weeks leading
>>up to the inevitable big game in Hamilton. The Rams
>>have 2 consecutive games with teams coming off bye
>>weeks. Lehigh ( 3-3 ) plays the Rams next week after
>>their bye this week. The Rams are coming off of a
>>narrow win last week with a last minute 3 point
>>victory at (1-3) Penn. By the time gate gets the Rams
>>at home in two weeks, the hope is that Holy Cross (
>>2-3 ) this week and Lehigh ( 3-3 ) the following
>>week, in desperate search of respectability leave
>>nothing on the field in the Bronx. And a diminished
>>roster for the Rams to bring to Hamilton.
>>
>>But, wait….we have to beat a rising GT team first…and
>>not look ahead…..something I’m sure Coach Hunt has
>>been harping on all week.
>>Gate can’t afford to be looking ahead to the big game
>>with Fordham and/or take Georgetown lightly. As
>>stated, Parity means anything goes from week to week.
>>Gate has to come out of the chute and play a very good
>>game for 60 minutes against the hungry Hoyas. Not only
>>does GT have some 'mo. They have the added incentive
>>of having beaten gate only once during their tenure in
>>the P.L. For it to come down to Gate and Fordham in
>>two weeks,
>>
>> Gate has to control the one thing in its power…beat
>>the Hoyas this weekend!
>
>And don't forget the Hoyas one-point loss to us in
>2003, our championship season. Anything can happen
>this Saturday.

They won't have a chance against Fordham, be realistic!!


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[> [> [> Yu may be right...but, that's why we play he games! -- Mrs. Reality, 10/16/15 12:20:49pm Fri














>>>We all talk about the parity in Pl football this
>>>year............................
>>>..... Hoyas ( 3-3 ) 38 Pards ( 1-5 ) 7... Parity ?
>>>...And in our heads, we really think that, in the
>end,
>>>none of this Parity-stuff matters…Gate fans will
>>>ultimately be compensated for their patience with an
>>>up and down season. In the end it’s going to come
>down
>>>to gate
>>>( 2-4 ) and Fordham ( 5-1 ), sporting bonafide tough
>>>o.o.c. schedules pounding it out for the PL
>>>championship two weeks from this Saturday. When fans
>>>refer to Parity in PL football this season, they're
>>>referring to any team winning on any given Saturday,
>>>not the parity of rosters or o.o.c. competition.
>>>Either the (1-5 ) Pards, sporting a good o.o.c.
>>>schedule or the ( 3-3 ) Hoyas sporting a cupcake
>>>o.o.c. schedule are better or worse than their
>records
>>>indicate on any given Saturday. Although Bucknell (
>>>3-2, 0-1 ), with their deceptive cupcake o.o.c.
>>>schedule,( sans Army this week) has probably already
>>>taken themselves out of championship hunt along with
>>>Holy Cross and Lafayette with one loss in the books.
>>>
>>>By the end of the next three Saturdays, all of the
>>>undefeated teams in the P.L. will have played other
>>>undefeated teams. What a set up it might be, with a
>>>bye for gate in the the week following a smackdown of
>>>the Hoyas.
>>>
>>>With spirits raised, gate will be able to rest the
>>>wounded and focus on Fordham for the two weeks
>leading
>>>up to the inevitable big game in Hamilton. The Rams
>>>have 2 consecutive games with teams coming off bye
>>>weeks. Lehigh ( 3-3 ) plays the Rams next week
>after
>>>their bye this week. The Rams are coming off of a
>>>narrow win last week with a last minute 3 point
>>>victory at (1-3) Penn. By the time gate gets the Rams
>>>at home in two weeks, the hope is that Holy Cross (
>>>2-3 ) this week and Lehigh ( 3-3 ) the following
>>>week, in desperate search of respectability leave
>>>nothing on the field in the Bronx. And a diminished
>>>roster for the Rams to bring to Hamilton.
>>>
>>>But, wait….we have to beat a rising GT team first…and
>>>not look ahead…..something I’m sure Coach Hunt has
>>>been harping on all week.
>>>Gate can’t afford to be looking ahead to the big game
>>>with Fordham and/or take Georgetown lightly. As
>>>stated, Parity means anything goes from week to week.
>>>Gate has to come out of the chute and play a very
>good
>>>game for 60 minutes against the hungry Hoyas. Not
>only
>>>does GT have some 'mo. They have the added incentive
>>>of having beaten gate only once during their tenure
>in
>>>the P.L. For it to come down to Gate and Fordham in
>>>two weeks,
>>>
>>> Gate has to control the one thing in its power…beat
>>>the Hoyas this weekend!
>>
>>And don't forget the Hoyas one-point loss to us in
>>2003, our championship season. Anything can happen
>>this Saturday.
>
>They won't have a chance against Fordham, be
>realistic!!


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