Create a New Forum Admin Login Member Login Contribute to Voyager Search VoyForums Help Desk VoyForums Exchange VoyForums Directory/Categories VoyForums Homepage VoyForums News FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ]

Subject: Brown Yale Author: Brown Fan [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 12:52:35 11/09/24 Sat 2d quarter, Brown down 28 to 7. Yale receiver had 3 tds, 8 catches, and 135 yards in first quarter. 2 Brown interceptions and a listless 3 and out to start the game. Complete, unmitigated disaster. Let's hear it, GBI. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

[> Subject: Re: Brown Yale Author: Qusker62 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:03:48 11/09/24 Sat To quote the late Beano Cook, “Brown plays Yale today and if they win today and the next 48 in a row, the series will be tied.” [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Brown Yale Author: Brown Fan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:18:09 11/09/24 Sat Yale has 5 possessions and 5 tds. Brown offense has 2 nice td drives, but the defense has been hapless. 2 starting defensive backs are out, including Brown's best player, but still..... [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Brown Yale Author: Brown Fan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:43:45 11/09/24 Sat Yale scored tds on 7 of 8 possessions through the 3d quarter. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Brown Yale Author: Grin and Bear it (Interesting thought) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:03:18 11/09/24 Sat That Yale would pummel Brown's defense did not surprise me, but what is interesting to think about is that last week Yale scored all of ten points on Columbia. In other words, Yale offense isn't so good that they can't be stopped. But Brown's defense is so bad that they can't stop anyone. This is an embarrassment, and it is time for the AD to give thought to another coach. Yes, I know Perry is a legend, and a good offensive coach, but defense is also important, and he has no clue. Furthermore, I don't see where things are going to change. This is Perry's fifth season. He has made some progress, but it appears that he has reached the limit. After all, how far can you go without a defense? And one other thing, I don't want to hear "things are great, we are coming along, blah, blah, blah." Things are not great, Brown is out of most games by the end of the first quarter, and if it is not time for a change, when will it be? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Brown Yale Author: Gp [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:11:08 11/09/24 Sat Perry never changed his mindset from OC to HC. His teams at Bryant were the same way. He cares more about scoring and the offensive brand of his team than playing complimentary football. This has always been his MO. It should not come as a surprise. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: So you're saying that he... Author: Go Green [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07:45:28 11/10/24 Sun Is another Mickey Kwiatkowski? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Brown Yale Author: Brown Fan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:55:08 11/09/24 Sat Perry's not going anywhere. The season is disappointing, but he is (as pointed out) a legend, he has improved the team over where it was when he started, and Brown is very slow to discharge alumni coaches (see the men's hockey record over the past dozen or so years). There's reason for optimism on the offense -- Murphy looked pretty good in a mop-up role today, and the 1st-year tailback is excellent. The defense obviously could use a shake-up -- it looked a bit better earlier this year, but, for the past few weeks, we have not stopped anyone with consistency. The loss of Isaiah Reed hurts, but this is well beyond the injury to one player. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Brown Yale Author: Grin and Bear it [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 21:38:02 11/09/24 Sat Perry has had sufficient time to prepare a more competitive team. And to date, he has failed. Many years ago Billy Almon, the first man selected in the baseball draft and a Brown grad, was given the job of coaching the hapless baseball team. Almon was a great player who had a good pro career. But as a coach, he was a dud. After four miserable years he was let go. So there is precedent for getting rid of an alum who is incompetent. And Grace Calhoun was hired to get rid of non performers, so Perry isn't exactly on solid ground. Another year or two of no progress and he should be ripe for the taking. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Brown Yale Author: M3 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 06:49:05 11/10/24 Sun Love to have him back in New Jersey When given the tools he transformed the Princeton program I think his difficulties in Providence go back to the "X's and O''s vs Jimmies and Joes" argument. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Brown Yale Author: Old Blue [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07:39:59 11/10/24 Sun Gentlemen; Our Blue defense was hardly exemplary if were not for four turnovers it may have been a nail biting 4th quarter. The bears did have 33 first downs. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Brown Yale Author: Brown Fan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:38:08 11/10/24 Sun OB, Yale, like Brown, was missing its defensive captain, but I'm sure that you were not thrilled overall with the play of the Yale defense. Maybe Brown has more injuries than its depth can handle, or maybe the results on defense are caused by poor coaching or schemes. I don't think it's a general lack of talent, as the defense was decent at the beginning of the year, even good at times. But yesterday was a nightmare from the defense; the offense tends to start slowly; and the result is a losing record in the Ivy and losses in 5 of 6 games with 2 tough opponents looming. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Brown Yale Author: Grin and Bear it (part of the problem) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:38:46 11/10/24 Sun Not sure exactly if this is the whole problem but Brown tends to rush three men. Well, as we saw yesterday those three men never got close to the QB. And when that happens, the QB has too much time to throw. Even the best secondary cannot cover receivers indefinitely. My impression was that if Reid had played and Wilcox had not thrown the interceptions, Yale would have still prevailed. Brown simply couldn't stop them. One other interesting note, Yale's team looked like they were straight out of the Big 10. Reno, may or may not be a great coach, but he knows the value of superior talent. Brown's talent may not be at the level of Yale's, but the real problem is the incompetent coaching! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Brown Yale Author: Brownie [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 20:42:28 11/10/24 Sun Two more games yet to play. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Brown Yale Author: Old Blue [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:09:48 11/10/24 Sun Gentlemen; Our Blue defense especially linebacker play has been a sore spot all year. Notwithstanding, my best wishes for the bears in their final two contests. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Brown Yale Author: Grin and Bear it (A final word) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:24:12 11/12/24 Tue I was waiting to hear what Perry had to say about Saturday's loss. It appeared in today's BDH. Perry said that Jordan, the Yale QB, and Pantelis, the Yale receiver, played "very, very, well". As if that was why Yale won. Of course, they did, Jordan had all day to pass and Pantelis had all day to get free. What I am getting at is this, the issue wasn't how well the Yale men played, it was how poorly Brown played. And I wish Perry had emphasized that point because unless you address the problem, you will never solve it. As noted previously, the week before Yale scored 10 points against Columbia. How come the Yale men didn't play great against Columbia? Ans. Because Columbia didn't let them!! It is not rocket science. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]