Patriot League Pick 'em Week 10

**carney2** · October 27th, 2019, 01:15 PM

COLGATE @ GEORGETOWN

HOLY CROSS @ LEHIGH

FORDHAM @ LAFAYETTE

Game of the Week: Holy Cross @ Lehigh - probably for the trophy and the right to be humiliated by a real football team in the first round of the playoffs.

**crusader11** · October 27th, 2019, 01:40 PM

Holy Cross beat New Hampshire and held their own with Yale and Harvard.

They’d get smacked by a top ten team, but think they’d be competitive with a mid-CAA team in the playoffs.

**bonarae** · October 27th, 2019, 05:45 PM

Georgetown
Holy Cross - close
Fordham

**kdinva** · October 27th, 2019, 06:00 PM

COLGATE 20 @ GEORGETOWN 30

HOLY CROSS 20 @ LEHIGH 27

FORDHAM 24 @ LAFAYETTE 22

**ngineer** · October 27th, 2019, 07:16 PM

Don't know how the Hoyas will react to this loss. Pretty devastating to tie the game with about a minute to go on 75 yard bomb, then give up 60 yards of yardage in 58 seconds to allow game winning FG. Normally, I'd pick G'town, but not sure about this one. Then we have Raiders who may have given up after getting drubbed by Crusaders. Which coach can get their team 'up' in these circumstances? I give the edge to Hoyas 20-17.

Fordham and Laughyette each only have one league loss apiece, so this is a real elimination game from having any hope of being a 'co-champ'. Having watched some Leotard games on TV and seen Rams first hand, I will got with the Rams. 'pards have an 'up and coming' QB, and some very skilled individuals, but I see Rams with more talent overall. The one shot Leotards have is that the Rams have been hurting themselves with penalties. Undisciplined play has been costly. Without such mistakes, Fordham wins 30-20.

On paper, one might pick the Crusaders, though Lehigh has better record (effectively 5-2 with the non-TD call against SFU). Crusaders have battled in their losses. Early season games are hard to evaluate at this juncture since lineups can change and as have opponents. The win over UNH is impressive, but the struggle against Bucknell is curious. At the same time, Lehigh's early season troubles were expected with the coaching transition and small, inexperienced roster. A lot of freshmen and sophomores have been playing and no longer just 'rookies'. Improvement has been seen each week. While the QB play has been erratic, Monaco has shown a lot of grit and become a leader. A few stars have also emerged from the clouds and the PK has been beyond expectations. The team has not been penalized a lot which helps in sustaining drives or not giving up free big chunks of yardage. Sure, this may be a homer pick, but at home with an energized crowd and new video board, the team showed a lot of energy against Georgetown. I expect the same this weekend. Lehigh takes command of the PL, 27-24.

**van** · October 28th, 2019, 07:20 AM

COLGATE @ GEORGETOWN, gate seems to be packing it in while Hoyas field their best squad in years

HOLY CROSS @ LEHIGH, homer pick but this team has yet to play its best ball and hoping this week is the time

FORDHAM @ LAFAYETTE, expect pards to compete but rams have too much firepower

**Son of Eli** · October 28th, 2019, 07:25 AM

Going full Catholic:

Georgetown
Holy Cross
Fordham.

**Ivytalk** · October 28th, 2019, 08:35 AM

Georgetown
Lehigh
Lafayette (why not?)

**carney2** · October 28th, 2019, 08:41 AM

COLGATE @ GEORGETOWN - The Tundrites may need a repeat of that flu epidemic that canceled this game a few years ago. Perhaps a cough ... or runny nose ... or stubbed toe this time? What's going on in Hamilton? The Patriot League has had more than its share of bad teams over the years, but a first to worst collapse like this ...?

HOLY CROSS @ LEHIGH - Not much has changed since the preseason when most thought that the Cross had their arrow pointed in the right direction.

FORDHAM @ LAFAYETTE - The blind squirrel (Pards) found an acorn. It doesn't mean that they continue to feast.