Holy Cross at Colgate - Game Thread

[TheValleyRaider]

We're under 3 hours from kickoff at stately Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, NY

Holy Cross Crusaders, 3-4 (0-1)
at
Colgate Raiders, 4-2 (1-0)

Last Time Out
Holy Cross - L at Dartmouth 27-19
Colgate - W at Cornell 44-3

All-Time Series: Holy Cross 38-29-5
Streak: Holy Cross, 1 Win
Last Meeting: Holy Cross 42-28 in Worcester (2009)

Coaches
Holy Cross - Tom Gilmore, 7th Season, 42-32
Colgate - Dick Biddle, 15th Season, 117-53

Media Links from GoColgateRaiders.com
Live Audio from TeamLine
http://www.teamline.cc/teampage?teamcode=2007

Live Stats from Sidearm Stats
http://www.sidearmstats.com/colgate/football/index.htm

Live Video from Colgate All-Access
http://www.gocolgateraiders.com/showcase/#liveevents

Next Weekend
Holy Cross - Bye
Colgate - at Lehigh

Let's Go 'Gate!

[Remise]

See anything yet? All Access says 12:40; it's 12:51 here.

[Remise]

Now I see a score facsimile, so no need to reply. Onward to victory! Whoops, wrong team song...

[Sader87]

10-0 HC mid 1st...muffed punt and fumble led to the 10 points

[Remise]

And Eachus just atoned for his fumble with a 35-yard TD run.

[Sader87]

and HC returned the ko for a td...17-7

[Bogus Megapardus]

This game looks much better than the drudgery going on in the Bronx right now.

[TheValleyRaider]

Got home from a friend's house just in time to see HC get a TD for a 24-7 lead

What the heck is going on?

[Sader87]

24-7 HC 3:51 left

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

I can't believe this score. Still a lot of time left however.

[TheValleyRaider]

Holy Cross 24
Colgate 7
Halftime

[Sader87]

24-7 HC Half

[TheValleyRaider]

Back for the 2nd half

Colgate to kickoff, Colborne's kick is taken at the 5, returned to the 18. 1st and 10 Crusaders

Holy Cross 24
Colgate 7
14:52 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

HC drive stalls near midfield, just short of a 1st. The punt gets a good bounce and goes out of bounds at the 2. 1st and 10 Raiders

24-7 Holy Cross
12:04 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate gets out to the Cross 36, 4th and 7 upcoming. Screen to Eachus, and he is close. Measurement with the sticks...and he got it! First down, the drive continues

24-7 HC
5:25 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Another 4th down for Colgate, this time at the 21. 4th and 2 is a pass, complete to Cason, another 1st down

3:44 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

It took 3 tries from the 2, but Eachus punches it in to cap off the 98 yard drive with a TD! Colborne's PAT is up and GOOD!

24-14 Holy Cross
1:09 3rd

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Was that a 10 minute drive? If i'm HC i'll take it.

[TheValleyRaider]

Colborne's kickoff is taken at the 5, and forward progress goes to the 16. There is a Holding penalty against the Cross, ball back to the 8. 1st and 10 Crusaders

24-14 Holy Cross
1:01 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

On 2nd down, here comes the blitz, Sonds knocks down Tolzein, and the ball bounces out of the end zone, SAFETY!

24-16 Holy Cross
0:20 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Holy Cross' freekick is taken by Jackson at the 15, returned just shy of the 35 to the 34. 1st and 10 Raiders

24-16 Holy Cross
0:11 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

One carry from Eachus, 2nd down upcoming as the clock expires

Holy Cross 24
Colgate 16
End 3rd

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate drives deep, and with 4th and Goal on the 5, the offense is going for it. Sullivan throws, ROSNICK! TOUCHDOWN!!

Colgate takes a TimeOut to talk about the next play...they go for it, Rosnick open, he reaches....YES! GOOD!! TIE GAME

24-24 Holy Cross
6:37 4th

[Remise]

Now, as you will say, 24-24. This is one of the best games I have ever watched, and I wish I were there.

[TheValleyRaider]

Colborne's kickoff is taken at the 10, returned to the 40, flag on the play. Holding against Holy Cross, ball moved back to the 24. 1st and 10 Crusaders

24-24
6:30 4th

[Sader87]

Home cookin' according to WTAG announcers...now a make-up call against Gate.

[TheValleyRaider]

Holy Cross is able to get down to the Colgate 31. 4th and 2 upcoming, and Colgate takes their 2nd TimeOut

24-24
1:45 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

HC to go for it. And just before the snap Colgate takes their 3rd and final TimeOut

[TheValleyRaider]

Taggart to throw...INCOMPLETE! TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Colgate ball at their 31. 1st and 10 Raiders

24-24
1:41 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

Lost the video, radio tells me the drive was stopped, and Colgate punted. 1st and 10 Crusaders

24-24
1:03 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

Holy Cross gets up to midfield, takes their 1st TimeOut

24-24
0:39 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

Big completion to Santana, and Holy Cross stops the clock with their last TimeOut

24-24
0:10 4th

[TheValleyRaider]

With some time, HC tries for it all, and it's Edger, TOUCHDOWN. PAT is up and GOOD

31-24 Holy Cross
0:05 4th

[Sader87]

TD Edger....ho hum

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

TD Cross!! Wow!!

[TheValleyRaider]

Last chance, kickoff from HC squibbed and downed at the Colgate 45.

[TheValleyRaider]

And Sullivan is sacked, game over

Holy Cross 31
Colgate 24
Final

****

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Great win for HC! Lehigh will be getting a very angry Gate team next week.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Congratulations to Holy Cross - a monumental win on the road.

[LEHIGH61]

But we can eliminate them with a win.

[Bogus Megapardus]

But we can eliminate them with a win.

Just as we can eliminate you. It ain't over 'till it's over.

[Sader87]

We will eliminate both of you and then join the Big East.

[Bogus Megapardus]

We will eliminate both of you and then join the Big East.

Shouldn't you be off cheering for a real team in a real conference somewhere, right about now?

[TheValleyRaider]

We will eliminate both of you and then join the Big East.

xlmaox xlmaox xlmaox
I needed a laugh after this one. Thank you

[RichH2]

As much as I hate to admit it , he made me laugh. A very nice quip. LU will surely be facing a very angry Gate team next week. Expect the game to be epic. Not that I am optimstic but if Lum can keep passing attack alive we wil have a shot.

[ngineer]

Our passing game should do okay against 'gate, assuming we do a good job on the expected blitzes. Establilshing any kind of run game will be needed. Can't have Eachus and Company holding the ball for extended periods of time.

[Lehigh Football Nation]

Why couldn't this game be on ESPN3? I hope there are highlights of this one somewhere in Cross-land.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Why couldn't this game be on ESPN3? I hope there are highlights of this one somewhere in Cross-land.

Someone has to produce it. Lafayette takes a minimum four camera team with instant replay, a telestrator and a trained, professional crew even to road games. I've seen Colgate's production - sometimes it's just a guy with a webcam. ESPN has standards.

Funny, though - lately Lafayette's road opponents seem to be disallowing the LSN broadcast crew access to their press box. They had to sit outside at Columbia and Fordham - literally on top of the press box. The crew has pointed this out on the air in each case. What of greater importance could be going on inside that press box than a national ESPN broadcast?

Were I not totally selfish, I'd think the Lafayette Sports Network ought to expand and move to Center Valley, and turn into the Patriot League Sports Network. Then all the games could be on ESPN3 and ESPN GamePlan.

@ LFN - on the Fordham board, one poster observed that, yesterday, the LSN guys (on ESPN) were "not at all homer." They've been known to have two speeds in the past when doing national broadcasts. Personally, I'd have given them a 6-7 (out of 10) on the homer scale. They'll save much for Lehigh, in any event. Will Lehigh make the LSN guys sit outside to do a world-wide network broadcast while some pimply-faced freshman sits in the heated Goodman press box with a cell phone camera and "Junior Engineer® Play-Time Microphone?"

[Go...gate]

Congratulations to Cross.....

[RichH2]

Actually , LSN kids are not bad, fairly professional. I would think that they s/b allowed into Goodman. There are some nice spots on the hill to set up a camera. Just like ESPN College Gameday