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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:48 pm

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One thing that disturbs is that without some very unexpected miraculous catches, we could well be 4-3.....Can we expect the miracles to continue?[/quote]

I think that you need to put this in the category of someone making a play, not a miracle. Considering that Layton has made 3 one handers, I think he's just a darn good receiver!

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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:51 pm

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Early forecast for Saturday is 40% chance of rain.  Here we go again.  Isn't this the 6th consecutive week of either rain or a serious threat thereof?

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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:54 pm

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Lafayette has moved up to the equivalent of number 27 in the AGS poll, behind Holy Cross (20), Liberty (21), and Colgate (25).

We are number 28 on the TSN poll where, incredibly, Lehigh at 2-5 is still registering votes (only 5, but even 1 proves that this poll is done by morons).


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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:57 pm

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carney2 wrote:
Lafayette has moved up to the equivalent of number 27 in the AGS poll, behind Holy Cross (20), Liberty (21), and Colgate (25).


That's still not Top 25. We're safe for another week...at least on the AGS poll.
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:02 pm

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"They ought to just go ahead and give Lafayette the trophy as the Ivy League champion," Penn coach Al Bagnoli said this week. "They've earned it. They beat everybody."

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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:03 pm

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And the final poll is in with the Coaches Poll showing Lafayette in "Others Receiving Votes" at the equivalent of number 27.

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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:41 am

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Reversing some earlier thoughts in here; we should hope for a good national ranking because it factors into the GPI for playoff selection. With a good enough GPI we could maybe avoid a first round game against a power CAA team if we win out somehow. Home game would be contingent upon our financial bid.

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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:46 am

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Pard4Life wrote:
Reversing some earlier thoughts in here; we should hope for a good national ranking because it factors into the GPI for playoff selection. With a good enough GPI we could maybe avoid a first round game against a power CAA team if we win out somehow. Home game would be contingent upon our financial bid.


We won't sniff a national ranking until and unless we beat Colgate. At that point I suspect we would be somewhere in the 20-25 realm. If we beat Holy Cross I suspect we would be in the 15-20 range. If we make the playoffs I doubt highly Lafayette would pony up the $$ needed for a home game...Best we pack our bags. As long as we are dreaming...assuming we would travel in the playoffs, what are the chances they might get a game in the Northeast. UNH, UMass...I'd love to go watch those. UNH would be awesome for me.

Of course I feel obliged to say none of this happens until we run the table. That starts with Bucknell.
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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:08 am

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Pard94 wrote:
Pard4Life wrote:
Reversing some earlier thoughts in here; we should hope for a good national ranking because it factors into the GPI for playoff selection. With a good enough GPI we could maybe avoid a first round game against a power CAA team if we win out somehow. Home game would be contingent upon our financial bid.


We won't sniff a national ranking until and unless we beat Colgate. At that point I suspect we would be somewhere in the 20-25 realm. If we beat Holy Cross I suspect we would be in the 15-20 range. If we make the playoffs I doubt highly Lafayette would pony up the $$ needed for a home game...Best we pack our bags. As long as we are dreaming...assuming we would travel in the playoffs, what are the chances they might get a game in the Northeast. UNH, UMass...I'd love to go watch those. UNH would be awesome for me.

Of course I feel obliged to say none of this happens until we run the table. That starts with Bucknell.


Nova and Richmond would also be high seeds if they do what is expected. The PL winner would be going to either Nova, Richmond, UNH, or UMASS it looks like.  They like to avoid re-matches in the first round and most of those CAA teams would have played each other already.  Also them seem to send the OVC or MEAC winner to the Southern schools like APP State or Elon, so they would probably go there.

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Posted: Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:24 am

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Franks Tanks wrote:
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Pard4Life wrote:
Reversing some earlier thoughts in here; we should hope for a good national ranking because it factors into the GPI for playoff selection. With a good enough GPI we could maybe avoid a first round game against a power CAA team if we win out somehow. Home game would be contingent upon our financial bid.


We won't sniff a national ranking until and unless we beat Colgate. At that point I suspect we would be somewhere in the 20-25 realm. If we beat Holy Cross I suspect we would be in the 15-20 range. If we make the playoffs I doubt highly Lafayette would pony up the $$ needed for a home game...Best we pack our bags. As long as we are dreaming...assuming we would travel in the playoffs, what are the chances they might get a game in the Northeast. UNH, UMass...I'd love to go watch those. UNH would be awesome for me.

Of course I feel obliged to say none of this happens until we run the table. That starts with Bucknell.


Nova and Richmond would also be high seeds if they do what is expected. The PL winner would be going to either Nova, Richmond, UNH, or UMASS it looks like.  They like to avoid re-matches in the first round and most of those CAA teams would have played each other already.  Also them seem to send the OVC or MEAC winner to the Southern schools like APP State or Elon, so they would probably go there.


I can't stresss enough to the Football Gods how we all realize such talk is waaayyy premature as we have yet to really seperate ourselves from even last year's performance. There...that being said and well documented...I like your line of thinking FT. Assuming they avoid rematches I have a one in three chance of watching the Leopards play the Wildcats in Durham. HOWEVER...it's worth noting that UNH's stadium is a borderline high school facility. I think they may have lights but the list of ammentities end there. I guess they have hosted playoff games in the past but there is no way their facilities stack up against ours.

FT...what do you think the chances of hosting a game are if we were (BIG IF) to win the PL AQ? I know Tavani would bust a blood vessel if we didn't put in a bid to do so...not to mention Bouger.



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