Patriot League Preseason Poll

[DFW HOYA]

Almost no coverage around this, but here it is anyway.

2017 Patriot League Football Preseason Poll
Lehigh 70 points (11 first-place votes)
Fordham, 61 (3)
Colgate, 54
Holy Cross, 39
Bucknell, 36
Lafayette, 17
Georgetown, 17

http://patriotleague.org/news/2017/7...champions.aspx

[RichH2]

PL phoned it in this year. Why? No clue. Still ongoing with coach and player interviews.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Preseason First Team

2017 Patriot League Football Preseason All-League Team


Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Chase Edmonds, RB, Fordham (Sr.)

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Pat Afriyie, DL, Colgate (Sr.)

Offense
QB: Kevin Anderson, Fordham (Gr.)

RB: Chase Edmonds, Fordham (Sr.)

RB: Dom Bragalone, Lehigh (Jr.)

WR: Austin Longi, Fordham (Jr.)

WR: Troy Pelletier, Lehigh (Sr.)

WR: Gatlin Casey, Lehigh (Sr.)

TE: Dylan Wadsworth, Lafayette (Sr.)

OL: Ryan Paulish, Colgate (Sr.)

OL: Anthony Coyle, Fordham (Sr.)

OL: Ben Hartman, Fordham (Sr.)

OL: Zach Duffy, Lehigh (Sr.)

OL: Tim O’Hara, Lehigh (Sr.)

Defense

DL: Abdullah Anderson, Bucknell (Sr.)

DL: Pat Afriyie, Colgate (Sr.)

DL: Manny Adeyeye, Fordham (Gr.)

DL: Tyler Cavenas, Lehigh (Sr.)

LB: Ben Richard, Bucknell (Sr.)

LB: J’V’on Butler, Georgetown (Jr.)

LB: Nick McBeath, Holy Cross (Sr.)

LB: Brandon Bryant, Lafayette (Sr.)

DB: Bryan Marine, Bucknell (Jr.)

DB: Tyler Castillo, Colgate (Jr.)

DB: Abu Daramy, Colgate (So.)

DB: Caleb Ham, Fordham (Sr.)


Special Teams

PK: Ed Mish, Lehigh (Jr.)

P: Ed Mish, Lehigh (Jr.)

RS: Gatlin Casey, Lehigh (Sr.)

Non-Specialist Player: Khristian Tate, Georgetown (So.)

[LUHawker]

Would be nice to see 2 PL schools make the playoffs this year.

[RichH2]

[QUOTE=LUHawker;2501776]Would be nice to see 2 PL schools make the playoffs this year.[/QULUHawk

Possible if both LU and Rams get some D. Dont count out Cross. A true longshot but if Pujols can stay healthy possible.

[LUHawker]

[QUOTE=RichH2;2501779]

Would be nice to see 2 PL schools make the playoffs this year.[/QULUHawk

Possible if both LU and Rams get some D. Dont count out Cross. A true longshot but if Pujols can stay healthy possible.

Holy Cross has a couple off difficult OOC games with UConn and UNH (Monmouth no gimme either), so only way they get in, IMO, is to win the PL and I think those are low odds. Their O not as strong as either LU or FU and D not so much better than others that is the difference. Certainly can't so they can't win it, but odds are low. Colgate has better chance than HC.

[DFW HOYA]

I know the leadership in Center Valley doesn't want to advertise it, but it's Lehigh and Colgate until sometime in the 2020's. HC and Fordham figure to drop off beginning next year, Lafayette and Bucknell don't have the horses, and Georgetown doesn't have the budget to consider looking into horses.

[Lehigh Football Nation]

[QUOTE=LUHawker;2501786]

Holy Cross has a couple off difficult OOC games with UConn and UNH (Monmouth no gimme either), so only way they get in, IMO, is to win the PL and I think those are low odds. Their O not as strong as either LU or FU and D not so much better than others that is the difference. Certainly can't so they can't win it, but odds are low. Colgate has better chance than HC.

Holy Cross has a hugely challenging schedule: starting with UConn and UNH in the first three weeks, then eight straight games ending at Fordham and at Lehigh. Yes, eleven straight with the bye week on the final weekend. That's not easy.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Would be nice to see 2 PL schools make the playoffs this year.

Does anyone know any CONCRETE info regarding Lehigh's ability to host playoff games moving forward?

Getting two in is nice but if they don't perform the narrative will stay the same. I think it would be an embarrassment if Lehigh would be willing to send an undefeated or Top 10 team on the road rather than pony up and reward the student athletes. Goodman would be a great playoff venue....

[LUHawker]

I know the leadership in Center Valley doesn't want to advertise it, but it's Lehigh and Colgate until sometime in the 2020's. HC and Fordham figure to drop off beginning next year, Lafayette and Bucknell don't have the horses, and Georgetown doesn't have the budget to consider looking into horses.

Why is Fordham going to drop off next year? Graduation of Chase Edmonds? Anything else?