Word: patrioteers
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
After bringing his team from a 10-0 halftime deficit to a 14-10 fourth quarter advantage, Bledsoe got a kick in the teeth yesterday and still bounded back to snatch (gum?) victory from the jaws of defeat. I saw the Patriot defense, which, I should mention, is not the strongest in the league, crumple with less than five minutes left. That defense allowed Brett Favre to march 73 yards downfield for a touchdown, a 14-10 lead and a paltry 1:14 on the clock...
...this point, someone must have awakened Mr. Elvis Patriot. He put the shake, rattle and roll right into Frank Winters's long snap causing Chris Jacke to blow his streak of 126 PATs...
...Holy Cross has some talent. Before reconstructive knee surgery sidelined him last season, Andy Fitzpatrick was Patriot League Rookie of the year in 1992. During the UMass game on September 17, the 6'4", 240 pound Fitzpatrick threw his first interception in 153 passes. Before UMass cornerback Tony Williams snapped the streak, the junior was a stellar 83-of-153 (.542) for 962 yards and seven touchdowns...
Holy Cross also have four-year kicker/punter Anthony Pignio. The senior evokes memories of former Patriot kicker Jason Strauvosky; Pignio is the second leading scorer on the team with seven...
Throw in an offensive line that averages 270 pounds and a Harvard defense that is giving up 31 points per game and you have what could be a tough challenge. The Patriot League coaches thought highly enough of Holy Cross to pick them third in the Patriot League, just behind the Bucknell squad that thoroughly whipped the Crimson last week...