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2019 Patriot League Preview: Colgate

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 Kevin Hottle

TweetColgate Raiders 2018 Record: 10-2 (6-0) Head Coach: Dan Hunt, 6th Season (36-23, 24-6) Last League Title: 2018 Last FCS Playoff Appearance: 2018, Quarterfinalist 2019 Schedule 8/24 Villanova 8/31 Air Force 9/7 BYE 9/14 @ William & Mary 9/21 Maine 9/28 @ Dartmouth 10/5 Lehigh 10/12 Bucknell 10/19 @ Cornell 10/26 @ Holy Cross 11/2 @ Georgetown 11/9 Fordham 11/16... Read More

2019 Patriot League Preview: Bucknell

August 8, 2019August 8, 2019 Kevin Hottle

TweetBucknell Bison 2018 Record: 1-10 (1-5) Head Coach: Dave Cecchini, 1st year (17-38 career record) Last League Title: 1996 Last FCS playoff Appearance: Never 2019 Schedule 8/31 @ Temple 9/7 @ Sacred Heart 9/14 Villanova 9/21 BYE 9/28 Princeton 10/5 Holy Cross 10/12 @ Colgate 10/19 @ Towson 10/26 @ Lafayette 11/2 BYE 11/9 Lehigh 11/16 Georgetown 11/23 @ Fordham... Read More

Patriot League Week 12: In A Blink Of An Eye It’s Over

November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetIs there another 12 week span during the course of the year that goes by as fast as football season? It’s hard to believe but as Jim Morrison once said “This is the End; My only Friend, The End”. Well, it’s the end for everyone not named Colgate. Following their regular season finale against Army, the Raiders can focus on... Read More

Patriot League Week 11: Finding Reasons To Fight To The Finish

November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetWith the regular season’s penultimate weekend upon us there’s two intriguing storylines worth following. The first one is clearly Colgate’s undefeated season to this point. The Raiders have deployed a dominating defense that is on pace to set numerous Patriot League records. The offense hasn’t been too shabby either (29.9 ppg, 1st in PL). A win over Lehigh this week... Read More

Patriot League Week 10: All Glory To ‘Gate

November 3, 2018November 3, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetWith the final month of the regular season upon us, the only real positive drama left is #12 Colgate’s playoff fate. Sure Colgate must beat either Fordham or Lehigh (combined 2-14) first to secure the auto-bid but we’re going to hedge our bet and say they do. Given how easily the Raiders have dispatched similar competition throughout the year it’s... Read More

Patriot League Week 9: Can Georgetown channel their inner Buster Douglas?

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetWeek 9 in the Patriot League all boils down to the “Main Event”; Colgate and Georgetown. Can the non-scholarship Hoyas send shock waves throughout the Patriot League, and the entire FCS landscape for that matter, by taking down the 13th ranked Raiders on their home turf? The last time the Georgetown program had a game of this magnitude this late... Read More

Patriot League Week 7: What was will never be again?

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetWhile it might seem unfathomable in 2018, there was a time, not too long ago, when the Patriot League was capable of producing multiple Top 25 teams! As the league is sadly trending towards having just one team finish with a winning record for a second straight year, more and more questions are being raised about its overall health. The... Read More

Patriot League Week 6: Dwindling Daylight and Dwindling Hope

October 6, 2018October 6, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetWith the first month of the season in the books it’s safe to say that nationally ranked Colgate is the team to beat as league play really gets going. Thanks to a quirk in scheduling, the Raiders will be halfway to back-2-back Patriot League Championships with a win over Bucknell today. The leaves haven’t even reached their peak in Hamilton... Read More

Patriot League Week 5: Only One Has A Chance To Reach Nirvana

September 29, 2018September 28, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetThe first month of the season went about as poorly as it possibly could have for the Patriot League. Last week saw the league bottom out with a 0-5 record in non-conference play. For the season, the Patriot League is an abysmal 4-19 overall in non-conference games. The only team in the league with a winning record, Colgate, has a... Read More

Patriot League Week 4: Wins, We Need Wins!

September 21, 2018September 21, 2018 Kevin Hottle

TweetThe Patriot League’s non-league woes continued in week 3. Holy Cross’s come from behind win against preseason Ancient Eight favorite Yale prevented the dreaded Patriot League “O’fer”. It was the second week in a row the Patriot League could only manage a single out of conference “W”. Things don’t get any easier as the first weekend of fall dawns. The... Read More