HANOVER – This Fearful Forecast thing is tough.
Last week FF went 5-1. What did that do for the season winning percentage? It went all the way up from .828 to .829. Yeah, that’s tough.
There are six games on the docket this week with one absolute slam dunk and two others I feel pretty good about.
The others? I’m already working on the excuses for why I got them wrong. I'll be more than happy with my winning percentage goes up one more point.
Here goes.
Penn (3-4, 1-3 Ivy) at Cornell (3-4, 1-3 Ivy)
Cornell has a better offense and the Big Red is at home. That should be enough. Cornell 28, Penn 17.
Cornell has a better offense and the Big Red is at home. That should be enough. Cornell 28, Penn 17.
Brown (4-3, 2-2 Ivy) at Yale (4-3, 2-2 Ivy)
The Bulldogs are up and down. This week they are up. Yale 28, Brown 14.
The Bulldogs are up and down. This week they are up. Yale 28, Brown 14.
Columbia (4-3, 1-3 Ivy) at Harvard (6-1, 3-1 Ivy)
Bad, bad, bad week for the Lions to be playing at Harvard Stadium. Harvard 25, Columbia 7.
Bad, bad, bad week for the Lions to be playing at Harvard Stadium. Harvard 25, Columbia 7.
Colgate (5-4, 4-2 Patriot) at Lehigh (7-2, 5-1)
Mountain Hawks are wounded but have a lot of pride. It’s enough. Lehigh 24, Colgate 21.
Mountain Hawks are wounded but have a lot of pride. It’s enough. Lehigh 24, Colgate 21.
North Carolina A&T (4-5, 3-2 CAA) at Monmouth (7-2, 6-0 CAA)
Aggies have won four of their last five, the only loss by a single point, but Hawks have won their last six. Monmouth 35, NC A&T 20.
Aggies have won four of their last five, the only loss by a single point, but Hawks have won their last six. Monmouth 35, NC A&T 20.
Merrimack (4-5, Independent at Wake Forest 7-1, 5-1 ACC)
The only question is whether Wake will score 50. The answer: Not quite. Wake Forest 49, Merrimack 0.
The only question is whether Wake will score 50. The answer: Not quite. Wake Forest 49, Merrimack 0.
LAST WEEK
This BGA Guy Is A Genius
Predicted: Brown 17, Penn 14
Actual: Brown 36, Penn 17
Comment: Bears will be dangerous if they can score.
This BGA Guy Is A Genius
Predicted: Brown 17, Penn 14
Actual: Brown 36, Penn 17
Comment: Bears will be dangerous if they can score.
Predicted: Yale 28, Columbia 14
Actual: Yale 26, Columbia 8
Comment: While Yale is up and down, Columbia is down.
Actual: Yale 26, Columbia 8
Comment: While Yale is up and down, Columbia is down.
Predicted: Lehigh 38, Bucknell 14
Actual: Lehigh 31, Bucknell 30
Comment: Mountain Hawks living on the edge.
Actual: Lehigh 31, Bucknell 30
Comment: Mountain Hawks living on the edge.
Predicted: Merrimack 28, Wagner 7
Actual: Merrimack 19, Wagner 14
Comment: Merrimack picks on someone its own size.
Actual: Merrimack 19, Wagner 14
Comment: Merrimack picks on someone its own size.
Predicted: Monmouth 24 Bryant 21
Actual: Monmouth 34, Bryant 21
Comment: Monmouth keeps rolling.
Actual: Monmouth 34, Bryant 21
Comment: Monmouth keeps rolling.
This BGA Guy is a Dolt
Predicted: Cornell 17, Princeton 16
Actual: Princeton 21, Cornell 20
Comment: As close as expected
Predicted: Cornell 17, Princeton 16
Actual: Princeton 21, Cornell 20
Comment: As close as expected
Last Week: 5-1
Season Record: 29-6 (.829)
Season Record: 29-6 (.829)