Yale at Colgate, 9/21 Game Thread

[TheValleyRaider]

Rain set to come in after the game (or I suppose the latter stages if it runs long)

Word is McCarney will play, but I guess we'll find out in a moment, Yale kicking off

[TheValleyRaider]

McCarney is the starter, swing pass to open the drive goes for 3 yards. Here we go...

[Remise]

Am the only person not getting any sound?

[TheValleyRaider]

Yale's offense comes out flying, huge gains with the run and pass (DBs playing well off the line, lots of space given up). Big run on a QB keeper for Yale puts them on the board first. PAT is up and good

7-0 Yale
Early 1st (no clock given on PL Network)

[TheValleyRaider]

Am the only person not getting any sound?

No sound for me either, so I've got the radio broadcast going. They're 2 plays behind, but it's better than nothing

[Gater]

No sound. Doing same thing with radio. Fortunately, radio is two plays behind. Unfortunately, so is Colgate's defense.

[Remise]

Thanks. I tried that, too, but I would rather see it when it happens. Hopefully this will be fixed. The defense, too!

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

McCarney just got jacked up! Colgate OL looks slow....

[TheValleyRaider]

Yale defense looks very fast, daring the Raiders to throw and not giving up much up front. McCarney flushed on 3rd and long, gets his helmet knocked off and he's hit, appears to be bleeding. Hopefully it's just a cut, but Colgate has to punt

[Gater]

McCarney's helmet gets knocked off. Seems to be bleeding.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Colgate DL providing little resistance for the Yale running game.

[TheValleyRaider]

Yale driving again, only the clock stopping their offense right now

Yale 7
Colgate 0
End 1st

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

TD Yale!! They made that look very easy!

14-0 Eli

[TheValleyRaider]

Wrong about the clock, just a Yale TO

2 plays later, Furman runs it in

14-0 Yale
0:04 1st

[Gater]

Yale's center is really taking care of business.

[TheValleyRaider]

Quarter ends, maybe the switching field and the wind shift will help, because so far nothing else is

Yale 14
Colgate 0
End 1st

[Remise]

Well, let's be positive -- Colgate's defense held Yale to just 14 points in the first quarter. So maybe that means they are improving.

[Gater]

Chase Bender in at QB for Colgate. #3 QB to start season.

[TheValleyRaider]

Chase Bender, the 3rd-string QB taking the snaps with McCarney in the locker room. No word on why Finelli isn't playing

[TheValleyRaider]

Yale swaps out QBs, winds up finally punting

[TheValleyRaider]

McCarney back in at QB for Colgate's drive

[Gater]

McCarney back. Colgate not throwing ball down the field. Not sure if was just wind in first quarter.

[Remise]

Wow! Two Yale drives stopped. Maybe this is a turning point!

[Gater]

Colgate's #18 is a very good player.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

McCarney with a nice run!

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Yale stops Colgate on 4th down! Interesting play calling imo....

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate starts to move, but stopped on 4th and short, Yale ball at their 19

14-0
7:17 2nd

[Bogus Megapardus]

Yale is continuing to impress. I didn't expect this at all.

[Bogus Megapardus]

No sound is better than too much noise from the Fordham - Columbia announcers. I'll stick with this game.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

TD Yale!! QB runs around the end and no one is there!

[Bogus Megapardus]

Holy afterburners, Batman! Another Yale TD.

[TheValleyRaider]

Furman on a keeper, 33 yards down the sideline, that's 3 for the Yale QB. Shanks the PAT kicking into the wind

20-0 Yale
3:46 2nd

[Gater]

Where is Patrick Foley?

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Colgate with a big TD before half!

[TheValleyRaider]

Huge drive, Russell finishes it off, Raiders on the board!

20-7 Yale
1:30 2nd

[Gater]

There we go. All runs by McCarney. Still haven't thrown the ball more than five yards down the field.

[TheValleyRaider]

Yale has plenty of room for the receivers, down to the Colgate 23, timeout

20-7 Yale
0:39 2nd

[Gater]

Colgate kind of runs a prevent defense at all times. Corners play off. Not many in the box. Easy for an O to get rolling.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Yale with a jump pass for the TD!! Colgate defense is an absolute mess!!

[TheValleyRaider]

Yale had 4th and 2, ran a play where the linemen set up out wide, kicker and holder standing up, short pass by the kicker, and it's run in for the TD

27-7 Yale
0:06 2nd

[Remise]

Tell me that Yale is better than Air Force.

[Gater]

Wow.

[RichH2]

Gate trying to oUtdo Lehigh for most poroUs D in PL

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Gate trying to otdo Lehigh for most poros D in PL

Colgate owns that title and it's not even close....

[TheValleyRaider]

McCarney takes a knee

Yale 27
Colgate 7
Halftime

[Remise]

Last year the goal was to hold opposing teams to under 40 points. This year, it seems to be to hold them to under sixty. I feel sorry for somebody, alas, I am not sure who, but at this point, you have to consider the quality of the defensive coaches.

[TheValleyRaider]

Silver lining: there's still one half to play and the game technically isn't over yet

Otherwise: yikes. Colgate looks slow, out of sorts, just completely outclassed. Can't run the ball, can't pressure the QB, minimal coverage on the receivers. Might need to be more aggressive with the DBs or blitzing, but otherwise...not sure

Yale gets the ball to start the 2nd half

[Bogus Megapardus]

The PL is just dreadful this year, top to bottom. We're going to have to start thinking about scholarships if we ever hope to keep up with Ivy.

Oh wait . . . .

[Bogus Megapardus]

Colgate guys - my hunch is that the video producers don't know that the stream isn't getting sound. Anyone have the phone number for the press box?

[TheValleyRaider]

Back out for the 2nd half, Yale receives the kickoff, short kick returned to midfield

Yale 27
Colgate 7
Start 3rd

One nice note, sound is working on the PLN broadcast

[Bogus Megapardus]

Back out for the 2nd half, Yale receives the kickoff, short kick returned to midfield

Yale 27
Colgate 7
Start 3rd

One nice note, sound is working on the PLN broadcast


It sounds like they put a cell phone next to a radio.

[RichH2]

Bogie
15 frosh on schollie no panacea. Two more classes. As we all hae agreed Fordham top team in PL by miles. Another 6-5 league champ. Sure seems possibel

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Yale with a fairly long FG on their opening possession of the 2nd half...

30-7 Eli

[TheValleyRaider]

Defense found some stops (Furman also was hurt and had to come off), and with the wind Yale hits a 46-yard FG

30-7 Yale
12:55 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Another 6-5 league champ. Sure seems possibel

It's nice that you guys are handing us the trophy and everything, but we'll let it play out first ;)

[Bogus Megapardus]

Can't wait to see those Bucknell Bison in action.

[RichH2]

Nice try Raider. Anyone liable to fit that bill. Heck a 3 way tie apt for mediocrity

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Nice try Raider. Anyone liable to fit that bill. Heck a 3 way tie apt for mediocrity

Maybe if Colgate was playing Rutgers instead. There's just no interest in playing Yale :p

[TheValleyRaider]

Another drive, another punt, Raiders 1 for 8 on 3rd down

[Pard4Life]

Ugly.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Ugly.

And uglier. Beaten with an ugly stick. Deep fried in ugly.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Colgate fumbles the punt! Eli ball in 'Gate territory....

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate forces the punt, Lewis on the return, and he has it ripped out of his hands for a turnover, Yale ball at midfield

30-7 Yale
8:49 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

After a fumble, McCarney goes downfield to Cason, and he's got him! Big play for the score

30-14 Yale
6:33 3rd

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Not sure how Gate got the ball...

McCarney with a nice deep ball for a TD!!

[Gater]

Three kickoffs in a row out of bounds. Fourth one looked to be going out of bounds. Yale only gets ball at 40.

[TheValleyRaider]

Somehow the defense forces a FG attempt, which is up and good

33-14 Yale

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate moving the ball, at the Yale 25

Yale 33
Colgate 14
End 3rd

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Colgate staging a comeback!!

[RichH2]

Gate much crisper. O starting to move and D at least slowing Eli down

[TheValleyRaider]

Raiders punch it in from 1 yard out, trying to pull back into it. 'Gate goes for 2, McCarney finds DiCicco in the back of the end zone

33-22 Yale
13:01 4th

[Gater]

33-22. Go 'gate!!!

[Bogus Megapardus]

Gate might redeem itself here.

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate forces a punt near midfield, gets the punt at 11

33-22 Yale
10:42 4th

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Yale going for the knockout blow on this drive!

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate goes 3-and-out, and Varga rams it right down their throats, another touchdown. Extra point hangs up and falls left, no good

39-22 Yale
6:20 4th

[RichH2]

Gate D left game.Yale marched right down the field. Why is IL worried about rescheduling us again?

[RichH2]

Just switched to Rams. Well ,I guess this explains why IL afraid once we all get to max schollies

[Bogus Megapardus]

Can you imagine PL "parity" being at Fordham's level?

[Gater]

Anybody want to talk about Colgate's first quarter against Air Force?

[Bogus Megapardus]

AWESOME!!!!

[Kramer]

not particularly...

[Gater]

Thanks.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Spoke too soon. Oh well . . . . .

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate driving for a last-gasp late score, and McCarney mishandled the handoff, Yale recovers at the 3

39-22 Yale
3:29 4th

[Bogus Megapardus]

I thought they had made it in. That was really unfortunate, to say the least.

[Gater]

Fordham and Bucknell up a combined 55-0 on Ivy.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Gate D now looks demoralized.

[TheValleyRaider]

Yale 39
Colgate 22
Final

[Gater]

Good time for Colgate to have a week off. Really hope these guys figure it out.
Go 'gate.

[TheValleyRaider]

Not sure what you do at this point. The team and staff seem capable of making halftime adjustments, but the fact is they are way too far behind before those take effect. Poor performance from the defense in particular, this team needs to be better earlier on.

Interesting game to keep an eye on next week as Yale battles Cornell. We get Big Red after a bye week, so it'll be good to get some time off and get a look at them. First 0-4 start since 1996

[bulldog10jw]

WOW!!! Got here late today. I'm surprised, but not shocked. I expected Yale to put up points this year, but with the 3 game head start I expected Colgate to put up big numbers on our young defense. Big win for the Bulldogs.

[TheValleyRaider]

WOW!!! Got here late today. I'm surprised, but not shocked. I expected Yale to put up points this year, but with the 3 game head start expected Colgate to put up big numbers on our young defense. Big win for the Bulldogs.

For your guys' sake, I hope Furman is healthy going forward. The other guy has a nice arm, but the offense looked a lot more dangerous with Furman in. Good luck against Cornell

[RichH2]

Gate D s/b demoralized. In consistent everywhere cept vs run where they are consistently bad. Gate OL lacks mobility again this year.

OK, look like Bison could wind up challenging for title

[bulldog10jw]

For your guys' sake, I hope Furman is healthy going forward. The other guy has a nice arm, but the offense looked a lot more dangerous with Furman in. Good luck against Cornell

I agree. Yale has to have a run option besides Varga to be successful. At least this year they have some depth at QB. Last year, Varga ended up playing QB and while he did as decent a job as could be expected, Yale was one dimensional since nobody had to worry about the pass.

[Ivytalk]

I agree. Yale has to have a run option besides Varga to be successful. At least this year they have some depth at QB. Last year, Varga ended up playing QB and while he did as decent a job as could be expected, Yale was one dimensional since nobody had to worry about the pass.

Well, bulldog, I picked the Old Blues to win. I also picked my team to lose. Half right so far!

[carney2]

Preseason: 'gate has McCarney and absolutely nothing.

Current Assessment: 'gate has McCarney and absolutely nothing.

[DFW HOYA]

Preseason: 'gate has McCarney and absolutely nothing.

Current Assessment: 'gate has McCarney and absolutely nothing.

And yet, with a win over the Engineers in Hamilton, Colgate could still win the PL with a 6-6 or even 5-7 mark. The Red Raiders get Bucknell and Lehigh at home and probably don't have as much to worry about with Holy Cross or Georgetown. Maybe Lafayette could spring the upset?

[Bogus Megapardus]

Cornell now destroying Bucknell, 45-13.

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Cornell now destroying Bucknell, 45-13.

Extremely disappointing...

[Sader87]

lol...(you have to laugh)...the league is absolutely horrendous (outside of Fordham) right now.

It should make for a very bizarre yet oddly exciting season.

[RichH2]

Moving well until parris drops easy pass Then nice catch by Kurfis

[RichH2]

INT by Tigers on pass thru Kurfis' hands Pass a bit high. So we strt 1st drive with 2 mistakes. Bad call on pass Int

[RichH2]

We still cant stop run

[bulldog10jw]

Well, bulldog, I picked the Old Blues to win. I also picked my team to lose. Half right so far!

Good call, IT. Like I said earlier, I figured Yale could score, but could the defense play well? With some help from Colgate, the D played well enough.

[GateRaider63]

Colgate guys - my hunch is that the video producers don't know that the stream isn't getting sound. Anyone have the phone number for the press box?

Yep, but only after I got reamed out for pointing out the fact that the stream was terrible on twitter. xrotatehx I don't work for them so they can go kick rocks. xcoffeex

[Go...gate]

Worst Colgate defense since the Neil Wheelright years.