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Subject: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: Ivy wanna be [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 16:59:53 10/22/25 Wed Columbia 17 at Dartmouth 35 with The Big Green at 84% chance for the win Massey has Columbia 13 Dartmouth 24 Brown 34 at Cornell 21 with Bruno at 52%chance for the win Massey has Brown 27 Cornell 25 Harvard 42 at Princeton 28 with the Cantabs at 75%chance for the win Massey has Harvard 34 Princeton 24 Penn 27 at Yale 31 with the Bulldogs at 69% chance for the win Massey Yale 31 Penn 24 [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: Fear the Quaker [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:28:48 10/23/25 Thu Dartmouth 31 Columbia 21 - Columbia will be good next year Cornell 42 Brown 24 - Cornell builds on last week's win Princeton 25 Harvard 16 - Princeton because ... Penn continues to play like they did in the second half vs Columbia and beats Yale 35 to 18.

[> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: M3 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:39:11 10/23/25 Thu Dartmouth over Columbia by 14- Last years magic not there for Lions Cornell by 10 over Brown- Big Red builds on Bucknell win Penn over Yale by 3- Quakers are back Princeton v Harvard- Choice #1- Harvard D line dominates Tigers and blowout loss occurs Choice #2- Princeton O line gels and gives #12 enough time to throw to talented receiving core. Princeton by 3 As a loyal alumnus I am obligated to pick #2

[> [> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: Tiger69 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:28:05 10/25/25 Sat H 7- P 0 on second possession. Long TD pass. I hope that the Tigers don’t have the feeling of dread that I have now.

[> [> Subject: First turnover HP Author: joiseyfan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:10:08 10/25/25 Sat Interception by P, ball at midfield, H 10-7 lead mid 2Q Good tight contest.

[> [> Subject: Points off turnover Author: joiseyfan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:17:57 10/25/25 Sat 51-yard TD pass/run for Tigers, up 14-10 with 3:50 left in 2Q

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Points off turnover Author: sparman [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:33:05 10/25/25 Sat Terrible situational play calling and execution by Tigers at end of 1H. They have made just a few mistakes but they are undermining an otherwise well played half.

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Points off turnover Author: Bengal [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:34:28 10/25/25 Sat I never raise a second guessing if I didn’t say it before the bad result. But with 45 seconds left, up a point against a 2 TD favorite, 3rd and 10 at our 25 after 2 inc passes, I said out loud to no one in particular: run it and then punt. Take the lead into half time. On replay, it looked like a defender was able to barely touch the pass, sending it right to the DB. A WR had looked open. There was no scoring in the 3rd quarter and we were shut out altogether in the second half. So if if the pass play was a bad call, it turned out to be harmless error. Surace plays pretty sggressively and it often pays off.

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Points off turnover Author: P-Fan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 19:35:11 10/25/25 Sat I agree Bengal but I understand to beat Harvard you have to be aggressive. Maybe Surace thought it was his best shot to be aggressive there and roll the dice in the 2nd half. Harvard has too many skilled players and depth so you have to take a shot when you can. Good thing is that we have a QB. Keep Hipa on the bench.

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Points off turnover Author: Bengal [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 21:13:59 10/25/25 Sat I hear you. I think it was his first chance to be aggressive and he took it. In the end it didn’t matter, we couldn’t score in the second half.

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Points off turnover Author: sparman [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:00:08 10/26/25 Sun I agree with being aggressive especially if you are playing what is, objectively, a better team. But they had a lead and were getting the ball to start 2H. Go ahead and try a pass play on first down, but do NOT give up a cheap scoring opportunity. They should have run on 2d and 3d to at least force H to use up its TOs. QB also should have pulled it down and run even if he wasn't going get a first because you at least want to use up clock, but IMO this was secondary to the play call which created a bad situation. Overall I am encouraged by team's progress despite what I think was a lost opportunity in this game.

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Points off turnover Author: Go Green [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:52:55 10/26/25 Sun Personally, I thought the game turned around when Princeton's DB dropped an interception in the end zone right before Harvard's field goal late in the second quarter. If he catches that, he's likely got a 102-yard pick six. And tons of momentum for the Tigers. Alas...

[> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: John Harvard (Game of the Week) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:54:29 10/23/25 Thu Looks like Harvard at Princeton is the 'Game of the Week,' possibly along with Penn at Yale. At 2-0, Harvard, Penn and Princeton all can survive a loss, but 1-1 Yale and 1-1 Dartmouth certainly wouldn't (vs Columbia). I'd like to predict Havard>Princeton, but Crimson haven't rolled in the last two weeks like they did in the first three.

[> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: RedWin [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:23:01 10/23/25 Thu Great week of Ivy League football. Dartmouth squeaks by Columbia Yale beats Penn Harvard too much for Princeton Cornell over Brown- only if we stick to the running game like last week.

[> [> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: Old Blue [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 10:42:28 10/24/25 Fri Gentlemen; the horses are halfway around the track some early front runners. The age old question who will start to make the run to the ancient eight finish line. I like our blue in a very tough contest; lions in an upset; cornelians and cantabs.

[> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: Tiger_Inn_Boy [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:57:33 10/25/25 Sat So what is going on? Princeton behind by 3 Tds and runs the ball 7 consecutive times? Very disappointed. Princeton coach is too smart to make a decision like this.

[> [> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: Tad [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:37:03 10/25/25 Sat My take is that Surace saw three score lead as insurmountable within the time left. Defense was already gassed, as Harvard seems to pummel defenses in the first half then score a lot of points in the second. P has had enough injuries on defense already with no need to add more. H will in all likelihood go undefeated but if not, 1 loss does not put P out of contention. They have improved week to week and have the tools to win out if they keep it up. Just my opinion.

[> [> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: P-Fan [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:53:36 10/25/25 Sat Agree 100%. I didn't like it but I understand it. In fact, that can be the only reason why you run the ball as much as they did. Harvard is elite and there's no sense beating up the D when the "gassed" is an understatement. End of the 2nd quarter mistake killed them but it may have not mattered. Good thing is that the Tigers found their QB for the rest of the year. Keep Hipa on the bench.

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: Greenhorn [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:17:38 10/25/25 Sat I hope Dartmouth is competitive w Harvard next week. They look like the class of the league this year

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: Bengal [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 22:51:01 10/25/25 Sat I have seen little to nothing of other teams. But DC seems quite good. Today Harvard was very good, a complete team. Although the score was decisive even not counting the gift we gave them at the end of the first half, they didn’t look quite like a dominating team. We are an improving team but not Harvard’s sternest test yet. Based on what little I can glean from its play thus far, DC has a decent chance against H.

[> [> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: Bengal [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:24:04 10/25/25 Sat H looked to be in a “prevent” defense. While I was not mainly focused on the secondary, they were playing 5 DBs the two times I focused on them. It was clear H was willing, up 3 TDs with 9 mimutes left, to let us eat up clock on the ground even if we did score in that possession. It left room for our RBs to gain ground. We mixed a couple of passes in, but we never scored in the second half anyway.

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: Ivy wanna be [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 18:55:36 10/25/25 Sat Great win for Yale, they dug in deep. They controlled both lines of offense and defense. The defensive backfield kept the plays in front of them. The linebackers plugged the gaps. The run and pass blocking kept the offense going Pitsenberger was a beast, Dahl was good in relief. Dante, managed the game well. Kept everything together. Each game he is getting better and better. Yales receivers can play with anyone. This team is dangerous.

[> [> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: Oscar Alcantara [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 00:50:49 10/26/25 Sun I suspect that Princeton was calling RPOs and Harvard kept showing the look that dictated “R”. I recently heard an interview with a B1G Offensive Coordinator who was asked, why wouldn’t you design every running play with a pass-tag and vice versa? The response: “At some point, you can’t let the defense dictate what you’re going to run.” To me, I think that is what was at play here. Princeton’s 4- and 2- minute offenses had options that Harvard’s D schemed into the slowest possible progress.

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: M3 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07:17:55 10/26/25 Sun At the end of the day Princeton had to play a perfect game to make it competitive They did so for -3 quarters then Harvard’s dominating O and D lines sealed the deal Until proven otherwise Harvard is a step above everyone else Game next week against Dartmouth will be worth watching

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: John Harvard (Observations) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 11:18:41 10/26/25 Sun You are spot on. Harvard really controlled the line of scrimmage and to an extent I hadn't anticipated. Princeton ran the ball 31 times for only 98 yards, but 54 of those yards were on the final Princeton possession when - leading by 21 - Harvard was in a prevent defense. On the other side, the Crimson ran for 259 yards. That's 6.3 yds/carry to 3.2 for the Tigers. Passing yards were equivalent (P 242 to H 216), but the Crimson sat on their lead and Princeton hit two 51 yarders, one of which was really a beautiful TD pitch and run by Clark. After seeing his usage limited in the first 3 games, a healthy Bascon is in fine form (13 carries for 101 yards). Gordon continues to impress (6 for 35) and Craig exhibited his running ability in key situations. Bullock seems to be effective as a second half back when the defense is worn down and he can run downhill (7 for 58). He did pull up lame on a late 46 yard run and hope he's ok. Would have been interesting to see a Princeton safety try to pull Bullock at 6'2" 240 lbs down in the open field had Bullock not pulled up. Overall, I was impressed with the Crimson's superior physicality and ability to contain Princeton weapon Josh Robinson (only 3 receptions for 24 yards). It should be noted that Craig didn't have a huge game and was off target more often than usual. He missed a wide open dump pass to an open running back early in the first quarter for an easy TD on a drive that the Crimson did not score at all on. Dartmouth at Harvard next week is huge. If Harvard prevails it would have a 2 game lead over the Big Green + the tiebreaker.

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: Greenhorn [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:43:00 10/26/25 Sun Harvard v Dartmouth series is 3-3 over last 6 years but Harvard has won last 3. The key to the game will be the play in the trenches and I worry that Harvard may have the upper hand there. Harvard offense has not been stopped all year. May be a shootout.

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Week 6 Thoughts and Predictions Author: Harvard Crimson Rule! [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:46:59 10/26/25 Sun Highly doubtful when they take into account Harvard's strength of schedule.

[> Subject: Is it just me... Author: Go Green [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 13:43:48 10/26/25 Sun Or does anyone else think that Harvard's uniforms look pretty much like Alabama's now?

[> [> Subject: Re: Is it just me... Author: observer [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:32:39 10/26/25 Sun Nice to see the Big Black in action Friday.