Don't know if you know, but both Colgate and Lafayette are in the I-AA playoffs today.
Lafayette will be travelling to Boone, NC to play Appalachian St.
Colgate will be travelling to Durham, NH to play New Hampshire.
Lehigh's "bubble" is officially burst. I didn't think Lehigh would make it, but until the picks are actually made, there was always some hope. It's now officially time to wait for next year.
"The Game" still hurts. It hurts, it hurts, it hurts. If I took away from Lafayette's determination to put themselves in a position to win, I apoligize. Let me be the first to say that Lafayette deserved the win. They put themselves in a position to make a play to win the game, and they did. Lehigh did not. And two things stand out on Lafayette's team on their play this Saturday. Jonathan Hurt played a whale of a game - he deserved the MVP probably before the miracle catch, but he stepped up in an huge way.
Second, the Lafayette linebacking corps played like champions. Witherspoon, Bennett, and Costanzo are great linebackers, and they gave Lehigh's offense fits all day. Full credit to them. They brought it to our offense, averaging 40 points a game, and held us to a paltry 19, including 4 FGs.
That out to answer some critics that are saying that I'm not giving Lafayette their props. They do. They won, and they get a huge reward - they play in the I-AA playoffs, and Lehigh will be sitting at home.
It will take some time, but ultimately I'll get to recapping the season, celebrating the seniors, and maybe even talking about the I-AA playoffs. But for the next few days, it's time to mourn. It just hurts a lot right now.
Lafayette will be travelling to Boone, NC to play Appalachian St.
Colgate will be travelling to Durham, NH to play New Hampshire.
Lehigh's "bubble" is officially burst. I didn't think Lehigh would make it, but until the picks are actually made, there was always some hope. It's now officially time to wait for next year.
"The Game" still hurts. It hurts, it hurts, it hurts. If I took away from Lafayette's determination to put themselves in a position to win, I apoligize. Let me be the first to say that Lafayette deserved the win. They put themselves in a position to make a play to win the game, and they did. Lehigh did not. And two things stand out on Lafayette's team on their play this Saturday. Jonathan Hurt played a whale of a game - he deserved the MVP probably before the miracle catch, but he stepped up in an huge way.
Second, the Lafayette linebacking corps played like champions. Witherspoon, Bennett, and Costanzo are great linebackers, and they gave Lehigh's offense fits all day. Full credit to them. They brought it to our offense, averaging 40 points a game, and held us to a paltry 19, including 4 FGs.
That out to answer some critics that are saying that I'm not giving Lafayette their props. They do. They won, and they get a huge reward - they play in the I-AA playoffs, and Lehigh will be sitting at home.
It will take some time, but ultimately I'll get to recapping the season, celebrating the seniors, and maybe even talking about the I-AA playoffs. But for the next few days, it's time to mourn. It just hurts a lot right now.
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Last year Lehigh should not have made the playoffs. But the I-AA playoff committee, in their ultimate wisdom, loves having Lehigh play homes games in the playoffs.
To be honest, last year was an embarrassment to everything that Lafayette accomplished in winning that football game (handily), that Lehigh got a home game and we had to travel to Delaware and come within 1 quarter of beating the defending national champs. Lafayette was the champs of the Patriot League and yet we were the ones getting screwed.
I understand that you played JMU hard last year and it was commendable, but just think what you would have felt if the roles had been reversed.
I think this is a bit of Karma coming back to bite Lehigh in the butt for your program getting a bit too high on themselves and for actually getting a home game last year.
Your coach lost you this game, Lehigh. Why the hell were you passing the ball with under 4 minutes remaining? I mean, even if you get stopped, the clock keeps running. Your coach saved us a timeout and an extra 30 seconds.
In closing, we, along with Colgate, will represent the Patriot League well. See you in Easton.
BTW: Lehigh does not get to refer back to 1995 as "The Catch". Saturday was, "The Catch".
It is just a shame to be unable to cope with a loss in football. Oh, wait, two losses in a row and three out of four.
Sounds like Lehigh fans are getting a bit antsy with their football coach. Maybe not being able to get it done? Maybe realizing their dominance of the Patriot League may be over?
I'm not saying that Lafayette is going to win this weekend but we will represent with pride and at least our coach won't make horrible decisions that propels the other team to victory.
And to say that Lehigh would absolutely win this weekend is highly laughable and speaks of grasping at straws.
Anyone can say that their team would win in the playoffs, the real problem is, you have to have a team that made it to the playoffs to make that statement come true.
What was up with all the Lehigh fans leaving the game after Lafayette scored? Talk about no fan base, I mean, Lehigh still needed to recieve the kickoff.
And as for the academics, I think that we can agree that both the schools are fairly equal. Lafayette is ranked 27th in US News for Colleges and Lehigh is ranked 32nd for Universities.
Talk about lack of class, all I heard on the way out the stadium were expletives directed at myself, my girlfriend and my young sister. And no, I wasn't doing anything or shouting anything, I just had the audacity to wear the sweatshirt of the winning team.