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Notes up.
Passarelli and Hill listed on 2 deep on 1st team. We'll see. Hopefully good news.
Early line we are favored by 4.
Passarelli and Hill listed on 2 deep on 1st team. We'll see. Hopefully good news.
Early line we are favored by 4.
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really surprised about Hill, more so if he plays than being listed on notes
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Bucknell has pretty good skill players. Sanders is more than capable of making a big play against Lehigh's defense. I have to think Cecchini will try and get him the ball in different ways. The Bison's backs, Freshnock and Cooper are good but the OL is rather weak. If they're able to have success against Lehigh's front it likely will be a long day for the Brown and White.
Defensively the Bison aren't very good. Page and Mottram need to be accounted for but that's about it. As long as Lehigh's offense comes out focused they should be able to move the ball and find a way to put 20-30 points
If Lehigh is ready to play they should win by 10-14 points. Bucknell is 1-7 for a reason, they stink. The cupboard remains very bare in Lewisburg. A loss would be a brutal blow for Lehigh with Sacred Heart and Lafayette left.
Defensively the Bison aren't very good. Page and Mottram need to be accounted for but that's about it. As long as Lehigh's offense comes out focused they should be able to move the ball and find a way to put 20-30 points
If Lehigh is ready to play they should win by 10-14 points. Bucknell is 1-7 for a reason, they stink. The cupboard remains very bare in Lewisburg. A loss would be a brutal blow for Lehigh with Sacred Heart and Lafayette left.
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I don't know, but this game worries me, Bitikofer has similar numbers to Monaco against better competition and we have not been strong against the run lately, it would be a big mistake to take bucky lightly
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Any path to a successful end of the season - or perhaps more than that, if Holy Cross stumbles - is 100% contingent on a win in Lewisburg. The question is how deep this team is going to be. I don't think Hill makes the trip.
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I'm concerned about injuries to starters also plus a let down from last week with all the pressure on kids and coaches. Also the coaching connection to Lehigh concerns me....this could be their super bowl game. I still like what we are doing on defense- 35th in FCS Rushing yards, 53rd total defense, 86th passing yards allowed. Kids are flying around playing hard!
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yes, love the effort on O, D and ST, coaches have instilled some fine culture which should continue to pay dividends and from player interviews I get the sense that of some young men with admirable character
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Bucknell - lacking a Lehigh-Laf game often treats Lehigh as there biggessssst game, whether they are good or not. Of course, very often, this game is the week before L-L so when at Lewisburg it is often their final home game, sometimes there last game. I think they have played us more than any other team. I suppose years ago Gettysburg was there big game, but they probably haven;t played in 40 years+
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You are correct that Gettysburg was the most-played opponent - by far - when that series ended in 1978. However LU is not the most-played opponent now. Bucknell has played Lafayette a lot more than LU over the years. In fact, Bucknell's first football game - in 1883 - was vs LC.
A lot of people wouldn't guess who Bucknell's most common opponent was through the early 1950's, when Gettysburg moved into the top spot. Prior to that, Bucknell had played Penn State more than any other opponent. In fact, after Bucknell beat PSU four consecutive times from 1927-1930, Penn State refused to play the next three years But when the series resumed in 1934, Bucknell beat them again. (That was the year Bucknell won the Orange Bowl.) But by the late-1930's. Penn State had started to gain the upper hand. And starting in 1945, the series was no longer competitive.
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Lehigh has played Bucknell more than any team other than Lafayette. Saturday is the 83rd meeting between the two. This year's L-L game is number 155
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