Ivy League Week 5 2011

[bonarae]

My record heading into this week: 15-11. (Both games I missed were upsets.)

Princeton at Brown - consistency is key for Brown.
Bucknell at Harvard
Dartmouth at Holy Cross - can Dartmouth regain their confidence after 2 straight losses?
Cornell at Colgate - it's too much for the Big Red to handle.
Penn at Columbia - obvious
Yale at Lafayette

[bulldog10jw]

Brown
Harvard
Holy Cross - for some reason, I'm tempted to pick Dartmouth, but just can't quite do it
Cornell - if they can play some defense
Penn
Yale - although I'm not sure Yale can play at night. It will be something they rarely do

[bulldog10jw]

(Both games I missed were upsets.)

The Brown win may have been an upset, the Yale win was NOT

[Ivytalk]

Brown
Harvard
Holy Cross - for some reason, I'm tempted to pick Dartmouth, but just can't quite do it
Cornell - if they can play some defense
Penn
Yale - although I'm not sure Yale can play at night. It will be something they rarely do


I agree with these picks. I don't think Yale will have a problem with this particular night game.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Cornell at Colgate – Colgate 30-21

Bucknell at Harvard – Bucknell 28-24

Dartmouth at Holy Cross – Holy Cross 28-10

Yale at Lafayette – Yale 24-9

Princeton at Brown – Brown 25-10

Penn at Columbia – Penn 31-17

[bulldog10jw]

Gotta love Bull Tales

http://images.gocomics.com/images/doonesbury/strip/retro/yale/dbyale04.gif

[Bogus Megapardus]

Still my favorite:


http://images.gocomics.com/images/doonesbury/strip/retro/yale/dbyale10.gif

[Pard4Life]

I agree with these picks. I don't think Yale will have a problem with this particular night game.

Looks like meeting carney for the game sure has impacted your world view! Good to have met you at the game... maybe you can send bulldog our way next.

[Pard4Life]

What would the world be like if bogus had his Adobe photoshop taken away?

I expect your PL picks or Yale game preview to be done solely in Doonesbury comic form, and nothing less!

[carney2]

I agree with these picks. I don't think Yale will have a problem with this particular night game.

Cold, IT. Very cold.

[Bogus Megapardus]

I expect your PL picks or Yale game preview to be done solely in Doonesbury comic form, and nothing less!

Actually, pre-Doonesbury. They're from Bull Tales, published in the Yale Daily News while Trudeau was a student. Brian Dowling was able to witness himself parodied in real-time.

The avatar is just a cut-out from a Bull Tales strip; the helmet on the right-hand player was erased and replaced with a pencilled "L" and the text layered in with Comic Book font by Neale Davidson.

[bulldog10jw]

Looks like meeting carney for the game sure has impacted your world view! Good to have met you at the game... maybe you can send bulldog our way next.

Unfortunately, it's a long way from Phoenix to Easton. xpeacex

[carney2]

Unfortunately, it's a long way from Phoenix to Easton. xpeacex

Just send me a chit for a brew at the College Hill Tavern and you are in the will.

[Ivytalk]

Cold, IT. Very cold.

Knew I'd get a rise out of you! Hey, is that football still up there?

[Lehigh Football Nation]

Question for y'all. I have the capability of adding an automated Ivy League scoreboard with live updates to my LFN blog, similar to the one I have here for the Patriot League:

http://lehighfootballnation.blogspot.com/p/football-live-scoreboard.html

And the FCS Top 25:

http://lehighfootballnation.blogspot.com/p/fcs-top-25-live-scoreboard.html

If I made it, would you use it?

[Bogus Megapardus]

Question for y'all. I have the capability of adding an automated Ivy League scoreboard with live updates to my LFN blog, similar to the one I have here for the Patriot League:

http://lehighfootballnation.blogspot.com/p/football-live-scoreboard.html

And the FCS Top 25:

http://lehighfootballnation.blogspot.com/p/fcs-top-25-live-scoreboard.html

If I made it, would you use it?

Just do it anyhow.

[Lehigh Football Nation]

Just do it anyhow.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_n8vPlLx7p0/Tir-xK_QfiI/AAAAAAAAAFk/nk4FbHb4FRs/s1600/picard.jpg

Make it so, LFN!

[Bogus Megapardus]

http://data.imagup.com/12/1127930985.jpg

[Lehigh Football Nation]

http://data.imagup.com/12/1127930985.jpg

Why did Shoop throw that pass into triple coverage?"

I sense Bogie's new avatar.... xlolx

[Lehigh Football Nation]

Here it is, incidentally, the Ivy League Live Scoreboard:

http://lehighfootballnation.blogspot.com/p/ivy-league-football-live-scoreboard.html

[Go...gate]

Colgate 27, Cornell 23

Harvard 31, Bucknell 17

Holy Cross 32, Dartmouth 14

Yale 28, Lafayette 16

Princeton 24, Brown 23

Penn 38, Columbia 10

[Sader87]

Princeton is not going to beat Brown.

[Go...gate]

87, usually I would agree with you, but about once a year Princeton rises to the occasion and plays a great game (and seemingly often on the road in my decades of watching them). I think this might be the game. Other than Cornell or Dartmouth after this, they have little chance for a win. IMO, they will not beat Harvard, Yale or Pennsylvania.

[bulldog10jw]

Question for y'all. I have the capability of adding an automated Ivy League scoreboard with live updates to my LFN blog, similar to the one I have here for the Patriot League:

http://lehighfootballnation.blogspot.com/p/football-live-scoreboard.html

And the FCS Top 25:

http://lehighfootballnation.blogspot.com/p/fcs-top-25-live-scoreboard.html

If I made it, would you use it?

Yes

[Ivytalk]

:D:Dxlolx
Yes

Soitenly!

[bulldog10jw]

:D:Dxlolx

Soitenly!

I was always taught to be succinct. ;)

[Bogus Megapardus]

What the Professionals Think:

Colgate (-7.5) vs Cornell o/u 53.5

Georgetown (-9.5) at Howard o/u 50.5

Lehigh (-23.5) at Fordham o/u 46.5

Harvard (-15.5) vs Bucknell o/u 43.5

Holy Cross (-14.5) vs Dartmouth o/u 40.5

Yale (-3) at Lafayette o/u 39.5

Brown (-21.5) vs Princeton o/u 42.5

Penn (-10.5) at Columbia o/u 52.5

* * * * * * * *

Other Games of Interest:

New Hampshire (-6.5) at William & Mary o/u 46.5

Delaware (-11.5) vs Massachusetts o/u 48.5

Maine (-20.5) vs Rhode Island o/u 50.5

[Lehigh Football Nation]

Just a reminder that you can access my live, auto-updating Ivy League scoreboard here:

http://lehighfootballnation.blogspot.com/p/ivy-league-football-live-scoreboard.html

And here are my picks of the games this week:

Brown 28, Princeton 16
Harvard 35, Bucknell 3
Colgate 28, Cornell 24
Holy Cross 24, Dartmouth 16
Penn 39, Columbia 3
Yale 23, Lafayette 0

Why wasn't I picking these games before - I just needed to cut-and-paste my ones from the PL thread! xlolx

[Pards Rule]

Wow Yale only a 3 pt favorite - I would think 7 or 10 really

[Bogus Megapardus]

Yale has moved to -11.5. Off to the game!

[bulldog10jw]

Wow Yale only a 3 pt favorite - I would think 7 or 10 really

I'll be happy if Yale wins by 1 point. Dangerous game.

[Sader87]

87, usually I would agree with you, but about once a year Princeton rises to the occasion and plays a great game (and seemingly often on the road in my decades of watching them). I think this might be the game. Other than Cornell or Dartmouth after this, they have little chance for a win. IMO, they will not beat Harvard, Yale or Pennsylvania.

Told ya'....Brown is pretty good.

[bonarae]

Final Scores:

Brown 34, Princeton 0 - I was right
Colgate 35, Cornell 28
Harvard 42, Bucknell 3
Holy Cross 25, Dartmouth 17
Penn 27, Columbia 20

Game in Progress:
Lafayette 14, Yale 9 4:11 2Q

[bonarae]

Final Update:

Brown 34, Princeton 0 - I was right
Colgate 35, Cornell 28
Harvard 42, Bucknell 3
Holy Cross 25, Dartmouth 17
Penn 27, Columbia 20
Lafayette 28, Yale 19 :(

My record: 20-12