HANOVER – Ivy-Ivy games and bye weeks always cut into the Fearful Forecast’s chances to rack up the wins. They also limit the chances for piling up losses, but don’t tell anyone.
Predicting William & Mary would knock off New Hampshire on Homecoming at UNH last week wasn’t smart, but the Forecast wasn’t going to pick against W&M Athletic Director Brian Mann, the former Dartmouth quarterback who spent the first quarter-plus of the game sitting with Team BGA over in Durham.
There are no old friends to root for this week, so there’s a chance to rack up the wins, right? OK, maybe not.
Here we go:
Brown (3-3, 0-3) at Penn (4-2, 2-1)
It sounds disgusting but the Brown bubble probably burst when the Bears surrendered an 11-point lead late in last week’s double-overtime loss to Cornell. Penn 28-17
Columbia (1-5, 0-3) at Yale 4-2, 2-1
The Bullydogs do a good job of picking on the downtrodden. That pretty much sums up both teams. Yale 35-10
Princeton (3-3, 2-1) at Cornell (2-4, 1-2)
I should know better than to pick upsets. Notice the word “should.” Cornell 21-17
LIU (3-5, 1-2 NEC) at Central Connecticut (5-3, 3-0)
Long Island University teams are called the Sharks. Now you know as much about LIU as I do. Central Connecticut 35-14
Fordham (1-7, 1-3) at Richmond (4-4, 1-3)
There’s a temptation to pick the upset. Temptation avoided this time. Richmond 28-14
New Hampshire Bye
LAST WEEK
This BGA Guy Is A Genius
Predicted: Harvard 24, Princeton 10
Actual: Harvard 35, Princeton 14
Comment: The 14-point difference looked good for much of the game.
Predicted: Yale 28, Penn 24
Actual: Yale 35, Penn 13
Comment: As expected, Elis put Dartmouth behind them.
Predicted: Lehigh 35, Fordham 14
Actual: Lehigh 27, Fordham 6
Comment: Nailed the delta.
This BGA Guy is a Dolt
Predicted: Brown 35, Cornell 28
Actual: Cornell 30, Brown 24 2 ot
Comment: Late comeback foiled the Fearless Forecast.
Predicted: William & Mary 21, UNH 17
Actual: UNH 34, William & Mary 24
Comment: Still would pick Brian Mann’s team. ;-)
Last Week: 3-2
Season to Date: 31-12 (.721)