You couldn't ask for a better game to go into next week's Lehigh/Lafayette game.
A playoff game. Lehigh/Lafayette next week will be for all the marbles - the I-AA playoff bid is on the line. The winner will definitely be in; the loser will definitely be out.
With Colgate's surprising win over Holy Cross up in Hamilton, the Lehigh/Lafayette game once again will be for all the marbles next week. Like 2004, Lehigh has already clinched a share of the Patriot League title by thrashing Fordham today, but have to beat Lafayette to gain sole possession of the title and a I-AA playoff bid.
For sure, a game like today is how you want to go into the biggest game of the year. RB Marques "Mud" Thompson had 3 TDs, while QB Sedale Threatt added 3 passing TDs of his own. Over 400 yards of total offense, and CB Brannan Thomas added two interceptions to make the outcome not in doubt.
In a way, it was a nice "blast from the past" to see Lehigh manhandle an opponent and win by more than 30 points, especially at Murray Goodman to add a little bit of "home field mystique" back to the Mountain Hawks. A very pleasant win...
... that will quickly be forgotten. You could feel the eclipse of the "Lehigh/Lafayette" rivalry coming across the landscape when Lehigh was up 38-7 in the 3rd quarter, and after the Colgate upset of Holy Cross became a reality, the realization that "The Rivalry" will be for the playoff berth. It's always a huge week of hype before "The Rivalry", and the "winner-takes-all" aspect of it simply makes it that much bigger.
Today, we celebrate. Tomorrow, we talk about rivalries and huge games.
A playoff game. Lehigh/Lafayette next week will be for all the marbles - the I-AA playoff bid is on the line. The winner will definitely be in; the loser will definitely be out.
With Colgate's surprising win over Holy Cross up in Hamilton, the Lehigh/Lafayette game once again will be for all the marbles next week. Like 2004, Lehigh has already clinched a share of the Patriot League title by thrashing Fordham today, but have to beat Lafayette to gain sole possession of the title and a I-AA playoff bid.
For sure, a game like today is how you want to go into the biggest game of the year. RB Marques "Mud" Thompson had 3 TDs, while QB Sedale Threatt added 3 passing TDs of his own. Over 400 yards of total offense, and CB Brannan Thomas added two interceptions to make the outcome not in doubt.
In a way, it was a nice "blast from the past" to see Lehigh manhandle an opponent and win by more than 30 points, especially at Murray Goodman to add a little bit of "home field mystique" back to the Mountain Hawks. A very pleasant win...
... that will quickly be forgotten. You could feel the eclipse of the "Lehigh/Lafayette" rivalry coming across the landscape when Lehigh was up 38-7 in the 3rd quarter, and after the Colgate upset of Holy Cross became a reality, the realization that "The Rivalry" will be for the playoff berth. It's always a huge week of hype before "The Rivalry", and the "winner-takes-all" aspect of it simply makes it that much bigger.
Today, we celebrate. Tomorrow, we talk about rivalries and huge games.
Comments
I thought Josh Pastore scored on one the TDs on a running play in the 4th qtr.
It was a great game to watch. Drinking to celebrate tastes sweeter than to drown your sorrows.
1. Thomas is the difference to this defense. He is shutdown. He had two INTs yesturday, one v. bucknell. He is finially back to his old form. I saw the one wr for lafayette had 274 yds yesturday so it will be Thomas's job to shut him down which i think he will do.
2. Why did the coaching staff not pick on #36 a 5 8 freshman corner who covered 6 1 Yansane most of the game. Miss match? Finially in the 3rd quarter they threw it Yansane's way. Sedale threw a shit ball but Yansane caught it anyway like usual. They MUST throw him the ball more for lehigh to win. Sedale has been throwing bad passes recently and Yansane can bail him out.
I still think the Number one job next week will be to shut down Hurt, which will then cause the secondary to play their game of the year. Lafayette has several WR's who are dangerous. Front seven cannot let Maurer have time, but at the same time contain him. Both teams seem to have hit their strides at the same time.
I.)Stay healthy----last yr we played with our backup QB. We'll need everyone for this game.
II.) No unforced errors-----last yr we dropped a TD pass and snapped the ball over the punters head resulting in an easy TD for laf. Also, we can't have the dumb penalties that we had against Fordam. laf is too good of a team to make unforced errors against.
III.) Come up with some big plays of our own-----last yr laf rose to the occassion when they had too and I give them credit for it.
This Lehigh team is extremely talented. Stay healthy, minimize unforced errors and make a few big plays-----three things we didn't do last year-----and it's on to the playoffs.