Holy Cross
South Dakota St
Here's how these two match up statistically with the national ranks in parenthesis. Take them with a grain of salt given how few games some teams played this spring and the insular schedules most teams played but hopefully it gives some insight on the relative strengths and weaknesses of each team.
Discuss.
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Interesting stats. I think that the Jacks will wear them down and it looks like the Crusaders would not be likely to come from behind by passing.
I got online and saw that season ticket holders can order tickets today with the general public allowed to do so tomorrow. It said all ticket sales must be done online. I wanted to do a walk up on Saturday but I guess I'll have to call in.
Buffalo Lake Laker
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MNState Maverick
I'm mulling going. The one thing holding me back is the treat of cancellation. We could easily fly out Friday only to find out that someone on either team tested + and the game is a no-contest.Originally Posted by Laker
Guess I have until tomorrow morning to decide...
Not sure our O has enough weapons to keep this very close. We'll be missing 2 of our better receivers, our best O-lineman didn't play against Bucknell, probably our best TB didn't play this Spring etc etc.....not to sandbag too much lol but our O is pretty basic right now. Looking forward to see the full complement in the Fall. Our D is fairly stout...admittedly not having faced an opponent like SDSU this Spring.
That being said, I am very excited for the opportunity this game presents for the HC program in general.
Just remember when HC was ranked #16 and they beat the #1 team.
I listened to that game on the radio and the Gopher announcers were just shocked.
https://goholycross.com/news/2020/4/...est%20Regional.
Buffalo Lake Laker
Ridgewater Warrior
MNState Maverick
In the pick 'em thread, I projected the following score:
South Dakota State 37, Holy Cross 9.
Our frosh QB has a chance to ultimately develop into the Trey Lance of the Patriot League. But that's not going to happen Saturday in his second career start. Only prayer HC has to stay in this game is for defense and special teams to score/set up 3 or more TDs. We got 5 INTs last week against Bucknell and blocked a punt for a TD against Fordham in our prior game (which seems like 3 months ago).
Unfortunately, our downfall IMO is the fact that our O is too one-dimensional because of the development of our young QB. We're not going to ground and pound our way to success against the cream of FCS. If you combined our offense from our last team to play in the Round of 16 (2009 against Villanova) with this year's defense, I'd say we would have a fighting chance. We have our best kicker in school history, so that will help us get on board if we're able to get into Jacks' territory.
Last edited by NY Crusader 2010; April 20th, 2021 at 07:03 AM.
Holy Cross should opt out so they don't get embarrassed.
Wouldn’t that even be more embarrassing
Hmmm, how does that go, people in glass houses don't throw rocksYou guys could have saved yourself the embarrassment in 2018 with us, game over in first quarter but did like your band.
Last edited by CenMEBlackBearFan; April 20th, 2021 at 02:54 PM.
How did the PL become the lowest ranked conference?
Georgetown: "We play where we do not compete, and compete where we do not play."
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