Archives for: November 2008, 22
Lehigh Would Like to Shine Saturday
Beating Lafayette would be a big step forward.
One shining moment.
It's the song CBS plays at the end of its NCAA men's basketball tournament coverage every spring, but it's also what the Lehigh football team has been waiting for throughout the 20… more »
Transition Going Smoothly for UCA
CONWAY — It really shouldn’t be this easy.
Central Arkansas Coach Clint Conque said he has been astonished at how easily the No. 13 Bears have moved from being one of the top NCAA Division II teams in the country to one of the top Football Championsh… more »
McNeese State, SLC’s 'Benchmark’ Looks to Test Bears
CONWAY — What the Central Arkansas Bears are trying to accomplish for the first time, the McNeese State Cowboys have down pat.
Although it is not eligible to win the conference title, Central Arkansas is angling to finish the regular season with the… more »
Iona College Discontinues Football
New Rochelle - Buddies Tim Mastrino and Andrew Litski were planning to finish out their senior years together at Iona. Maybe get their master's too. The wide receiver from Illinois and the linebacker from Long Island became friends on the football team… more »
Love is in the Brawl: UM Booster, MSU Fan Were Sitting Near Each Other All Along
The question is as old as the rivalry: What would you get if you put a Grizzly and a Bobcat in the same room and shut the door?
The answer, of course, depends on which side of the Brawl of the Wild you happen to be standing.
If you're in Bozeman,… more »
Flyers Play For All The Marbles At Jacksonville Saturday
On the ugliest day of 2008, Dayton football seniors played in the final home game of their careers. Wind, rain and a wintry mix fell from the sky.
At times the wind was overpowering, making it hard for the Flyers to throw the football in the intense… more »
Bergquist Surveys Years with Griz as he Faces the Waning Games of his College Career
Cole Bergquist is close to the end.
Saturday’s Griz-Cat game, the 108th in the series, will be his last regular-season game with the Montana Grizzlies. It’ll be the third “Brawl of the Wild” he’s started at quarterback. He’ll take the field at Washin… more »
Close games, stout defense and a surprise offense sum up Lehigh
The theme of the 2008 Lehigh University football season was close, late-game losses, but the reason the Mountain Hawks were even in those games was because of its surprising offense.
Lehigh lost to Princeton and Cornell on the last play of the game i… more »
Northwestern State Plays Season Finale Today at Stephen F. Austin
Northwestern State can still win a Southland Conference title, but the Demons' destiny is out of their hands.
A disappointing home loss to McNeese State last week left the Demons a game behind the Southland leaders, and needing help to stay in the ch… more »
Lafayette Doing Best to Shake Off Devastating Loss
EASTON - Four weeks after directing what he called "as good a win as I've been involved in in my 23 years here," Lafayette College football coach Frank Tavani said losing to Holy Cross in the closing seconds last Saturday was "as tough a loss as I've be… more »
Lafayette and Lehigh End Season with 144th Meeting
"It's the game we always talk about. You always take each opponent week by week, but in the back of your mind you're always thinking about Lafayette," Lehigh senior safety Brendan VanAckeren said.
After having the Leopards on the backburner all seaso… more »
'Pards Have Been Unpredictable
Which Lafayette will show up against Lehigh?
It may not be totally fair, but neither is it incorrect to say that Lafayette's 2008 football season is defined as much by its losses as by its wins.
The Leopards enter Saturday's 144th meeting with arc… more »