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Re: UCD

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 10:03 am
by van
very rare to face a Big Sky team, Davis once before, :D , Idaho (a game I attended) :oops:

Re: UCD

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:34 am
by Richb-3
Lehigh wrestled UC Davis, one, in California, But it was at Fresno State, 1998 W 32-5.
Fresno then dropped wrestling. Then Davis dropped wrestling, Now Fresno St has reinstated wrestling.

My Niece attended Davis. Her Graduation was at Recreation Hall, About the same size as Penn States Rec Hall. - Graduation was inside, air conditioning, not outside, 107F. So Yeah night football early September

Re: UCD

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 1:26 pm
by ngineer
One must look at every game being winnable. Of course, one must be realistic in what can expected to be accomplished. I agree with the above observations that the UCD defense may be 'amenable' to giving up some yards and points. Would be great for some turnover opportunities to either shorten the field or take away scoring opportunities for UCD. It was an excellent decision to schedule one of the 'byes' after this game considering the time commitment on the return travel, and need to heal up. Having to play on the 22nd against any team would have been tough. Looking forward to this challenge!

Re: UCD

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 1:34 pm
by ngineer
News wrote: Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:32 pm Forgot that I wrote this extensive recap of that classic 1977 game in this blog posting. Jim Sochor vs. John Whitehead.

https://lehighfootballnation.blogspot.c ... -long.html
Thanks for posting. Brought back some great memories.

Re: UCD

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 6:39 pm
by News
Tailgate report for the UC Davis Game:

https://lehighfootballnation.blogspot.c ... eport.html

First - it's going to be REALLY HOT. Second - there should be a surprisingly strong Lehigh West Coast presence tailgating at the game. Should be fun.

Re: UCD

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 1:07 pm
by ngineer
Nice cover for the game. I do recall a game at Taylor, I think against Bucknell, in the early 80's where the game time temperature was 92-94F. Hottest I can ever recall for a Lehigh home game. Hopefully, the team took some cases of pickle juice along. It's a great preventer of leg cramps. Recall the infamous "pickle juice"/"body bag" game between the Iggles and Cowboys during the Buddy Ryan era!

Re: UCD

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 6:48 pm
by News
Game Breakdown and Fearless Prediction:

https://lehighfootballnation.blogspot.c ... n-and.html